"Already heading back?"
Lu Ze frowned.
The Supreme Soul Crystal that had been practically delivered to his door had slipped away, which was unacceptable to him.
"Sect Leader He said he didn't know if the Beast Taming Sect could hold out any longer... Perhaps the situation has grown even more severe."
Nangong Yuan shook his head and explained to Lu Ze.
"Elder Zhao promised that the Spirit Firmament Sect could send an elder over to help the Beast Taming Sect through their crisis. But Sect Leader He said the matter couldn't be resolved through cultivation level alone."
"If that's the case, it seems the Beast Taming Sect has indeed posted an Illusory Realm commission... with a Supreme Soul Crystal as the reward."
Zhong Yi chimed in upon hearing Nangong Yuan's description.
"No wonder there have been so many illusion realms concerning beast taming lately."
"A commission? What are the requirements for the illusion realm?"
Lu Ze's eyes lit up as he quickly asked.
"Unknown. It seems it requires a face-to-face discussion... Probably a confidentiality spirit contract was signed. No one has publicly disclosed what the Beast Taming Sect is asking for."
Zhong Yi shook his head, then added.
"But the commission still has less than a month left, and the Illusion Alliance has also made a move... That beast-taming illusion realm of theirs came out quite well."
At the words, Lu Ze's brow tightened, his face turning serious.
"It seems the situation for our allied sect is indeed urgent... Master, you should accompany your disciple on a trip to the Beast Taming Sect!"
The corner of Nangong Yuan's mouth twitched violently.
"...Just who is the master here between the two of us?"
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On the way to the Beast Taming Sect, Lu Ze gained a general understanding of the sect's situation from Nangong Yuan.
During the era of the ancient war between the righteous and demonic paths, the Beast Taming Sect had an extraordinary standing, not far below the Five Sects of the time.
Ever since that war, the Beast Taming Sect's fortune had declined day by day.
The main problem was that the spiritual beasts of the world were in decline.
The Beast Taming Sect's rise and fall was bound to that of these beasts.
In the ancient era, divine beasts roamed, great demons abounded, and so the Beast Taming Sect thrived.
But in the present age, the legends of those divine beasts existed only in history. Even the number and rank of spiritual beasts were visibly shrinking.
As early as over a hundred years ago, the Beast Taming Sect had lost its former glory, fading to the level of an ordinary sect.
"Spiritual beasts are in decline? Gradually going extinct?"
Lu Ze keenly caught the key information, then frowned.
"Problems like this... can't be solved just through an illusion realm, can they?"
Though he had accomplished many earth-shaking feats through illusion realms, that didn't mean illusion realms were a cure-all.
He could make cultivators comprehend the Dao within an illusion, or make the elders of the Heartless Sect weep in one, but bringing the dead back to life for spiritual beasts was clearly beyond the scope of an illusion realm's abilities.
"Who knows? Sect Leader He is adamant that only an illusion realm can save his sect."
Nangong Yuan sighed helplessly.
"Come on, we're here."
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Inside the Hall of Myriad Spirits at the Beast Taming Sect.
"Sect Leader He, my 'King of a Thousand Beasts' was made entirely to your Beast Taming Sect's specifications. You've seen the cultivators' feedback yourself. What's with this attitude now? Don't tell me you're thinking of backing out!?"
Elder White Crane coldly demanded, with total disregard for being on the Beast Taming Sect's turf.
After all, even the Beast Taming Sect's leader was only at the early stage of the Hollow Void realm.
Add to that the fact that the line of spiritual beasts in the Heaven Abyss Continent was gradually weakening. That was why he could act so arrogantly.
"Elder Baihe, please don't be impatient... This old man has no intention of going back on his word. But your illusion realm does not meet my sect's requirements."
He Muye sighed and shook his head.
"How does it not meet the requirements? Your sect made the unreasonable demand of creating a new species of spiritual beast! My 'King of a Thousand Beasts' is full of beasts that have never been seen before!"
As Elder Baihe spoke, he opened the illusion realm and projected the sights outward.
Row after row of savage beasts and great demons materialized around Elder Baihe.
"Tell me... which of these beasts have you ever laid eyes on!?"
Seeing this, He Muye smiled bitterly.
"Elder Baihe... you've misunderstood my sect's requirements."
His gaze swept over those bizarre spiritual beasts—combinations formed by random arrangements of the elements—and he shook his head helplessly.
"It's true that our sect requires new species of spiritual beasts. But the premise is that they are spiritual beasts inside."
"These things have only bodies, completely lacking the soul of a spiritual beast."
"Furthermore..."
"They're just odd-looking. In terms of qualities, they aren't any different from the spiritual beasts of the Heaven Abyss Continent."
He sighed again.
"The illusion realm of your 'King of a Thousand Beasts' is not what our sect needs... It didn't create a new world."
"Sect Leader He, you're playing me."
Elder Baihe's face immediately turned cold, his aura swelling noticeably as a clear sign of threat.
"Elder Baihe, you flatter me. How could this old man possibly be one to break his word? It's only that the illusion realm truly fails to meet my sect's standards."
He Muye's tone was somewhat meek, but he still showed no intention of backing down.
"Hmph!"
Elder Baihe snorted coldly, dispersing his spiritual qi around him, though his voice remained harsh.
"Don't forget... There's less than a month left on this mission of yours. Once the time's up, no matter what you say, that Supreme Soul Crystal will return to my hands!"
"Unless..."
He Muye's pupils suddenly dilated, and a trace of joy appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Someone surpasses you."
"Surpass me? Hah, don't tell me Sect Leader He is still waiting for the Spirit Firmament Sect to come pick up your illusion realm commission?"
Elder Baihe sneered.
Everyone knew that even after He Muye had spent nearly a month at the Spirit Firmament Sect, he had only returned to the Beast Taming Sect and immediately posted the commission.
That obviously meant Lu Ze was still in secluded cultivation, and had no other choice.
Others might not understand, but Elder Baihe knew very well.
That Lu Ze was in secluded cultivation trying to refine the Supreme Soul Crystal—he must have been devoured by the backlash of the Supreme Soul Crystal and died! Otherwise, why would there be no news for three full months?
So, Lu Ze was never coming out!
The era of the Illusory Realm was about to change!
"I'll tell you—Lu Ze will never—"
"Oh, would you look at that! Is this not Elder Baihe himself? I've heard so much about you!"
Before Elder Baihe finished his sentence, a youthful voice came from behind him.
"Lu... Ze!? How can you—"
Elder Baihe spun around, looking as if he'd seen a ghost.
"What's the matter, Elder Baihe? Surely you didn't think I'd died while refining the Supreme Soul Crystal?"
Lu Ze smiled ambiguously at Elder Baihe, then pointed in surprise at the cloud of beast-shaped projections behind him.
"Oh my, Elder Baihe seems an expert at crossbreeding. You've actually come up with so many mongrels! Impressive, impressive!"
"You—!"
Elder Baihe choked on his words, only capable of glaring back spitefully.
"If there's nothing else, Elder Baihe, please take your leave... I have a distinguished guest visiting."
He Muye smiled as he showed the gate.
Through the adept's spirit birds, he had already seen Nangong Yuan and Lu Ze approaching, which was why he was so cheerful.
"Sect Leader He, don't be too quick to judge."
Elder Baihe put away the Illusion Realm Crystal Stone, still visibly unconvinced as he looked at Lu Ze.
"According to your Illusion Alliance's standards—a new species, a whole new world..."
"There's less than a month left."
"I'm dying to see how he can possibly pull it off!"
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
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