New features in the chat group Even hidden from a third-in-command like me

With the abundant essence of Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder, the progress of reshaping a proper immortal cultivation avatar advanced swiftly.

In just three days, Chen Yi managed to elevate his basic chat group avatar to the True Immortal stage!

This speed was nothing short of astonishing!

To put it into perspective, Ye Wuchen, under the immense resource support of the chat group, took less than a thousand years to reach the Pseudo-Immortal stage, yet breaking through to True Immortal took him three thousand years!

And this already marked him as a genius among geniuses, granting him the right to look down on all others as mere pretenders.

But without comparison, there would be no sense of injustice. The rogue cultivator Chen Yi was utterly unreasonable—even a kind of unorthodox cultivator himself. Instead of following the proper immortal cultivation path, he clung to the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, absorbing it wildly, cheating his way into overtaking others. In doing so, he reduced Ye Wuchen, a true genius, to utter insignificance.

So, unorthodox methods had their own merits—turning a Pseudo-Immortal avatar into a True Immortal in three days wasn’t strange at all.

Of course, speed alone wasn’t the issue—he was also terrifyingly powerful!

Ye Wuchen’s foundational law comprehension stemmed from the sixth Exorcism Dungeon’s Starry Sky Secret Realm, where he obtained fragments of the Star Law after slaying a Demon Star God. The quality was extremely high, so the Deep Void Path he derived from it was no slouch either, amplifying his combat power by a full twofold!

Thus, let it be reiterated: Ye Wuchen, with 3.8 billion combat power, managed to slay a 7.8 billion malevolent spirit while crossing realms—undeniable proof of his genius status!

Now, let’s examine Chen Yi’s freshly minted One-Star True Immortal avatar.

The foundational law comprehension came from the Immortal Ascension Tribulation itself, a core component of the Heavenly Punishment from the Immortal Realm—its quality was beyond measure. The law he grasped was the Limitless Path, a doctrine that embraced all extremes!

Even the resources used to refine his immortal body were the essence of Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder, far surpassing ordinary immortal energy in purity!

Was this not terrifying?

This was terrifying beyond reason!

With the immense foundation accumulated through his rogue methods, Chen Yi’s first attempt at proper immortal cultivation displayed overwhelming, crushing superiority!

A glance at the chat group interface confirmed it—unsurprisingly, the combat power of his chat group avatar had changed again.

[Name: Chen Yi]

[Group Alias: "The Damn Immortal Tribulation is Still Chasing Me"]

[Cultivation: Early-stage True Immortal]

[Combat Power: Breaking conventional metrics, surpassing limits at 6 billion]

[Origin: M78 Nebula]

"Hmm, not bad. A One-Star avatar’s base stats have reached this level—almost comparable to my previous Two-Star version. The Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder really is something..."

"But the hidden condition was triggered. Early-stage True Immortal with 6 billion combat power? Old Ye only had 3.8 billion at mid-stage True Immortal. This is a bit too eye-catching—gotta tweak it!"

Chen Yi’s gaze deepened. With a thought, he activated the chat group’s third-in-command mole to intercept this information.

Rising in power too quickly was also a sin. Unlike before, where fusion temporarily spiked his stats before they dropped back, this long-term stability required proper archiving!

Being this overpowered without even participating in the Demon-Slaying Trial Grounds would surely draw the scrutiny of the monitoring system!

Right now, his infiltrated divine sense had only reached third-in-command status—still no match for the second-in-command monitoring system. If investigated, things would get messy.

Soon, after some under-the-table adjustments, the account’s combat power was revised to a more "normal" 2 billion, just slightly higher than Gu Yuan’s.

With the potential crisis averted, Chen Yi finally relaxed and opened the chat interface to see how his beloved group members had been doing during his half-year absence.

He missed them dearly—missed them, missed their worlds, missed their rapid growth so they could come work for him sooner.

After all, transforming the Purple Microcosm into the Purple Immortal Realm required importing vast numbers of talents from outside!

Even the ancient Immortal Realm had to continuously recruit talents from lower realms, with low entry thresholds and gentle ascension tribulations.

Who knew what catastrophe later befell the Immortal Realm, turning it so harsh and unforgiving?

Had they grown arrogant after prospering?

And what of the mysterious Immortal Realm powerhouse behind this chat group? What was their goal in planting chess pieces across countless lower realms?

