In truth, most factions submitted to Hell's Gate merely to ensure their own survival!
There was no special relationship with Hell's Gate!
"So we're waiting for their return to capture him, right?"
Chu Tianyang asked.
"No, I have a better plan!"
The Void Golden Dragon Flood Dragon said solemnly: "Currently, apart from us few elders, no one else knows we've pledged allegiance to the Chu family!"
"In that case, why don't we act as spies and see what methods Hell's Gate truly possesses?"
Half a month after Long Yuan and the others departed,
Jiao Yun returned from Hell's Gate, brimming with excitement.
"Hahaha, this time the Chu family is doomed!"
The moment he returned to Heavenly Dragon Abyss,
Jiao Yun laughed wildly,
His silver hair fluttering wildly,
His demeanor arrogant.
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Has Hell's Gate's Emperor-tier expert decided to personally intervene?"
The other elders asked in confusion.
"Hmph, why would an Emperor-tier expert bother with a mere Chu family?"
Jiao Yun sneered,
"Although no Emperor-tier expert will act, they've bestowed upon us Emperor-tier weapons and talismans. This time, the seniors at Hell's Gate paid a great price—just Emperor-tier weapons number five or six, and Emperor-tier talismans amount to several dozen!"
"With such heaven-defying methods, how could the Chu family possibly survive?"
Jiao Yun said dismissively.
Had they heard this before Long Yuan's arrival,
All the Demon Saints would have been shocked by Hell's Gate's extravagance,
But now things were different,
The Chu family's Beast God didn't even regard Emperor-tier experts as threats,
Let alone some Emperor-tier weapons and talismans.
However,
They all pretended to be shocked,
Echoing Jiao Yun's words,
All declaring the Chu family's inevitable doom.
Later, the Golden Saint Elder and others cooperated to learn more about Hell's Gate's plans this time.
Apart from Heavenly Dragon Abyss,
There were also the Divine Fist Sect, Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and four other Saint-grade sects—six in total.
All these sects were powerful forces surrounding the Qian Region,
This time they were determined to annihilate the Chu family,
Of course,
Most importantly, they targeted the Chu family's Guardian Beast!
The Golden Saint Elder and others exchanged glances,
Deciding to urgently relay this information to the Chu family so they could prepare defenses and avoid heavy losses from surprise attacks!
Meanwhile,
Within the Chu family's nine-layered spatial world,
Long Yuan had placed the Chrono Pagoda there.
When he explained the pagoda's function,
Chu Tianyang, Chu Jingyue, and the others were stunned,
"This has time acceleration effects?"
"And the tenth layer actually has over 5000x time acceleration?"
"Correct, but the Essence Stone consumption is enormous. So preparations must be made before use—we can't afford to waste it!"
Long Yuan nodded.
Originally he considered placing the Chrono Pagoda in the Dragon Emperor Palace,
Since it contained a Divine-grade Heaven-Earth Essence Vein,
With extremely dense Heaven-Earth Essence.
But after consideration, he decided against it,
With his system,
Weren't the system's cultivation rewards better than training in the Chrono Pagoda?
"This treasure can rapidly enhance our Chu family's strength!"
Chu Jingyue exclaimed.
If they activated the tenth layer,
One year of external cultivation,
Would equate to over 5000 years inside,
Such a heaven-defying function,
Could rightfully be called a supreme treasure!
Compared to this,
What did a few Essence Stones matter?
As for how to use it, Long Yuan wouldn't interfere,
After arranging everything,
He returned to the Dragon Emperor Palace.
As a homebody,
Unless absolutely necessary,
He wouldn't make appearances!
However, inside the Dragon Emperor Palace, he observed Chu Long's situation.
"Is this guy still dual cultivating?"
In Chu Long's room,
Dragon roars and phoenix cries alternated,
Visible were a golden divine dragon and a golden divine phoenix dancing gracefully,
Sometimes harmonizing together,
Sometimes circling around the pair.
"Not only does Chu Long look much healthier, without that previously drained appearance, but his cultivation has even broken through to fourth-tier Martial Sect?"
Long Yuan was surprised,
It hadn't even been a month since obtaining this inheritance,
Yet he'd advanced from second-tier Martial Warrior to fourth-tier!
"This cultivation speed is insane!"
Then he looked at Chu Long's partner Shen Biyao,
Unlike ordinary cultivation furnaces who'd be drained dry,
She appeared radiant,
Her cultivation having undergone earth-shaking improvements compared to before.
It could be said,
During this dual cultivation period,
Both Chu Long and his partners had experienced rapid cultivation advancements.
"Good, this clearly isn't some evil dual cultivation inheritance!"
Long Yuan nodded.
He also noticed,
Faint dragon and phoenix tattoo patterns had begun appearing on their bodies.
"Are these the embryonic forms of the Yang Dragon Body and Yin Phoenix Body?"
Now Long Yuan was certain,
The opportunity Chu Long obtained was truly extraordinary.
"This world is incredible!"
"To contain such inheritances!"
"But strangely, such inheritances were interrupted, leading to complete decline, where not even a single Divine-grade expert can emerge?"
"Could this be related to Hell's Gate?"
Putting aside other matters,
Just the name of this faction alone,
Sounded extremely peculiar!
This world was called the Mortal Realm,
Yet there emerged something called Hell's Gate?
Wasn't this equivalent to hell ruling the mortal world?
Of course, the main reason might be,
This world no longer possessed Divine-grade Heaven-Earth Essence Veins.
Without Divine-grade Heaven-Earth Essence Veins,
Naturally no Divine-grade experts could emerge.
Through Long Yuan's divine sense perception,
The Mortal Realm still had many powerful inheritances,
Besides Heavenly Dragon Abyss's Dragon Blood Lake,
There was the Divine Fist Sect's "Ancient Heavenly Stele", Ten Thousand Swords Sect's "Sword Mountain"—all powerful inheritance sites,
Yet ultimately failed to produce Divine-grade experts.
His divine sense swept past the training grounds,
Where two figures were engaged in fierce combat.
They were Dragon Protector Guard Chu Zhan and Elder Chu Zhennan,
The two figures battled from ground to air,
Fists and palms interchanging,
Energy surging violently around them.
What an intense fight!