After a while, Purple Radiance gradually regained her breath after taking several spiritual pills.

“It’s the backlash of Heavenly Calculation,” the noble woman said, gritting her silver teeth. “It seems that the person who made a move against me this time must be someone with a lot of influence. We won’t have a peaceful time for a while.”

Ling Xi furrowed her brows. “Could it be… those guys really did it? Is it necessary to go this far?”

Purple Radiance coldly said, “Maybe yes, maybe no. But if I were them, the wisest thing to do would be to ask those foreign cultivators to take action, ambush and besiege Zhu Yan, and then use their methods to block Heavenly Calculation and set a trap for me.”

“If I suffer a loss and still refuse to give up, even trying to get my elders to investigate, they will push those foreign cultivators out to take the blame and leave themselves clean. Hmph, they think they’re clever!”

“…”

Ling Xi pondered in silence. With her cultivation as Purple Radiance’s best friend and playmate, it was not something an ordinary person could do to plot against her. Only those competitors from Purple Radiance’s past had the motive and strength to do so.

Perhaps some of the powerful foreign cultivators could do it, but they had no grudges or enmity with Purple Radiance, so it was unlikely that they would spend such a high price to target her for no reason.

Although the position of the Heavenly Palace’s Heavenly Inspector was not considered significant in terms of power, it was a crucial position for future promotion. There were too many people who were dissatisfied with Purple Radiance snatching this position from them.

“Sister, what should we do now?” Ling Xi asked.

“Let’s wait and see for now,” Purple Radiance sighed. “My injuries are troublesome. It will take at least a year or more in seclusion to fully recover. So, for now, let’s not pay attention to them. After the time-space channel is closed, we can slowly settle the score with them!”

“Okay, it seems that’s the only way.”

…

Qifeng Basin.

By a river where the waves surged and the spiritual energy was abundant, Yu Lingzhou and the other women had just experienced a fierce battle. At this moment, they were busy around the body of a beast that was dozens of zhang long and looked like a dragon. They used their magic treasures and flying swords to cut open its tough scales and extract its essence blood with secret techniques, storing it in a small jade cauldron.

This was an underground demon dragon, a rare beast that usually grew in the depths of the underground Yin River. It rarely ventured out, and its strength was not inferior to Zhu Yan.

For some reason, it had drilled out of the underground Yin River and exposed itself to the sunlight outside, immediately caught the attention of Yu Lingzhou and the other women who were searching for resources. Everything that followed was a matter of course.

“This is a rare treasure!” Yu Lingzhou played with the demon dragon’s inner core, and the jade cauldron in front of her was filled with golden blood. The fragrance was intoxicating, and the surface of the blood shimmered with brilliant radiance, with strands of purple qi rising and converging into auspicious clouds.

Yu Lingzhou called out, “This thing is not easy to preserve. Sisters, you’ve all worked hard. Come and have a sip each, then quickly refine it. Hmm, Junior Brother won’t get a share.”

“Okay.”

The women happily agreed, except for Qing Muling who watched with envy.

Xuebing Xuan smiled and teased, “Junior Brother, if you want, you can come and have a sip too. But from now on, we’ll have to call you Junior Sister! Well, you can freely wear the clothes of us senior sisters. It doesn’t sound bad, does it?”

“… Forget it, I’m not interested in becoming a fairy,” Qing Muling shook his head and refused. The demon dragon’s essence blood was extremely yin and pure, a rare treasure for female cultivators. It could temper the body, purify and enhance the blood qi. It was beneficial even for powerhouses like Yu Lingzhou and Yueyi Heavenly Lord, but it was not suitable for male cultivators to consume.

If Qing Muling insisted on drinking it, he would indeed gain great benefits, but the side effect would be that he would completely bid farewell to his male body and become a stunning beauty. Moreover, this change was irreversible.

In this Qifeng Basin, there were many heavenly treasures and earthly treasures that were only suitable for female cultivators, such as the demon dragon’s essence blood. Otherwise, the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace’s higher-ups would not have set their sights on this place.

After the women finished dividing the essence blood, there was still some left. Qing Muling didn’t plan to waste it and directly brought it back to the Great Void Starry Sky to give it to Mu Yinghua.

In the following time, the elders were still busy and couldn’t find their bearings. There were too many rare resources in this Qifeng Basin, and with no other cultivators competing for them, they could freely plunder.

If they missed this opportunity, who knew if there would be another chance in the future. Therefore, the elders didn’t hold back and put everything useful into their spatial treasures.

Qing Muling was also not idle. Whenever he encountered resources suitable for him, he would consume them on the spot, pack up the leftovers, and spend most of his time cultivating with the essence qi of the spiritual plants and trees here.

In a short period of time, his cultivation reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm’s ninth stage, with only a thin barrier separating him from the Spirit Transformation Realm. There were also a large amount of divine medicine essence hidden deep in his organs and meridians, waiting to be gradually refined and absorbed after his cultivation improved.

“… By the way, Junior Brother, can the space inside your body transport living creatures back to the Great Void Starry Sky?” Luo Wanqing suddenly asked one day.

Qing Muling’s expression slightly froze, and he thought seriously before answering, “Currently, it’s not possible. It seems that the space inside my body can’t accommodate living beings. Maybe I can try it when my cultivation realm improves in the future?”

“Understood.”Luo Wanqing nodded and said no more. Her guess was not far off. If one could truly transport living people in and out of the Misty Illusion Secret Realm, it would be too against the heavens. If Junior Brother could bring thousands of disciples here all at once to sweep through this Phoenix Nest Basin, it would probably be turned upside down in just a few days.

Fortunately, this scene would not happen for the time being. However, if Junior Brother’s unique ability remains hidden the next time the Misty Illusion Secret Realm opens, the harvest would be astonishing.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. The resources in the Phoenix Nest Basin were gradually depleted.

Qing Muling had made hundreds of trips back and forth, bringing back various rare resources that filled twelve large cave secret realms, all of which were hastily constructed by Mu Yinghua and the elders.

Then, after discussing with his senior sisters, Qing Muling decided to continue exploring deeper. After all, they were far away from the traditional power range of the Heavenly Human Clan’s remnants, so there was no need to worry about being discovered.

With the help of supreme luck, guided by the secret art of destiny, they discovered hundreds of rare mineral veins, all of which were extremely scarce in the Great Void. There were also quite a few giant spirit crystal veins.

In such non-stop busy days and nights, the time for the closure of this Misty Illusion Secret Realm was getting closer and closer.

The Misty Illusion Secret Realm opens once every three years, which translates to one year in the time flow of the Great Void. Then, they would have to wait for several years to hundreds or thousands of years until the trajectories of the two space-time worlds meet again, and the entrance to the secret realm would reopen.