fictionpage Chapter 336 Gathering Of Storms And Clouds
Chapter 336 Gathering Of Storms And Clouds
Chapter 336: Gathering of Wind and Clouds
In the vast and boundless chaos of the Hongmeng, although the environment is extremely dangerous and harsh, there are also many good things, provided that you have the ability to obtain them.
Especially many Innate beings that have been reproducing and thriving in the chaotic void all year round, their temperament is quite similar to that of the Dragon Clan. They like to collect various heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and rare resources.
Due to their strong strength and not worrying about being robbed, they only enter and never leave for years. After accumulating countless years, the treasure trove in their stronghold is unimaginably rich.
The just deceased Chaos Beast King has contributed a huge amount of rare divine materials to Immortal Venerable Qing Yao, as well as more than thirty Innate spiritual treasures, four of which are equivalent to top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
The remaining forty-five Innate Spiritual Treasures are all above Middle Grade, among which there are seven top-grade ones. They include a slender and beautiful cloud boat, a fan with a hundred flowers and a beautiful woman, a sword box with a strange shape, a long-handled heavy hammer with a chilling aura, a golden basin with flowing light, an elegant and gorgeous phoenix crown, and a black ink cloud pattern waist belt with gold and jade inlays.
After Qin Muling looked through them, the number of Innate Hongmeng seals contained in the seven top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures was all above thirty.
Among them, the most precious one is the sword box. Inside the slender box exudes a cold and murderous aura. The ancient and mysterious Dao patterns slowly circulate, appearing full of spirituality. It is capable of tearing through the void and annihilating stars, hiding the destructive Sword Intent Dao Rhyme.
This sword box is an Innate Hongmeng treasure, containing forty-three Innate Hongmeng seals. As long as it is used in battle, it can instantly unleash billions of destructive sword qi. No matter what kind of opponent it is, it is difficult to withstand its attack!
"This should be the most suitable for Senior Sister!" Qin Muling smiled. With this sword box, her killing power can reach a higher level, making it even easier to deal with those chaotic beasts. In other words, the efficiency of searching for opportunities has also increased.
"Okay, then Senior Sister won't refuse!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao said happily. In terms of combat power against enemies, this sword box can be comparable to the Divine Phoenix Palace's Divine Phoenix Nine Melodies Bell. It significantly enhances her current strength.
Compared to when she first entered the chaotic void, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao, who now possesses two Innate Hongmeng treasures, has already increased her overall combat power tenfold. Coupled with establishing a Dao companion relationship with Qin Muling, her luck and fortune have greatly increased, and her three corpses are close to completion.
This is the miraculous power of the Innate Hongmeng Good Fortune Azure Lotus. If she can cultivate with Qin Muling for thousands of years, perhaps she will have a chance to touch the threshold of the Supreme Primordial Saint? She pondered this in her heart.
Unfortunately, Qin Muling's cultivation level has not reached that point yet. If she wants their Dao companion relationship to be truly established, she still has to wait.
"Alright, let's continue..." Immortal Venerable Qing Yao was about to speak when her expression suddenly changed.
"What's wrong?" Qin Muling sensitively realized that something was wrong.
"There is an opposing force attacking the main hall of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. Oh, it turns out to be those old relics from the Heavenly Human Race. They really have no intention of giving up..."
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao explained, "There is a clear connection between the three incarnations of the Three Corpse Transformation. It is not affected by the distance of time and space. My evil thought incarnation, the black-dressed lady, has been sitting in the main hall of the sect, and she can naturally have immediate control over any changes inside and outside the sect."
"How much power have they brought? Can the Sect Master and the Venerables withstand it? Do we need to rush back to support?" Qin Muling asked with a serious expression. The Heavenly Human Race was coming aggressively, presumably to capture her. If Mu Yinghua and the others couldn't hold them off, the main hall of the sect would soon become ruins, and most of the disciples on the Void Giant Land would not survive.
"There are exactly sixteen Quasi-Saint Emperors, all formidable figures who have severed their first and second corpses. There are also tens of thousands of Taiyi-level and Great Principle-level powerhouses accompanying them. Of course, based on the current situation, it is not yet serious enough to require me, Sister Shizun, to personally take action!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao explained. This lineup is not enough to endanger the safety of the main hall of the sect. Even if Emperor Xin Yu and the others couldn't win, it wouldn't be a problem to defend for ten or eight years.
Of course, the Heavenly Human Race side, due to the lag in intelligence, is still unaware of the formidable strength of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, which is almost on par with them.
Qin Muling breathed a sigh of relief. "So we don't need to go back?"
"For now, don't worry. Let's continue to search for opportunities!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao said.
