Trouble Beyond the Realm, the Xu Family Makes Its Move

Outside, in Red Glow Ridge, in a secluded valley.

The hazy sky was also showing signs of rain, with mist and wisps of smoke appearing and disappearing intermittently. Thin rain lines drifted across the void, then turned into circles and disappeared onto the lake's surface.

At this moment, the area around the Spirit Lake was already crowded with cultivators, each with eyes full of anticipation, including the elders and deacons of the Taiyi Sect.

This secret realm has not been opened for at least several hundred years, and there must be a lot of ancient spirit medicine inside.

As the person in charge of the Purple Mansion of the Taiyi Sect this time, Master Tianzhen also focused his mind. There was also competition among the five peaks of the sect. Naturally, he hoped that the Illusion Peak would gain more and contribute more, so that it might obtain the Gold Condensation Fruit and be allocated to him.

Liu Huan, who was representing Illusion Peak this time, was his junior sister. He naturally had high expectations and confidence in her array formation skills and strength.

The one-month deadline is fast approaching.

This caused his heart, which had remained calm for decades, to be stirred into ripples, just like the surface of the lake.

In the sky, the patriarchs of the Jin Family and Kong Families, along with the Miaofa True Person and the Xuandao True Person, appeared together above the Spirit Lake.

The rain lines circled around them, creating four brief, rainless voids.

The four of them occupied the four positions in the same order as a month ago. After exchanging glances and nodding to each other, they each began to cast incantations. These incantations were like four tiny spiritual seeds, which began to grow and expand in the air.

"Go!" Xuandao True Person took out a small, square seal and threw it onto the Spirit Lake.

In an instant, the small seal transformed into a platform about ten feet high and three feet long and wide.

The platform was covered with clearly visible pentagram Spirit Patterns, and at this moment, all of these Spirit Patterns were lighting up in a regular pattern.

"Everyone, listen to my command! Fortify the walls and clear out all surrounding Demon Beasts to prevent them from causing Demon Beast!" Xuandao True Person declared authoritatively.

These words, once spoken, spread like Heavenly Dao decree in all directions.

Each of the affiliated Lineage also spread out independently.

This area belongs to Red Glow Ridge, and they can see that the Demon Beasts have gathered again.

This clearly indicates a desire to continue the fight with them.

The most troublesome aspect of the Taihang Mountain Range' Demon Beast is precisely this: even though they had previously used the Jade Dragon Valley's Array to eliminate a large number of Demon Beast.

Now, only a month has passed, and they can already sense a large group of Demon Beasts gathering in the distance, roaring incessantly.

It seemed as if they were ready to reclaim the territory of Red Glow Ridge at any moment.

Of course, those on the outermost edge at this moment were still low-level first and second-tier Demon Beasts; there were no great demonic beasts of the Purple Mansion level. With the rapid attack of the various Lineage, not only was there no risk, but each family also gained a lot of benefits.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In the sky, at some unknown time, the four orbs of light began to converge and intertwine.

Above the Spirit Lake, spirit figures the size of palace gates began to appear.

The floating platform on the lake began to light up continuously, displaying countless tiny jade talismans.

As the jade talisman lit up, the void tunnel began to slowly change, and three streaks rose into the air first, passing through the spirit shadows.

Then three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Shi Family of Taiqing Commandery walked out from inside.

Ye Haicheng had met these three members of the Shi Family before; they belonged to the Purple Mansion Lineage. Judging from the joy on their faces and the bulging Storage Bags at their waists, they had clearly made a considerable haul.

This also made other Lineage even more hopeful, and they couldn't help but feel a little envious.

At this moment, Master Tianzhen also stepped forward.

"This is the Azure Martial Battle Platform of the Taiyi Sect. Each time you are summoned, it consumes a considerable amount of power. Place your Storage Bags on it. The sect will consider providing you with spirit medicine and minerals!"

Master Tianzhen spoke, then placed his Storage Bag on the battle platform and began to inspect it. After a short while, he nodded.

"Excellent! You've gained a lot this time and haven't let the sect down. Keep up the good work, and you might just become honorary retainers of the sect in the future!"

Within the territory of the Taiyi Sect, anyone who reaches the Purple Mansion or Golden Core stage will become a nominal guest elder of the Taiyi Sect. However, the former is a guest elder steward, while the latter is a guest elder elder.

For example, Ye Haicheng of the Ye Family is a guest elder of the Taiyi Sect. He has no real power and is not subject to many restrictions. The only limitation is that he is afraid that the Purple Mansion Golden Core cultivators below him will have ideas.

The three members of the Shi Family were naturally overjoyed to hear Master Tianzhen speak. Even if 40% of their gains were taken away, the remaining amount, once returned to the Lineage, would hopefully allow them to advance to the next level.

