189: The Great Love Sect retreated

Midnight Gao Sou was immediately moved.

Indeed, for these evil Cultivators, the resources in the Grotto-heaven were alluring, but not absolutely essential.

The blood food of the entire Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty was the truly indispensable good thing.

Star Fiend Daoist added another condition:

"Didn't I tell you to pile all the corpses together before? The number is still a bit insufficient, but as long as you continue to wreak havoc in Great Jiang, once the numbers rise, the evil creatures born might not be inferior to that Nascent Soul Spear Intent.

"At that time, even if Ye Chun still possesses Spear Intent, we will have means to deal with him; there's nothing to fear."

After he said this, Midnight Gao Sou was finally swayed.

He decided on the spot not to continue entangling with Ye Chun and the others, to withdraw from Mingshui Heaven, and to spread out to other parts of Great Jiang.

When this order was issued, many Great Love Sect players couldn't understand:

"What? Make us leave Mingshui Heaven? Are you kidding?"

"Such a big instance, even if the True Intent is gone, there are still so many good things. Just withdraw like that?"

"Heh heh, what else can we do if we don't leave? The people from the Heshui Prefecture guild have been chasing us; we can't win."

"We have so many people, how could we not win?"

"Don't you understand that the Xuanhuan World doesn't count people? Great God Ye Chun has now achieved Immortal Foundation, and he might still be hiding Nascent Soul Spear Intent. Do you dare to go?"

"Great God Ye Chun has already declared that he will clear out all Great Love Sect Cultivators in Mingshui Heaven!"

"Then wouldn't it be over if we just left the Great Love Sect?"

"No, they are judged by their evil Cultivation Technique. As long as one practices evil methods, they will be targeted."

The players discussed animatedly.

But no matter what their attitude was in their hearts, the reality was that the Heshui Prefecture guild led by Ye Chun was frantically hunting down evil Cultivators.

What was even more fatal was that other players outside the Great Love Sect were already very displeased with these evil Cultivators. Previously, they suffered from a lack of leadership and couldn't form a united force, being defeated one by one by the Great Love Sect.

Now, with Ye Chun taking the lead and the elite players of the Heshui Prefecture guild acting as the vanguard, they charged fiercely with a host of players, instantly making the Great Love Sect dizzy.

Especially Ye Chun. He wasn't obvious during Qi Refining, but after achieving Immortal Foundation, his character stats improved, and his combat level immediately shone. He could even 1v10 against Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Great Love Sect, toying with them with his exquisite techniques.

His signature spear move, where flowing water gathered and transformed into a surging Water Dragon, instantly ascended and struck the opponent dead with extreme force. Three Mortal Foundations had already died under this move in a short time.

At this point, even if the Great Love Sect players were unhappy, they could only withdraw from Mingshui Heaven one after another.

The troublesome thing was that these Great Love Sect players all practiced evil methods, and no one had thought of learning any stealth techniques before, so the evil Qi all over their bodies couldn't be hidden at all.

Thus, other players didn't need strong spiritual perception; they could simply identify these evil Cultivators by sight and smell:

"Quick, quick, quick! That one over there running with a blood mist is an evil Cultivator, kill him!"

"There's a black-robed figure darting past, clearly an evil Cultivator, stop him!"

"This kid is so bold, he even dares to use a Blood Escape technique? Block him!"

The Great Love Sect evil Cultivators cried out in distress.

They had been arrogant for so long, and this was the first time they had become like rats scurrying across the street, looking utterly disheveled.

When the Great Love Sect players finally managed to withdraw from Mingshui Heaven, they heard cheers from within the Grotto-heaven, the cheers of the victorious players.

"Damn it, how did our Great Love Sect become so aggrieved?"

"No choice, the top combat power in the Xuanhuan World has too much influence. We can't beat Ye Chun, so we can only wait to be hunted."

"So infuriating! Even if he's a Great God, he shouldn't kill us like this, right?"

The Great Love Sect players, having just suffered a setback, were instantly filled with rage.

At this moment, Midnight Gao Sou clarified to everyone:

"Everyone, we are inherently evil Cultivators. The resources required for our cultivation are somewhat different from other Cultivators.

"The resources in Mingshui Heaven are indeed important, but not that important. After withdrawing, we lose nothing except Face."

"As for Face, everyone, think carefully. We are already evil Cultivators, do we still care about this?"

"The Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty is on the verge of collapse. All the Mortals and Cultivators of the entire Imperial Dynasty are our resources."

"Once we devour Great Jiang, we will accumulate countless Immortal Foundations, and even Golden Cores."

"Let alone Ye Chun, the entire Heshui Prefecture won't be a problem!"

The Great Love Sect players finally broke free from the shadow of defeat and realized the key point: they indeed had no need to waste time in Mingshui Heaven; they could simply go to various cities in the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty and wreak havoc... Meanwhile, in Mingshui Heaven.

Ye Chun, along with a host of players, expelled the Great Love Sect players, which drew a round of cheers.

Holding a long spear, he stood atop a mountain peak, watching more and more ordinary players pour in, feeling a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Evil Cultivator groups like the Great Love Sect, from the moment Mingshui Heaven descended, constantly made things difficult for other players, attempting to monopolize resources.

They even attacked players who were just enjoying the scenery, turning them into blood food, truly a cancer of the entire Xuanhuan World.

Now, the cancer had been removed, and ordinary players could also flood into Mingshui Heaven. Whether to explore resources, enjoy the scenery, or simply come out of curiosity, they would no longer be wantonly attacked by evil Cultivators.

There were even some indigenous Cultivators of Great Jiang who also poured into Mingshui Heaven to seek treasures, and similarly no longer needed to pay tribute to the Great Love Sect, their numbers growing.

Although there were still acts of killing people for treasure, the overall atmosphere of Mingshui Heaven had greatly improved, and more and more ordinary players could come in to experience it.

Ye Chun was very satisfied with this.

After finding a place rich in spiritual Qi and going into seclusion to consolidate his cultivation, Ye Chun then led his core personnel towards Heshui Prefecture. He still had to report the gains of this trip to his Master and hand over the Nascent Soul Inheritance he had obtained.

However, Ye Chun also kept some reservations. He would only hand over the Nascent Soul Inheritance he himself had obtained. As for what other players had comprehended, he didn't ask, nor did he, like the Great Love Sect, sort out all Inheritances to establish a Scripture Pavilion.

Ye Chun ultimately did not trust the indigenous Cultivators... Great Jiang Imperial City.

The magnificent buildings had recently suffered a series of disasters for unknown reasons, either struck by lightning, catching fire, or being submerged by rising floodwaters.

For Cultivator buildings, these should have been minor issues, completely without impact, yet they bizarrely damaged the buildings one after another, even turning them into ruins.

At the same time, a giant Dragon, invisible to ordinary people, exhaled white mist and undulated above the Imperial City.

If a powerful expert skilled in the Dao of Luck were here, he would surely be able to calculate that as the cities of the Great Jiang Imperial City shattered one by one and the national Luck diminished, the aura of national demise gathered here, forming a great Dragon.

Concurrently, the various variables that should have been able to turn the tide, attached to potential Prodigies, all flocked into Mingshui Heaven to seek Opportunities. Within that Grotto-heaven, they gradually lost contact with the national Luck of Great Jiang, thus strangling the last glimmer of hope for the nation's survival.

At this moment, another aura came from the west. Although still very faint, it was rapidly growing stronger.

That was a new aura of national demise, representing a powerful possibility of collapse.