Turning back, Han Yu had already exited the Small Heavenly Cave.

Although he had shaken off the old Taoist, it seemed he hadn’t completely escaped.

According to the old Taoist, the aura mark slapped onto him was enough for the other party to locate him anytime.

Luckily, upon exiting, his Sea of Consciousness space opened up, and with the mist cleared away, he could already see the image of the Artifact Spirit.

"Was what you said just now true?"

Remembering the Artifact Spirit’s words just now, Han Yu couldn’t help but ask.

"Of course it’s true. Have you forgotten the West River Slash?"

The Artifact Spirit remained calm and untroubled, having never worried about this issue from the start.

"You mean..."

Han Yu was suddenly stunned, soon a flash of realization struck him.

Yes, he still had the West River Slash, and until now, there seemed to be nothing the West River Slash couldn’t hack through. A few slashes to the shoulder would surely cleanly remove it!

"Exactly!"

The Artifact Spirit snapped its fingers confidently.

Just as Han Yu was about to act excitedly, the Artifact Spirit hurriedly stopped him.

With a peculiar expression, it said, "Based on these few days of observation, what do you think will happen if you erase the aura so quickly?"

The old Taoist would absolutely rush out to find him immediately!

Han Yu didn’t even need to think to predict the consequences that would follow.

"Let’s keep it for now. It’s not a big problem."

The Artifact Spirit had already examined it; the aura mark was just that, merely serving as a signal with no hidden traps.

More importantly, apart from gambling, the old Taoist had never shown any malice towards Han Yu.

Unknowingly, he had traveled hundreds of miles. When passing a certain deserted island, Han Yu’s eyes suddenly lit up, almost forgetting his windfall.

On the deserted island, Liu Zongyuan was making every effort to conceal his aura to the extreme, fearing at any moment a few cultivators from Yama Hall might descend from the sky.

Han Yu said he was going to ambush, but he had disappeared.

Even that group of cultivators, including those on his side, seemed to have vanished entirely.

The situation, originally intense and deadly, seemed to have fallen into a deceptive calm.

He couldn’t possibly wait there forever, and the first thing he did was sneak back to the main battlefield, only to find it empty.

Later, wandering back to the portal of the Small Heavenly Cave, he barely got close before nearly wetting himself several miles away!

The terrifying aura of Tribulation Thunder spread out, and even separated by several miles, he was almost pressured to kneel.

The overbearing Heavenly Might could not be violated.

Filled with panic, he left the area in a hurry.

Why would the Small Heavenly Cave be surrounded by Tribulation Thunder?

What happened to their people?

Various terrifying assumptions kept surfacing: either Yama Hall had made a move, or perhaps they had suffered a total defeat.

All these speculations left him uneasy and most feared was the Tribulation Thunder surrounding the Small Heavenly Cave wouldn’t dissipate, preventing him from returning inside! How would he report back?

Having nowhere to go, he could only return here and wait aimlessly.

Maybe he could wait for the Tribulation Thunder to disperse.

Maybe he could wait for Celestial Dao Sect’s people to arrive.

Days passed by; he didn’t wait for the former, but instead a familiar figure appeared.

Han Yu landed in high spirits and, without saying a word, headed towards the Earth Prison area.

The vines retreated like a tide under the effect of the Divine Techniques, and the solid Earth Prison continued to dissolve, eventually revealing four weak figures.

Fortunately, they weren’t dead.

After all, it’s thirty years of Qi Fortune bringing these guys together. Reporting to Quan Xiaotong could be worth a hundred and twenty years.

The Artifact Spirit inexplicably felt a bit of pity for Quan Xiaotong; his asking price was too high initially, and maybe taking these four back would make him cry?

"By the way, how is the progress on Ping?"

Han Yu suddenly remembered the final acquisition of fifty Inquiry Stones; Ping seemed unusually quiet, suggesting that even if thrown into the Endless Sea Domain, it should at least make a splash.

"Fifty varied in quality, barely making five hundred years of Qi Fortune."

The Artifact Spirit touched its chin, nodding in thought.

Han Yu was stunned; five hundred years of Qi Fortune was already a significant gain. In the past, it was unimaginable.

Then he felt uneasy; such a large amount of Qi Fortune poured in, yet Ping didn’t as much as hiccup. Could it truly be a bottomless pit?

"That’s one point, and you’ve also seen that Ping’s progress shows increasing demand as it advances."

The Artifact Spirit explained and then, as it spoke, burst out laughing.

"Are you crazy? What’s there to be happy about?"

Han Yu cursed with a dark face.

The higher Ping’s demand, the more work would eventually fall on him.

The Artifact Spirit stood with arms akimbo, wearing an expression of superiority, "Just think, with such a massive demand, Ping alone isn’t enough; it needs me too."

