2457 The Lost Land

"Fortunately, I didn't run into the Duan Ling Tian. Otherwise, I would've died as well!"

This Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial who had witnessed his sect disciple's death had also planned to seek revenge from Duan Ling Tian. If he had done that, he would have been killed by Duan Ling Tian.

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Somewhere in the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone.

"Duan Ling Tian killed the Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial from Li Yan Sect?! Moreover, that Bodiless Celestial even possessed a Celestial Supreme Treasure. Even so, he still died?"

Liu Xia was shocked when she heard this news. She became even more fearful of Duan Ling Tian after hearing that he managed to kill a Seven Tribulation Bodiless Celestial who possessed a Celestial Supreme Treasure. She thought to herself in an attempt to reassure herself, 'I just need to wait for five more months. As soon as I can sense the point of entrance of exit to the Vast Cloud Realm in the Beyond Heaven Sect, I'm going to leave!' She knew very well if she stayed in the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone and was unfortunate enough to meet Duan Ling Tian, she would definitely die. Although the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone was vast and she might not even encounter him, it was still not as safe as returning to the Vast Cloud Realm.

After hearing the rumors about Duan Ling Tian, especially with the recent news, she continued hiding in small valleys, too afraid to venture out.

Time continued to pass, and in just a blink of an eye, five months had passed.

At this time, Liu Xia finally sensed the point of entrance to Vast Cloud Realm. She muttered to herself, "I better leave…" She did not even hesitate to leave. She was afraid the longer she stayed here, the more dangerous it would become. For this reason, she quickly made her way to the point of entrance and exit.

During the journey to the point of entrance and exit to the Vast Cloud Realm, Liu Xia attempted to console herself, '"Although I didn't obtain anything in the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone, it's still good that I managed to come in here and see this place with my own eyes. It's not a complete waste of time…"

After a while, Liu Xia exclaimed excitedly, "I'm almost there." She could clearly feel the point of entrance and exit to Vast Cloud Realm at this moment.

When Liu Xia saw a black hole hidden behind thick mists, her eyes lit up immediately. In just a flash, she hastened her speed and sped toward the black hole.

Just Liu Xia was about to enter the black hole, she heard a noise suddenly. It was as though something had exploded next to her. Her heart thumped wildly and her expression changed drastically as she tried to increase her speed again. Just as she was about to enter the black hole.

Boom!

Before Liu Xia entered the black hole, another explosion sounded again. Soon after, she discovered a gigantic palm print formed by energy had shrouded her. The palm did not slap down and kill her. Instead, it imprisoned her in a prison made of fingers.

Liu Xia who was imprisoned could feel her power draining quickly, she was completely oppressed by the force. It did not take long before she discovered she could not mobilize the energy in her body. Her face drained of colors immediately.

As Liu Xia looked at the black hole that was almost within her reach, she muttered to herself, "So close! I'm so close to leaving!"

"So close to leaving? Liu Xia, aren't you being too naive? Even if you enter the black hole, do you think we can't follow you in?" A beautiful young lady spoke. Although Liu Xia was quite good looking, she could not measure up to this young lady at all.

Liu Xia's heart jolted when she heard the young lady's words. Indeed. She was being rather naive. She thought to herself, 'It's true. Even if I return to Vast Cloud Realm, it doesn't mean anything. After all, when I enter the black hole, I'll be right by the point of entrance and exit. This means they can chase after me.'

After these thoughts flitted through Liu Xia's mind, she looked at the beautiful young lady in front of her and forced a smile on her face, "Xue Nai…"

Two men accompanied Han Xue Nai at this moment.

Her smile turned even more forced and awkward when she saw the two men. However, she was not surprised. "Duan Ling Tian, Zhang Yi..."

As soon as Liu Xia heard that thunderous noise earlier, her heart had sunk. She knew she would not be able to return to the Vast Cloud Realm since she knew it was Duan Ling Tian.

Duan Ling Tian had a blank expression on his face as he asked indifferently, "Liu Xia, do you have anything to say for yourself?"

"I… don't have anything to say," Liu Xia said with a sigh. An expression of despair could be seen on her face. She had completely given up at this time. Although Duan Lingtian did not look sad or angry, she could see the killing intent in the depths of his eyes. She knew her previous actions had incurred his wrath.

Han Xue Nai glared at Liu Xia as she said angrily, "Liu Xia, you're the one that wanted to leave. We did not think to be careful around you since we trusted you. We didn't expect you to spread word about us with the intention of getting us killed".

Zhang Yi had a disappointed expression on his face as he said, "Liu Xia, you've really crossed the line. Your actions and decisions led to this." Since he knew her longer compared to Duan Ling Tian and Han Xue Nai, he had always thought highly of her. He did not expect her to betray them.

Duan Ling Tian said emotionlessly, "Since you have nothing to say, I'll make this quick for you!"

As soon as Duan Ling Tian finished speaking, a thunderous noise rang in the air again as the palm that imprisoned Liu Xia began to tighten its grip around her.

As soon as the hand fisted, power exploded from it, causing a shockwave to spread in all directions.

After killing Liu Xia, the three of them left the area immediately. They had come here to try their luck to see if Liu Xia would show up here. They had found someone from Vast Cloud Realm who was willing to lead them to the point of entrance and exit to the Vast Cloud Realm.

At that time, Duan Ling Tian had decided to wait there for three days. If Liu Xia did not show up after three days, they would leave. He was quite certain Liu Xia would be here, but he was not 100% certain. Therefore, he decided to wait three days. If he did not see her after three days, he would no longer waste any time on her. Who knew that they had only waited half a day before Liu Xia showed up?

Liu Xia was clearly unaware of all this. Otherwise, she might have been able to avoid this.

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Currently, three years had passed since the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone had opened. Everyone was capable of sensing the point of entrance and exit to their respective realm.

Those people who managed to obtain Celestial Supreme Treasures decided to leave since the did not want to take any unnecessary risks. These people were the smart ones.

A few people who decided to stay on were killed by those who were stronger than them, their Celestial Supreme Treasures were taken away.

Things like these were the norm in the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone.

As time passed, more people obtained clues from human-rank and heaven-rank treasure vaults, getting closer and closer to the location of the inheritance from a Great Overarching Gold Celestial.

...

Somewhere in the Beyond Heaven Secret Zone that was shrouded with thick fog.

During the past three years, many people had accidentally ventured in here and had gotten lost. They had only managed to find their way out when they sensed the point of entrance and exit of their respective realm. All of them did not want to spend a minute longer in here due to the trauma they suffered and left instantly.