Suddenly, a dry voice came from the fireball.

"Cackle, long time no see. You all seem to be in good shape, strong in your old age. How can a fight be without old me?"

As soon as the voice trailed off, the fireball, as big as a human head, burst with a loud bang, splitting into six or seven smaller fireballs.

From these, the largest and fiercest fireball landed first, transforming into an old crone with a withered face. The fireballs behind her likewise landed one by one, becoming five or six young men.

Fire Control Sect, a name flashed through everyone's minds.

Fire Control Sect is one of the Cults of the Central Plains.

This Cult worships fire as a deity, rumored to have been blessed by the Undying Phoenix Divine Fire, fearing no flames, able to achieve Nirvana Rebirth from fire. Offending them meant being incinerated to ashes by fierce fire.

Elder Huo Yan, the Deputy Sect Master of the Fire Control Sect, is also a powerhouse in the Reincarnation Fourth Path.

This old woman appeared to be slightly older than Boss He and Elder Yue.

The most eerie thing about her was definitely her walking stick, which was refined from an infant's skull, with a colorful fire python slithering out of the mouth and nostrils of the skull. The python periodically spat out flames from its mouth, its appearance quite terrifying.

The strength of her several disciples also was not to be underestimated, generally around the level of Reincarnation First Path, which broke the prior situation where Kaijiang Prince Manor was the strongest with Crown Prince Hong and others in second place.

Now, all five Great Forces holding six parts of the map to the Taiyi Secret Realm had arrived.

"The old crone still loves to joke as before. We few were simply bored of waiting, and just wanted to move our limbs to relieve the dullness," Elder Yue from Kaijiang Prince Manor was someone who knew how to sail with the wind.

The relation between Fire Control Sect and Jueqing Sect had always been good. With her appearance, Bo Qing's crisis naturally dissolved.

"Humph, you shameless old thing. Hello, Grandma Fire." Seeing Elder Huo Yan, Bo Qing immediately let go of Hong Yulang, her face instantly breaking into a smile as she cozily moved forward and took Elder Huo Yan's hand.

Only then did Hong Yulang come to his senses. Seeing Bo Qing, he felt both anger and shame, his face showing a complex mix of emotions.

"You... why have you come, and dressed like this too?" Elder Huo Yan initially didn't recognize Bo Qing, but after a closer look, she couldn't help her skin twitch.

She feared neither heaven nor earth, only fearing this little ancestor's mischief.

Elder Huo Yan had also heard that the Sect Master couple of Jueqing Sect were in seclusion, and without question, this little 'ancestor' must have sneaked out without the Four Guardians' knowledge.

With a wink at Elder Huo Yan, Bo Qing gestured her to keep quiet.

"Elder, the map has been brought," stated a solemn-looking man from among the six or seven disciples of the Fire Control Sect.

It was the same man who had suffered terrible torture at the Killing Hall earlier.

Elder Huo Yan nodded, seemingly oblivious to the man's odd demeanor, and took the map.

The disciples of Fire Control Sect then stood behind the man, lining up behind Elder Huo Yan.

The youngest among them quickly glanced in Ye Lingyue's direction.

But at this moment, all eyes, including Ye Lingyue's, were on Elder Huo Yan; no one noticed the peculiar glint in the man's eyes.

"Now that everyone has arrived, entering the Taiyi Secret Realm is imperative. However, I propose that before entering, we elect a leader to command us, to prevent unnecessary harm after entering the secret realm," Elder He from the Northern Border Royal Mansion stepped forward first.

The Taiyi Secret Realm was right before their eyes within Cang Mountain.

Collectively possessing the six maps, they could open the secret passage to enter the realm.

But within the Ancient Taiyi Sect, exactly what was hidden remains unknown to anyone.

Under circumstances where opportunity and crisis coexist, the Five Great Forces must unite as one.

Elder Yue's suggestion received everyone's approval, but a dispute arose over the issue of who should be selected as the leader.

Crown Prince Hong and the people from the Northern Border Royal Mansion naturally thought that Elder Yue should be chosen as the leader.

But Bo Qing would not stand for it.

"Why select that old man as the leader? I have two pieces of the map, making me the most qualified to be the leader."

"Witch, in terms of strength and seniority, on what basis are you qualified to be the leader?"

Elder Yue and Duke An scolded angrily.

"Talking about strength and seniority, it's not your turn either, you old coot. In my opinion, the minority should follow the majority's decision, let's just vote. I cast one vote for myself." Bo Qing said, unblushingly and unwindedly raising her hand first.

Elder Huo Yan was harassed to no end by this little ancestor, and had no choice but to express agreement.

As for Boss He, he had just clashed with Elder Yue and had completely fallen out; he'd rather choose Bo Qing as the leader just to infuriate Elder Yue and his entourage.

Three out of the Five Great Forces had already chosen Bo Qing as the leader, infuriating Elder Yue and Duke An to the point of rolling their eyes, but with Boss He and Elder Huo Yan present, Elder Yue and Duke An had no choice but to swallow their anger.

The Taiyi Secret Realm lay within Cang Mountain, but for thousands of years, it had never been discovered.

At the foot of Cang Mountain stood a mountain stone, etched with six differently sized map fragments.

The six map fragments were embedded into the mountain stone.

With a thunderous rumble, a frightful shaking of the earth and mountains began, as if Cang Mountain was experiencing an earthquake, violently trembling.

"Look, the mountain, the mountain has split open!"

Someone exclaimed in shock. A mountain thousands of meters high seemed to be cleaved by an invisible cosmic sword, splitting it open, with clouds and mist twining around the mountain's body.

In its heyday, the Ancient Weapon Sect Taiyi Sect was once a second-tier sect of the ancient times.

Its Sect Leader was a being who had transcended the Reincarnation Realm. It was said that to construct the Taiyi Sect and protect it from enemies, he used an Ancient Divine Power called the Mountain Shifting and Sea Filling Technique, bringing an ethereal immortal mountain into the Kuocang Mountain Range.

When people first heard this legend, they took it to be an exaggeration from ancient times, but now it seemed to be true.

In the midst of the clouds and fog, there stood pavilions, terraces, and towers like royal palaces.

Forests, valleys, towers, and hills spanned hundreds of miles beneath the Kuocang Mountain Range, revealing a hidden mountain within the mountain, where the gate of the Ancient Weapon Sect Taiyi Sect was located.

The moment the Taiyi Sect appeared, the Five Great Forces moved swiftly.

A bell in Bo Qing's hand rang out crisply as one hand grabbed a map fragment and the bell swept up another fragment.

The other Great Forces also seized their respective map fragments.

"Enter the mountain!"

Several figures shot out like arrows, hurtling into the Taiyi Secret Realm.

As the last figure vanished into the Taiyi Secret Realm, the mountain that had split in two closed up once again.

The stone stele missing its map fragments remained standing silently there, as if nothing had ever happened.