As Hai Wujie fled, the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall's plan to annihilate the Zhi Family came to an abrupt end.

The Desolate Ancient Holy Hall suffered consecutive losses with the deaths of Sai Chan and Raging Flame, two cultivators of the Ninth Heaven, along with two split souls of Withered Soul. Everyone from Blood Spring Hall was wiped out, and the Cloud Sea Realm members brought by Hai Wujie were also slain.

It can be said that in this battle, the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall suffered heavy losses. Even the Seventh Layer of Cloud Sea constructed by devouring the Zhi Family martial artists was burned out for a chance to escape.

The Zhi Family also suffered considerable losses, with the hundreds of million origin stones spent on constructing the Blood Array all going to waste.

With the Blood Array destroyed, the materials that were reclaimed were merely a drop in the ocean compared to the hundreds of million origin stones.

Nearly fifty thousand members of the Zhi Family were dead or injured, and the elites within the Zhi Family's ancestral land were hit hard due to Sai Chan's self-detonation.

The Second Ancestor, Zhi Changgeng, also died in this battle and was refined into a spirit corpse by Chu Nan.

Although this battle was won, it was a Pyrrhic victory with hardly any gains, merely thwarting the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall's plans.

The warriors who died in this battle meant little to the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

Only Chu Nan reaped substantial rewards. Not only did he successfully construct the Second Layer of Cloud Sea, his soul also ascended to an extraordinary high grade, surpassing most martial artists.

His overall strength became immensely formidable; even against a Sixth Layer Cloud Sea realm expert, Chu Nan was confident he could kill them!

After the battle, the Zhi Family expressed their gratitude to Chu Nan, with even Zhi Polang stepping forward to apologize, thankful for Chu Nan's efforts to turn the tide.

If not for Chu Nan and Lu Yao, the Zhi Family would have truly faced annihilation at the hands of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall today.

Chu Nan did not covet Zhi Changgeng's corpse, instead returning it to the Zhi Family.

On behalf of the Zhi Family, Zhi Changmei expressed immense gratitude towards Chu Nan. This time, Chu Nan did not hold back and requested a large amount of resources, primarily those cultivating Cloud Sea, totaling a value exceeding three million origin stones!

Chu Nan wanted to construct an entirely different Ninth Layer Cloud Sea, which would inevitably require many treasures for constructing the Cloud Sea. In truth, these treasures valued at three million origin stones were still insufficient for him.

In the following days, Chu Nan did not leave, but instead stabilized his newly advanced cultivation within the Zhi Family, whose focus also shifted to repairing the Secret Realm and stabilizing the situation within the family.

The battle with the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall caused significant damage to the Zhi Family Secret Realm. They not only needed to restore it to its former completeness but also prevent the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall from discovering their location and launching another assault.

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The Great Desert, Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

"Damn, those cursed Zhi Family, that cursed Chu Nan, Hai Wujie will remember this, remember it well!"

Within the dimly lit hall, Hai Wujie slowly rose after recovering from his injuries, but his face still bore expressions of anger and reluctance.

The original plan was incredibly meticulous, seemingly having the upper hand at every step, almost achieving every goal.

But at the final moment, the appearance of Chu Nan and Lu Yao rendered all efforts in vain. Withered Soul's clone self-detonated, Raging Flame died in battle, and the Seventh Layer Cloud Sea he constructed using Zhi Family bloodline was set ablaze.

All the gains vanished into thin air, and the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall's plan surrounding the Zhi Family was completely bankrupt.

While enraged, Hai Wujie's heart also filled with endless fear. He looked around blankly, saying, "What should I do? Now that the plan has failed, how will I explain myself if the other Hall Masters hold me accountable?"

The Desolate Ancient Holy Hall has clear hierarchies. Although he is a Hall Master, he's actually the ninth in rank, at the bottom tier. Losing the Hall Master position for such a failure would be lenient!

While Hai Wujie hesitated in anger and helplessness, a voice came from outside the hall: "Ninth Hall Master, the other eight Hall Masters request your presence at the First Hall."

Upon hearing the summon from the other Hall Masters, Hai Wujie couldn't help but shudder, eventually sighing in despair as he headed toward the First Hall.

His figure shuttled through the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, his gaze involuntarily falling into the distance.

The massive hall rose into the sky, exuding a terrifying majesty from ancient times, a sight that even Ninth Heaven experts would find daunting.

Soon, Hai Wujie arrived in front of the First Hall, looking up at the plaque shrouded in dark mist.

Outsiders only know the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall as the oldest faction in the Celestial Crossing Realm and that it has nine Hall Masters. However, most are unaware that even these nine Hall Masters haven't uncovered all the secrets of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

The Desolate Ancient Holy Hall consists of a main hall and nine side halls, each occupied by one of the nine Hall Masters.

The nine side halls are just a part of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, each bearing its own name, though even the First Hall Master doesn't know their true names.

It's rumored that the true names of the side halls will only be revealed when the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall finds its true master.

The method to make the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall recognize a master lies within the Main Hall.

The Main Hall opens once in a while, revealing countless opportunities within.

The martial artists of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall occupy this advantage to become the earliest explorers, accumulating countless foundations, yet they have never succeeded in making the Holy Hall recognize a master.

This attack on the Zhi Family was not only for refining the Ancestral Bloodline but ultimately aimed to use the Ancestral Bloodline to open a hidden treasure within the Main Hall.

This treasure remains unopened, requiring sufficient Ancestral Bloodline to unlock it successfully.

The nine Hall Masters speculate that the secret to making the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall recognize a master might just be hidden there!

Now that the Main Hall is about to open, the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall is struggling to collect Ancestral Bloodline but with minimal success. They intended to earn massively from the Zhi Family, only to encounter Chu Nan and lose everything.

Concerning the recognition of a master by the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, Hai Wujie knows his failure will cause severe turbulence in his status, great pressure making him even feel the urge to flee from the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

Yet in the end, Hai Wujie resigned himself to fate and stepped into the First Side Hall.

As he entered, several sharp gazes bore into him from the darkness, making his scalp tingle.

Turning his head, Hai Wujie saw a gray-robed, white-haired elder not far off bitterly smiling at him, causing his heart to sink with guilt.

Withered Soul was also one of the executioners of the plan and undoubtedly shares some of the blame.

Hai Wujie sat down at the Ninth Hall Master's seat, awaiting the questioning from others.

"Hai Wujie, the plan to annihilate the Zhi Family failed, yet you still have the face to sit in the Ninth Hall Master's seat?" A sharp, raspy voice suddenly admonished Hai Wujie, chilling the entire hall to the bone.

Hai Wujie stayed silent, unable to retort.

Then another more gentle voice emerged: "Fifth Hall Master, don't be too harsh. The task failure wasn't his wish. Hai Wujie, just briefly explain the whole process."

Though that voice was gentle, Hai Wujie couldn't help but tremble upon hearing it.

Even though he is a top expert in the Sixth Heaven, facing the owner of this voice makes him inherently feel a deep-seated fear.

Hai Wujie stood up voluntarily, his voice slightly trembling as he said, "Yes, Third Hall Master."

Then Hai Wujie recounted the entire process of attacking the Zhi Family to those Hall Masters lurking in the shadows.

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