Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law-Chapter 325 - 323: The Sect Secret Realm Is Closing! Red Cloud Searches for Lu Ye, and Lu Ye Offends the Youyu Domain Master?!
The Red Cloud Fairy’s brows immediately furrowed deeply.
"I have already explained the rules of the Secret Realm to him and repeatedly warned him not to linger too long within it."
"If the opportunity to exit is missed, even the life-saving Teleportation Jade Token will become ineffective."
Now is not the time to discuss this. The Red Cloud Fairy immediately took out the Communication Jade Token, intending to send a message to Lu Xuan, urging him not to delay.
"Master... I have already sent a message to Junior Brother Lu... It cannot be sent out," Su Wan said weakly from the side.
Red Cloud Fairy: "???"
Unwilling to give up, Red Cloud immediately tried it and found... it was true.
"Is he no longer in the Secret Realm?!"
Astonishment revealed itself on Red Cloud’s cheeks.
The Communication Jade Token has regional restrictions; messages can only be sent within the same Secret Realm, and the outside world cannot communicate with those inside.
The inability to send a message now first made Red Cloud think that Lu Xuan was no longer in the Secret Realm.
Did he encounter danger and activate the life-saving Teleportation Jade Token ahead of time?
Though suspecting there might be an issue with this guess, given his strength, Red Cloud believed that as long as he avoided the Third Layer, for which only she held the key, he should be able to traverse without hindrance in the First and Second Layers.
But there wasn’t a better explanation at the moment.
Soon, as time passed, a light circle manifested not far in front of them.
At the same time, a grim, lifeless aura began to pervade extensively across the entire First Layer of the Secret Realm!
"Everyone, exit the Secret Realm!"
On seeing this, the Red Cloud Fairy gave a low shout, and several disciples dared not be negligent, rushing towards the light circle of the exit.
The Secret Realm was about to become more perilous; even the First Layer could soon devour those in the Innate Realm!
In a moment, several disciples successively traversed the teleportation passage and returned to the main hall of the Red Cloud Sect.
Su Wan, the last among the disciples, looked over at her master, who seemed a bit hesitant and wanted to explore, and said in a low voice.
"Master, hurry over, Junior Brother Lu must have returned first already..."
Su Wan could see that her master was uncertain whether Lu Xuan had returned to the Red Cloud Sect and was inclined to search briefly.
However...
The First Layer was already becoming hazardous, and the gray mist was about to spread, let alone the Second Layer!
Even for a Martial Arts Grandmaster, the odds of perishing in the Secret Realm at this moment would exceed over half!
What if Junior Brother Lu had already left, and the master remained in the Secret Realm, putting herself at risk while searching...
After attempting yet again to send a message to Lu Xuan and finding it still undeliverable, the Red Cloud Fairy’s eyes flickered indecisively.
She then quickly turned to Su Wan and said, "Xiao Wan, you go out first."
"While the Secret Realm hasn’t closed, and the dead air hasn’t reached its peak... I’ll go ahead and take a look."
"Master?!" Su Wan was instantly shocked.
"Don’t worry, I will not do anything without certainty. I will return within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, so you should head out quickly."
As she spoke, seeing Su Wan still standing before the teleportation light circle, the Red Cloud Fairy suddenly acted...
Boom!
A powerful yet gentle force suddenly propelled Su Wan toward the nearby teleportation light circle.
In the next second, in the stunned gaze of Su Wan, she too vanished from the increasingly perilous First Layer of the Secret Realm.
After this was done, Red Cloud did not hesitate any longer. Having made her decision, she immediately flew toward the depths of the Secret Realm!
"Lu Xuan... I hope you indeed have left, and haven’t encountered any accident!"
The murmured voice of the Red Cloud Fairy faded along with the rushing wind into the space gradually filled with the gray mist.
As she ventured deeper, the Red Cloud Fairy also raised a strong Grandmaster’s Protective Shield around her.
Yet, the gray mist... rapidly eroded Red Cloud’s protection!
Fortunately, at this stage, the amount of gray mist was not too much.
...
In the Youyu Realm, within the underground palace.
Inside a luxurious palace, a shadow was seated cross-legged on a training platform within the practice secret room.
The room was filled with an incredibly dense chilly aura that even someone at the Third Layer of the Innate Realm might struggle to withstand.
Today’s Ye Youyu was not wearing her usual red attire but simple black clothing.
Red was her favored color, which she only wore occasionally.
As Ye Youyu meditated, her brow was slightly furrowed; after a moment, she opened her eyes and sighed softly with some exasperation.
In recent days, she had been unable to settle her mind completely during cultivation.
As Ye Youyu ceased her practice, a distinctly visible purple moon behind her slowly faded away.
She possessed the Taiyin Purple Moon Body, one of the Divine Bodies in existence!
It was due to her Divine Body that after taking over the Domain Master position from her father, her power evolved rapidly, catching up with the older Domain Masters of the other realms.
Ye Youyu began contemplating when she had started losing her composure.
After pondering for a moment, the Youyu Domain Master realized it might have been half a month ago after meeting that foreigner who arrived from outside.
There was a faint, peculiar allure she sensed from him, and since then... she couldn’t immerse herself in her cultivation fully.
"So... the issue lies with that foreigner?"
"What does he possess that attracts me?"
After a moment of reflection, Ye Youyu immediately stood, exited the secret room, and ordered someone to bring the foreigner to the palace.
When Lu Ye next saw Xia Chan, he had just smiled and greeted her but immediately noticed her urgency as she spoke.
"Come with me; the Domain Master wants to see you!"
"Do not say anything inappropriate before the Domain Master, and do not anger her."
The Youyu Domain Master... finally wants to see me?
Upon hearing this, Lu Ye’s heart stirred.
Half a month had passed in tranquility, and he had begun to wonder if the Domain Master, preoccupied with affairs, had forgotten about him.
"Thank you, Sister Xia Chan, for the reminder." Bowing his hand, Lu Ye replied calmly.
As for angering the Youyu Domain Master... under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t provoke her without reason.
But if things did turn sour, he could activate the Illusory Void Light Sphere and disappear altogether.
...
Moments later, once again blindfolded, Lu Ye followed Xia Chan to the Domain Master’s palace.
Perhaps due to some familiarity this time, Xia Chan did not use a stick to guide Lu Ye but instead led him by holding a part of his sleeve.
Upon entering a palace again, Lu Ye heard the voice of the woman he needed to overcome in his trial mission, after half a month.
"Alright, Xiao Chan, you may leave now and let him remove the blindfold."
Quickly letting go of Lu Ye’s sleeve, Xia Chan bowed and stepped aside: "Yes, Domain Master."
Lu Ye removed the blindfold and calmly looked at the figure behind the curtain ahead.
Sitting aloof behind the curtain, the Youyu Domain Master spoke indifferently, "Foreigner, didn’t Xiao Chan teach you any manners? Why do you not pay your respects upon seeing the Domain Master?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chan’s heart suddenly tightened.
