Perhaps there were only so many Spirit Monsters nearby.
Perhaps he had already passed the trial and earned the right to leave.
Or perhaps the strength Xiao Chen had displayed was simply too great, exceeding the Secret Realm's established rules of engagement.
In any case, after the thirty-six giant trees had fallen, no new threats appeared, and the path back was completely unobstructed.
Xiao Chen put away the Tree Hearts, checked his map, and hurried to the sixth location on the other side.
As it happened, he didn't encounter a single Blood Vine attack on the rest of the journey.
With the path completely clear, it only took him six hours to arrive at the sixth location.
This location was marked with the number 'three'.
This meant the search area expanded to a three-hundred-li radius.
To be honest, in the outside world, a map with such poor precision would be less useful than just asking for directions.
But in a Secret Realm, having even a general area was already quite good.
