Chapter 429: The Young Master Returns

After a short while, led by Yan Gu, the nine leaders of the Immortal Path sects, the ten leaders of the Demon Path sects, and the eight chiefs of the demon tribes—twenty-seven advanced Yuan Ying cultivators in total—formed three neat rows and entered the main hall of Tianxuan Sect together.

The leaders entered the hall in an orderly line, a scene reminiscent of court audiences in secular kingdoms, where ministers paid homage to the emperor. It seemed somewhat comical.

However, Feng Yi, Qing Xuan, and the other seven Yuan Ying elders of Tianxuan Sect couldn’t laugh at all. They stood up, filled with tension, appearing calm on the surface but highly vigilant inside.

Only Su Che remained seated steadily, his expression natural.

If those twenty-seven advanced Yuan Ying cultivators united and launched a sudden attack, even with Tianxuan Sect’s advantage of the protective mountain formation, it would surely be unable to cope.

The Yuan Ying cultivators from various sects knew each other and would usually greet one another upon meeting. But today, these twenty-some leaders wore solemn expressions, completely ignoring Feng Yi and the others, their gazes fixed solely on Su Che.

“What do they want? Are they trying to trouble our junior sect leader together?”

Feng Yi and the others were extremely nervous. Yet what happened next left them utterly stunned, completely dumbfounded…

“Subordinates, paying respects to our master!”

The twenty-seven leaders of these powerful sects and tribes, these twenty-seven advanced Yuan Ying cultivators, knelt down in unison before Su Che, who sat right ahead, and bowed deeply in reverence.

“What on earth is going on? What are they doing…?”

At that moment, Feng Yi and the others felt their minds were utterly inadequate. No matter how vivid their imaginations, they never expected to witness such a scene.

“Elder brothers…”

Only then did Su Che slowly stand up. He waved his hand gently, signaling Tai Xu and the others to stand as well. Pointing at the endless void outside the hall, he declared loudly, “The entire Qi Yuan Star is now under my control. This grand migration plan involves not just Tianxuan Sect, but all the cultivation sects on Qi Yuan Star, as well as hundreds of billions of ordinary beings.”

Actions speak louder than words. The arrival of these twenty-seven leaders was enough to explain everything to Feng Yi and the others. Once they recovered from their shock, they would surely cooperate wholeheartedly with Su Che’s migration plan.

Of course, they also experienced once again the incredible methods and abilities of the new sect leader, witnessing yet another miracle with their own eyes.

For them, it was as if Tianxuanzong suddenly rose to the highest position in the cultivation world in just one day; the Patriarchs of the other twenty-seven major sects or tribes all became loyal subordinates of their senior mentors. So, what kind of future awaits Tianxuanzong? Is it necessary to say more?
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A day later, the large-scale relocation plan within Tianxuanzong was also launched on a grand scale.
For cultivators, they could pack all their personal belongings into their Qiankun bags and leave whenever they wanted, no matter where they were going.
But for ordinary people in the secular world, it was much more complicated.
Farmland, houses, shops, manors, and even cities and countries—many things couldn’t be moved. Forcing them to give up all the hard-earned assets that had taken a lifetime, or even generations of effort, was often impossible, even by killing them.
Su Che’s view on this was: never force them; let those who want to leave do so.
A world-ending disaster was about to strike, and no one in the world could escape. Once these facts were made clear to them, those who weren’t afraid of death could stay on Qiyuan Star. Since everyone else had left, those who stayed could freely take over the abandoned farmland and houses…
A farming family of ten or so could openly occupy a huge city without anyone intervening; if they had the ability, they could even move into the empty imperial palace, with no one to stop them.
As for how long they could enjoy such happiness in a desolate world, that was hard to say.
Moreover, even if they could live in the imperial palace, they would soon have to pick up hoes to farm again, because under the relocation plan, all food reserves and most crops would be taken away. Those who stayed had to fend for themselves to avoid starving.
It must be said that the power of cultivators is beyond the reach of ordinary people. With tens of millions of cultivators spreading out in an organized and planned manner, even a small village of just a few dozen households would have a Qi-level “immortal master” stationed there.
Cultivators used “immortal spells” to stabilize people’s hearts, provided various forms of assistance, and could also suppress riots in a timely manner…
Although the common people already knew the end of the world was approaching, there wasn’t much chaos. This was because the courts of various countries had issued announcements saying that the disaster would not occur for decades yet, allowing everyone to evacuate calmly. Countless immortal masters sent by heaven would help them move to more fertile lands, where life would be ten or even a hundred times happier than before…

