Human Clan Origin Realm, a plantation in the Southern Sea Immortal Domain.
Xu Ming and Xu Cangyan were patrolling the entire plantation side by side.
"Junior brother, you have already reached the Perfect Realm of the Golden Immortal, why do you keep forcibly suppressing your advancement?" Xu Cangyan asked puzzledly.
"My comprehension of the Sword Dao isn’t perfect yet, and it can still be pressed down a bit; the foundation of the Origin can still grow stronger." Xu Ming, looking at the busy scene of many fish people at the bottom of the sea, said.
"That makes sense. If I were you, I would suppress it too; it would be a waste not to with such resources."
Xu Cangyan suddenly pointed a hand toward the void, and an idle fish person got shocked with a jolt, shivering violently.
"Senior brother Xu, aren’t you suppressing too?"
"Are these two suppressions even comparable..."
"You are dying from being waterlogged; I’m dying from drought," Xu Cangyan said with a curl of his lip.
"In our relationship, you wouldn’t want resources from me; the key thing is you still lack resources." Xu Ming shook his head.
This senior brother was one of his few friends; they often carried out tasks together.
So, when a good friend needed help, he didn’t mind giving a little.
"It’s different; I cannot make friends if I take too much," Xu Cangyan waved his hands as he said.
"If you really need anything, go take a loan from the Xu Family’s Commerce."
Just as the two were about to finish patrolling the entire plantation, an invisible light directly surged from the void into Xu Ming’s body.
Yet Xu Ming maintained his usual expression, providing a patrol report for the entire plantation to Xiao Hei.
At this moment, Xu Ming suddenly turned his head towards Xu Cangyan.
"My eldest brother called me; I need to make a trip to the Chaos Sea," Xu Ming said.
"Go ahead, your brother’s matters are important; I’ll take care of the rest."
An Innate Spirit Treasure Level battleship broke through the void, flying towards the Chaos Sea.
At this time, Xu Feng was still in the Chaos Sea, watching the Golden Armored Spirit Turtle train among the chaos.
For some reason, he felt an unusual sensation in his heart, as if some significant event was about to happen.
"Xiao Hei, check if there’s anything wrong," Xu Feng said, taking out the Spiritual God Temple, letting Xiao Hei materialize into its true form and settle on its back.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei immediately performed a self-check.
"Everything is normal." Xiao Hei’s tone also had a hint of confusion.
Just then, on another side of the Human Clan Origin Realm, Xu Yiming had already steered the battleship into the Chaos Sea.
At that moment, the Innate Spirit Treasure battleship suddenly accelerated, breaking through the void and leaving.
"Master, something is wrong!"
"Your brother just entered the Chaos Sea on the battleship and then left through a rift in space!"
"And the traces of the space that were broken open, they’re from the inside!" Xiao Hei said rapidly.
Xu Feng quickly took out the Communication Immortal Device to contact Xu Ming.
The Communication Immortal Device connected swiftly, but a sinister voice came from the other end.
"Human Clan co-ruler, Saint Level Alchemist."
"If you still want your little life, 2 million Hongmeng Purple Coins."
"Contact this Communication Immortal Device again in 10 days."
"If you exceed this time, your younger brother will be sealed in darkness forever." The scornful voice even carried a hint of sincerity, making Xu Feng listen uncomfortably.
"Identify yourself; Hongmeng Purple Coins I have, release my brother and we can talk," Xu Feng’s brow slightly furrowed.
"200 million Hongmeng Purple Coins after 10 days."
The voice of the Dao spoke and then cut off the communication.
"Master, I simply can’t locate the position of your brother’s Communication Immortal Device."
"Before boarding the battleship, your brother was all right," Xiao Hei replied conservatively.
At this moment, Taixu Qilin Xiao Xu spoke up.
"Master, after entering the space, the other party blocked all tracking. It’s impossible to trace the source."
Upon hearing this, Xu Feng fell silent.
He had 2 million Hongmeng Purple Coins, and even adding a zero to that amount wouldn’t be a big deal for him.
He was afraid that even after paying the ransom, his little brother wouldn’t be released.
Xu Feng silently took out the Heavenly Mechanism Clan’s Communication Immortal Device and briefed the other side about his brother’s situation.
"I would like to ask for your noble information network’s assistance in looking into this matter."
It wasn’t long before the Heavenly Mechanism Clan responded.
"Shadows, a group of beings that roam the dark space, make a living through kidnapping."
"They honor their word; they’ll release the captive if you pay."
Xu Feng’s anxious expression eased slightly after reading the Heavenly Mechanism Clan’s reply.
"How many Hongmeng Purple Coins would it take to capture this group of Shadows?"
"10 million Hongmeng Purple Coins, but there might be retaliation from higher level Shadows later," came a cold reply from the Heavenly Mechanism Clan’s side.
"One last question, has your clan leaked any of my information?" Xu Feng inquired formally.
"No, the reputation we have built during the endless epochs cannot be shattered by any benefits."
"The Human Clan has had 15 Immortal Emperors break through to the Second Realm in a short time. This news has spread, and major clans have begun to investigate the Human Clan."
Hearing this, Xu Feng closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "I want to know how the Shadows managed to infiltrate our Human Clan Origin Realm, and also how to defend against them."
"What other similar methods are there, and how can we defend against them?"
"1 million Hongmeng Purple Coins, with a complimentary Innate Treasure for protection and alert," the Heavenly Mechanism Clan replied.
"Agreed. Additionally, I would like to share the primary information database with your clan," said Xu Feng.
"10 million Hongmeng Purple Coins for ten thousand years, with real-time message updates."
"Deal! First, help me to get started; I will replenish the subsequent Hongmeng Purple Coins."
After Xu Feng finished all this and put away the Heavenly Mechanism Clan’s Communication Immortal Device, he looked up to see the Second Realm powerhouses like Saint Master Wangan and others standing around him in silence.
All were silent around Xu Feng.
"It’s just 2 million Hongmeng Purple Coins," Xu Feng said to comfort the silent faces around him.
"Xu Leader, we failed to protect the Human Clan Origin Realm," the Human Clan’s Second Realm powerhouses bowed their heads.
"It’s not your fault; that level is beyond your detection capabilities."
At this moment, a Transfer Array appeared next to Xu Feng, and a set of Jade Scrolls in the style of the Heavenly Mechanism Clan were transmitted over, along with an Innate Treasure.
"This is specifically for defending against similar situations. Take a look."
"I have other matters to attend to; I’ll be busy for a while."
Xu Feng handed over the items and headed to the Time Acceleration Secret Realm in the Spiritual God Temple.
Ten days quickly passed, and Xu Feng stood in the Chaos Sea under the protection of the Spiritual God Temple.
He took out the Communication Immortal Device and dialed his younger brother’s communicator.
"Saint Master Xu, you must have heard about our existence, the Shadows, through other channels."
"We honor our word; just 2 million Hongmeng Purple Coins, and your brother will be released. We also promise not to kidnap any members of the Human Clan for the next 100,000 years," a gloomy voice said.
At that moment, a passage similar to a black hole appeared in front of Xu Feng.
"Please throw the 2 million Hongmeng Purple Coins in there. After verifying the amount, your little brother will be released."
Upon hearing this, Xu Feng did not hesitate and directly threw the Immortal Device containing two million Hongmeng Purple Coins into it.
Then, not more than a quarter of an hour later, another similar passage opened, and Xu Ming walked out.