As soon as the group entered, they reached the first layer. The worst thing about entering the secret realm would be to be separated from their groups, and that was precisely what happened. The ones who weren't holding hands were soon separated from each other as soon as they entered through the doors of the secret realm.
Thankfully, Tyler and his lover were still holding hands when they walked inside, and they were instantly sent to a random place inside the secret realm.
The reason why everyone was excited to be here was not only the treasures they could find but also the amount of spiritual energy they could get. Some people would walk in solely to stay inside the realm for fifty years just to rise to a higher level.
Since the spiritual energy would usually be rich in the realm, the cultivators would benefit immensely. Some even enter this place especially to find a remote location and settle down to have closed-door cultivation for ascending to heaven.
That was why most of the cultivators, even after getting separated, weren't sad. They carried on happily, walking in a random direction.
The same was for Tyler and his lover. They thanked the Gods that they weren't forced to be separated in this place.
The first layer consisted of random places selected by the realm, and after passing through hurdles, they would get a treasure to raise their levels spiritually. After that, the cultivators would enter the second layer, which would contain more hidden dangers.
But it wasn't necessary to enter the layers in the realm. The cultivators could even find a secluded place for cultivation. It was just that the third layer contained higher spiritual energy as compared to the first layer. So most of them focused on passing through the levels perfectly for cultivating in seclusion.
It was just that the male lead had a completely different reason to enter the third layer.
"So you want to enter the third layer to do that…." Tyler glanced at this shameless man beside him and rolled his eyes.
"What else then?" Feng Chao was excited. "You already know that dual cultivation can enhance your capacity to absorb spiritual energy."
"But don't you think you forget something?" Tyler looked at the male lead as if this guy had gone crazy.
Master Feng tilted his head and said, "I don't think so."
"Really? Then tell me this." Tyler paused and specifically emphasized the following few words. "What will you do if someone sees us?!"
"What're you thinking? You have a dirty mind."
The poor naive eldest disciple didn't know what to say. So he just glared at his senior and ignored him. He walked faster than ever in a random direction.
"Okay, okay. I'll listen to you. Let's just go to the third layer and then decide how we will cultivate." Then the male lead thought of something and said, "Maybe we can dual cultivate without doing-"
"You...Shut your mouth!" Tyler's ears turned red after the mention of dual cultivation.
Feng Chao's lips curved up to form a smile as he walked even closer to his baby.
At this time, they were walking toward their destination, which was the corpse of the dead cultivator.
Yes, they were going to find the dead cultivator after all. At first, they had decided not to touch that thing after entering the secret realm. Still, just as they entered this place, they got a notification saying that there was something in that dead cultivator's body that was carrying Tyler's power.
So they had no choice but to find that body. The good thing was that the secret realm randomly sent them to the exact location of this corpse. They didn't even know if they should laugh or cry at this.
Initially, the villain had also entered this place instantly in the first layer. So seeing that things were still the same even after they had disrupted the course of events, they didn't know whether they should rejoice or be depressed.
But they went with it anyway. The critical thing was Tyler's power. So it didn't matter anymore whether they were following the original storyline or not.
After walking for a while through the narrow path in the forest, they found a cave before their eyes. The narrow path was divided into two sides. One side led them to the cave while another to a darker pathway.
Both seemed dangerous.
"Where should we go?" Tyler was confused. If he still had his memories, he would have taken any path like before in the mirror world, saying it didn't matter where they would go since both the paths would be dangerous. But right now, Tyler hadn't experienced hundreds of worlds and was still naive, especially when it came to the cultivation world.
The male lead didn't say anything, but his intuition told him that both sides would bring them misfortune. So he resolutely took the right path where the cave was located.
Tyler was confused, but he didn't say anything. So simply followed his lover.
After a long time, they reached the cave, which was darker than ever. But since they were cultivators, they didn't have to worry about anything. So Feng Chao ignited fire using a talisman and held onto Tyler's wrist tightly.
As he walked in the darkness, his talisman's power also ended after a while, and he ignited another. But for a brief moment, he had to leave his lover's hand.
After lightening it, just as the male lead reached for Tyler's hand, he only caught air.
The color from his face drained.
Just where did his baby go?!
On the other side, Tyler was still walking when he felt Feng Chao leaving his hand as the light went off. So he waited and waited, but the male lead didn't touch his hand again.
His brows furrowed at that. But when he reached for his lover, he caught nothing but air. His expression changed. But after taking a few deep breaths, he calmed down. Maybe this cave was special and had a hidden purpose of separating them like this. So right now, he just had to walk ahead and try to find his lover calmly. And even if he wouldn't see his senior, Tyler would just continue to find that corpse.