Chapter 15: Where Is the Fairness in Jungle Justice?

Li Chen and Lin Ying couldn’t help but furrow their brows deeply... Their situation was indeed dire. They wanted to leave this place but found it impossible—completely powerless to escape this secret realm. They were trapped here, doomed to remain!

At that moment, the Flower Spirit suddenly said, “Sister, I found this jade box beside an underground spiritual vein deep below. I can’t open it. Could you see if you can?”

Lin Ying took the box and fiddled with it, but couldn’t unlock it. Even after channeling spiritual energy and true essence into it, there was no effect—it remained sealed!

Frustrated, Lin Ying handed the jade box to Li Chen. Within him, his spiritual essence surged and poured into the jade basin. With a crisp “click,” the lid of the jade box flipped open. The three of them leaned in, peering inside. An ancient, worn map seemed to whisper to them. The intricate lines shimmered with a strange radiance under the treasure-like glow, guiding them toward a forgotten secret.

The night over the wilderness was as dark as ink. Occasionally, the roar of a beast echoed, like an ancient call that trembled the strings of their hearts. Li Chen and Lin Ying suddenly lifted their heads, their gazes piercing through the dense fog, resting on a mysterious emblem inside the box that glowed faintly blue. It seemed to spin gently, releasing faint waves of energy that resonated with a power within him.

An indescribable impulse urged him forward, toward the distant unknown and perilous night, chasing the miracle place sealed by time, indicated by both the map and the emblem.

Lin Ying asked the Flower Spirit, “Can you leave here and come with us?”

“Yes, I will go with you!” the Flower Spirit replied.

The three—Li Chen, Lin Ying, and the Flower Spirit—stepped into the night. The surrounding trees seemed to come alive, their branches twisting into eerie shapes as if silently blocking their path. Yet fear did not touch them; the power surging within made their steps firm.

Suddenly, the ground trembled. A crack silently spread open, and from it emerged a colossal stone hand covered in moss, pointing toward the heavens. Astonished, Li Chen noticed an ancient rune carved into the palm, astonishingly similar to the patterns on the emblem.

As he slowly chanted the rune’s inscription, the air around them began to warp. A shadowy gate to another world quietly opened. The faint light shining from beyond seemed to illuminate the deepest confusion and longing within his heart.

Li Chen placed the Flower Spirit inside his spatial ring for protection, as her cultivation was too weak and she might not defend herself in danger.

Li Chen and Lin Ying stepped through the portal. After a dizzying whirl, they found themselves in a desolate, ruined ancient secret realm, filled with a profound, timeworn aura that stretched across the land.

The two concluded that this secret realm had once been the site of a great ancient war. In the end, it was shattered and collapsed, sealed forever. Later, the first generation patriarch of the Kunlun Immortal Sect accidentally discovered this place. Considering it not worth his effort to explore, he set up a teleportation space linking his ancestral domain directly to this realm, hoping that future generations might enter and seize the opportunities within.

After summoning the Flower Spirit, Li Chen took out the ancient map obtained from the jade box. After studying it for a while, the three decided to follow the route marked on the map.

Soon, they entered a mountain forest. Suddenly, a fierce bird burst from the trees. Its wingspan stretched nearly thirty feet, and with each beat, it sent sand flying, rocks crashing, and trees snapping. This was a peak Nascent Soul eagle hawk, its sharp, fierce eyes glaring so intensely that stones shattered with resounding crashes.

Lin Ying whispered to the Flower Spirit, “This place is too dangerous. Little Flower, go back into the spatial ring and don’t come out.”

The two wielded high-level magical weapons—one a Demon-Slaying Blade, the other an Evil-Eradicating Sword. Li Chen said, “A peak Nascent Soul fierce beast can’t be fought head-on. Dodge and strike strategically. Aim for its tail, mouth, eyes, or the weak spot beneath its neck.”

Li Chen lunged forward, striking the bird’s crop with his blade. The fierce bird’s wing slammed against the long sword, and Li Chen, along with his weapon, was flung into a large tree with a thunderous crash. Blood spurted from his mouth, and he momentarily couldn’t stand.

The beast was invincible at the same realm, while Li Chen had just entered the early Nascent Soul stage, lagging behind by an entire major realm from the peak Nascent Soul beast.