Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”
Chapter 298: The Invaders
In the chaos.
"Captain, the last vanguard team has arrived!"
Yuan Yuan received the notification and looked into the chaos.
He saw a chaos flying ship breaking through layers of chaotic energy, arriving nearby.
Looking around, there were a total of five chaos arks assembled!
"Old Ape, did you take a fall?"
From the newly arrived ark, a bull-headed, human-bodied Tai Chi Realm mid-stage great power laughed heartily.
"Old Bull, you were lucky to go to a realm sea that only had one Tai Chi Realm. What I encountered is not on the same level!" Yuan Yuan said.
"Hehe, according to your report, this realm sea only has five or six Tai Chi Realm cultivators. With proper planning, we could have passed through without losses, but you messed it up yourself!"
On another side, Peng Niu's tone was mocking.
"Alright, Old Bull and Old Ape, stop bickering. Let's quickly complete the commander's mission so we can return." From another chaos ark, a goat-headed, human-bodied being spoke up.
"How should we handle this realm sea?" From yet another ark, an ancient giant bear asked.
Yuan Yuan replied: "Although we alerted that realm sea before, they can't monitor the entire realm sea. We can still quietly infiltrate it, restore our combat power, then eliminate them with thunderous force!"
"Then why waste words? Each of our teams should choose a direction to infiltrate!" A captain with a true dragon body spoke up.
"Good, we'll each act separately! I'll enter later to avoid drawing their attention. You all enter first." Yuan Yuan nodded.
"No problem!"
The five arks separated, circling around the Immortal-Demon Realm Sea.
This circling lasted for several months.
Afterwards, among the five ark teams, except for Yuan Yuan's team, the other teams used exquisite methods to infiltrate the realm sea.
Yuan Yuan said calmly: "This time, I can avenge my subordinates!"
Seven Stars Sect.
A total of 1,287 Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals finally emerged from the secret realm portal!
This made the waiting cultivators extremely excited.
The proportion had reached an astonishing one in a hundred thousand, truly incredible.
Over a hundred million trial-takers were instantly sucked into the secret realm portal by its pulling force.
People from the major forces were already preparing to leave.
Just then, Gu Qingzhu stopped everyone.
"Everyone, I've just received a message from our Patriarch and will convey it to you all!"
Gu Qingzhu politely cupped his hands toward the cloud platforms of various forces.
Zhuyuan Great Emperor was quite surprised and said clearly: "Please elaborate, Sect Leader Gu!"
Gu Qingzhu spoke: "This matter is quite important. Please have all the great powers present move to the Seven Stars Palace!"
Everyone's expressions became serious. This was their first time encountering such a situation - Seven Stars Sect usually didn't conduct closed-door meetings so solemnly.
Under Gu Qingzhu's guidance, the many great powers present all went to the Seven Stars Palace.
Including the thousand-plus Hunyuan Great Luo cultivators who had just emerged from the secret realm, they also attended the meeting.
In the Seven Stars Palace, nearly ten thousand great powers gathered together. The massive assembly of powerful beings made every participant feel awestruck.
These were all great powers. Although the number had increased, each great power's strength was undiminished. In fact, they were even stronger than previous great powers because almost everyone had cultivated Su Yuan's dao techniques, making their strength extraordinary.
"Everyone! The Patriarch sent a message that during his cultivation, he deduced that invaders from outside the realm sea are coming again, and their numbers are several times greater than a thousand years ago! It's exactly the reinforcements brought by those who escaped!"
Gu Qingzhu said with a grave expression: "The Patriarch cannot take action for certain reasons, so he specifically instructed me to ask the great powers of various forces to contribute to the realm sea's safety! He will provide some financial assistance - killing one Hunyuan Great Luo Realm enemy will earn a reward of two hundred to two thousand Tai Chi Star Coins! Killing one Tai Chi Realm enemy will earn a reward of two million to twenty million Tai Chi Star Coins!"
Hearing this, Zhuyuan Great Emperor's eyes shone with brilliance: "Enemies several times greater than before? How strong are they?"
Gu Qingzhu was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes to communicate with Su Yuan.
Then Gu Qingzhu said: "There are five teams total. Four of them are similar to the previous team, with ordinary Hunyuan Great Luo numbers ranging from fifty to one hundred, and the Tai Chi Realm proportion is ten to one. The captains of the four teams all have true cultivation at Tai Chi Realm mid-stage, but they've just entered the realm sea and have been suppressed to initial stage! The remaining team is the five who escaped before. These are all the invaders!"
"Only this many?"
Youhe Demon Venerable couldn't help but speak up.
His tone carried a rather regretful note.
Gu Qingzhu's originally grave expression faltered slightly. Looking carefully at the powerful figures from various forces, he couldn't detect any trace of gravity on their faces.
Especially Zhuyuan Great Emperor - joy had actually appeared on his brow!
It really couldn't be blamed on Zhuyuan Great Emperor. He was genuinely poor - not to mention his own debts, the Celestial Court's current scale had expanded, and various expenses were giving Zhuyuan Great Emperor headaches. All the newly advanced great powers lacked suitable weapons. As the master of the Celestial Court, he couldn't shortchange his own people - this all required money!
Now that someone was coming to deliver money, how could he not be happy?
Gu Qingzhu was stunned: "Aren't any of you worried?"
Golden Fur King laughed heartily: "Your Patriarch only sent you a message. Do you think this is a big deal? We thought it was something major, making it all mysterious! Hey, what does everyone think? There aren't enough people to go around!"
Gu Qingzhu stared dumbfounded at everyone. Scanning the expressions of the powerful figures present, he finally woke up to the fact that the current Immortal-Demon Realm Sea's number of powerful figures far exceeded before, so there really was no need to be too concerned.
Then he saw these major forces begin competing for allocation quotas. Some Tai Chi Realm cultivators even directly argued, quarreling until red-faced, glaring and scolding.
Fortunately, they were in the Seven Stars Palace, and everyone remained well-behaved without causing trouble.
Gu Qingzhu suddenly became a mediator, haggling with everyone and painfully negotiating enemy quotas with them.
'No wonder the Patriarch didn't appear personally. This haggling business is truly exhausting!' Gu Qingzhu was also helpless.
Afterwards, various forces formed five combined teams and left the Seven Stars Sect.
Seven Stars Sect cultivators withdrew from this competition to avoid suspicion, which made many Seven Stars Sect members quite regretful.
Realm Sea Edge.
Peng Niu led over sixty team members into the Immortal-Demon Realm Sea.
The Great Dao's will instantly suppressed his cultivation by one minor realm, bringing him to Tai Chi Realm initial stage!
Peng Niu was shocked and immediately sensed this realm sea's Great Dao will.
Faintly, he felt that within the Great Dao's will were contained several Wuji Realm level rule powers!
"This realm sea actually produced so many Wuji Realm powerful figures before?"
Peng Niu revealed a hint of joy: "In that case, this realm sea's value isn't low at all!"