The expedition into the Silver Traverse Zone had once again commenced. This time, however, the swift and decisive actions taken by the Silver Traverse Zone left the neutral planes in utter shock.
For the first time during this expedition, Yin Chuan, who usually remained in command, personally took action. The intensity of his involvement left the neutral planes trembling with fear.
As a wail from the Heavenly Dao of a small world, a mere Hegemony Realm second-tier existence within the conquered region, echoed outwards, countless Plane Lords were thrown into terror. This was especially true for those Plane Lords whose own small world’s Heavenly Dao had reached the Hegemony Realm.
"Yin Chuan! He's made a move against a Hegemony Realm plane! He's absorbing the Hegemony Realm Heavenly Dao will!"
Without a doubt, everyone who received this news understood what was happening. Yin Chuan seemed intent on increasing the strength of his Silver Traverse small world’s Heavenly Dao will. It was no secret that the Silver Traverse small world’s Heavenly Dao will was at Hegemony Realm eighth-tier.
The strongest individuals in some regions secretly calculated how much Heavenly Dao will was needed for a Hegemony Realm eighth-tier existence to reach the Tribulation Passing stage. While they couldn't precisely determine the exact amount, they knew it would be an astronomically vast sum.
Soon after, a piece of not-so-bad news arrived. The Hegemony Realm Heavenly Dao will that Yin Chuan had harvested all originated from the small worlds of the regions that had previously attacked the Silver Traverse Zone. Moreover, Yin Chuan had his own plan; he wasn't harvesting all the Hegemony Realm Heavenly Dao will from those regions, but rather about half.
However, this did not bring any sense of security to the strongest individuals in the neutral regions, as their own small world’s Heavenly Dao will was also at the Hegemony Realm intensity.
"I wonder if the Hegemony Realm Heavenly Dao will from the regions where the strongest individuals were killed or have already fled is enough!"
Some of the strongest individuals in the regions began to feel a gnawing fear. If, by the time Yin Chuan finished harvesting the Hegemony Realm Heavenly Dao will from those regions, it was still insufficient to raise the Silver Traverse Zone’s Heavenly Dao will to the Tribulation Passing stage, then... would Yin Chuan turn his gaze towards them, the so-called neutral regions that had never attacked the Silver Traverse Zone? If that were to happen... under the absolute realm suppression of the Tribulation Passing stage, they truly seemed to possess no power to resist.
This harvesting method employed by Yin Chuan continued for a full five years, filling the hearts of the neutral Plane Lords with dread.
Five years later, on a certain day, it seemed that a vast amount of Hegemony Realm Heavenly Dao will had been accumulated. Yin Chuan then decisively left the other Plane Lords of the Silver Traverse Zone to continue their expeditions on their own, while he personally returned to the Silver Traverse Zone alone.
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During the five years of campaigning in the Silver Traverse Zone, the place that arguably remained the most unchanged was the Void Black Market. After all, the Void Black Market was a place for cultivators from nearby regions to trade. Furthermore, each shop in the Void Black Market was backed by a formidable force. Even with the Silver Traverse Zone's campaign resulting in a considerable number of wandering and fleeing cultivators over these five years, it merely added to the foot traffic of the Void Black Market.
But today, the atmosphere in the Void Black Market was somewhat peculiar. Some cultivators who had only recently become refugees in the Void Black Market glared with a hint of anger towards the outside of the market.
Currently, outside the Void Black Market, a large group of at least thirty to forty people was approaching. All of them exuded a considerable aura. The weakest among them were at the Void Returning seventh or eighth Heaven. As for those with powerful auras, they were the few individuals at the forefront of the group. They all emanated the aura of the Hegemony Realm. Among them, the most formidable individual had reached the peak of the Hegemony Realm seventh Heaven.
As they neared the Void Black Market, the cultivator at the very front, at the peak of the Hegemony Realm seventh Heaven, spoke to the numerous cultivators behind him.
"Fellow Daoists, since Lord Yin Chuan has returned to the Silver Traverse small world, and we have harvested quite a bit of resources during this period, let us head to the Void Black Market to purchase all the resources we need in one go. This way, when Lord Yin Chuan returns and the campaigns begin again, we won't have to make multiple trips and delay Lord Yin Chuan's matters."
After he finished speaking, the cultivators behind him all nodded.
"Indeed, Fellow Daoist Chen, we all understand this point."
This group of people were none other than cultivators from the Silver Traverse Zone. Since Yin Chuan had harvested a considerable amount of Hegemony Realm Heavenly Dao will a few days prior and returned to the Silver Traverse Zone, without Yin Chuan's direct leadership, the Plane Lords of the Silver Traverse Zone were still engaged in campaigns and harvesting other regions. However, some Plane Lords, after assessing the resources they had harvested during this period, decided to come to the Void Black Market to purchase resources they could use. This group here were those who came to the Void Black Market to purchase resources.
As this group of Plane Lords from the Silver Traverse Zone reached the edge of the Void Black Market, Chen Qing, the Hegemony Realm seventh Heaven cultivator leading them, frowned slightly. Clearly, he could sense the hostile gazes being cast towards them from within the Void Black Market. Most of these gazes came from Plane Lords or powerful cultivators within planes whose worlds had been harvested by them during their retaliation, forcing them to wander. A smaller portion naturally came from those who were already notorious within the Void Black Market, making their living by intercepting and robbing others of their resources.
Although they were all Plane Lords of the Silver Traverse Zone, and they had a great cultivator like Yin Chuan, a Tribulation Passing stage expert, behind them, they had not been personally led by Yin Chuan on this occasion. Furthermore, the Plane Lords of their Silver Traverse Zone had been extensively harvesting other regions during this period, meaning they were not lacking in resources. Without Yin Chuan's direct deterrent presence, and with their abundant wealth, it was not impossible for some greedy individuals to risk danger for riches and attempt to attack them while Yin Chuan was absent, robbing them of their resources. Moreover, given the chaotic nature of the Void Black Market, if someone were to do so, it was possible that even if Yin Chuan personally sought revenge for them, he might not be able to find out who was responsible.