Xiao Ming's brows arched still in doubt of Xue Mao's words words. However, he still moved on even if it turned untrue, what's next was locating the rest.
It might happen really fast and it also might take a long period of time. It was just a case dependent on luck and probability.
If nothing went wrong, he'd see somebody within an hour of roaming the secret realm. However, if things went north, he would end up entering a dark maze in the secret realm which could bring up trouble. The trouble could delay him for hours or even days and lead to him being trapped in the secret realm.
To avoid such a scenario, he should move with time and try finding his way around.
"Hmm" Xiao Ming sighed for a moment, his eyes a dark shade of green as he observed the surrounding.