Seeing that Li Shenruo was receiving teachings from Scarlet Cloud Master, Leng Yanran lost interest.
She leaped onto the back of the Silent Extinction Realm corpse puppet and, along with the two other corpse puppets and the man in the coffin, returned to the stone cave.
With nearly a hundred powerful corpse puppets collecting heavenly materials and Artifacts in the secret realm, she didn't need to act personally. All she had to do was sit and wait in the stone cave for the rewards to roll in!
A moment later, Leng Yanran was back in front of the stone cave.
Outside, the Unity Realm wolf demon corpse puppet was still leading numerous Profound Sky Realm wolf demons in guarding the entrance. Meanwhile, the other corpse puppets continued their Artifact search within the secret realm.
Seeing this, Leng Yanran returned to the cave, crossed her legs, and began meditating. The man in the coffin could only wait quietly by her side, anticipating the return of the corpse puppets.
While she was at ease, the thousands of geniuses within the secret realm were on the verge of losing their minds!
"Damn it! According to the map given by the sect, there should be a patch of Skycloud Grass here!"
"Why does it look like this area's been turned over hundreds of times? There isn't even a single blade of grass left!"
A genius holding a map checked around several times, only to angrily crumple the map and throw it on the ground.
The soil beneath his feet had been overturned countless times; not only was there no trace of herbs, but not even a single wild weed remained!
"Damn con man! He sold me this spot for ten mid-grade spirit stones, saying there was a profound-grade Artifact here!"
"There's no Artifact here at all! Not even a scrap of iron!"
Another genius holding a map looked around the battlefield only to find dry bones, completely different from the battlefield remnants that should have contained armors and weapons.
"Ah! Stop! Stop!"
"Take all the heavenly materials; I don't want them anymore! Just don't hit me again—I'm going to die!"
Yet the worst off weren't those two; the worst ones had encountered a Unity Realm corpse puppet and had been given a brutal beating.
When the man in the coffin feared someone related to Leng Yanran might be among the geniuses, they instructed the corpse puppets not to deliver lethal blows—though they hadn't said they couldn't fight them at all!
Throughout the secret realm, any genius who encountered a corpse puppet was left beaten to the point their parents wouldn't recognize them, yet with their Profound Sky Realm cultivation, they stood no chance against a Unity Realm corpse puppet.
Fortunately, they soon realized the corpse puppets seemed interested only in heavenly materials and didn't aim to kill. Thus, they quickly offered up all their heavenly materials to save their lives!
In no time, everyone in the secret realm stopped seeking heavenly materials and instead hid, hoping to survive the five days and quickly leave this cursed place!
...
Eastern Region.
At the Ren Family's council hall, the clan leader and the four elders gathered, their expressions tense and curious.
"The Patriarch summoned us and asked us to bring the Five-Star Array Flags—could he be planning an assault on another family?"
"Could it be that the Patriarch's power has grown once again?"
"That would be wonderful. Our Ren family's resources are getting stretched. If we could destroy another family and seize their resources, it would greatly relieve our current pressure!"
The elders speculated about the Patriarch's reason for calling them.
"Silence!"
The clan leader abruptly called for silence, and everyone fell quiet.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the center of the hall, looking angry and grim-faced.
If Leng Yanran or Chen Daoxuan were there, they would recognize this person as the Ren Family Ancestral Patriarch, summoned by Ren Qirui!
"Greetings, Patriarch!"
Everyone immediately bowed to him.
"Have you brought the Five-Star Array Flags?"
Ren Family Ancestral Patriarch paid no attention to the crowd. He simply waved his hand slightly, signaling them to rise, and then began to speak.
"By the way, do you know which family the Ancestral Patriarch plans to move against on this trip?"
"The Wang family? Or the Zhao family?"
"It should be the Zhao family. After all, the Wang family's young genius recently joined the Xiaoyao Palace. If we provoke their support, our Ren family may not be able to prevail!"
After one elder spoke, he asked the question that everyone was most curious about. Instantly, all ears perked up.
"Who told you that we're going after other families?"
"Ren'er has been killed!"
"This trip is for vengeance for Ren'er!"
"It's such a major event, and none of you knew about it?!"
Hearing the crowd's words, Ren Family Ancestral Patriarch's face darkened further, unable to contain his anger as he reprimanded them.
In the Ren family, each core disciple has a life token stored in a designated room with someone assigned to guard it.
Previously, his spiritual projection had been shattered by a single finger strike from Chen Daoxuan, leaving him injured and recuperating these past few days.
But judging by the looks on everyone's faces, it seemed as though they had no idea that Ren Qirui had died? How could the clan leader and elders be so incompetent?!
"Wha—what?!"
"Ancestral Patriarch, did I hear you correctly?"
"My son went to that barren land in the Northern Region this time, where there isn't even a single Boundless Realm master, and he even had a projection of yours by his side. How could he possibly die!?"
"Besides, there hasn't been any word from the Life Token Hall!"
The leader of the Ren family was dumbfounded by the Ancestral Patriarch's words, almost falling out of his seat.
Ren Qirui was his son. Hearing this news, he couldn't believe it.
The entire Ren family had been grooming Ren Qirui as the next leader of the family, sparing no resources on him!
Even the Ren Family Ancestral Patriarch, a Spirit Dividing Realm master, had placed a projection with him.
How could he possibly have died in such a barren place in the Northern Region!?
"Even my projection could not protect Qirui. The opponent must possess at least a Spirit Dividing Realm expert!"
Ren Family Ancestral Patriarch said coldly, his face darkening.
"Who dared to make a move? Could it be the Wang or Zhao families plotting against us?!"
"Those scoundrels! If anyone from the Wang or Zhao families dared to make a move on our Ren family, especially targeting Qirui first, we will eradicate them today! Even if Xiaoyao Palace intervenes, we will destroy them!"
The Ren family's clan leader was trembling, overtaken by rage.
"By the way, who has been in charge of the Life Token Hall recently?"
He suddenly remembered that such a major event had gone unnoticed, and no one had reported it. He immediately asked in a cold voice.
"Reporting to the clan leader, recently, the one overseeing the Life Token Hall has been my good-for-nothing grandson, Ren Jiaxing."
A trembling elder stepped forward to reply.
That grandson of his had always indulged in drinking and gambling, so he had assigned him to guard the Life Token Hall, hoping he would quietly waste his days there.
He never expected that it would cause such a major oversight!
"Send word to have Ren Jiaxing executed."
"Second Elder, you have no objections to this decision, do you?"
The Ren family's clan leader spat out his order with hatred, then cast a cold glance at the Second Elder.
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