"The Forbidden Sect..."
"Hmph!"
Wang Aotian watched the two ancestors leave, then looked toward the Forbidden Sect, a cold glint flashing in his eyes...
Even as the Heavenly Gate Sect and the Wang Family made their moves.
Great Emperor Baikong and the others from the Spiritclear Sect also returned to their sect.
After learning everything that had happened, the Spiritclear Sect's leaders were furious!
That same day, two more Great Emperors of the Spiritclear Sect appeared and left the sect...
Next came Crimson Flame Valley.
Two red-haired old men secretly left the valley without alerting anyone...
In the void above the Pill Sect.
Suddenly, a spatial rift silently opened.
Then an enormous warship, enveloped in a terrifying power.
Shot out of the spatial rift and slowly descended onto a plaza within the Pill Sect.
Aboard the warship were Chu Luo and the others, returning from their journey.
"Hahaha..."
"Fellow Daoist Yin Ya, elders, young friend Chu, thank you all for your help this time!"
"Before long, our sect will send someone to deliver an Emperor Pill and sixteen Saint Pills to your sect!"
Great Emperor Yaoming cupped his hands toward Chu Luo and the others in gratitude.
"Hehehe..."
"Fellow Daoist Yaoming, you're the one who said you wanted to thank us!"
"I happen to have a small favor to ask of you!"
Great Emperor Yin Ya said with a broad grin.
Great Emperor Yaoming paused, then laughed:
"Please, speak freely, fellow Daoist. As long as it is within my power, I will certainly help!"
Great Emperor Yin Ya nodded slightly and turned his hand over, revealing a storage ring.
Great Emperor Yin Ya tossed the storage ring to Great Emperor Yaoming.
Great Emperor Yaoming swept his spiritual sense into the storage ring, and his expression shifted slightly.
For within his perception.
The storage ring held dozens of saint herbs and several divine herbs!
The saint herbs and divine herbs inside were all spiritual herbs capable of restoring a person's lifespan!
Moreover, they were extremely precious and generally only found in deathlands!
"Hehehe... I went into the deathlands specifically to find these herbs for my dear disciple!"
"I know your Pill Sect has a saint-grade pill called the Saint Longevity Pill."
"Its medicinal effects are gentle, and repeated doses can keep increasing one's lifespan. I wouldn't trust anyone else to refine it, so I'm sorry for the trouble, fellow Daoist!"
Great Emperor Yin Ya rubbed his hands together as he spoke.
Everyone present froze at his words.
Chu Luo, in particular, gazed at his master's slightly stooped back, his heart brimming with emotion.
So the reason his master had not accompanied them to the Great Emperor Secret Realm.
Was that his master had gone into the deathlands to find spiritual herbs that could replenish his lifespan!
Great Emperor Yaoming put away the storage ring and cupped his hands toward Great Emperor Yin Ya:
"Rest assured, fellow Daoist. I will refine these pills personally!"
"Afterward, I will have someone deliver them to the Forbidden Sect along with the other pills!"
"Hahaha..."
"Many thanks, then!"
Great Emperor Yin Ya cupped his hands, then swept his hand through the air.
The warship rose into the air once more, leaving the Pill Sect and heading toward the Forbidden Sect.
"Thank you, Master, for everything you've done for me!"
Chu Luo secretly sent a voice transmission to Great Emperor Yin Ya, expressing his gratitude.
Great Emperor Yin Ya paused, then flashed a sleazy grin and replied through a voice transmission:
"Huh?"
"My dear disciple, when did you get so mushy?"
"Has someone possessed you?!"
"Quick, let your master take a look!"
Chu Luo rolled his eyes.
His master really could not stay serious for even a moment...
"Hahaha..."
"I was only teasing you!"
"All these years, I've been so busy cultivating in seclusion that I've never given you much guidance in your cultivation."
"My dear disciple, even I feel inferior to your talent. I cannot interfere too much with your martial path, either. All I can do is protect you as you grow!"
