In the Lofty Furnace Realm, amid endless mountain ranges.
Ye Yunshan held the Spirit-Crossing Bell in his hand. Seated opposite him were the sixth-stage Qingqiu Fox, Ye Qingyan, the Red Cloud Roc Demon Saint, and Turtle Mountain.
For the Ye Family in the Mortal Realm, Ye Qingfu had only recently crossed over clandestinely. For now, they were not considering clandestine crossings or ascension, only developing as much as possible.
The Ye Family in the human realm had now split into numerous branches, which had begun competing with one another. Although the clansmen they nurtured were certainly not as gifted as before, pooling resources and fostering competition had still increased their cultivation speed.
They had gathered here because word had already come down from the Spirit Realm: they were to send the Purple Spirit Void-Piercing Shuttle up to the Upper Spirit Realm.
In the Mortal Realm, aside from the Heaven-Reaching spirit treasures left behind, the Purple Spirit Void-Piercing Shuttle was their most powerful spirit treasure.
It counted as one of the pillars of the lineage's strength.
It also concerned the Ye Family's future means of breaking through the realm barrier and leaving. In truth, they were somewhat worried about sending the Purple Spirit Void-Piercing Shuttle up.
But the elders in the Spirit Realm all believed they should send the treasure, so naturally they would not object. Their only regret was that they currently had no way of knowing why.
After all, messages sent between realms were not necessarily secure, and the lineage could not explain things in great detail.
Now, choosing who would make the clandestine crossing to the Upper Spirit Realm was precisely what the Ye Family in the Mortal Realm needed to consider.
"Eldest Uncle, you should go up this time. The lineage's message sounded urgent." Ye Yunshan looked