675: Chapter 675 The Order of Ten Thousand Spirits

After an unknown amount of time, the power of death shrouding the Wind and Snow Pavilion quietly dispersed, and the figure of Ji Mie vanished into the Void Realm without a sound, as if he had never appeared.

After another long while, the Wind and Snow Pavilion Master slowly raised his stiff neck and stood up. His legs were still trembling slightly, the color had completely drained from his face, and his eyes were filled with lingering fear and bewilderment.

He gazed in the direction where Ji Mie had disappeared, standing still for a long time without saying a word. The Ice-attribute Origin around him was in complete disarray, clearly having suffered a massive mental shock.

As for what Ji Mie actually said or did during this visit, no one knew. Only deep within the Wind and Snow Pavilion, a faintly oppressive aura lingered, telling of the terrifying moment that had just passed.

On Zizhu Peak, Gu Changge watched the Qingxuan Disciples methodically confiscating the weapons of the Hundred Immortals Alliance and taking inventory of their resources.

The surrendered Disciples and Elders of the Hundred Immortals Alliance were kept under concentrated supervision. Their expressions bore the solemnity of victory, yet also hid an imperceptible trace of concern.

After all, the Hundred Immortals Alliance had deep roots. Although they had submitted, the human heart is unpredictable. No one could guarantee that these surrendered troops would not have a change of heart in the future; loyalty was always the most difficult problem in the process of incorporation.

An item Gu Changge had obtained from a daily check-in a few days ago suddenly flashed through his mind, and a subtle ripple of emotion passed through his eyes.

"I almost forgot about this; it happens to be useful right now."

He murmured softly, and with a slight flip of his palm, an ancient, dark glow slowly emerged.

It was a dark gold command token, about the size of a palm, feeling slightly heavy and cool to the touch.

The front of the token was engraved with complex and profound Dao patterns, faintly forming the character for 'Control'.

The back was blank and smooth as a mirror, with what seemed like a flowing galaxy inside, containing some strange power of Law.

This was exactly the "myriad spirits command token" he had obtained from a daily check-in a few days ago.

This item was not a single token, but a creation of Law. By holding this main token, one could consume a certain amount of Qi and Divine Thought to mass-produce sub-tokens.

An invisible bond existed between the sub-tokens and the main token. Once someone performed a blood-recognition ritual with a sub-token, an imprint of absolute loyalty would naturally form deep within their Divine Soul.

This imprint would not twist the mind or erase the self, but it could eliminate any thought of betrayal at its source and tightly bind the holder's safety to the rise and fall of the Sect—sharing in both glory and loss.

It could be called the ultimate Magic Treasure for winning over hearts and stabilizing a power.

"This item is quite fitting for the occasion." Gu Changge smiled slightly, and with a move, he appeared at the bow of the qing ming boat.

Xuan Yangzi sensed the aura and quickly turned around. Seeing it was Gu Changge, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

Gu Changge nodded slightly and handed the myriad spirits command token directly to Xuan Yangzi, saying calmly, "Take this. It will be useful for incorporating the surrendered troops."

Xuan Yangzi's heart stirred. The moment his fingertips touched the token, he felt the strange power contained within.

"This is the myriad spirits command token," Gu Changge explained slowly in a flat tone.

"You can use this token to derive countless sub-tokens and have those surrendered troops perform blood recognition. Once they do, they will submit absolutely and never betray us for the rest of their lives. This should solve your loyalty concerns during the recruitment."

As the words fell, Xuan Yangzi's pupils constricted, and an unbelievable ecstasy instantly surged in his eyes. He gripped the command token tightly, his entire body trembling slightly.

He was just worrying about the difficulty of the recruitment!

The Hundred Immortals Alliance had many surrendered troops, including Disciples, Elders, and even many middle-level Cultivators, and their hearts were scattered.

Though they submitted on the surface, they would inevitably have ulterior motives in secret. If he used force to suppress them, it would only increase the bloodshed and leave behind hidden dangers.

But if left unchecked, trouble would surely arise in the future.

And this token was practically tailor-made for this recruitment! With it, the loyalty problem could be completely solved, allowing those surrendered troops to truly give their hearts to the Sect.

A few days later, the former territory of the Hundred Immortals Alliance successfully changed hands and was renamed the Qingyun Immortal Domain.

All of this did not cause much of a stir in the vast Immortal Realm. The Hundred Immortals Alliance was originally just one of many second-rate powers in the Immortal Realm, with mediocre strength and a narrow territory.

