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Chapter 69: Li Shenruo's Initiation and Leng Yanran's Tranquility
Seeing Li Shenruo being inducted by Scarlet Cloud Immortal, Leng Yanran lost interest. With a graceful leap, she returned to the back of the extinguished realm's Corpse Puppet, accompanied by the two other puppets. Together, they made their way back to the cavern.
With nearly a hundred powerful puppets collecting heavenly and earthly treasures within the secret realm, Leng Yanran had no need to intervene personally. She could simply await the rewards in the cavern.
After a brief moment, Leng Yanran was back in front of the cavern. Outside, the wolf demon puppets of Unity Realm were still guarding, along with numerous Profound Sky Realm wolf demons. Meanwhile, the other puppets were busy gathering treasures within the secret realm.
Seeing this, Leng Yanran decided to return to the cavern and began to meditate cross-legged. The person in the coffin could only wait by the side, patiently anticipating the return of the puppets.
While Leng Yanran enjoyed her leisure, the thousands of prodigies within the secret realm were growing restless.
"Damn it, according to the map provided by the sect, there should be a patch of Heavenly Cloud Grass here! Why does it look like this place has been searched through hundreds of times? There's not even a single strand of grass left!"
A prodigy holding a map exclaimed in frustration, crumpling the map and throwing it to the ground. The soil beneath his feet had been dug up numerous times; there wasn't a trace of grass, let alone herbs.
"That conniving merchant, he sold me ten top-grade spirit stones claiming to know the whereabouts of a Profound-grade supreme treasure! But here, forget a Profound-grade treasure, not even a piece of scrap iron is left!"
At the same time, another prodigy with a map was staring at the battlefield in front of him. Only a pile of bones remained, quite different from other battlefields that still held armors and weapons.
Usually, anyone who came to such a place would only pick up treasures, who would bother with worthless metal scraps?
"Ah, stop, stop! You can have all the heavenly and earthly treasures, I don't want them anymore! Please, no more beating, I'm on the brink of death!!!"
Meanwhile, the two above weren't the most pitiful; the ones who suffered the most were those who encountered the puppets from the Unity Realm, getting a brutal beating.
In the past, Corpse Puppet feared there might be someone related to Leng Yanran among the humans, so he instructed the puppets not to take lives. However, that didn't mean they couldn't use force!
In the entire secret realm, whenever the prodigies encountered the puppets, they were beaten to the point of crying father and mother. Those at the Profound Sky Realm couldn't resist the Unity Realm puppets at all.
Fortunately, they gradually realized that these puppets seemed interested only in treasures and weren't targeting them for lethal blows. Thus, they promptly offered all their heavenly and earthly treasures to save their lives.
For a time, everyone in the secret realm stopped searching for treasures and instead sought hiding places, hoping to survive the five days and quickly escape this treacherous realm!
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Eastern Region.
In the Ren Clan's main hall.
The Clan Chief and the four Elders had gathered, their expressions tinged with tension and uncertainty.
"The Patriarch summoned us and asked for the Five Elements Formation Flags. Could it be that he intends to make a move against another clan?"
"Could it be that the Patriarch's strength has improved once again?"
"This is excellent news! Our Ren Clan's cultivation resources are somewhat lacking now. If we could eliminate another clan and absorb their resources, it would greatly relieve our current pressure!"
The Elders speculated on the Patriarch's purpose for summoning them.
"Silence!"
The Ren Clan Chief suddenly reprimanded, and everyone fell silent.
A figure appeared out of thin air in the center of the hall. His dark expression seemed to convey frustration.
If Leng Yanran or Chen Daoxuan were present, they would recognize him as Ren Qixian, the Ren Clan Ancestral Patriarch they had feud with.
"Greetings, Patriarch!"
The crowd hurriedly saluted Ren Qixian.
The Patriarch ignored them and gestured for them to rise. Then he asked. "Have you brought the Five Elements Formation Flags?"
"By the way, which clan the Patriarch intends to target this time? Could it be the Wang Clan? Or perhaps the Zhao Clan?
"It's probably the Zhao Clan. After all, that genius from the Wang Clan joined the Xiaoyao Palace. If we provoke the Xiaoyao Palace, our Ren Clan wouldn't stand a chance!"
An Elder replied and voiced the question that intrigued everyone.
For a moment, everyone perked up their ears.
"Who told you we were planning to make a move against another clan? Qi'er has been killed! We're going to avenge Qi'er! What? Qi'er is dead, and none of you knew about this momentous news?"
Upon hearing the crowd's words, Ren Qixian's face grew even darker.
Ren Patriarch's face became darker when he heard what everyone said. He couldn't help but sternly asked everyone.
In Ren family, life cards are stored in a special room for core disciples and guarded. His avatar was shattered by Chen Daoxuan's finger before, and suffered backlash, and he has been recovering from his injuries in the past few days.
But looking at the appearance of the crowd, it seems that they don't even know about such a big event as Ren Qirui's death? What are these Clan Chief and Elders doing?
"What... What!?"
"Ancestor, did I hear you correctly? I mean, Patriarch, your words…" My son went to that desolate place in the Northern Region, a place without even a Boundless Realm expert. Moreover, he took a clone of you, Patriarch. How could he have died!? And there's been no news from the Life Token Hall either!"
Ren Clan Chief, upon hearing the Patriarch's words, was stunned, almost falling from his seat.
Ren Qirui was his son. Upon receiving this news, he could hardly believe it. The entire Ren Clan regarded Ren Qirui as the future Clan Head, lavishing him with unrestricted resources.
Even the Divinity Separation Realm Patriarch had invested a clone into Ren Qirui. How could he possibly die in that barren Northern Region!?
"My clone was unable to protect Qirui. The opponent is at least at the Divinity Separation Realm!"
The Ren Clan Patriarch's face turned grim as he spoke coldly.
"Who dared to lay a hand on him? Could it be the Wang Clan or the Zhao Clan planning to strike at us!?
"Damn it, anyone who dares lay a hand on our Ren Clan, actually starting with Qirui... Today, regardless of whether it's the Wang Clan or the Zhao Clan, even if the Xiaoyao Palace intervenes, I'll annihilate them!"
The Ren Clan Chief, overcome by anger, trembled uncontrollably, his blood boiling.
"By the way, who has been in charge of the Life Token Hall recently?"
Suddenly, he realized that such a significant event had occurred, yet no one knew or reported it. He asked coldly.
"Reporting to the Clan Chief, the Life Token Hall has been under the supervision of my unworthy grandson, Ren Jiaxing."
An Elder, trembling, stepped forward to reply.
This grandson of his had a penchant for drinking and gambling. Therefore, he had assigned him the duty of guarding the Life Token Hall, hoping to keep him occupied. He never expected him to neglect such an important task.
"Spread the word. Execute Ren Jiaxing. Second Elder, do you have any objections to this decision?"
The Ren Clan Chief uttered his command with resentment, then cast a cold glance at the Second Elder.