Chapter 531: Vicious Junior Brother
Chapter 531: Vicious Junior Brother
Is there a sub-saint level existence in Great World? It would have a significant direct impact on the high-end strategic military power of the entire world.
With Mu Yinghua sitting in Extreme Void Starry Sky, any cultivator from other Great Worlds who dares to approach or invade Extreme Void Starry Sky will immediately be detected and killed or expelled by her. There is basically no possibility of getting away with it.
In a comprehensive war between different worlds, there will be a significant difference in combat power between worlds with sub-saints and those without.
"... Junior Brother, does Hidden Mist Great World have a sub-saint level existence?"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao suddenly asked, and the other senior sisters also looked at him, as this question was indeed quite crucial.
Qin Muling replied affirmatively, "In theory, there can be one, but the Red Abyss Demon Palace and the Heavenly Luck Divine Temple are unwilling to back down, so this matter has not been resolved yet. We don't need to worry about it."
Given the level of Hidden Mist Great World, it is somewhat forced to have two sub-saints appointed by the will of the heavens. If there is only one sub-saint, no matter which faction it is given to, the other faction will not be willing. So after countless rounds of arguments, the final result is that neither side can obtain it.
If the Red Abyss Demon Palace produces a sub-saint, the development and growth of their sect is inevitable. It won't be long before the Heavenly Luck Divine Temple gradually falls behind, eventually declining and disintegrating, and being completely assimilated by the Red Abyss Demon Palace. The same goes the other way around.
Dragon Spring Great World is in a similar situation. With five factions dividing power, it is even less likely to have a sub-saint. As for Luojia Great World, since there is only the Luojia Divine Dynasty, there is no trouble in this regard.
"That's good."
Ji Qingluan breathed a sigh of relief. With Junior Brother's current status, the results of divination by the Heavenly Mechanism are basically impossible to be wrong. Since she has known him, there hasn't been a problem that can truly have a significant impact on him.
"Then, Sister, when can you appoint the second sub-saint?"
Grand Palace Master Zi Shiyun thought for a moment and asked.
Although she didn't want this sub-saint authority, it should be no problem to select one from the disciples of the original Divine Phoenix Palace to take charge.
Mu Yinghua, after all, was the former Supreme of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and Qin Muling's master. Now that she has become a sub-saint, her advantage in the harem is too obvious. That's why Zi Shiyun felt a certain potential crisis and had to make preparations to ensure the weight of the sisters of the Divine Phoenix Palace in Qin Muling's heart.
Moreover, once there are two sub-saint level existences, they can take turns guarding and it won't affect their travels with Qin Muling.
Qin Yulan pondered and said, "If I can quickly evolve to the level of a Low Grade Great World, then I can appoint another sub-saint. At that time, it will still be up to Junior Brother to decide who gets the position."
The senior sisters naturally had no objections. Emperor Tong Ying, Emperor Jing Lan, Bai Qingyu, Miao Xin Buddha, Ji Qingluan, all the women looked at Qin Muling with a hint of anticipation. They were obviously eager to try.
After deciding on this matter, Qin Muling began to deal with the backlog of affairs and take stock of the resources in the Immortal Dynasty Heavenly Court, preparing for another journey.
The massive resources brought back last time have been properly arranged, and a larger-scale elite seed cultivation plan has been launched. Coupled with the benefits brought by the world's promotion, the overall strength of the Immortal Dynasty Heavenly Court is growing rapidly every day.
With Mu Yinghua, the newly born sub-saint, overseeing many development plans and resource allocations in the Immortal Dynasty Heavenly Court, and strict monitoring of the remaining forces of the original upper realm that still harbor dissatisfaction, certain notorious and unrepentant old stubborn individuals were directly secretly killed, along with their descendants.
Now that the great war is approaching, there is no room for any unstable factors in Extreme Void Starry Sky. So even if there are some negative consequences, Qin Muling is determined to play the role of a villain.
Fifteen days later, Qin Muling set off again with his senior sisters. The Void Divine Cauldron of the Other Shore turned into a dark golden stream of light and disappeared into the depths of the chaotic void.
Due to the urgency of time, Qin Muling did not delay on the way this time. Just a few days later, they arrived at the headquarters of the Meng Clan in Dragon Spring Great World.
At this moment, Meng Xuehuan was handling affairs in her own chamber.
