152: The entire clan went into seclusion, a preparation for a thousand years.

"All members to Soul Transformation!"

Chu He's four words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the hearts of everyone in the Chu Family.

Soul Transformation!

That was the legendary Earth Immortal Realm of the Xuanhuang Realm!

Before Chu He appeared, in the entire Xuanhuang Continent, no one had been heard to reach this Realm for tens of thousands of years.

And now, their Family Head had actually set a goal that would seem like a fantasy to anyone else.

If anyone else had said this, they would definitely be considered a madman.

But the one saying this was Chu He! The man who created miracles time and again, turning the impossible into the possible!

Looking at the mountain of cultivation resources before them, where Spiritual Qi had almost materialized, and holding the powerful exclusive divine weapons connected to their Bloodlines, the hearts of the Chu Family members did not find it absurd; instead, a raging fire was ignited!

Perhaps... it really is possible!

"Yes! We respectfully obey the Family Head's (Husband's/Father's) Decree!"

Everyone, including Lin Waner and Su Qingxue, bowed in unison to accept the command, their voices filled with unprecedented determination and Battle Intent.

"Good!" Chu He nodded in satisfaction.

What he wanted was this Aura! An Aura that dared to be an enemy of the heavens and contend with gods and demons!

"Waner." Chu He looked at his Matriarch.

"Husband, I am here," Lin Waner immediately responded.

"These resources will be uniformly allocated by you. Ensure everyone's cultivation needs are met, especially the children; their talent is the highest, and there must be no delay."

"Husband, rest assured, Waner understands." Lin Waner nodded solemnly. As the Matriarch of the Chu Family, managing Family resources was her responsibility.

"Qingxue." Chu He then looked at Su Qingxue.

"Husband."

"You possess the 'myriad laws celestial map' and are already at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, and your understanding of the Great Dao of Formations far exceeds all of us," Chu He said in a deep voice. "I need you to do two things."

"First, integrate all the Formation manuals we brought back from the Lingxuan Realm into the 'myriad laws celestial map' and upgrade the 'Great Array of Celestial Body Shifting' in our home, elevating the defense of Chu City to a level that can withstand attacks from the Void Refining Realm or even the Integration Realm!"

Withstand the Integration Realm!

Su Qingxue's heart jolted, but looking at the celestial map at her brow and then her husband's trusting gaze, she nodded heavily: "Qingxue accepts the command!"

"Second," Chu He's tone became even more serious, "begin researching... a true 'Inter-Star Domain Teleportation Array'!"

"We cannot forever passively wait for the enemy to come to us. Taking the initiative is the best defense! I need you to pave a path for our Chu Family to the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms!"

Su Qingxue's breath suddenly hitched.

An Inter-Star Domain Teleportation Array! That was a Heaven-Defying object that only the legendary Ancient Immortal Court could possess! Its difficulty was a hundred times greater than upgrading the 'Great Array of Celestial Body Shifting'!

But at the thought of the blueprint her husband described, and the future where the Chu Family's iron hooves would tread across the heavens, her blood began to boil.

"Yes! Husband! Qingxue will not fail her mission!"

"Zi Yan, Linger, Qing'er," Chu He looked at his other wives, "your talents are also extraordinary. Enter seclusion with peace of mind and strive to break through to Soul Transformation as soon as possible. Do not worry about Family matters."

The three women nodded together, their eyes full of tenderness and resolve.

Finally, Chu He's gaze fell upon his children.

"Tian'er, Batian, Ling Xi... you are the future of the Family, the sharp blades of the future."

"Your task is to thoroughly refine your bloodline armaments in the shortest possible time and raise your cultivation to the absolute limit you can reach!"

"A thousand years from now, I need you to be able to fight by my side and personally meet that so-called Star-Devouring Demon Clan!"

"Yes! Father!"

Led by Chu Tian, all the children shouted in unison, their youthful blood and pride causing the entire space to vibrate.

Having arranged everything, Chu He took a deep breath.

"Then, from this moment on, the Chu Family officially enters a thousand-year seclusion!"

With one command, the entire Fifth Layer of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda instantly became quiet.

Everyone found their positions and began a frantic race against time in their cultivation.

Lin Waner sat at the center like the most precise coordinator, categorizing the massive amount of resources and continuously distributing them according to each person's needs.

Su Qingxue sat cross-legged at the eye of the 'Great Array of Celestial Body Shifting', the 'myriad laws celestial map' at her brow radiating brilliant starlight as she began a transformative upgrade of the array protecting the Family. Countless profound runes flew from her fingertips, merging into every node of the array.

