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The turmoil within the Ye Family quickly passed, but the tension in the void showed no signs of improvement, as not a single one of the Four Great Golden Core Clans had emerged yet!

Even Ye Haicheng was looking into the distance at this moment.

And at this moment, it was the Chu Family that emerged.

The Chu Family came out with five people, one less than when separating from Ye Jingcheng and his companion, evidently showing that another mishap occurred afterward.

However, the Chu Family continued staring intently at a certain Purple Mansion Clan from Taichang Commandery.

But they didn't make any additional moves.

The disputes within the Secret Realm cannot be discussed here, and they can only remember them separately.

After all, there is no evidence in the Secret Realm, nor can it be traced back, and with so many clans invited by the Taiyi Sect this time, pursuing revenge one-by-one would only embarrass the Taiyi Sect.

"Did the Chu Family collaborate with the Demon Sect this time?"

"Senior Ascendant, we never dared to entertain such thoughts, much less take any action."

The issue with the Chu Family was quickly resolved.

In fact, everyone was aware of this.

Ming Yuan Ascendant is a disciple of Master Miaofa, and Ming Yuan Ascendant's wife is Chu Xiyu from the Chu Family.

In this regard, they're much better off than other families.

After the Chu Family departed, another family from the Taiqing Commandery emerged, which was scrutinized with equally intense investigation.

At this moment, the four True Masters in the sky exchanged a glance and raised their hands again.

This time, it was a Foundation Establishment member of the Kong Family that emerged.

This fact left Ye Jingcheng somewhat puzzled, as Mo Hongwen had yet to come out.

According to their speculation, Mo Hongwen should have collaborated with Senior Brother Xu from Illusion Peak, who is also a Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Though not ranked among the top within the Taiyi Sect, he has a great chance of victory against any other clan's Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Logically, with the Mo Family having found a strong backing, they should have at least two people coming out.

And now that none has emerged, it merely signifies that the Mo Family, one of the former six families of Taihang Commandery, along with the Li Family, has now vanished completely from the Yan Kingdom.

A family without a Foundation Establishment cultivator is nothing but scattered sand; even with the Taiyi Sect's support, it cannot preserve the foundation of Qingliu Mountain in Taihang Commandery.

Currently, only four families remain in Taihang Commandery: Lingyun Ye Family, Tai Cang Xu Family, Xianyun Chu Family, and Shanyue Chen Family.

Among them, the Chen Family is being oppressed by the Chu Family and cannot raise its head, and will inevitably be annexed eventually.

The once six rivalrous families are now seemingly heading towards a state of tripartite power structure.

While Ye Jingcheng pondered, the Kong Family emerged with seven people, which was somewhat lacking compared to some Purple Mansion Clans.

It is important to know that this time, the Taiqiu Kong Family had sent in seventeen individuals.

Which is definitely not few in number.

This scene also made Master Gu Xiang, who arranged the Spirit Shadow Array, feel somewhat embarrassed as she had specifically arranged it, yet only seven individuals came out this time.

"Wan Jun, did you confront the Demon Corpse directly?" Luoyuan Ascendant was also full of confusion, as based on the Kong Family's strength, they could not possibly suffer such losses.

Hence, he could only suspect that they had encountered a demon.

"Senior Luoyuan, it is quite embarrassing to say, but we divided our forces this time." Kong Wanjun, dressed in an elegant Daoist robe, at this moment couldn't help but lower his head slightly.

Although he seemed to be speaking to Luoyuan Ascendant, he was actually making his position clear to Master Gu Xiang in the sky.

"There is no need to question the Kong Family; it couldn't possibly have issues!" Luoyuan Ascendant instructed those individuals to place their Storage Bags on the battle platform, and after a thorough inspection, they duly surrendered their Spirit Medicine as instructed.

After the Kong Family came out, it was the Jin Family's turn, with fifteen Foundation Establishment members emerging, the most among clans, excluding sects, this time.

Each of them appeared delighted.

Luoyuan Ascendant inquired into matters one by one, yet found no oversight whatsoever.

Yet, there was a meaningful glance directed toward the Ye and Kong Families.

Once again, Spiritual Light emerged, this time with the Zhong Family, with fifteen people entering and twelve emerging this time.

"Little friends of the Zhong Family, this time Yun Jianzi met with an unexpected incident, and True Master San Yuan is exceptionally furious, so we hope you can cooperate with the investigation!" Qianhe Ascendant, Luoyuan Ascendant, and Tianzhen Ascendant advanced together.

This scene also caused the few Purple Mansion members of the Zhong Family in the distance to change their expressions involuntarily.

They, like the Taiyi Sect, had entered the Secret Realm with hopes of finding Secret Treasures of the Eight Desolates Sect.

