Chapter 570 556: He Who Obtains the Secret Order Obtains the Secret Realm, Better to Kill by Mistake Than to Spare One

Yang Chan watched as the people from Merak Sacred Land worked to break the Magic Array. It took several groups two days to finally crack it, revealing what was hidden within.

"I didn't expect it to be a large courtyard, over three hundred meters across. It has an outer wall and numerous buildings inside. Looks like there must be plenty of good things in there."

"The Saintess said the deeper we go, the more numerous and precious the treasures. It's really true!"

Gu An looked on with some surprise as the Magic Array's contents were revealed.

They hadn't found many buildings inside the Magic Arrays they'd cracked before. The presence of these structures meant someone had once lived here, and that there might be many treasures hidden inside.

While Spirit Medicines were a decent find, what the Merak Saintess and her group truly wanted was the legacy of the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty from ten thousand years ago, as well as the Secret Order to the Purple Void Secret Realm.

"He who obtains the Secret Order obtains the Secret Realm." This wasn't just a saying; it was the literal truth.

However, to completely claim it, one needed a special Refining Method. This method was tied to the Great Divine Technique used to create the Secret Realm, and each was unique.

Generally, the Refining Method could be found alongside the Secret Order.

And it was possible that a Secret Order was hidden in a courtyard like this one.

Thus, when the Merak Saintess and her people nearby saw the large courtyard, a flicker of delight appeared in their eyes.

'Judging by the tracks in this courtyard, there must be living creatures inside. Most likely an Alien Race.'

Yang Chan's gaze fell upon the courtyard. Despite the distance, he could still make out some footprints, which were larger than those of an average person.

"It's fine. The Alien Races in the Secret Realm were once slaves of the Purple Void Imperial Dynasty, and their strength has been restricted!"

"The Saintess mentioned that the strongest among them are likely restricted to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Realm, and not many of the Alien Race can reach that level!"

"This courtyard isn't very large, so there probably aren't any particularly strong members of the Alien Race in there!"

Gu An, who had also seen the tracks, spoke with great confidence.

Having witnessed the strength of the Merak Saintess and her people, he was quite confident about their chances.

Meanwhile, the Merak Saintess and her group had already approached the courtyard, weapons in hand. They, too, had naturally noticed the tracks.

'There are three creatures at the Basic Level of Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster, thirteen at Inner Refining, and twenty-five below Inner Refining. Their Combat Power isn't high; they should be no match for the people from Merak Sacred Land.'

The Black Dragon's voice resounded from within the Profound Yin Hanging Bead, as it had already perceived the situation inside the courtyard.

At first, Yang Chan had been worried that the Black Dragon would be exposed, or that the Merak Saintess would see through his own hidden Cultivation. After all, a Saintess was no simple character. But he later realized he had been overthinking things.

She was, after all, only at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Realm. No matter how exceptional she was, she was still constrained by her Cultivation level and was fundamentally unable to see through his concealment.

Realizing this, Yang Chan relaxed the restrictions on the Profound Yin Hanging Bead. He didn't let the Black Dragon out, but even with the restrictions loosened, the Black Dragon could still perceive the outside world.

The Black Dragon had already gained a clear sense of the situation within the courtyard.

If Yang Chan were to use Soul Emergence, he too could see the situation in the courtyard clearly. With the Magic Array gone, physical barriers were useless against the perception of a Soul Body.

BOOM!

A Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster from Merak Sacred Land was the first to strike. His target wasn't a person; instead, he launched a direct attack on one of the buildings in the courtyard.

Martial Arts Experts could sense danger. The moment he felt something was amiss, he attacked.

A building was instantly destroyed, and agonizing screams echoed from within the rubble.

Whoever was planning to launch a sneak attack died right there in the collapsing building.

A string of unfamiliar words was shouted.

It was a language unknown to the current Human Race; no one could understand it.

Then, one figure after another charged out from the buildings.

Only then did Yang Chan get a clear look. Purple-skinned, humanoid creatures were charging out of the courtyard, their bodies surging with powerful Qi and Blood Power.

These creatures were all extremely tall, standing over three meters. They wore simple-looking clothes woven from Spiritual Materials, items that would be considered priceless in the outside world.

In the Secret Realm, however, such Spiritual Materials were relatively common, growing freely.

No wonder the footprints they had seen were so much larger than those of the Human Race.

Filled with rage, they charged murderously toward the people from Merak Sacred Land.

Neither Yang Chan nor Gu An went near the battlefield, as the charging creatures had already been intercepted by the members of Merak Sacred Land.

The three Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster members of the Alien Race clashed with the Grandmasters from Merak Sacred Land, while those below the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm were encircled and slaughtered by the Merak Sacred Land disciples using a special Magic Array.

Forming an array with their own bodies, it was clearly a well-rehearsed tactic, now being used against the members of the Alien Race below the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.

The group methodically closed in for the kill. One by one, the members of the Purple-skinned Alien Race fell. On the Merak Sacred Land's side, if someone was injured, they were immediately replaced by another who continued the assault.

Before long, every member of the Purple-skinned Alien Race lay dead on the ground.

The three Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster experts held out for a while longer, but they too fell quickly after the Merak Saintess personally entered the fray.

Yang Chan could tell from the Merak Saintess's Combat Power that she had completed one cycle of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm. This made her somewhat stronger than the Alien Race's Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters, but not overwhelmingly so.

The reason the battle ended so quickly was that the Merak Saintess's Combat Power was exceptionally high, far surpassing that of a typical Grandmaster who had completed one cycle of Bone Marrow Cleansing.

Her weapon, her Cultivation Technique, and her Light Body Technique were all of a Top Level. Her agility left the members of the Alien Race completely helpless, and they could only die roaring in frustration.

The attitude of Merak Sacred Land toward this Alien Race was clear: kill them all, leave none alive. This even applied to the purple-skinned children they found in hiding.

They were cut down with a single, merciless slash.

In Gu An's words, every member of an Alien Race is a born backstabber; not a single one can be trusted.

Ever since a Holy Land took in an Alien Race and was nearly destroyed for it, having its legacy almost severed, all the major Holy Lands adopted the same attitude toward them.

Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty escape.

One must be as cruel and merciless as the dead of winter toward one's enemies, never showing a moment's weakness.

Yang Chan watched the scene unfold, but he felt very little.

Having fought on the battlefield between two nations, he had witnessed far more brutal conflicts. He had seen acquaintances, alive and well one day, fall the next, never to get back up.

As far as Yang Chan was concerned, if you wanted to live a long time, it was best to put away any thoughts of mercy. After all, in this cruel world, mercy was a luxury only the strong could afford.

His current Cultivation wasn't bad, but he didn't feel he could be considered strong. Especially after having witnessed the power of a Blood Exchange Martial Saint and beings in the Taixuan Realm that one could not even look at directly, he realized that a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster was truly insignificant.

In the eyes of such beings, a Grandmaster was probably no different from an ant that could be crushed at will.

Therefore, Yang Chan had long since packed away any sense of mercy, showing only a cold, indifferent face to the world.

He watched the slaughter, completely ignoring it as if he hadn't seen a thing.

Once the Purple-skinned Alien Race had been completely wiped out, the people from Merak Sacred Land began to clear the battlefield and sort through their spoils.

Aside from a few disciples suffering minor injuries, they had incurred no significant losses.