Chapter 3580: Tianxiao Clan

Back at her residence, Ye Xuanji took out a shimmering communication disk. She struck it with an incantation, and Ye Yuxuan's voice echoed, "Ancestor Xuanji, Fellow Daoist Gu and the others from the Heavenly Imp Clan have arrived. What are your instructions?"

The Heavenly Imp Clan was a major clan in the Heavenly Spider Realm, skilled in stealth. Prior to this, they had no relation to the Ye family.

After the soul lamps of Ye Xuanfeng and others extinguished, the Ye family used their communication array to contact their clansmen in the Immortal Realm, requesting assistance. The Ye family's members in the Immortal Realm, unable to send individuals to the lower realms, instead used powerful divine abilities to subdue the Heavenly Imp Clan, making them their own.

The Ye family's True Immortals instructed the Heavenly Imp Clan to contact their members in the lower realms and send reinforcements to the Ye family in the Northern Icy Plains.

The Heavenly Imp Clan currently had eight Mahayana cultivators, two of whom had died under the Great Heavenly Tribulation. To support the Ye family, the Heavenly Imp Clan dispatched three Mahayana cultivators, bringing Xuantian Treasures to aid them in the Xuanyang Realm.

Additionally, the Heavenly Imp Clan sent two Mahayana cultivators to the Cangyuan Realm to search for the Qiankun Bottle.

"Understood. Please escort them to the reception hall. I will be there shortly," Ye Xuanji instructed.

"Yes, Ancestor Xuanji," Ye Yuxuan replied.

"They've finally arrived? This will make things much more secure," Ye Xuanji murmured to herself.

She arrived at the reception hall, which was empty.

With a flick of her right hand, a flash of black light appeared, revealing a small, shimmering black mirror. She infused it with spiritual power, and a lifelike ghost-dove pattern emerged on its surface.

The ghost-dove spewed a burst of black mist, covering a section of the void, yet nothing unusual appeared.

Ye Xuanji nodded and said, "As expected, you have some skill. All right, you may reveal yourselves now."

As soon as she finished speaking, three streaks of spiritual light illuminated the void, revealing a tall, slender elder in black robes, a voluptuous young woman in a purple dress, and a burly man in a golden shirt.

The elder in black robes was twice Ye Xuanji's size, with long ears and small eyes. His skin was adorned with yellow spiritual patterns, and his eyes were yellow. His aura was as profound as the ocean, unmistakably that of a Mahayana cultivator.

The young woman in the purple dress and the burly man in the golden shirt were also twice Ye Xuanji's size, and their bodies similarly bore yellow spiritual patterns.

"Immortal Ye, do you know how many Mahayana cultivators will be arriving?" the black-robed elder courteously asked.

This was Gu Chi, a mid-Mahayana cultivator from the Heavenly Imp Clan.

"I'm not sure, but I know they have at least one late-Mahayana cultivator and three Xuantian Treasures. Why didn't your clan leader come? Just the three of you?" Ye Xuanji asked with a frown.

As a major clan, the Heavenly Imp Clan should have late-Mahayana cultivators!

Gu Chi sighed softly and said, "Our clan leader died under the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation. Fellow Daoist Gan is a body cultivator with the Heavenly Gang Physique. His innate divine ability, Heavenly Gang Body, can strengthen his physical power, comparable to a True Spirit's body. With it, resisting ordinary Xuantian Treasures is not an issue. However, the Soul Extinguishing Disk in the Tang Clan's possession is immensely powerful, and Fellow Daoist Gan cannot withstand soul attacks. Madam Luo's spiritual domain is partially perfected, and she possesses the Xuantian Treasure, the Heaven-Burning Banner. With her, myself, and Immortal Ye, even if Tong Shan opens one aperture, we can handle him. If he opens two, then it's hard to say."

"The Heavenly Gang Physique! The Heavenly Gang Body!" Ye Xuanji's expression became solemn.

The Heavenly Gang Body could rival a True Spirit's body, making it capable of withstanding ordinary Xuantian Treasures without issue. This meant they had gained three powerful reinforcements.

