38: Chapter 38 Collapse of the Secret Realm

Just as Ye Tian was carrying the three unconscious people and fleeing for his life, outside the Ancestral Land Secret Realm, at the entrance of the valley behind the Ye Family Ancestral Hall!

The originally calm stone walls of the valley began to vibrate violently without warning!

The ground trembled slightly, unstable ripples appeared on the stone walls, and even the Spiritual Qi of the entire valley began to spiral into disorder!

A steward guarding the perimeter changed color drastically and immediately ran to report.

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the Clan Chief Ye Qingtian, the Grand Elder, the Second Elder Ye Wenshan, and other core high-level members of the Ye Family all arrived, each with a grave expression.

"What is going on? Why is the entrance to the Secret Realm suddenly so unstable?" Ye Qingtian stared at the violently fluctuating stone walls and asked in a deep voice, an ominous premonition rising in his heart.

"Reporting to the Clan Chief, just a moment ago, the entrance suddenly moved, the Spiritual Qi became chaotic, it seems... it seems there are signs of collapse!" The steward in charge of guarding reported in panic.

The several Elders looked at each other, seeing the shock and doubt in each other's eyes.

The Ancestral Land Secret Realm had been passed down for hundreds of years, and such a situation had never occurred before!

"Could it be that the little ones inside triggered some Restriction?" The Grand Elder frowned.

"No matter what, we must open the exit immediately! Otherwise, they may be trapped inside forever!" The Second Elder Ye Wenshan said urgently; he was most concerned about Ye Tian's safety.

Ye Qingtian made a prompt decision: "Join forces to cast spells and forcibly stabilize the passage!"

He, the Grand Elder, and the Second Elder immediately stepped forward, sacrificed those two tokens again, and injected Ningyuan Realm Spiritual Qi crazily!

Hum!

The light from the tokens shot towards the incessantly fluctuating stone walls.

A light gate, more unstable than ever, emerged, and spatial fluctuations and roaring sounds came from within the passage!

"The passage is open! Come out quickly!" Ye Qingtian exerted his Spiritual Qi, his voice penetrating the light gate and entering the Secret Realm.

However, as time ticked by, the light gate swayed violently and could collapse at any moment, yet not a single figure came out!

Everyone's hearts were in their throats!

Cold sweat seeped from Ye Qingtian's forehead, and the several Elders also turned pale.

They wanted to rush in to save people, but the Secret Realm had a Restriction, and experts above the Qi Gathering Realm could not enter at all; forcing their way in would only cause the passage to collapse completely!

"Hold on a little longer!" Ye Qingtian gritted his teeth, and together with the Grand Elder and Second Elder, they tried their best to maintain the stability of the passage, their internal Spiritual Qi pouring out.

Just as the three were about to be unable to hold on, and the light gate began to shrink rapidly, "Swish! Swish! Swish!" several battered figures emerged from the closing light gate!

"Catch them!" Ye Qingtian shouted, and together with the several Elders, they struck at the same time, their gentle Qi supporting those figures.

The light dissipated, the passage disappeared completely, and the stone walls returned to calm.

Everyone looked closely and saw that it was Ye Tian, Ye Long, Ye Qing, and Ye Yuan who had come out!

Except for Ye Tian who was barely conscious, the other three were all unconscious and their aura was weak.

Ye Tian was covered in blood, his clothes were tattered, his face was pale, and he was barely standing while leaning on a broken blade, clearly at the end of his strength.

"They came out! They all came out!"

"Heavens, what did they experience?"

"Ye Tian is so heavily injured!"

Exclamations rang out all around.

Ye Qingtian stepped forward to support the swaying Ye Tian and asked urgently: "Ye Tian! What exactly happened inside? Why did the Secret Realm suddenly collapse?"

Ye Tian breathed heavily, opened his mouth, and wanted to speak about what happened in the depths of the Secret Realm, but extreme fatigue and his injuries made his vision go black. Exhausting his last bit of strength, he collapsed directly into Ye Qingtian's arms.

"Ye Tian!"

"Quick! Save him!"

Ye Qingtian quickly checked and found that Ye Tian was just unconscious from exhaustion. Although his injuries were heavy, they did not damage his foundation, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately ordered: "Take these four people to heal immediately! Spare no cost, use the best Medicinal Pill!"

"Yes!"

The crowd scrambled to carry the four away.

Ye Qingtian and the Elders looked at the calm valley, their faces still heavy.

