Everyone hesitated at first, feeling a little shy. But after a few polite exchanges, they took the space pouch.
Inside, they found amazing spirit foods, fruits, meats, bread, rice, and so much more! It was an unbelievable feast.
They felt so happy and lucky to have met the Eternal Sect members in this Secret Realm.
Their opinions about the Western Region had completely changed in just a few hours.
At that moment, someone noticed the group of wandering cultivators heading towards them.
Bai Wei said, "Let them come through the formation." The others did as they were told, and a path was opened for the newcomers.
The group of wandering cultivators entered the formation and immediately collapsed on the ground.
There were about a hundred of them, all looking exhausted and terrified.
Bai Wei instantly got up and started treating them. The others also began helping, treating them one by one.
After their wounds were cared for, they gave the new group food and water.
The wandering cultivators, feeling safe and cared for, then told them everything that had happened over the last few days.
They explained how the Central Region sects had used them to fight monsters,
how they had been running for their lives towards the core area, and even how the Central Region people planned to take over their settlement.
The people from the four regions (Southern, Eastern, Western, and Northern) listened, and their hearts filled with immense anger towards the Central Region.
Bai Wei smiled, a little smirk on his face. "Heh! They want to take our settlement?" he said, clearly amused.
Zhao Tie also smirked. "Let them try then!" he added.
Mu Chen turned to the wandering cultivators. "You don't need to go back to them," he assured them. "We can take care of you until the Secret Realm opens again."
The wandering cultivators from the Central Region felt happy. At least these people were not like those cruel 7th-tier sects.
Zhao Yue chimed in, "Yes, first let's eat some food. You guys are tired, you can rest here."
Lan Ruo, putting her hands on her hips, let out a little laugh. "Ha ha ha! Those idiots want to capture our settlement? Do they think they are at the Tribulation Transcendence stage?"
Her words caused a stir in the camps. Everyone looked at the Eternal Sect members, wanting an answer.
Da Zhuang quickly snapped at Lan Ruo. "You idiot!" he scolded,
tapping her forehead with his finger. "You're always causing trouble for our brothers and sisters!"
Lan Ruo cried out and ran to Xiao Yun. "Brother, look! He's bullying me again!"
Xiao Yun seemed a little surprised, then let out a heavy sigh. He turned to Lan Ruo and said, "Ruo, you should act like a cultivator of your level now!"
Lan Ruo just made a funny face at him and pouted her mouth.
Lan Suyin came over, gently poked Lan Ruo's cheek, and tried to comfort her.
Meanwhile, Zhao Tie explained to everyone, "You don't need to worry about them. This is an 8th-tier high-level formation. Even Mahayana stage cultivators can't break through this formation."
Everyone looked at them with horror on their faces. They couldn't believe it.
They had been sleeping safely under an 8th-tier high-level formation the whole night and hadn't even known it! The power of the Eternal Sect was truly astounding.
On the Central Region's side, people were getting impatient, waiting for the wandering cultivators to come back.
Han Li gritted his teeth and said loudly, "They dare to take this long? They must want to die."
One cultivator from the Central Star Sanctuary said, "No! It's not that simple. Do you think those other cultivators might have killed them?"
Someone from the 9 Blade Sect added, "Yes, it's possible. Who would help them in this dangerous Secret Realm, especially with so much competition?"
While they were talking, the people from the Five Direction Formation Hall were using their special devices to study the formation around the other settlement.
The more they looked, the more they felt small and unimportant compared to this amazing formation.
Suddenly, one of them spoke, "This formation? Is it something our sect doesn't know about? Isn't our sect the strongest formation sect on the whole Blue Star planet?"
Another replied, "Yes! But maybe they found it here in this Secret Realm?"
Someone else said, "Yes, that's possible. Then we need to get our hands on this formation!"
The person who had been quiet until now finally spoke up, "Do you think we can break through this formation quickly?"
Someone confidently said, "If we can't, then we should use that special device to break it. That device can break even 9th-grade high-level formations!"
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.
Someone from the Shadow Fist Academy then suggested, "Let's go and try to talk to them. Maybe those wandering cultivators really are dead."
The others agreed. A team of four, one from each of the 7th-tier low-level sects, walked out towards the formation.
Han Li yelled, "Come out! You fools, pay respect to your masters!"
Zhao Tie spat. "Masters, my foot! You're just rats, that's what you are."
Han Li's face turned red with anger. He shouted, "Do you know what you're saying?"
This time, Bai Wei spoke up. "Why? Or else you'd send us to those Shadow Rats too?"
These words hit the Central Region group hard. They had never said those cruel words out loud to anyone except amongst themselves, but now they knew those wandering cultivators must have told the Eternal Sect everything.
Someone from the Central Star Sanctuary stammered, "Where are they? They told you those words, didn't they? Give them back to us, or else..."
Xiao Yun interrupted, "Or else what? You want to fight us? Let me tell you, even those Shadow Rats aren't good enough to fight us!"
Before Xiao Yun could say more, Mu Chen spoke, his voice calm but sharp. "Yes, and you're just rats from the gutter."
Lan Ruo couldn't help it. "Pft! Hahahaha hahahaha..." she burst out laughing. Not just her, but others in the settlement also started laughing, even the wandering cultivators who had been abused by the Central Region.
