Right now, Xia Feng was evidently going to save people, and all they had to do was obediently let themselves be rescued—no need for so much chatter.

If anyone said the wrong thing when mentioning the bell, and Xia Feng took it as sarcasm, they’d have nowhere to cry.

Xia Feng turned his head to look at them and inexplicably sighed.

Judging by the performance of these prodigies from the Celestial Sound Orthodoxy, it’s only natural that they’d fall into decline.

They had no adventurous spirit whatsoever; they ran away without even trying, focusing solely on staying alive and not very good at reading the room...

Xia Feng didn’t even know how to roast these people anymore.

The God-Burying Bell on his wrist suddenly expanded significantly, and then a deep bell sound began to resonate outward from Xia Feng as the center.

Everyone listening to this bell sound felt as if they had been baptized, as if they were thoroughly seen through by the sound.

Xia Feng felt a gaze sticking closely to him, which made him somewhat uncomfortable, but he detected no malice in it.

He suspiciously glanced back at the dozen or so people, but as he turned his head, they all stood trembling within the protective barrier, without any movement.

Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, not paying it much mind, and instead turned his gaze to the twenty or thirty Celestial Sound Beasts in front of him.

Under the resonance of the bell sound, those Celestial Sound Beasts seemed to crumble under the pressure, the sound from the collision of notes on their bodies completely suppressed by the bell sound.

Then, starting from the front row of Celestial Sound Beasts, they began to fracture and disappear little by little.

Any normal beast with intelligence would have long fled in the face of such one-sided combat.

Yet, the Celestial Sound Beasts seemed to lack their own thought process, standing in place absent-mindedly, unaware of pain, and made no roars, obediently letting the bell destroy them piece by piece.

This was much simpler than Xia Feng imagined the battle to be. He even raised an eyebrow to take a few more looks at these Celestial Sound Beasts, seemingly wanting to study their construction in detail.

But before Xia Feng could make sense of it, the Celestial Sound Beasts had already dissipated, leaving only a ground littered with Celestial Sound Talismans.

There seemed to be a few murmurs from the direction of the Celestial Sound Orthodoxy, accompanied by envious glances cast towards Xia Feng.

Xia Feng ignored them and instead waved his hand, gathering all the Celestial Sound Talismans into his grasp.

Qi Wan’Er, bringing Lu Ziqian along, hurried to Xia Feng’s side, her eyes sparkling and a sweet smile on her face as she looked at Xia Feng: "Husband, you’re amazing, dealing with them all in one move."

Xia Feng couldn’t help but smile slightly, reaching out to ruffle her hair, then tossed two Celestial Sound Talismans to Lu Ziqian, keeping fifteen each for himself and Qi Wan’Er out of the remaining thirty.

Qi Wan’Er instinctively wanted to refuse: "Husband, this is too much, isn’t it?"

Someone in the Celestial Sound Orthodoxy behind them couldn’t help but speak up: "Divine Maiden, aren’t we your followers? You can’t possibly refine so many Celestial Sound Talismans, let us help you?"

This person meant well, given their common knowledge, it was impossible to refine so many Celestial Sound Talismans here.

Even after leaving, there wouldn’t be much energy left to study the Celestial Sound Talismans, so it’d be better to have them buy them now with Divine Crystals, saving the Divine Maiden some effort.

However, Lu Ziqian at the back couldn’t help but boast: "You don’t know how amazing the Divine Maiden and the Master are, they can quickly refine Celestial Sound Talismans."

"Once the Masters refine all the Celestial Sound Talismans, they’ll definitely become even more powerful."

The surrounding prodigies looked at Xia Feng and Qi Wan’Er with shock, though some kept muttering under their breath.

"So many Celestial Sound Talismans... if it weren’t for us attracting the Celestial Sound Beasts, how would they have so many Talismans?"

"Even if there wasn’t merit, there was hard work, right? Yet they don’t plan to share at all, the Divine Maiden is a bit too domineering."

Qi Wan’Er might not have heard these hushed mutters, but Xia Feng heard them clearly.

He didn’t move, seemingly wanting to see the thoughts of others.

Only to see a prodigy beside the speaker tug him hard: "Stop inciting people here, the Divine Maiden treats us well."

"If it wasn’t for the Divine Maiden, who knows if we could survive the sound waves of the Celestial Sound Beasts, don’t be too greedy."

Xia Feng quietly withdrew his gaze, then turned to these people: "We plan to find a cave to refine for a while, if you want to continue exploring, you can leave on your own."

"At the current early stage of the Secret Realm’s opening, there shouldn’t be as much danger. If you’re careful, you still have a chance to find good things."

After hearing Xia Feng’s words, these people still didn’t have much intent to go on an adventure, instead flocking to Xia Feng’s side.

"Master, you might not know us well, but the Divine Maiden does, we really don’t have that many schemes."

"If it weren’t for the Secret Realm having limited slots, many of us wouldn’t want to risk coming here."

Listening to this made Xia Feng’s skin twitch. He thought it was too easy when the Celestial Sound Divine King handed out the Secret Realm Tokens; turns out they were waiting for him here.

He took a deep breath, turned to these prodigies: "But after I refine the Celestial Sound Talismans, I will surely continue adventuring. If your only goal is to stay alive, you might as well find a safer place to hide and wait for the Secret Realm to close."

Some seemed enticed by Xia Feng’s words, but more still looked towards Qi Wan’Er’s direction.

"Master, we are the Divine Maiden’s followers, if we just run, and later encounter Goddess Rongying..."

Xia Feng frowned slightly, Qi Wan’Er’s position in the Divine Domain was better than Li Qingxue at first, so she did have a lot of followers.

If Qi Wan’Er were to inherit the Celestial Sound Divine King’s mantle, Xia Feng would indeed have to find a way to strengthen her followers.

Otherwise, like the current Great Xia, the gaps in combat power were rather severe.

Thinking of this, Xia Feng took a deep breath: "If that’s the case, then follow us for now."

"But don’t cause any trouble, otherwise, I don’t mind sending you to meet your ancestors."

After saying so, Xia Feng and Qi Wan’Er entered the cave together.

Lu Ziqian, being the first to follow them, also squeezed into the cave.

However, seeing the two sitting cross-legged facing each other, he silently slipped out again to brag to these inexperienced prodigies outside about Xia Feng’s prowess.

Little did he know, as he boasted, two eager individuals surrounded him, constantly asking all sorts of questions.

Some questions Lu Ziqian couldn’t answer, which made him a bit annoyed, and he turned to glare at the two: "Why are you asking so many questions?"