Chapter 2227: Gathering Before the Exit

Staring at the complex formation for a good few minutes trying to memorize it, Xuan Hao ultimately had to give up faced with the complex structure of the formation that surpassed his own comprehension of the Dao of Formations by no small margin. Even understanding part of its function mainly had to do with his comprehension of the Dao of Space, allowing him to see a few things that he wouldn’t have been able to gauge under normal circumstances relying on his comprehension of the Dao of Formations alone.

Still, though he didn’t manage to gain much from the formation in the shape of a towering mountain, he did at the very least manage to figure out how to get back to the Ewaria Continent again relying on the formation. Not that it was especially difficult to get back, as the passage back wasn’t exactly hidden and should be easy enough for anyone at the Celestial Immortal Realm or above to find with a bit of time.

Of course, the main problem for others would be the fact that the passage itself is only active if the formation is attempting to drag itself back to the main world. Meaning when the formation wasn’t in the process of pulling itself back but instead in the process of saving energy to do so, the passage wouldn’t be present, and one would have to make the deadly journey back through the void.

A process that from what he could tell would take anywhere from fifty or so years. Leaving those unfortunate enough to be stuck inside the mystic realm drifting aimlessly within the deadly mystic realm.

After all, though it was possible for someone in the Celestial Immortal Realm to try and make their way back to the Ewaria Continent, it wasn’t exactly easy for someone who hadn’t even comprehended the Dao of Space to try and traverse through the void.

Maybe because of this, as he was about to leave the mystic realm together with the winged lion demon beast, he sensed several people rapidly rushing towards his direction. Strength ranging anywhere from the Land Creation Realm to the Early Stage of the Celestial Immortal Realm.

These people undoubtedly being those who had been unable to escape from the mystic realm in the past that had now sensed the connection back to the Ewaria Continent had been reestablished as they came rushing over to get out before the passage back home closed again.

Among them, a few did undoubtedly have the ability to travel back on their own, but the risks of doing so simply wasn’t worth it and waiting fifty or so years for a safe way back wasn’t exactly long for someone who had managed to step into the Celestial Immortal Realm or the Profound Immortal Realm. Instead, taking the extra time to thoroughly explore the mystic realm that would be difficult to properly explore within the few weeks that the passage connecting the mystic realm to the Ewaria Continent remained active.

In fact, as he had been about to leave, the emergence of these people made him halt in his steps. Feeling curious about what these people might have found after spending the past fifty years inside the mystic realm.

Not because he planned on robbing the bunch, but more so because he hadn’t exactly been able to properly explore this mysterious mystic realm and was still curious about it.

In any case, he didn’t have anything to fear when it came to these people who had been stuck in the mystic realm. The strongest of them, having only reached the Land Creation Realm.

"Huh? Someone is waiting at the entrance?"

"Of course, why wouldn’t someone be waiting at the entrance? After all, when we leave the mystic realm, we will undoubtedly end up facing a bunch of people ready to rob us once we leave. Better to team up and work together to get out safely."

"That is true, I still remember how those people leaving this mystic realm back when we entered formed a large team to fight back anyone daring to try and stop them from leaving, I was just unfamiliar with this person and haven’t seen him before."

"Now that you say it... I haven’t seen him around either..."

"Me too!"

"I have not seen him either and I can’t even sense his cultivation..."

And as the people who had been hunkering down within the mystic realm for the past fifty years gathered around the passage leading back out of the mystic realm that Xuan Hao floated in front of blocking their path out. The mix of wandering cultivators and cultivators from different major temples from the Western Central Region began growing somewhat uneasy looking at the unfamiliar figure that was floating before them.

Uneasy because none of them recognized him and none of them could see through his cultivation.

"Ehm... Excuse me senior, is there something we can help with?" And as the number of cultivators and monks reached close to fifty, one of the weaker ones that had somehow managed to survive at the Dao Seed Realm was sent forth by the collective to scout out the situation.

"Hm? Oh, I’m just curious about this mystic realm and wondered if you bunch could share a bit about the mystic realm. After all, you should have been able to explore quite a bit of it during the years you were stuck in here and should have a general clue about the ancient faction that took over and reformed this mystic realm." Hearing the question, Xuan Hao didn’t bother hiding anything as he directly stated his intention of learning more about the mystic realm, he hadn’t had the time to explore on his own. Earning a brief pause from the Dao Seed Realm cultivator before a clear look of shock appeared on his face.

After all, from what Xuan Hao had said, it was clear that he wasn’t someone like them and had only just entered the mystic realm.

From this and the fact he had still been able to reach the center of the mystic realm before any of them, made it clear just how powerful he was.

Although he hadn’t deliberately revealed his cultivation at the Star Creation Realm, the cultivators and monks listening to the conversation from a distance already began suspecting he was a senior figure at the Star Creation Realm.

"That..." Faced with this kind of unexpected turn of events, the little Dao Seed Realm cultivator froze on the spot before tearfully looking back towards his seniors for answers. Knowing he wasn’t qualified to answer this kind of question, as his own knowledge of the mystic realm was extremely limited. Having essentially spent most of the past fifty years just barely clinging to life.

"I will take over and answer the question of the senior..." Knowing this and feeling no ill intention from Xuan Hao, a monk whose strength was comparable to the Land Creation Realm stepped forward and took the place of the fearful little Dao Seed Realm cultivator who quickly scurried away upon seeing someone willingly stepping forward to take his place.

"Great, don’t worry, I’m not here to steal your treasures, just want to learn more about this mystic realm." Sensing the very clear unease still emanating from the cultivators and monks around him, Xuan Hao chuckled a bit to ease the mood as he said this.

Although... It didn’t do much to ease the group. On the contrary, it only made them more nervous, as the casual display from Xuan Hao made them certain he was indeed a senior figure at the Star Creation Realm who was more than strong enough to wipe them out if he wished.

Even the monk who had stepped up to take the place of the Dao Seed Realm cultivator couldn’t help flinching at the words as a clear look of unease could be seen on his older face.

"..."

Well... This was not the reaction I expected...

Faced with this kind of reaction that reminded him of a group of deers meeting a hunter in the wild, Xuan Hao could only silently stop himself from saying anything more. Knowing it would only make things worse if he continued talking.

Instead, he just turned towards the monk who had decided to step forward with a curious look on his face that beckoned the other party to start speaking.

"..."

An action that undoubtedly scared the monk even more, as he began shivering ever so slightly as he came to a stop a short distance away from him, though that could also be because he had managed to get close enough to sense his strength more closely.

After all, Xuan Hao wasn’t deliberately hiding his strength and was only restraining it a bit to avoid causing any accidents to those weaker cultivators who undoubtedly wouldn’t be able to withstand the pressure of someone at the Star Creation Realm without collapsing to the ground unable to get back up again.