The Central Region group's faces turned even redder with fury. At that moment, Da Zhuang added, "And don't even think about negotiating! We don't help selfish people."
All of the Central Region cultivators felt their blood rush to their heads. They clenched their fists and shouted loudly, "Remember this moment! We will settle this score after leaving the Secret Realm!"
Then, they turned and left, defeated and humiliated.
Just as the Central Region group returned to their camp, a massive noise exploded from a short distance away.
Their faces immediately twisted in horror, as if someone had punched them hard enough to bleed. Han Li was the first to shout, "Beasts! Beast hordes are coming! Run!"
A disciple from the Star Sanctuary cried out, "But where can we run now? We can't stop them on our own. Those wandering cultivators are gone now!"
A disciple from the Five Direction Formation Hall yelled, "Everyone, get ready to fight! Prepare the formation!"
At that moment, thousands of Shadow Rats and other jungle monsters burst into view, heading straight for them.
Seeing the sheer number of creatures up close made their blood run cold with fear.
A disciple from the 9 Blade Sect gasped, "Why! Why don't we use those four regions as bait to escape?"
Han Li quickly agreed, "Yes, that's possible! Let's run towards them!"
They started running towards the Eternal Sect's settlement, with countless thousands of rats and monsters chasing right behind them.
As he ran, Han Li saw something truly terrifying, Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation level Nether Shadow Rats were leading the charge! He wondered why, as they were usually the strongest.
Then he looked behind them and saw thousands upon thousands of Void Refinement level rats following.
He screamed towards the settlement, "Help! Help us! We are ready to listen to your negotiation conditions!"
Bai Wei, still inside the formation, simply said, "Didn't we already tell you we wouldn't help you?"
A Star Sanctuary disciple pleaded, "Please open the formation! There are countless Void Refinement Shadow Rats running towards us!"
Zhao Tie looked into the distance and saw that it was true; countless Shadow Rats were indeed coming, including thousands of the powerful Void Refinement level.
He just smirked and said, "So what!"
A 9 Blade Sect member roared, "Aren't you being stubborn right now? Do you think you can fight them alone? Open the formation! We'll help you fight them!"
Mu Chen's voice was firm. "No means no! We don't help useless people."
The Central Region cultivators' faces changed. They started cursing and threatening the Eternal Sect members.
Han Li screamed, "Open the formation now, or else after leaving the Secret Realm, we'll kill you with the help of our sect!"
A Star Sanctuary disciple added, "Yes, our elders are still waiting for us outside the Secret Realm!"
Xiao Yun simply replied, "First, you should worry about how to save yourselves."
At that very moment, thousands of Shadow Rats reached the Central Region group and started biting and gnawing on them.
But when the rats touched the powerful formation barrier around the settlement, their bodies instantly evaporated into thin air.
The people inside the settlement watched the horrific scene. A sense of happiness filled their hearts, and for the first time since entering the Secret Realm, they felt truly safe.
The former wandering cultivators from the Central Region watched as the Shadow Rats tore apart the disciples from the 7th-tier sects.
A deep relief filled their hearts. Their revenge, for the deaths of thousands of their brothers, was now being served.
"Ahhhhhhhj!!! Help me! Help me!"
"Ahhhhhhhjhhhhh."
"Ohhhhhhjh, hiek! Ahhhhh"
With horrifying screams and cries, one after another, the people from all four 7th-tier low-level sects died a terrifying death.
But no one from the settlement stepped out of the formation to save them. They simply watched coldly.
These "human monsters," who had treated the wandering cultivators so cruelly, now received the same treatment.
Bai Wei, Zhao Tie, Xiao Yun, Mu Chen, Lan Ruo, Lan Suyin, Da Zhuang, and Zhao Yue all watched with cold eyes.
The people who had just threatened them were now all dead.
The wandering cultivators from the Central Region watched with wide, empty eyes. Some even started laughing wildly.
Only they knew how much they hated these people. Because of them, some of their family, friends, or loved ones had died in the Secret Realm.
Now, their spirits could finally rest. These cruel people deserved to die such a terrible death.
The cultivators from the other four regions also watched them die without emotion. Since the Central Region group arrived,
they had always looked down on them and often cursed them. But now, because of their own bad actions, they had died.
If the Central Region people had been even a little kind, maybe the Eternal Sect disciples would not have left them to die like this.
After watching their enemies die, the countless monsters and Shadow Rats looked at the people in the settlement with hungry eyes. They wanted to kill them too, but they couldn't get through the barrier.
At this moment, the thousands of void refinement realm Shadow Rats screamed at the smaller, weaker rats.
These smaller rats then attacked the magical wall all together. But it was no use. They all vanished into thin air just by touching the wall.
The stronger, Void Refinement rats screamed again, and all the suicidal Shadow Rats stopped attacking.
The monsters started screaming at the people in the settlement. They wanted to make them come out and fight.
These monsters weren't very smart. They only understood one thing,food. They could only be controlled by the Nether Races.
This time, the Nether Races had given a special way to control these monsters to the Shadow God Clan. Their goal was to get rid of the young human fighters of the Human Federation.