Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 999: Current Situation on Earth Star

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"By the way, Ancestor, we also caught quite a few people who invaded the Cangyun Realm from outside realms."

Zhang Mengchu looked as if he were presenting a great achievement. "Does the Ancestor wish to go see these people?"

Chen Huaian gave a slight nod.

He knew full well in his heart that the three worlds had vastly different landscapes, and the flow of time differed greatly as well.

For the Cangyun Realm, he had only been gone for half a year; but if measured by Earth Star's reckoning, perhaps only a finger snap's worth of time had passed.

However, Earth Star was in a tumultuous period, with all kinds of demons running rampant.

Every single breath could bring an unexpected upheaval.

Just what sort of threat the Celestial God Clan and its remnants had become was truly impossible to fathom.

As for Muscle Tyrant...

The moment he had returned to the Cangyun Realm, he had faintly sensed that tenuous connection.

That Primordial Spirit imprint was still clear, unextinguished. Even if things weren't going well for his companion, he was likely still alive and not in mortal danger.

Once he had settled in a bit and gotten a clear picture of things, he could return to Earth Star.

The two of them made their way to the back mountain.

The Moon Shadow Sect's dungeon was built beneath a cliff over there.

Though it was called a dungeon, there was actually no sense of gloom or oppressive narrowness at all.

It was a forbidden zone covered by a Great Formation. Those inside the formation saw nothing but primordial chaos before their eyes, unaware of day or night, and could not see through the outside world at all.

Without a way to dispel the formation, even if they had wings, they wouldn't be able to fly out.

This formation had been set up by Zhang Mengchu and several Elders working together. Its foundation was deep, firm as bedrock.

Even if a Tribulation Crossing-stage powerhouse were trapped inside, breaking out of this formation would still require quite a bit of effort.

As for the few Earth Star cultivators who had been thrown in as scouts, they were nothing but chickens and dogs, trying to shake this cage was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Zhang Mengchu formed a hand seal, and the formation's gate opened a sliver.

The scene inside the formation became clear, revealing a crowd of moving figures, their faces filled with barely suppressed panic.

Chen Huaian's gaze swept over them, a subtle expression crossing his face.

At first glance, these were definitely "his own people."

Though their clothes were ragged, one could still vaguely make out Earth Star's style.

After all, a Taoist robe paired with Nike sneakers was probably a unique fashion statement of Earth Star's Ascenders.

Everything matched up perfectly.

Among the crowd, there were even a few familiar faces, disciples under Hua Jin of the Kunlun Immortal Palace.

But at this moment, their eyes were hollow and their expressions wooden. They clearly didn't recognize Chen Huaian.

That wasn't surprising. Chen Huaian had now achieved Sagehood on the spot. Their life levels were separated by two heavenly chasms. How could mere mortals be able to look upon him directly?

Even if he didn't conceal his features, when these cultivators' eyes fell upon him, they only felt Heaven's Might like an abyss, their minds going completely blank. How could they even speak of recognizing his appearance?

What was even more interesting was that huddled in the corner of the crowd were a few mortals carrying strange fluctuations of energy. Judging by their bearing, they should be Exorcist Division ability users from Earth Star.

Chen Huaian withdrew his gaze and asked calmly, "These people are so terrified, did you use your fists on them?"

Zhang Mengchu quickly waved his hands, a face full of righteous indignation. "Ancestor, please be clear! Your junior is a man of the righteous path. I value reason above all else.

As long as they stay in line, I wouldn't even bear to say a harsh word to them."

As long as they stay in line...

Zhang Mengchu's words had a hidden meaning. It meant that for those who didn't stay in line, he also knew a little about a Body Cultivator's fists.

Chen Huaian understood in his heart but didn't call him out on it.

He stepped forward casually and, with a wave of his finger, pointed at a cultivator with a bruise on his face.

That man was already trembling under the Sage's oppressive aura. Suddenly being singled out, he was so scared he nearly fell to his knees.

"Don't be afraid. This Venerable One is not an evil person. You only need to answer my questions."

With that, Chen Huaian flicked his sleeve.

A wisp of gentle breeze blew past. The Ascender felt his Spiritual Platform clear up, as if he were wrapped in a warm spring breeze. The tension and fear in his heart instantly dissolved by more than half.

