Qing Muling had somewhat underestimated the suppressive effect of his own fortune.

In less than two hours of closed-door cultivation with his senior sisters, the protective formation of the Brightmoon Sword Sect had multiple core nodes collapse one after another, severely impacting its operation and significantly weakening its defensive power.

However, the offensive from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace showed no signs of easing. Seizing the opportunity, the two Emperors attacked immediately. With the power of the Li Feng Star Cloud Tower, it took less than half an hour of full-force assault. Amidst a series of deafening explosions, and under the horrified gazes of thousands of Brightmoon Sword Sect disciples, the protective formation finally collapsed completely.

In the sky above, the thick cyan light screen gradually dimmed, transforming into scattered clouds and dissipating. The disciples below screamed and scattered like birds and beasts.

“The situation is settled!”

Xinyu Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. The Brightmoon Sword Sect was indeed strong on the outside but weak on the inside. It couldn’t hold up for long. With the collapse of the protective formation, their home advantage was gone, and the ensuing battle was no longer in doubt.

Qing Muling wanted to go out and take a look, but his senior sisters unanimously stopped him. No matter what, his whereabouts must not be exposed, or it could lead to unpredictable consequences.

“Judging by their miserable state, they probably don’t have much left. However, the giant land where their main altar is located is still quite good. After some reorganization, it should be enough to meet the living and cultivation needs of millions of disciples.”

Qing Muling, who was enjoying himself on his Second Senior Sister, paused and said. Besides those floating assets, the most valuable assets in the Great Void were still the floating lands with beautiful environments and abundant spiritual energy.

For him, with his divine ability to transform environments on a large scale, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would never lack habitable lands in the future.

Of course, the countless ordinary lives that survived and thrived on these floating lands were also one of the most important assets of a sect. After all, the most talented and suitable for cultivation often came from the mortal world. The most needed primary cultivation resources also required numerous mortal royal dynasties, merchant guilds, cities, and tribes to provide.

Cheng Yulan, her face flushed and her beautiful eyes misty, twisted her snow-white, jade-like body discontentedly. She hugged her Junior Brother back, her jade arms tightly wrapping around him, and said breathlessly, “Junior Brother, don’t worry about so much. Focus on your cultivation.”

Xuebing Xuan timely leaned over and blocked Qing Muling’s mouth with her large snow-white hand. In the eyes of the senior sisters, improving their own cultivation was the most urgent task. The matters outside could be handled by the Emperors and the elders, and they didn’t need to worry about it for now.

The pursuit outside lasted for most of the day. After clearing out the remaining enemies, the elders moved in to inventory the remnants of the Brightmoon Sword Sect, register them, and enslave the surviving disciples. They placed vicious restrictions on their Divine Souls and sent them to remote territories to do hard labor for the rest of their lives.

Xinyu and Tongying Emperors didn’t stay long. Once the situation was settled, they left some female cultivators to guard and handle the aftermath, while they led the main force to the main altar of the Nine Spirit Proto Gate.

Among the Supreme Dao Lineages around the Cloud Dream Immortal Domain, only the Armillary Sphere Star Palace, Azure Fall Divine Sect, Brightmoon Sword Sect, and Nine Spirit Proto Gate remained. Now, the first three had declared their downfall, leaving only the half-dead Nine Spirit Proto Gate.

Once this Dao Lineage was destroyed, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would have no worthy opponents in the surrounding Immortal Domains. They could naturally annex these four great Immortal Domains and numerous scattered star regions, greatly expanding their territory and influence, becoming one of the superpowers in the Great Void.

Since its founding, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace had never controlled more than two great Immortal Domains at its peak. The significance of this expansion was immense, largely due to the calamity of the Magic Clan. The major Dao Lineages were too busy to care about Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s actions.

“…Xinyu Senior Sister, don’t forget your promise once the affairs on the territory are settled.”

Tongying Emperor, with her stunning beauty and jade-like face, said with a smile. She was willing to personally help Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace eliminate their old enemies, not just because of the alliance but also because she had a favor to ask of Qing Muling.

In short, she was helping Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace now, and Qing Muling would owe her a favor in the future. As for how to repay it… those who understood, understood.

Xinyu Emperor smiled lightly, “It’s not difficult, but it will take some time. I was able to recover back then because I spent a thousand years in a time-accelerated formation with him. Your ancestor’s situation is more severe. Muling will need to advance to True Immortal before he can help her.”

Besides Tongying Emperor, the Goddess Sect had a Quasi Holy Emperor severely injured and in deep sleep in the Hidden Cave Mystical Realm. She couldn’t leave the mountain gate, so Tongying Emperor was considering having Qing Muling make a house call to help her recover.

