The End of the Colorful Secret Realm

Li Siyi felt something was off and cautiously started to chat with them.

“Ah, you didn’t know?” Xie Feiran whispered, lowering his voice, “Su Luo is going undercover to the Heavenly Demon Sect. I assumed you already knew.”

Li Siyi was struck as if by lightning, completely stunned.

Did Su Luo know about this?

It was clear he didn’t, otherwise it would’ve been written in his diary.

If Su Luo knew about the huge deviation in their storylines, he’d probably be in a panic by now.

So, there had been a misunderstanding? Who had caused this misunderstanding?

But thinking about it carefully, this misunderstanding wasn’t all bad, at least it was beneficial to Su Luo’s reputation.

“I knew, I just didn’t expect you all to know too.”

If it was a misunderstanding, then so be it. With his diary, he would make sure this misunderstanding persisted.

And he would do his best to keep Su Luo’s storyline from deviating too much.

Li Siyi made a silent resolve.

...

Next came Lin Xuan and the others’ quest for treasures in the Seven-Colored Secret Realm.

Thanks to Su Luo’s detailed guide, everything went smoothly, without any issues.

During this time, they reaped abundant rewards, each experiencing significant increases in their cultivation and acquiring valuable treasures.

No one acted foolishly on their own, attempting reckless actions that could lead to fatal consequences, or provoking things they shouldn’t.

Nor was there any intention of greedily hogging the spoils or backstabbing their own comrades.

This was the future of the Seven Stars Sword Sect, and the Sect Leader’s vision was overall quite good.

And so, a month passed, and the Seven-Colored Secret Realm closed, forcibly teleporting everyone out.

During this time, Su Luo didn’t do much, occasionally chatting secretly with Little Yu, and mostly just lazing around.

It was worth mentioning that Little Yu really enjoyed talking to Su Luo and didn’t even want to go out seeking opportunities.

Su Luo couldn’t do much about it, knowing they’d probably be separated for a while after this, so he spent a bit more time chatting with her, though still encouraged her to grab some opportunities.

Despite their smooth journey in the secret realm, there was one final trial awaiting them.

Outside, there was a whole crowd waiting to kill them and steal their treasures.

Although there were reinforcements from the Seven Stars Sword Sect awaiting them outside, there were always a few fearless ones, and chaos would inevitably lead to injuries.

But Lin Xuan and the others weren’t easy prey either.

During this secret realm journey, all ten members of the Seven Stars Sword Sect had received epic enhancements.

Under Lin Xuan’s leadership, they began to show off their newfound strength.

“Watch my sword! Watch it!” Xie Feiran exuberantly displayed the progress he had made over the past few days.

Li Siyi’s cultivation stabilized a lot, though she was still the weakest in the group, but it didn’t dampen her spirit.

Little Yu’s progress was incredibly rapid, almost catching up to Xie Feiran.

Even though Xie Feiran had just recently broken through to the early stage of the Jin Dan, he had been cultivating for a long time, while Little Yu had only been training for how long?

Su Luo watched Little Yu from afar, marveling at how much she had grown, her future probably limitless.

But that future likely wouldn’t include him.

At some point, either he would fail and be erased, or he would return to reality.

Those were all things for later, and who knew what the future held.

But for now, Su Luo knew that Little Yu still needed to practice.

At this moment, one person seized the opportunity and launched a sneak attack on Little Yu from behind.

“Thunder God, aid me!”

At this distance and with this sneak attack, Little Yu would surely suffer severe injuries.

【Skycloud Doom】

A lightning bolt struck down from the sky.

But the lightning struck the attacker instead.

He was left with a face full of confusion—how did his own spell hit him?

He had shouted “Thunder God, aid me,” but there wasn’t really a Thunder God, just the name of his spell. How could it hit him instead?

But he would never understand.

Little Yu, as if sensing something, glanced in Su Luo’s direction.

Su Luo waved at her from afar.

