Ye Zhaozhao's eyes flickered, and she said softly, "Third Senior Brother, we've already delayed too much time on this secret realm journey. If we don't find enough resources, Master will probably be displeased."
Chang Le'an's expression also changed.
Recalling True Master Lingxu, his brows twitched, a hint of worry in his eyes.
He vaguely knew that his master's Dao seemed to be related to spirit stones. Now that his master was forced to give a large sum of spirit stones to Li Shuang, he would inevitably have to recover them from elsewhere.
If he couldn't recover them...
None of them would have an easy time.
Chang Le'an quickly stood up: "Let's go now. Junior Sister, don't worry, with my luck, we'll gather enough resources soon."
Speaking of luck.
Ye Zhaozhao's eyes flickered slightly.
Is Chang Le'an's luck truly as astonishing as the legends say? If so, why did they gain nothing after entering the secret realm, and instead encountered an insurmountable enemy, forcing them to flee in disarray?
Chang Le'an seemed to sense Ye Zhaozhao's doubt, and he said anxiously, "My luck is astonishing, there's no doubt about it. Perhaps our encounter with the Lionwing Beast was to let us discover the demon race's conspiracy in advance, so we could prepare early?"
Ye Zhaozhao smiled and said, "Third Senior Brother, I naturally believe you."
Chang Le'an breathed a sigh of relief and said affectionately, "Junior Sister, don't worry, I will never let down your trust in me."
Ye Zhaozhao said gently, "Third Senior Brother, I just had a sudden thought. With your immense luck, wouldn't it be a waste for us to stay only in the outer regions? If we go to the inner regions or even the core regions, wouldn't we be able to gather resources faster?"
Chang Le'an's expression changed slightly, and he hesitated: "But..."
Everyone knew that the inner and core regions had more resources and more opportunities.
But... they also had more dangers.
Aside from his luck, if they only considered his strength, he truly had no advantage.
Not to mention, the demon race was also involved this time.
Once they left the outer regions, it would undoubtedly become a hunting ground.
Aside from a few top-tier geniuses, who could be a match for those demon races?
It was strange to say.
Demon races of the same cultivation level were generally stronger than human races.
But their cultivation was more difficult than that of humans. The Langya Secret Realm limited participants to under fifty years old, and a fifty-year-old demon was equivalent to a human infant.
Take the previous Lionwing Beast, for example; it couldn't have been only fifty years old.
Could it be.
The age limit in the Langya Secret Realm was different for humans and demons?
Chang Le'an thought wildly, and all his thoughts converged into one idea: it was too dangerous outside, he was a coward!
Seeing Chang Le'an's demeanor, a hint of disdain flashed in Ye Zhaozhao's eyes. She said softly, "Third Senior Brother. Can your luck only be effective in those places? Moreover, our mission this time is too heavy. We need to make up for Master's losses, repay the resources Senior Brother embezzled, and we ourselves still need to gain something. In the outer regions, all gains must be shared with the sect. The gains from the inner and core regions, however, are all ours..."
"Third Senior Brother, your luck is so astonishing. Last time you entered the secret realm, even just in the outer regions, you had such huge gains. This time, if we go to the inner regions, wouldn't we have a chance to obtain those legendary treasures? At that time, we would truly ascend to heaven in one step."
Ye Zhaozhao kept tempting him, her words filled with flattery for Chang Le'an.
Chang Le'an's heart stirred upon hearing this.
He still firmly believed in his luck. The previous encounter with the Lionwing Beast must have been a warning to them. Now that the warning had been given, they would surely proceed smoothly without any further problems.
This time...
His gains must exceed last time's to completely escape their predicament.
Chang Le'an looked at Ye Zhaozhao's adoring and dependent expression, and nodded heavily: "Alright, Junior Sister, I'll listen to you! However, you must stick close to me from now on. Once we leave the outer regions, the token will be unusable."
Ye Zhaozhao obediently agreed.
Then, she glanced at the red dot representing Li Shuang.
Li Shuang was moving quickly and was already approaching the inner regions.
She had to catch up as soon as possible.
Chang Le'an was naturally foolish and easily manipulated. She used some simple tricks to make Chang Le'an move in the direction she wanted.
Along the way, they encountered no other demon races and proceeded smoothly.
Chang Le'an became completely confident: "Junior Sister, look! My luck is working, isn't it? We haven't encountered a single demon race!"
"Third Senior Brother is indeed amazing," Ye Zhaozhao replied with a smile.
However, she found it somewhat amusing in her heart.
The path was ostensibly chosen by Chang Le'an, but it was actually her suggestion.
She had watched the little red dot representing Li Shuang pass through this path once already. Even if there were any demon races, they would have been cleared out by Li Shuang.
Following her, there would naturally be no further problems.
Ye Zhaozhao was now somewhat skeptical of Chang Le'an's extraordinary luck, but Chang Le'an himself was becoming increasingly confident.
He had been a little afraid initially.
Now, he stood completely upright.
"Junior Sister, you're right! I shouldn't have stayed in the outer regions all this time. Last time, I should have gone directly to the inner regions. You don't know, that Li Shuang, she's jealous of talent. Last time, she might have been worried that I would steal her thunder, telling me that my cultivation wasn't enough and it was best not to leave the outer regions. You weren't here then, and we were all fooled by her. I even thought she was genuinely looking out for me, and I was even a little grateful for her advice. Now that I think about it, I was truly terribly deceived." Chang Le'an lamented.
When it came to speaking ill of Li Shuang, Ye Zhaozhao became energetic.
She said gently, "With Third Senior Brother's luck, where in this vast world can you not go? Third Senior Brother was also delayed by Li Shuang. Just imagine, if you had entered the inner regions last time, you might have obtained some astonishing secret treasure, and your cultivation would have advanced by leaps and bounds!"
Chang Le'an nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
He felt the same way!
He also felt that his immense luck and his current somewhat ordinary cultivation simply didn't match.
Now it seemed.
He had been completely delayed by Li Shuang!
The more Chang Le'an thought about it, the angrier he became.
Fortunately, Junior Sister helped him analyze the root cause; otherwise, he would still be deceived by Li Shuang even now!
This woman's malice was truly deeply hidden beneath the surface.
If one didn't look carefully, sometimes it was truly undetectable!
Chang Le'an had no further doubts and followed Ye Zhaozhao to the inner regions.