In the migration plan, the most crucial step is to stabilize people’s hearts. To do this, commitments must be made layer by layer, from the top down. The cultivation sects make promises to the rulers of the countries under their control: after the migration, the country’s territory will remain unchanged, and the imperial power will stay intact… The emperors then make promises to their subjects, who in turn make various promises to the common people… Of course, in the end, all these promises rely on Su Che to fulfill them. Su Che’s promises are the foundation of everything… The entire Qi Yuan Star is in motion; everyone is busy. Everything that can be dug out is dug out; everything that can be dismantled is dismantled; everything that can be taken away is taken away! At the heart of the Immense Illusion Array, the Demon Lord of Illusions sits atop a stone pillar. Through the power of the array, he can see everything happening on Qi Yuan Star. Yet, he must imagine another peaceful scene in his mind and project it into the array to deceive those from the Spirit Realm. Thus, the migration plan progresses day by day, and two months pass quickly. Su Che, who is based at Tian Xuan Zong, occasionally receives messages from hundreds of Yuan Ying subordinates, who report on the progress and conditions in various regions on schedule. “Judging from the progress over these two months, the large-scale migration plan is more complex than expected, but it’s also progressing more smoothly than anticipated,” Su Che thought to Lao He and White Old Demon. “This is all thanks to Senior Brother Yu Qing’s Immense Illusion Array, which allows us to work without hesitation. Otherwise, half a year would definitely not be enough.” “For now, everything is going well,” White Old Demon said, but added, “But considering the time, those in the Spirit Realm should be taking action by now, right?” “Yes,” Lao He agreed. “That unlucky Ling Feng has been back in the Spirit Realm for almost three months. If he’s still alive, he’ll tell others about his master. I don’t believe they’ll remain unresponsive and take no action.” Su Che remained silent. In fact, he had been worried about this issue all along. Even if the Immense Illusion Array can indeed deceive the Spirit Realm’s scouts and prevent them from finding a reason to open a passage to the lower world, they could still send another envoy down, just as they did last time. If that envoy were to witness the tremendous changes on Qi Yuan Star, he would surely report back to the Spirit Realm, and the consequences would be unpredictable. “If there are more envoys sent down, I really hope that person will be as self-serving and deceitful as Young Master Ling Feng…” That was Su Che’s wish at that moment.

Yet he never expected that the messenger who descended once again would be none other than Lord Linfeng. Two days later, in the morning, within a small valley nestled among continuous mountains, a black wolf had just caught its prey and was feasting heartily. Suddenly, a fierce wind swept through the valley, tearing the black wolf and its prey to shreds in an instant—there wasn’t even time for a scream. No! Such a wind shouldn’t possess such power; it not only shredded flesh and blood but also turned the scattered rocks in the valley into powder, which flew everywhere in the wind. Boom! A spatial black hole appeared at the center of the valley. Lord Linfeng stepped out, arriving for the second time on Qiyuan Star in the realm of cultivation. His appearance remained unchanged, but his pupils were a terrifying deep red, making him look extremely eerie against his strikingly handsome face, as if he were a son of demons from the underworld. “Tianyu, I hope you have enough courage to stay on Qiyuan Star and haven’t fled yet…” Swish! With a swift movement, Linfeng soared to great heights, looking down at the earth to determine his direction before flying toward where Tianxuan Sect was located. However, after flying for a while, he noticed that something was very wrong with Qiyuan Star—everywhere, people were busy with construction, from small villages to large cities. “That’s not construction; on the contrary, all living beings are digging, mining, dismantling… everything is being destroyed, not built. What are they doing?” Puzzled, Linfeng captured a passing cultivator and, after briefly scanning his soul, understood everything. “Haha, Tianyu, what an ambitious plan!” A cruel smile appeared on Linfeng’s face. “You want to take away all the living beings on this planet—what a huge appetite!” “The fact that you have such ambition proves you believe you have the ability to take away these hundreds of billions of beings. This confirms my guess—that treasure must be in your hands.” “I knew I wasn’t wrong!” “Last time, you tricked me; this time, it’s my turn to trick you.” Linfeng’s hatred toward Su Che could be described as “boundless,” because after being tricked by Su Che last time, Linfeng lost far more than just his physical body—he also lost half of his lifespan and his chance to achieve immortality…

That almost heartless father of Linfeng, in order to reshape his body in a short time by retrieving that precious artifact once again, employed some vicious secret technique to force rapid growth, essentially destroying Linfeng’s future completely. Losing half of his lifespan didn’t matter to Linfeng—as long as he could advance in his cultivation, he could regain it. But as a high-level cultivator at the Lingxu stage, what meaning would all his efforts in life have if he lost the chance to achieve immortality? Linfeng surely harbored resentment toward his father, but he was powerless to resist; thus, he directed all his hatred toward Su Che. Su Che was the true culprit in his eyes. Moreover, besides hatred, he also held another hope—that the artifact possessed extraordinary powers, allowing him to regain everything he had lost… “Tianyu, your life belongs to me, along with that artifact of yours. Of course, I’m also willing to take over the hundreds of billions of beings on Qiyuan Star. So, I must thank you for doing so much for me in advance.”