Little Yu smiled.

Su Luo nodded, then disappeared.

Time to go back.

...

A while later, the death of Wei Changli, one of the Seven Sons of the Heavenly Demon Sect, once again shocked the Heavenly Demon Sect.

How many of the Seven Sons had died recently? Could they even get anything done? Were they even worthy of being called the Seven Sons of the Heavenly Demon Sect anymore?

The outside world’s skepticism continued to grow.

The remaining Seven Sons eventually gathered together, holding a rare meeting. They needed to address this issue.

At the round table, Qing Bukuang slammed his hand down hard.

“Wei Changli is dead, and do you know how they’re talking about us outside? The worst generation of the Seven Sons ever!”

Qing Bukuang, the leader of the Seven Sons, had cultivated to the perfect stage of the Jin Dan and even earned a minor title outside - Blade Without Blood, renowned for his incredibly swift sword techniques.

If he took his cultivation one step further to the Yuanying stage, he could truly become titled as the Blade Without Blood.

Situ Ye leaned back in his chair, saying nonchalantly, "I already warned him, told him not to die in the secret realm, but he still did. What a useless Wei Changli."

Xu Wuliang gazed at the gemstone in his hand, casually added, “The Heavenly Demon Grand Ceremony is less than a year away. According to the rules, we still need seven people for the Seven Sons. Any suggestions?”

Liao Duci, sipping wine in a drunken stupor, slurred, "None of them. All the recent ones who've died were good-for-nothings, and the new ones are just as worthless."

By "waste," Liao Duci was referring to Shan Gui and Cui Baiquan present at the table.

Shan Gui and Cui Baiquan didn’t argue, as they didn’t deserve to.

They had replaced Qin San and Zhou Haimo, their cultivation levels looked down upon by Qing Bukuang and the others.

With only the initial stage of Jin Dan cultivation and few trump cards, they could barely manage to fight at the intermediate level, even when giving it their all.

The other Seven Sons were at the intermediate, late, or even perfect stages, which was standard. If they went all out, their strength could rise even further.

This was the gap between the old and new Seven Sons.

Before they improved their strength, Shan Gui and Cui Baiquan had no right to speak here, and if they did, they’d be beaten every time.

Finally, Qing Bukuang said, "We have to choose someone, even if we don't have a good candidate. If the Demon Lord finds out, we won't be able to bear the consequences. Also, choose strictly; we don't need *féiwù* (useless people) in the Seven Sons of the Heavenly Demon Sect."

“Agreed, I’ll supervise,” Situ Ye said.

“Then it’s decided, if we’re not satisfied, you’ll face punishment too.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you down.”

...

At this moment, at the entrance of the East Extreme Demon Lord’s cave, stood a member of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

He was a loyal subordinate of Wei Changli, and he had come here to complete Wei Changli’s final mission.

Before heading into the secret realm, Wei Changli had handed him a mysterious box containing evidence of his affair with Mistress Niu.

This wasn’t the important part, what was crucial was that the box specifically highlighted that Su Luo knew about the affair.

In fact, to ensure Su Luo’s destruction, Wei Changli had even falsely accused Su Luo of appearing at the scene multiple times.

If Su Luo found out, he’d surely curse at Wei Changli—what a shameless liar, what kind of person would fabricate such slander.

Wei Changli had argued that since his life was already lost, who cared about his reputation.

If Wei Changli died in the secret realm, this subordinate would deliver the box to the East Extreme Demon Lord.

The jealous East Extreme Demon Lord, upon learning of this, would surely kill Su Luo to preserve his dignity.

Even in death, Wei Changli wouldn’t let Su Luo off easily.

Wei Changli had thought it all through.

What Wei Changli hadn’t anticipated was that the East Extreme Demon Lord had gone out and was not sure when he’d return.

But Wei Changli’s choice of subordinate was correct. His loyal follower would wait until the East Extreme Demon Lord returned, completing Wei Changli’s final task personally.