"Come, everyone, let's share this fish soup and be good brothers!"

Zhang Yang served another small bowl of fish soup to the four of them and handed it over.

The four Golden Core cultivators were speechless. Who would throw their good brothers into a lake to fish?

However, they had no other choice.

"Before drinking the fish soup, you should tell me your secret. By the way, you haven't told me your name and sect yet!" Zhang Yang held the fish soup and looked at the Golden Core cultivators in front of him.

Then, he took out a strange object and gestured to the Golden Core cultivators, "You can start now."

"My name is Li Qi, from the Heavenmyst Sect... What is that thing in your hand?" Li Qi asked Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang chuckled and showed the strange object to Li Qi. It displayed an image of Li Qi's shadow: "My name is Li Qi, from the Heavenmyst Sect... What is that thing in your hand..."

This was Zhang Yang's creation, brought to life with the help of Huolingzi and Hualingzi, and Zhang Yang's own ideas.

However, this item was crafted to a treasure-grade level and couldn't be mass-produced. Zhang Yang was reluctant to sell it and kept it for himself.

The first use was remarkably effective.

Seeing the scene on the screen, Li Qi's face changed instantly, and the other three Golden Core cultivators were also filled with fear.

"Don't run away. I recorded the scene of you drinking my fish soup earlier. You can't escape, so hurry up and tell me. Li Qi, it's your turn. Start with why you four wanted to kill me." Zhang Yang gestured.

Li Qi was stunned, and after a long pause, he said woodenly, "The Azurecloud Sect is not as powerful as it used to be, yet it has many treasures. So, we planned to take down the Azurecloud Sect. However, the sect's protective formation is too strong, and we couldn't break in, so we had to find another way."

He then revealed what he knew.

For example, how the sect sent talented disciples to infiltrate the Azurecloud Sect and how they planned to get rid of Zhang Yang, among other things.

"I'm very satisfied!" Zhang Yang nodded. "Now, it's time for you to tell me the secrets of the Heavenmyst Sect. Don't worry about the other three; the secrets won't get out. Later, you can verify each other's stories. If anyone's lying, I'll throw them in to fish."

Under Zhang Yang's coercion, the four of them each recorded a "video."

"You all did very well. Now, you can have the fish soup!"

Zhang Yang gave the promised fish soup to each of them.

However, the four of them found the once-delicious fish soup to be strangely bitter.

After they drank the fish soup, Zhang Yang took out their spatial rings and said, "I haven't touched your spatial rings, but you'll need to give me half of what's inside. As for the magical treasures you used to attack me, of course, I won't return those."

All four of them, with blank expressions, obediently complied.

After Zhang Yang's actions, their psychological defenses had long been shattered. Now, they would do whatever Zhang Yang instructed.

"Alright, you can go now." Zhang Yang waved them off. "You need to tell the others to come and kill me. I'll be waiting here for you. If you manage to kill me, your secrets won't get out, right?

But let me remind you, aside from the Celestial Net, you can't reveal any of my other spiritual tools!"

The four of them finally had a glimmer of hope in their eyes. They could indeed find someone to kill Zhang Yang!

With newfound motivation, the four of them quickly left.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yang happily collected the four secrets, along with a pile of spirit stones, spiritual herbs, and more.

Among them, Zhang Yang discovered that some items were purchased from the Bluemoon Trading Guild...

Well, he could sell them back to the Bluemoon Trading Guild later!

Zhang Yang put away the bronze cauldron and sat by the lake to refine the spiritual power in the fish soup, while also using himself as bait to see if he could catch another Rainbow Fish.

However, the lake remained calm, with no sign of any Rainbow Fish.

"I refuse to believe there's only one. Let's try a different direction!" Zhang Yang changed his approach.

Meanwhile, within the secret realm, the fighting had become increasingly intense.

Whenever heavenly materials and earthly treasures appeared, everyone would fight for them.

The heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the secret realm far exceeded everyone's expectations.

In fact, all the "elements" within this secret realm were moved here by Qingyunzi from various dangerous places.

These places were inaccessible to ordinary people, and the heavenly materials and earthly treasures were beyond their reach, naturally making them highly valued.

At this moment, Jiang Zhiqiu was fleeing for his life.

He had been lucky enough to pick a few vermilion fruits on a mountain, but three Golden Core cultivators saw him, and now they were chasing him.

"In the name of the Azurecloud Sect, drop the Blood Spirit Fruit, and we'll spare your life!" the three Golden Core cultivators shouted.

Jiang Zhiqiu sneered. He didn't believe a word they said.

Besides, although he had joined the Azurecloud Sect, he was only a registered disciple and didn't think the sect would protect him.

So, he could only run!

As a rogue cultivator, he was no stranger to this life of fleeing and even found it thrilling.

The three Golden Core cultivators gritted their teeth and chased Jiang Zhiqiu all the way to the lakeside.

Just as they reached the lakeside, a red shadow in the lake flashed and disappeared.

Zhang Yang had been waiting for two days and finally had a Rainbow Fish about to bite, only to have it scared away.

He stood up angrily and shouted, "How do you want to die... Brother Jiang, why are you here?"

"Senior Brother!" Jiang Zhiqiu stopped in his tracks, looking slightly awkward.

He had just obtained a heavenly material and earthly treasure, and having been robbed by Zhang Yang before, he was naturally wary of him. Moreover, he was worried that these treasures might have to be handed over to the sect.

At this moment, Zhang Yang had already assessed the situation. Without hesitation, he acted, using the Immortal-binding Rope and Celestial Net in tandem to capture the three Golden Core cultivators chasing Jiang Zhiqiu in no time.

"You scared away my fish, so you'll be my bait!" Zhang Yang used the Immortal-binding Rope to tie up one of the Golden Core cultivators and tossed him into the lake.

The other two were scooped up with the Celestial Net and thrown into the lake as well.

"Brat, you can't kill these three. You need to keep them alive," Qingyunzi's voice sounded in Zhang Yang's ear.

Zhang Yang understood; these three hadn't signed a life-and-death agreement.

When fishing, he would have to be careful and spare their lives. However, since they dared to chase an Azurecloud disciple, they could forget about keeping their spatial rings and magical treasures.

"Brother Jiang, have some fish soup." Zhang Yang said with a smile, "Rainbow Fish soup is rare in the world. I went through great effort to get it. There was one about to bite just now, but you scared it away."

He knew Jiang Zhiqiu must have obtained a heavenly material and earthly treasure and was being chased. Since Jiang Zhiqiu didn't mention it, Zhang Yang didn't bother to ask what treasure he had obtained.

Jiang Zhiqiu relaxed, took the fish soup from Zhang Yang, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Senior Brother, I picked a few red fruits, which should be Blood Spirit Fruits. They have the effect of cleansing the marrow and transforming the body."

"Oh!" Zhang Yang nodded slightly. "You can go back and find Third Uncle-Master. Ask him to help you refine some alchemical pills for cleansing the marrow and transforming the body when he has time."

He glanced at Jiang Zhiqiu and said meaningfully, "Brother Jiang, the Azurecloud Sect isn't as complicated as you think. Even though you're a registered disciple, you're still part of the Azurecloud Sect. We value our own people very much."

"Mm!" Jiang Zhiqiu nodded and quietly drank the fish soup.