Without a word, a great battle broke out, with the Soul Clan's experts and the Valley Clan's elders clashing fiercely.
Although most of the remaining powerhouses of the Soul Clan are at the Immortal King level, they are still quite far behind the Great Emperor level powerhouses of the Valley Clan elders.
However, driven by the desperate situation, all the Soul Clan powerhouses unleashed their full potential, even burning their life force to fight to the death.
For this reason, the suppression operation of the Valley Clan elders did not go smoothly. Despite the overwhelming strength of the Soul Clan cultivators, the battle still lasted for the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn.
The world fell into complete silence.
All the powerful members of the Soul Clan were executed, and the wicked Netherworld True Fire was also suppressed by several powerful individuals working together.
However, the expressions of the elders and other powerful figures of the Gu clan were not much better, because they had also had a tough time in this battle.
In just the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn, they had lost quite a few experts at the Great Emperor level!
However, despite suffering such a heavy loss, they still failed to kill the Long Soul Emperor!
This conclusion was unacceptable to the elders of the Valley Clan, since their main purpose for this trip was to catch the Great Emperor of the Long Soul off guard and annihilate the Soul Clan; it was merely a side matter.
However, the main task of killing Emperor Changhun has not been completed, which has greatly angered the elders of the Gu clan.
Who could have imagined that the Great Emperor Changhun could be so ruthless and heartless?
He ordered the strongest members of his clan to stay behind and fight them to the death, while he himself had already fled.
The Great Emperor Changhun who remained at the scene was clearly an avatar; his true power was not strong, and he only managed to conceal his weakness by using the Netherworld True Fire.
This is actually the main reason why they were able to end the battle so quickly.
The Soul Clan is indeed powerful, but the most powerful among them is the Great Emperor Changhun. With the strongest person in the clan absent, the annihilation of the entire clan is naturally nothing.
"As expected of the Great Emperor Changhun, he's truly ruthless, even willing to abandon his own race." The Spirit Clan elder gritted his teeth in hatred; what a terrifying cunning!
When they saw the blood-red array, they naively thought that the Great Emperor Changhun was going to stay and fight them to the death. Now they realized that it was just a smokescreen by the Great Emperor Changhun.
Abandoning the culmination of thousands of years of effort, turning around and fleeing without a second thought, even abandoning the Netherworld True Fire that had followed him for years without hesitation—truly ruthless.
"Luckily, this guy was in such a hurry to escape that he didn't take this thing with him," the Demon Race clan chief said ominously, a delicate jade stone floating in mid-air in his hand.
In fact, the Great Emperor Changhun was right. When cultivators from different races gathered together, it was inevitable that they would have different ideas. When the Demon Race clan leader saw the ancient jade, he did consider taking it for himself. Unfortunately, he saw the ancient jade, and so did others.
Left with no other choice, the Demon Race clan chief had to obediently hand over the ancient jade.
This ancient jade is nothing special to the major races, as each race possesses a piece of it. Legend has it that if all the ancient jades can be collected, a secret realm at the Immortal Venerable level can be opened, containing the opportunity to become an Immortal Venerable powerhouse.
Normally, they would have been skeptical, but after watching the review video, all the cultivators felt it was better to believe it than not.
If the Great Emperor Changhun were to truly unlock the secret realm of the Immortal Venerable, aside from anything else, a single top-grade pill at the Immortal Venerable level would be enough to propel his strength to new heights.
The Demon Race clan leader wasn't stupid; he knew that even the current Changhun Emperor, let alone the future Changhun Emperor, might not be his match.
Therefore, although he was quite greedy for the ancient jade, he did not show it too much.
Everyone turned their attention back to the Valley Clan Elder: "Valley Clan Elder, what should we do next?"
"The Great Emperor Changhun hiding himself is like a time bomb buried in this world."
"If we can't find him soon, and the reward ends up in his hands, I'm afraid he'll come back with a vengeance!"
After the battle, all the cultivators were still shaken.
Under the threat of annihilation, the Soul Clan cultivators unleashed unprecedented potential. All the cultivators understood that with such strength, the Great Emperor Changhun could have easily crushed any race if he had wanted to.
Although the Soul Clan has been wiped out, the most troublesome Emperor Changhun is still missing. Even if he is hiding, such a guy is enough to make people worry.
"Elder of the Valley Clan, what should we do now?"
Faced with the eager gazes of the cultivators, the elder of the Valley Clan felt utterly helpless.
He knew that many people had been wronged in this battle. In their eyes, the fact that they had paid such a huge price but still failed to defeat the Great Emperor Changhun must be due to their incompetence as the leader.
However, at such a tense moment, they couldn't say much.
"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to open the secret realm, find the rare and precious materials within, and forcefully break through to the Immortal Venerable realm," the Valley Clan elder sighed and said slowly.
His words actually had another layer of meaning: he himself had broken through to the Immortal Venerable realm!
The reason is simple: the elder of the Valley Clan is the strongest among the cultivators present, but he is still some distance away from becoming a Celestial Venerable.
If he can't even become a Celestial Venerable, then there's no need to say anything more about other cultivators.
"Elder of the Valley Clan, it's not that we don't want to help, but there are only eight ancient jades in total. Even including the one we just obtained from Emperor Changhun, we only have seven. How can we possibly open the secret realm?"
"Yes, one of the major Lineage was wiped out long ago. Even if we wanted to open one, we couldn't!"
The elder of the Gu clan was well aware of the ulterior motives these fellows were harboring, but this was exactly the question he had been waiting for. He smiled slightly and said, "Gentlemen, who said our clan only possesses one ancient jade?"
"Since things have come to this, I will no longer hide it from everyone. The other missing ancient jade is actually within my Gu clan."
As soon as the elder of the Gu clan finished speaking, the scene fell silent once again.
The other elders, despite their meticulous planning, never anticipated that the Valley Clan elder was already prepared and had found another long-lost ancient jade. Now, everyone is in a dilemma, and it seems that they can only open the secret realm and let the Valley Clan elder reap the benefits.
"Good heavens, I didn't expect you, old codger, to be so cunning despite your seemingly honest appearance," an elder said indignantly.
Right now, promoting the elders of the Gu clan is their only option.