24: What! Qingxuan Sect actually has six Nascent Soul cultivators!

Just as Hong Liang and Hong Chang were working hard to open up the wasteland, the other four Elders had already returned to the Hong Family.

The Clan Chief saw his clansmen return, beaming with joy, and stroked his short beard as he said:

"Elders, judging by your appearances, I presume the missions were completed quite well?"

"Of course. In this Nansu City, no one dares to not give the Hong Family Face."

"As soon as I arrived at the Zhang Family, I took their seat of honor. Those people from the Zhang Family didn't even dare to let out a fart. Hahaha, with their meager standing, how could they have the guts to refuse?"

"That New Dao Sect had a bit of strength. I exchanged a few moves with the Sect Master of the New Dao Sect before they agreed to hand over the resources. Hmph! Since they refused a toast only to drink a forfeit, I presume that old codger will be bedridden for a while."

"Good, good, good. Thank you for your hard work, Elders."

Everyone chimed in, and the atmosphere was incredibly lively.

"Eh? Why hasn't the Seventh Elder returned yet? Logically speaking, the Qingxuan Sect should be relatively close."

"Perhaps he was delayed by something. It's fine, I will send a voice transmission to the Seventh Elder now to ask about the situation."

"Very well, then we shall wait for the Seventh Elder and Eighth Elder to return together before we celebrate."

How could the people chatting casually on the scene ever imagine that their own Elders were actually doing manual labor inside the Qingxuan Sect!

As for the voice transmission, how could Lu Hao possibly allow them to do that? He had long since taken away the Magic Treasures for voice transmission from Hong Liang and Hong Chang.

Time passed slowly. In the blink of an eye, three hours had already gone by.

The members of the Hong Family also discovered that something was amiss.

"This shouldn't be. Logically speaking, after such a long time, even if they hadn't returned, they should have sent a message back. Now that the Seventh Elder is missing without a trace just like the Eighth Elder, I am worried that they have encountered trouble."

The Hong Family Clan Chief stood up and said.

"But in this Nansu City, who has the lack of vision to dare provoke my Hong Family? If I recall correctly, in the Qingxuan Sect, only their Sect Leader is at the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage, and the other Prefecture Masters are merely at the Core Formation Stage."

"Regardless, it is best to go and see for ourselves what tricks this Qingxuan Sect is up to!"

"Very well, then I will trouble a few Elders to make another trip."

Hong Tian cupped his hands and said to the Elders.

At the gate of the Qingxuan Sect.

Four figures appeared in the distance, coming together. Their expressions were calm, but they moved at an extremely fast speed, carrying powerful fluctuations of Origin Qi.

They were none other than the four Elders of the Hong Family, four great Cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage!

As soon as the four Hong Family Elders arrived at the entrance of the Qingxuan Sect, they immediately released the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Stage!

Four Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators!

This lineup was simply luxurious to the extreme!!

It is no exaggeration to say that in this Nansu City, they could simply sweep through everything!

"Sect Leader of the Qingxuan Sect, come out and meet us immediately!"

The Fifth Elder of the Hong Family let out a roar, and with the support of Origin Qi, his voice spread across the entire Qingxuan Sect at an extremely fast speed.

In a secret chamber, the Sect Leader of the Qingxuan Sect was in seclusion cultivating, and after hearing this voice, he woke up from his cultivation immediately.

His cultivation location was quite far from the entrance, and his Divine Sense could not yet detect it.

But someone must have come to cause trouble for his Qingxuan Sect. Who could it be? The Hong Family?

He had no time to think, so he immediately utilized his power to fly out of the secret chamber, rushing toward the entrance of the Sect.

At the Qing Xuan Prefecture, Ling Tian was still silently cultivating and also heard someone clamoring at the Sect entrance.

"Hmph! The people of the Hong Family are too overbearing. Do they really think my Qingxuan Sect is still the same Qingxuan Sect that would let you bully it as you please?!"

After saying this, he also rushed directly to the entrance of the Sect, with waves of faint killing intent emanating from his body!

Not only the Sect Leader and Ling Tian, but the other six Prefecture Masters were all awakened by this commotion, and subsequently exited their cultivation state and quickly rushed over!

