139: Sweep through the Spirit Realm, a treasure trove of resources

Taixu Sword Sect, Main Peak Great Hall.

When Sect Master Li Changgeng's figure reappeared, the dozens of Nascent Soul Elders and Core Disciples who had long been waiting there collectively breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Welcome back, Sect Master!"

"Sect Master, how is the situation in the Blood Sea Secret Realm? Did the Six Demonic Sects succeed?" An impatient Elder asked eagerly.

Li Changgeng did not answer; he simply walked up to the Sect Master's throne with an expressionless face and sat down.

The faint aura of defeat and awe emanating from him made everyone present feel that something was slightly wrong.

The Sect Master... seems like a different person?

"Hear my decree."

Li Changgeng finally spoke, his voice hoarse yet majestic.

"From this moment forth, all Disciples and Elders of the Taixu Sword Sect shall set aside all current affairs and devote the entire Sect's strength to gathering all Heaven And Earth Treasures, Spirit Stone veins, and cultivation manuals in the Lingxuan Realm!"

"No one shall withhold anything, and there shall be no delays!"

"All gains are to be surrendered collectively and transported to the Blood Slaughter Plain!"

As soon as this order was issued, the entire hall erupted in an uproar.

"Sect Master, why is this? Our war with the Blood Fiend Sect has not yet ended. Withdrawing all our forces now—wouldn't that give the Demonic Path an opening?"

"Yes, Sect Master, plundering the entire Lingxuan Realm? This... this is practically making an enemy of the whole world!"

"Please reconsider, Sect Master!"

A group of Elders knelt one after another to advise him, completely unable to understand this utterly absurd command.

"Presumptuous!"

Li Changgeng slammed his hand onto the armrest, and a terrifying Void Refining Realm pressure erupted, instantly enveloping the entire hall.

Under this pressure, all the advising Elders and Disciples felt as if they had been struck by lightning. They collectively spat out mouthfuls of blood and collapsed to the ground, their faces pale and eyes filled with terror.

They had never seen the Sect Master so enraged.

"My words are the law! Whoever dares to question them shall be executed without mercy!" Li Changgeng's cold gaze swept across the room, his voice sounding as if it came from the depths of Hell.

"You only need to know that this is the will of 'That Great One'."

"Those who disobey—not just you, but the entire Taixu Sword Sect—will be reduced to ashes!"

"'That Great One'?"

Stormy waves of shock rose in the hearts of everyone present.

What kind of terrifying existence could make their own Sect Master so fearful that he would even gamble the entire Sect's future to follow his will?

Could it be... that a legendary Immortal from the Upper Realm who had already ascended has descended?

No one dared to ask another question.

Under the threat of death and the fear of an unknown existence, everyone chose silence.

"Get out and execute the order!" Li Changgeng waved his hand, his face full of exhaustion.

"Yes..."

Everyone scrambled out of the hall.

Soon, order after order was issued from the Taixu Sword Sect, spreading throughout all the territories under its control.

Countless Sword Cultivator Disciples walked out of the mountain gates like a swarm of locusts, beginning a frantic plunder of the land they once protected.

The same scene was simultaneously playing out in the Shenxiao Gate, the Qingyun Sect, as well as the Blood Fiend Sect, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and the Hehuan Sect—the five major Sects.

After the six Void Refining Realm Old Ancestors returned, they all used the most bloodthirsty and unquestionable means to forcibly issue the same command.

The entire Lingxuan Realm went completely mad.

Countless small to medium-sized powers and Loose Cultivators had not yet recovered from the great war sparked by the opening of the Blood Sea Secret Realm when they found the world had changed.

The Righteous and Demonic Paths, which had been fighting to the death, had actually "joined forces" in an unprecedented manner.

Their target was no longer each other, but the entire world!

Spirit Stone veins were violently excavated, medicinal gardens that had been passed down for a thousand years were uprooted, and even the Scripture Pavilions of some small Sects were stripped clean by the Disciples of the six Sects who rushed in.

Resistance?

Any power that dared to resist would be immediately annihilated by the Nascent Soul Elders or even Grand Elders sent by the six major Sects, with their mountain gates leveled to the ground.

For a time, cries of grief filled the air, and resentment was everywhere.

