Chapter 679 - 679: Entering the Ruins

When Chu Qingyun turned his head,

Tu Guang and his two companions immediately lowered their heads and looked away, not daring to alert him.

At the same time, they were secretly shocked.

'He sensed us just because we stared at him with killing intent? That kind of Spiritual Sense is terrifying!'

Guided by the Primordial Power of several Martial Emperor Realm Array Masters, a section of the Five Directions Spirit Fire Array before the crowd, ten meters in length, width, and height, gradually turned fiery red and became visible.

The Array's power in that section seemed to be completely sealed off.

The fiery red color faded steadily. Within a few short breaths, the Array's power inside it dissipated entirely, creating an opening in the seal.

As the passage opened, the expressions of the Array Masters turned solemn.

Meanwhile, the Martial Emperor Realm experts responsible for security became even more vigilant, staring intently at the situation within the seal.

"Everyone, stabilize the passage!"

The Array Master from the Talisman Puppet Sect shouted, and the others immediately channeled more Primordial Power into the Grand Array, causing the four edges of the passage to glow with a blinding white light.

As if sensing the aura from the outside, a nearby Martial Spirit Realm Blood Corpse charged out at extreme speed the moment the passage opened.

However, before it could even reach the edge of the seal, a Martial Emperor Realm expert struck. With a simple press of his hand in the air, a wave of Heaven and Earth Primordial Power crashed down inside the seal, pulverizing the Blood Corpse.

It took only about ten minutes from the moment the passage was opened until it was completely stabilized.

But in that short span, a total of twenty-nine Martial Spirit Realm Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts attempted to charge out.

Of course, without exception, they were all casually slain by the Martial Emperor Realm experts.

This was enough to prove, however, that after the last great outbreak, the number of Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts within the Blood Sect ruins had reached an astonishing level!

There were likely a considerable number of Martial King Realm Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts among them!

About ten minutes later, the light around the breach in the passage had reached its peak intensity.

At a glance, it looked like a gate of light had opened in the middle of space.

Although the passage was stable, it couldn't just be left wide open.

The Array Masters set up additional Arrays and Restrictions outside the passage to prevent the Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts inside from charging out.

Moreover, in addition to these Array Restrictions, powerful Martial Emperor Realm experts would be stationed in the newly constructed city nearby at all times to ensure no accidents could possibly occur.

"All those at the Martial King Realm, listen up! The Martial Emperor Realm Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts within the Blood Sect ruins have not been eliminated by the Supreme Elders of the various sects. You must be extremely careful after you enter!"

"Furthermore, no one is permitted to damage the Array Restrictions outside the passage. Anyone caught doing so will be punished severely!"

Once all the arrangements were complete, the Martial Emperor Realm experts gave a few more instructions before taking their leave.

As for how the Martial King Realm cultivators from the major sects and the Blood-soaked Land were to explore the Blood Sect ruins, they made no arrangements whatsoever.

"Move! Everyone, move!"

"Make way! The disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect are entering the Blood Sect ruins!"

The moment the Martial Emperor Realm experts left, the hundred-plus Inner Sect Disciples from the Celestial Sword Sect sprang into action, shoving aside those in front of them and charging into the passage first.

Everyone in the Northern Domain was accustomed to the Celestial Sword Sect's overbearing and aggressive style.

The disciples from the other sects had no reaction, and the Martial King experts from the Blood-soaked Land were even less inclined to comment.

The passage, ten meters in length, width, and height, could be considered massive.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! In a near instant, all two hundred members of the Celestial Sword Sect rushed inside.

The seal of the Five Directions Spirit Fire Array was transparent, so those outside could see with perfect clarity. After rushing in, the Celestial Sword Sect members immediately scattered in all directions, plunging deep into the Blood Sect ruins.

No one even bothered to pick up the Blood Crystals from the few Blood Corpses and Blood Beasts that the Martial Emperor Realm experts had killed.

The Inner Sect Disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect didn't much care for Blood Crystals from the Martial Spirit Realm.

They were more concerned with getting a head start.

After all, besides Blood Crystals and the thousand-year-old remnants of the Blood Sect, the ruins also contained nearly thirty cities.

The strange plague had spread with extreme speed. In a short time, all the major powers, gangs, and families in those thirty-odd cities had been wiped out. Barely anyone had escaped.

For Martial King Realm experts like them, those nearly thirty cities were treasure troves!

The relics from nearly thirty cities were first come, first served!

In the face of such temptation, a few measly Blood Crystals from the Martial Spirit Realm truly weren't worth mentioning.

Following the Celestial Sword Sect, the Inner Sect Disciples of the Talisman Puppet Sect also took the opportunity, rushing into the passage and quickly scattering throughout the Blood Sect ruins.

"Let's go in too!"

"Everyone, make way! The disciples of the Saint Extreme Sect are entering the Blood Sect ruins!"

With the people from the Celestial Sword Sect and the Talisman Puppet Sect already inside, two Celestial King Realm experts in the Saint Extreme Sect's group spoke up, leading the charge toward the passage.

The Celestial Sword Sect, Talisman Puppet Sect, and Saint Extreme Sect were the Three Major Sects of the Northern Domain. It was only right that they should be the first to enter.

However, just as the Saint Extreme Sect was about to enter, two other groups moved to block their path.

"Heh, the Saint Extreme Sect? What right do you have to go first? We're going in too!"

"Hahaha! Since the Celestial Sword Sect and the Talisman Puppet Sect have already gone in, my Purple Cloud Sect sees no reason to wait!"

Just as Chu Qingyun and the others from the Saint Extreme Sect were about to enter the passage, disciples from the Tianya Sect and the Purple Cloud Sect brazenly cut in, shoving their way forward.

The teams from the three sects, nearly five hundred Martial King Realm experts in total, created a jam in front of the passage.

"Heh, I've heard for a while that the Saint Extreme Sect was in decline, about to be replaced by the Tianya Sect and the Purple Cloud Sect. Seems like it was true after all..."

"The Three Major Sects of the Northern Domain... Heh, looks like the Saint Extreme Sect really has fallen on hard times."

"So there's strife even among the major sects..."

Many of the surrounding Martial King Realm experts, especially those from the Blood-soaked Land, watched the scene unfold with amusement, as if enjoying a good show.

In their eyes, the status of the Saint Extreme Sect plummeted instantly.

It went from being one of the lofty Three Major Sects of the Northern Domain that one must never offend, to just another ordinary sect.

The blow to the Saint Extreme Sect's prestige and authority was immense.

This was also a huge loss for disciples of the Saint Extreme Sect like Chu Qingyun.

The most direct consequence was that, in the future, these people would probably no longer fear disciples of the Saint Extreme Sect the way they feared those from the Celestial Sword Sect and the Talisman Puppet Sect.

Resentment filled the faces of the Saint Extreme Sect's disciples.

Meanwhile, the members of the Tianya Sect and Purple Cloud Sect sneered endlessly. They never passed up an opportunity to oppose the Saint Extreme Sect.