[Across the six realms, secret realms exist.]
[They are unique spaces that require specific conditions to enter or leave.]
[There are many ways a secret realm forms.]
[Natural formation, environmental change triggered by an artifact’s overwhelming power, or deliberate creation by great divine arts.]
[Judging by what the Recording Stone just played, it was most likely the last: a man-made secret realm!]
[Someone forcibly sealed everything in that area into another space.]
[Who would do such a thing? Liu Yuennong? Or that figure whose face couldn’t be seen?]
[Ye Yu was deeply puzzled.]
[Tao Hua put the Recording Stone away and said, “After that place turned into a secret realm, my people went to check it out, but they never found any method to open it. They returned empty-handed.”]
[“As for Tongtian Pavilion, that’s all the information we have for now.”]
[“As to why violet demon flames burst out a few hours ago — I can tell you it was caused by something that had been sealed.”]
[At that, Luo Shu immediately refuted her. “What seal? How could there be something sealed inside Tongtian Pavilion?”]
[“You not knowing doesn’t mean it isn’t there.”]
[Tao Hua tapped the tabletop, then looked to Ye Yu and began the bonus information she had promised.]
[It concerned Liu Yuennong.]
[Over two million years ago, just after White Rainbow fell,]
[Liu Yuennong came to the House of the Yokai God and asked Tao Hua how to break the Frenzy Curse.]
[After receiving ample consultation fees, Tao Hua gave the answer.]
[The Frenzy Curse cannot be broken. The only way is to annihilate body and soul.]
[Otherwise, the cursed person becomes a machine that knows only slaughter,]
[starting with the ones dearest to them.]
[“If someone like that is at your side, don’t hesitate. Kill her immediately. The longer you drag it out, the more it will hurt.”]
[Liu Yuennong was silent for a long time, then asked in a trembling voice, “There really is no other way?”]
[Tao Hua said that given the situation at the time, there was no method to undo the Frenzy Curse.]
[“Of course, you could seal her temporarily and wait to see if a solution appears later.”]
[“This array will completely isolate aura and divine-power fluctuations — undetectable.”]
[“But it’s expensive. You’ll pay a heavy price.”]
[Liu Yuennong did not hesitate and bought the array on the spot.]
[From then on, every five hundred thousand years, Liu Yuennong would come to the House of the Yokai God to ask whether a cure had been found.]
[Every time, she left with nothing.]
[Perhaps that is fate.]
[The most recent visit was half a month ago.]
[Liu Yuennong wanted to buy a more powerful sealing array.]
[Clearly, the previous array could no longer restrain the person afflicted by the Frenzy Curse.]
[So she needed greater power.]
[But everything has its limits.]
[Arrays do as well.]
[Tao Hua told her there was no stronger array — and that it was time to face a choice.]
[Liu Yuennong sat in the House of the Yokai God for a day, ate nothing, and left.]
[When Tao Hua finished, Luo Shu clearly realized something. He shook his head again and again. “Impossible. Absolutely impossible.”]
[“Nothing is impossible. Looks like you’ve guessed it too, haven’t you?”]
[A trace of pity appeared in Tao Hua’s eyes.]
[“The one cursed with frenzy should be White Rainbow. Aside from her, there is no one in the God Realm who could put Liu Yuennong in such a bind.”]
[“Sometimes, seeing that young woman in such pain, even I feel a pang of pity.”]
[Luo Shu kept shaking his head, muttering “impossible” to himself.]
[It didn’t sound like he was denying Tao Hua so much as trying to convince himself.]
[Seeing he had no evidence to refute her, Ye Yu already had his answer.]
[He turned his gaze back to Tao Hua.]
[In a low voice he said, “You are the master of the Divine Alliance and a merchant. In that case, make an investment — in me. In two months, I’ll give you returns. How about it?”]
[That line made Tao Hua’s eyes light up at once.]
[“Interesting. And how ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) do you think I should invest in you? Give you resources?”]
[Ye Yu shook his head without hesitation.]
[Half an hour later.]
[Tao Hua personally escorted Ye Yu and Luo Shu out of the House of the Yokai God.]
[The sight left Tao Ku dumbfounded; he could hardly believe his eyes.]
[It was the first time he had ever seen a yokai god leave the House of the Yokai God unscathed!]
[Fresh — unbelievably fresh!]
[So Tao Ku wisely sent a heart-voice to Ye Yu: “My lord, earlier I failed to recognize a great mountain. If I offended you, please forgive me — I was forced by circumstances.”]
[“It’s fine.”]
[Ye Yu knew Tao Ku was a minor functionary here — a greeter meant to lure yokai gods inside.]
[He was only doing his job; there was nothing more to say.]
[Besides, this time Ye Yu had truly gained a great deal.]
[He had obtained the information he urgently needed at this stage,]
[and an angel investor for his early phase.]
[Tao Hua placed a Communication Stone in Ye Yu’s hand.]
[“If anything comes up, contact me anytime. The House of the Yokai God moves — it changes location every seven days. I dislike seeing the same scenery every day.”]
[“So ask ahead for our position when you need me. I’m very much looking forward to your returns.”]
[With that, Tao Hua turned with Tao Ku and left.]
[Their figures soon faded, and with them the House of the Yokai God.]
[It was as if this Divine Alliance had never appeared here at all.]
[Ye Yu couldn’t help asking again, “You really won’t come with me? If you go back now, you may find nothing at all.”]
[Luo Shu shook his head. “I must go back and find an answer. If I can’t, I’ll die with regret.”]
[“Even if, in the end, I find nothing and see nothing, I want to remain in the far north.”]
[“I’m used to that place. To die there in the future — that suits me fine.”]
[There was nothing more to say. After wishing him safety with a cupped-fist salute, Ye Yu took his leave.]
[He was not the same as Luo Shu.]
[Tongtian Pavilion, to him, might only be a passerby.]
[Master of the Divine Alliance?]
[Don’t joke. The Divine Alliance is gone — what master is there to speak of?]
[This also shed that title from Ye Yu’s shoulders and left him freer to pursue strength.]
[He carried a map in his arms — Tao Hua’s investment.]
[It marked the places where over a hundred God-Realm powerhouses had fallen.]
