Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

The dark and deep secret passage exuded a chilling aura that did not belong to the Canglan Realm.

Jiang Yining strode into the passage hidden beneath the ice, tightly cradling her newly hatched babies in her arms. The purple-gold life force of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree transformed into a thin cocoon of light, firmly protecting the mother and children and shielding them from the biting winds of the outside world.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Qinghan strode forward, his tall and imposing figure leading the way. The Haotian Pure Yang Sword in his hand emitted a deep hum, its pure Yang sword intent illuminating the darkness within ten feet ahead as if it were daytime.

Yu Luofeng followed at the very back, his semi-saint level Yin Ghost Qi transforming into an indestructible black barrier, completely sealing off the entrance to the secret passage and eliminating any possibility of any Star Spirit scouts following him.

Feng Liuyun, dressed in a crimson robe, clung tightly to Jiang Yining's side. In his palm, he held a ball of crimson-gold Nirvana Flame. The flame was not dazzling, but it radiated a continuous warmth, perfectly warming Jiang Yining's shoulder.

"Ning'er, watch your step." Feng Liuyun's voice was deep and languid, his warm breath brushing against Jiang Yining's ear. She was so close that she could smell the unique blend of cold fragrance and fiery aura emanating from him.

"I'm fine." Jiang Yining turned her head and looked at the walls on both sides of the secret passage.

The environment here is extremely strange. The walls are not made of mud or ice, but are inlaid with large patches of translucent fluorescent minerals. These minerals emit an eerie blue glow, the light flickering rhythmically like breathing.

Gu Qinghan stopped and swung his longsword.

"Clang!"

A sharp sword aura slashed against the wall. The pure Yang sword intent, powerful enough to cut through mountains, was completely swallowed up the moment it touched the blue ore, leaving only a faint white mark.

"It can absorb spiritual energy?" Gu Qinghan frowned slightly, a look of vigilance appearing on his cold face. "This is definitely not something that should exist in the Canglan Realm. It can even neutralize 60% of my sword intent. The material is very strange."

Feng Liuyun stepped forward and gently placed her slender fingers on the surface of the ore that emitted a faint glow.

A cold glint flashed in his crimson-gold vertical pupils in the darkness, and the languidness on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling killing intent.

"It's normal that Gu Jianzun couldn't cut it open." Feng Liuyun withdrew his hand, his tone icy cold. "This is the Star Spirit Clan's unique 'Spirit Devouring Star Marrow.' The greatest use of this ore is not for defense, but for building an absolutely sealed 'nursery.'"

"A nursery?" Jiang Yining's heart skipped a beat, and she hugged her three babies tightly.

"Yes." Feng Liuyun turned around, looking at the weak boy in Jiang Yining's arms, a deep heartache flashing in his eyes. "Those high-dimensional scum of the Star Spirit Clan love to scour various lower planes for special bloodlines. They use Soul Devouring Star Marrow to create inescapable cages, sealing the captured children inside. This ore constantly absorbs free energy from the outside world, transforming it into the purest nutrients to maintain the activity of the bloodlines within the cages."

Yu Luofeng stepped forward, waving his ghost-faced folding fan, his narrow eyes filled with malevolence. "No wonder those ancient array patterns are so difficult to break. Are they deliberately sealing the Three Treasures here to preserve them as some kind of long-term bloodline extraction source?"

"It's not preservation, it's captivity." Feng Liuyun gritted his teeth, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. "Sanbao's phoenix bloodline is too pure; they can't bear to drain it all at once, so they keep him alive in this kind of nursery, like captive-bred drug addicts!"

Upon hearing the words "captive drug users," Jiang Yining's pupils suddenly contracted, and a storm raged in her purplish-gold eyes.

The three babies in Jiang Yining's arms seemed to understand their words, and their small bodies, which had been nestled peacefully in Jiang Yining's arms, began to tremble violently.

"Mother..."

Sanbao buried his head deep in Jiang Yining's neck, his little hands tightly clutching her clothes, his voice filled with deep fear and grievance.

"They are bad people... Every day, monsters wearing glowing metal shells come in," Sanbao said haltingly as he cried. "They use very long needles to stick into my back... and draw out my very hot blood..."

Jiang Yining felt as if her heart had been crushed by an invisible hand, the pain making it difficult for her to even breathe.

"Sanbao, don't be afraid. With your mother here, no one can touch you anymore." Jiang Yining lowered her head and pressed her cheek against Sanbao's cold forehead. Her voice was gentle to the core, but the killing intent in her eyes was almost tangible.

"What did they do with the essence of your bloodline they extracted?" Gu Qinghan asked in a deep voice, suppressing his anger.

Sanbao sniffed, his clear eyes filled with tears. "They gave my blood to a huge glass jar...and inside was a terrifying monster. That monster ate my blood and grew wings..."

boom!

The Myriad Spirits Divine Tree within Jiang Yining's body could no longer be suppressed.

The boundless purple-gold true essence, like an erupting volcano, swept outwards without reservation. The Soul-Devouring Star Marrow, which was said to be able to devour spiritual power, cracked under the violent crushing force of the semi-saint-level divine tree's vitality.