The newly emerging Qingyun Sect was, in the eyes of the public, just a normal power with decent luck and strength that had replaced an old overlord; it did not attract much extra attention.

After all, in the boundless Immortal Realm where powers were born and perished every day, the destruction and rebirth of a second-rate power was truly insignificant.

Only the small and medium-sized powers surrounding the Hundred Immortals Alliance still felt some lingering shock.

They had more or less heard rumors of that final battle—of Immortal Kings appearing and a fierce struggle, ending with the total submission of the Hundred Immortals Alliance.

Everyone was secretly wary of the Azure Profound Sect's strength and restrained their behavior, not daring to provoke them easily, but it was merely wariness and nothing more.

This lightning-fast war of destruction brought far more than just a vast territory and mountains of resources.

The greatest harvest was the people, as well as the brand-new order and potential that followed.

Under the powerful Law constraints of the myriad spirits command token, the hundreds of thousands of Disciples and Elders of the former Hundred Immortals Alliance, regardless of what thoughts they once held, had now completely submitted at the Divine Soul level.

They were quickly broken up, reorganized, and incorporated into the Azure Profound Sect's newly established Qingyun Battle Department, responsible for future external conquests.

Massive amounts of resources were inventoried and transferred from the Hundred Immortals Alliance's warehouses, mineral veins, and herb gardens.

The top-tier Cultivation Techniques and Divine Ability scriptures that were once only for the core members of the Hundred Immortals Alliance were ordered to be publicly transcribed by Xuan Yangzi. A Dharma Transmission Pavilion was established, opening to all Disciples in levels based on their contributions and loyalty.

The changes were not just happening at the headquarters.

In the over a hundred Immortal Realm fragments of varying sizes currently ruled by the Azure Profound Sect, including the former Hundred Immortals Alliance and the three Chengyun domains, a larger and more profound operation was unfolding simultaneously in the post-war calm.

From among billions of living beings, the Azure Profound Sect selected several thousand youths with extraordinary skeletal structures, pure Heart-Natures, and clean backgrounds.

Most of them came from humble backgrounds and had not been tainted by the grudges of old powers, like sheets of pure white paper.

These selected youths were led to the Qingyun Sect in a state of ignorance and longing. The first thing they faced was a sub-token of the myriad spirits command token emitting a gentle Dao Rhyme.

Blood recognition and Divine Soul binding—from then on, they formed their first and strongest bond with that distant and powerful "Azure Profound Sect."

Subsequently, this fresh blood, having undergone preliminary screening, crossed the endless Chaos and finally converged in the Azure Profound Sect's Cangyun World.

Here, their Spiritual Roots, Physiques, Heart-Natures, and Comprehension Abilities... all data was recorded in detail.

They began their studies with the most orthodox Qingxuan Basic Dao Scriptures and consumed Body Tempering Spirit Pills uniformly distributed by the Sect.

Hatred and strife had nothing to do with them.

What was planted in their hearts was only a sense of belonging to the Sect, a yearning for power, and the purest awe and loyalty toward the Sect that had given them all this.

This was a batch of fresh, direct-line blood entirely cultivated by the Azure Profound Sect itself, with pure foundations and absolute reliability.

In time, new Prodigies will surely emerge from among them, becoming the backbone that supports the Sect's future.

On this day, thunderclouds gathered over the Azure Profound Sect, and a ten-thousand-foot Lightning Tribulation crashed down, illuminating thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in a pale white light.

However, the expected saintly prestige did not descend. Instead, after a world-shaking explosion, the thunderclouds wailed and dissipated, and the purple lightning across the sky turned into a rain of crimson blood, falling upon the mountain gate.

The news spread through Xuan Province of the Eastern Region like a clap of thunder: Xuan Yangzi, the Sect Master of the Azure Profound Sect, had failed his attempt to reach the Saint Realm, his Origin was destroyed, and his body perished as his Dao dissipated! Grief permeated the entire Sect.

With Xuan Yangzi's fall, according to the Sect's old system, the position of Sect Head was taken over by his eldest Disciple, Li Xuanfeng, who had already reached the Heavenly Human Realm.

However, before the inauguration ceremony for the new Sect Head could be held, a more terrifying speculation began to circulate within the Azure Profound Sect.

When Xuan Yangzi was undergoing his tribulation, he had sensed a flicker of Law fluctuations from the Heaven-Burning Blazing Flames interfering with his Dao Heart!