Situ Mingyue returned to her small courtyard and acknowledged the Profound Yin Jade Plate and the Xuanming Robe as her own.

The reason spirit-grade tools are called such is because they possess "spirit."

Besides gaining the acknowledgment of the tool spirit for a smooth ownership, one could also forcibly erase the tool spirit with powerful cultivation and nurture a new one.

However, this would inevitably downgrade the spirit-grade tool to a treasure-grade tool, greatly reducing its power. Hence, unless absolutely necessary, no one would use this method.

The Profound Yin Jade Plate and Xuanming Robe were bestowed by Qingyunzi, and since Situ Mingyue possessed the Profound Yin Dao Seed, the acknowledgment process was very smooth.

With a thought, the Xuanming Robe enveloped her, hidden beneath her black long dress, completely undetectable.

However, the Xuanming Robe could only passively defend her and could not unleash its full power.

As for the Profound Yin Jade Plate, Situ Mingyue could only use it as a "mirror," lacking sufficient spiritual power to activate it.

"So, the gap between me and Senior Brother is this vast!" Situ Mingyue clicked her tongue.

She exhausted all her spiritual power, yet couldn't activate the Profound Yin Jade Plate and Xuanming Robe, while she had witnessed Zhang Yang wielding the Immortal-binding Rope and the Restriction-breaking Banner in battle.

"I really don't know how he cultivates," Situ Mingyue muttered incessantly.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yang returned to his training room, threw in a hundred thousand spirit stones, and began his cultivation.

He divided several million spirit stones, enough for him to train for a while.

The Primal Chaos Golden Core transformed into a black hole, devouring endless spiritual qi, turning it into nourishment for the Golden Core... In one night, all hundred thousand spirit stones were drained, yet Zhang Yang felt that the Golden Core seemed increasingly difficult to enhance.

"Could it be that spirit stones are useless?" Zhang Yang frowned deeply, feeling that the hundred thousand spirit stones were not as effective as the power of the Great Dao his master had infused into him last time.

Zhang Yang was conflicted.

If spirit stones were ineffective, his subsequent cultivation would be troublesome, forcing him onto the path of devouring the power of the Great Dao.

However, obtaining the power of the Great Dao cultivated by others would not be easy!

With a heavy heart, he arrived at the grand hall plaza.

Another seven-day period had arrived, and he still had to distribute food to these little guys!

Originally eighty-seven geniuses, plus three sent by the King of the South, made ninety.

Among the ninety disciples, many were eager and couldn't contain their excitement upon seeing Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang took it all in, chuckled, "Looks like there are quite a few who have reached the Sea-parting Stage! Come, raise your hands and let me see!"

With a "swish," more than half of them raised their hands.

Those who didn't raise their hands were quite dejected.

This time, with the secret realm opening, the Azurecloud Sect made such a big move that even the disciples in secluded cultivation in the mountains felt it.

However, Zhang Yang had clearly stipulated that only those at the Sea-parting Stage could enter the secret realm, which meant those who hadn't reached it couldn't go in. Thinking of the lost opportunity, how could they not feel disappointed and dejected?

Zhang Yang nodded to himself. Reaching the Sea-parting Stage in half a year, although not as fast as he did back then, these individuals would be considered geniuses in any sect!

Although some were sent by other sects for various purposes, there were also some who stumbled in by accident.

These were all treasures of the Azurecloud Sect!

"Is there anyone who has successfully cultivated a Dao Seed?" Zhang Yang inquired.

Everyone looked at each other, finding no one raising their hand, and visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It seems everyone still needs to work hard! When I was your age, I had already started forming my Golden Core, so don't be complacent. You can relax after forming your Golden Core.

Additionally, there are still a few days before the secret realm opens. Those who haven't reached the Sea-parting Stage, hurry up.

If you break through in these few days, you can still join us. And for those who haven't succeeded, don't be discouraged; there will be opportunities in the future.

