Was it a success?

Qing Muling looked at the small tower in his hand, and for a moment, he couldn’t believe it. This famous treasure from the Great Void, which had killed countless powerful beings, and was the personal belonging of the founder of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, had actually fallen into his hands.

When it was lost here years ago, it caused a disastrous consequence for the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. If it had been guarding the main altar of the sect, the external enemies would have had to pay a painful price, and they might have even considered giving up the war.

“Very good, Muling, you have once again made great contributions to the sect!” Mu Yinghua reached out and took the Phoenix Cloud Tower. A burst of golden-red light enveloped the tower, then seeped into it, forming a faint texture on the surface, indicating that the initial refining and recognition process was complete.

This item was of great importance, related to the life and death of the sect, so it was naturally under the control of the Supreme Sect Master.

At this moment, a sudden angry roar sounded from outside. A bronze mace, about a hundred miles long and extremely thick, suddenly appeared, carrying a raging storm of void energy, and fiercely smashed towards the Heavenly Boat.

However, the elders who were on guard immediately reacted, and dozens of innate spirit treasures flew out, forming a thick and resilient light curtain when their colorful lights converged, collectively blocking the surprise attack of the bronze mace.

Countless sword auras then rose up, and layers of dark golden light nets intertwined, trapping the bronze mace and launching a fierce attack, causing it to dim and waver.

“Those little b*tches from the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace really have some skills!”

A sinister and deep voice echoed from the void. At some point, the figure of a tall and skeletal old man in a black robe appeared, with grotesque features and a huge hooked nose that almost occupied half of his face. With his extremely skinny and shriveled body, he looked like a skeleton wearing a robe.

He was holding a colorful and imposing bronze mace and a golden book floating above his head, enveloping him and blocking the surrounding evil spirits. Obviously, these were two extraordinary innate spirit treasures.

Yueyi Heavenly Lord sneered, “I knew it was you, the old undying from the Senluo Rock in the Northern Wilderness, Tu Yun, it seems like you won’t be leaving here alive today!”

She knew this guy, the notorious demonic giant of the Great Void, who had committed countless heinous crimes and was unrestrained in his actions. However, due to his strong cultivation, cunning and solitary nature, many powerful beings who wanted to kill him couldn’t find an opportunity.

Tu Yun glared at the Heavenly Boat and gritted his teeth, “I was planning to wait for an opportunity, but I didn’t expect your actions to be so swift. You succeeded in a moment of carelessness!”

“In other words, hand over that treasure, and I’ll let you leave alive today. If you dare to say half a word of refusal, hmph, the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace will have to choose a new Sect Master!”

He had indeed arrived first and found the location of the Phoenix Cloud Tower. However, due to a lack of luck, the spirit of the Phoenix Cloud Tower was unwilling to deal with him. He couldn’t forcibly take it and break through the restrictions set by this precious item, so he could only hide and wait.

If a powerful being from another force could come and break the restrictions of the Phoenix Cloud Tower for him, he could then take advantage of the situation and launch a surprise attack. He had done this kind of thing more than once or twice in the past and was already very experienced.

The arrival of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace naturally gave him hope, so he patiently waited until they were about to succeed before suddenly making a move to snatch the victory.

Unfortunately, to his great regret, Qing Muling’s actions were too fast, and he hadn’t even had a chance to respond before the Phoenix Cloud Tower flew away, causing all his calculations to fall through.

Yu Lingzhou sneered, “What kind of thing are you, old ginger? Dare to make conditions with us? If you have the ability, come and snatch it yourself!”

Tu Yun couldn’t help but become furious, but then suddenly calmed down, “I’m not the only one who came today. There are too many people interested in the treasures of our sect. If you don’t listen, I can always cooperate with them and capture you all and publicly auction you in the black market! I believe there will be many friends willing to pay a high price!”

“Good idea!”

A rough laughter came from afar, followed by the appearance of a burly figure, a fat man with a bronze hammer in his hand and an exposed chest. His oily face had a pair of small eyes that exuded an undisguised greedy and sinister color. “Hehe, the high-level female cultivators of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace are all rare beauties. I’ve been wanting to taste a few of them for a long time! Tu Yun, shall we cooperate today?”

Yu Lingzhou glanced at him, “Elder Zhong Yin of the Lu Ming Island? With your mediocre cultivation, you were injured by me back then. Have you forgotten?”

Zhong Yin sneered, “Hasn’t the injury you suffered from the Great Dao healed yet? You had to sleep for years to prolong your life. Now, just for this Phoenix Cloud Tower, you dare to take the risk of going out? I’m afraid you won’t have a chance to go back!”

His information was obviously outdated, and he was not aware that Yu Lingzhou had already recovered with the help of the Heavenly Medicine and had even made further progress. Of course, this news was not known to anyone in the Great Void, except for the few high-level members of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace.

