"What's the use of leaving the great formation? It can't do anything besides conceal auras!"

At this moment, Jiang Chen roared out.

Qian Youde was slightly taken aback and said in surprise, "Have you used up all the spirit stones we left for you? That was over a hundred inferior spirit stones!"

"What nonsense spirit stones, I've never seen them since the day my grandfather was born!" Jiang Chen glared at Qian Youde with a face full of resentment, "They left us to guard this place, yet left us nothing. The sect has such a cruel heart!"

"Impossible! The records clearly state that a hundred inferior spirit stones were left behind!"

Qian Youde shouted loudly, then suddenly realized and said urgently, "How many times has this world erupted into battles?"

Jiang Chen showed a mocking smile on his face, his eyes cold with a glint of ice, "How many wars? Since you left, the wars haven't stopped. Do you know how many forces like ours are still remaining? Hmm? Less than ten sects are left, the others have all been destroyed! All of them destroyed!"

"What? How could there be strong ones capable of destroying the sects left behind after the spiritual energy dissipated? What is the strongest power level in the world now?" Qian Youde's expression showed a hint of shock, he spoke chaotically.

A look of despair appeared on Jiang Chen's face, "The strongest? I'm not sure; the lowest is the Unification Realm Peak, and it's quite possible that it has already reached the Divine Infant Realm!"

"Impossible! This world cannot withstand the aura of a Divine Infant Realm expert; it can only bear the primordial spirit of such a strong one!" Qian Youde shouted with full surprise.

Jiang Chen paused slightly, unable to withstand the aura of a Divine Infant Realm expert? This... has the Eight-Headed been splitting his soul clone to control his power below the Divine Infant Realm all along?

No, if that's the case, how could he still be constantly searching for ancient martial artists to devour souls and inner qi to heal injuries? What's going on here?

Seeing Jiang Chen fall into pondering, Qian Youde thought Jiang Chen didn't believe him and explained:

"This world is without spiritual energy; space is extremely fragile. If it exceeds the capacity that this world can bear, it will collapse, so a Divine Infant Realm expert cannot appear here!"

Jiang Chen blinked, a ridiculous thought suddenly emerged in his heart, was Pan Gu breaking through his realm what shattered space? Was Nuwa fixing the skies because she was mending space?

"No way!"

Qian Youde suddenly furrowed his brows, "There seems to have been someone who reached the Void Nether Realm from here over the millennia, but the sects fiercely protect their disciples regarding this matter, and no one has openly shared the message! Has the capacity of space in this world increased?"

Void Nether Realm? Was it the world that people from the Ancient Martial Era went to? Wait!

Jiang Chen froze abruptly.

Millennia? Damn! Have these people been gone for over a thousand years? How long have Da Lipu and those been asleep?!

"You say millennia!?" Jiang Chen furrowed his brow, suspiciously looking at Qian Youde.

Qian Youde glanced at Jiang Chen, showing suspicious eyes, "Yes, millennia, how? Don't you know?"

"Why is the last batch of people from the Ancient Martial Era I know of from a thousand years ago?"

Jiang Chen stared at Qian Youde, recalling that Dragon Saint had once told him that Ancient Martial Era people appeared during the Blood Venerate battle a thousand years ago.

"Back then, the Six Peak Powers from the Ancient Martial Era left a space rift connecting to this side when leaving, one island, two sects, three mountains."

Qian Youde froze for a moment, then lightly chuckled, "But ever since the seal on Dragon Island broke a thousand years ago, the Dragon Clan emerged, destroyed all reserved space rifts, and sealed the space passage guarded by Dragon Island shut, no one could descend again until recently when several space rifts suddenly appeared in the Void Nether Realm, and people found that they led here, that's when people could descend again!"

Jiang Chen's eyes darted, roaring out, "Then why don't you borrow the path? Go to the Six Major Forces to descend, letting us endure fear and escape? Why?"

Qian Youde was caught off guard by Jiang Chen's unpredictable behavior, looking at him with a touch of disdain.

He hadn't expected the will of those guarding the sect to be so weak that they'd be scared into madness!

"Speak!" Jiang Chen shouted angrily again.

"Space rifts aren't something you can borrow just like that; after a hundred years, there will be a quota battle held, and this battle relies on disciples of various realms to earn it. We..."

Qian Youde responded with a peculiar tone, "Our sect foresees the emerging of new space rifts soon, cherishing our disciples, unwilling to let them risk their lives, that's why we haven't descended, because we value them dearly! Just like you all, the sect will not abandon you!"

Jiang Chen pursed his lips, what nonsense about cherishing disciples, weren't your sect unable to win against others?

"By the way!"

Qian Youde's eyes sparkled as he reached into his abdomen.

The hand of the divine soul inserted into his stomach, and upon withdrawal, the belly that looked like a baseball returned to normal, with three crystals the size of a baby's fist, brimming with energy, floating in his divine soul's hand.

"These are three middle-grade spirit stones I brought over this time. The sect predicted that your spirit stones were depleted, so they sent spirit stones with me. One middle-grade spirit stone contains enough energy to support the great formation against a full-power attack from an early-stage Divine Infant Realm expert!" Qian Youde presented the spirit stone to Jiang Chen like a treasure.

He saw it clearly; the surrounding powerhouses seemed to listen to Jiang Chen. So as long as he stabilizes him, controlling the guarding sect would not be difficult!

Qian Youde thought while secretly griping in his heart.

Damn, who said coming to the Life Origin Star means you can directly grasp power? Who the hell said Unification Realm is like heaven on Life Origin Star? All those sects' folks who came here are bloody liars!

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up as he rapidly reached out and snatched the spirit stones, feeling the pure and powerful energy within, stirring waves in his heart.

Wow, the energy inside is so pure, so powerful!

If used for cultivation, the energy contained in one spirit stone might be enough to elevate ten people from the early-stage Venerable Realm to the Saint Realm Peak, right?

This is good stuff!

Observing Jiang Chen's eyes shining green, Qian Youde felt a pang of heartache.

Cang Ming Sect is merely a small sect in the Void Nether Realm; he obtained this many middle-grade spirit stones thanks to this opportunity to descend. Surrendering them all at once, it's impossible not to feel the pain!

Even so, by sacrificing some bait, the wolf can be caught!

Only by stabilizing this guy can the guarding sect be controlled; only by controlling the guarding sect and gaining his own force can he secure an advantage in the forthcoming grand return.

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