Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Council Hall.

Su Han sat in the chief seat, while Lian Yuze stood below. In the entire council hall, it was just the two of them.

As for the others, they were either battling extraterritorial demons or cultivating inside the Xumi Ring of the Holy Son.

"Speak."

Su Han said: "I have been in closed cultivation for a year, unaware of external matters. You should tell me what has happened."

"Yes."

Lian Yuze organized his thoughts and said: "First, it’s the matter of the extraterritorial demons."

"Over this year, the extraterritorial demons have seemed to go insane, continuously attacking humans, and their level is getting higher."

"In the High-Grade Planet Region, two more eighth-level extraterritorial demons appeared, adding to the previous four, making a total of six."

"Besides the eighth level, the seventh-level extraterritorial demons have reached around forty, varying in strength; the weaker ones are comparable to humans at the First Grade Heavenly Emperor Realm, the strong ones comparable to the Seventh Grade Heavenly Emperor Realm."

"The Middle-Class Planet Region and Lower-Class Planet Region are the same."

"In the Lower-Class Planet Region, seven sixth-level extraterritorial demons have been discovered, as for the fifth level, they are too numerous to count and can be seen frequently."

"Phoenix Sect has been under increasing pressure during this time, the original 50 million mile area of Phoenix Star has shrunk to about 45 million miles, with a loss of over a million disciples."

"Many sects, as well as loose cultivators, have come from various places to seek refuge with Phoenix Sect."

"Perhaps because of Lord Holy Emperor, these people are much more obedient than before, all following Phoenix Sect’s rules, paying Spirit Crystals to enter the safe zone."

"The Deer God Venerate from Divine Dream Sect and Xie Tianyi from Immortal Sovereign Pavilion have already sent Spirit Crystals."

"But Qing Emperor Sect, after sending Spirit Crystals, they have never left, waiting outside Phoenix Star."

"Oh?"

Su Han interrupted Lian Yuze, asking: "How long has it been?"

"About four months." Lian Yuze said.

"What do they want to do?" Su Han slightly frowned.

"Lin Jian, the eldest young master under the Illusion Clear Ancestor Emperor, came, insisting on meeting you."

Lian Yuze pursed his lips and added: "However, it seems Lin Jian’s attitude is much more polite than before."

"Hmm!"

Su Han snorted coldly: "It seems Xiang’er’s deterrent power is indeed vast! This Lin Jian is not one to easily submit, if not for Xiang’er’s appearance, wanting him to wait here for me for four months? That would be nothing but a delusion!"

Lian Yuze remained silent.

The matters between Su Han and Lin Jian naturally shouldn’t be meddled with by him, whatever decision Su Han made wasn’t his place to intervene.

"Continue." Su Han said.

Lian Yuze responded, continuing: "Due to the arrival of these sects and loose cultivators, the Phoenix Sect’s Spirit Crystal reserves have now reached nearly 2 trillion, and the number of Demon Crystal Stones has reached about 10 billion, temporarily sufficient for the mages of Phoenix Sect to use."

"So much?"

Su Han raised an eyebrow: "The strongest among those arriving sects and loose cultivators, what is their cultivation base?"

"Dao Sovereign Realm!" Lian Yuze said.

"Dao Sovereign Realm?"

Su Han’s eyes flashed: "Dao Sovereign Realm, and they obediently paid Spirit Crystals to enter?"

"Yes."

Lian Yuze nodded: "Currently, the number of people entering the safe zone has exceeded one million, almost none at Spirit Transformation Realm, Spirit Body Realm is very rare, the weakest are basically all at Void Heaven Realm."

This wasn’t surprising.

After all, extraterritorial demons have been rampant in the Lower-Class Star Region for about three years, those at Spirit Transformation Realm, Spirit Body Realm, if not all slaughtered, have been mostly killed.

Those still surviving now are individuals with strong cultivation base and some skills, in other words, all elites!

"Because of their arrival, the number of Flame Cloud Stones has also surged, currently reaching about 16 million pieces, and the safe zone of Phoenix Sect has expanded to about 16 million miles!" Saying this, Lian Yuze was somewhat excited.

A safe zone of 16 million miles!

Almost reaching half of the current distance of Phoenix Star.

Under the frantic attacks of extraterritorial demons, the distance of Phoenix Star is continuously shrinking. Such a large planet now only has 45 million miles of land left.

If one day, the range of the safe zone could expand to cover all of Phoenix Star, that would indeed be excellent!

"These are roughly the main events of Phoenix Sect over the past year." Lian Yuze said.

Su Han pondered for a moment and asked: "Any sects from the Three Teachings, Nine Schools, and Seventy-Two Sects want to come over?"

"Not yet."

Lian Yuze shook his head: "After all, they are in the Lower-Class Star Region, a powerful force with a heritage of over billions of years, their foundation is evidently very deep."

"In my opinion, the sects that previously came to Phoenix Sect did not genuinely intend to enter the safe zone, but merely to negotiate and lay the groundwork for future dealings."

"Perhaps, most importantly, they plan to give Phoenix Sect a warning, first intimidate us, so when they come again in the future, we dare not do anything to them."

"Hmm."

Su Han gently nodded, Lian Yuze’s thoughts aligned with his own.

The Three Teachings and Nine Schools aside, even the Seventy-Two Sects are definitely not so easily wiped out.

Previously, Huanyue Sect was simply unlucky to encounter an eighth-level extraterritorial demon’s attack.

Moreover, the overall strength of Huanyue Sect, after all, in the Seventy-Two Sects, on balance, could only rank behind. If it were a sect like the Giant Spirit Sect, it wouldn’t be so easily exterminated.

"Oh yes, there is another matter."

Lian Yuze seemed to remember something and said: "Throughout this year, the outside world has been abuzz, countless people want to join Phoenix Sect, but since you haven’t spoken, I have turned them all down."

"Hehe..."

Su Han chuckled lightly: "These people probably want to join Phoenix Sect simply because they don’t have Spirit Crystals to enter the safe zone, right?"

"This I do not know." Lian Yuze shook his head.

"You..."

Su Han thought for a moment and said: "But speaking of it, the matter of recruiting disciples, I wasn’t without thoughts before, and now, it seems the timing should be ripe."

With Phoenix Sect now having less than 50 million disciples, this is clearly not a good situation for Su Han, who wants to develop Phoenix Sect into a major sect.

No large sect could possibly have fewer than 50 million disciples.

If things continue like this, while the extraterritorial demons remain, Phoenix Sect can rely on its safe zone to exert pressure on other sects, but once the extraterritorial demons are eradicated, relying solely on these disciples, it would certainly be unable to contend with other sects.

Thus, recruiting disciples is imperative!