"Little friends of the Zhong Family, for what purpose did you enter the Secret Realm this time?"

"Was there any secret mission?"

"Is there any hidden spatial ring?"

Upon being asked just three questions, the expressions of these Foundation Establishment cultivators changed drastically.

They were all hesitant and dared not answer.

Their task was to search for the Desert Treasure, and although they weren't sure what it was exactly, the family ordered them as such and the Hidden Cloud Ring is known as a special secret treasure capable of hosting the Spirit Platform.

They couldn't answer any of those questions.

At this moment, far off in the sky, a fog suddenly rose as several Three-Eyed Golden Rocs, led by the Golden Roc Demon King, flew toward this place.

Torrential flames burned amidst the heavy rain, appearing especially eerie.

Accompanying them was the Cloud Lion Demon King, and in the distance, appeared a gigantic golden-yellow lizard.

This golden-yellow lizard was nearly as large as a small mountain, its entire body shimmering with golden light, and its yellow eyes seemed capable of seeing through everything.

Despite its massive size, it moved as gracefully as a swallow in the air, flying nimbly without wings, never falling behind the Cloud Lion Demon King and Three-Eyed Demon King!

Particularly behind the golden lizard, there were various Flying Python Great Demons, Flying Scorpion Great Demons, and Mantis Great Demons.

Even the Cloud Turtle Great Demon was present.

The number of Great Demons was nearly several times that of the Cloud Lion Demon King and Three-Eyed Demon King combined.

"Earth Dragon Demon King!" The expressions of the four True Masters in the sky changed instantly.

From the Taiyi Sect's Treasure Ship, three figures once again flew out. Among them was the familiar True Master San Yuan, while the other two were a rotund purple-robed elder and a red-faced elder.

"I'd said, Sanyuanzi the old Daoist wouldn't dare act so presumptuously if it wasn't for Tianfu the Daoist and Cheng Xuan the Daoist being present too." The golden Earth Dragon Demon King spoke in a deep, hoarse voice, his cheeks slightly puffing out.

This Earth Dragon Demon King obviously recognized the several True Masters of the Taiyi Sect.

"So, you've indeed reached Late Stage of Fourth Tier." The purple-faced elder's eyes narrowed slightly, appearing somewhat daunting.

"What use is being Late Stage of Fourth Tier if being bullied to one's doorstep?" The Earth Dragon Demon King mocked himself, and at this moment, he was the first to move, astonishingly transforming into the shape of a dwarf elder in a yellow robe.

"Three Eyes brought it upon himself, running out to slaughter our Human Race first!" Upon witnessing the Earth Dragon Demon King transform into a human, a little precaution was released by Master Cheng Xuan, though his anger did not subside.

"No need for more words; strength will speak for itself." The elder transformed from the Earth Dragon raised his hand directly.

The next moment.

An awe-inspiring mountain wall suddenly rose around everyone, attempting to transform into a rock prison to trap them all.

Behind him, the Cloud Lion Demon King and the Three-Eyed Demon King charged out together.

There wasn't even a Fourth Tier Array from the Taiyi Sect here.

"Everyone, disperse and retreat!" Elder Tianfu swiftly commanded.

He and Master Cheng Xuan rushed out together.

All the True Masters and Demon Kings instantly engaged in a deadly battle.

And all Purple Mansion cultivators were enlisted into the fray.

"Xingliu Jingcheng, lead our people's retreat." Ye Haicheng spoke.

"The Zhong Family and the Zhang Family are probably doomed." At this moment, Ye Jingcheng's eyes also showed some bitterness.

The Zhang Family was still inside the Secret Realm, and needless to mention, the Zhong Family was caught by the Inquiry Spirit Platform.

Ye Jingcheng also thought that neither of those two Golden Core Clans had come, probably because those two True Masters intentionally did not come upon realizing something.

Fortunately, the Ye Family was unscathed.

Though the Beast Tide seemed to thunder, it mostly consisted of Purple Mansion Great Demons, with not many of Tier Two or Tier One.

Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu quickly obeyed and retreated to the side, where True Master San Yuan had already created a large breach with a single sword strike.

All the cultivators escaped through the breach, then flew towards Jade Dragon Valley.

"Ye Daoist, your Spiritual Ship is too slow; join us on the same Spiritual Ship!" Chu Yanqing spoke again.

Upon hearing this, both Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu were stunned for a moment, but then Ye Jingcheng also nodded.

Due to their behavior in the Secret Realm, they couldn't utilize a good Spiritual Ship, so sitting on the Chu Family's Spiritual Ship was more convenient at the moment.

Although their speed wasn't bad, they were, after all, still carrying some Qi Cultivation race people.

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