481: Completely control of the Xuanyuan family!

Su Ming casually brushed aside the rubble on the ground and sat down on a stone bench that was still relatively intact.

"Speak, what exactly is going on with that Secret Realm?"

Su Ming looked at Xuanyuan Tianji, who was standing to the side.

Xuanyuan Tianji leaned against a stone pillar, the cold air currents inside the tower fluttering the corners of her clothes.

She didn't answer immediately; instead, she stared into the Void Realm and remained silent for a long time before letting out a heavy sigh.

"The things my Father Emperor left for me are completely different from what the outside world rumors."

She laughed self-mockingly, her laughter carrying an indescribable sense of oppression.

"There is indeed a Secret Realm deep within the ancestral lands, one that my Father Emperor personally sealed."

"The only key to opening it is the Bloodline within my body."

Su Ming didn't interject, he just listened quietly.

"At the center of the Secret Realm, there is an incredibly massive sacrificial Formation."

"Xuanyuan Hai told me before that the Formation was specially prepared for me by my Father Emperor, and it could only be activated using my essence blood."

As Xuanyuan Tianji spoke to this point, her fists subconsciously clenched tight.

"He lied to me."

"That wasn't some kind of treasure at all."

"The reason he chose the Chaotic Immortal Domain for the Secret Realm was because it is filled with heinous villains; it's a natural pool of sacrifices."

"The so-called Formation essentially harvests the life essence of countless Cultivators in the Chaotic Immortal Domain and forcibly infuses it into the Bloodline successor."

Although Su Ming had already known the situation within the Secret Realm through the simulator, he couldn't help but sigh upon hearing the truth in person.

"I think the Human Emperor's method isn't wrong. Trading the lives of this city full of villains for a chance for you to reach the summit is a good deal."

"If it were me, in this era of Weird invasion, I would do the same!"

He spoke word by word, as if stating a fundamental truth.

This method of deciding life and death was commonplace in the cruel world of cultivation; the Law of the jungle was the only Law.

The Human Emperor's brilliance lay in the fact that he had draped this bloody plunder in a magnificent cloak called 'utilizing waste.'

Xuanyuan Tianji remained silent, her fingertips curling slightly.

She recalled the scenes she had witnessed after arriving in the Chaotic Immortal Domain.

The people of the Chaotic Immortal Domain were like a group of parasites hiding in a tortoise shell, complacently sucking away the last bits of peace.

Su Ming glanced at her, the corners of his mouth twitching as if he found it somewhat amusing.

"What? You can't bring yourself to do it? You think their crimes don't deserve death?"

He reached out and pointed downward.

"Then think about it—when the Eerie Clan trampled across the mountains and rivers, did they ever ask those Mortal women and children if their crimes deserved death?"

Su Ming's words were like an awl, stabbing fiercely into Xuanyuan Tianji's heart.

Indeed.

On what basis?

On what basis could they live in a dreamlike stupor here, while the living beings outside had to struggle day and night amidst blood and fire!

A moment later.

Xuanyuan Tianji seemed to have made a certain decision, and her tensed body suddenly relaxed.

She slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. When she looked up again, the hesitation and struggle in her eyes had vanished, replaced by a bone-chilling coldness.

"You are right."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unquestionable decisiveness.

"This group of people in the Chaotic Immortal Domain watched as the Eerie Clan ravaged the Major Thousand Worlds without resisting, complacently hiding here to survive."

"Since they have already abandoned their responsibilities as living beings, there is no need for them to keep living."

"In that case, do not blame me!"

As her words fell, a trace of ruthlessness flashed through Xuanyuan Tianji's eyes.

At this moment, she finally fully understood the Human Emperor's painstaking efforts.

Her Father Emperor had perhaps long ago calculated today's desperate situation, which was why he had laid out this blood-stained Long Staircase to Godhood for her.

This path was destined to be walked upon countless white bones.

And this Chaotic Immortal Domain was her first step.

She turned her head and looked at Su Ming with burning eyes, her tone carrying a hint of command for the first time.

"Do not move against the Xuanyuan Family for now."

Upon hearing Xuanyuan Tianji's decision, the corners of Su Ming's mouth curled upward slightly.

"Rest assured, I didn't plan on exterminating them all."

Su Ming added.

"I merely took the Opportunity to clean up their Old Ancestor and Xuanyuan Hai."

"The backbone is broken; the rest are nothing more than a heap of loose sand that can't stir up any waves."

Xuanyuan Tianji's breath hitched for half a second.

"You planned to do this from the very beginning?"

"You even deduced what would happen in the Secret Realm in advance?"

Su Ming didn't answer directly, but his expression carried an inexplicable depth.

"I know a thing or two, but the specific details weren't entirely clear."

He turned around and looked directly into Xuanyuan Tianji's eyes.

"In the coming period, I will help you completely take over the Xuanyuan Family."

"I will pull out those disobedient branches for you."

"What you need to do is become the sole voice of this Family and hold all resources in your hands."

Xuanyuan Tianji listened and nodded her head.

"Once we have control, release the news immediately!"

"Exactly."

Su Ming walked with his hands behind his back.

"When the time is right, you will release the news of the Human Emperor Secret Realm."

"Remember, describe the Legacy inside to be as enticing as possible. It's best if you can make even those old monsters in secluded cultivation unable to sit still."

"Greed is the best bait. What we want to catch are not just these few small fry in the Chaotic Immortal Domain."

Xuanyuan Tianji stared at Su Ming's back.

"I understand."

She nodded in agreement, her heart no longer troubled.

Since she had chosen this path, she could only follow it to the end.

"Once the news spreads, the Xuanyuan Family will become the most bustling place in the Chaotic Immortal Domain."

"I am looking forward to seeing what expressions those experts who consider themselves aloof will have when they discover that this so-called Heaven-Defying Opportunity is actually their death warrant."

The next day, within the council hall of the Xuanyuan Family, the air was thick with the scent of blood.

Su Ming sat in the main seat, casually flipping through a register in his hand.

Sword Thirteen stood behind him, cradling the sword that never left his side; his entire being was like a lethal weapon that could be unsheathed at any moment.

Several white-haired Immortal King Elders knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

They were once the wielders of power in this Family, but in the face of absolute strength, those so-called seniority and experience appeared ridiculous and laughable.

A flash of Sword Intent passed, and a bloody hole appeared in one Elder's head without any warning.

Su Ming didn't even lift an eyelid as he casually crossed a name off the register, his tone flat.

"Who else has an objection?"

A deathly silence fell over the hall.

Over the next few days, the Xuanyuan Family underwent an unprecedented purge.

Su Ming, accompanied by Sword Thirteen, precisely removed all the restless nails.

Those who attempted to resist were all turned into fertilizer for the back mountains.

By this point, there were no more discordant voices in the entire Xuanyuan Family. All power was forcibly twisted into a single rope and held in Xuanyuan Tianji's hands.

Time flew by, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three years, the Chaotic Immortal Domain appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, undercurrents were surging.

Under Su Ming's management, the Xuanyuan Family not only didn't decline due to internal strife but instead showed signs of flourishing...