Time continued to pass, day by day.
There were still about ten days left until the three-month deadline.
Nine days, eight days, seven days, six days, five days...
In fact, the Secret Realm’s closure wasn’t strictly limited to exactly three months.
It might extend a little beyond three months.
In reality, the timing wasn’t fixed.
Even so, most people remained cautious and began to leave the Secret Realm early.
One by one, Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs and Dao Foundation cultivators left, full of gains and hopeful hearts, ready to return to their Sects.
However, the moment they stepped out of the Secret Realm,
they saw a young martial artist sitting cross-legged not far from the entrance of the Secret Realm, who greeted them with a single phrase: "Daoists, please hold on..."
And then, tragedy began.
Whether they were Dao Foundation experts or Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs,
they were either reckless and got killed on the spot, or subdued and forced, with deep frustration, to "offer up" their Space Treasures for Lu Changsheng to "select" anything of value.
Lu Changsheng had very clear principles.
Every word he uttered was as solid as iron.
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At most, he’d "incidentally take" some Heavenly Demon Essence Blood.
Beyond that, he had no interest in any other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
As the closure date of the Secret Realm drew closer, dozens of Dao Foundation cultivators and Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs exited, only to have Lu Changsheng "demand" their Law Divine Stones one after another.
And yet, even after all this, Lu Changsheng still couldn’t gather enough Law Divine Stones.
Surprisingly, though, he did gain quite a bit of Heavenly Demon Essence Blood instead, making his harvest rather plentiful.
"I’ve only managed to obtain one Law Divine Stone."
"I’m still short three Law Divine Stones. But by now, there shouldn’t be many Dao Foundation cultivators or Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs left in the Secret Realm..."
Lu Changsheng continued to sit silently near the entrance of the Secret Realm.
A few Dao Foundation cultivators and Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs remained inside.
Their emotions were complex.
They merely watched from afar as events unfolded at the entrance.
After all, they were indignant.
Being "plundered" by Lu Changsheng felt like a colossal humiliation.
The phrase "Daoists, please hold on" had become an indelible shadow in their hearts.
They refused to leave.
They wanted to see if Lu Changsheng would finally encounter someone he couldn’t handle.
After all, there were still some truly terrifying experts in the Secret Realm who hadn’t come out yet.
Lu Changsheng was waiting, and they were waiting too!
Five days, four days, three days, two days...
When it came down to the final two days,
the passage at the entrance of the Secret Realm began to fluctuate slightly.
However, the passageway didn’t disappear yet.
It seemed like it could last for a few more days.
But Lu Changsheng knew that within these last couple of days, most of the top-tier Dao Foundation cultivators and Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs inside the Secret Realm would surely come out.
None would wait until the very last day.
As expected, faint figures began to appear near the exit of the Secret Realm, flickering for a moment before instantly flying out.
These were four figures.
Two Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs and two Dao Foundation cultivators.
Upon seeing these four figures, many observers felt their pupils contract slightly, their hearts trembling!
Evidently, these four were far from ordinary.
"That’s Su Tianwen and Zhang Tianyi, top-tier Dao Foundation experts. It’s said they’ve already mastered five types of Laws. Their strength is unfathomable, nearly standing at the pinnacle of martial artists on the third level of the Ancient Domain!"
"Those two have an impressive track record, having slain quite a few top-tier Dao Foundation cultivators and even Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs!"
"Huh? The other two figures seem to be Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs—one seems to be Dongyang Daojun, and the other seems to be Shouxu Daojun."
"Dongyang Daojun and Shouxu Daojun are also top-tier Daoist Monarchs, stronger even than Qingxuan Daojun. Speaking of Qingxuan Daojun, he seemed to have left the Secret Realm in a hurry earlier—wonder what that was about."
"These four have come out. Will Lu Changsheng dare to greet them with a ’Daoists, please hold on’?"
For a while, many people’s eyes turned toward Lu Changsheng.
No one dared to underestimate Lu Changsheng anymore.
But at the same time, no one dared to underestimate these four either.
However, before Lu Changsheng could speak, Su Tianwen was the first to break the silence.
Su Tianwen didn’t seem to address Lu Changsheng, but instead sneered coldly at the two top-tier Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarchs: "Dongyang Daojun, Shouxu Daojun, you don’t even use Law Divine Stones, so why must you fight us for them?"
"Leave the Law Divine Stones behind, and we won’t make things difficult for you."
Su Tianwen stepped forward, joining forces with Zhang Tianyi to block the two Daoist Monarchs.
They intended to stop the two Daoist Monarchs from leaving.
Dongyang Daojun’s face darkened as he said coldly, "Su Tianwen, competition inside the Secret Realm is based on ability."
"What, you couldn’t get the Law Divine Stones inside, so now you want to settle this outside? Fine, this Daojun will oblige you!"
Shouxu Daojun remained quiet but had already wielded his Magical Treasure.
In an instant, the atmosphere tensed.
It seemed that a fight could break out at any moment.
Witnessing this, many people were stunned.
Evidently, Dongyang Daojun and Shouxu Daojun had some unresolved conflicts with Su Tianwen and Zhang Tianyi within the Secret Realm, leading to their current standoff.
Even after leaving the Secret Realm, the two sides remained entangled.
However, the four didn’t actually come to blows.
Because Lu Changsheng had heard them mention "Law Divine Stones."
"Four of you, did I hear you mention Law Divine Stones just now?"
"The two of you Daoist Monarchs acquired Law Divine Stones? How many are there in total?"
Lu Changsheng spoke up.
A stranger’s voice immediately caught the attention of the four individuals.
In that instant, the eyes of these four top-tier Dao Foundation cultivators and Daoist Monarchs fell upon Lu Changsheng.