Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1827: 468: Azure Phoenix True Monarch, End of the Secret Realm!

"I appreciate your consideration, Daoist, but I would rather not be a clog in your gears given my current state."

Lu Changsheng politely declined the offer, despite knowing the Azure Phoenix True Monarch harbored no ill intent. His priority remained staying hidden until the secret realm reached its conclusion.

"Very well. I shall proceed ahead then," she replied.

The Azure Phoenix True Monarch did not push the matter further. With a slight nod, she mounted the Fourth Rank Green Simurgh and soared toward the heart of the secret realm.

Even though the laws of this domain restricted flight height, the velocity of the Fourth Rank Green Simurgh was breathtaking, rivaling the speed of the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng.

Lu Changsheng watched her silhouette vanish before exhaling a breath of turbid Qi. He couldn't help but reflect that if the three Nascent Soul True Lords had possessed such a Fourth Rank avian beast, his fate would have been sealed.

"Golden Peng, how is your condition?"

After checking the Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror to confirm no cultivators were within a hundred miles, Lu Changsheng spoke to the beast.

"Master..."

The Golden Peng conveyed a deep desire for slumber.

"Then rest well."

Lu Changsheng did not pressure the creature, returning the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng to the Qiankun Shadow-Confining Belt before making a swift departure.

He traveled several hundred miles before pausing to meditate, constantly shifting his location to remain elusive.

Throughout his journey, he used the Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror to scout, ensuring he didn't stumble upon a Fourth Rank Demon King or a Nascent Soul powerhouse.

Five days passed in this manner, with no sign of Ming Sha True Monarch or his companions.

"I should be safe now," Lu Changsheng whispered to himself.

Between the Azure Phoenix True Monarch helping to mask his presence and his own constant movement, he felt the danger had passed.

Judging by their previous actions, the three pursuers had likely given up. Furthermore, the intense chase after the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng had surely drained their resources, requiring them to stop and recover.

"Additionally, the Azure Phoenix True Monarch mentioned the core opportunity of the secret realm is surfacing. Even if Ming Sha True Monarch stays away, Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch and Tan Mei True Monarch wouldn't dare miss it just to hunt me."

In the following days, Lu Changsheng prowled the mountain ranges on the edge of the Vast Sand Illusion Realm. He occasionally hunted a Third Rank Demon King to mask his own Qi signature and gathered any heavenly or earthly treasures he crossed paths with.

While his gains weren't massive, his main goal was evading the Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch rather than amassing wealth.

During his downtime, he sorted through the spoils taken from the puppet master he had slain.

While the haul didn't match the treasures of the Lou Mountain True Monarch—lacking high-grade spiritual treasures or Fourth Rank materials—it was still a significant collection of spiritual resources.

The disorganized state of the storage ring suggested the owner had acquired most of it by plundering other cultivators, likely spending his best assets on puppet construction. As for the Third Rank peak-level puppet that had triggered his love luck, Lu Changsheng kept it sealed, intending to study it once he returned home.

Half a month slipped by.

As the core opportunity of the realm manifested, the starlight above the Vast Sand Illusion Realm grew hazy, and thick clouds began to churn across the sky.

Even from a distance of thousands of miles, Lu Changsheng could feel the oppressive waves of terrifying Qi mechanisms clashing in the distance.

Curiosity tugged at him, but he remained in hiding, waiting patiently for the realm to open.

Three days later, the Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror vibrated with an alarm; three Nascent Soul-level signatures were closing in.

Lu Changsheng immediately checked with A Wu to see if they were his previous pursuers.

"No," A Wu replied, her voice devoid of any emotion.

Relieved but cautious, Lu Changsheng activated the Inverted Yin Yang Glaze. Through his mirror, he watched two Nascent Soul cultivators hunting a middle-aged man in blue and white robes with salt-and-pepper hair.

The man was clearly in a dire state—his face was bloodless, his robes were shredded, and he was fleeing for his life under a relentless barrage.

"Is that him?"

Lu Changsheng recognized the man as one of the three who had accompanied the Azure Phoenix True Monarch.

"He is a Nascent Soul True Lord. Why isn't he with the Azure Phoenix True Monarch contesting the core treasure? Why is he being hunted like this?"

"Could something have happened to her?"

As the three powerhouses vanished from the mirror's range, their Cultivation power shaking the earth, Lu Changsheng fell into deep thought.

He knew he couldn't interfere. Even with the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng nearly fully recovered, he had no reason to risk himself in a Nascent Soul battle.

As time went on, the frequency of Nascent Soul battles increased. These were no longer mere probes but life-and-death struggles, with magic power fluctuations so violent they were almost unbearable.

"The final struggle for the secret realm has begun," Lu Changsheng noted, sharpening his focus.

He monitored the Qi signatures carefully. While he had no intention of being a hero, he wouldn't mind finishing off Ming Sha, Heavenly Silkworm, or Tan Mei if they appeared in a weakened state.

Ten days of chaos passed until, suddenly, the starlight dome of the realm fractured. A brilliant light tore through the sky, creating a massive rift.

Through the opening, the familiar sight of a desert oasis appeared, signaling the way back to the outside world.

"It’s over!"

Lu Changsheng’s heart raced. The secret realm was closing.

He hadn't managed to strike back at his enemies yet, but he knew a Cultivator's revenge could wait. Once he attained the Nascent Soul stage himself, dealing with those three would be effortless.

"Golden Peng!"

He summoned the beast from the Tianyuan Lotus, preparing to depart.

However, he hesitated. In every direction, streaks of light representing Nascent Soul masters were racing toward the exit.

Lu Changsheng wasn't the only one who had been hiding; many injured Nascent Soul cultivators had been waiting for this exact moment to escape.

"Chirp!"

Suddenly, a massive, hundred-foot silhouette of a green luan appeared in the sky, straining toward the rift. But several figures radiating Nascent Soul power intercepted it.

"Is that... the Azure Phoenix True Monarch’s Daoist Soldier Formation?"

Even at this distance, the mirror confirmed his suspicion. The Azure Phoenix True Monarch was using her specialized soldiers to form the luan silhouette, but she was trapped under a heavy siege.

"Why are so many people targeting her? Did she actually secure the core treasure?"

Lu Changsheng knew she was powerful. If even the newly advanced Ming Sha and Heavenly Silkworm had hidden cards, a veteran like her surely had many more.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The exit was open, but the area beneath it had turned into a slaughterhouse. Nascent Soul magic power swept across the land, making it impossible for any Core Formation cultivator to get near.

As Lu Changsheng watched, the massive luan silhouette in the sky finally buckled and shattered under the combined might of five Nascent Soul attackers.