Since there were no outsiders here, her appearance was particularly cool. Her jet-black, beautiful long hair was scattered behind her, and her voluptuous and smooth body was covered only by a transparent veil. Her snow-white skin was dazzlingly white, her curves were enchanting and hot, and her whole body was beautiful.
"... It's about time. Junior Brother should be here soon, right?"
For a long time, Meng Xuehuan gently lifted her head, and a faint melancholy and longing appeared on her clear and white jade face.
"Yes, mother! When I last contacted him, he had already set off and should be here in a few days," Meng Ziqing, dressed in a snow-white robe, said softly. It had been over a year since they last saw each other, and she also missed that guy a little.
On the jade table beside her, Meng Xuan, who was diligently writing, pursed her cherry lips and said nothing, continuing to focus on her own tasks.
The reason the three sisters were discussing and handling various matters here was not only to wait for Qin Muling's arrival, but also because these matters were all secretive.
To eliminate the Four Transcendent-Level forces, including the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty, and make the Meng Clan the true masters of the Dragon Spring Great World. This plan was too shocking and scandalous. Apart from the three of them and a small group of trusted ministers, most of the high-ranking members of the Meng Clan were kept in the dark.
After several large-scale bloody purges, all disloyal or unwilling high-ranking figures who did not support Meng Xuehuan's faction had been eliminated. The remaining ones were staunch supporters of Meng Xuehuan, or at least appeared to be on the surface.
However, for the sake of secrecy, Meng Xuehuan had not yet revealed the plan to these newly appointed elders, so as to avoid any uncontrollable variables.
Meng Xuehuan gently touched the jade lion paperweight on the table and silently communicated with her daughter through divine thoughts.
"According to the many pieces of information collected by the secret guards during this period, the rate at which the high-ranking figures of those four forces have fallen has increased significantly, and the number of targets affected has almost doubled!"
"Do you think... this is his doing?"
The Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty, the Qi Clan, the Li Clan, and the Yuan Clan had lost over three thousand high-ranking figures in the past year, and the Meng Clan had also lost hundreds of people who were not aligned with Meng Xuehuan's faction.
Meng Ziqing furrowed her brows slightly, her expression becoming serious. "Besides him, there couldn't possibly be a second powerful figure who could accomplish this, right?"
"Then... why is it like this?"
"It's simple. Junior Brother's cultivation realm has most likely made a breakthrough, allowing him to deal with so many strong opponents at the same time."
"Well, I also think this possibility is the greatest. It seems that we have indeed chosen the right person. The time for the Meng Clan to dominate the Dragon Spring Great World will probably come earlier, right?"
"Mother, that's for sure!"
Meng Ziqing's jade face turned crimson with excitement. "With Junior Brother, the future of the Meng Clan will definitely flourish. Not to mention the Dragon Spring Great World, even the Yao Guang Great World will eventually become our territory!"
"Heh, let's not think that far ahead for now! Let's wait until we deal with those four forces, especially the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty."
Meng Xuehuan smiled faintly. After Qin Muling's previous actions, they had quietly plundered most of their assets, and with the increasing number of high-ranking casualties, the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty was now like a toothless tiger, unable to stir up any waves.
Meng Xuan blinked her shimmering eyes and finally interjected, "With our current strength, can't we directly go to war with those four forces?"
Meng Xuehuan's expression froze for a moment, then she shook her head. "It's not the right time yet. We have to continue waiting. After ten or twenty years, when our strength is even stronger, then we can consider it."
The Meng Clan had indeed become the number one force in the Dragon Spring Great World, and they had a significant strategic advantage over the former dominator, the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty. Defeating them one-on-one was not a problem.
However, if those four forces realized that they were facing a life-or-death crisis, they would inevitably unite and seek strength in numbers. Although they still couldn't compare to the Meng Clan, they could still cause significant damage.
"Mother is right. With Junior Brother by our side, our strength will only continue to grow. Waiting a little longer won't be a problem!"
A smile appeared on Meng Ziqing's solemn jade face. Since dedicating herself to Qin Muling, the overall luck of the Meng Clan had increased more than twentyfold and was still rising.
Therefore, there was no need to rush this matter. For a Quasi-Saint Emperor-level powerhouse, a single closed-door cultivation session could take thousands or tens of thousands of years. What did a little time matter?
