The high-level scheming of the Calamity Fate Palace had yet to immediately impact the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, where the female cultivators’ plans to group together and cross their tribulations were proceeding in an orderly fashion.

At Yunji Peak, on the Ascension Platform.

As the sky full of Tribulation Clouds dispersed once again, robust and majestic auras belonging to True Immortals rose up, filling the heavens with purple clouds, radiant brocades, and boundless auspicious qi enveloping the entire sect’s sacred ground. Various auspicious phenomena alternated and transformed, a sight too beautiful for words.

“…Once all the Senior Sisters at the peak of the Elemental Immortal realm have completed their tribulations, I shouldn’t be far from making a breakthrough to the Feather Transformation Realm, right?”

Standing by the Ascension Platform, Qing Muling said to Mu Yinghua, who had come to watch the ceremony. He naturally took two steps forward and took his master’s hand.

Mu Yinghua turned her head away, her tone indifferent, “Alright, when the time comes, I will arrange it for you. The Emperor has already personally set out to exterminate the Magic Clan, collecting heavenly merits for you.”

She still felt somewhat embarrassed when recalling past events, and thus had avoided him for quite some time. Now, facing her direct disciple, she still felt somewhat reserved.

“Then I’ll just wait a bit longer.”

Qing Muling nodded lightly. He had been helping the female cultivators of the sect to cross their tribulations, and now, every month, he would enter closed-door cultivation for three days to recover his fortune and accompany his Senior Sisters. With the effect of the hundredfold time acceleration Formation Array, it was equivalent to three hundred days.

Moreover, due to diligent dual cultivation with his Senior Sisters and the open supply of various rare cultivation resources, Qing Muling’s cultivation speed had increased at an unprecedented rate. Over the months, he had reached the point where he could consider preparing for his tribulation.

After some thought, Qing Muling couldn’t help but continue to ask, “What should we do if, during my tribulation, that person senses it again and stubbornly comes knocking?”

The mysterious owner of the Origin Star Palace remained the nightmare in his heart that he couldn’t shake off. Regardless of the reasons, now that he had a new life, he had no intention of returning to the past.

It seemed that the person who had nurtured the Harmony Spirit Seed in the thousand-petal Blue Lotus pond likely did so to eventually possess and take over his body, allowing them to take the final step, successfully proving the Dao and achieving eternal transcendence and freedom.

Now that she had awakened to find her carefully prepared Dao-proving treasure gone, one could imagine her expression. In her fury, she would surely spare no effort to scour the entire Great Void, stopping at nothing until she found him.

Mu Yinghua’s gaze softened a bit, and after hesitating, she finally turned around and embraced Qing Muling, speaking gently, “Don’t worry, since I brought you out from that place, I will definitely protect your safety. No matter what happens in the future, I will not leave you.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of the newly advanced True Immortals nearby who had not yet dispersed, and their curious and astonished gazes turned towards them. Mu Yinghua’s fair and delicate face blushed, and she simply wrapped her arms around Qing Muling, waved her hand to open a rift in space, and the two disappeared from the spot.

At the entrance of the Supreme Sect Master’s cave dwelling.

Mu Yinghua appeared with Qing Muling and pondered for a moment before saying, “You go accompany your Senior Sisters first. When I’m ready here, I will let you know.”

Looking at Mu Yinghua’s radiant and serene beauty, Qing Muling still held onto her hand, “I don’t want to go back for now, I’ll just stay with Master.”

After returning, he would be too busy, and only by staying with his master could he find peace. His Senior Sisters wouldn’t come looking for him every so often.

Mu Yinghua gave him a white look, her tone finally softening, “I have nothing to eat or drink here, only endless affairs to deal with. What are you doing here?”

After speaking, she led Qing Muling into the cave dwelling.

On the huge white jade table, jade slips, scrolls, and jade books were piled up like mountains, and some special communication artifacts were also placed there, all of which required the personal attention of the Supreme Sect Master.

For such an ancient and super sect with vast territories, numerous properties, and countless disciples and subordinate forces, the number of affiliated powers, resource sites, secular kingdoms, and tribes was incalculable. The myriad of affairs was more troublesome than managing a huge empire.

Previously, Senior Sister Xuebing Xuan could help with some of these matters, but now, the Senior Sisters were all focused on their Junior Brother and were unwilling to be distracted, so it was all up to Mu Yinghua.