However, from the perspective of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, this was hard to agree to, at least not for now.

Once Qing Muling went, it was uncertain if he could return safely. Even if Tongying Emperor kept her promise, having two fully recovered Quasi Holy Emperors in the Goddess Sect would significantly increase their influence within the alliance, which might not be good for Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace.

In this regard, even the closest sects couldn’t afford to show any leniency.

Tongying Emperor snorted, “He’s already at the Elemental Immortal level. It won’t take a thousand years. He can help our ancestor recover enough to leave the mountain gate and move freely. Then he can bring her back to Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace for further treatment. Is that acceptable?”

Xinyu Emperor thought for a moment and reluctantly agreed, “Alright, we’ll accompany him then.”

Unfortunately, Fengge Emperor was still in closed-door cultivation. It was uncertain if she could succeed this time. If she could break through, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would have two Quasi Holy Emperors, ensuring their core position in the alliance. Otherwise, the future would be challenging.

A few days later, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s expeditionary force arrived at the main altar of the Nine Spirit Proto Gate.

After brief negotiations failed, the extermination battle began.

This sect was even worse off than the Brightmoon Sword Sect. After barely holding on for a few hours, their protective formation collapsed amidst earth-shattering explosions.

In just a few days, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace had broken through the mountain gates of two Supreme Dao Lineages. The news of the end of their millions of years of heritage spread throughout the Great Void.

The Dao Court remained indifferent, and the other Supreme Dao Lineages’ leaders discussed it but had nothing to say.

Everyone knew about the enmity between Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and these sects. Over the past ten thousand years, countless battles had erupted between them. This outcome was expected.

Even the Calamity Fate Palace, which usually liked to meddle and stir up trouble, had no reaction this time, as if they had forgotten they were once close allies of these Dao Lineages.

Xinyu Emperor had considered the possibility of Calamity Fate Palace intervening and prepared accordingly. The swift and decisive action was to prevent them from aiding their allies.

Bringing Qing Muling along ensured that his supreme fortune would interfere with their divination, preventing Calamity Fate Palace from predicting Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s actions and ensuring they couldn’t disrupt their plans.

Now that the dust had settled, even if Calamity Fate Palace reacted, it was too late to change anything.

Thus, when Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s expeditionary force returned safely to their main altar a few days later, there was still no reaction from any of the factions.

“What’s going on with Calamity Fate Palace’s leadership? They can’t have changed their ways just because their Sect Master was severely injured, right?”

Qing Muling said, instinctively sensing that something might have happened within Calamity Fate Palace, though he didn’t know the reason yet. Normally, they would have intervened.

Mu Yinghua said, “Our sect’s intelligence forces are focusing on this matter. I believe it won’t be long before we get some news.”

Tongying Emperor laughed, “They’ve already seriously offended the Origin Star Palace. Now they have to be on guard against retaliation. Even if they wanted to, they probably don’t have the time to deal with us.”

Qinghuan Emperor pondered for a moment and said, “That’s likely part of it, but… if I’m not mistaken, this also involves the Heavenly Human Clan. They’ve been colluding for a long time. Now that Origin Star Palace has gained another Emperor, their strength has increased significantly. If they don’t want to die, they can only cling tightly to the Heavenly Human Clan.”

Xinyu Emperor’s eyes flashed, “So, even without evidence, we can conclude that Calamity Fate Palace has betrayed humanity and the Great Void, making them enemies of all?”

For a faction like Calamity Fate Palace, with no integrity, completely siding with the Heavenly Human Clan wasn’t impossible. Even if Origin Star Palace wanted to deal with them, it wouldn’t be easy.

Qing Muling asked, “So what should we do now? Just wait and see?”

Xinyu Emperor nodded slightly, “That’s the safest approach. As long as the Misty Illusion Secret Realm remains open, it will be easier for the Heavenly Human Clan’s experts to enter the Great Void. We can’t be sure how many of their experts will come. If there’s a Quasi Holy Emperor among them…”

Over the years, it was no secret that the Heavenly Human Clan had nine Quasi Holy Emperors. From the perspective of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and the entire female cultivator alliance, it wasn’t wise to confront them now.

Mu Yinghua exhaled softly and said, “Let them live a little longer! Once the Misty Illusion Secret Realm closes, we’ll see what tricks Calamity Fate Palace can pull.”

…

At the Calamity Fate Palace Main Altar.

In the bronze hall, the atmosphere was tense and murderous.

Baiyuan Emperor and Yuanxi Emperor sat at the head, their proud and cold gazes sweeping over the hall.

On one side sat the core elders of the original Calamity Fate Palace, all looking dejected and silent. On the other side sat the Daluo-level experts of the Heavenly Human Clan.

