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In the eastern territories of the Cloud Dream Immortal Domain, the Yuntong Star Region serves as a crucial gateway to the core territory of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace.

At this moment, countless progeny of the Magic Clan surged from the depths of the void, enveloping the massive floating lands at the core of the star region in layers of thick, rolling black clouds that blotted out the sky.

However, the defensive forces on the floating lands were formidable. Following the command of the Supreme Elder of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace stationed there, all the defensive formations were activated, and layers of azure light rose like blazing flames.

Within a few breaths, the sky above the floating lands was covered by a light screen hundreds of miles thick. At the same time, thousands of young female cultivators formed an integrated attack and defense formation and soared into the sky to meet the oncoming Magic Clan progeny army.

In the next instant, countless blood-red lightning bolts roared down, covering the entire sky and crashing onto the azure light screen. The dense explosions shook the earth and mountains, dimming the light screen significantly.

The devastating lightning shattered the azure light screen, but that was all it could do. The female cultivators of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace launched their counterattack. Sword rainbows, tens of thousands of miles long and as agile as heavenly dragons, shot into the depths of the black clouds, carrying an unstoppable killing intent.

The sword rainbows twisted and turned within the black clouds, shredding the bodies of the alien creatures they encountered into pieces, which then scattered in the air along with their divine souls.

A golden gourd, over a thousand miles tall and radiating brilliant golden light, rose slowly from below. Shrouded in layers of golden radiance, it exuded a terrifying pressure. A pure white light shot from its mouth, forming a vortex tens of thousands of miles wide within the black clouds.

The vortex generated an immense suction force, drawing in all nearby Magic Clan progeny, regardless of their strength, into its depths, where they vanished without a trace.

As the golden gourd moved swiftly, it swallowed countless Magic Clan progeny, creating large blank areas within the black clouds.

Next, a large silver flag, surrounded by silver radiance, flew out. The flag, thousands of miles wide, was embroidered with the sun, moon, and stars. As the flag waved, the celestial patterns lit up, resonating with the countless stars in the depths of the void. Gale winds surged, thunder roared, and countless star-force lightning balls, each the size of a human head and sparkling with crystal light, appeared out of thin air.

Before the alien creatures could react, the star-force lightning balls shot out in dazzling trajectories, plunging into the black clouds and exploding simultaneously. Each lightning ball obliterated an area thousands of feet wide into ashes, leaving nothing behind.

Soon after, a third treasure ascended into the sky—a circular bronze mirror, over a thousand miles in diameter, with exquisitely ornate edges. The smooth mirror surface emitted a hazy moonlight, rotating slowly in the void, reflecting countless grotesque and hideous figures of the alien creatures.

Any Magic Clan progeny caught in the mirror’s reflection would inexplicably emit a soft, cold moonlight from within, which then turned into a blazing light flame.

The light flame was extremely domineering and could not be extinguished. Within a few breaths, it would burn them clean from the inside out.

Under the relentless sweep of these three powerful treasures, the black cloud offensive came to a halt. The female cultivators of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace seized the opportunity to launch an attack, weaving a death net of sword light that slaughtered more Magic Clan progeny on the spot.

However, the scale of the Magic Clan progeny army was staggering. For every wave that was annihilated, another wave would appear, seemingly endless. Both sides were locked in a fierce stalemate above the floating lands.

After an unknown amount of time, a colossal pagoda, over a thousand miles tall and shrouded in thick blood light, emerged from the depths of the black clouds, pressing slowly towards the floating lands. Then came a second, a third…

In the end, forty-nine colossal pagodas appeared, forming a strange formation that pressed towards the floating lands. It was clear that the higher-ups of the Magic Clan could no longer hold back, as even a cannon fodder army would be heartbroken by such heavy casualties.

The Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace quickly responded. Dozens of dignified female cultivators, clad in feather-white cloaks, appeared outside the azure light screen, their deep and serene eyes fixed on the approaching Magic Clan powerhouses.

The leading graceful woman glanced briefly and then released a palm-sized, dark red, scissor-shaped Spirit Treasure from her hand. The treasure grew in the wind, transforming into two dark blood-colored flood dragons, tens of thousands of miles long, that coiled around the colossal pagoda and crushed it into fragments with a gentle twist.

Amidst the deafening explosions, a powerful yet somewhat disheveled figure flew out from the top of the pagoda. Before it could decide whether to retreat or charge forward, the circular mirror treasure had already turned towards it, locking onto its form.

A roar of furious curses echoed as the Magic Clan powerhouse was engulfed in a mass of moonlight flames, desperately casting various divine abilities and spells to extinguish the flames, but to no avail.

