I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

The reason Xie Fengnan didn't force Jian Xiaoxiao to stay last time wasn't because he couldn't, but because he was afraid she would cause trouble for Xie Xingmo and Chu Jiaoyang by going all out.

Although Xie Fengnan was confident in his good brothers, he didn't want to take the risk.

Moreover, he hadn't expected that the Emperor Star, with its many experts, would actually let her escape.

As someone who can be Xie Fengnan's direct opponent, it is only natural for Xie Xinghe to have Jian Xiaoxiao under his thumb.

Moreover, she is currently seriously injured.

"I didn't expect you to come in person."

Jian Xiaoxiao had calmed down by now, knowing that she couldn't escape her fate.

Xie Xinghe wasn't going to waste time arguing with her. "Where did you take him?"

She tilted her disproportionately large head. "Aren't you going to ask me why I keep bothering him?"

"I don't want to ask a second time." Xie Xinghe's tone was low and menacing.

Looking at his cold and stern face, Jian Xiaoxiao felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

Looking back on my past obsessions and madness, they seem somewhat absurd at this moment.

“I don’t know,” she replied, taking a deep breath.

As soon as those words were spoken, Jian Xiaoxiao was forced to lie face down on the ground.

She coughed up even more blood.

There are specialized people to handle the interrogation of Jian Xiaoxiao.

Xie Xinghe is now trying to determine where Xie Fengnan was teleported to by using the information left behind by that wormhole.

Jian Xiaoxiao watched his departing figure, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

As the heir of the Xie family, he couldn't possibly be unaware that those people would not allow the Xie family to produce another prodigy who could rival him.

Xie Xinghe alone was already a thorn in their side.

The more extraordinary Xie Fengnan appears, the more those people will want him dead.

This time they sent me; next time, who knows who it will be?

Those people wouldn't care which of the two brothers died.

Thinking of this, the sharp pain in Jian Xiaoxiao's chest seemed to intensify.

Her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she remained silent.

Xie Fengnan and his two companions landed safely.

Once the dizziness subsided, Jiang Mozhan gave him a thoughtful look, which Xie Fengnan ignored.

After fiddling with the terminal, the message indeed wouldn't send.

Either they're in a secret realm, or this place is a million miles away from any place with a signal station.

Life is tough, Nan Nan sighed.

Where have we come from?

Chu Jiaoyang looked around and saw an ancient forest.

The towering trees blocked out the sun, and their lush foliage filtered the already meager light even more finely.

"I don't know."

Although there was indeed a chance of spatial wormholes appearing when the secret realm first appeared.

But Jian Xiaoxiao actually turned a probabilistic event into a certain event, so maybe it's something else entirely.

She probably staked out a location and knew that a wormhole would definitely appear, which is why she went to the trouble of moving it there.

Moreover, she was certain that there was something here that posed a life-threatening threat to her.

Xie Fengnan couldn't understand why a high-ranking member of a cult would target him like this.

But let's put those aside for now and figure out their current situation first.

Smelling the faint smell of decay in the surroundings, Xie Fengnan instinctively sensed something strange.

"Take a look at yourselves and see if anything is wrong."

"Uh, boss, it seems I can't absorb energy anymore." Chu Jiaoyang said with a bitter face.

He used up a lot of energy when he was playing for the new students and was just trying to recover.

The results showed that the system could not absorb any energy molecules from the air.

"Same below."

Jiang Mo Ran also tried it, and it's more accurate to say that she didn't absorb it at all, rather than saying she couldn't absorb it.

The inability to replenish their energy means that once their stored energy is depleted, they are no different from ordinary people.

Xie Fengnan is alright, since he has plenty of energy, but Chu Jiaoyang just attacked the freshmen like that, so he might have to be more careful with his energy.

Only Jiang Mo Ran was still at full strength.

The less-than-good news is that everyone's physical fitness has not been suppressed.

(Xia, do you know where this is?)

Xie Fengnan asked the system a question.

"Based on experience, the host has likely entered a rather special secret realm."

"The system detected the scent of 'rules' here."

Xie Fengnan's eyebrows twitched upon hearing this.

Special rules? Is that why the absorption and conversion of energy are restricted?

However, this rule doesn't seem to restrict me very thoroughly.

Xie Fengnan only felt that his recovery speed was much slower than when he was on the Imperial Star.

Perhaps it's because of his unique physical condition; energy molecules are not his only way to regenerate energy.

Yes, as long as there is air, Xie Fengnan can cultivate continuously for 24 hours a day.

You can become stronger just by breathing!

Although this statement sounds childish, it is the truth.

"Let's leave this place first."

Xie Fengnan scanned the surroundings. The information they could obtain by staying here was very limited, so they had to explore other places.

Chu Jiaoyang always did whatever the boss told him to do.

Jiang Mo Ran nodded in agreement.

Xie Fengnan led the way, while Chu Jiaoyang and Jiang Moran kept a certain distance behind him on both sides.

The three people moved in one direction in an inverted V shape.

Suddenly, a clear and melodious cry rang out, and a star beast that resembled a deer but was not a deer, with a single horn on its head that glowed with an eerie light and its fur that was strangely mottled, appeared before them.

Its eyes were like glass, clear yet scrutinizing and aloof, and its four hooves trod the ground cautiously with every step.

Xie Fengnan didn't sense any hostility from it, but still adopted a defensive posture.

The star beast was not far from them, walking a short distance before turning back every now and then.

"Is it signaling us to follow the past?"

Chu Jiaoyang asked uncertainly.

Xie Fengnan and Jiang Moran exchanged a glance and set off to follow.

Soon, they arrived at a valley.

Thick fog rolled in the valley, making it difficult to distinguish people and animals just a few steps away.

The star beast's horn emitted a soft glow, leading them into the thick fog and through the valley.

"This place feels so eerie," Chu Jiaoyang said, hugging his arms as they walked.

"Yes, a little." Although the thick fog obscured the view, Xie Fengnan could still see the jagged rocks on the cliffs on both sides, which seemed to have some kind of writing carved on them.

As a lake came into view, the three of them were able to open up their field of vision.

The lake water is a deep blue, as if the starry sky is reflected in it.

The star beast stopped at the lakeside and looked towards the center of the lake.

There is a secluded island that appears and disappears in the distance, covered with lush vegetation, and the outlines of ancient buildings are faintly visible.

With a light step of one of its front hooves, the star beast caused a stone bridge to gradually rise from the lake.

Xie Fengnan looked at the scene before him and felt a sense of familiarity.

He was certain he had never been here before.

But instinct seemed to be driving him to step onto the stone bridge.

"I'll go up first, you guys wait on the shore."