Were they raising puppets or surveilling these worlds?

Surely they weren’t secretly selecting exceptional talents behind the Immortal Realm’s back?

Though Chen Yi didn’t fully understand the reasons, it didn’t stop him from borrowing their system to nurture his own Purple Microcosm—or even outright stealing the entire setup...

"Hmm? Why are there new functions after this backend system reset? Why wasn’t this reported for archiving?"

The moment he logged back in, Chen Yi frowned, sensing something amiss.

[Multiverse Transmigrators Mutual Aid Chat Group – Branch 108]

[Member Combat Power Rankings]

[No. 1: "The Damn Immortal Tribulation is Still Chasing Me" (Group Owner Chen Yi, Cultivation: Early-stage True Immortal; Combat Power: 2 billion)]

[No. 2: "Merely a Few Hardships" (Admin Gu Yuan, Cultivation: Half-Step True Immortal; Combat Power: 1.99 billion)]

[No. 3: "Withered Leaves Parted from the Wind" (Admin Qin Sheng, Cultivation: Mid-stage Pseudo-Immortal; Combat Power: 1.28 billion)]

[No. 4: "Crow Perches on Airplane" (Member Liu Bo, Cultivation: Mid-stage Pseudo-Immortal; Combat Power: 1.22 billion)]

[No. 5: "I Really Don’t Want to be Sacrificed" (Member Fang Zheng, Cultivation: Peak Saint Realm, Half-Step Quasi-Emperor; Combat Power: 998,650)]

[No. 6: "Back Turned to the World" (Member Mu Chen...[Details Expand])]

[...[Details Expand]]

[Weekly Combat Power Growth Rankings]

[No. 1: "I Really Don’t Want to be Sacrificed" (Weekly Growth: 1.2 million, 648% increase, Rank rose by 3, Daily Sign-in Reward: 100 points)]

[No. 2: "Immortal Cultivation Runner-Up" (Weekly Growth: 800k, 520% increase, Rank rose by 1, Daily Sign-in Reward: 80 points)]

[No. 3: "Unemployed God of Light" (Weekly Growth: 900k, 488% increase, Rank fell by 2, Daily Sign-in Reward: 60 points)]

[No. 4: "Sword Immortal with Empty Sleeves" (Weekly Growth: 1 million, 440% increase, Rank fell by 3, Daily Sign-in Reward: 40 points)]

[No. 5: "Fallen Genius" (Weekly Growth: 600k, 300% increase, Rank unchanged, Daily Sign-in Reward: 30 points)]

[No. 6: "Cold Palace Squatter" (...[Details Expand])]

Fang Zheng remained as impressive as ever!

The other veteran and rookie members weren’t bad either.

As for Gu Yuan, Qin Sheng, and Liu Bo—those old-timers were past their prime. The higher the realm, the harder progress became. But among those below the Unity Stage, the earliest followers of Chen Yi were truly exceptional!

Both tempered in the seventh Dreamweaver Secret Realm, enduring brutal trials to refine their foundations—why did Fang Zheng improve so much faster than a certain someone?!

Before the trials, Mu Chen had a lead of over 5 million combat power over Fang Zheng. Yet in just three months, Fang Zheng overtook him!

If not for the impossibly thick bottleneck at the Unity Stage, Fang Zheng might have already become the first in Branch 108 to break 10 million combat power!

Mu Chen, what exactly are you doing?!

Having too much fun in Shen Lang's world, huh?!

But now isn’t the time to grill Mu Chen. The top priority is figuring out these two newly updated leaderboards in the chat group... Why weren’t they reviewed and archived by the backend information processing center?

According to regulations, the backend information processing center has the authority to review and distribute points. Yet, so far, the backend has only received point distribution logs from the daily check-in reward system—those multiplier rewards from the so-called Weekly Combat Power Growth Leaderboard? Never heard of them! The third-in-command was completely kept in the dark!

If not for Chen Yi having a basic-level account, he wouldn’t have even noticed this issue!

"Something’s off—way off, like twelve out of ten levels of off!"

"Is this leaderboard unique to our group, or does every group have it?"

"Where are these extra multiplier points coming from... directly approved by the monitoring system?"

"Even the third-in-command was kept in the loop. Monitoring system, what are you up to?!"

"Could it be... they’ve discovered a traitor in our midst?"