90: Professional players were divided up while chatting and laughing

Huge rock formations hung in mid-air, clouds billowed, Buddhist light shone, and gentle spiritual breezes caressed, like a celestial realm.

However, Jie Liuhang and the others felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their minds blank, staring blankly at the four figures suspended in the sky.

To walk through the air, one must at least be a Foundation Establishment expert.

And since there were quite a few Foundation Establishment experts in their team, the fact that these four dared to show themselves indicated that the opponents were likely above Foundation Establishment.

Were they at the Core Formation stage?

Or perhaps... Golden Core?

'No way?'

Jie Liuhang still held onto a sliver of hope in his mind, but reason quickly told him that there was no such thing as luck in a Xuanhuan World.

The fact that the opponents could lift everyone, along with the area where the secret treasure was located, into the air meant their strength was absolutely beyond anything they could resist.

"Grab the Jade Slips and scatter!"

Jie Liuhang reacted extremely quickly, issuing the command almost immediately.

Zong Zishui and Shao Kaitian, who were nearby, also reacted. Although they were somewhat surprised by Jie Liuhang's sudden decision, they also issued commands:

"Grab the Jade Slips and scatter!"

"Quick, grab as many as you can. After grabbing them, just run. If you can't run, learn them directly and then upload them!"

Both chose to trust Jie Liuhang's judgment.

But... in the sky, one of the old men smiled softly.

He wore a white robe with light white flame patterns on the cuffs and similar patterns on the hem. He appeared to be an Alchemist, enveloped in a fiery aura, and a faint scent of Medicinal Pills could be detected.

He merely flicked his sleeve, and a hazy fragrance wafted towards the crowd. The color of the sky seemed to become kaleidoscopic, and everyone's eyes could only perceive a misty scene, everything within their sight vibrant and colorful.

'Oh no, poisoned? No, not poisoned, it's some kind of spell...'

Jie Liuhang's entire body was rigid, unable to move. His sight and hearing were completely stripped away. He could only see a colorful, vibrant world and hear the whooshing of the wind. Everything else was unknown to him.

Zong Zishui, Shao Kaitian, and the others were in the same state, their bodies rigid and unable to move.

The two Void Gazer Legacy holders were closest to the Jade Slips, even extending a hand. The light flowing from the Jade Slips seemed to come alive and reach out to them, as if it would impart a Cultivation Technique in the next moment.

However, their arms hung in mid-air, unable to move even an inch. The Jade Slips also quieted down again, their flowing light receding, their aura hidden, like inanimate objects.

In just a blink of an eye, all the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators present were immobilized, losing their sight, hearing, and even touch, completely devoid of any ability to resist.

Jie Liuhang even suspected that if they weren't players but native NPCs in a Xuanhuan World, they would probably lose even the ability to think under this spell.

'How can it be so powerful?'

Jie Liuhang secretly cursed.

Meanwhile, the three old men in the sky all turned their gaze to the Bald Monk.

For such important figures who could sit at the table and divide the spoils, the meat on the chopping block was not worth too much concern. Only the encroaching outsiders were to be treated with caution.

"This humble monk only takes one item, and one person."

The monk smiled, waved his hand, and a dazzling Buddhist light struck downwards, directly enveloping the mage. With this sweep, the mage instantly regained all his senses and even blinked his eyes.

The expressions of the three Golden Core Experts changed slightly.

Fortunately, the monk did not linger. After taking the mage and the Vajra Scepter in his hand, he floated away. Before leaving, he chuckled, "Fellow Daoists, we shall meet again in the Grotto-heaven."

The expressions of the three Golden Core old men grew even uglier.

Finally, one of the blue-clad old men spoke first: "So be it. It was originally to be divided among four families. The Empress withdrew, and then a monk arrived."

After speaking, he looked down at the immobilized players and the fully exposed Scripture Pavilion, and said, "Shall we three families divide these Extraterrestrial Demons equally?"

The last old man in green shook his head: "Can't you tell? They are originally three factions, so it's just one faction for each family."

The old man in white chuckled: "These three factions are not equal in number. The largest group has over a thousand people. Are you going to give them to your Qingling Sect?"

It was rather amusing. Originally, the three families of Qing Cao, Liu Zhuan, and Red Rain were negotiating the ownership of the secret treasures below. Now, they themselves had become meat on someone else's chopping block, being fought over.

"Extraterrestrial Demons can exchange Lifespan for cultivation and possess various strange abilities. To quickly cultivate the Void Gazer Dao Tradition, we can only rely on them. And these people have even entered this secret treasure area, their Karma already established, making them more likely to succeed in entering the Grotto-heaven. It can be said that each of them has the potential to bring out precious spiritual items from the Grotto-heaven..."

The blue-clad old man said indifferently: "If I were still young, I would not let these people be taken from my hands without a fight. But I am old, and I must consider the future of Heshui Prefecture. So, let's do this: all the people from Red Rain will be taken by my Heshui Prefecture, and the rest will be divided between your two families."

This Golden Core Expert of Heshui Prefecture, perhaps due to his profound cultivation and past astonishing achievements, spoke with such authority that the other two could only nod in agreement.

Soon, all three factions were divided.

The people of Red Rain were taken by the Heshui Prefecture Golden Core, the people of Qing Cao were taken by the Qingling Sect, and Liu Zhuan was assigned to Duan Kong Cave.

The three club teams, with professional players and Foundation Establishment experts in charge, were led away like livestock, utterly powerless to resist.

"This..."

Jie Liuhang watched as he was led into a cluster of pavilions, placed on a Spirit Gathering Array, fed various Medicinal Pills, and then given a Jade Slip containing the Void Gazer Dao Tradition.

He looked to the side, where large wooden partitions divided the cultivation areas. All of Qing Cao's people were cultivating there.

"Is this a good thing? Or a bad thing?"

Jie Liuhang was completely bewildered. Before the Golden Core Expert brought them here, he had completely sealed off their five senses and even their spiritual consciousness, so he had no idea what was happening now.

"How do I feel like we're being raised like pigs?"

Jie Liuhang looked utterly confused.

"Captain!"

At this moment, someone next to him suddenly shouted: "Everyone online is saying that our three families have crashed!"

Jie Liuhang was stunned: "Who spread it? Seiya or Ditu?"

The person gave a wry smile: "Both families released the news together! They're clearly trying to make fun of us!"

It was understandable that clubs had spies within each other. Jie Liuhang had constantly compromised with Shao Kaitian and Zong Zishui earlier, hoping to resolve things quickly to avoid interference from the other two families.

But he never expected that in the end, everyone would crash together and be posted online as a joke.

Jie Liuhang sighed. His panel appeared before him, and he logged onto the forum.

Sure enough, there was an endless stream of posts about the three major clubs crashing, and one even made it to the hot search.

"This time, we've really lost face..."

Jie Liuhang covered his face, feeling very embarrassed.

And on the forum, on the internet, other Xuanhuan World players, and even players from other games, all exploded in an uproar!