Well! For the Artifact Spirit that has been oppressed by Ping for so long, it indeed feels like a sense of liberation.

"The second thing is, the five hundred years of Qi Fortune wasn’t kept all by Ping; you both got two hundred and fifty each."

Han Yu was taken aback, two hundred and fifty years of Qi Fortune was given to him?

How come he didn’t know about it? He didn’t feel any change at all; his divine techniques are still at the same level!

"Don’t look for it, it fortified your body."

The Artifact Spirit could not hold back from reminding him.

But that’s not right, Han Yu still didn’t feel any change.

"So I’ve also discovered, it seems like your body is a bottomless pit for Qi Fortune."

The Artifact Spirit suddenly sighed. From the very beginning, it realized that this unparalleled physique is also a Qi Fortune black hole.

With the same resources, who knows how many cultivators could be developed.

A Divine Platform Realm’s cultivation is indeed formidable.

But a Divine Platform Realm’s physique can crush all cultivators with the same level of cultivation.

Outsiders only see the strength of Han Yu’s body, but they don’t know the cost.

In summary, up to now, the Qi Fortune consumed by Han Yu should be around six hundred.

Equivalent to a cultivator who has painstakingly cultivated for six hundred years, of course! This is just a saying, under normal circumstances other people cultivating for six hundred years would still have a useless physique.

After all, they lack a crucial Ping.

So this path can only be taken by Han Yu, for anyone else, it undoubtedly would be a dead-end.

Liu Zongyuan had already circled around Han Yu several times, he initially thought Han Yu came to see him, feeling joyful in his heart.

Yet as soon as Han Yu arrived, he eagerly went to check out the loot without even taking a glance at him, which was quite disappointing.

He originally wanted to go forward and greet him, but found Han Yu in a daze, so he unwillingly circled a few more times in front of him.

When Han Yu snapped back to reality, he indeed noticed him.

"What a coincidence! You’re here too."

Han Yu said with a cheerful smile, making Liu Zongyuan feel even more uneasy, so, Han Yu truly didn’t notice him at all from the beginning!

A vine flew out and wrapped around the four half-dead fellows, and as Han Yu was about to leave, he waved his hand to inform Liu Zongyuan.

"Your base’s Tribulation Thunder is gone, everyone is over there, you can go back now."

Saying this, he didn’t look back, retracting the vine and flew away.

Ahh... this...

Liu Zongyuan stood there dumbfounded for a moment, still not understanding how Han Yu knew about this matter, but then found he was already gone.

.....

"Here, hold it."

In New Sea Stone City, as Han Yu descended from the sky with the vine, it inevitably caused quite a stir.

In just a few days, everything here was already complete, and the city started to have a lively atmosphere with many people around when Han Yu landed.

Chicken Feather Gall hurried over as soon as he heard the Palace Guard reporting, unexpectedly hearing this as the first sentence upon meeting.

He dumbfoundedly took the vine from Han Yu, his hair standing on end, a chill running straight up his spine.

Just what kind of person is Han Yu, and who are the kind of people he always brings back!

Thinking of this, Chicken Feather Gall almost got scared out of his wits, especially this time he caught four at once.

"By the way, help me send a message."

Han Yu suddenly spoke up.

Far away in Mo Family’s mountain stream, just as a Communication Bird flew straight into the valley, Quan Xiaotong was watching the remaining elders of the Nine Sects steadily breaking through.

"In a sense, you are not inferior to us in terms of aptitude."

Chasing Soul gazed at Elder Luo amidst the Tribulation Thunder from afar, suddenly feeling emotional.

The Central Continent is barren, even with spiritual mines, they cannot be directly utilized, unlike the Yama Hall and Celestial Dao Sect which have superior environmental conditions.

Therefore, to them, these transcendence realm ants are actually considered the top geniuses on the Central Continent, regardless of aptitude or temperament!

To reach this level in a barren place, the weakness is not with them, rather the current environment fails to support them adequately.

Thus, no wonder Chasing Soul always looks down on cooperation, for Central Continent lacks both time and environment.

Quan Xiaotong remained silent, just looking at the distant Tribulation Thunder.

He never blamed the environment; given enough time, regardless of how poor the environment is, the people of Central Continent can catch up swiftly.

When the Communication Bird quietly landed, Quan Xiaotong leaned over to take down the message, and after glancing at it, burst into laughter.

Who said Central Continent lags behind? Isn’t there someone who has become overwhelmingly strong!

"Han Yu brought back four more people from Yama Hall."

Chasing Soul had a look of disbelief, brought people back?

With the presence of the Five Envoys of Jade Heaven, not only were they unharmed, but they managed to capture people back home.

What shocked him even more was Quan Xiaotong’s next sentence.

"He is about to make a breakthrough!"

Who is about to make a breakthrough, naturally, it’s Han Yu.