"Okay, Sister Shizun, you handle it." Qin Muling nodded. When the situation becomes critical, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao can instantly return to the main hall of the sect through the connection between incarnations, so there is still enough time.
It seems that no matter how powerful the other party is, they cannot instantly kill Immortal Venerable Qing Yao's evil thought incarnation. So the strategic initiative is still firmly in her hands.
Qin Muling had a faint premonition that since the Heavenly Human Race had made a move, similar things were likely to follow. Those powerful forces that coveted her would inevitably take risks after realizing that undermining the sect was hopeless.
The starship continued to travel at high speed in the endless chaotic tide. Qin Muling occasionally manifested the Azure Lotus phantom, deducing the locations of various Innate Spiritual Treasures, and then informing Immortal Venerable Qing Yao of the results.
With the increasingly powerful and mysterious power of the Innate Hongmeng Good Fortune Azure Lotus, such deductions were almost flawless. Piles of rare divine materials and one by one Innate spiritual objects and Innate Spiritual Treasures were collected by her.
The higher the grade of the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the more dangerous and difficult the chaotic monsters guarding it secretly were. However, with Immortal Venerable Qing Yao's current strength, most of the chaotic monsters could be easily killed within a few rounds, depriving them of their life sources.
If necessary, with the cooperation of the two incarnations and the main body, plus Qin Muling's role, even the king-level existences among the chaotic monster tribes would inevitably be killed.
Although this approach consumed a lot of energy, spirit, and even lifespan for Qin Muling, it had little impact due to the continuous replenishment of life source crystals from the chaotic monsters killed along the way.
"... Sister Shizun, if the superpowers from the Upper Realm, the big shots from the Immortal Sacred Land, come one after another, can our Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace withstand them?" Qin Muling asked thoughtfully after dealing with a group of starfish-like chaotic monsters.
"Don't think too much, it's impossible! Just the Divine Phoenix Palace alone, we can't withstand it, even if we add the Female Cultivators Union Alliance and all their power in the Upper Realm!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao gave him a disdainful look.
The Upper Realm is vast, with numerous superpowers, Immortal Sacred Lands, and ancient noble families with inheritances spanning billions of years. There are also many reclusive old monsters and living fossils. It is not easy for the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace to grow into a top power in the hierarchy.
"So, Sister Shizun, what do you think Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace needs to do to be on par with the Divine Phoenix Palace?"
"It's quite simple! First, my cultivation must reach the Unified Harmony stage of the Three Corpses, approaching the threshold of attaining sainthood and being on the same level as the Grand Palace Master. Then... the sect must have a sufficient number of top-quality Innate Spiritual Treasures to preside over, as well as several Innate Hongmeng Supreme Treasures to suppress the luck and deter strong enemies in the vicinity!"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao analyzed calmly, "Next, the sect must possess a sufficient number of high-end combat forces, namely the scale of Quasi-Saint Emperors, Great Principal Golden Immortals, Taiyi Golden Immortals, and Golden Immortals, all of which must meet the established standards!"
"Similarly, the scale of different levels of immortals, core disciples, and inner disciples must also be considered. Additionally, there must be vast territories and influence, as well as abundant resources production and reserves... Only then can we afford to support such a large number of disciples..."
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao went on and on, explaining in detail. Qin Muling listened silently before speaking, "The two most crucial factors here are the cultivation realm of the highest authority figure and the Innate Hongmeng Supreme Treasure that suppresses luck, right?"
"Yes, these two conditions are indeed the most important!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao did not deny his viewpoint.
Qin Muling smiled, "Isn't it fortunate? The conditions that our Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace can currently offer far exceed these standards! So when the two realms merge completely in the future, we should be the most powerful superpower and immortal sacred land in the new space-time world!"
With Qin Muling as her Dao companion, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao would not need much time to achieve the Unified Harmony stage. The realm that others would struggle for countless eons to reach was within her grasp.
As for the Innate Hongmeng Supreme Treasure that suppresses the sect's luck... Could there be a more powerful treasure than the Innate Hongmeng Good Fortune Azure Lotus?
Moreover, with Qin Muling's assistance, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao now possessed two Innate Hongmeng Supreme Treasures, as well as over twenty top-quality Innate Spiritual Treasures and Innate spiritual objects. There were even more High Grade and Middle Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and they would only increase in the future!
Territories and resources were equally not difficult to obtain. The Extreme Void Starry Sky would become the territory of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace in the future, and the Illusory Mist Secret Realm contained countless rare resources and treasures. It was already a backyard that Qin Muling could freely enter and exit. No matter how powerful other superpowers or immortal sacred lands were, they could not compare to these conditions.
Therefore, what Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace currently lacked the most was sufficient time for peaceful development. They had to endure for thousands of years to transform these unique resource conditions into tangible high-end combat forces.
