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Xuan Du nodded slightly, his voice calm.

Get up.

As soon as the three words were spoken, those figures all straightened up.

The Northern Dark Tortoise gazed at him with its dark gray eyes, its gaze surging with an excitement and gratitude it had never felt before in a billion-dollar event.

"Master, what should we do after joining the Jie Sect?"

Xuan Du gazed at it, remaining silent for a moment.

He then spoke, his voice not loud, yet clearly penetrating the void.

"You will continue to guard the outer perimeter of the Wanmu Ancestral Court."

"This is the branch of the Jie Sect in the Wanmu Ancestral Court."

"Each of you should return to your place and cultivate your own path."

"When the time is right, I will open the path to Hunyuan Taiji for you."

Those who join the Jie Sect will be protected by the Jie Sect.

"Those who join the Jie Sect have the opportunity to break through."

"This is my promise."

As soon as the voice fell, all the figures bowed in unison.

"Your disciple obeys!"

The sound shook the void, and the dark gray currents surged like a tide.

The Northern Dark Tortoise raised its head, its dark gray eyes surging with a light that even billions of dollars had never seen before.

It spoke, its voice low yet firm.

"Rest assured, Master."

"Your disciple has been waiting anxiously for this day, even though you have hundreds of millions of dollars."

"Since Master has given us this life, we will risk it all and not bring shame to the Jie Sect."

"We disciples will guard the outer perimeter of the Wanmu Ancestral Court in place of our Master."

"Not even a fly would be allowed in."

Xuan Du gazed at it, the smile on his lips slowly deepening.

He turned around and looked at Shichen and Yangmei.

"Walk."

"Return to the Xuanji Heavenly Domain."

Three figures slowly walked back in the direction they had come from.

The dozens of figures behind him stood motionless in the void for a long time.

The Northern Dark Tortoise watched the figure in green robes disappear into the distance, its dark gray eyes gleaming slightly.

It spoke softly, its voice drifting on the wind.

"The Jie Sect... Xuandu..."

"This master is truly our destiny."

The sound faded, and silence returned to the void.

But those figures stood there, their chests heaving, their eyes burning with intensity.

The billion-dollar sum we've been waiting for has finally arrived today.

He became a disciple of a Hunyuan Taiji master.

This opportunity, even if it means holding onto a multi-million dollar fortune, would be worthwhile.

......

Three figures passed through the dark gray current, and the chaotic energy dissipated on its own in front of the light screen of the Chaos Pearl.

Xuan Du walked ahead, his green robes fluttering slightly, his black hair flowing over his shoulders.

He sensed the dozens of profound and abyss-like feedback forces deep within his Purple Mansion, slowly settling within his body.

This gain far exceeded his expectations before leaving the Xuanji Heavenly Domain.

Shi Chen walked behind him, his cloudy eyes fixed on the figure in green, a silver light shimmering in his eyes.

He spoke, his voice not loud, but tinged with emotion.

"Master has gained a great deal from this trip to the Ancestral Temple of Ten Thousand Trees."

"Hongjun's karma has been settled, and he has obtained that root. He also took dozens of Hunyuan Daluo as his disciples."

Yang Mei stood at the very back, her gray-blue Taoist robe billowing slightly in the wind.

He didn't speak, but a complex light flickered in his calm eyes.

He cultivated the Hundred Million Yuan Sect and met countless cultivators.

Some rely on arduous practice, some on chance, and some on plunder.

Those at the peak of the ninth level of the Hunyuan Daluo realm knelt before him in eagerness, shouting, "We are willing to join the Jie Sect."

That fervor was something Yang Mei had rarely witnessed even at her billion-dollar parties.

Xuan Du continued walking, his voice as calm as ever.

"When the opportunity arises, I'll just take it."

"Those beings on the outskirts of the Wanmu Ancestral Court have trapped the Yiyuan Society, preventing it from advancing an inch by guarding its remaining origin."

"What they lack is not asceticism, but a path."

"I gave them this path, and they joined the Jie Sect."

"Fair trade, each getting what they need."

Upon hearing this, Shi Chen shook his head slightly and said nothing more.

The three figures continued forward, passing through the vast expanse of chaotic energy.

The closer one gets to the boundary wall of the Xuanji Heavenly Domain, the denser the floating lands become, and the more active the chaotic energy becomes.

The strange, chaotic creatures that were traveling between the floating continents stopped and bowed when they sensed the presence of the three figures.

Someone recognized the figure in green, their expression changed drastically, and they knelt down.

