Peak of Imperial Dao.
In the cave sealed by layers of formations, Mu Yinghua, surrounded by radiant light and a formidable pressure, sat on a cloud bed without saying a word for a long time.
This time, Qing Muling, who had returned, brought unbelievable news. Even Mu Yinghua, with her astute mind as the Supreme Sect Master, was shocked when she first heard it. She even doubted whether her closed-door disciple was deceiving her with false words.
But when Qing Muling took out a bottle of elixir and several bone talismans from the secret realm, Mu Yinghua, who was deeply shaken, had no choice but to accept the truth. She was convinced that her closed-door disciple truly possessed an extraordinary ability unique to the Great Void Starry Sky. Many things that even the hidden experts couldn’t accomplish were as simple as eating and drinking for him.
With this, many matters and plans needed careful consideration.
“Teacher…”
Qing Muling, sitting at the lower end, called out hesitantly when she remained silent for a long time.
Mu Yinghua snapped back to her senses and stared at him, as if seeing him for the first time. She sighed softly, “This matter is indeed quite unbelievable. However, considering your innate spiritual identity, it seems reasonable. I underestimated it.”
“Well, for the next period of time, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you. As long as we handle it properly, we should gain considerable benefits from the Misty Illusion Secret Realm, greatly accelerating the revival of our sect.”
Qing Muling said, “It is the disciple’s duty to contribute to the sect.”
Mu Yinghua smiled faintly, “Yes, that’s true. After all, when you grow up, you will undoubtedly be the future helmsman of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. This foundation will eventually be handed over to you.”
“Alright, you rest for a while. I will summon the close elders to discuss and formulate a detailed plan.”
“I will follow your instructions, Teacher.”
Qing Muling agreed, and from now on, he would start playing the role of a transport team leader, shuttling back and forth between the two worlds.
After a while, as the formations temporarily opened, various colored rays of light lit up in the cave. They landed and transformed into beautiful and elegant ladies, young girls, and Mu Yinghua, the Sect Master, who greeted each other before sitting on the nearby cushions.
Before long, the elders had all arrived. Mu Yinghua explained the situation and made it clear that everyone present had to make a solemn oath not to disclose a single word during their lifetime.
After a brief shock, the elders, who had experienced countless storms in their lives, quickly calmed down. After taking the oath, they began to discuss the detailed plan for “transporting” resources from the Misty Illusion Secret Realm with excitement.
In the long years past, the cultivators in the Great Void Starry Sky had been ruthlessly exploited by the Heavenly Human Clan. Although a small number of cultivators could obtain some benefits from it, overall, the cost outweighed the gains.
For example, a certain rare divine medicine discovered in the secret realm, if it could be brought back to the Great Void Starry Sky, it could be worth millions of high-grade spirit stones or equivalent resources. However, since it couldn’t be brought back, they could only sell it to the Heavenly Human Clan, who would offer at most one-tenth of its value.
Not only divine medicines, but all other resources produced in the Misty Illusion Secret Realm suffered the same fate. The prices were generally suppressed to a very low level. The Heavenly Human Clan clearly treated the cultivators in the Great Void Starry Sky as laborers, and unfortunately, they had no other choice.
Although cultivators could exchange resources among themselves, the Heavenly Human Clan still imposed taxes during these transactions, and the tax rate was not low. Therefore, cultivators were still at a disadvantage.
Furthermore, since cultivators entered the secret realm for the first time, they were basically empty-handed. They had to purchase all kinds of magical treasures, elixirs, talismans, and flying boats from the Heavenly Human Clan, and the prices were not only exorbitant but also scarce in supply.
If a cultivator died in the Misty Illusion Secret Realm, the part of their luck that was lost would actually be absorbed and devoured by this side of the world.
Repeatedly exploited in this way, most cultivators ended up at a loss, and only a small number of people could benefit. Due to certain ancient prohibitions, the cultivators from the Heavenly Human Clan were unable to gather resources in dangerous areas and could only rely on external cultivators to do this laborious work. However, they didn’t want the external cultivators to gain too many benefits, so they established numerous oppressive clauses.
Especially for the quotas to enter and exit the Misty Illusion Secret Realm, each quota required a large amount of rare resources in exchange. This made the millions of cultivators in the Great Void Starry Sky extremely angry but helpless.
Even if they kept the resources to themselves without trading, when the Misty Illusion Secret Realm closed, everything on the cultivators would be wiped clean by the laws of heaven and earth, and they couldn’t take anything away.
This is my territory, and I make the rules!
Take it or leave it!
This was the attitude of the high-level members of the Heavenly Human Clan.
However, now, with Qing Muling’s existence, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace could finally break free from this unfair situation of being exploited layer by layer.
From now on, as long as it was during the opening period of the Misty Illusion Secret Realm, this side of the world would be Qing Muling’s backyard, and he could freely transport resources back to the sect.
With Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace having an exclusive resource treasury like this, it could completely make up for the negative impact of the shrinking territory. They would have enough financial and material resources to cultivate more core disciples, benefiting everyone from top to bottom.Time was of the essence, and the elders quickly finalized the action plan.
Mu Yinghua personally brought a batch of elixir and talisman supplies, along with several powerful top-grade magical treasures. She watched as Qing Muling stored them one by one into his internal space, then entered the Misty Illusion Secret Realm.
When he regained his senses, Qing Muling was already inside the inn, in the secluded cave for closed-door cultivation, surrounded by five anxiously waiting senior sisters.
“How is it? Any problems?”
Seeing him appear, Xuebing Xuan hurriedly asked.
“Everything went smoothly.”
Qing Muling replied with a smile, taking out all the elixir resources and magical treasures.
Qi Yalan sighed in relief, “That’s great. With the resources from our sect as backup, we no longer have to buy at high prices from the remnants of the Heavenly Human Clan. These high-level magical treasures can enhance our combat power and make resource collection more convenient and faster.”
Qing Muling said, “All the resources that the senior sisters don’t need for now, transfer them to me, and I will bring them back to the sect.”
The senior sisters did as they were told. In a short while, Qing Muling’s internal space was filled to the brim, and then he returned to the Great Void.
In the cave, Qing Muling opened his eyes again, and under the gaze of his master and many elders, he took out all the resources from his internal space. In the blink of an eye, a large area was filled.
“Alright, we can now rest assured.”
Mu Yinghua laughed, “I declare that all elders who have quotas and can take action should enter the secret realm to collect resources, and then hand them over to Qing Muling to transport back, until the secret realm is closed. Does anyone have any objections?”
The elders unanimously agreed, and the matter was settled.