stjorthotic Chapter 183 The Calamity Of Jade Pearl Star Palace
Chapter 183 The Calamity Of Jade Pearl Star Palace
Chapter 183: The Calamity of Jade Pearl Star Palace
Amidst the flickering escape light, two stunning figures arrived hand in hand.
Cheng Yulan, dressed in an icy blue gown, with a fairy-like appearance and a jade-like face, coldly approached and protected her junior brother behind her. Her icy gaze fell upon Miaoxin.
"The actions and words of the Buddha Lord today, I will truthfully report to the sect leader after the grand gathering of immortals. Since your sect insists on abandoning the million-year-old friendly alliance with Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, we won't force you. As long as you can bear the series of consequences that will follow," she said.
Miaoxin raised her head slightly, her eyes shimmering. "Although I am not very clear about Qin Muling's background, I understand at least one thing. With Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace's current strength, they cannot protect him. Instead of watching him being taken away by other forces in the future, it's better to give him to us now. The Great Brahman Sound Monastery will surely remember your sect's favor and provide corresponding rewards."
She indeed had the confidence to say this. The Great Brahman Sound Monastery was currently at its peak, with the Quasi-Saint Emperor sitting in power, surpassing the Palace of Calamitous Fate in both ancient Supreme Dao lineage and strength. It also held the transcendent identity of the leader of the Buddhist cultivation forces, exerting unquestionable influence over the other four Buddhist Supreme Dao lineages, as well as countless small and medium-sized Buddhist sects and independent cultivator families.
If we were to truly compare, only the Daoist Court in the Extreme Void Starry Sky could suppress the Great Brahman Sound Monastery. Those ancient tribes with terrifying heritage and numerous demonic forces, even if taken individually, would be unable to contend with the Great Brahman Sound Monastery.
"As for whether we can protect him, your sect doesn't need to worry!" Cheng Yulan turned around and held Qin Muling, saying coldly, "If there's nothing else, we will take our leave!"
Miaoxin calmly looked at her, a smile still present on her enchanting and beautiful face. "Even if you can only use the cultivation level of the Immortal Transformation realm, the three of you combined may not be my match. Are you sure you want to try?"
Yu Binghua, elegant and graceful, stepped forward and said softly, "Even if we are not your match, it's still possible for us to leave. At least for now, you haven't reached the level of a true Buddha Lord. In this world with different laws of the Great Dao, we don't need to fear you."
Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is now abundant in resources and wealthy. Therefore, the senior sisters all had death-defying jade talismans on them, giving them full confidence. Even if Miaoxin were to kill them, they could still resurrect unharmed at the entrance of the secret realm.
Outside, there were several elders of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace guarding, and the elders of the Daoist Court overseeing justice. No matter how unruly Miaoxin was, she couldn't cause chaos outside the secret realm.
Moreover, Qin Muling felt that what happened just now was unlikely to be the intention of the high-level members of the Great Brahman Sound Monastery. It was probably just a temporary decision made by Miaoxin upon seeing him. Even if she really got what she wanted and brought him back, she would have to spend a lot of effort explaining and communicating with those Buddhist big shots.
Miaoxin pondered for a moment and finally nodded. "Very well, today's matter is settled. However, my previous proposal still stands. If Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace cannot withstand the pressure from all sides in the future, you can bring Qin Muling to our main altar for help."
After speaking, she gracefully stood up, raised her jade-like hand slightly, and three fist-sized, softly glowing, jade-white relics flew towards Qin Muling. "These three relics left behind by the ancient Buddhas after their nirvana can enhance your cultivation by thousands of years. It's enough to allow you to step into the realm of Immortal Ascension. Accept them, my little husband. The Great Brahman Sound Monastery will surely have a position for you in the future!"
Yu Binghua stepped forward and intercepted the three relics. Who knows if Miaoxin had left anything behind in them? Moreover, with Qin Muling's identity, they absolutely couldn't let him use these things to enhance his cultivation.
Miaoxin didn't mind, riding the wind and quickly disappearing without a trace.
"Sisters, did you encounter any trouble on your way here?" Qin Muling turned his head and asked after she disappeared into the distant sky.
Cheng Yulan's expression relaxed as she hugged her junior brother and kissed him affectionately. "Luckily, we encountered some native spirit beasts on the way, but it wasn't much trouble to deal with them. What about you? Did anyone bully you?"
"When I first entered, I encountered a group of people from the Shadow Assassin Temple, but I took care of them," Qin Muling briefly recounted the experience. This time, there were over ten thousand elite disciples from the Shadow Assassin Temple entering the secret realm, including several elders whose cultivation had been sealed. It seemed like there would be more to deal with in the future.