Yu Lingzhou ignored him and called out loudly to the vast void, “It seems that there are many people interested in our sect’s treasures. I don’t care how you got wind of the news, but whoever is here today, let’s have a chat! If you’re late, you won’t have a chance!”

There was a moment of silence, and nearly a hundred figures with different attire and emitting powerful auras appeared one after another. Most of them were familiar faces from the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace.Leading the group was none other than the Sect Master of the Armillary Sphere Star Palace, Yan Qinyang. With a sullen face, he stared at the celestial boat and said with a forced smile, “Fellow Daoists of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, the Rosy Cloud Star Abyss has now become the territory of our sect. All the opportunities within are the property of our sect. How dare you enter without notice? What are your intentions?”

Yu Lingzhou responded with a cold laugh, “Our two factions are sworn enemies; what more is there to say? Since you’ve all come out today, let’s give you a lesson you’ll never forget!”

Yan Qinyang said in a deep voice, “Let’s not beat around the bush. Hand over the Phoenix Cloud Star Tower, and our two factions can still coexist peacefully. Otherwise, even if you manage to leave this place alive today, I will immediately order a full-scale war upon my return and wipe out the last stronghold of your Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace!”

“Heh, let’s see you try!”

Mu Yinghua’s clear and pleasant voice echoed through the void. Without warning, the space within millions of miles suddenly solidified, and a towering, majestic tower phantom emerged, its body shimmering with silver light, exerting a breathtaking pressure that crushed down with a force that could deter gods and ghosts alike.

Endless silver radiance permeated the void, transforming the surroundings into a mysterious and magnificent nebula realm, with the faint sound of a phoenix’s clear chant resonating at the level of the Divine Soul.

Whether it was the myriad of evil creatures or the cultivators, in an instant, all were immobilized, completely subdued by the domain power of the Phoenix Cloud Star Tower.

“How is this possible? You’ve managed to refine and recognize it as your master so quickly?”

The voice of the old demon Tu Yun, filled with shock and rage, echoed through the void. In his view, a congenital treasure like the Phoenix Cloud Star Tower was extremely difficult to control. Even if the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace had possessed it before, after tens of thousands of years, it would not be easy to regain control of this powerful artifact.

Yan Qinyang’s face turned ashen. He had not anticipated that the situation would spiral out of control. Fortunately, the elders around him each brought out various Spirit Treasures, barely holding off the first wave of the Phoenix Cloud Star Tower’s assault.

“It’s no use; today, all of you will stay here!”

Mu Yinghua’s voice continued to sound. The huge phantom of the Blue Lotus flickered and gracefully merged with the Phoenix Cloud Star Tower.

Instantly, the already powerful Phoenix Cloud Star Tower burst into even greater brilliance, as if it had been invigorated by a potent elixir, and the pressure in the void surged tenfold.

Caught off guard, the defenses of more than half of the cultivators collapsed, their bodies crushed to dust, with blood and flesh scattering across the sky, and not a single evil creature was spared.

“Damn it! Damn it!”

The old demon Tu Yun, covered in wounds and bleeding from his mouth and nose, was so enraged that he was fuming with anger. While cursing incessantly, he took out handfuls of spirit pills and stuffed them into his mouth.

However, it was to no avail. As the power of the Phoenix Cloud Star Tower continued to erupt, the old demon Tu Yun’s body finally could not withstand the strain and was ground into a bloody pulp, leaving only his severely damaged Divine Soul to escape through the void.

The nearby cultivators fared no better. Except for Yan Qinyang, who had enough life-saving measures to escape with minor injuries, none of the others survived, with both their Divine Souls and bodies obliterated.

“Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, you wait for me!”

Yan Qinyang’s voice, filled with frustration and defeat, came from afar. The more than thirty Supreme Elders who had come with him were all wiped out, a loss too great to bear!

Inside the celestial boat.

“Hey, are you alright?”

Yu Lingzhou, quick-witted and fast, rushed to embrace the exhausted Qing Muling. The previous strike had consumed nearly half of his fortune and, combined with the power of the innate Harmony Spirit Seed, had unleashed such terrifying lethality. The cost was nearly being drained dry.

Mu Yinghua came over to check and let out a slight sigh of relief, “It’s okay, no serious harm done. Just need to rest and recuperate after we get back.”

Yueyi Heavenly Lord nodded, “Hmm, let’s return then. We’ve stayed here too long, and we also need to prepare as soon as possible, in case the old fellows from the Armillary Sphere Star Palace, in their embarrassment and rage, really choose to wage war against us.”

The celestial boat immediately turned around and sped away on the return journey, this time without any hindrance.

A day later, the news that the congenital treasure Phoenix Cloud Star Tower had returned to the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace spread throughout the Great Void via various channels, both overt and covert.

Regardless of whether certain powers were pleased or not, with this powerful artifact in place, the possibility of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s revival was becoming increasingly evident.

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