"If he opens two apertures, the Stone Cocoon Clan won't be able to hold out for long. Second-grade materials for opening the second aperture are not easily found. Even our ancestor, Immortal Liuyun, only opened two apertures back then and was able to slay ordinary True Spirits," Ye Xuanji remarked dismissively.

True Spirits also varied in strength. For powerful True Spirits like True Dragons, Heavenly Phoenixes, or Mountain Ape Giants, even a mid-Mahayana cultivator with two apertures might not be able to fully suppress them. However, dealing with ordinary True Spirits would certainly not be a problem.

"What about his spiritual domain? If his spiritual domain is perfected, he would be difficult to deal with, even if he only opens one aperture," the burly man in the golden shirt asked with concern.

This was Gan Gang, a mid-Mahayana cultivator.

"We have many hidden cards left. If they dare to come, they won't have an easy time," Ye Xuanji said with a confident expression.

"Since Immortal Ye says so, there must be no problem. But besides us, are there no other reinforcements?" the young woman in the purple dress asked curiously.

This was Luo Qian, a mid-Mahayana cultivator skilled in fire-element divine abilities.

"The Luo family is also under enemy attack and can't break away. Several other allies are being assaulted by allies of the Tang Clan, Medicine Clan, and Ant Clan. Multiple realms have descended into chaos," Ye Xuanji explained. "It's fortunate that the Ye family's True Immortals subdued a clan; otherwise, we would be in trouble."

"That's good then. We will follow all of Immortal Ye's commands," Gu Chi said with a smile.

The Heavenly Imp Clan members in the Immortal Realm sent a message instructing them to fully support the Ye family and do their utmost to acquire the Qiankun Bottle.

The Ye family's True Immortals had defeated the Heavenly Imp Clan members in the Immortal Realm using powerful divine abilities. As a result, the Heavenly Imp Clan submitted to the Ye family, becoming an affiliated clan of the Immortal Realm's Ye family.

Immortal Liuyun had entered the Golden Immortal stage many years ago and hadn't appeared for a long time. Since the Heavenly Imp Clan in the Immortal Realm had no Golden Immortal cultivators, they had no choice but to submit to the Ye family.

"First, go down and rest well. If the enemy attacks, hide in the shadows and look for an opportunity to strike, primarily destroying the Tang Clan's Soul Extinguishing Disk." Ye Xuanji's face was filled with killing intent. Soul-attacking Xuantian Treasures were exceptionally rare, even more valuable than flying or defensive Xuantian Treasures.

Soul cultivation techniques were quite precious. The Ye family, with its long heritage, had collected some, which at most could slightly strengthen the souls of cultivators below the Mahayana stage, making them effective against cultivators of the same rank.

After cultivators entered the Mahayana stage, their souls and divine senses significantly strengthened. Ordinary divine sense or soul attacks were ineffective against Mahayana cultivators; for instance, the Soul Suppressing Roar and Soul Threads could not harm them.

The Ye family's True Immortals had also passed down soul cultivation techniques, but these required auxiliary materials for cultivation, which were not common even in the Immortal Realm, let alone the Xuanyang Realm.

Naturally, with the Ye family's long history, they could still find some materials, though only enough to cultivate the initial layers. However, any Mahayana cultivators who had mastered secret soul techniques had long since perished under the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation.

Similar to aperture-opening materials, True Spirit families and major clans could find some, but not in large quantities. Once a Mahayana cultivator used them, the supply would diminish, making it impossible to guarantee that every Mahayana cultivator could open an aperture.

Ye Xuanji summoned Ye Yuxuan and instructed him to settle Gu Chi and the other two.

In a boundless sea, on a hundred-mile-wide island, lay a hidden underground cave.

Tong Shan, Jin Lan, Chi Huan, Tong Yao, and nine other Mahayana cultivators gathered, with a white beast hide spread before them. It was a topographical map.

"Fellow Daoist Tong, why haven't you moved against the Ye family yet? Are you waiting for other fellow daoists?" Jin Lan asked, puzzled.

They had been away from Qianling Continent for some time, and Tong Shan had been slow to confront the Ye family, seemingly waiting for reinforcements.