Star Dust and his two companions swiftly returned to the Immortal-Demon Realm Sea.

Only then did they begin tallying their gains.

"One incomplete Hunyuan origin source, selling price 382 Tai Chi Star Coins!"

"Two Hunyuan supreme treasures - one with five rule restrictions worth 1,200 Tai Chi Star Coins, and another with only three restrictions worth 700 Tai Chi Star Coins!"

"Various Hunyuan resources, valued at 393 Tai Chi Star Coins."

"Ancestor mission reward, 900 Tai Chi Star Coins!"

"Total: 2,875 Tai Chi Star Coins!"

After finishing the count, Star Dust Elder directly took out the Star Coins and distributed 950 Tai Chi Star Coins to each of the other two!

Purple Star Emperor was overjoyed: "We made money, we made money! Now I have funds to repay my loan!"

Star Dust Elder shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Purple Star, why rush to repay the loan? I personally suggest you actually take out more Star Coins in loans, gather enough coins, then go improve your strength. This way, you can earn more Star Coins faster!"

Yin Xing spoke up: "After I return, I'll undergo another empowerment ritual. My magic power can catch up with my rule comprehension, reaching mid-stage Hunyuan Great Luo cultivation. Purple Star, if you can't improve yourself, you won't be able to keep up with our pace later!"

Purple Star Emperor said in surprise: "You're already preparing to break through to mid-stage? So fast!"

Yin Xing rolled his eyes: "What's fast about it? I've spent tens of billions of years in the secret realm. With such a long time, my foundation is extremely solid. I actually feel my breakthrough is a bit slow!"

"But I can't break through in a short time!" Purple Star said awkwardly.

"No problem!" Yin Xing patted his shoulder. "We'll continue carrying you. From now on, the task of luring enemies will all fall on you!"

Purple Star Emperor hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, then I'll go comprehend an escape technique."

Yin Xing and Star Dust Elder secretly exchanged smiles, clearly showing they had no intention of abandoning their teammate.

They just needed some excuse to make Purple Star willingly take on the baiting role.

Meanwhile.

Gu You, Gu Qingzhu, Nangong Xianweng, Ye Bufan, and Lan Si formed a team and also came hunting.

They had thought of a similar plan to Star Dust's group - have Lan Si lure people over while the other four set up traps on the spot.

While setting up the traps, Nangong Xianweng's aura was already revealed, shockingly reaching the powerful late-stage Hunyuan Great Luo cultivation!

Gu You said in astonishment: "Brother Nangong, you've actually reached late-stage already!"

Nangong Xianweng smiled faintly, proud of himself: "Ah, my rule comprehension is still a bit lacking, otherwise I wouldn't only have late-stage cultivation!"

Gu You sighed: "Ten million Tai Chi Star Coins, what an enormous amount of money! How much did it cost you to reach this realm, brother?"

Nangong Xianweng said calmly: "Seven million Tai Chi Star Coins!"

"Gasp! That expensive?" Gu You's eyes widened.

Everyone looked at him sideways.

Nangong Xianweng waved his hand: "No choice. Wanting to break through to mid-stage and late-stage consecutively in a short time naturally costs more. If cultivating normally, the consumption wouldn't be this huge! Just the empowerment ritual expenses reached over a million!"

"How extravagant!" Gu Qingzhu exclaimed. "I've been sect leader for so many years and only earned that many contribution points!"

Nangong Xianweng's originally calm smile disappeared as he turned to stare at Gu Qingzhu, discovering that he had somehow also reached late-stage Hunyuan Great Luo cultivation!

"Wait, how did you earn so many contribution points? This doesn't make sense!" Nangong Xianweng said, unable to comprehend.

Gu Qingzhu laughed heartily: "I'm the ultimate investor! Many cultivators who went to train in secret realms received my sponsorship. When they break through to Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, the returns they give me aren't small!"

Nangong Xianweng suddenly felt that his desperate efforts to persuade a Tai Chi Realm expert to get ten million Tai Chi Star Coins seemed rather meager in comparison.

The two exchanged some mutual praise.

Gu You and Ye Bufan could only stand by watching helplessly - they were both broke.

Suddenly, all four of them reacted and immediately restrained their auras.

In the void, Lan Si's figure appeared out of nowhere!

Lan Si had used a spatial teleportation technique to arrive at their team's predetermined location!

After appearing, Lan Si immediately ran toward Nangong Xianweng and the others' hiding spot.

Everyone held their breath and waited.

Sure enough.

In the next instant, right where Lan Si had just appeared, spatial fluctuations occurred and an unfamiliar cultivator materialized out of thin air.

This cultivator had late-stage Hunyuan Great Luo cultivation, with considerable strength.

But this was still within Nangong Xianweng and Gu Qingzhu's ability to handle.

The two exchanged glances, already preparing to launch thunderous attacks.

However, in the very next moment.

Right after that enemy appeared.

Space fluctuated again.

Fourteen enemies appeared out of thin air beside that person.

Fifteen Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals instantly released powerful auras.

Every five people formed a legion battle formation, as if three Primordial Apes had appeared in the starry space. Violent destructive power materialized out of nowhere, instantly shaking out the formation where Nangong Xianweng and the others were hiding.

Ye Bufan's eye immediately twitched.

He gave Lan Si a helpless look.

Lan Si, however, was shouting: "The enemies are here! Run quickly!"

Run?

The three Primordial Apes had already completely surrounded the five people in the formation.

Nangong Xianweng took a deep breath and cursed: "So unreliable!"

Gu Qingzhu sighed: "Forget it, let's kill as many as we can!"

The five were trapped.

The three enemy squads began continuously destroying the formation from the outside, showing no intention of entering the formation to break it from within - they were extremely cautious.

Under successive bombardments, the formation was quickly broken!

Nangong Xianweng and the others were prepared. The moment the formation broke, all five combined their attacks against one of the weakest mid-stage Hunyuan cultivators.

"Seeking death!"

The Primordial Apes condensed by the three Primordial Ape Legion squads weren't just for show. The Primordial Apes combined everyone's cultivation power, unleashing powerful destructive force. One of the Primordial Apes clashed with Nangong Xianweng and the others' attacks, resulting in a stalemate.

Meanwhile, the remaining two Primordial Apes took the opportunity to attack the five people. With one grab and one scratch, two attacks were enough to instantly tear apart Gu You and Ye Bufan!

The two immediately sprayed blood across the starry sky, dying very decisively!

As the two perished, their Mental Avatars inherited their cultivation, then without manifesting, directly teleported back to Su Yuan.

This change went completely unnoticed - even the people involved didn't know, and the Primordial Ape Legion members couldn't detect it either.

The remaining three - Nangong Xianweng and the others - held on a bit longer. After enduring a full three hundred breaths of arduous resistance, they were still surrounded and killed by the three squads!

The three perished one after another, leaving behind quite a few supreme treasures!

The three squad captains immediately began collecting the spoils of war!

One captain exclaimed joyfully: "A full eighteen Hunyuan supreme treasures! We've struck it rich!"

"I never expected these natives to have such good equipment. Could there be a master artifact refiner here?" someone wondered in surprise.

"Huh? Their origin sources have all disappeared. This feels a bit strange!" a captain said suspiciously.

"Who cares? Origin sources aren't worth much anyway. With this many supreme treasures, it's already worth it!"

The group was all smiles - each of them could obtain one supreme treasure, and the captains could get two treasures each. This was truly a bountiful harvest!