Feng Family

Another function was that one could use the token to sense the secret realm's location.

But the location of the Green Spirit Secret Realm was no secret.

Beyond that, Secret Realm Tokens made from the Secret Realm Seal had no other use.

Still, Lu Yu secretly condensing a Secret Realm Seal definitely was not because he had nothing better to do.

Chen Xuan pondered for a moment, then quickly stopped thinking about it.

There was no point in thinking. Who knew what Lu Yu was doing it for?

Once this mission was over, he could investigate whether the Secret Realm Seal had any other special properties.

Green Spirit Secret Realm exit.

After finishing their patrol, Chen Xuan and Lu Yu arrived at the exit.

Of Wu Xun's group, three had already arrived. After Chen Xuan and Lu Yu got there, they waited a while longer before the final two also arrived.

The seven of them then left the secret realm.

After returning to the Green Spirit Sect, Wu Xun's group did not linger there. They merely exchanged polite greetings with Sect Leader Bai of the Green Spirit Sect before taking their leave.

They all wanted to finish the mission as quickly as possible, then return to cultivation.

They had no desire to get too entangled with people from the branch sects.

Even though Sect Leader Bai was a Purple Mansion Cultivator, it was the same.

It was not that they did not understand social etiquette.

It was simply that, as core disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect, befriending Purple Mansion Cultivators was far less important to them than cultivating diligently and reaching the Purple Mansion Realm themselves.

Who among those who could become core disciples of the Cloud Sea Sect was not a proud child of heaven?

So long as they did not fall halfway, most of them would have a chance to reach the Purple Mansion Realm.

After leaving the Green Spirit Sect, the flying vessel headed toward the next Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.

Starry Sky Sect.

One of the Cloud Sea Branch Sects, and Chen Xuan's group's second destination.

When the flying vessel landed at the Starry Sky Sect, they were once again welcomed by its sect master.

Wu Xun stepped forward and, as before, politely declined all the Starry Sky Sect Master's hospitality, directly stating that they wished to enter the secret realm.

Very soon, they entered the Starry Sky Secret Realm, one of the three great Heavenly Dao Secret Realms.

Following the same grouping as in the Green Spirit Secret Realm, the seven split up once more.

As Chen Xuan searched for Heavenly Dao Qi, he also kept an eye on Lu Yu.

Lu Yu once again began absorbing the secret realm's spiritual qi to condense a Secret Realm Seal.

After spending some time on it,

Chen Xuan also found the location and time where the next wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi would descend in the Starry Sky Secret Realm.

It would be three years later.

That was two years sooner than in the Green Spirit Secret Realm.

Still, that was fine. It was too slow for Chen Xuan, but for Li Junmo, it was just right.

Even five years was entirely within Li Junmo's ability to wait.

It would take him three years at the fastest just to cultivate to the completion of Dao Foundation.

Several days passed, and Lu Yu once more condensed a Secret Realm Seal.

Next, Chen Xuan's group headed to the last branch sect, the Flying Sword Sect.

The Flying Sword Secret Realm at this final location was also the farthest of the three great Heavenly Dao Secret Realms from the Cloud Sea Sect, situated at the edge of Jing Province.

As the flying vessel was about to reach the Flying Sword Sect, they saw from afar that someone was attacking it.

Their divine senses immediately swept over the situation below.

"Who are these people, daring to attack a branch sect of our Cloud Sea Sect?"

One person said in surprise.

"They are members of the Feng Family."

After carefully probing the situation below, Wu Xun spoke.

"They have come with ill intent. If they dare attack the Flying Sword Sect today, they will dare attack our Cloud Sea Sect tomorrow. Should we intervene?"

One person looked at Wu Xun as he asked.

"Since we have encountered this, we cannot stand by with folded arms. But since the Feng Family has acted, there is an eighty percent chance that Purple Mansion Cultivators will take action, and there may even be Nascent Soul Cultivators.

