Chapter 1147 - 1247: Leave None Alive

"Sect Leader, we can leave now." Ye Tianfan said to Taichu Zhenren after gathering everyone inside.

Taichu Zhenren, looking at the slightly dazed Ye Tianfan, nodded.

Although only Ye Tianfan and Taichu Zhenren remained inside the Energy Shield, the Thunder Eye above them still hadn't disappeared.

After all, the Thunder Eye's target was Taichu Zhenren, the one who seized the greatest fortune from them.

Even though the Chaos Treasure Lotus belonged to Ye Tianfan, it was always Taichu Zhenren who took action since arriving beyond the wall, and Taichu Zhenren had recently eliminated a creature from beyond the wall with power rivaling his own.

Though the fortune represented by this single creature wasn't much in the grand scheme beyond the wall, it signaled the beginning of fortune loss, prompting the outside world to kill off this loss at its budding stage.

Thus, the outside world employed such a powerful method.

However, Taichu Zhenren thought perhaps other teams might also encounter such Thunder Eye; after all, with pure Spiritual Power, they could slay many creatures from beyond the wall. It's uncertain though, if they would encounter creatures as powerful as those Taichu Zhenren faced, possibly even stronger.

Their team could overcome such creatures because Taichu Zhenren possessed the Unfettered Sword, while other teams had only pure Spiritual Power.

Furthermore, the pure Spiritual Power in Taichu Zhenren's team was nearly depleted. Other teams likely had little remaining too, indicating potential severe casualties.

After all, the Unfettered Sword severely restrains creatures from beyond the wall, while other sects lack such treasures, except Shanmeng, which possess Daffodils with some purification ability, offering some restraint.

Of course, this restraint is limited and insignificant, as Daffodils don't possess true Power of Purification. Their restraint on creatures from beyond the wall is limited.

Completely harming these creatures is almost impossible; at most, they can block some damage from them.

To deal with them requires pure Spiritual Power or other rule-based harm.

Currently, apart from the Unfettered Sword, there's virtually no other known treasure with rule-based harm.

Taichu Zhenren is worried about the devastating blow other sects might suffer and the extent of potential casualties.

This isn't from pity, but because the exploration beyond the wall was initiated by Taichu Sect, and now all sects have suffered heavy damage except Taichu Sect.

Although other sects understand the situation and know Taichu Sect possesses both the Chaos Treasure Lotus and Unfettered Sword, they still feel uneasy, given their severe online presence damage while Taichu Sect remains intact, sparking imbalance in their hearts.

Taichu Zhenren knows the situation they'll face upon return, but can't abandon members of Taichu Sect for other sects, as Taichu Sect remains more valuable.

This is the sentiment of a Taichu Sect Leader.

Currently, Taichu Zhenren is contemplating the safest way to leave, knowing others are safe within the Chaos Divine Pearl, yet he and Ye Tianfan remain extremely vulnerable.

If another lightning strikes down, Taichu Zhenren might withstand it, but Ye Tianfan certainly can't, as the pressure alone nearly renders him unconscious, indicating that the strike itself could directly obliterate Ye Tianfan.

However, this external lightning wouldn't just destroy Ye Tianfan, but change him into a creature from beyond the wall, leading Taichu Sect to complete annihilation.

Why this, you might ask? Because if Ye Tianfan turns into or dies as such a creature, those absorbed into the Chaos Divine Pearl could never emerge unless Ye Tianfan regains rationality or the Chaos Divine Pearl reappears for someone else to refine.

But this impossibility arises because if Ye Tianfan morphs or dies, the Chaos Divine Pearl would instantly vanish into another space, another dimension. Given the current state of the cultivating world, retrieving this pearl is impossible.

Acquiring the Chaos Divine Pearl demands access to another space, another dimension, which requires extreme spatial talent.

The cultivating world hasn't seen anyone with such talent in millennia, though some might bear it, yet have never surfaced.

Even with spatial talent, cultivating Spatial Immortal Techniques proves challenging due to scarce inheritances within the cultivating world.

Importantly, even if one cultivates Spatial Immortal Techniques, they might not sense the Chaos Divine Pearl in another space, another dimension.

Thus, if Ye Tianfan dies or transforms into a beyond-wall creature, Taichu Sect would perish alongside.

Taichu Zhenren genuinely fears for Ye Tianfan's safety, vigilantly defending against the sky's lightning, should it descend, prioritizing Ye Tianfan's survival first.

Should this lightning strike, Taichu Zhenren must shield Ye Tianfan immediately to avert harm. Otherwise, Taichu Sect faces grave danger.

Now, Taichu Zhenren hastily carries Ye Tianfan towards the main camp.

Being pulled along by Taichu Zhenren, Ye Tianfan feels the swift movement of cultivators at the highest realm.

Ye Tianfan realizes if he raced against Taichu Zhenren, he'd lose sight of the Flying Sword's tail light, as Taichu Zhenren's speed exceeds Ye Tianfan's blinking, covering kilometers in mere moments.