Chapter 152 - 152
Chapter 152: The Extreme Frost Immortal King Was This Terrifying?
Only after Ren Tianfeng had departed did Hu Pogu murmur to himself.
"So be it. Since it's come to this, I might as well take the gamble."
"If they truly are the children of our sect's disciple, bringing them into our Qingfeng Sect would be a guaranteed profit with no loss."
"Besides, our Qingfeng Sect is already hostile with those two sects. We'd have to face them sooner or later."
"A little sooner won't make much difference."
With that, sensing the Sect Master's aura growing ever stronger within the sect's forbidden grounds, Hu Pogu set off toward the Tianji Pavilion.
As a powerful force with an Immortal Emperor at its helm, the Tianji Pavilion had branches spread far and wide--one in every Heaven of the Immortal Realm.
In Hu Pogu's view, the Primordial Sect and the Ancient Wood Sect only had Immortal Kings presiding over them. There was no need to travel all the way to the Thirty-Second Heaven--the branch in their own Ninth Heaven would suffice.
"Grand Elder, how did it go?"
Seeing Ren Tianfeng return, the assembled Saint Emperors hurriedly gathered around him, inquiring with careful anticipation.
Ren Tianfeng offered them a reassuring look.
"Rest easy. Everything is under control."
"The Main Sect Elder has been informed. All we need to do now is wait for his word."
"Once this matter succeeds, it will be nothing but beneficial for our Qingfeng Sacred Land!"
Hearing Ren Tianfeng put it that way, every Saint Emperor present couldn't help but dream. If the Qingfeng Sacred Land could rise to tower above all the others in one stroke, how glorious that would be.
After dismissing the group of Saint Emperors, only Lin Changkong and Feng Qingyu remained in the Sacred Hall.
Seeing the eager expressions on their faces, Ren Tianfeng unhurriedly relayed the contents of his conversation with Hu Pogu.
"In short, let's wait and see how Elder Hu handles things on his end. My guess is he'll visit the Tianji Pavilion for a divination."
"So it shouldn't be long before we hear back. Be prepared."
"Yes, Grand Elder!"
Feng Qingyu's voice was excited, but deep down she carried a hint of worry.
She hadn't expected her son and daughter's talent to be this terrifying. Had she known, she would have tested them for Special Physiques back then.
After all, those who possessed a Special Physique almost always had Spiritual Roots. It was exceedingly rare for someone to have a physique but no Spiritual Root.
As for whether her son and daughter would acknowledge her as their mother, Feng Qingyu harbored not a shred of doubt.
As long as she explained what had happened back then, her children would surely understand.
Outside the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm, in the Twenty-Fifth Heaven.
Almost simultaneously, across the Soul Halls of the various major forces, the Soul Lamps of the disciples who had entered the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm went out one after another.
"What?! This is terrible--the disciples who entered the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm have all fallen!"
The news quickly reached the ears of elders across every major force.
If one or two had perished, it would have been one thing. But every single one of them had fallen.
In the very next moment, the leaders of each force, their faces dark with fury, shot skyward one after another and raced toward the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm, determined to find out who had slaughtered their disciples.
Before long, over a hundred Immortal Kings had gathered outside the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm, every one of them wearing dark, grim expressions.
When Zheng Guchuan saw them arrive, he furrowed his brow.
"What brings all of you here?"
After all, it was rare for the Hundred Kings Alliance to mobilize this many Immortal Kings at once.
Before the Immortal Kings present could even respond, the same news reached Zheng Guchuan as well.
Upon learning that every Saint Emperor who had entered the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm had perished, a violent aura erupted from Zheng Guchuan's body.
"Damn it all--who did this?!"
"Hmph! There's only one option now--crack open the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm, drag out the bastard who slaughtered our forces' Saint Emperors, and execute him by a thousand cuts!"
A Late Immortal King Realm cultivator snorted coldly, his tone dark and vicious.
It wasn't that the Hundred Kings Alliance lacked the power to force open the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm. They had simply refrained before in order to let their juniors train inside.
But now that something like this had happened, they couldn't possibly stand by and do nothing. Forcing open the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm was the best course of action.
The decision quickly won unanimous approval from every Immortal King present.
"Then let's open the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm right now!"
Zheng Guchuan faced the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm, swept both sleeves wide, and summoned a long saber coated entirely in blood-red energy.
With a slight exertion of power, the saber flew straight forward, arriving before the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm's gate, and cleaved downward in a single devastating strike.
But the expected result never came. The Ancient Immortal Secret Realm did not open. There wasn't even a ripple.
"What?!"
Zheng Guchuan's face was filled with shock.
He was a Peak Immortal King--a cultivator of the same caliber as the Extreme Frost Immortal King. Yet he couldn't break open a Secret Realm left behind by the Extreme Frost Immortal King, who had been dead for so long?
Sensing the bewildered looks from the surrounding Immortal Kings, Zheng Guchuan felt utterly humiliated. Gritting his teeth, he directed his Blood Spirit Saber to thrust at the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm once more, but the result was the same as before--the Secret Realm refused to yield.
This was because Lu Xunxian's avatar had left a trace of his own power within the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm before departing. Unless an Immortal Emperor acted personally, there was simply no way to breach it.
And the reason he had done this was simple: he didn't want his son and daughter's Seclusion to be interrupted.
Everything was within Lu Xunxian's control.
But at that moment, Zheng Guchuan still hadn't grasped the severity of the situation. He let out a cold laugh.
"The Extreme Frost Immortal King was truly formidable. Though he never weathered the Immortal Monarch Lightning Tribulation, did his strength actually reach the Immortal Monarch level?"
"Everyone, lend me your strength to break open the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm!"
"Understood!"
The assembled Immortal Kings now recognized the Extreme Frost Immortal King's terrifying power. Without holding anything back, they all stepped forward to aid Zheng Guchuan, intending to break through the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm together.
But the outcome was plain for all to see. After a full two months of relentless effort, the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm remained as solid as bedrock.
By now, the Immortal Kings present had all begun to question it. Was this truly the power of someone who had only just broken through to the Early Immortal Monarch Realm?
There were a full hundred-plus Immortal Kings present, with over a dozen at the Peak of the Immortal King Realm, and they still couldn't breach the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm.
When they turned back to Zheng Guchuan, his expression was as ugly as could be. He looked at them and exhaled heavily.
"It seems there's no other way now. We can only stand guard here and wait for the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm to close on its own. When it does, the bastard who killed our forces' disciples will naturally be transported out."
"It won't be too late to kill him then!"
Hearing this, the assembled Immortal Kings agreed there was no other choice. And so, they could only settle in and wait around the Ancient Immortal Secret Realm.
The moment anyone was transported out, they would be met with the fury of over a hundred Immortal Kings.