Down below Heavenly Sword Mountain.
After Chu Fan and his group had all departed, another party reappeared, it was the Azure God Sect, who had never shown themselves.
The entrance to the secret realm had already been collapsed by Liu Yunqing, so the Azure God Sect personnel who arrived could only stand outside.
Just as everyone was guessing what the Cloud Mountain Sect had obtained from within the secret realm, a woman with an exceptionally perfect figure, but a very cold and handsome face, suddenly leaped out from the forest.
The woman came to the side of Fu Yizhi, the Sect Master of the Azure God Sect, and said, "Brother, I couldn't find out that person's identity. He just appeared out of nowhere!"
"Based on my deduction, he should have used a disguise!"
Fu Yizhi grunted, then said, "Piao Yao, his strength is not weak, and his courage is even greater. Liu Yunqing likely didn't deserve to touch the good things in the secret realm, so they are all on him!"
"Find a way to approach him and see if there's an opportunity!"
"Remember, do not make a move against him. You are no match for him!"
Fu Piaoyao nodded and then turned to leave.
Another man came up to Fu Yizhi and asked, "Sect Master, are we still going to open this place?"
Although the entrance to the secret realm had collapsed, the Azure God Sect had sent quite a few people. As long as Fu Yizhi gave the order, everyone would roll up their sleeves and dig open the collapsed entrance to see what was left inside the secret realm.
Fu Yizhi hesitated for a few seconds and then shook his head, saying, "Let's go back. The inside, by all expectations, has already been thoroughly scoured by Liu Yun. Even if we dig it open, it will be a waste of effort, not worth it!"
Secret realms were rarely seen.
Anyone who encountered one would not simply sweep through it carelessly, so Fu Yizhi knew without much thought that there was nothing left inside the secret realm.
The Azure God Sect, arriving late, only lingered at the foot of Heavenly Sword Mountain for about an hour before returning in full.
After the Azure God Sect members left, a member of the Cloud Mountain Sect, hidden in a tree a thousand meters away, lowered his telescope and took out his phone to transmit the situation back to the Cloud Mountain Sect.
Liu Yunqing was a person of extreme caution.
Originally, he had no need to collapse the entrance to the secret realm, but the bodies of those who died in the Tiger Roar Hall and Hundred Flower Gate were all buried by him within the secret realm.
To prevent outsiders from investigating, he had destroyed the entrance to the secret realm.
At the same time, he had also planted personnel to hide nearby and observe what forces would arrive later, so he could guard against them in advance.
Cloud Mountain Sect.
When Liu Yunqing learned that the Azure God Sect had finally appeared and had only observed for a moment before leaving, he nodded and instructed them to continue observing, reporting any new information immediately.
Afterward, Liu Yunqing went to the guest rooms to meet Chu Fan.
Ever since arriving at the Cloud Mountain Sect, Chu Fan had been researching how to break open the wooden box. When Liu Yunqing entered, he was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard of the guest room, staring at the wooden box like an idiot.
"Wuming, can't this box be forced open?"
Liu Yunqing couldn't help but ask.
As the only one who could approach Chu Fan at any time, he naturally saw Chu Fan researching the wooden box all the time.
According to his expectations, no matter how hard the wooden box was, could it be harder than steel?
With Chu Fan's strength, forcing it open should not be difficult.
Chu Fan stood up and looked at the wooden box, saying, "Give it your best shot!"
My best shot?
Liu Yunqing was stunned, then smiled and said, "Wuming, I was just joking!"
"The item placed inside must be extraordinary. It would be bad if it were damaged by accidentally losing control of the force!"
He was, after all, a Grandmaster.
Let alone a wooden box, even a steel plate could be pierced.
Liu Yunqing did not want to damage something that Chu Fan cared about so much.
Chu Fan chuckled and said, "You are too confident in your strength. If it could be broken by brute force, I wouldn't be here troubled. You can try!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yunqing tentatively asked, "Really?"
From Chu Fan's words, he felt that he should have tried it.
Could a simple wooden box be so miraculous that even Chu Fan couldn't break it by force?
"Go all out!"
"If you break it, I will even thank you!"
Seeing this, Liu Yunqing did not hesitate. He placed the wooden box on the ground, took a deep breath to gather all his strength, and then smashed his fist onto the wooden box with a bang.
Boom...
A loud noise echoed, and waves of energy swept out from the wooden box.
The ground tiles beneath the wooden box immediately cracked and sank.
The wooden box, on the other hand, showed no damage.
"This is not right!"
Liu Yunqing, who was shocked, picked up the wooden box and examined it carefully. After wiping away the dust, he found that his full-strength attack had not even caused a scratch on the wooden box.
He had never encountered anything so hard in his decades of life.
Chu Fan was not surprised by this result at all, as he had already tried it in this manner.
His full-strength attack, the power of which could be imagined, could kill ten Liu Yunqings.
The wooden box also remained undamaged, so he was not worried at all that Liu Yunqing would damage it.
"Wuming, why is it like this?"
"The material of this wooden box, although not common, shouldn't be this hard!"
Liu Yunqing voiced his doubts.
In his decades of life, he had never heard of such a hard wood.
Chu Fan shook his head and analyzed, "The reason the wooden box is so hard is not due to a problem with the wooden box's material itself, but rather that there should be some kind of arrangement on this wooden box!"
"You can see it when it's attacked. The invisible arrangement will deflect the force. Your strength is too low, so you can't see this phenomenon yet!"
My strength is too low?
Liu Yunqing moved his lips, unable to refute, as he clearly understood that in front of Chu Fan, his strength was indeed too low.
After staring at the wooden box for a while, Liu Yunqing said, "I think to break open the wooden box, one must either find a way to decipher it or force it open!"
"To force it open, one would likely need to use weapons from the top ten on the Dragon God Kingdom's weapon rankings. These weapons are forged from profound iron and their sharpness is unimaginable!"
Chu Fan nodded, his thoughts aligning with what Liu Yunqing had said.
There was some kind of arrangement on the wooden box, and to open it, one would either have to figure out the specific arrangement and use the correct method to open it.
Or, one would have to use external means, such as divine weapons forged from profound iron, to break strength with strength.
Having researched this far, Chu Fan already had a general idea of how to deal with the wooden box.
Therefore, he did not spend any more time on the wooden box and put it away for the time being.
Knowing that Chu Fan would not be staying at the Cloud Mountain Sect for long, Liu Yunqing asked curiously, "Wuming, what are your plans next?"
"Head south!"
Liu Yunqing, who really wanted Chu Fan to stay longer, hesitated and said, "Is there no rush? Can you delay for a while longer?"
Before he could ask why, Liu Yunqing quickly explained, "The appearance of the secret realm and the news that the Cloud Mountain Sect obtained items from it have already spread!"
"I believe that it won't be long before various forces come rushing over!"
"At that time, the Cloud Mountain Sect will probably..."
The implication was that he hoped Chu Fan would once again provide protection.
Otherwise, facing the surging forces, all the items obtained by the Cloud Mountain Sect from the secret realm would be snatched away.
"Ten days!"
Chu Fan gave his timeframe.