A great emperor master every day—the good-for-nothing young master is having a blast!

Seeing this, the Heavenly Emperor couldn't help but complain, "A mere Venerable One, yet he has such a grand entourage."

Emperor Qingxuan separated a wisp of his consciousness, which escaped into the Gate of Origin Power and returned to the secret realm to identify the Origin Masters of the various King-level forces.

After everyone had passed through the Gate of Source Power and returned to the real world, Emperor Qingxuan's consciousness returned to his physical body.

With just a slight thought, the portal to the secret realm slowly disappeared.

Upon seeing this, the Great Yuan Emperor's expression changed, and he hurriedly set off for the Gate of Origin Power, but before he could even touch the Gate of Origin Power itself...

It transformed into two streams of source energy and dissipated in the air. The only entrance to the secret realm vanished completely before his eyes.

People watched the Great Yuan Emperor's movements with bated breath, unable to understand what he was going to do.

What everyone was naturally worried about was the treasures they had found in the secret realm. Having finally escaped from the secret realm, it was time for those Earth-rank cultivation techniques and weapons to come in handy.

Faced with this Great Yuan Emperor, the sect leaders of the various king-level forces did not even dare to look him in the eye, and could only bow their heads and put on a respectful appearance at all times.

The Emperor's gaze fell on Fang Lei, and he asked in a deep voice, "Fang Lei, what exactly happened at the Spirit Spring Land?"

The words were not loud, but like the tolling of a bell, they echoed throughout the entire border of the Great Yuan Dynasty, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

Fang Lei walked shakily toward the Emperor, feeling as if his lifespan was shortening with every step he took, and cold sweat poured down his back.

The fear at this moment was no less than when facing those two sacred stone statues in the secret realm.

At the scene, whether it was the various king-level forces or the king-level experts of the Great Yuan Dynasty, all eyes fell on Fang Lei.

At this moment, he is the focus of the entire event and the main person responsible for this incident.

People remained outwardly silent, but inwardly they couldn't help but wonder about Fang Lei's fate.

In particular, the group of Great Yuan King Realm experts knew the importance of this spiritual spring.

Although it was used by the dynasty once after its discovery, causing a brief depletion of its source power, it will definitely return to its peak after time has passed and it has settled.

As long as the spiritual spring is not overused, it is not a problem for this spiritual spring to be passed down for hundreds of years.

But now, let alone hundreds of years, the spiritual spring has completely disappeared without a trace.

The land of the Spirit Spring has become a desolate wasteland, and the source energy in the air is even thinner than inside the dynasty.

The group of Great Yuan Kings looked left and right, their faces filled with barely suppressed tension.

"Fang Lei has really messed up this time; he's probably finished."

"Fortunately, I wasn't among those guarding the sacred spring this time, otherwise I would have been questioned and punished."

"The Emperor's expression remained as calm as ever, making it impossible to tell whether he was angry or not."

"Brother Fang, may you rest in peace. I will take good care of your wife for you!"

The expressions on the faces of those who participated in the protection of the spiritual spring were all increasingly grim.

Although the main responsibility lies with Fang Lei, who is in charge, this does not mean that the others bear no responsibility at all.

They were all following the Emperor's orders to guard the Spirit Spring, and now that something has gone wrong, no one can escape responsibility.

As for the people from the various king-level forces, their emotions were even more complicated.

The leaders of the various factions looked nervously at Fang Lei, then at the depleted spiritual spring behind them.

They were terrified that the Emperor's wrath would extend to them, at which point it wouldn't be a matter of whether they could take the treasure with them, but whether they could leave the Great Yuan Kingdom alive.

Fang Lei mustered his courage and stood before the Emperor, taking a deep breath.

They solemnly replied, "Your Majesty, we are following orders to guard this spiritual spring and are obeying your command to allow these vassal forces to enter the spring for cultivation."

"Everything proceeded smoothly according to plan until an unexpected incident occurred on the third day, which was nearing its end..."

The Great Yuan Emperor nodded slightly and asked in a heavy tone, "What accident could have caused the spiritual spring to dry up?"

Upon hearing this, not only Fang Lei, but everyone's heart pounded.

Fang Lei could only answer truthfully: "An ancient secret realm suddenly appeared, absorbing all the source energy in the spiritual spring, and even turning its attention to our source sea."

"Faced with that powerful suction, no matter how much we mobilized our source energy to resist, we were all sucked in by that powerful suction."

"We had no chance to resist at all, and not one of us escaped safely."

The Great Yuan Emperor frowned slightly upon hearing Fang Lei's explanation.

Recalling the first time he saw the Gate of Source Power and tried to attack it with Source Power, he was blasted away by an extremely powerful Source Power.

That power was far stronger than his Venerable Realm cultivation level, and even the Origin Image he condensed was shattered on the spot.

This made him feel a sense of despair, and he immediately thought of the supreme powerhouse, the Great Sage Origin Master, who stood at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Origin Realm.

If the secret realm was left behind by a Saint Realm expert, then everything makes much more sense.

Even if the spiritual spring is full, it means nothing to a Saint Realm expert.

The Great Yuan Emperor did not doubt Fang Lei's words.

After all, he had personally experienced that power, and even with his Venerable Realm cultivation, he was unable to resist it. So what role could these King Realm Origin Masters play?

The Great Yuan Emperor looked at the dried-up spiritual spring behind him and couldn't help but sigh.

If nothing unexpected had happened, this spiritual spring could have created countless King-level Origin Masters for the Great Yuan Dynasty. Unfortunately, this happened not long after it was discovered.

Hearing the Emperor's heavy sigh, Fang Lei's expression became even more solemn.

He quickly explained, "Your Majesty, everything I have said is true, without the slightest falsehood!"

The Great Yuan Emperor gently patted Fang Lei's shoulder, comforting him, "This matter has nothing to do with you. No one expected that there was an ancient secret realm hidden within the Spirit Spring."

Upon hearing this, Fang Lei's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked blankly at the Great Yuan Emperor standing before him.

The spiritual spring dried up in his hands, and he considered many possible outcomes, but he never expected that the emperor would not blame him at all.

If the Emperor hadn't said these words himself, he would never have believed their truthfulness.

Fang Lei wasn't the only one who found it unbelievable; the other Great Yuan Kings looked at each other, and all of them could see the shock in each other's eyes.

They never expected the Emperor to say such a thing. Everyone knew perfectly well what the Spirit Spring meant to the Great Yuan Dynasty.

This spiritual spring is enough to greatly reduce the difficulty for a Source cultivator who has reached the peak of the Sun Wheel realm to break through to the King realm.

In the near future, the Great Yuan Dynasty will produce at least several King-level experts, further enhancing the overall strength of the dynasty.

Now that the spiritual spring has completely dried up and lost its function, the emperor shows no sign of anger whatsoever.

Those Great Yuan Kings who were guarding the Spirit Spring with Fang Lei all sighed upon hearing the Emperor's words, and their spirits instantly lifted.

The various King Realm forces also breathed a sigh of relief. Since the Emperor didn't blame Fang Lei and the others, it naturally had nothing to do with them.

Recalling that tyrannical source power, the Great Yuan Emperor asked again, "What did you encounter in the secret realm?"

"Is there a Great Sage-level expert in the secret realm?!"