"If you truly insist on thanking me, then become the sect's Number Zero Sequence Disciple and the young sect master of our Forbidden Sect!"
"When the sect master steps down someday, you'll become the sect master of our Forbidden Sect."
"Then your master can enjoy the good life with you..."
Great Emperor Yin Ya smiled faintly as he secretly transmitted his words.
Chu Luo nodded, making up his mind.
I must claim the position of Number Zero Sequence Disciple!
And become the young sect master of the Forbidden Sect!
While master and disciple spoke heart to heart.
The warship reached the Forbidden Sect...
Inside the main hall, Lin Feng and several elders received Chu Luo and the others upon their return.
Seeing Chu Luo and all the disciples return safely, Lin Feng was satisfied.
But when Lin Feng and the elders present sensed Chu Luo's current cultivation.
Every one of them jumped in shock!
This brat had only made one trip to the Great Emperor Secret Realm, and he'd already broken through to the Primordial Beginning First Realm?!
Wasn't that far too heaven-defying?!
At that moment, the other elders looked at Chu Luo as though he were a priceless treasure.
They wondered whether they ought to snatch Chu Luo away...
But a moment later, a look from Great Emperor Yin Ya frightened the elders into backing down...
"Chu Luo, it seems you've gained quite a lot from this trip to the secret realm!"
Lin Feng smiled faintly as he addressed Chu Luo with satisfaction.
Chu Luo flashed his pearly white teeth, stepped forward, and cupped his hands:
"Sect Master, I did indeed reap great rewards on this trip to the secret realm!"
With that, Chu Luo beckoned, and the six junior brothers behind him stepped forward and opened their storage rings.
A moment later, spirit soil brimming with spiritual energy piled up before everyone.
Besides the spirit soil, there was also a heap of spiritual herbs...
"This is... spirit soil!!"
"You little rascal! You found spirit soil in the secret realm and didn't even tell me!"
"And to think I protected you so many times outside the secret realm!"
At the sight of the mountain of spirit soil before him, Second Elder Zhao Sheng all but drooled on the spot. He jumped forward and snapped at Chu Luo.
Zhao Sheng crouched on the ground, cupping the spirit soil in both hands.
As he sniffed it, excitement and bliss spread across his face.
Even Lin Feng and the other elders were deeply shaken by the mountain of spirit soil.
Spirit soil was exceedingly rare. They had never imagined that Chu Luo, while inside the secret realm.
Would obtain so much of it!
"Hahaha..."
"Old Zhao, look at how easily you're pleased!"
"It's just a pile of dirt. My dear disciple is handing it over to the sect now, and won't you end up managing it anyway?"
"In our Forbidden Sect, what other elder is like you, an old fellow who neglects his proper duties all day, doing nothing but planting flowers and growing grass?"
Great Emperor Yin Ya looked disdainfully at the excited Zhao Sheng and deliberately mocked him.
"Bah!"
"Old Yin Ya, if you've got any backbone, don't come to my Medicine Field ever again!"
Zhao Sheng instantly sprang up, pointing at Great Emperor Yin Ya and angrily berating him.
Seeing that the two were about to start bickering again, Lin Feng hurriedly interrupted:
"All right, all right!!"
"We'll leave this spirit soil to the second elder!"
"Chu Luo, you've made a contribution to the sect this time. Tell me, what reward would you like from the sect?"
Chu Luo grinned and hurriedly cupped his hands:
"I only did what I should. I don't need any reward!"
"But I caused some trouble in the secret realm that might implicate the sect. I hope the sect won't blame me..."
Everyone present paused slightly at his words.
Lin Feng suddenly laughed and looked at Chu Luo:
"You merely killed a prodigy of the Spiritclear Sect in the secret realm. What's the big deal?"
"The people of the Spiritclear Sect simply weren't as skilled. If you killed him, you killed him. Even if they come knocking, you needn't worry. You have me, all the elders, and your Great Emperor master here!"
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