The abnormal movement of the Secret Realm and the serious injury and coma of the Disciples—this matter was definitely not simple!

...

I don't know how much time passed, but Ye Tian slowly woke up under the nourishment of a gentle medicinal power.

Opening his eyes, the familiar ceiling of the side room came into view, and the tip of his nose was filled with the faint fragrance of medicine and the familiar scent of his mother.

"Tian'er! You're awake!" Lady Liu, who was guarding the bedside, burst into tears of joy when she saw her son open his eyes, and she held his hand tightly. "You scared your mother to death! How do you feel? Is there anywhere else you are uncomfortable?"

Ye Tian turned his somewhat stiff neck, saw the worry and tear stains on his mother's haggard face, felt warmth in his heart, and also felt some guilt.

He struggled to sit up, but was gently pressed down by his mother.

"Don't move, you are seriously injured, the Second Elder said you need to rest quietly." Lady Liu said hurriedly, bringing over the warm medicine bowl from the side. "Drink the medicine first."

Ye Tian obediently drank the medicinal juice, feeling the medicinal power dissolve in his body, nourishing his damaged Meridians and internal organs.

He introspected and found that his injuries were recovering rapidly. Although his cultivation was still stuck at the Peak of the fifth level, his Dantian and Qi Sea seemed to be more refined and vast, and the insights into the Legacy were also settled deep in his mind, just waiting to be slowly digested.

"Mother, how long have I been asleep?" Ye Tian asked softly.

"Two full days and two nights!" Lady Liu had lingering fears. "It was the Second Elder who personally sent you back, and he used many precious Medicinal Pills. Ye Long and the other three have also woken up, but I heard they are also seriously injured, especially their Divine Soul, which seems to have been shaken."

Ye Tian nodded; the pressure test of the terrifying phantom at the end of the Secret Realm was extremely damaging to those with weak willpower. It was already fortunate that Ye Long and the other three survived.

"The Clan Chief and the Elders were very worried and came to ask several times, but seeing you in a coma, they didn't disturb you much." Lady Liu added, "When you were in a coma, Ye Hao... oh no, Ye Ming's father, the people of Steward Ye Hua's line, seemed to have said some nasty things outside, but they were suppressed by the Second Elder."

Ye Tian's eyes were slightly cold.

The line of Ye Hua and his son was indeed still jumping around.

Just then, footsteps came from outside the side room, and the Second Elder Ye Wenshan walked in slowly. "Second Elder, Tian'er just woke up." Lady Liu stood up hurriedly.

The Second Elder waved his hand, walked to the bedside, looked carefully at Ye Tian's complexion, and nodded slightly: "Hmm, you are recovering well. Kid, how do you feel?"

"Thank you, Second Elder, for saving my life. Disciple has no major problems." Ye Tian said respectfully.

The Second Elder nodded, his expression becoming serious: "Ye Tian, what exactly happened in the Secret Realm? Why did it cause such a violent disturbance?"

Ye Tian took a deep breath, knowing that this matter could not be hidden, and also needed to give the Family an explanation.

He sorted out his thoughts and roughly recounted the events: encountering the Iron-Armored Crocodile Lizard after entering the Secret Realm, being ambushed by a black shadow, discovering the tree of longevity, and finally being forced into that scorching Forbidden Ground by the beast tide led by Ye Long, and encountering the test of the terrifying phantom.

Of course, he omitted the chaos bead and the specific content of the Legacy he obtained, only saying that he passed a test of will and gained some vague insights.

Even so, after hearing this, the Second Elder was shocked and speechless for a long time.

"tree of longevity... terrifying phantom? Test of will!" The Second Elder muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with sharp light. "It seems that our Ye Family's Ancestral Land Secret Realm still hides many secrets that we juniors don't know! Could that phantom be a remnant soul left by some ancestor?"

He looked at Ye Tian, his gaze deep: "You were able to pass the test and return safely, that is your good fortune. This matter is of great importance, and I will report it truthfully to the Clan Chief. You should rest well. When your injuries are healed, the Clan Chief may summon you personally."

"Yes, Disciple understands." Ye Tian replied.

The Second Elder gave a few more instructions and then left.

The side room returned to silence.

Ye Tian leaned against the head of the bed, looking out the window, his gaze calm.

The trip to the Secret Realm was a narrow escape from death, but it also caused him to be reborn.

Not only did his cultivation advance greatly, but he also obtained the Legacy.