This time, it's a joint action with other sects, and not letting you in is mainly for your safety.

Alright, enough talk, here is your food for the next seven days, quickly take it and go cultivate.

The sooner you reach the Golden Core Realm, the sooner you can practice Inedia. Work hard!"

At such a critical moment, ideological instruction was ineffective, so he didn't go against the trend.

In fact, Zhang Yang had been conducting ideological instruction for half a year, with remarkable results.

Disciples like Wang Baole had developed a fervent love for the Azurecloud Sect.

Even disciples like Cao Ying, who had infiltrated, began to change their attitudes. After all, the Emperor had openly sent people into the Azurecloud Sect; what missions were they still executing?

Only a few stubborn individuals held onto their initial intentions for entering the Azurecloud Sect.

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Zhang Yang was still trying to win over these stubborn ones.

After all, they were all geniuses!

Everyone stepped forward, collected their supplies, and returned to cultivate.

And Zhang Yang, after distributing the food, returned to continue absorbing spirit stones for cultivation.

No matter what, he had to first drain the over one million spirit stones he had.

While Zhang Yang and Situ Mingyue were preparing to enter the secret realm, Qingyunzi was preparing the secret realm itself.

Qingyunzi stroked his chin, looking at the "secret realm" he had created, muttering to himself, "A mountain, a lake, over a thousand people... seems a bit lacking! Well, I'll go fetch some more things, can't let Azurecloud lose face."

The "secret realm" had originally "merged" with the world, but he "extracted" it again, disappearing with the scroll.

Now, with several million spirit stones refined into the grand array of the Azurecloud Sect, even if he went out for a while, it was no problem.

Qingyunzi, with the scroll, "traveled from the North Sea to the Cangming," quietly touring the world, and returned to the Azurecloud Sect's back mountain after a few days.

The entire "journey" took him five days.

"This time, it should be enough!"

Qingyunzi took out the scroll, which now had three more mountains, forming a canyon, a vast forest, a wide grassland, and a huge lake.

Amidst the rumbling of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, the scroll once again merged into the world of the Azurecloud Sect's back mountain.

At this time, people in several places around the world were cursing.

They never expected someone would come to "steal land."

Stealing some spiritual herbs and materials could be understood, but moving entire plots of land, what does that mean?

Such an action could only be done by a top-tier powerhouse.

Which powerhouse was so bored?

Another seven days passed, leaving only three days until the secret realm opened.

People from near and far, who could make it, had almost all arrived.

Even the Clearwind Sect, located nearby, had come to Azurecloud Town, waiting for the secret realm to open.

Azurecloud Town was teeming with cultivators.

With so many cultivators, some forces and sects with existing conflicts began to spark friction, and Lingyunzi alone couldn't suppress it.

Besides Qingyunzi never showing up, Lingyunzi and five others openly appeared, with six Divine Soul Stage cultivators stationed in Azurecloud Town, along with Qin Yushu at the Bluemoon Trading Guild, finally curbing the outbreak of conflicts.

Although the appearance of six Divine Soul Stage cultivators in the Azurecloud Sect didn't surprise many sects.

After all, many had heard of the Azurecloud Sect's name, an ancient great sect, one of the top sects a thousand years ago, so six Divine Soul Stage cultivators weren't surprising.

However, those familiar with the Azurecloud Sect were somewhat shocked.

Jiang Hegui frowned, "The Azurecloud Sect's strength has recovered so quickly? Looks like we need to be more cautious and take the Azurecloud Sect seriously in the future!"

Su Mingyang and others were all stunned.

They were still plotting against the Azurecloud Sect, but now with six Divine Soul Stage cultivators appearing, how could they act against Azurecloud?

How many Divine Soul Stage cultivators could they muster?

"This time, entering the secret realm, we must eliminate Zhang Yang!" Su Mingyang said fiercely, "After eliminating Zhang Yang, our people can take positions in Azurecloud."

They realized that dealing with the Azurecloud Sect could only be done through strategy.