218: The Great Love Sect split

Real Person Midnight was captured and taken directly to Duan Kong Cave in Chu, without any stops along the way. However, Xiang Yuan and Xiang He occasionally left, and then a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy erupted in the surroundings, clearly indicating that Golden Cores were fighting fiercely.

Not all Golden Cores in the surrounding area approved of Duan Kong Cave's actions. While they dared not openly intervene, it was only natural for them to come and obstruct after concealing their identities. This was precisely why Duan Kong Cave had dispatched three Golden Cores at once.

Real Person Midnight alone did not require three Golden Cores to join forces.

Real Person Midnight grew increasingly desperate, because no matter which Golden Core attacked, they would eventually leave. Perhaps they were unwilling to expose their trump cards and thus their identities, or perhaps they had negotiated some new price with Duan Kong Cave.

By the time he saw the continuous mountain ranges of Duan Kong Cave and entered its Sect Protection Formation, he had no other thoughts.

It was time to prepare for the afterlife... Jiang Yezi, who was in Great Jiang Imperial City, was the first to receive Real Person Midnight's private message, urging him to quickly gather the members of Great Love Sect and find a new Spirit Peak as their base, to prevent a complete split later on.

Jiang Yezi knew the situation was serious and immediately sent messages to everyone, continuously deploying troops under the pretext of besieging the Imperial City.

However, others also had their own channels of information. The destruction of Great Love Sect's main peak and the capture of Real Person Midnight were things that simply could not be hidden.

Thus, Jiang Yezi soon discovered that Great Love Sect had directly fractured.

One after another, Immortal Foundation Elders, leading their respective players, sought out various large cities in Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty, setting up Formations and establishing defenses, clearly aiming to carve out their own territories.

Everyone knew that with Real Person Midnight's demise, Great Love Sect would certainly not be able to continue.

Therefore, the most pressing matter now was to divide the spoils and prepare for the post-Real Person Midnight era... [Real Person Midnight Captured! Great Love Sect Collapses!]

The news spread like wildfire on the internet.

Whether well-informed or not, under the deluge of posts and videos, everyone eventually learned of this news.

What followed was intense shock.

"What's going on? Is Real Person Midnight finished?"

"Didn't he just Breakthrough to Golden Core? How did he suddenly get finished?"

"They say three Golden Cores from Duan Kong Cave attacked him together, leaving Real Person Midnight with no power to retaliate."

"Some players saw it. Good heavens, each of their attacks was like an atomic bomb explosion, with a huge range. In the blink of an eye, mountains were gone."

If Real Person Midnight's Breakthrough to Golden Core brought players the shock equivalent to the first nuclear bomb explosion.

Then Real Person Midnight being dragged away like a dead dog now brought players a shock no less than the explosion of the solar system.

"Great Love Sect is definitely finished!"

"They control many towns now, and those are all resources!"

"I'm not saying anything else, Brothers, I'm logging in."

In the past, Great Love Sect was just an Immortal Foundation force, expanding slowly and not possessing many resources.

But after Real Person Midnight's Breakthrough, various places in Great Jiang Imperial City surrendered at the first sign, and a continuous stream of resources was seized by Great Love Sect, with countless Immortal Foundation forces merging into Great Love Sect.

In less than half a month, it had almost become a true Golden Core Sect.

Unfortunately, Real Person Midnight met with an accident, and the news spread like wind. One by one, Immortal Foundation forces immediately raised their banners of independence, declaring their secession from Great Love Sect.

Even the player Cultivators within Great Love Sect began to contend for resources such as cities and Spirit Peaks.

In this situation, Great Love Sect had become a piece of fat meat, and everyone wanted to take a bite.

Even lone Loose Cultivator players found the courage to compete for it.

For a time, the entire Great Love Sect fell into complete chaos... Real Person Midnight was taken to an Immortal Cave, where countless large Formations were densely arranged. Pale blue chains firmly bound him, leaving no chance of escape.

He was completely submerged in a blood-red medicinal pool.

Smelling the rich medicinal fragrance and feeling the surging spiritual energy, Real Person Midnight showed a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth.

Not long ago, he was still using other Cultivators to perform Alchemy, thereby achieving a Golden Core Breakthrough.

And now, he was placed in a blood pool, about to become someone else's great elixir.

Sect Leader Xiang Qing of Void Severing Cave stood guard beside the blood pool, sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, seemingly cultivating.

But Real Person Midnight knew that for a Golden Core, as long as he was not in a death-inducing meditative state, his spiritual sense was enough to control all movements around him. His every action could not escape Sect Leader Xiang Qing's observation.

What's more, his entire spiritual energy was sealed, making struggle impossible.

Deep despair enveloped Real Person Midnight's heart. In his utter despondency, he suddenly thought of something and asked:

"You don't just want me, do you?"

Xiang Qing remained with his eyes closed, not answering.

Real Person Midnight clarified the key point and slowly said:

"We Extraterrestrial Demons can accelerate our Cultivation. A century only takes ten days, and a millennium is just over three months.

"As long as resources are abundant and Cultivation Techniques are complete, we Extraterrestrial Demons can continuously attempt Core Formation at an extremely fast pace. With a large enough base, some will always succeed, and the numbers will be quite considerable.

"And I, I just happen to be the first Golden Core to Breakthrough, but I will absolutely not be the last.

"To use a Golden Core for Alchemy, what you're seeking must be a Shattered Core to Nascent Soul. But I am merely a Ninth-Grade Shattered Core..."

At this point, Real Person Midnight gave a self-deprecating laugh:

"A Ninth-Grade Shattered Core has no hope of Nascent Soul itself, so how could it help others Breakthrough?

"I guess you are just using me for experimentation, or I am just one part of what you need for a Breakthrough.

"You will need more Golden Cores in the future."

After speaking, Real Person Midnight carefully observed Xiang Qing's expression, but the other party still only had his eyes closed, with no change in his facial expression.

Real Person Midnight continued to speak to himself:

"You should also know that we Extraterrestrial Demons have convenient communication methods. I can now spread everything that is happening here, making all Extraterrestrial Demons guard against you and not easily Breakthrough to Golden Core.

"At that time, I'd like to see how you will deal with yourselves."

Xiang Qing finally opened his eyes and looked at Real Person Midnight.

But it was not with anger, but with a mocking tone he began:

"Immortal Master Midnight, how unrestrained were you after your Golden Core Breakthrough? How prestigious were you among the Extraterrestrial Demon community? In your society, you must have profited quite a bit, right?

"And then you fall. You advise others not to Breakthrough to Golden Core?

"Do you think anyone will believe you?"

Real Person Midnight was in a desperate situation, but he was no longer anxious, and slowly said:

"Even if most people don't believe me, those with ambition and talent will still be very cautious. Whether they give up on Breakthrough or prepare countermeasures, it will be a difficult thing for you, right?"

Xiang Qing merely said leisurely:

"Immortal Master Midnight, do you negotiate terms with medicinal ingredients?

"When we gather herbs, we consider all possibilities. What you are only thinking of now, we have long since considered. But we still did it. You might as well think about the reason."

With that, Xiang Qing no longer spoke, only looked at Real Person Midnight with a mocking gaze.