194. Crisis

The wind and snow coated the earth, and everything within sight was white.

The four people cautiously walked out of the mountain cave, observing their surroundings while heading towards the center of the secret realm.

"The center of the secret realm usually has powerful creatures guarding it. Generally speaking, these guardian spirits, like the spirits of the secret realm, are composed of the souls left behind in this world after the fall of spiritual powers and immortal beasts."

"Generally speaking?"

Xu Yuan caught the other implications in her words.

"Yes, there's another special case: the guardian spirit is the actual corpse of the fallen immortal beast."

"That must be quite rare, right?"

Xu Yuan recalled the knowledge he had occasionally acquired in simulations.

After ascending to immortality, whether monks or demons, the primordial spirit and the body would merge back together.