The possibility of breaking through to the Purple Mansion is naturally higher.

"However, have any unusual situations arisen this time?" After his brief, official statement, Master Tianzhen paused once more.

This opening statement caused the three of them to pause in surprise.

They naturally knew that there must be Spirit-Inquiring Talisman on this battle platform, and if they lied, the platform would light up.

After all, this is the platform of the Taiyi Sect.

This step was not present in previous instances of the secret realm.

"Is it difficult?" The Master Tianzhen's expression turned cold, and a chilling aura burst forth.

Upon hearing this, the three of them trembled with fear.

Their Lineage was merely Purple Mansion Lineage, and the highest-ranking member was only at the early stage of the Purple Mansion, while Master Tianzhen was at the late stage of the Purple Mansion.

Dealing with their Lineage would be a piece of cake.

"Reporting to seniors, there's been some anomaly. A master from the Corpse Sect has appeared, but all the senior brothers and sisters in the sect have worked together to resolve the situation!" the three replied.

Master Tianzhen asked a few more questions, seemingly somewhat annoyed, his brows furrowed as he spoke.

This scene caused all the Lineage cultivators to tense up.

This was beyond their expectations; they were actually using Spirit-Inquiring Talisman, something that had never happened before.

The only good news was that the sect still had some pride, so they didn't ask him alone, but in public.

This is not unacceptable to the various Lineage, as for the suggestions from the sects.

At that moment, no one dared to offer any suggestions.

Whether the suggestion is good or bad, they'll probably all be at the forefront of the upcoming Beast Tide.

The three members of the Shi Family quickly handed over 40% of their spoils.

Soon the spiritual light in the sky stirred again and began to draw in once more.

This method of pulling people in one by one left all the Lineage with unpleasant expressions, but there was nothing they could do.

These are True Persons from the Taiyi Sect. This secret realm was originally intended for the sect to expand its territory. Since they don't have any Golden Core True Persons, they naturally won't have any say.

As the jade talismans rose into the sky one by one, more and more cultivators appeared.

For each cultivator, Master Tianzhen would patiently ask several questions, some of which were quite radical, while others were rather mundane.

However, no direct confrontation occurred, making it clear to everyone that the Taiyi Sect was merely issuing a warning.

The harvest of each Lineage is a mystery; they only need to have it inspected by the Master Tianzhen, and then hand over 40% of it.

However, people could almost always tell from the number of Storage Bags on one's waist that Storage Bag had received fewer.

Many cultivators can also easily judge the size of Storage Bag.

On the outer edge of the lake, Ye Haicheng frowned as he watched the cultivators emerge one by one, but Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu were still nowhere to be seen.

"Grandpa, if the time in the secret realm is over, can we come out again?" Ye Jingli was not worried about Ye Jingcheng's safety. In his eyes, no sect genius could compare to Ye Jingcheng.

But he was worried that Ye Jingcheng would miss the deadline.

"No." Ye Haicheng's answer was extremely brief, seemingly somewhat absent-minded.

Seeing this, Ye Jingli sighed, his fists clenched tightly.

Just then, Xiao Ta'a emerged from the entrance of the secret realm.

The latter immediately knelt down upon exiting the building.

"Please forgive me, Master. I failed to keep a close eye on my junior brother, allowing the demon to harm him!" Xiao Ta'a said with a righteous expression. Although she was not physically robust, she possessed a certain feminine spirit.

At that moment, he lowered his head.

Meanwhile, in the sky, the Three Origins True Person, who were originally inside the Spirit Boat, suddenly flew out.

"Yun Jian... come up here and explain!" At first, Three Origins True Person couldn't believe it, but then he got angry and made Xiao Ta'a board the Spirit Boat.

This scene sent a chill down the spines of almost all the cultivators from the affiliated Lineage of the Taiyi Sect.

They knew something terrible had happened.

Moreover, most people noticed that those who emerged were disciples from small Lineage.

The disciples of the Golden Core Lineage and the Great Purple Mansion Lineage, as well as the cultivators from the sects, have not yet emerged.

And those who came out next were almost all cultivators from sects.

At this moment, the rain seemed to intensify, the Master Tianzhen's expression worsened, and even the four True Persons controlling the entrance to the secret realm seemed to have lost all patience.

Thirty disciples from various sects appeared in succession, and almost all of them were questioned.

Once all the sect disciples have emerged, they will once again be considered Lineage members.

This time, it was cultivators from the Wan Family who came out.

Three people from the Wan Family also came out.

"Wan Hongchang, what was the purpose of your Wan Family entering the secret realm? What happened? Did you collude with the Demon Sect?"

