After a while, the two meter tall stone suddenly flashed with dazzling light and became enveloped in a tranquil glow.

Chen Zhiyi turned back to the group who were brimming with excitement and said, "It’s ready. Are you all prepared?"

"Mm!"

"We can go in now?"

"An undeveloped secret realm, I’m really looking forward to it!"

"This is my first time having the luck to enter a secret realm..."

Everyone expressed their excitement eagerly.

Seeing this, Chen Zhiyi quickly added, "I have copied the map of the areas I explored for all of you seniors. Please do not underestimate the dangers inside. We will enter at the outer region. The deeper we go, the more dangerous it becomes, but the rewards will also be greater. Also, this entrance only allows one person at a time. After entering, follow behind me. Do not choose a direction on your own, or you will get separated from me."

After saying this, he looked at Xiao Shou.

Xiao Shou thought about how he still wanted to test whether he could use his Eye of Ishvara to open and close the secret realm.

Since it was not convenient to test this in front of everyone, he said, "You all go in first. I will go last."

"Since Fellow Daoist Chen is going first, then Gou Zhi, you go second, Gou Heng third, Gou Guangming fourth, Gou Yue fifth, City Lord Xiahou sixth, Chen Qingzhi seventh, Cao Xue eighth, and I will go ninth, second to last."

Considering the dangers of the secret realm, Fu Young arranged for those with higher cultivation to enter first for protection.

Thinking of Cao Xue’s strange luck where the moment he left his side he would encounter all kinds of misfortune in endless variations, Fu Young had no choice but to arrange things this way.

After speaking, he looked at Xiao Shou and smiled. "Master, just follow behind me." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Xiao Shou nodded and could not resist reaching out to pat his hair.

Chen Zhiyi and the others nodded as well, but they all felt a bit surprised.

From what they had observed these past days, Xiao Shou was clearly the master, yet he seemed to follow Fu Young’s lead in many matters.

Most arrangements were made by Fu Young and Xiao Shou would simply nod or say that Young’er’s arrangements were good.

If not for the earlier situation where Xiao Shou had firmly opposed a direct conflict with Penglai Immortal Isle and made alternative plans, which Fu Young obediently followed, they might have thought this master was merely a figurehead.

Gou Guangming did not have that thought.

In his mind, Fu Young was the protagonist.

It was only natural to follow the protagonist’s arrangements.

However, Xiao Shou’s earlier action made Gou Guangming’s scalp tingle.

The protagonist’s master really is not afraid of death.

He actually dared to pat the protagonist’s head and even did it in front of so many people.

Is he seeking death or...

Look, the protagonist is definitely about to get angry.

The master is going to suffer.

Gou Guangming glanced sideways and ready to enjoy the show.

But the next moment, the protagonist’s reaction nearly made his eyes fall out.

Not only did Fu Young not get angry after having his head being patted, he actually looked like he was enjoying it.

He even leaned into Xiao Shou’s palm and rubbed against it a few times before straightening up and pretending to be serious.

His expression immediately returned to normal, but the tips of his ears were completely red.

Is this the protagonist? Is this really the protagonist?

Gou Guangming thought that maybe he had just found someone who looked exactly like the protagonist.

"Master, It’s your turn to enter."

Gou Yue reminded him from the side when it was his turn, yet he was still spacing out.

"Ah, haha..."

Seeing Gou Yue’s look, Gou Guangming awkwardly nodded and let out a dry laugh as he walked forward, his movements slightly stiff.

Because he was being distracted, he failed to notice Gou Heng ahead of him and walked straight forward absentmindedly.

Master, you have embarrassed yourself again.

Gou Yue followed behind him, unable to bear watching.

After Gou Yue, City Lord Xiahou, Chen Qingzhi, Cao Xue, and Fu Young also entered one after another.

Because of Gou Guangming’s momentary distraction and lack of focus, their group ended up getting separated from Chen Zhiyi and the others.

Only after Fu Young had entered did Xiao Shou step up to the entrance formed by the boundary membrane.

He had already noticed that as each person entered, the opening in the boundary membrane grew smaller and the radiant light dimmed as if it might disappear at any moment.

Chen Zhiyi had said that bringing ten people was already the limit, and counting them, there were exactly ten people.

As the last one, Xiao Shou was precisely the tenth.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shou stared at the boundary membrane gate and recalled Chen Zhiyi’s actions.

He did the opposite, and sure enough, he successfully drew the last remaining trace of radiant light from the gate into his eyes.

In an instant, the gate disappeared.

Then he recalled what was described in the Longevity Love book, when Zhong Kui and his group entered and the actions of that cultivator with Eyes of Ishvara.

He also poured his divine sense into it through his Evil Breaking Eye.

As expected, when the amount of divine sense reached the level needed to release a single Evil Breaking Arrow, the radiant light of the boundary membrane gate reappeared.

Seeing this, Xiao Shou let out a breath of relief.

Before conducting this experiment, although he believed based on the original story that his success rate was absolute, he had still prepared himself for failure.

With his Absolute Fusion ability, anything that could be bought with spirit stones would never be lacking.

Even with that confidence, encountering a secret realm not yet claimed by any major force was extremely rare.