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

Seeing its incredibly intelligent appearance, Chu Jiaoyang wanted to abduct the beast even more.

Xie Fengnan, who was about to rejoin them, was caught up in the scene before he even reached the shore.

"What are you doing? It belongs to someone else."

One sentence shattered a boy's fantasy.

"...No way? Are there other people here?" Chu Jiaoyang wailed, unwilling to give up. "Reality, don't be so cruel to me—"

Xie Fengnan: ...

Chu Jiaoyang probably doesn't think that no one dressed him up, and that all the star beasts that appear in the wild are wild, right?

"The contract marks on its body are quite obvious." Xie Fengnan was certain that he hadn't seen wrong.

"Huh? Isn't it true that if no one claims it, you can take it home? I thought nobody wanted it when I left it on the ground." Chu Jiaoyang looked innocent.

Okay, okay, if you were playing Honor of Kings, you'd definitely be a Hou Yi player.

"Anyway, don't even think about it if there's a contract involved," Xie Fengnan told him ruthlessly.

"Alright, fine." Chu Jiaoyang reluctantly shifted his gaze from the colorful deer. "Boss, what's fun to do on that island?"

"I..." Xie Fengnan was about to share what he had seen and heard when a muffled clap of thunder sounded in the clouds above, as if issuing a warning.

"Oh, you haven't left yet."

"What? They didn't leave? Is there a ghost here, boss? We can't see anything?" Chu Jiaoyang's tone instantly became excited.

"No, it's just a mischievous little rascal who comes to spy on our activities when he has nothing better to do." Xie Fengnan looked up at the sky.

It's amazing that it didn't get angry enough to attack him. Could it be secretly pleased with itself, thinking it's praising him?

However, since it doesn't allow itself to talk about it, it means that this matter cannot be exposed at the moment.

Moreover, the thunder just now wasn't striking Chen Wanjun, but rather seemed to be covering for her in some way.

He kept making his presence felt, as if to remind Chen Wanjun not to overstep her bounds.

What is it that makes the Way of Heaven so secretive?

Xie Fengnan couldn't figure it out, but he understood one thing.

If you lack the strength, the more you know, the faster you'll die.

I still need to work hard to improve myself.

"Little rascal? Boss, you're quite familiar with it?" Chu Jiaoyang immediately seized on the key point.

"Slightly familiar." Xie Fengnan felt that this word accurately described their relationship.

"Let's not talk about that now. We need to find the Four Spirits."

Upon receiving the jade pendant, Xie Fengnan also learned some information about the secret realm.

The breakdown of its "rules" has led to a situation where there are no energy molecules in the air at all.

It can't even maintain the most basic environment, so you can't expect it to generate a portal or guide the light on its own.

We don't even know if we'll be able to wait a hundred years.

It's probably because the "rules" are incomplete that the wormhole has persisted for so long.

It continuously absorbs "nutrients" to replenish itself and maintain the already dilapidated secret realm.

If an ordinary person were brought in by Jian Xiaoxiao, it would basically be a death sentence.

Without absorbing energy, one cannot even replenish what is consumed, let alone cultivate.

Without cultivation, one cannot advance in rank. Even with the highest talent, it's like a skilled cook trying to make a meal without ingredients.

Even if others knew how to fix the "rules," let alone others.

Knowing and doing are two different things.

Jian Xiaoxiao probably also felt that this place was the best place to make her "burial ground".

Even if someone is caught in a wormhole and survives, they will be trapped there for life.

Xie Fengnan glanced at Jiang Moran, thankfully he thought Jian Xiaoxiao was coming for him.

Jiang Mo Ran was innocently caught in the crossfire, and he felt bad about not helping her.

Otherwise, if he were to end up here all by himself, the Jiang family would be in for a real tragedy.

"The spirits of the four directions? What are those?" Chu Jiaoyang asked, not understanding.

“They must be the four elements that constitute the essence of the world,” Jiang Mo Ran understood quickly.

“Yes, the ‘rules’ of this secret realm prevent the four spirits from returning to their original positions, so you can’t sense any energy and there won’t be any teleportation portals,” Xie Fengnan explained.

"So, if we don't get the Four Spirits back in their places, we can't go back?" Jiang Mo Ran pinpointed the key point.

Chu Jiaoyang understood. "Where should we look? Or is there anything else like this inside?"

"Yes, because the secret realm has not collapsed yet."

If the Four Spirits have disappeared, then this secret realm will also cease to exist.

As for how to find them, that might take some effort.

The four spirits of the secret realm may be star beasts or plants.

The form or posture in which they exist is entirely up to their own will.

If this secret realm really is related to him, Xie Fengnan has some ideas.

"If I'm not mistaken, this secret realm should have indigenous inhabitants."

"Indigenous people?!" Chu Jiaoyang was surprised.

Ordinary secret realms don't have native inhabitants because they are simply huge resource repositories.

Indigenous peoples only emerge in certain special, secret realms.

Baichuan Cemetery is actually one such place, if those "ghosts" can also be called indigenous people.

Moreover, although all the people inside are dead, it cannot be denied that there were indeed indigenous people there in the past.

"So we need to find where they gather first. The locals definitely know better than us whether there are any strange or unusual things."

Xie Fengnan paused for a moment before continuing.

"Starting from this angle should lead to a faster discovery of the Four Spirits, don't you think?"

"I agree, I have no objection," Chu Jiaoyang was the first to speak.

"Why did you come to this conclusion? What did you see on the island?" Jiang Mo Ran didn't want to blindly listen to Xie Feng Nan's words.

You should know that they were supposed to have a fight before they got involved.

If Jiang Mo Ran hadn't realized the situation was inappropriate, she would have insisted on continuing the fight with him.

Going to the indigenous settlements wasn't out of the question, but he wanted to know the basis for Xie Fengnan's guess.

"I can't say," Xie Fengnan said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders.

Jiang Mo Ran stared intently at Xie Feng Nan's heterochromatic eyes, seemingly trying to determine whether he couldn't speak or didn't want to.

Xie Fengnan also looked back, facing the gaze.

He's never admitted defeat when it comes to who has bigger eyes.

As expected, Jiang Mo Ran was the first to give up, saying, "Let's do it your way."

Seeing that Xie Fengnan and Chu Jiaoyang didn't seem to be planning to leave immediately, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"It's lunchtime, eat before you leave."

Xie Fengnan gave him an expectant look, "Can your chess piece turn into a stove?"

Jiang Moran:......

The young master's relaxed demeanor is truly remarkable.

"You guys... just got into military academy like this?" Jiang Moran couldn't help but ask.

Xie Fengnan tilted his head. "No, we didn't have a wilderness camping test."

Even Jiang Mo Ran, who could remain unfazed even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, was speechless and twitched his brow at his peculiar thought process.

"I...can't change..." Jiang Mo Ran suddenly felt that Xie Feng Nan was unreliable.