"Who is the most powerful in the Righteous Alliance, and what is their strength?" Qin Shilei asked indifferently.
"The most powerful should be our Righteous Alliance's Supreme Elder, Nangong Chenyang. Legend has it that he has reached the Martial Venerable cultivation level."
Sun Hongying and her other senior brother, Wan Kangyu, replied in unison.
"What level is Martial Venerable equivalent to in our Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Master tiers?"
"Martial Venerable is two major levels higher than me. Converting that, it should be the Diamond realm."
"Why do you say 'should be'? Does your Righteous Alliance have hidden masters?"
"There shouldn't be. It's just that Nangong Chenyang entered a death seclusion a hundred years ago. Whether he is alive or dead is unknown."
"Then who is the most powerful in your Righteous Alliance currently, and what is their cultivation level?"
"Our Alliance Leader, Chu Ye, is at Platinum peak."
"How many people in your Righteous Alliance are above Platinum, and what are their respective cultivation levels?"
"There are thirty-one Platinum-level individuals openly. Twenty-one are Platinum one-star to three-star, six are Platinum four-star to six-star, three are Platinum seven-star, and one is Platinum peak."
"What's the deal with the Demonic Sect appearing in Changzhou City?"
"Thousands of years ago, the Demonic Sect, the Buddhist Sect, and the Righteous Alliance simultaneously chose to enter their respective spatial secret realms for recuperation. Their spatial secret realms should have recently connected to Blue Star."
"Do you know anything about the strength of the Demonic Sect and the Buddhist Sect?"
"Thousands of years ago, our three factions were evenly matched in strength. Now, we are unsure."
"When will all members of your Righteous Alliance return to Blue Star?"
"Because Blue Star has suffered a great calamity, and we three need to thoroughly investigate the crisis on Blue Star, the Alliance Leader and elders of the Righteous Alliance can then decide whether to relocate back to Blue Star."
"Is there a deadline for your investigation?"
"One month. Today is the fifth day. If we don't return by then, they will likely send more Platinum experts back to Blue Star for investigation."
"Where is the spatial portal to your spatial secret realm located?"
"Fifty kilometers north of Lingquan City."
Qin Shilei then asked for more information about the Righteous Alliance before dispelling the Void Breaking Purple Eyes.
"What did you do to us?"
As soon as they regained consciousness, Sun Hongying immediately threatened, "Our Righteous Alliance has dozens of Platinum experts, and even several peerless masters at the Diamond realm. They can make all of you vanish with a wave of their hands. You had better release us."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shilei sneered, "Several Diamond masters? You've truly terrified us."
Seeing Sun Hongying about to exaggerate the strength of the Righteous Alliance further, Tang Yuanlong couldn't help but interject, "Junior Sister Sun, you've already revealed all of the Righteous Alliance's secrets to them..."
"What are you laughing at?" Sun Hongying said in embarrassment, "I'm afraid our Alliance Leader or elders could crush you with a single finger."
Qin Shilei said with a cold expression, "You won't see if I die or not, but with just a word from me, your heads will roll."
The faces of the three immediately changed dramatically.
Tang Yuanlong quickly said, "King Qin'an, we don't have any life-and-death enmity between us. Why must you completely antagonize the Righteous Alliance for the sake of our lives? As long as you release us, we will definitely convey what you want us to say to the Alliance Leader and the elders. Then you can continue to be King Qin'an, and we will continue to live our lives in the spatial secret realm. Isn't this a win-win situation?"
Qin Shilei stroked his chin, weighing the pros and cons of killing them.
Currently, the Great Xia situation was relatively stable, but invaders from other worlds like the Insect World and the Abyss were always eyeing Blue Star covetously. Enemies at Platinum or even Diamond levels could appear on Blue Star through spatial rifts at any moment.
With the system in hand, Qin Shilei believed he would become the strongest in the myriad worlds.
What Qin Shilei lacked now was time. He was unsure how much longer the spatial rifts could hold.
The Righteous Alliance had many experts. If he could subdue or form an alliance with them, it would be a considerable force.
However, there was no rush to subdue the Righteous Alliance or form an alliance with them.
Qin Shilei turned and instructed Zhang Qiang, "Brother Zhang, could you please find Xu Hongyu for me?"
"Okay."
Zhang Qiang turned and ran off quickly. After a while, he returned with a girl in her teens.
"Big Brother, what do you need me for?" Xu Hongyu asked obediently as she stepped forward.
Xu Hongyu was now also a Gold one-star expert.
This was because Xu Hongyu, along with her clansmen, had helped capture and contract hundreds of Stormwind Eagles for An Ye's pets.
Having made such a great contribution, Xu Hongyu was naturally rewarded with a portion of Enlightenment Tea.
Qin Shilei said, "Do you have any Gu worms that can control them or significantly weaken them, thus preventing their escape?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Yuanlong and the other two were terrified and quickly said, "King Qin'an, why bother with such trouble? We can swear a solemn oath that we will never escape. There's no need to waste any Gu worms on us."
Xu Hongyu smiled and said, "Big Brother, I just cultivated a Gu worm called Spirit Devouring Gu a few days ago. It can absorb a person's entire vital energy. I think if their vital energy is completely absorbed, they can be easily controlled."
Qin Shilei nodded, "Then do as you say."
Seeing Tang Yuanlong and the other two about to speak, he lowered his face and said coldly, "If you want to live, let her absorb your vital energy obediently, otherwise I'll kill you with a single sword."
Xu Hongyu extended her right hand, and a yellow worm, about the size of a thumb, appeared in her palm. "Big Brother, do you want me to absorb all of their vital energy or leave them some essence?"
Qin Shilei replied, "Leave them some essence."
"Okay." Xu Hongyu tossed it lightly, and the Gu worm jumped onto Tang Yuanlong. "Lower your defenses, otherwise if my Gu worm is injured, Big Brother won't be able to control you, and he'll have to kill you."
Tang Yuanlong and the other two smiled helplessly and had to suppress their counterattack power, allowing the Gu worm to devour ninety-nine percent of the vital energy within their bodies.
Qin Shilei then confiscated the weapons and storage bracelets of the three, and then sent them to the backyard to be guarded by the willow tree.
After dealing with Tang Yuanlong and the other two, he entered seclusion again.
At the latest, in twenty-five days, the Righteous Alliance members would appear. The most pressing matter was to raise his cultivation to the Platinum realm.
Therefore, he ignored the fact that the first crystal source had not yet fully recovered to its optimal state, and grasped the crystal source to cultivate again.
Two days later, Qin Shilei finally advanced to the Golden peak, only needing one opportunity to successfully break through to the Platinum realm.
There were two conditions for advancing from the Golden realm to the Platinum realm.
First, the cultivation level must reach the Golden peak.
Second, one's own primordial power must be thoroughly comprehended.
This was the hint given by the system. As for the specific methods and requirements, not a single detail was provided.