Mu Yinghua turned around the table and settled her graceful body on the cloud bed. She picked up a jade slip and opened it, saying, “I have official duties to attend to, you…”

Qing Muling climbed onto the cloud bed, snuggled up behind Mu Yinghua, and wrapped his arms around her smooth and round shoulders, his tone carrying a hint of flattery, “May I massage your shoulders for you, Master?”

“Don’t be naughty!”

Mu Yinghua turned her head to glare at him, then with a wave of her sleeve, she rolled him into a corner of the cloud bed and continued her work as colorful starlight emerged, weaving a faint cage that imprisoned him within.

“Stay put, I still have work to do.”

Mu Yinghua’s tone carried an imperceptible hint of annoyance, her face slightly flushed as she turned away from him.

Qing Muling sighed and began to meditate quietly, regulating his breath.

Meanwhile, after reviewing a pile of jade slips, Mu Yinghua’s thoughts returned to the issue of Qing Muling’s tribulation.

For the higher echelons of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, Qing Muling’s advancement in cultivation was now considered a top priority for the sect, on par with the recovery of Xinyu Emperor in some respects, and thus warranted the highest level of attention.

Of course, to avoid the danger of the previous heart demon tribulation, Mu Yinghua decided to collect another batch of sufficient heavenly merits for Qing Muling, just in case. With Xinyu Emperor there to protect him during his tribulation, it was almost certain to be foolproof.

Now that the sect had many more True Immortals, dealing with the Magic Clan progeny’s attacks on their territory was more than manageable, and they could even dispatch sufficient mobile forces to proactively strike and hunt these aberrations to earn heavenly merits.

However, although the current situation could be considered stable, as time passed and more Magic Clan progeny of True Immortal level and above appeared, the pressure faced by the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would still be significant.

Mu Yinghua pondered that there were as many as ten thousand female cultivators in the sect who had reached the complete True Immortal level and were preparing to break through to the Xuan Immortal realm. However, at their current level, the power of the heavenly tribulation was extremely terrifying.

Even if Qing Muling could help them, the toll on his fortune would be too great to bear unless he advanced further. Only after stepping into the Feather Transformation Realm could he ensure there were no worries.

Therefore, before Qing Muling’s tribulation, those disciples who wished to break through to the Xuan Immortal realm would have to wait.

“Perhaps… I should first send him to the Hidden Cave Mystical Realm to heal those slumbering Supreme Elders? The effect would be the same.”

Mu Yinghua immediately contemplated that these Supreme Elders, who had been in deep slumber due to severe injuries for many long years, were mostly at the Golden Immortal level or higher. If they could all be fully restored, the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s available high-end strategic forces would experience a surge.

She couldn’t help but turn her head to look and saw that Qing Muling was now in a deep state of enlightenment, in Unity with Heaven and Man.

In his sea of consciousness, the Harmony Spirit Seed and the eight Blue Lotus leaves derived from it were all covered with a thick layer of purple-black lightning. This was the massive amount of heavenly tribulation power he had absorbed while helping countless female cultivators cross their tribulations.

Under the invisible constraints of this innate divine object, the thick lightning dazzled and flowed like ripples, the suffocating destructive pressure hidden within. It was being digested by the Harmony Spirit Seed and the Blue Lotus leaves, and the efficiency of digestion was not low.

Despite the staggering amount of heavenly tribulation power captured, in just an hour, the lightning on the surface of the Blue Lotus leaves had already faded by more than thirty percent, and it was estimated that in another two hours, the process would be complete.

As before, when each strand of heavenly tribulation power disappeared, the Harmony Spirit Seed would release a large amount of mysterious chaos qi. This qi contained powerful and vibrant energy, comparable to top-grade genuine spirit pills, and gradually merged with Qing Muling’s Divine Soul.

Over these days, with the continuous nourishment of a vast amount of heavenly tribulation power, the Harmony Spirit Seed had undergone daily changes. Not only had its volume expanded by more than two circles, but the eight Blue Lotus leaves had also grown significantly. Their colors became more vibrant and lively, covered with profound and obscure Dao patterns, surrounded by thick Dao Rhyme and divine halos.

As for the chaos light filament-like roots that had differentiated from the body of the Harmony Spirit Seed, they had become especially thick and dense, extending into the depths of different dimensions of space-time, bringing back more spiritual essence and bits of profound Dao Rhyme, merging with Qing Muling’s soul and body.

Now, Qing Muling could even vaguely sense some clues about those mysterious dimensions of space-time. Perhaps after advancing a few more realms, his divine sense, or even his true body, could travel through those roots to explore those dimensions of space-time?