Chapter 128: The Past Between the Righteous Alliance and the Hehuan Sect

At some point, terrifying entities known as biological weapons appeared on the Starfield Battlefield.

Their movements were elusive, nearly impossible to detect.

Even the weakest among them were equivalent to a human cultivator in the Golden Core Realm; when multiple worked in tandem, they could annihilate an entire life-bearing planet within moments, if no mid- or high-level cultivators guarded it.

The stronger ones, like the one before them, could rival cultivators of the Return to Void Realm.

Rumors spoke of an even higher tier of Dao weapon-spirit beasts, capable of matching the Dao-Union Great Elders among human cultivators! Zhang Yunlu fixed her gaze on the battlefield ahead.

She saw the two four-armed Jin Guang phantoms slam their held Lei Ting together.

Purple thunder capable of tearing apart the cosmos and golden flames able to burn entire star systems entwined, forming a violet-gold divine blade piercing through the starry river, striking the coiling, monstrous serpent.

The serpent showed no fear; its massive mouth opened, revealing fangs like celestial pillars wreathed in purple-black radiance, exuding an omen of doom, as it bit toward the divine blade that seemed like heavenly retribution.

The void trembled; terrifying shockwaves piled upon one another, and the spherical energy-storage devices at the star system's outer shell cracked repeatedly, as if on the verge of collapse.

Boom—

Zhang Yunlu paused, turning to look at Chi Jiuyu.

"It's a shame to watch such a scene without sound, isn't it?" Chi Jiuyu chuckled.

She had just provided the sound effects.

"..."

Her antics had already eased much of the tension.

Zhang Yunlu stared at the now-ruined star system.

"So, is this resource star system now useless?"

"No way. Reinforcements are already on the way. Once we deal with this big guy, we just rebuild."

"Rebuild?"

Rebuild a star system?

Chi Jiuyu pointed to a small corner of the battle between the serpent and the phantoms: "Look there."

The image zoomed in, revealing another phantom—identical in form to Yang Xiao's Return to Void Realm phantom, but far smaller, only the size of a single planet.

The phantom's four arms formed a strange hand seal; two golden beams extended from the third eyes of its two heads, stretching into unknown distances.

This was the phantom of a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator!

The planetary debris, shattered into fine particles by the battle, were now drawn together by some strange force, reassembling into coherent masses.

"What are they...?"

"They're the 'Star Reforgers' from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall's Star System Repair Division. Don't be fooled by all the planets being destroyed— with them, the entire star system can be restored within half a year."

Civil engineering—interstellar ultra-enhanced version! "Is the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall really that powerful?"

The Xiang Jianzong's four most renowned institutions were the Sword-Bearing Hall, the Transmission Pavilion, the Alchemy Tower, and the Silutang—the four most famous elders of the Xiang Jianzong were the heads of these institutions.

In comparison, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall seemed rather unremarkable.

But after living in the Xiang Jianzong these past days and witnessing this, Zhang Yunlu realized the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was even more formidable than she'd imagined.

"Of course it's powerful. The entire Miscellaneous Affairs Hall is almost like a smaller Xiang Jianzong—and aside from the Alchemy Tower, it's the wealthiest institution in our Xiang Jianzong."

The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was wealthy. Before, Chi Jiuyu had only a vague grasp of what that meant.

But after learning her senior sister had extorted thirty million contribution points from that senior brother with a single piece of information, she felt she finally understood the phrase on a whole new level.

Just thinking about it made Chi Jiuyu feel a pain so sharp she could barely breathe.

My thirty million contribution points...

"Are you alright?" Zhang Yunlu asked.

Why was she suddenly clutching her chest like she was in agony? "I'm fine."

Chi Jiuyu lowered her hand, stood straight, and looked up at Zhang Yunlu's face—suddenly, an idea struck her.

"Little Yunlu, when your mission ends, I'll give you a gift."

"Hm?"

Zhang Yunlu grew wary.

For some reason, she always felt Chi Jiuyu was plotting something bad right now.

"What gift?" "Top secret, hehe!"

Chi Jiuyu clasped her hands behind her back, and the image returned to the battle between the Jin Guang phantoms and the serpent biological weapon.

Thirty million contribution points?

No! Previously, my narrow vision held me back—but what I lost, I will reclaim this time, every last bit! Zhang Yunlu: "..."

What was she thinking about now?

…………

The Righteous Alliance, Supreme Council.

It was a metropolis no smaller than the Xiang Jianzong's main sect, deserving to be called a nation.

Its location was also extraordinary: the entire city was built on the ocean floor—the deepest and largest ocean on the Central Continent, known as the Xuanyu Sea.

Because of its unique geography, many cultivators were fascinated by this Supreme Council city of the Righteous Alliance.

But gaining entry was extremely difficult: one had to pass strict qualification reviews and pay a hefty residency fee.

Especially during the time shortly after the Sacred Emperor Abyss vanished, when the Righteous Alliance was at its peak, believing itself equal to the Xian Sect, its members carried themselves with great arrogance outside their borders.

In matters of qualification review, they were especially harsh toward Xian Sect disciples.

Any minor irregularity would result in immediate detention, extortion, and even torture if payment was refused.

This finally enraged a Grand Elder of the Hehuan Sect, who, with a single needle, stormed directly into the Supreme Council city of the Righteous Alliance and slaughtered every person responsible for detaining Xian Sect disciples—and every high-ranking official behind them.

The Righteous Alliance summoned its top experts to hunt her down, but the Hehuan Sect Grand Elder moved too swiftly, escaping before the Alliance could react.

Humiliated so publicly, the Righteous Alliance flew into a rage and immediately recalled a portion of its top experts still stationed on the Starfield Battlefield, preparing to launch an assault on the Hehuan Sect and demand an explanation.

They ended up encountering Hehuan Laozu.

Whether Dao-Union or above, all lost their resistance in an instant.

As for those below Dao-Union, all died! And then, there was nothing more…

After this incident, the Orthodox Alliance finally recognized the gap, and in recent years has become considerably more subdued.

Xu Xing and Xiang Yuanjun walked through the underwater city, where shimmering light scattered everywhere; though beneath the sea, it was neither dark nor damp.

On the wide streets, pedestrians came and went, their realms varying in level.

At this moment, Xu Xing was holding his phone, reading a message sent from the other side.

Master Mei Zu: "Though my nature is gentle, I cannot allow myself to be bullied again and again."

Master Mei Zu: "It was the Orthodox Alliance that first extorted the young disciples of my sect, yet they won't even let my disciples resist? / Tearful Little Duck"

Master Mei Zu: "Where in the world is there such an unreasonable thing?"

Master Mei Zu: "But I did exercise restraint at the time—I didn't kill a single one above Dao-Union."

Master Mei Zu: "/Image"

Still clad in a long crimson robe, her long, fair legs crossed, exceedingly alluring.

Yes, it was the same picture she had previously posted in the group.

Fugitive Laozu: "Thank you, friend, for letting me know."

Fugitive Laozu: "Also, next time you send an image, please choose a different one."

Master Mei Zu: "Oh? Then what part would you like to see, dear brother? I can satisfy you!"

Fugitive Laozu: "…"

Fugitive Laozu: "Just joking."

Immediately, Xu Xing put away his phone.

Not long ago, Hehuan Laozu—now known as Master Mei Zu—applied to add him as a friend.

Since they were fellow cultivators who had walked the path together, Xu Xing did not refuse.

After learning from Xiang Yuanjun of the conflict between the Orthodox Alliance and the Hehuan Sect, he casually asked her about it.

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