Although some people didn't recognize him, they could sense the unfathomable pressure emanating from him and quickly bowed.

Xuan Du nodded slightly without stopping.

A moment later, the boundary wall of the Xuanji Heavenly Domain came into view.

That transparent, crystal-like barrier still stretches across the void, the boundary wall reinforced by billions of powerful beings, as solid and imposing as ever.

Xuan Du raised his hand and pressed down gently.

A portal opened in the boundary wall, and three figures stepped into it.

As far as the eye can see, there is still that vast and boundless void.

The chaotic energy flowed slowly, and floating continents were scattered like stars.

But all of this has changed drastically since Xuandu left.

On those floating lands, there are more than three times as many cave dwellings as before.

The auras of those chaotic beings were more active and more stable than before, as if this celestial realm itself was undergoing some kind of transformation.

And all of this originates from the same source, converging in the same direction.

Central floating land.

Xuan Du's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not rush to head towards the central floating continent.

He stopped and looked toward the northern border.

On that floating continent where Cangxuan had once lingered for hundreds of millions of years, there were now quite a few people.

Those figures varied in strength; the strong ones were at the sixth level of the Hunyuan Daluo realm, while the weak ones were only at the early stage of the Hunyuan Jinxian realm.

Without exception, they were all cultivating, waiting, and all under the influence of the Jie Sect's branch sects.

The aura of that floating land was already faintly connected to that of the central floating land.

He withdrew his gaze and looked towards the southern border.

The branches and leaves of that towering divine tree still cover billions of miles of void, and its emerald green radiance flows endlessly in the chaotic energy.

But within that verdant greenery, there was a subtler, more delicate scent than before.

Those auras belonged to the spirit trees and strange beasts that were attached to the green wood; their auras were deeper and more concentrated than before.

Xuan Du withdrew his gaze, the smile on his lips deepening slightly.

"Shennie did a good job."

After uttering those four words, he headed towards the central floating continent.

The closer you get to the central floating continent, the more densely packed and populated those caves become.

The newly initiated disciples sensed his presence and emerged from their cave dwellings.

They stared at the figure in blue, their eyes filled with shock and awe.

Someone knelt on the ground, their voice trembling.

"Master! You're back!"

The rest of the people knelt down, their voices echoing across the floating land.

"Master!"

Xuan Du looked at the kneeling figures and slightly raised his hand.

Get up.

The three words fell like a spring breeze.

The disciples rose and stood on the floating land, their eyes brimming with an indescribable fervor.

As they gazed at the figure in blue, sensing the profound and unfathomable aura emanating from him, the same thought surged within them.

The foundation of the Jie Sect is becoming increasingly solid.

Xuan didn't linger. He walked through the crowd and headed towards the stone hall.

Inside the stone hall, the figure in black robes sat cross-legged.

His body was filled with a fierce aura that surged like a tide, much more intense than before. The blood-gold light flowed endlessly in the hall, carrying a unique weight and vastness characteristic of a half-step Hunyuan Taiji.

Those blood-gold eyes were closed, and his aura was as restrained as an abyss, but beneath that restraint lay a terrifying foundation that could shake the void.

The moment Shen Ni sensed Xuan Du stepping into the stone hall, he suddenly opened his eyes.

A sudden burst of light shone from the depths of those blood-gold eyes.

He stood up, quickly stepped forward, and bowed.

"Master!"

"You're back!"

Xuandu looked at him and sensed the even more intense and fierce aura emanating from him, which was hundreds of times stronger than when he was at the peak of the ninth level of the Hunyuan Daluo Heaven.

That was a qualitative change.

A qualitative leap from the Great Luo level to the threshold of Hunyuan Taiji.

"A breakthrough?"

Xuan Du spoke, his voice calm, but a hint of approval flashed in his deep eyes.

Shen Ni straightened up, his blood-gold eyes gleaming with a light that even billions of dollars had never seen before.

"A breakthrough has been achieved."

"Half-step Hunyuan Tai Chi"

"The disciple is stuck at the peak of the ninth level of the Hunyuan Daluo realm, always just one step away."

"Thanks to the foundation left by Master, I cultivated day and night, and with the help of the accumulated fortune and the billions of yuan in wealth, I was able to cross that threshold."

He paused, his voice carrying a sense of melancholy that hundreds of millions of yuan would eventually fade away.

"Since I began my cultivation, I have fought my way from the depths of chaos to the primordial world, and then back to the Xuanji Heavenly Domain."

"I never thought that one day I would be able to truly touch the threshold of Hunyuan Tai Chi."

"It was Master who gave me this path."