He then informed Chu Jingyue about the Chrono Pagoda's effects.
"Gasp! The effects have become this terrifying now?"
Chu Jingyue's eyes widened in shock.
The Chrono Pagoda's previous effects were already astonishing,
but now they've reached an even more frightening level!
Even the first layer offers a 1000-fold time acceleration?
"The biggest problem now is the lack of Essence Stones. With sufficient Essence Stones, the Chu family's development would face no obstacles!"
Although the Chu family currently possessed abundant resources,
"Our family's accumulated Essence Stones have reached an impressive amount, which should be enough to activate the Chrono Pagoda's second layer once!"
Chu Jingyue pondered.
After all, their Chu family now controlled over a dozen major domains,
each providing substantial income.
Additionally, after destroying several holy lands,
they had acquired those forces' considerable accumulations too!
What the Chu family lacked now was time.
Given sufficient time,
their number of powerful experts would increase dramatically!
"Then let's find an opportunity to activate it once! Strengthening our power is the priority!"
Long Yuan said: "Also, I previously placed a God-tier Essence Vein in the spatial world. Send someone to check if we can obtain God-tier Essence Stones without damaging the vein!"
"If we get God-tier Essence Stones, it might relieve some of your burdens!"
There was also a Chaos Essence Vein within his Dragon Emperor Palace.
If it produced Chaos Essence Stones, those would be the finest quality - a single one could equal hundreds or thousands of God-tier Essence Stones, let alone those below God-tier!
"But Elder Beast God, if we recall all our experts currently fighting abroad, wouldn't we have to surrender the territories we've already occupied?"
Chu Jingyue expressed concern.
The current battles had developed into widespread conflicts everywhere -
Hell's Gate simply had too many Martial Emperors!
As Chu Xiuran put it: "If they dare concentrate their forces in one place, I can wipe them all out in one go!"
Hell's Gate recognized the Chu family's shortage of Martial Emperors,
hence their strategy of dividing and conquering.
If they recalled all their forces now,
wouldn't those conquered frontline domains fall back into Hell's Gate's hands?
Most importantly, those factions that had surrendered to the Chu family
would definitely face retaliation from Hell's Gate!
Since they had accepted these factions' allegiance,
they should at least take corresponding responsibility!
"No matter. When the time comes, I'll employ methods to protect the Chu family's territories."
Given his immense power,
bending some rules shouldn't be an issue.
"With Elder Beast God taking action, everything will surely be safe and sound!"
Chu Jingyue said joyfully.
"By the way, expanding the Chu family's population is a long-term strategy that must not be neglected!"
"Jingyue will keep this firmly in mind!"
Returning to the Dragon Emperor Palace,
Long Yuan's divine sense swept through the Chaos Essence Vein,
indeed discovering numerous Chaos Essence Stones.
"Find time to have them mine these stones!"
Essence Stones form from the accumulated essence released by the vein over time.
Mining them wouldn't affect the vein itself at all!
Upon receiving Long Yuan's instructions,
Chu Jingyue immediately began recalling the Chu family's forces fighting abroad.
Activating the Chrono Pagoda this time would consume a massive amount of Essence Stones -
not a single bit could be wasted,
so they needed to send as many people inside as possible.
"Recall us to the family immediately? What about here?"
Chu Xiuran and others were astonished upon receiving the order.
Their allied forces fighting alongside them also grew apprehensive -
were they about to be abandoned?
Just as panic spread among the allied forces,
a radiant light erupted above Qingyang City, spreading to form a massive golden energy barrier that enveloped all territories under the Chu family's control.
"This is our Elder Beast God's doing. This barrier can block Martial Emperors, so there's no need for concern!"
the Chu family's subordinate factions rejoiced,
as the only real threats to them were those Martial Emperors!
But Hell's Gate was furious,
cursing Long Yuan for his shamelessness.
This was supposed to be a battlefield for Martial Emperors,
yet this overwhelmingly powerful being suddenly intervened - wasn't this utterly despicable?
"If only Elder Red-Hair and others weren't still in the forbidden lands, how could we tolerate such unfair treatment?"
Ultimately, their fists weren't strong enough,
or how could they allow others to act so freely?
"But why are these Chu family members suddenly returning home?"
"What new scheme are they plotting?"
Some Hell's Gate Martial Emperors had ominous premonitions.
Last time when they disappeared for a year,
numerous Martial Emperors suddenly emerged.
Now they're disappearing again -
are they planning to create more powerful experts?
"What intelligence have our spies gathered?"
Third Gate Lord Min Xu demanded sternly.
"Reporting, Lord Gate Lord. According to our intelligence, the Chu family possesses several supreme treasures. One has time acceleration capabilities - those suddenly appearing Martial Emperors last time resulted from using this time acceleration!"
"One year outside equaled several hundred years inside!"
"As for how they produced so many special physiques? That's thanks to another supreme treasure said to have heaven-defying capabilities!"
"Many without special physiques emerged possessing them, even God-tier physiques impossible in our Mortal Realm!"
"That recent unusual phenomenon was caused by that Chu family treasure!"
Other Martial Emperors reported.
Despite the Chu family's efforts to conceal,
some things simply couldn't be hidden!
"To think they possess such treasures?"
"No wonder they developed so rapidly!"
The Gate Lords suddenly understood.
"How wonderful if we could obtain such treasures for Hell's Gate!"
"Perhaps the Saint Envoys might happily teach us godhood methods!"
This wasn't impossible!
Recently they had already begun learning God-tier divine abilities,
greatly enhancing many Martial Emperors' combat power!
Their initial attack on the forbidden lands aimed to obtain godhood methods too,
only they had underestimated the forbidden lands' strength!
Without the Saint Envoys' help,
they could never have conquered the forbidden lands!
Surveying the remaining Gate Lords,
Min Xu sighed deeply.
Originally there were nine Gate Lords,
now only half remained - the rest had perished by the Chu family's hands.
Even Seventh Gate Lord Mu Tuo had died,
avenging his son by attacking that Chu Xiuran,
only to be utterly annihilated!
Yet thinking of Chu Xiuran,
Min Xu smiled slightly.
The man probably never imagined
Hell's Gate had already planted women in his harem!
At the critical moment,
they might deal fatal blows to Chu Xiuran and his harem members!
Imagining Chu Xiuran and his numerous harem members perishing together,
Min Xu couldn't help but smile.
Other Martial Emperors seeing this assumed their Gate Lord was fantasizing about obtaining those two Chu family treasures!
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Unless the Chu family was destroyed,
that was nearly impossible!
After all, those two weren't insignificant items -
they'd definitely be heavily guarded,
impossible for others to take!