A few days time passed by quickly.
The day of the emergence of the sacred insect is today, and although the secret realm has not yet been opened, it is already bustling with people at the foot of the mountain.
Every good-for-nothing came to take a chance, even if they couldn't obtain the sacred insect, just being able to obtain some precious materials or even a few mutated insects would be worth it.
Silent Chen and his team also arrived early at the foot of the mountain, amidst the crowd, they became the most noticeable existence.
"What's going on? Today, the Poison Nether has only brought one expert?"
"I heard that Chi Hong is very fond of his own sacred daughter Chen Yue. Perhaps, he was planning to give the sacred insect to that little demon girl and did not come."
"It's impossible. Chi Hong is a selfish person. Even if he is as fond of that little demon girl Chen Yue as possible, he would not give up this chance to capture the sacred insect."
"That's right, even if he is very fond of Chen Yue, his presence doesn't conflict. With two senior experts from the Poison Den here, the chance of capturing the sacred insect would be greater."
"Perhaps, the Poison Den is secretly cooking up some kind of scheme."
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At this moment, the twelve-den experts standing not far from Silent Chen's group were all eying them with suspicion, gossiping about the Poison Den.
Today, the group of people led by Chen Mo does not have many people, just Chen Mo, Little Beanbean as the head, then there are Muxiu Ge and Chu Ruomeng.
There were four of them in total, apart from that, there was not a single expert from the Poison Den.
This could not help but pique the curiosity of the experts from the other twelve caves, wondering if the Poison Den was plotting something in the shadows.
The twelve-cave experts originally thought of using this opportunity to suppress the Poison Den, but at this moment, they hesitated, not daring to approach directly.
Shy and trembling, they all observed secretly, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Every move of the people around was caught in the eyes of Little Beanbean.
"Brother, you're right. The fewer people we have, the more they will fear us. The experts from the twelve caves have already gathered together, and their actual strength is not weaker than ours. At this moment, if Chi Hong that old man was also here, they might not hesitate to start a fight."
Little Beanbean could feel that the twelve-cave experts were afraid of them.
But this fear was not directed at her, but at Chi Hong, who had yet to make an appearance.
At this moment, Little Beanbean truly regretted not listening to Chen Mo's advice. Otherwise, according to the personalities of these twelve-cave experts, they might have already lost their patience if they had known that Chi Hong was already dead.
Silent Chen looked around with a calm smile and said: "Although there are many people, they have a certain fear in their hearts. After we go in, do not be afraid of them because of this. As long as we behave more arrogantly, they will dare not to attack us."
"Don't worry, I'm used to being arrogant in this Miao state and know what to do."
Little Beanbean smiled and talked with a dimpled expression.
Chu Ruomeng nodded in agreement. As a member of Tianji Pavilion, her identity and status were naturally higher than others, so she knew what to do.
On the contrary, Muxiu Ge was about to nod in agreement when she suddenly noticed an expert in the crowd, and her eyes immediately flashed a look of fear.
Then she shrank back, hiding behind Chen Mo.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Mo furrowed his brow slightly, curiosity in his tone.
"No, nothing, just that I'm a bit unfamiliar with facing so many people."
Muxiu Ge's head drooped, and her expression was somewhat awkward.
Chen Mo scrutinized Muxiu Ge for a moment before shifting his gaze to scan the surroundings once more, noting that the crowd was growing.
At this moment, he also believed what Muxiu Ge had said. After all, as a homebody, Muxiu Ge rarely interacted with others. In simple terms, she was socially awkward.
Now that there are so many people around, it's possible for her to be scared.
"Don't worry, just treat them as if they are not human."
Chen Mo smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, just treat them as if they are not human."
Muxiu Ge dropped her head and softly mumbled 'um' before falling silent.
"Look, the secret realm has opened."
Suddenly, someone in the crowd spoke out, and his words immediately drew the attention of everyone around.
Chen Mo, who had just been comforting Muxiu Ge, immediately shifted his gaze towards the top of the mountain.
What he saw was that the originally peaceful top of the mountain suddenly emitted a brilliant golden light pillar at this moment.
That was the channel leading to the secret realm, and the realm within that the channel led to was where the sacred insect that was about to emerge would be.
Seeing the golden light descend, the excited crowd from all directions could no longer contain their excitement. They no longer cared about the presence of any experts; they all rushed towards the light column with abandon.
"Brother, let's also go quickly."
Little Beanbean opened her mouth in some urgency.
Chen Mo gently shook his head and then said seriously, "This secret realm is different from any other secret realm. Once we enter, we won't even know where we're going..."
"Brother, what do you mean by that?"
Little Beanbean's eyebrows furrowed, her face full of curiosity.
Muxiu Ge and Chu Ruomeng both cast curious glances at Chen Mo from the side.
Watching the crowd rushing in, Chen Mo did not show any signs of urgency. Although those people's movements were fast, they did not understand the environment inside the secret realm. Even if they let them go in first, they would be like a headless fly in there, confusing around.
"Inside this secret realm, there are a total of four areas, categorized by seasons, namely Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter."
"The trials in each season are different. With your abilities, you don't have to worry about the dangers inside. Moreover, I had already told you about the dangers you might encounter there before."
"What we need to pay attention to is how to find the sacred insect."
"The sacred insect is located at the intersection of the four seasons' regions. The spring and summer regions are to the north. If you reach either of these two regions, you can head south. After encountering the intersection of two seasons, you can go west for the spring region and east for the summer region."
"The autumn and winter regions are the opposite..."
After Chen Mo explained, the three women nodded. In fact, before coming here, they had already heard Chen Mo explain it twice. Today's was just a review.
"The next thing I'm going to say is the most important."
Chen Mo's expression suddenly became serious. "After entering the golden light, we will be randomly assigned to different regions. That means even if we go in together, we won't be at the same place. You will need to find the location of the sacred insect on your own, and then we can meet up."
Chen Mo's words were still the first time he said it, and Little Beanbean listened to them and her eyes flashed a trace of reluctance.
Chu Ruomeng slightly nodded her head as a sign of understanding.
Muxiu Ge was taken aback, and her face immediately flashed a look of fear, her mouth mumbling repeatedly, "Don't meet them, don't meet them..."
The crowd had already entered quite a bit, only a few from the Thirteenth Caves were left. The remaining experts from the twelve caves were staring at Chen Mo and the others, seemingly afraid that they might be plotting something.
"Let's go"
Chen Mo spoke without pause, and the three girls followed after him without hesitation.
"What's going on, how is it only four of them, isn't the Poison Den supposed to have backup?"
The twelve-cave experts began to gossip as they saw Chen Mo and the others go in.
"Self-delusion, I've searched with my insect over a ten-mile radius of this secret realm, and there's no trace of Chi Hong. That means the only one who came here is that little demon girl."
"Damn it, it turns out it was just bluffing. I should go in, I'll definitely kill that little bitch."
"That's right, let's first unite and deal with the little witch. After killing her, no matter who wins the sacred insect, they must lead us to destroy the Poison Den first."
"Let's go."
