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Chapter 1017: Contact Successful
The lower world and Immortal Realm existed across unimaginable distances and layers of reality. Even with the Bleeding Moon acting as a bridge, communication remained difficult. No one knew how long a response might take.
Months.
Years.
Possibly even decades.
The moment Han Yu understood this, he finally relaxed slightly for the first time in weeks.
Not completely.
But enough to breathe easier.
The gathered alliance leaders reacted similarly. Many visibly sighed in relief after hearing Han Yu’s conclusions.
An immediate immortal descent no longer seemed likely.
Still... That did not truly solve the problem.
If anything, it only created a countdown. Because now everyone understood something very clearly. The Blood Sect had opened communication successfully. Eventually, a response would arrive.
And none of them wanted to imagine what might happen afterward.
Thus the atmosphere within the alliance changed rapidly. The hidden clans and cultivators no longer viewed this as a slow struggle spanning centuries. Urgency spread among them. They knew their plans needed to accelerate.
The war against the Blood Sect could no longer remain hidden forever.
Several Dao Treading realm cultivators even suggested launching attacks immediately. Others wanted to destroy Blood Sect trade routes openly. Some proposed assassinating important sect figures before immortal assistance arrived.
Han Yu listened to all these discussions calmly before eventually shaking his head.
"Not yet," he said quietly.
The room fell silent.
Han Yu slowly looked around at everyone present.
"If we move recklessly now, we die."
No one argued.
Because deep down, everyone understood he was right.
The Blood Sect remained overwhelmingly powerful despite the internal damage already inflicted upon it.
And more importantly...
None of them truly understood what contacting immortals actually meant yet.
Thus Han Yu decided on a middle path.
Preparations would accelerate.
Expansion would accelerate.
Recruitment would accelerate.
But open war would wait slightly longer.
For now.
Of course...
What none of them knew was that their greatest fear had already become reality.
An immortal truly had descended into the Violet Eve World.
Just not the one anyone expected.
The man who entered through the Void remained completely unknown to the Blood Sect.
No one sensed his arrival.
No formations detected him.
No alarms triggered.
The Blood Sect believed they still waited for a reply. Meanwhile the immortal himself had already begun wandering through the world silently.
And eventually... People would notice him.
Han Yu himself remained unaware of all this. Instead, he focused entirely on speeding up his plans. The alliance began preparing aggressively over the following months. Training intensified as resources flowed continuously between the hidden clans.
Secret strongholds expanded.
Communication networks strengthened.
Han Yu personally coordinated most of it.
Meanwhile his companions continued growing stronger rapidly thanks to the enormous amount of resources now available. Senior Sister Xuan Qing had already entered the Nascent Soul realm several years ago.
Wu Shuan soon followed.
Senior Brother Duan eventually broke through as well.
Even many of the former disciples from the Twin Leaf Peak Sect and other orthodox sects who survived the purge were steadily advancing now. Han Yu felt genuinely relieved watching them grow stronger.
For years, one of his greatest fears involved leaving them behind weak and vulnerable.
Now at least they possessed enough cultivation to protect themselves somewhat.
Still...
A major problem remained unresolved.
Han Yu still did not know how they would eventually leave the Blood Continent itself.
The barrier surrounding the continent remained mysterious.
The Blood Sect clearly controlled methods related to crossing it, yet nearly all information regarding the matter stayed hidden within the sect itself.
And right now, with the Blood Sect entirely focused upon their immortal communication ritual, infiltrating deeply enough to gather that information had become far harder. Thus Han Yu could only continue preparing while hoping opportunities would appear later.
At times, he even considered directly attacking the barrier someday just to test its strength.
Yet such thoughts remained dangerous.
Unknown variables surrounded the continent’s boundaries.
And Han Yu hated unknown variables.
So instead...
He continued working tirelessly.
Day after day.
Month after month.
Completely unaware that fate itself had already begun shifting around him.
Because somewhere within the vast lands of the Violet Eve World, a real immortal now walked beneath the same skies.
And sooner or later Han Yu would meet him.
A meeting that would ultimately change his life more profoundly than anything that had happened before.
The following months became increasingly hectic for Han Yu.
The alliance continued expanding while hidden preparations accelerated in every direction. Communication networks spread deeper across the Blood Continent, hidden strongholds were reinforced and countless resources were moved secretly between clans and organizations.
Han Yu personally oversaw nearly everything.
The sheer amount of work became absurd.
And worse, the uncertainty regarding the Blood Sect’s contact with the immortals lingered over everyone like a blade hanging above their necks.
Han Yu constantly worried about missing something important.
Every message from the Rat Battalion was reviewed personally by him. Every report from the Jiangshi hidden within the sect was analyzed repeatedly.
He also regularly used the teleportation array to return secretly to the hidden mansion where his original Ju Fan body still remained.
Meng Jueyan handled everything there carefully.
The body itself remained in excellent condition thanks to the vitality pills Han Yu had prepared. Since his soul could still enter and control the body freely whenever he was nearby, the situation remained stable for now.
Thankfully, the Second Kidney Peak Head still had not returned.
Apparently the Blood Sect remained occupied by the aftermath of the immortal communication ritual and the increasingly unstable internal situation.
Still...
Han Yu never relaxed fully.
Every single time he returned to the mansion through the teleportation array, he half expected to find his master sitting there waiting for him.
The stress accumulated continuously.
At first Qing Luan tried persuading him gently.
"Take a break for one day."
"You haven’t slept properly in weeks."
"You’re thinking too much."
Unfortunately none of it worked.
Han Yu merely nodded absentmindedly each time before returning to work again.
Eventually even Xuan Qing began worrying.
Han Yu looked fine physically due to his cultivation, yet mentally he was clearly exhausted. He spent entire nights staring at maps or formation screens while planning possible futures endlessly.
If the Blood Sect attacked.
If immortals descended.
If the barrier around the continent weakened.
If traitors existed within their alliance.
If their hidden bases were exposed.
Han Yu’s mind simply never stopped.
Finally Qing Luan resorted to a far more effective solution.
She contacted Madam Cold Fang.
The result was immediate.