The entire secret passage was trembling violently, and a blue, eerie light was flashing wildly, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"Using my son's life to feed their war beasts!" Jiang Yining spoke each word slowly and deliberately, each syllable like a shard of ice squeezed from between her teeth. "The Protoss, good! Very good indeed!"

Sensing Jiang Yining's almost out-of-control anger, Gu Qinghan immediately stepped forward and firmly grasped her shoulders with his large, hot hands. Pure Yang True Energy flowed through his palms, soothing her raging meridians.

"Ning'er, don't get sick from all this anger. I will pay for this blood debt with the heads of 100,000 Star Spirit soldiers." Gu Qinghan's voice was firm and resolute, and the golden light on the Haotian Pure Yang Sword was like leaping flames.

"Don't rush to make threats." Yu Luofeng snorted coldly, snapping his folding fan shut.

He strode to the front of the group, his pale, slender fingers rapidly drawing intricate black runes in the air.

"Since this secret passage leads to the nursery, it must connect to their core area where they draw blood and nurture monsters."

Yu Luofeng's eyes were sinister, and a powerful aura of semi-saintly ghost energy spread out from beneath his feet. Hundreds upon hundreds of vengeful spirits and evil ghosts, imperceptible to the naked eye, silently crept forward through the gaps in the secret passage.

"My demonic arts ignore physical barriers. I can go anywhere there is shadow."

In just a moment, Yu Luofeng suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes.

With a flick of his finger, an image formed from black ghostly energy was projected into the air.

The scene depicts a vast, seemingly endless underground base. Everywhere are Protoss instruments gleaming with metallic light, and countless Protoss soldiers clad in high-dimensional armor move about within. At the very center of the base stand dozens of enormous, transparent incubation tanks, filled with various grotesque biological weapons radiating terrifying pressure.

The most eye-catching thing was in the largest incubation tank, where a giant beast covered in silver scales was slowly growing a pair of crimson-gold fleshy wings on its back!

"This is that secret research base." Yu Luofeng's face was frosty as he pointed to the guards patrolling back and forth in the scene. "It's heavily fortified, with over a hundred war mechs comparable to those at the peak of the Heavenly Monarch Realm. Moreover, the core area is shrouded in a force field that can counteract the laws of space."

Gu Qinghan glanced at the giant beast with crimson-gold wings, and the killing intent in his eyes boiled over.

"What's there to investigate?" Gu Qinghan drew his longsword, its clang echoing through the secret passage. "A bunch of rats hiding in the gutter! I'll storm in and chop this damn base, along with those monsters, into scrap metal!"

"Do you think this is a vegetable market where you can just walk in and kill as you please?" Yu Luofeng retorted without any politeness.

He turned to look at Jiang Yining, his tone unusually grave: "Ning'er, Sanbao has just broken free of his seal, and his soul is weak. Since that base can counteract the laws of space, it means that once war breaks out, it will be difficult for us to instantly transfer Sanbao out. The Star Spirit Clan is ruthless; if anything goes wrong in the chaos of battle, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Gu Qinghan, that brute, only knows how to kill, but he didn't consider the safety of the children at all." Yu Luofeng mercilessly belittled his rival. "I suggest we return the way we came immediately. It won't be too late to gather our army and raze this place to the ground after we safely send the three treasures back to the interdimensional immortal ship and settle them in the Guixu Furnace."

"Retreat?" Gu Qinghan's face turned cold. "The enemy has a knife to the child's throat, and you're talking about retreating? You cowardly ghost king, if you don't dare go, then go back to your ghost realm! I can still overturn this base with just my sword!"

"Has the wind in the ice cave blown you mad?" Yu Luofeng laughed angrily. "Am I afraid of death? I'm afraid that if your Pure Yang Sword Qi erupts, it will injure the Three Treasures as well!"

It looked like the two were about to start fighting again after a disagreement.

"That's enough!" Jiang Yining snapped, interrupting their argument.

Her stunningly beautiful face showed no sign of backing down, and her purple-gold eyes flashed with a chilling light.

"Retreat? That word doesn't exist in my dictionary, Jiang Yining's." She glanced down at the three treasures in her arms, then looked up at the massive base in the picture.

"Since the Protoss dared to harm my son, I will make them all perish in this underground place today!"

Jiang Yining made a decisive move, exuding an irresistible imperial aura.

"We'll split into two groups." Jiang Yining's gaze swept over the three men in front of her as she quickly outlined the tactics. "Yu Luofeng is right. Sanbao's current condition is not suitable for getting involved in the melee. Feng Liuyun, you possess the Nirvana Flame, making you the most suitable person to protect Sanbao's heart meridian."

She turned to look at Feng Liuyun, "Take Sanbao and retreat back to the outer perimeter through the secret passage. Use the communication array to contact Moxie and have him use the remote traction function of the Divine Machine Box to meet you up."

Then, Jiang Yining drew her purple-gold soft sword from her waist, the blade pointing directly at the core of the base in the image.

"Gu Qinghan, Yu Luofeng. You two come with me. Today, the three of us will storm this place and wipe it out!"