When enough Quasi-Saint Emperors emerged in the sect and were equipped with corresponding Innate Spiritual Treasures, the comprehensive rise of the sect would be a matter of course.
"Yes, when all is said and done, time is the most important condition. But now, we no longer have such a long time!" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao sighed helplessly. The catastrophe of the Extreme Void Starry Sky was approaching, and the powerful figures in the Upper Realm had already begun to act. Many hostile forces had also set their sights on Qin Muling. They simply would not allow Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and the Female Cultivators Union Alliance to have much time for growth and expansion.
"Never mind, it's useless to think too much. Let's take it step by step!" Qin Muling said, "Anyway, I won't leave Senior Sister and Master."
He didn't believe that when Immortal Venerable Qing Yao's cultivation reached a higher level and she was equipped with a complete set of Innate Hongmeng Supreme Treasures, she wouldn't be able to ensure the core interests of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace.
By then, if those superpowers and immortal sacred lands didn't want to suffer mutual losses and let a third party benefit for no reason, they could only choose to compromise with Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and acknowledge the qualifications of the Female Cultivators Union Alliance to be on an equal footing with them.
"That's right, with Junior Brother by our side, what do we have to worry about?" Immortal Venerable Qing Yao smiled and embraced him affectionately. With the recognition and favor of the Innate Hongmeng Good Fortune Azure Lotus, this was the most crucial bargaining chip. Everything else was not worth worrying about.
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Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, the main altar, is located in the dark depths of the remote void in the sky.
A meteor, with a diameter of more than ten miles, quietly passed by, seemingly ordinary but harboring numerous obscure divine thoughts that silently communicated within it.
"... The protective mountain formation of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace's main altar suddenly activated. What a grand scene! Is there an opposing force besieging them?"
"... My goodness! What is happening? How can there be so many Quasi-Saint Emperors appearing all at once?"
"Now it can be confirmed, it is the Heavenly Human Race! They have such audacity, daring to invade the Extreme Void Starry Sky with such terrifying power. Are they not afraid of being attacked by everyone?"
"Forget it! The current situation in the Extreme Void Starry Sky... everyone is struggling just to protect themselves. Who has the energy to pay attention to them?"
"You're right, it's just unfortunate for the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace! Facing the siege of so many Quasi-Saint Emperors, they probably won't be able to withstand it, right?"
"Yes, there is a high probability that they will be annihilated. It's a pity for so many beautiful women. Unless there is powerful external support arriving in time. But if they are really wiped out, our mission of monitoring here will also come to an end, right?"
"That's true, but I heard a rumor from Dao Court that the founding ancestor of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao, has returned. So it won't be so easy for the Heavenly Human Race to succeed. There is still a battle to be fought."
"I hope so! Otherwise, if they are finished, won't Qin Muling be taken away by the Heavenly Human Race? That would be a disaster for our Extreme Void Starry Sky!"
"Oh no! That's true! How could I forget about that? Hurry, quickly send a message to the sect and let the sect leader bring people over!"
"Yes, Qin Muling must not be taken away. Otherwise, the consequences would be unbearable for all of us!"
...
These surveillance agents quickly reached a consensus and urgently contacted their respective forces using various means, informing them of the changes at the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace main altar.
It was like a giant stone hitting the surface of a lake. Including Dao Court, Palace of Calamitous Fate, the Buddhist sect, the witch clan, the ancient dragon clan, the phoenix clan, the qilin clan, and many other forces, almost all received this astonishing news at the same time.
The decision-makers of these major forces did not waste time and quickly dispatched a sufficient number of elite forces to go to the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace main altar, waiting for an opportunity to take advantage of.
To be honest, they were not very concerned about the life and death of this female cultivation sect. With the advent of the calamity, there had been more than one Supreme cultivation sect destroyed. Another one like the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace was not a big deal.
However, the fate of Qin Muling was something they couldn't ignore. If they allowed this child of luck, this anomaly in the river of destiny, to be controlled by an external race, it would be an absolute nightmare for the Extreme Void Starry Sky.
Of course, there were also forces that genuinely intended to support the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. For example, the Dragon Elephant Celestial Palace and the Mirror Moon Zen Forest of the Buddhist sect, under the leadership of the Buddhist Master Miao Xin, urgently set off for the Cloud Dream Immortal Domain. In addition, the Ji family also dispatched a large support force.
In the end, even the Demon Race descendants' legion, which was ravaging various Immortal Domains, took notice of this matter.
In no time, an unprecedentedly large Demon Race descendants' legion, led by several Demon Race emperors, set off for the Cloud Dream Immortal Domain in a mighty manner.
(End of this chapter)