386: Chapter 386 The Crazy Procurement Plan Behind the Starry Sky Rift

Accompanied by the deafening roar of the Void Realm, the Xu Family's incomparably massive bronze fleet, like iron behemoths sailing from the primordial age, violently tore through the layers of clouds above the Central Plains, descending upon the main square of the Xu Family and blocking the sky.

Dazzling sunlight spilled onto the warship armor covered in sword and blade marks, refracting a chilling, murderous luster.

"Unload!"

The Grand Elder stood at the bow of the main ship, his radiant face filled with unconcealable ecstasy as his powerful quasi-emperor voice wave instantly spread throughout the entire Family residence.

Following his order, thirty thousand Pojun Imperial Guards moved in perfect unison, beginning to unload crates and carts of peerless treasures scavenged from the depths of the Forbidden Zone of Life.

In an instant, the vast main square of the Xu Family was stacked with mountains of treasures radiating astonishing divine brilliance.

The Starry Ink Jade bricks used to pave the floors of ancient halls flowed with deep starlight under the sun; pieces of bronze coffin lids stained with the lingering pressure of the Fallen Great Emperor emitted an ancient aura that made one's heart tremble; there were even countless ancient precious herbs that had survived the erosion of Death Qi, spraying out refreshing medicinal fragrance that turned into substantial colorful clouds of Spiritual Qi, enveloping the sky above the square.

The many Elders and deacons who had remained in the Family, looking at these mountains and seas of rare treasures, gasped in shock, their breathing becoming rapid.

"This... is this the Nine Nether Sinking Silver, legendary for refining extreme dao imperial weapons? The Young Lord actually brought back three huge pieces!"

"Heavens! That is a whole piece of Starry Ink Jade; even a thumb-sized piece in the outside world could cause Holy Lands to fight to the death. Did the Young Lord raze a Great Emperor's Daoist temple?"

Listening to the exclamations in his ears, the Grand Elder stroked his beard, smiling until his eyes narrowed into slits.

On this trip to the Forbidden Zone of Life, the Xu Family not only remained unscathed but even raised the foundation of the entire Family by several levels. With these massive resources as support, the prosperity of the Xu Family for the next thousand years was a foregone conclusion.

On the white jade steps at the highest point of the main ship, Xu Chen walked down slowly with unhurried steps.

A playful smile hung on his incomparably handsome face, and the tyrannical pressure belonging to the Late Stage of the Saint King flowed within his deep eyes.

By his side, he held the hand of the cool-tempered Creation Green Lotus Ji Qingyun, who was like a banished immortal from the Nine Heavens, unstained by the mortal world; with his right hand, he embraced the Forbidden Zone of Life's daughter, Tuoba You, who was wearing fire-red tight-fitting clothes, her appearance delicate and pure yet carrying a hint of wildness.

Accompanied by two supreme beauties, the prestige of this Young Master of the Imperial Clan was brought to the pinnacle.

At the very front of the square, Su Qingge had long been waiting there with the women who had remained behind.

Today, Su Qingge was wearing a simple and elegant flowing cloud dress, her high-bun hairstyle showcasing the dignity and stability of the first wife.

Stable quasi-saint Law fluctuations circled around her, and a gentle, water-like smile appeared on her peerless face as she quietly watched the man walking off the warship.

"Husband, welcome home."

Su Qingge's voice was soft and melodious, yet it clearly entered Xu Chen's ears, instantly smoothing out the fatigue from his days of fighting in the Forbidden Zone of Life.

Xu Chen let go of the hands of the two women beside him, strode forward, and pulled her into his arms. He lowered his head and planted a warm kiss on Su Qingge's smooth, full forehead, deeply inhaling the familiar fragrance of her hair.

"You have worked hard taking care of this home, my wife." Xu Chen stroked her back, his eyes full of doting and tenderness.

Su Qingge leaned obediently against Xu Chen's broad chest, then gently broke free from his embrace and cast her gaze toward Ji Qingyun and Tuoba You standing behind.

As the Tai Chu Saintess and the Xu Family matron, Su Qingge's aura was controlled with ease. She showed no jealousy at all, but instead, with a spring breeze-like gentle smile, she took the initiative to step forward and take the hands of Ji Qingyun and Tuoba You.

"The two sisters have suffered from the bumpy journey. The letters my husband sent back already gave instructions; I have ordered people to tidy up the most tranquil villa. From now on, we are all one Family, so do not be restrained."

Ji Qingyun looked at this composed and magnanimous matron, a flash of admiration appearing in her originally somewhat cool eyes, and she bowed slightly in return. Tuoba You was even instantly captivated by Su Qingge's gentle smile, obediently calling out "Sister Qingge," drawing a burst of good-natured laughter from the crowd.

Xu Chen stood on the side, watching this warm scene of a harmonious harem and wives getting along, feeling that this life was enough to be proud of.

Just as the entire Xu Family was immersed in the festive atmosphere of the great harvest and the Young Lord's triumphant return, a sudden change occurred.

Above the firmament, the originally clear blue sky darkened without warning.

A dull, deafening roar, as if the spine of heaven and earth had been broken, erupted from beyond the Nine Heavens, causing the blood of all the Xu Family disciples with lower cultivation levels to churn, almost causing them to vomit blood.

Everyone looked up in horror.

