“But Patriarch,”
“if you go, never mind the dangers within, you’ll surely face trouble from the Xuanming Family.”
“It’s a sealed area. Even if they act against you, it’s…”
Chu Hanpeng’s brows furrowed, a glint of determination in his eyes.
“Patriarch, how about you stay to guard Chu Feng, and I go in your place?”
Chu Hanpeng suggested.
“Hanpeng, don’t worry. The Purple Star Hall elders will accompany us. The Xuanming Family may not dare act recklessly,” the Chu Heavenly Clan Patriarch said.
“But that day, when the Xuanming Family caused trouble outside the Purple Star Hall, their people were present and didn’t intervene. It was the Red Cloak Holy Land…”
“Patriarch, the Red Cloak Holy Land Master seems kind-hearted. Could we travel with them if we go?”
Chu Hanpeng asked.
“This is our clan’s feud with the Xuanming Family. We can’t always rely on others.”
“Besides, my acquaintance with the Red Cloak Holy Land is superficial.”
“And you know the purpose of this trip. It means we cannot travel with other forces.”
“Enough, Hanpeng. I must lead our people myself.”
“You stay and guard Chu Feng. I wouldn’t trust anyone else,” the Chu Heavenly Clan Patriarch said.
Chu Hanpeng tried to dissuade him further, but he couldn’t sway the Patriarch.
The next day, the Chu Heavenly Clan Patriarch led the clan’s elite to the depths of the Purple Star Hall.
Not only the Chu Heavenly Clan, but the other nine dominant forces also ventured into the depths.
That was the Purple Star Hall’s forbidden area.
Soon after they entered, the Purple Star Hall made an announcement.
For this grand event, they had prepared a generous gift for the ten dominant forces.
The gift was the opportunity to cultivate in the Purple Star Hall’s forbidden area, a place called the Purple Star Otherworld.
This news caused a massive stir.
Those from the Purple Star Upper Realm knew what the Purple Star Otherworld was.
It was a world existing since ancient times.
Though within the Purple Star Upper Realm, it was an independent world, brimming with immense natural energy and harboring many rare treasures.
It was a sacred place for cultivation.
Thus, after the Purple Star Hall gained control of the Upper Realm, they built their hall here, as the entrance to the Purple Star Otherworld was in this region.
Legend held that the Otherworld not only was a cultivation haven but also housed a mythical treasure.
What that treasure was, no one knew.
The Purple Star Hall, since taking control, never stopped searching for it, yet had failed to find it.
To prevent outsiders from claiming it, they guarded the entrance strictly.
Even Purple Star Hall members couldn’t enter freely.
For the people of the Purple Star Upper Realm, the Purple Star Otherworld was a legendary cultivation sanctuary, coveted by many.
Now, the ten dominant forces of the Abandoned Starfields had been granted entry to cultivate there, sparking envy and confusion.
They couldn’t fathom why the Purple Star Hall was suddenly so generous to these forces.
Letting them seek the Purple Star Vine Flower was one thing.
But allowing them into the Purple Star Otherworld, a place holding a legendary treasure?
Weren’t they afraid the treasure would be found and taken?
Speculation ran rampant.
Unbeknownst to them, the ten forces’ entry into the Purple Star Otherworld, though presented as a gift, was fraught with danger.
The reason the Purple Star Hall announced it after the fact, not publicly beforehand, was that their intentions weren’t so simple.
On the surface, they claimed it was a grand gift, a privilege to cultivate in the Otherworld.
In reality, they had given the ten forces a task.
The Purple Star Hall Master gave each force a stone.
This wasn’t an ordinary stone; it could absorb the Otherworld’s natural energy.
If that were all, it wouldn’t be dangerous.
But the stone also attracted the Otherworld’s unique beasts.
Purple Star Beasts were formidable monsters, some even at the Supreme level.
Carrying the stone into the Otherworld was highly dangerous.
Moreover, the Purple Star Hall set a condition.
The force whose stone absorbed the most energy would be rewarded with a Venerable Forbidden Martial Technique, a three-stage one.
Venerable Forbidden Martial Techniques were incredibly valuable, not just to the Chu Heavenly Clan but to all forces.
A three-stage Venerable Forbidden technique could change a force’s destiny.
Additionally, the Purple Star Hall offered another temptation.
If anyone found the legendary treasure in the Otherworld, it would be theirs.
Though the forces knew finding the treasure was near impossible, it gave them a glimmer of hope.
Thus, despite the risks, they were willing to go.
But the Chu Heavenly Clan Patriarch was different. He had no intention of competing for the three-stage Venerable Forbidden technique.
If he had a choice, he would have declined.
At the banquet, he had subtly expressed his reluctance to enter.
But unexpectedly, something shocking happened.
The Purple Star Hall Master flew into a rage.
He declared that refusing was a disrespect to him.
This was a veiled threat.
It meant everyone had to go, or face consequences.
Left with no choice, the Chu Heavenly Clan Patriarch reluctantly led his people in.
But on the first day, he brought the entire Chu Heavenly Clan back out of the Purple Star Otherworld.
And not just them.
On the second day, the Red Cloak Holy Land also withdrew.
It was known that absorbing energy with the stone took time; the longer, the more energy gained.
By exiting early, they effectively forfeited.
