"Senior Brother Yang wasn’t defeated by her but by our Eight God Blade. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t she who defeated Senior Brother Yang, but the Eight God Blade of our sect that’s really powerful!"
Others also thought they had figured out the truth and looked very angry.
Ruma Yang wanted to explain that it wasn’t like that.
He could tell that Amalia’s sword technique wasn’t the Eight God Blade, but when he heard this, his eyes flickered, and he swallowed the words he was about to say.
Yes, if he was defeated by his own sect’s Eight God Blade, then it’s not losing to Amalia.
Amalia was despicable and shameless for not keeping her promise and using the Eight God Blade, which means she broke the rules first.
Being defeated by his sect’s powerful blade technique wasn’t shameful.
It showed the strength of the Eight God Blade.
With this self-rationalization, Ruma Yang gradually lost the desire to explain, and his silence made them believe even more that Amalia was despicable and that she had broken her promise.
However, due to Ruma Yang’s severe injuries, the Eternal One Sect lost their power to compete with other sects and had to find a hidden place to hide.
After they hid, Renshu Chang managed to break through.
Renshu Chang wasn’t completely unaware of what was happening outside.
However, even if he sensed something, he couldn’t just stop his breakthrough process.
He felt the clashing powers between Amalia and Ruma Yang and grew anxious, worrying something might happen to them.
So, he focused on breaking through as quickly as possible.
By the time he succeeded, the situation had already been resolved.
As the only one who didn’t know what had happened, Vincent Tan and the others gathered around him, vividly describing the intense events.
In reality, the whole encounter lasted less than twenty seconds.
Learning that Amalia had easily defeated Ruma Yang, Renshu Chang was shocked.
What kind of monster was she to defeat someone who had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage in one strike?
After this battle, her reputation would surely spread.
Renshu Chang felt both happy for her and worried that this newfound fame might bring endless trouble her way.
"So, what do we do next? Should we keep searching for resources, or head back to the secret realm’s exit and wait for the time to pass?" Renshu Chang paused and then added, "Considering that battle, many Golden Core cultivators might prioritize breaking through. By then, there could be a lot more Nascent Soul cultivators or demons."
"We can’t go back to the secret realm’s exit," Amalia said.
Renshu Chang was puzzled, "Why not?"
"That area is now full of frenzied demonic beasts. In fact, many places outside have become dangerous. The disciples of Beast Tamer Valley stole a demonic beast cub that wasn’t just any ordinary offspring. It’s likely the cub of one of the secret realm’s demonic beast leaders who are capable of commanding other demonic beasts."
Renshu Chang took a deep breath, "A demonic beast that can command Nascent Soul stage creatures is probably from the Soul Formation stage."
Amalia nodded her head and said, "Exactly. So now, the secret realm is very dangerous. The demonic beasts are searching for the humans who stole the cub, and they might attack people indiscriminately."
"So, does that mean we have to hide and cultivate instead of going out?"
"You’ve already reached the Nascent Soul stage, so you can go out, but it’s better if the others don’t. While you were breaking through, Kenny Lin went out for a bit. He deliberately attracted the attention of a few demonic beasts. Instead of attacking him immediately, they called for nearby Nascent Soul demonic beasts to surround him. These demonic beasts are incredibly intelligent, and behind those Nascent Soul demonic beasts, there’s likely an even more powerful one."
Renshu Chang’s expression grew serious, "Has the situation outside really become this severe? I thought that after the demonic beast army erupted, they might disperse."
"Not anytime soon."
Renshu Chang thought for a moment, "If that’s the case, we shouldn’t go out. If the demonic beasts haven’t found the disciples of Beast Tamer Valley, they won’t give up easily. If we go out now, we might be mistaken for their allies."
"Exactly. Earlier, we fought near the top-grade spiritual stone mine for so long, and no devils appeared. They’re probably hiding. Many of them were killed during the demonic beast army’s rampage, so they likely won’t show up again anytime soon," Amalia said.
"Then let’s focus on cultivating."
The turbulent secret realm started to enter a period of dormancy.
The ten disciples of the Green Lotus Sect found a hidden cave, and everyone sat down to cultivate, taking the time to absorb what they had gained recently.
Kenny Lin dug out a small cave inside the larger one.
While the others meditated outside, he and Amalia cultivated in the smaller cave, undisturbed by anyone.
The cave was very quiet, with only the faint sound of breathing.
Amalia sat on a stone bed that Kenny Lin had specially made, with her sword resting on her legs.
The blade’s surface was smooth, but if you looked closely, you’d see tiny cracks, especially along the edge.
The reason she hadn’t used the blade techniques taught by her master had something to do with the quality of her weapon.
The blade technique combined with the True Sun Spirit Method would unleash a wild and uncontrollable power, a force that both she and her blade had to endure.
Even though her mid-grade artifact wasn’t weak, the blade had clashed with Al’gath’s weapon multiple times, each time bearing tremendous pressure.
When she finally used the Heaven’s Cataclysmic Blade—the technique her master had taught her—the blade couldn’t handle it anymore and developed cracks again.
As Amalia gently ran her fingers over the blade, a cold chill spread through her fingertips.
Her blade had been destroyed once before, and she never expected it to break again.