Three questions in a row instantly made Wan Hongchang blush!

Ren Wan Hongchang, a seasoned veteran of the martial arts world, was somewhat flustered on this battle stage.

After all, there were cultivators outside, and four True Person watching him from above.

And the tone of the Master Tianzhen was exceptionally harsh!

This was beyond his expectations.

Although he had prepared some explanations in advance, at this moment, when questioned by the Heart-Questioning Talisman and the battle platform, all his prepared explanations were completely rendered useless.

Wan Family arrangements this time can be said to have been completely ineffective.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, our Wan Family went in to search for treasure. Our Wan Family once had a treasure map, and by chance, we found some Purple Jade Vine and Purple Jade Fruit spirit medicine..." Wan Hongchang said, word by word.

He also took out several Storage Bags and a rather discreet ring.

The treasure landed on the battle platform. Wan Hongchang was fine, but the two young Foundation Establishment behind him, though discreet, still showed a hint of heartache.

Master Tianzhen immediately glared at him coldly.

"This ring is quite a treasure, and the other gains are also very good. Hand it over according to the procedure. Next time, remember not to put everything in one ring. Storage space is never the safest place!" After saying this, Master Tianzhen waved for Wan Hongchang to leave.

Wan Hongchang nodded, bowed respectfully, and then moved to the side.

When handing over the treasures, Wan Hongchang appeared even more pained.

Next up is Azure Cloud Nunnery, Azure Cloud Nunnery is home to two female cultivators. As Foundation Establishment sect, their presence here has attracted considerable attention.

Master Tianzhen also asked several questions.

However, the latter group didn't go to many places, citing concerns about danger and robbery.

Their performance was mediocre, and the number of treasures they possessed was clearly not that large.

The jade talismans continued to rise, but at this point, there were more and more instances of jade talismans flying up to the spirit shadows without any cultivators landing.

Soon, a total of eight jade talismans appeared and flew into the sky.

The next moment, all eight jade talismans vanished.

This scene left many cultivators somewhat puzzled.

After all, if eight people from a Lineage go, surely one or two can stay.

After all, a family with eight Foundation Establishment is by no means a weak Purple Mansion Lineage.

At that moment, everyone felt a movement coming from the side, and saw Xu Chunlin walking towards the location of the Ye Family.

"Ye Haicheng, is your Ye Family targeting our Xu Family?!" Xu Chunlin's voice wasn't loud, but to the assembled cultivators, it was as quiet as a pin drop.

He immediately realized that the eight jade talismans that hadn't appeared were probably from the Xu Family's cultivators.

Otherwise, Xu Chunlin wouldn't have gotten so angry.

"Xu Chunlin, you need to understand, none of my Ye Family members have come out!" Ye Haicheng's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a terrifying killing intent.

No one doubted that if the two started arguing again, they would definitely come to blows.

It's important to know that the Taiyi Sect in charge of maintaining order right next door.

"Xu Chunlin, go back!" It was Master Luoyuan who spoke.

Seeing this, Xu Chunlin slunk away back to his original position.

However, his eyes still held the glint of a venomous snake, as if he were about to devour the Ye Family at any moment.

Ye Haicheng's eyes were also filled with anger at this moment.

Xu Chunlin's commotion wasn't due to utter folly; he didn't believe the Ye Family's actions, especially considering Xu Hanqing.

However, his move undoubtedly increased the Taiyi Sect's attention to Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu.

Once they emerge, the questions awaiting them will not be about what happened, but rather something far more heinous and even cruel.

Xu Chunlin clearly intended to put Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu on the grill as well.

"Tianzhen Brother Tianzhen, let Senior Brother Qian He and I inquire and investigate next!" At this moment, Master Luoyuan spoke up.

Qian He is a cultivator from Sword Peak, Master Luoyuan is a cultivator from Dharma Peak.

At this moment, it was clear that since it concerned Ye Jingcheng, the other peaks did not want the Master Tianzhen of Illusion Peak to inquire further.

Master Tianzhen nodded, said nothing, and left.

Master Luoyuan dares to do this, it must be because he has the permission of True Person.

The high-ranking members of the Taiyi Sect are all present now, and every single one of them is True Person.

Therefore, he had no objections whatsoever.

As soon as Master Luoyuan appeared, Miaofa True Person above also took the initiative to activate the Array for the first time.

With this slight Array, the spirit in the void once again drew up the three jade talismans.

However, only two of the three jade talismans landed, and only two figures appeared on the Azure Martial Battle Platform.

The two figures were none other than Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu.

At this moment, both of them still had blood at the corners of their mouths, and they seemed to be in very bad condition.