Scarlet clouds rolled across the sky, and three fiery red, dazzling flying swords descended, slicing the heavily injured creature into dozens of pieces, which were then burned to ashes by the flames.

“Hmph! Just a mere peak Golden Immortal-level alien, and it dares to cause trouble in the territory of my Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace?”

The graceful woman sneered disdainfully and continued to control her Spirit Treasure to attack the remaining colossal pagodas. The other elders also took action, and numerous treasures and Spirit Treasures clashed fiercely. After a brief battle, seventeen more colossal pagodas were destroyed, along with the Magic Clan powerhouses within them.

A low rumble of thunder echoed faintly from the depths of the black clouds. The Magic Clan progeny, who had been charging forward recklessly, suddenly halted and began a full retreat.

The elders cautiously pursued for a while before finally withdrawing their forces.

From a distance, at the edge of their vision, the retreating Magic Clan progeny could be seen grabbing the corpses of their fallen comrades and devouring them, heedless of the fact that these comrades had just fought alongside them. The corpses of the higher-ranking Magic Clan progeny were especially sought after, leading to fierce infighting among them, which the Magic Clan powerhouses in the colossal pagodas ignored.

“Truly a bunch of depraved, unethical beasts!”

A female cultivator cursed disdainfully, and everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Cannibalism was not something any intelligent being would do, but these creatures were purely tools of slaughter and destruction, so such behavior was in line with their nature.

“Elder Xiu Xun, you don’t seem very happy?”

Beside the graceful woman, a radiant young girl asked curiously, “Didn’t we just win a battle? These aliens aren’t as formidable as the rumors say!”

“What do you know? This is just the appetizer; the real tough ones haven’t shown up yet!”

Elder Xiu Xun shook her head, her expression grave. “Our Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace might be able to protect itself in this unprecedented calamity, but the other Dao Lineages might not be so lucky. Even if they survive, how many cultivators will be left? One-tenth? One-fifth? The Great Void cultivation world is destined to suffer great losses.”

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The female cultivators looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Although Elder Xiu Xun was not a Quasi Holy Emperor, she was a senior Daluo-level powerhouse and a highly influential Supreme Elder in the sect. If even she was pessimistic about the subsequent battles, the situation must be dire beyond imagination.

“However, as long as we can protect the foundation of our sect, that’s enough!”

Elder Xiu Xun smiled. “As for those other Dao Lineages, they are not our people, so we don’t need to worry too much about them!”

The female cultivators all nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, similar battles were breaking out across the Great Void. The Dao Lineages that survived the last wave of the Magic Calamity were almost all under frenzied attack by the Magic Clan armies.

Some forces that were not strong enough or well-prepared suffered heavy losses. Even the old Supreme Dao Lineages paid a hefty price to repel the Magic Clan’s assaults.

Among them, the most outstanding performance came from the five female cultivator Supreme Dao Lineages led by Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, and of course, the Dao Court. They easily crushed the first wave of the Magic Clan’s offensive with minimal casualties.

Deep within the Mingqi Immortal Domain lay the ancestral land of the Ji family.

In the ancient ancestral hall, filled with the aura of ages past, over twenty large green stone seats were arranged on either side. Each seat was occupied by a highly influential elder, both men and women of various ages, forming the core of the vast Ji family’s power.

Beside each elder stood one or more young clan members, trusted and valued direct descendants, and outstanding talents.

In the central seat sat the current head of the Ji family, Ji Yuanjie. Beside his seat stood a pair of stunningly beautiful twin sisters, as dazzling as stars.

Most of the young male Ji family members had their eyes fixed on them, their gazes filled with intense admiration. As direct descendants of the clan leader and the most outstanding daughters of the Ji family, they naturally attracted countless admirers.

But today, their hopes were destined to be dashed.

“…So, it is decided!”

Ji Yuanjie lightly tapped the armrest of his seat and said in a deep voice, “Since the child of fortune of this era is highly likely to be in Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, I plan to personally lead a family delegation, bearing generous gifts, to visit them. Once confirmed, we will establish an alliance with Sect Master Mu Yinghua!”

After a moment of silence, a dignified and elegant woman spoke, “Elder Brother, now that the Magic Calamity has arrived, how can you leave so easily? Let me go instead. I will see what is so extraordinary about this Qing Muling. If he is indeed the one, our Ji family can formally ally with Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace!”

Ji Yuanjie pondered for a moment and nodded, “Very well, Fourth Sister, you will go on my behalf.”

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