Feng Ziyan secluded herself under the phoenix tree divine tree, the Nirvana Phoenix Hairpin tucked into her bun, drawing in endless Nirvana True Fire to temper her Archaic Phoenix Bloodline.

Zhao Linger cultivated by the Supreme Yin Divine Well, the Supreme Yin Moon Wheel suspended above her head, shedding cold moonlight that made the Aura of her Supreme Yin Body and chaos dao fetus increasingly pure.

The children were even more like cultivation madmen.

Chu Tian held a Dragon Spear, practicing his spear techniques on the Martial Arts Arena time and again, each thrust carrying a terrifying Aura of annihilation.

Chu Batian carried the sky-opening tyrant axe, tempering his Physical Body over and over; every time he collapsed from exhaustion, he would immediately climb back up, his Aura growing stronger each time.

Chu Lingxi practiced her sword in the Sword Pool, the shadowless sword heart transforming into thousands of sword lights in her hands, sometimes like a violent storm and sometimes like a spring breeze brushing the willows, her Sword Intent becoming increasingly ethereal and unpredictable.

Chu Ce spread the three hundred and sixty-five myriad heavens killing array flags across the entire Martial Arts Arena, constantly deducing various deadly Formations... The entire Chu Family had turned into a high-speed war machine, with every person being an indispensable part.

And Chu He himself was not idle either.

He came to the highest layer of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda—the Ninth Layer.

This was an absolute Forbidden Ground where no one but him could step.

He sat cross-legged and took out the Jade Slips of cultivation insights regarding the "Integration Realm" obtained from the six Void Refining servants of the Lingxuan Realm, carefully studying them with his Divine Thought.

"Integration Realm: the body merges with the Dao, the spirit blends with the law... So that's how it is. It's not just a Fusion of power, but a leap in the level of life."

While reading, Chu He cross-referenced the information with what he had gained from the System and his Bloodline, and the path ahead gradually became clear.

At the same time, he continuously circulated the "Nine Revolutions Tyrant Dragon Art," absorbing the purest Spiritual Qi and polishing his Void Refining Great Perfection Realm until it was smooth and flawless, without a single blemish.

He knew his Heavenly Tribulation would be no small matter. Last time in the Lingxuan Realm, it was the ten-fold power Nine-Colored Divine Thunder. Next time, when he faced the Integration Heavenly Tribulation in the Xuanhuang Realm, heaven knows what kind of monster it would attract.

He had to be fully prepared.

Time flew by in this atmosphere of collective progress.

Inside the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

One hundred years passed... With the accumulation of massive resources, Lin Waner successfully broke through her Bottleneck and stepped into the Early Soul Transformation Stage! She became the second Soul Transformation expert of the Chu Family after Su Qingxue!

Three hundred years passed... Feng Ziyan underwent Nirvana Rebirth under the phoenix tree divine tree, her Bloodline returning to its ancestral state, and she stepped into the Nascent Soul Mid Stage in one go!

Zhao Linger and Qing'er also broke through successively, reaching the Nascent Soul Great Perfection.

The children progressed even faster. Chu Tian, Chu Batian, Chu Lingxi, and Chu Ce all stepped into the Soul Transformation Realm! They became the new pillars of the Chu Family!

Five hundred years passed... Su Qingxue successfully finished upgrading the 'Great Array of Celestial Body Shifting.' She named the new array the 'Myriad Heavens Star Domain Guardian Divine Array,' and its defensive power was enough to withstand a full-strength strike from an Integration Realm expert! Simultaneously, her research into the Inter-Star Domain Teleportation Array achieved a Breakthrough.

Eight hundred years passed... The core members of the Chu Family, except for the youngest children, had truly achieved Chu He's wish: everyone... Soul Transformation!

Looking around, inside the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, divine light soared to the heavens and Dao rhymes flowed, creating a scene like an immortal's residence.

On this day, Chu He, who had been in seclusion for exactly nine hundred and ninety-nine years, finally opened his eyes.

In his eyes, there was not a hint of magic power fluctuation, only a deep Chaos.

The Aura on his body had been restrained to the extreme, making him look even more ordinary than a Mortal.

But he knew he already stood at the true Peak of the Void Refining Realm, only a thin layer of window paper away from the Integration Realm.

And this layer of window paper, he prepared to pierce with the grandest "ceremony."

"Only one or two years left... that's enough."

Chu He stood up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda to look into the distant depths of the Universe.

"Star-Devouring Demon Clan... your star gate should be almost finished, right?"

"I hope your Main Army is a bit more durable than the previous Vanguard."

He murmured to himself, a cold smile appearing on his face.

"It's time... to let this world see the thousand years of honing of my Chu Family."