Meng Xuehuan gently stroked her long hair by her ear, about to say something more, when she saw Meng Ziqing's expression change slightly. Her gaze fell on a string of jade stones on her snowy wrist, and her soft voice trembled slightly, "Mother, Junior Brother has arrived!"
The snow around them suddenly rose and then quickly calmed down. Speaking softly, they said, "Alright, let's go and welcome him! Meng Xuan, go and call those girls over to prepare to serve our junior martial brother!"
Meng Xuan agreed and shyly got up to leave. Meng Xuehuan quickly changed clothes and pulled Meng Ziqing, and the two of them disappeared into the inner chamber.
After a while, the two women returned with Qin Muling. The charming eyes of Meng Xuehuan and Meng Xuan were filled with tenderness and affection.
"...It seems that the Meng Clan has developed well in my absence."
Qin Muling held the smooth and tight waists of the two women with his hands and spoke warmly.
Meng Xuehuan smiled brightly, "Indeed, but... junior martial brother should cultivate with us for a while before discussing official matters, right?"
"That's fine."
Qin Muling understood her intentions and did not object.
"...Junior martial brother, you have finally returned!"
Meng Xuan walked in at this moment, followed by a large group of beautifully dressed and shyly stunning women. Their beautiful eyes were filled with shyness and timidity as they looked at the handsome young man in purple clothes.
Qin Muling greeted them with a smile. These women had devoted themselves to him and could be considered his companions.
After a few greetings, Meng Xuan couldn't wait any longer and closed the main door of the chamber. A powerful array and a time acceleration formation were activated.
The following intimate and beautiful scenes were not meant for outsiders...
Outside, without realizing it, three days and three nights had passed, while inside the time acceleration formation, thousands of times the normal time had passed.
In the depths of the luxurious and fragrant brocade curtain, Qin Muling turned over comfortably, gently freeing himself from the entanglement of the numerous snowflakes and long legs. He silently sat up.
Meng Xuehuan, with her blushing face and captivating beauty, also propped up her exquisite and delicate body. She shook her long hair like a waterfall and crawled over, her enchanting jade arms embracing Qin Muling. Her beautiful eyes were filled with a look of happiness and infatuation.
Then Meng Xuehuan and Meng Xuan also got up one after another, silently surrounding Qin Muling. Meng Ziqing casually set up several soundproof barriers and then let Qin Muling rest in her embrace. The group of them began discussing official matters.
"I heard... that the high-level members of the Qi Clan, Li Clan, and Yuan Clan spared no expense and invited several old-timers from the Chaos Void and the Great World of Heavenly Machinery to try to deduce the origin of that mysterious curse!"
Meng Xuehuan gently caressed Qin Muling's handsome face with her delicate jade hand as she spoke softly.
Qin Muling said, "I have already sensed this. Recently, there have indeed been many eyes spying on me, but they have all paid a heavy price!"
The Innate Primordial Good Fortune Azure Lotus, also known as the Thirty-sixth Grade World Creating Azure Lotus, inherently possesses unknowable, immeasurable, and uncontrollable characteristics.
No matter how powerful the Innate and acquired spirits were, as long as they attempted to violate this point, it meant offending the heavens and they would pay an extremely painful price!
Those old-timers and living fossils who dared to deduce Qin Muling had basically died due to the backlash of the Heavenly Machinery. Even if there were some lucky ones who survived, their lifespan and cultivation were greatly damaged, and they would no longer have the ability to cause trouble.
Meng Ziqing hesitated for a moment before asking softly, "Junior martial brother, did you break through again? Is that why so many people have died recently? Shouldn't everyone on that death list be dead by now?"
"More or less," Qin Muling said, "It would be best if you bring me another list. In a few years, it will probably be difficult to find even one powerful person who can defeat the Virtuous Thought Incarnation among the four forces."
"Well, we understand. However, it seems that the remaining high-level figures have already thought of this, so it's not easy to obtain their aura and presence now."
Meng Xuehuan replied in a soft and charming tone. Although those old-timers couldn't come up with a way to resolve and counter the mysterious curse, they at least understood its killing mechanism. Therefore, they specifically instructed the high-level members of several clans to strengthen their defenses in this regard.
Unfortunately, for Qin Muling at this moment, this kind of response is a bit too late. The rise of the Meng Clan is unstoppable, and becoming the master of Dragon Spring Great World is only a matter of time.