"Junior brothers and sisters, decide for yourselves whether to lend aid. I will go first."

As soon as Wu Xun finished speaking, he directly mounted a flying sword and shot toward the battlefield below to assist the Flying Sword Sect.

As a disciple of Cloud Sea, how could he be afraid?

"I'm going too."

The others successively decided to intervene.

Had it been another sect, that would have been one thing. But the Flying Sword Sect was a branch sect of their Cloud Sea Sect.

Moreover, the Feng Family's target was clearly Jing Province. If they did not act today, they would surely face them someday.

"Junior Brother, you only recently reached Foundation Establishment. You should stay and guard the flying vessel while awaiting reinforcements from the sect."

Lu Yu looked at Chen Xuan and instructed him.

"Senior Sister, all of you are going. How can I be the only one left to guard it? Still, what is the background of this Feng Family?"

Chen Xuan asked curiously.

"This Feng Family is an Imperial Clan that emerged in the Primordial World a thousand years ago. After the Feng Family's ancestor attained the Dao and became a Great Emperor, the Feng Family spent the past thousand years developing its own power.

"Their clansmen spread branches and leaves, seeking to imitate the great Holy Lands and spread throughout every Small Thousand World and Middle Thousand World. Now they have come to the Azure Cloud Realm as well. But all the favorable lands of the Azure Cloud Realm have long been occupied by the major powers. If the Feng Family wants land of its own, it can only seize it."

Lu Yu briefly explained the Feng Family's circumstances.

Chen Xuan understood. So they had set their sights on the Cloud Sea Sect's territory.

This was also an unavoidable step in the development of every newly emerged Great Emperor power. After all, no matter where one went, most territory had long been claimed by other Great Emperor powers.

But honestly, only Holy Lands generally developed subordinate sects throughout the various Lower Realms.

Imperial Clans rarely developed in the Lower Realms. Even if they did, they would at most expand into Middle Thousand Worlds.

After all, a Lineage was different from a sect.

A Lineage depended on blood ties. To expand its clansmen, it could only rely on childbirth.

A sect developed disciples based solely on aptitude. Its rate of expansion was something a Lineage could never compare with.

Furthermore, the great Holy Lands would not simply watch Imperial Clans expand without restraint, since that would infringe upon their interests.

Thus, it was not easy for Imperial Clans to expand into the Lower Realms. Many Imperial Clans simply did not develop there at all, focusing wholeheartedly on managing their family power in the Primordial World.

In short, among Imperial Clans that sought to establish branch lines in every Middle Thousand World and Small Thousand World, the Feng Family stood alone.

Chen Xuan looked with the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye but did not spot any Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The result was the same when he used the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique.

Chen Xuan had tested it while in the sect. Although his cultivation was not high, by using the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique, he could still see the locations of the Nascent Soul Realm Supreme Elders within the sect.

Of course, that was also because the sect's Supreme Elders had not deliberately concealed themselves.

Therefore, either the Feng Family had not dispatched any Nascent Soul Cultivators to attack the Flying Sword Sect, or they had dispatched them but were hiding in the shadows.

No matter which it was,

if Wu Xun and the others all went to help the Flying Sword Sect, then if he alone did not go, even an absence of fault would become fault.

So even if he merely showed up without exerting himself, he could not truly stand by with folded arms.

"Senior Sister, say no more. Since this Feng Family dares attack the Flying Sword Sect, how can your junior brother stand by with folded arms?"

Chen Xuan immediately declared in a righteous tone.

Lu Yu looked at Chen Xuan's determined gaze and was briefly taken aback even in voice.

"Very well. Junior Brother, be careful. Safety comes first."

Lu Yu nodded.

"Senior Sister, put away the flying vessel."

Chen Xuan said again.

"Alright."

Lu Yu used her spiritual power and stored away the flying vessel.

This flying vessel had not been bound to an owner, so all of them could operate it.

The two then flew down toward the battlefield below.