The current situation in the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm is chaotic, with various forces from different places present, but none have truly occupied it.
Because of this, the Ancestral Court also gained a slight advantage by setting up a toll station at the entrance of the Spirit Ruins Grotto Heaven, collecting fees for entering the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm.
However, the people from major families disregard the toll station and mostly don't pay the fee at all.
Only those ordinary cultivators without any background need to pay obediently to enter the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm.
Chen Guan and Fujimura Reiko paid the fee because they didn't want to draw attention over such a small amount of money.
After teleporting into the Spirit Ruins, Chen Guan indeed saw Fujimura Reiko right beside him. Due to the influence of their soul bond talent, even without Fujimura Reiko speaking, he could seemingly hear a voice resonating in his mind.
