Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 330 Preparing for the Next Secret Realm

Qu Heng looked somewhat embarrassed when Chen Ye mentioned the Nirvana Sect.

Chen Ye keenly noticed Qu Heng's unusual behavior and asked, "Grandmaster, is there some hidden reason?"

Qu Heng snorted and explained, "It's nothing, I just promised that bald monk Jin Ming that I wouldn't cause trouble for the Nirvana Sect anymore." But Qu Heng immediately added, "However, since it concerns your cultivation, then go and eliminate the root of the problem. Anyway, there's no need to talk about benevolence and morality when dealing with these evil heretics."

Chen Ye: ...

That's probably how the Demonic Sect came to an end; they schemed against each other without any qualms whatsoever.

However, after carefully listening to Qu Heng's explanation of the original transaction, Chen Ye, the young sect leader, frowned and asked, "Grandmaster, don't you find this strange? Jin Ming is, after all, the leader of a sect. How could he so easily hand over the sect's most prized treasure?"

Although it's not entirely clear what kind of magical treasures the Seven Treasures Umbrella and the Myriad Calamities Kasaya are, they must be extraordinary items to have Qu Heng so fond of them.

Especially that Robe of Ten Thousand Calamities, which can transform the Crimson Serpent Buddha into the Crimson Dragon Buddha, how much resentment and unwillingness has been accumulated within it?
For the Demonic Sect, this treasure was more important than life itself. Monk Jinming made Qu Heng agree to some trivial conditions and then sent the treasure over.

Chen Ye sensed something was wrong, but Qu Heng said, "The Nirvana Sect was already doomed. Zhang Qi's sword extinguished the last of their strength. I've even discovered the last hiding place of Monk Jinming. If you don't give me the treasure, I'll go and wipe them all out."

Chen Ye shook his head and said, "Grandmaster, I'm not talking about what gives him the confidence, but why they should trust you."

Upon hearing this, Qu Heng immediately roared in anger, "You grand-disciple, do you really want to betray your master and ancestors?! Believe me or not, I'll make up for your entrance trial of the Crimson Serpent Sect right now?!"

Chen Ye laughed and said, "Calm down, Grandmaster. I'm just telling the truth. We're both from the Demonic Sect. Look how long it's been, and you're already planning to take me to cause trouble for the Nirvana Sect? Monk Jinming couldn't have become the sect leader of the Nirvana Sect so naively as to exchange two treasures for a few months."

Qu Heng felt that Chen Ye's words made some sense, but at the time he had taken advantage of the situation, so he hadn't thought about it in detail.

In retrospect, although Monk Jinming was in dire straits at the time, he should still have had a chance to turn the tide.

"Perhaps there are some treasures hidden in the Nirvana Sect's secret realm."

Qu Heng's eyes lit up; he immediately sensed that there was something to be gained.

Previously, the Yellow Springs Sect was not stable enough, like a fledgling bird that could only be carefully protected. Now, the Yellow Springs Sect has laid a solid foundation, especially with the addition of Pang Duoduo, which has made the Yellow Springs Sect as stable as Mount Tai.

The world's most powerful diviner can make the Yellow Springs Sect's protective array several times more effective.

Qu Heng was finally free to leave Fengdu City.

Qu Heng said excitedly, "Grand-disciple, this time I will go with you... no, I will call your master. We, the three generations of the Crimson Serpent Demon Sect, will go together to open this secret realm."

Chen Ye asked, "Wasn't it supposed to be my master who selected the new disciples?"

Qu Heng retorted, "What's the point of picking? Anyone who's still hesitating is either full of sins or cowardly. Our Yellow Springs Sect has no need to take in such trash. Your master has already received enough offerings, and exploring a new secret realm will be much easier with his help."

Chen Ye also thought it made sense.

Anyone can see that the Yellow Springs Sect has a bright future, and the requirements for joining the Yellow Springs Sect are extremely low.

Regardless of your talent, as long as you dare to take a trip to hell and emerge victorious, you can join the Yellow Springs Sect. Even if you're just a mortal, if you can survive the tortures of hell, you can become an outer disciple. After all, the Yellow Springs Sect continuously refines Beast Blood Pills, enough to turn any mortal into a qualified Qi Sea Realm cultivator.

However, after reaching the Qi Sea Realm, the Yellow Spring Sect began supplying Beast Blood Pills. The Yellow Spring Sect had just been established and needed a lot of manpower in all aspects. Not to mention, countless disciples on Green Coffin Mountain were working day and night to stop the spread of the putrid poison.

After reaching the Qi Sea Realm, disciples must begin working for the Yellow Springs Sect. They may plant trees on Green Coffin Mountain, refine pills and create talismans for the sect, or help create puppets.

As long as you are willing to work hard, the Yellow Springs Sect is currently short of people everywhere, so you can naturally use your merits to exchange for enough Beast Blood Pills to continue your cultivation.

The Yellow Springs Sect has the entire Northern Frontier as its backing, powerful cultivators comparable to those at the Dao Integration Realm protecting it, and a sufficiently strong protective array. And it's only recently established. For such a sect to only require you to take a trip through Hell, is that really a high bar?

Therefore, Qu Heng's statement makes a lot of sense. There is no need to arrange manpower to handle the matter of recruiting disciples. It is enough for someone to register the list.

Seeing that Qu Heng was about to set off, Chen Ye said, "Grandmaster, we don't know what tricks the Nirvana Sect has up its sleeve. It seems a bit too risky to just barge in like this."

Chen Ye was always decisive and efficient; when it came to taking risks, he would just leave without hesitation.

But now that the Yellow Springs Sect has been established, Chen Ye's cultivation level won't be affected by a few more days, so there's no need to rush.

Others think Chen Ye's cultivation level has increased too quickly because he must be the kind of person who would grab any benefit he sees. Only by constantly encountering opportunities to become an immortal could he have increased his cultivation level so rapidly.

But Chen Ye is actually a very cautious person. As long as he has not exhausted the resources he can control, he will never take any risks.

My cultivation has stalled, but I'm not in a hurry. I'll first figure out if there's a way to improve my cultivation using the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

During this time, Qu Heng could investigate the true nature of the Nirvana Sect or make some adventurous preparations.

After the two reached an agreement, Chen Ye went back to the underground palace to cultivate. Even if it wasn't very useful, it would help him calm his mind.

Qu Heng, on the other hand, was preparing to enter the secret realm of the Nirvana Sect to explore for treasures.

Now, we need to ask Pang Duoduo to take some time out of her busy schedule to conduct a formal divination to see what dangers this trip may hold.

Secondly, the Crimson Dragon Buddha was refined again, removing impurities from the incense power to ensure that the deity could be controlled as easily as an extension of one's own arm at crucial moments.

Then he reforged the Seven Treasures Umbrella magic weapon to make sure there were no traps left by the Nirvana Sect.

After such a busy period, it actually took several months.

Chen Ye hadn't had such leisure time in a long time, allowing him to cultivate in peace. It was just a pity that the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts was too complicated, and Chen Ye was unable to comprehend the method to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in just a few months. On the other hand, the Great Emperor of Fengdu became much stronger due to the surge in incense power.

Qu Heng was only at the Returning to the Void Realm, but with the Crimson Dragon Buddha, he could contend with the Dao Integration Realm. Chen Ye felt that when he summoned the Fengdu Emperor, he could sweep away most of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators... except for the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators of the Qinghe Sword Sect.

With everything prepared, Qu Heng brought Chen Ye out of the underground palace.

Qu Heng said to Chen Ye, "Preparations are almost complete. Now is the auspicious time, everything will go smoothly, it's time to set off."

(End of this chapter)