So what if I'm useless? I'll become a saint!

Wen Cheng glanced at Wen Lan indifferently. There was a hint of coldness in his smile, like the cold wind of winter, penetrating people's hearts.

"Now I can finally give an explanation to Ling Jiuze."

He spoke slowly, each word revealing deep calculation and planning.

Wen Lan had a cold face.

"Is it for Ling Jiuze?"

It wasn't worth it for her to take action just for Ling Jiuze's words.

"It's for the Wen family."

Wen Cheng corrected calmly, his eyes were deep, as if he could see through all appearances.

"If Ling Jiuan knew about that, and she didn't die, the Wen family would be ruined."

"So Ling Jiuan can only die."

Wen Lan remained silent after hearing this, but the waves in her heart could not calm down for a long time.

Among the disciples of the Wen family below the foundation building stage, none is outstanding.

That's why I had to take a risk in this competition.

Wen Cheng's expression became complicated. He looked at Wen Lan deeply, then sighed.

"Forget it, let's stop here. Let's not go any further. We're already near the barrier, and going any further won't do us any good."

There was an unquestionable determination in his words. Everything had been settled and there was no need for them to sacrifice him.

Afterwards, the Wen family began searching for spiritual beasts around.

Wen Cheng released a sound transmission note to convey the message to Ling Jiuze who was far away outside the secret realm.

After Ling Jiuze received the sound transmission note, he glanced at Ling Jiuxi beside him, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.

"The Wen family succeeded."

Ling Jiuan fell into the barrier, and even if he didn't die, he couldn't get out.

This also solved his biggest worry.

However, Ling Jiuxi's eyes sparkled and a smug smile appeared on her face.

"Ling Jiuan is dead?"

She asked eagerly, as if she couldn't wait to confirm the news.

Ling Jiuze shook his head, a hint of disappointment and helplessness flashed in his eyes.

"He's not dead, but he fell into the barrier and probably won't survive."

He spoke slowly, each word revealing deep helplessness and regret.

"After all, there are places with barriers in the secret realm, and there are many powerful spirit beasts inside."

Hearing this, Ling Jiuxi smiled even more proudly.

She seemed to have seen the scene of Ling Jiuan struggling to survive in the barrier.

"It would be better for her to die in the barrier."

Ling Jiuxi said viciously, with a cruel and twisted smile on her face.

Ling Jiuze stood silently aside with a complicated expression.

Ling Jiuan and Chen Yan fell into the mysterious barrier. After a period of confusion, they finally stood firmly.

When they looked up, they were surprised to see a group of spirit beasts staring at them with threatening gleams in their eyes.

Chen Yan looked at the group of spiritual beasts with green eyes, and his heart tightened. He swallowed subconsciously and smiled bitterly.

"With our luck, we either never encounter spirit beasts, or we encounter a lot of them."

Ling Jiuan also felt unprecedented pressure, and she subconsciously clenched her fists.

"No other way, just fight!"

Ling Jiuan took a deep breath and prepared for battle.

She observed these spirit beasts carefully and found that their strength was around the sixth or seventh level of Qi training. Although there were more of them, they were not invincible.

Chen Yan waved the spear in his hand, and a hint of fighting spirit appeared on his face.

"Then fight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a spirit beast could no longer hold back its temper and pounced towards Chen Yan.

Chen Yan reacted quickly, swung his spear, and accurately hit the vital point of the spirit beast.

The spirit beast let out a scream and fell heavily to the ground.

The next moment, a spiritual bead sparkling with spiritual energy flew out from the body of the spiritual beast and landed steadily in the palm of Chen Yan's hand.

Chen Yan looked at the spirit pearl in his hand, a gleam of excitement flashed in his eyes.

"Get rich!"

Seeing this, Ling Jiuan rolled his eyes helplessly.

She knew that now was not the time to celebrate, because the other spirit beasts were not intimidated by Chen Yan's attack, but instead pounced on her even more ferociously.

"careful!"

Ling Jiuan reminded her, and at the same time she moved to face a spirit beast that was charging towards her.

As a physical cultivator, Ling Jiuan's body's toughness and strength are naturally extraordinary.

Facing the ferocious spirit beasts that pounced on her, she showed no fear. She clenched her fists and smashed them hard.

Each punch hit the spirit beast's body solidly, making a dull sound.

Her spiritual power circulated throughout her body, as if she was covered with an invisible armor, making her even more brave and invincible.

An hour passed, and dozens of spirit beasts fell to the ground under Ling Jiuan's fist.

She breathed lightly, glanced at the sparkling spirit beads in the storage bag, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

"It's true that fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. I didn't expect to get more than a dozen spirit beads here in one go."

She said to herself, with a hint of joy in her tone.

As she spoke, she took a pill to restore her strength.

Chen Yan was so tired that he was out of breath. He took out a pill to restore his strength and swallowed it quickly.

As the pill went down his throat, a warm current instantly surged through his body, rejuvenating his tired body.

"I'm exhausted."

He sighed, and then a strange look flashed in his eyes.

"No, I feel like I'm about to break through. Please protect me!"

Unexpectedly, he was about to break through.

Ling Jiuan nodded.

"Go ahead and break through. No one can interrupt you unless I die."

Hearing this, Chen Yan was stunned.

He glanced at Ling Jiuan thoughtfully.

Finally, he smiled.

"Thank you."

Then, without any hesitation, he immediately sat down cross-legged and began to adjust his breathing.

Spiritual energy circulated wildly in his body, eventually gathering into a powerful force that rushed towards his dantian.

A painful expression appeared on Chen Yan's face. He knew that this was the critical moment for a breakthrough and he had to persevere.

Ling Jiuan stood aside, looking around vigilantly to make sure there was nothing that could disturb Chen Yan.

Her eyes were firm and sharp, like a beast guarding its territory and not allowing any outsiders to invade.

An hour later, Chen Yan suddenly felt the spiritual energy in his body surge, as if a powerful force was rampaging and flowing freely in his body.

Then, he felt his body shake violently, as if he had broken through some kind of restraint, and he successfully broke through the first level of foundation building.

Chen Yan exhaled a breath and a relaxed and satisfied smile appeared on his face.

However, he did not stand up immediately, but continued to sit on the ground to consolidate his state of mind.

The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be attracted by something and rushed into his body frantically, causing a faint glow to surround his body.

Another hour passed before Chen Yan finished his training and slowly stood up.

He felt as if he had been reborn and was filled with strength.

"All right."

Ling Jiuan nodded upon seeing this. She knew that Chen Yan had successfully broken through and consolidated his realm.

"There should be more spirit beasts ahead. We have to be careful."

"We killed our way through. The barrier is probably to protect something important. As long as we get that thing, the barrier should disappear."

Chen Yan nodded after hearing this.

"You're right. Let's set out to look for the spirit beast and find the object protected by the barrier as soon as possible, and then leave."