Beyond the edge lies a void of darkness or chaos.
Behind them, the spatial passage was being sealed off by disciples of the Xuanmai lineage, who were setting up numerous arrays and restrictions to prevent anyone from sneaking in or damaging the passage.
External attacks were difficult to reach, and could only break in through the passage. However, the narrow passage could only accommodate a small number of people at a time, and was heavily fortified with restrictive formations, which could easily block them from entering!
To destroy a secret realm, only cultivators at the Golden Core Realm level or above could accomplish such a feat.
Therefore, as long as the spatial passage does not collapse, this place is the best stronghold, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
On the ground ahead, black, thorn-like growths emerged from the soil—the roots of the Black Demon Grass.
Originally, this place was covered with black demon grass, resembling a black ocean, with densely packed black demon grass. Hence, the secret realm got its name.
This is one of the main materials for refining spirit talismans, and among many materials, it is considered to be of superior quality.
However, due to the limited spiritual energy within the secret realm, continuing to cultivate the Black Demon Grass on a large scale would not be able to accommodate so many cultivators. Therefore, they had to harvest it all, leaving only the roots so that it could be easily cultivated again after leaving the secret realm.
At this moment, a large number of disciples were carrying various resources and piling them up in the newly erected tents on the other side.
This is only a portion; most of it has already been sold to others in exchange for spirit stones, handed over, or transported back to the sect.
After saying a word to Zhong Kangshun, Lin Xiuyuan headed towards his underground cave dwelling deep within the secret realm.
Next, Zhong Kangshun continued to coordinate and arrange for personnel to rotate, stabilize the formation, and monitor external movements in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
Lin Xiuyuan continued to act as a hands-off manager, focusing on recuperating.
"For the next few years, I'll focus on recuperation until the side effects disappear, while refining the mark and mastering the Falling Mountain Hammer. I'll also dedicate the remaining time to crafting talismans, as the Xue family still has too few secret talismans."
"Once I fully recover, with the help of those precious pills, I should be able to break through to the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm. At that time, I will have enough combat power to stabilize the situation and perfectly capture the Guardian stage!"
Lin Xiuyuan made the plan and walked into the cave entrance, arriving at an underground cave dwelling. It was built according to Lin Xiuyuan's instructions. The overall structure was somewhat simple, with only a simple secret room and three spirit beast chambers. However, it was the place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the secret realm!
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As the news spread.
When Princess Hongshang learned of this, she gritted her teeth and a flash of anger crossed her face.
"What a bunch of useless trash! I should have just saved my energy. They're utterly worthless!"
Immediately, Princess Hongshang pondered for a while, thinking of any other good ways to carry out the plan and destroy the Yunxiao Sect!
Although the situation at Fengxia Mountain will inevitably become more chaotic sooner or later, it would be different if we took the lead and accelerated the process.
It greatly helped her improve her status and resources within the family.
Moreover, achieving this goal as soon as possible and attracting the attention of various forces in Dai Viet is crucial!
However, upon further reflection, she realized that there wasn't a good way to continue targeting the Cloud Soaring Sect.
As she pondered, she inexplicably frowned, as if she had discovered something unusual.
"Go and compile the recent intelligence on the Cloud Sky base, especially the intelligence on all bases and resource sites after the arrival of that chief seed!"
With her command.
The maids waiting below the main hall immediately obeyed the order.
She quickly returned, holding jade slips, and respectfully handed them to Princess Hongshang.
Princess Hongshang took it and carefully read through it.
As time went by, a quarter of an hour passed.
After carefully examining all the jade slips related to the recent Yunxiao stronghold, Princess Hongshang finally saw the underlying trajectory.
For a moment, a hint of appreciation flashed across Princess Hongshang's face, but she couldn't help but sneer. Her red lips moved slightly as she murmured, "Good, very good. Anyone who can reach such a dazzling level is truly not simple! I initially thought that we had the Cloud Sky Stronghold firmly under our control, but the effect was not optimal!"
"So, it had no effect from the start, and it was destined to be ineffective. He was planning a complete retreat from the beginning!"
After gathering intelligence, Princess Hongshang discovered that since the arrival of this chief seed, resource sites throughout the Cloud Sky stronghold had been harvesting resources. In a short period of time, they had poured resources into Shuoyang City, exchanging them for a large number of spirit stones and spiritual items!
Knowing this, we can see how the situation developed later.
It's not hard to see that this top seed had decided on a complete defensive strategy from the very beginning.
Throughout the entire process, the Cloud Tower suffered almost no losses, thus preserving a large amount of resources and manpower.
The only loss was the death of a few people, and the price dropped by 10-20% in order to quickly sell off the resources.
There are also the revenues from resource-rich land in the coming period.
However, this situation is the optimal solution.
The Loose Cultivator Alliance is more than ten times larger than her, and it also has her support behind it.
If we were to confront them head-on, the number of deaths and resource losses would be far greater than this.
Now, the Cloud Tower has preserved its full strength and its foundation has not suffered much loss, and it can break out of the secret realm at any time.
Princess Hongshang could easily deduce that once that top seed broke through to the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm and caught up with the current prodigy, he would emerge from the secret realm. Whether he could reclaim the resource land at that time was another matter, but at least he would have the capital to reclaim it all!
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