Even the way he looked at Chen Huaian carried a bit of reverence.

Zhang Mengchu watched this scene unfold, shock stirring in his heart.

Half a year gone by, and just what level had the Ancestor reached?

The Ancestor hadn't used any Divine Ability just now!

But the dynamic between this prisoner and the Ancestor had completely changed, transforming from a hunter and prey relationship to something like the relationship between the ocean and a fish swimming within it.

"Senior, please, ask your questions." The Ascender bowed respectfully.

"Where do you come from, and how did you come to my Cangyun Realm?" Chen Huaian pretended to know nothing about Earth Star.

He needed the cleanest answers from these Ascenders' mouths.

The Ascender didn't dare to hide anything. He laid out everything he knew in full.

He said that the Immortals of Earth Star had forcibly opened a passage to this realm, driving them in as cannon fodder to plunder the Cangyun Realm's resources.

"The first batch in didn't know anything. They saw Spiritual Herbs and treated them like treasures.

It wasn't until later that a group managed to kill a cultivator here, stole a Storage Pouch, and brought back a few stones from this place..."

The man's voice trembled, as if recalling something terrifying. "Those stones were called Spirit Stones. After they were brought back, the entire Earth Star's sects, big and small, went crazy.

The Immortals ordered that every major sect had to send people to this world to snatch Spirit Stones. If you didn't bring back enough, you'd be skinned alive when you returned!

At first, the secret realm had restrictions on the Ascenders' cultivation level. Only those below Foundation Establishment could enter.

I'm at the Golden Core stage. I thought it wouldn't affect me. But in just a few days, with the Immortals' empowerment, the secret realm was already supporting Golden Core-stage cultivators passing through."

Chen Huaian and Zhang Mengchu exchanged a glance.

Zhang Mengchu nodded, confirming that this was true.

At first, the Ascenders could still succeed a few times using their sheer numbers.

But as more and more Ascenders poured in, the cultivators of the Cangyun Realm became alert and banded together.

The Ascenders discovered that these local cultivators were all incredibly powerful, far beyond what they, as Earth Star's Ascenders, could compare with.

Forget facing them head-on. Even ambushing them from the shadows often resulted in the ambushers getting wiped out.

What's more, even if they had a higher cultivation level, they were still no match for Cangyun Realm cultivators.

"I... I really had no choice." The man fell to his knees with a thud, tears and snot streaming down his face. "Last time, I tried to ambush that senior brother from the Moon Shadow Sect, and he caught me in one move.

Ancestor, please spare my life! I swear I've never harmed a single person in the Cangyun Realm. I simply couldn't beat any of them!"

He kowtowed, and actually started sobbing. "Please, Ancestor, just keep me locked up here!

Even if I have no freedom here, at least I have food to eat. If I get sent back, I'll truly have no place to die a proper death!"

This Ascender was crying pitifully.

Chen Huaian frowned, then turned to Zhang Mengchu. "Did all these Outsiders come from the secret realms? How many such secret realms are there in the Cangyun Realm right now?"

Zhang Mengchu counted on his fingers, his expression grave.

"To answer you, Ancestor, the Outsider Secret Realms have blossomed everywhere in the Cangyun Realm. I had my disciples count the number of secret realms near the Moon Shadow Sect, and there were already over ten thousand.

If you're asking me how many such secret realms there are in the entire Cangyun Realm right now... I really can't count them. All I can say is, there's an incalculable number!"

"So many..." Chen Huaian's face darkened.

From the information provided by the Ascender, it was clear.

Earth Star's Immortals were already attacking the Cangyun Realm.

The decreasing restrictions on cultivation level within the secret realms was proof of that. It also meant that the Cangyun Realm's rejection of Earth Star's Ascenders was weakening. In the end, wouldn't even Earth Star's Immortals be able to charge out of the secret realms?

One had to know that the Cangyun Realm didn't have many Immortals.

Even if a Cangyun Immortal was individually powerful, they couldn't fight four hands with two fists.

If a real fight broke out, Earth Star's countless Immortals could drown a Cangyun Immortal with a single glob of spit each!

"What the hell is White Sword doing?"

A chill ran down Chen Huaian's spine. "Is he planning to sacrifice the entire Cangyun Realm..."

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