"It's okay, we don't need to fear. If we encounter them again, we'll take care of them all," Cheng Yulan smiled. The previous encounter could only be considered a coincidence. With her junior brother's luck, there shouldn't be any more dangerous situations that are difficult to handle. At worst, they would be able to retreat unscathed.
Qin Muling nodded and looked back at the remaining meat on the grill. He called out, "This meat tastes good. Let's eat together and wait for Senior Sister to join us."
"Okay."
Yuh Binghua nodded in agreement and sat on either side of Qin Muling with the second senior sister, continuing to enjoy their meal.
"Well, the taste is alright, but it's still lacking something," Yuh Binghua said with satisfaction after eating a few pieces of meat. Her bright eyes glanced meaningfully at her junior brother, her beautiful face slightly blushing.
Cheng Yulan naturally understood what she meant. No matter how good the taste of the meat was, it couldn't compare to someone else. What she really wanted to eat was her junior brother, right?
After a while, the three of them finished eating the large-sized boar-like spirit beast. Qin Muling suggested finding a few more to keep for later, as this kind of spirit beast that significantly increased cultivation without many side effects was rare.
"We can do that, but we've been rushing to meet up with you, and our mana consumption has been significant. We should rest and recover for a while. How about we do it together?" Cheng Yulan said with a smile. Beside her, Yuh Binghua had already silently summoned a Cave Mansion Law Treasure, inside of which was a courtyard covering several acres, complete with bedrooms, study rooms, baths, and cultivation rooms.
With Senior Sister and the others not yet here, it was just the two of them, Cheng Yulan and Yuh Binghua. They could take the opportunity to play and have fun with their junior brother, absorbing more of the innate primordial spirit root's spiritual essence and strengthening their foundation. This would serve as their capital for breaking through to the True Immortal realm in the future.
Yuh Binghua was even considering using her trump card, hoping to make their junior brother unable to resist and break through that final barrier with her. After all, her cultivation was still far from reaching the Origin Immortal realm. If she wanted to catch up with her senior sisters' progress as soon as possible, she could only work hard and tire out their junior brother.
Qin Muling was speechless. Being embraced by them, he entered the Cave Mansion, and what followed was a romantic and beautiful scene that was not suitable for outsiders to know...
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Jade Pearl Immortal Domain.
Due to the ongoing calamity caused by the Demon Race, on countless Void Landmasses in the void, one can see cultivators and these creatures of a different kind engaged in bloody battles everywhere.
The descendants of the Demon Race are coming in full force, their numbers overwhelming, and coupled with the emergence of powerful figures among them, the casualties among the cultivators responsible for exterminating them are enormous. In addition, innocent mortal kingdoms are also affected, with countless beings turning to dust almost every moment.
The Sect Master of Jade Pearl Star Palace, Yan Qinyang, ordered a comprehensive mobilization early on. Not only did he dispatch a large number of elite disciples, but he also conscripted all the cultivators from the vassal forces and even the Independent Cultivator group at the bottom. Any cultivator with even a bit of cultivation, even those at the Qi Refining Realm, had to accept the assignments from Jade Pearl Star Palace.
Dare to refuse? The law enforcement team specially formed by Jade Pearl Star Palace is not just for show. They will definitely capture your entire family and reduce them to slaves, condemned to a lifetime of servitude.
Of course, due to the vast territory of Jade Pearl Star Palace and the need to take care of numerous regions and defenses, even with abundant manpower and resources, it is still not enough.
In less than half a year, Jade Pearl Star Palace suffered devastating losses. The vassal forces lost almost all of their territories, and even the important territories of the direct sects were greatly compromised. The billions of mortals living on the prosperous floating landmasses were almost completely slaughtered by the descendants of the Demon Race, with only a few lucky ones escaping.
This dire situation made Sect Master Yan Qinyang feel frustrated and angry, but at present, he had no other choice but to reluctantly abandon some relatively less important territories, shrink his forces, and guard the core area, waiting for possible changes in the future to consider the possibility of counterattacking and reclaiming lost territories.
At this moment, he couldn't help but envy Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. Their current sphere of influence is not large, so they can concentrate their forces to guard almost all the important territories without worrying about insufficient strength.
Not only Jade Pearl Star Palace, but almost all the Daoist forces in the Extreme Void Starry Sky are facing such a harsh situation. Except for the top Daoist court, basically no one has surplus resources.
"This cannot continue!"
Yan Qinyang repeatedly told himself this, but the elders also had no other ideas. This kind of calamity that affected almost the entire Extreme Void Starry Sky was not something any Daoist lineage could contend with. They could only grit their teeth and endure.