No one could understand what kind of madness had gripped these six behemoths that had ruled the Lingxuan Realm for tens of thousands of years.

And behind this frantic "clean-up" sweeping the entire world, the instigator, Chu He, had already returned to the world of fire on the Fifth Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

Only a few days had passed in the outside world, but inside the pagoda, years had already gone by.

"Husband!"

"Father!"

As soon as Chu He's figure appeared, several cries filled with surprise and joy rang out.

Lin Waner, Su Qingxue, Qing'er, and Zhao Linger, who was already showing her pregnancy, all gathered around him immediately.

Several children who had already grown into teenagers rushed over excitedly.

"Father, you were gone for so long this time!" His daughter, Chu Yuning, held Chu He's arm and said coquettishly.

"Father, I'm at the Late Golden Core Stage! Praise me quickly!" The Eldest Son, Chu Tian, puffed out his chest, his face seeking approval.

"Tch, what's so great about the Late Golden Core Stage? I can already set up fifth-rank arrays!" The younger son, Chu Ce, said defiantly.

Looking at the familiar and dear faces and feeling the harmonious Family atmosphere, the heartstrings of Chu He, which had been taut because of the "Star-Devouring Demon Emperor," finally relaxed for a moment.

He smiled and stroked the children's heads, his gaze sweeping over his Family members.

Having not seen them for several years, with the accumulation of massive resources and the boost of the 365-times time flow, his Family's strength had made significant progress.

Lin Waner and Su Qingxue had both steadily entered the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

Qing'er had also reached the Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage.

What surprised Chu He the most was Zhao Linger.

She was born with the SS-grade "Supreme Yin Body." With Chu He's unconditional resource support and the boost from the "Supreme Yin Scripture," her cultivation had actually caught up, and she had broken through to the Early Nascent Soul Stage!

The "chaos dao fetus" in her womb had a steady and powerful aura, clearly being nurtured extremely well.

"Where is Zi Yan?" Chu He looked around but didn't see Feng Ziyan.

"Sister is in seclusion under the phoenix tree divine tree; she said she feels like she's about to break through," Lin Waner replied with a smile.

About to break through?

Feng Ziyan was already at the peak of the Late Nascent Soul Stage. If she broke through again, wouldn't she be pushing for the Soul Transformation stage?

Chu He's heart stirred, and his Divine Sense reached out toward the phoenix tree divine tree.

Sure enough, in the magnificent palace atop the divine tree, Feng Ziyan was sitting cross-legged. She was surrounded by dense Chaos Qi and Phoenix Divine Fire, her aura constantly rising, only a step away from the Soul Transformation realm.

And the "Chaos Sacred Body" in her womb was like a small sun, emitting a majestic vitality that even made Chu He feel startled.

"Good, everyone is doing well." Chu He nodded with satisfaction.

With a flip of his hand, he took out a dozen Storage Rings.

"Waner, take these. They are the gains from my trip out. Distribute the items inside among everyone as you see fit."

These rings were filled with Heaven And Earth Treasures he had plundered from the Blood Sea Secret Realm, as well as the stock from the Blood Fiend Sect's treasury—enough for the Family to use for a very long time.

"So many?"

Lin Waner's Divine Sense swept through, and she was instantly stunned by the mountain of treasures in the rings.

"Husband, you... which Holy Land did you go and rob this time?" Su Qingxue couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Something like that." Chu He smiled, not wanting to say more.

Just as he was preparing to spend some tender time with his wives and children, a transmission Jade Slip at his waist suddenly lit up.

It was the one he had left for those six servants in the Lingxuan Realm.

Chu He's Divine Sense entered, and a respectful voice with a hint of urgency rang out in his mind.

"Reporting to Master! We have discovered an extremely strange place beneath the Eternal Ice Plain in the far north of the Lingxuan Realm! Something seems to be sealed there; even with the six of us working together, we cannot sense even a fraction of it, let alone break the Seal!"

"We suspect that it might be a Divine Treasury left over from the previous era!"

Ancient Divine Treasury?

Chu He's eyes narrowed.

A Seal that could leave six Void Refining Realms helpless—now that was interesting.

"Understood, I am coming over immediately."

Chu He cut off the transmission and smiled apologetically at his concerned wives and children.

"It seems your husband has to go out once more."