They had no choice but to bow their heads. Most of Calamity Fate Palace’s high-end combat power was now in the hands of the Heavenly Human Clan, including the two recovered Quasi Holy Emperors.

The reason was simple: the batch of rare resources provided by the Heavenly Human Clan last time was tampered with. While they could help the injured Quasi Holy Emperors recover, it also meant their Divine Souls and true spirits were subtly controlled, making their lives and deaths no longer their own.

Thus, when Baiyuan and Yuanxi Emperors summoned the core leadership of Calamity Fate Palace and demanded their unconditional allegiance to the Heavenly Human Clan, Yun Miaozhi, despite being severely injured, immediately jumped up to oppose and tried to rally all forces to resist.

What followed was simple. Baiyuan Emperor merely played a strange black jade short flute, and after a series of rapid and eerie notes, most of Calamity Fate Palace’s high-level members, including the two Emperors, lost their combat power and were easily controlled by the Heavenly Human Clan, who placed extremely vicious restrictions on their Divine Souls.

In the final moments, Palace Master Yun Miaozhi suddenly attacked, using a mysterious treasure of unknown origin to escape with Mei Qingfeng and some uncontaminated elders.

The suddenness of the event caught Baiyuan and Yuanxi Emperors off guard, and they couldn’t stop them. However, this didn’t change the fact that Calamity Fate Palace had changed hands.

“…So, Qing Muling of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is likely the newly born Child of Fortune in the Great Void, the key to this epoch’s revival?”

After a long silence, Baiyuan Emperor asked calmly.

With control over these core elders’ lives, the Heavenly Human Clan now knew all the secret plans, unknown intelligence networks, and hidden archives of Calamity Fate Palace.

A respectful elder replied, “Indeed, this has been confirmed through various channels. Moreover, according to the former Palace Master’s speculation, he likely has significant ties to Origin Star Palace, which is also trying its best to track him down.”

“Heh, interesting.”

Baiyuan Emperor chuckled, deep in thought, “It seems we must capture him as soon as possible. Regardless of his background, such a person of great fortune cannot remain in the Great Void. He must belong to the Heavenly Human Clan!”

“Emperor, you are wise,”

Lingxi immediately echoed, “When the secret realm opened last time, I met Qing Muling and even gave him a talisman stone. Unfortunately, I didn’t know his identity was so important. Otherwise, I would have found a way to keep him.”

Zihuang turned her head in surprise, looking at her sister. This was the first time she had heard this. Had Lingxi kept this from her too?

“Oh? Tell us the details of that meeting!”

Baiyuan Emperor was indeed interested and spoke warmly.

Lingxi then recounted all the details of her meeting with Qing Muling, mentioning that the talisman stone could be used for precise positioning, ensuring the success of the capture.

“Should we act now?”

Yuanxi Emperor asked immediately. Although the key areas of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace were heavily guarded, they couldn’t possibly withstand a surprise attack from two Heavenly Human Clan Emperors.

Of course, if he knew that Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace now had three Emperors, he wouldn’t have considered this.

Baiyuan Emperor pondered, “If we rush in to capture him, they will fight to the death to stop us. A bloody battle is inevitable. Instead… let’s make him come to us. With our divine abilities, we can remotely activate the talisman stone and transport him to a designated location.”

“In this way, no matter how angry and unwilling Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is, they can’t do anything to us.”

Once they captured Qing Muling and took him back to the Misty Illusion Secret Realm, even if all the Quasi Holy Emperors in the Great Void joined forces, they couldn’t take him back.

Yuanxi Emperor nodded, “That sounds good. Let’s do it.”

At this moment, in the cave mansion behind Imperial Dao Peak, Qing Muling was enjoying various delicacies personally cooked by Elder Yu Lingzhou, accompanied by Ice Falcon, Mingyi, and several senior sisters.

“Elder Yu’s cooking skills are getting better and better,” Qing Muling said with satisfaction, putting down his jade bowl.

“So, why not make Elder Yu your Dao Companion?”

Yueyi Heavenly Lord laughed and suggested, “She can cook for you every day, and you can take her wherever you go. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

Seeing Qing Muling’s thoughtful expression, the senior sisters’ faces changed slightly. Elder Yu Lingzhou was now a peak Great Golden Immortal. If she joined, the other senior sisters might not even get a taste.

“I think Junior Brother’s cultivation isn’t enough yet. It’s too early for such things. Let’s wait for the future,” Xuebing Xuan suggested calmly, though she felt deeply frustrated.

She had been the first to arrive and should have been the main wife. But the later-arriving sisters had stronger cultivation, making her position precarious.

Now, these vixens dared to flirt with Junior Brother in front of her, not even calling her “Senior Sister.” It was… a blatant provocation!