"Alright, let's go out and do some real work now. I'll help you heal another group of severely injured elders who are in a deep sleep, and then I'll go to the territories of those families and cause some trouble!" Qin Muling said with a smile. The treasury of the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty is almost empty, and the Qi Clan, Li Clan, and Yuan Clan all need to be swept away to make it fair.
"Okay, but after we're done, little junior brother, you have to accompany us in cultivation for a month!" Meng Xuehuan pouted coquettishly, giving him a playful glare, and reluctantly let go of the beautiful young man in her arms, getting up to dress.
Half an hour later, Qin Muling, along with Meng Ziqing and the other women, set off with everything prepared. They easily infiltrated the core territory of the Qi Clan, thanks to the intelligence provided by Meng Xuehuan.
According to the information provided by Meng Xuehuan, he easily found the strategic reserve storage area of the Qi Clan, which was also filled with hundreds of Grotto-Heaven small worlds and heavily guarded. However, upon closer inspection, the defense level here was actually lower than that of the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty. After all, the overall strength of the Qi Clan was inferior to that of the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty, so it was normal for there to be a difference in this aspect.
For Qin Muling, who had made great progress in his cultivation, sweeping through was basically effortless, and he had to rest and recover much less this time. In just a few hours, under Qin Muling's ruthless methods, all these Grotto-Heaven small worlds were cleaned out, leaving nothing of value behind.
It wasn't until Qin Muling left that the high-level members of the Qi Clan realized what had happened.
Next, the family treasuries of the Li Clan and Yuan Clan also suffered the same fate, being completely emptied by Qin Muling. Even some precious inherited artifacts were not spared.
Upon returning to the Meng Clan, Qin Muling wasted no time and continued to help heal the severely injured women. However, the outside world had already turned upside down.
Upon learning the situation, Meng Xuehuan, before the three families could react, preemptively announced that their strategic resource reserves had been looted by an unknown force. They claimed that the Meng Clan had suffered heavy losses and had decided to use all their strength to investigate the mastermind behind it.
The high-level members of the three families hadn't even had a chance to gloat when the news of the disaster came from their subordinates, leaving them thunderstruck and unable to react for a while.
Overnight, the strategic resource reserves of the four major clans were completely looted, bringing a sense of balance to the enraged Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty.
After the incident with the strategic resource reserves of the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty, Emperor Su Mingqian even suspected that the four families had colluded. But now it was clear that it wasn't the case. The instigator didn't spare Dragon Spring Great World at all, and none of the five forces were exempt.
In order to secure their own futures, the representatives of the five forces gathered again to discuss countermeasures.
Meng Xuehuan initially didn't want to participate, but she wanted to hear what they had to say, so she ended up going.
Qi Yujue, the head of the Qi Clan, still leaned towards finding a powerful force to attach themselves to. The representatives of the Nine Flowers Divine Dynasty, Li Clan, and Yuan Clan were skeptical.
Meng Xuehuan's attitude was quite simple and clear: as long as someone can solve the threat of this mysterious curse, their entire clan is willing to join them; otherwise, there is no room for negotiation.
With this, the meeting naturally couldn't reach any results. They argued for two hours and finally dispersed without any agreement.
Meanwhile, Qin Muling continued to heal the severely injured women in the Grotto-Heaven secret realm. With his current cultivation level, this was a relatively easy task. Over the course of a month, more than sixty million high-level cultivators were restored to their original state.
"...Little junior brother, it seems like it's almost enough!" Meng Xuehuan and the other two women embraced Qin Muling and said, "Their strength is getting weaker and weaker, while we are rapidly growing. Maybe in a few more years, we can consider going to war directly?"
Qin Muling squinted his eyes lazily and said, "Twenty years later, Dragon Spring Great World will belong to the Meng Clan. By that time, even if the Yao Guang Great World personally intervenes, it will be in vain."
The temporary withdrawal of the Yao Guang Great World does not mean that they have given up on Dragon Spring Great World. Once they discover the hidden forces behind the scenes, they will definitely come out and cause trouble.
It's hard to say, even the high-level members of their backing, the Lei Yin Great World, will try to get involved. Therefore, Qin Muling's control over Dragon Spring Great World will not be as smooth as imagined.
Meng Xuehuan nodded gently and continued to feed him snowberries. "Rest assured, little junior brother. No matter what happens in the future, we will stand by your side unwaveringly!"
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