If they could endure, the sky would be wide open. Any losses could be made up for afterwards. As long as the mountain gate and the main altar were still there, as long as the Daoist lineage continued, there would be hope of rising again and returning to the peak.
If they couldn't endure, then everything would return to dust. All past glory would vanish.
At this point, Yan Qinyang could only hope for assistance from the Daoist court. Originally... if their own disciples could have outstanding performances at the grand gathering of immortals, they should have had a greater chance when making requests. Unfortunately, Yan Lingji and the others were not up to par, while Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace's performance was stunning, stealing all the limelight.
Every time he thought of this, Sect Master Yan Qinyang couldn't help but burn with anger. Why is it always these women from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace causing trouble?
If it weren't for the deterrent of the Daoist court's ceasefire order, and the fact that he was currently unable to act, he would have considered launching a full-scale war against Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, ruthlessly killing their arrogance, and making them understand who the real authority in this starry sky is.
"Sect Master, the defense line of the Heavenly River Star Domain is in dire straits. There are too many high-level descendants of the Demon Race attacking!"
Outside the council hall, a steward elder hurriedly rushed in and reported after bowing.
Yan Qinyang's face turned red. It was not easy for him to suppress his anger. In these days, there have been far too many bad news like this.
"Immediately dispatch the sect's reserve forces for reinforcement. Let Elder Simontian lead the team."
After careful consideration, Yan Qinyang gritted his teeth and ordered, "The defense line of the Tongtian River Star Domain not only produces various extremely important cultivation resources, but also affects the safety of dozens of neighboring large Star Domains. It cannot be easily abandoned under any circumstances."
The elder in charge agreed and quickly went to deliver the order.
Tongtian River Star Domain.
At this moment, this place had turned into a bloody battlefield. Descendants of the Demon Race swarmed out from the depths of the void, crazily besieging several giant floating landmasses at the center of the Star Domain. The cultivator army of the Jade Pearl Star Palace was desperately fighting back with the assistance of numerous puppet soldiers and millions of low-level Independent Cultivators.
The situation was currently at a stalemate. If they didn't receive reinforcements, the fall of this place was only a matter of time.
In a hidden space, hundreds of tall and imposing figures, wrapped in heavy black robes, stood silently, silently watching the scene of the starry sky stained with blood and the tragic scene of countless lives.
Their powerful divine senses communicated silently:
"... Is this the lineage?"
"Yes, through careful sensing with secret methods, many high-level cultivators on the defending side have problems. The threads of cause and effect and traces on their bodies are quite obvious, indicating that they caused a lot of trouble during the incident when the Genesis Star Palace was attacked. There are even a few despicable fellows who still carry Law Treasures they snatched from deep within the Star Palace!"
"In that case, they all deserve to die! Saint has issued an order that anyone who harms even a brick or a blade of grass in the Genesis Star Palace must have their souls scattered and not a trace left!"
"Since that's the case, let's get ready to take action! Now that there is a Demon Race army leading the charge, as long as we choose the right time and secretly push forward, we must make sure that all these fellows perish!"
"Very well, let's do it."
...
So, just as the reinforcements from the Jade Pearl Star Palace arrived and paid a heavy price in casualties to finally repel the Demon Race army, the elders leading the troops hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath when an unexpected powerful enemy arrived.
At this time, the defense line was at its weakest point ever. How could it withstand the siege of these powerful individuals, each of whom had at least True Immortal cultivation? After a not-so-intense battle, the leading group of high-level cultivators all perished, their souls extracted and subjected to various secret divine abilities and torture.
As a result, the defense line of the Tongtian River Star Domain completely collapsed. In just a few days, a massive army of Demon Race descendants swarmed in, breaking into the core territory of the Jade Pearl Star Palace and unleashing a massacre.
Upon hearing the news, Yan Qinyang was filled with shock and anger. He immediately ordered the Supreme Elders of the sect to rush to the rescue, determined to drive out these anomalies. Otherwise, the consequences of a large-scale collapse of the core territory would be something the Jade Pearl Star Palace could not bear.
By that time, even as the Supreme Leader, his position would be in jeopardy. Other factions would undoubtedly seize the opportunity to question his abilities. Apart from being forced to relinquish power and retire in disgrace, there would be no better outcome.
However, even with the reinforcements at all costs, the expected results were not achieved. Several days later, the Supreme Elder Council reported that unidentified enemies had joined the siege of the sect's core territory, resulting in heavy casualties among the elders who were the foundation of the sect. Many renowned former strong cultivators were severely injured and perished, and they couldn't even retrieve their souls.
(End of this chapter)