It took Huo Hai three days to sort through all the treasures in the palace and collect them by category. During those three days, the Star Gu and spiders also searched the entire Secret Realm.
Every human they discovered was killed, without a single exception. Members of the Vast Earth Imperial Family were particularly easy to identify, because they never concealed their auras. At all times, they released their auras to intimidate others. This trait had served them well in the past, but now it had become a fatal flaw that hastened their destruction.
Even from far away, the Star Gu and spiders could sense the locations of members of the Vast Earth Imperial Family, then move in to kill them. After three days, not a single member of the Vast Earth Imperial Family remained in the entire Secret Realm.
Perhaps some commoners had survived, but they no longer mattered. Huo Hai wanted to claim the Vast Earth Empire's Secret Realm for himself, but he could not act rashly in the immediate future. After all, this had once been the Vast Earth Empire's Imperial Palace.
Besides, many people from the Vast Earth Empire still lived in the Heavenly Soul Domain. He would leave this place abandoned for now. Though abandoned was not quite the right word: the many unusual Spirit Beasts and Spirit Insects here, along with various spirit medicines, could continue to grow. As time passed, their numbers would increase, and they would mature further. When he took them out in the future, their value would rise considerably as well.
After organizing everything, Huo Hai recalled his Spirit Insects and headed outside. Passing through the Secret Realm's entrance, he discovered that the search outside had already been completed. By now, every member of the Imperial Family in the Imperial