The members of the two squads responsible for guarding the gate did not have it so easy; their highest cultivation was merely at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Under the Aura of the four Nascent Soul experts, their Faces were already pale, and they were trembling in silence, not daring to make a single sound. Under this pressure, their bodies appeared somewhat unsteady.

However, they did not dare to ask any questions, nor did they move their feet, fearing that they would provoke the people in front of them.

Deep in the wilderness, the Seventh Elder and Eighth Elder were working hard, when suddenly, the two of them stopped what they were doing.

"Seventh Elder, why does it seem like I heard the Fifth Elder's voice?"

"It does seem to be the Fifth Elder, but why would the Fifth Elder come to the Qingxuan Sect?"

The two of them pondered slightly, then suddenly looked up and exchanged glances.

"Oh no! They are likely here to find us! I have been out of the Hong Family for almost a day, and they must have finished collecting resources from other places."

"But seeing that I haven't sent any news, the Fifth Elder came here personally, and there's no guarantee he didn't bring other clansmen!"

"It's over, it's over, it's over! This Qingxuan Sect is not the same Qingxuan Sect as before; there is a Soul Transformation Expert inside the Sect! If a conflict breaks out, the Hong Family is finished!!"

"Seventh Elder, let's go! If we are late, it will be disastrous! We must stop them before they make a move!"

The two exchanged a few words and were already so scared that they broke out in a cold sweat.

The Hong Family was the place where they had grown up since childhood, so they were certainly unwilling to see the Hong Family suffer harm.

They were truly too worried about the Hong Family offending that mysterious expert.

However, deep in the wilderness was, after all, some distance from the gate, and it would likely take some time to rush over.

After the Fifth Elder of the Hong Family finished his roar, the four of them waited there for a moment. Suddenly, their eyes narrowed.

"They are here!"

The Sect Leader was seen flying from the Sect at high speed. Before he even arrived, a calm voice came across.

"Yo, what a fine day it is today, to have four Elders of the Hong Family visit my Qingxuan Sect. The Qingxuan Sect is truly honored."

Although the Sect Leader's words were polite, one could still hear a trace of anger in them.

The Grand Elder of the Hong Family, Hong Zijin, looked coldly at the Qingxuan Sect Leader opposite him.

This damned old codger has actually broken through to the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage!

"White Sect Leader, I have come today for two things. First, to collect a portion of your Sect's resources to be handed over to the Heaven Sword Sect."

"Second, ever since our Seventh Elder and Eighth Elder arrived at your Qingxuan Sect, there has been no news of them. I hope Sect Leader White can give us an explanation!"

"Your Hong Family is simply too overbearing. You want to come to my Qingxuan Sect to collect resources with just any excuse. If it were the previous Qingxuan Sect, we would only be able to obediently hand them over, but as for now, hmph!"

A voice came across; it was precisely Ling Tian's voice.

He had followed the Sect Leader and, as soon as he arrived, he directly unleashed his full cultivation, and a fluctuation of the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage spread out!

"Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage!! This, how is this possible!"

The four Hong Family Elders opposite him were simultaneously filled with a sense of shock.

A few years ago, Ling Tian was still at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation Stage. Even if he had a Heaven-Defying Opportunity in the last two years to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he shouldn't be at the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage!

One must know that on the path of cultivation, the further one goes, the more difficult it is to break through.

The resources required to break through from the Early Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage to the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage are at least tens of times the resources required for a Core Formation Breakthrough!

What kind of treasure did this Ling Tian obtain!

Thinking of this, greed arose in the hearts of the four. If there was a chance, they would definitely make that Opportunity their own.

However, they were still shocked too early.

Not long after Ling Tian unleashed his cultivation, six more figures arrived one after another.

They were none other than the Prefecture Masters of the other six Prefectures!

The Jin Guang Prefecture Master Lu Hongzhe, the Yuqi House Master Liu Liming, the Tianmo Prefecture Master Yan Mo, the Medicine Mansion Master Medicine Red Dust, the Weapon Forging Prefecture Master Ge Shuang, and the Spirit Array Prefecture Master Xi Ji.

They also, as soon as they arrived, without saying much, directly unleashed their cultivation!

Early Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage!

Early Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage!

Great Perfection of the Core Formation Stage!

Early Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage!

Great Perfection of the Core Formation Stage!

Early Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage!

There were actually four at the Early Stage of the Nascent Soul Stage, and two at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation Stage!