They saw that the vast starry sky above the Central Plains had been torn apart by an irresistible great force! A starry sky crack, thousands of miles long and looking like a hideous scar, stretched across the center of the firmament.

Wisps of exotic Devilish Qi carrying destruction and ominous auras seeped silently into this Universe through that crack.

The originally abundant and peaceful Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, the moment it touched this Devilish Qi, made a harsh dissolving sound like ice meeting boiling water. The sky of the entire Central Plains was instantly dyed dark red, as if an invisible hand of world-destruction was slowly strangling the throat of this continent.

This aura was too ancient, too bloody; it was the pure intent of death settled after countless epochs of slaughter, a thousand times more terrifying than the Death Qi in the Forbidden Zone of Life.

The laughter and joy on the square came to an abrupt halt, replaced by death-like silence and palpitations.

Hum!

A dazzling pillar of imperial light shot up from the Forbidden Ground in the back mountains of the Xu Family, forcibly carving out a pure land in the sky covered by the dark red Devilish Qi.

Xu Changsheng, in a gold-threaded robe, appeared out of thin air above the main square. Surrounded by the long-life imperial Laws capable of suppressing the Dao, he completely isolated the exotic Devilish Qi that attempted to invade the Xu Family residence.

This Ancient Imperial Clan Clan Chief, who was usually always smiling and only thinking about holding his grandchildren, now had a face that was solemn to the extreme. His deep, star-sea-like eyes stared fixedly at the starry sky crack spanning the firmament, his brows knitted into a tight knot.

"Dad, what is this situation? Did the sky leak?" Xu Chen protected Su Qingge and the others behind him, looking up at Xu Changsheng in mid-air, and asked.

Xu Changsheng slowly descended beside Xu Chen, his voice as low as a volcano about to erupt: "The ancient covenant has been touched. The boundary wall of the Myriad Realms Battlefield... has completely shattered."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder's face turned deathly pale, and he didn't even notice the ledger in his hand falling to the ground, his voice trembling: "Clan Chief, are you saying... that ultimate meat grinder that buried countless ancient sages and connects the various fierce races of the Myriad Realms, has reopened?"

Xu Changsheng nodded heavily, his gaze sweeping across the terrified Family disciples present.

"Once the boundary wall is broken, the eyes of the myriad races of the heavens will focus here again. The God Race, the Underworld Race, the Demon Race, and even those unknown terrifying beings will surely set off a bloody storm that will sweep across all Major Thousand Worlds. This is no longer a matter of gains and losses for one city or one region, but a catastrophe related to the survival of our Human Race. The Central Plains... a great calamity is coming."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the square instantly dropped to freezing point.

Those Elders who were just ecstatic about obtaining massive resources were now all ashen-faced.

The Myriad Realms Battlefield is a terrifying place where even Great Emperors could fall. Once the flames of war spread, even an Ancient Imperial Clan with a deep foundation could be reduced to ashes if they were not careful.

Amidst the gloom and misery.

Xu Chen made a move that everyone found unexpected.

He slowly took two steps forward, raised his head, and his eyes, which were operating the Law of Space, looked directly at the thousands of miles long crack constantly spewing Devilish Qi without fear.

"Dad, you just said that place is where the various races of the Myriad Realms gather? And it buried countless Great Emperors and ancient mighty ones?" Xu Chen stroked his chin, his tone carrying a strange lightness.

"Exactly." Xu Changsheng sighed, "That is a meat grinder of flesh and blood, and also a place to bury bones."

"Good place!"

Xu Chen slapped his thigh, and this crisp sound was particularly abrupt in the silent square.

He pointed at the starry sky crack, a smile hooking at the corner of his mouth: "A mere broken Forbidden Ground in the Eastern Wasteland was enough for our Xu Family to scavenge so many supreme divine objects. Since the Myriad Realms Battlefield gathers the foundation of all the Myriad Realms, doesn't that mean there is Great Emperor divine metal everywhere? Can't we dig up a few extreme dao imperial weapons by just digging a hole anywhere?"

The Grand Elder was stunned, and all the Elders were dumbfounded.

When is this?

The sky is about to collapse, Young Lord, why are you still calculating economic accounts?!

Xu Chen, however, did not care about everyone's reaction at all.

He is now a man who shoulders the dual responsibilities of "many children, many blessings" and "revitalizing the Family." With so many gorgeous wives at home waiting to be fed, and a bunch of Prodigy offspring to be born later, which of the fetal nourishing medicine, marrow cleansing liquid, and imperial weapon toys does not require massive resources to fill?

"Dad, I'll take this job."

Xu Chen unceremoniously extended his right hand to Xu Changsheng, palm up, his eyes firm and domineering.

"Hand the commander's seal of the Central Plains Expeditionary Army to me. Whether it's the God Race, the Underworld Race, or any messy alien race, if they dare to come to our territory to run wild, I will take their treasury away in one pot!"

Xu Changsheng looked at his son, who was full of Battle Intent and whose eyes were flashing with golden light of money, and his originally heavy mood miraculously eased a bit.

He laughed loudly, took out a tiger tally seal carved with the Nine Heavens True Dragon and emitting endless imperial might from his sleeve, and slapped it heavily into Xu Chen's palm.

"Good! As expected of my, Xu Changsheng's, seed! This commander position belongs to you!"