After the life-and-death battle, Mo Tianxiao had given Mo Xingtian a thorough beating. He gained an ordinary-grade Earth Dharma supreme treasure spear, but he had also lost twelve top-grade supreme treasure flying swords.
That left Mo Tianxiao feeling somewhat pained.
“Shamo Clan, sooner or later, this debt will be settled.”
No one had ever gotten away with owing him a debt. So what if they were Sovereign Realm experts? Before them, he might be no more than an ant right now, but that did not mean he would remain one forever.
“Master, forget those despicable Shamo Clan scoundrels. Over the past hundred years, I’ve accumulated so many questions I still haven’t resolved. I’ve been waiting for you to come out of seclusion.”
After dealing with the Shamo Clan matter, Mo Tianxiao had not even had the chance to rest before Lan Qin hurriedly dragged him into her cave residence and sealed it shut. She declared that until every one of her questions had been answered, she would not take a single step outside.
Naturally, Mo Tianxiao was locked inside with her.
“Little Qin, the artifact-refining matter can wait. Let me ask you something first: does the Feather Spirit Clan have alchemists?”
“Alchemists?”
Lan Qin paused in surprise. “If Master means the kind of alchemists found in the human realms, then the Feather Spirit Clan truly has none. However, we do have apothecaries. They are somewhat similar to human alchemists, in that they process heavenly treasures and earthly herbs through special methods to bring out greater effects.”
Mo Tianxiao nodded slowly. “And how skilled are these apothecaries? Are they as good at their craft as you are at artifact refining?”
“Master, what are you saying? How can apothecaries be mentioned in the same breath as me? They merely know how to perform simple processing on a few heavenly treasures and earthly herbs. Honestly, I’ve seen their methods, and they’re terribly crude.
“They don’t even seem as capable as the human alchemists. They’re all half-baked at best. Most of what they know was learned from the human realms anyway. Naturally, they cannot compare with me.”
Lan Qin lifted her chin proudly. “Master, why are you asking? Don’t tell me you know how to refine pills too?”
Hearing that the Feather Spirit Clan had no proper alchemists, a sly smile appeared on Mo Tianxiao’s face. “I know a little. Just a little…”
Now that his cultivation had broken through, it was time to begin his harvest plan. The vast Feather Spirit Clan, with its countless cultivators of other races, was practically a field of walking chives waiting to be harvested.
...
Shamo Star Domain, Shamo Clan.
After returning to their stronghold, Mo Taiyuan threw Mo Xingtian onto the ground, his expression incomparably grim.
“Useless!”
“A mid-stage Dao-Proving Realm cultivator, yet you couldn’t defeat a human at the mid-stage Dao-Controlling Realm! Your natal treasure was even taken by him! How did I end up with such a useless son?”
Mo Taiyuan flew into a rage. The surrounding Shamo Clan elders did not dare so much as breathe loudly.
He had only just broken through to the grand completion of the upper Sovereign Realm. His plan had been to pressure the Feather Spirit Clan into arranging a marriage between Mo Xingtian and the daughter of Lin Ruo, thereby deepening the ties between the two clans. Afterward, he would slowly find a way to swallow the entire Feather Spirit Clan whole.
Yet the whole plan had been ruined by a mere human—and the root cause was his own son’s incompetence.
“Father, that human is definitely not merely at the Dao-Controlling Realm. He must have concealed his cultivation! Otherwise, how could he possibly have defeated me?”
Mo Xingtian, battered and covered in injuries, wore an expression of utter unwillingness to accept defeat.
If it had been a fair, head-on battle, how could he possibly have lost to a human whose cultivation was lower than his own?!
“And you still have the nerve to be angry!”
Mo Taiyuan pointed at Mo Xingtian. Seeing the defiant look on his face, his fury immediately surged skyward.
“Do you think all of us Sovereign Realm cultivators are blind? That we can’t see through the cultivation of a mere Dao-Controlling Realm ant? Your younger brother fell to a human, and now you’ve fallen to a human too! You really are brothers through and through!”
Mo Xingtian was clearly dissatisfied. He muttered under his breath, “Maybe you really are blind. How could someone in the Dao-Controlling Realm possibly be that strong? And didn’t you send my brother after that human in the first place...?”
“Shut up!!”
With a single slap, Mo Taiyuan sent Mo Xingtian flying. He roared, “Lock him in confinement for a thousand years! Without my order, no one is to release him!!”
Mo Xingtian was mercilessly placed in solitary confinement.
The surrounding Shamo Clan elders waited for a while. Only after Mo Taiyuan’s anger had subsided slightly did they slowly step forward and ask:
“Patriarch, the Feather Spirit Clan refuses to take the bait. What should we do next?”
Mo Taiyuan sat upon a lofty, pitch-black throne, his figure concealed within the shadows. His gaze was exceptionally sharp.
“Since the soft approach won’t work, we’ll use force.”
“Aren’t those do-gooders from the Feather Spirit Clan always preaching peace? A race that refuses to fit in has no reason to continue existing.”
“Contact the patriarchs of the Barbaric Dragon Clan and the Demon Clan. Tell them I have an important matter to discuss with them.”
“Th-this... The Barbaric Dragon Clan would make a fine ally, but Patriarch, the Demon Clan is no easy opponent. Will they really agree to cooperate with us?”
“Hmph.”
Mo Taiyuan gave a cold snort. “Those idiots from the Demon Clan only know how to eat. Once they hear we’re dealing with the Feather Spirit Clan, they’ll come begging to work with us.”
“Still, the Demon Clan is indeed a group of powerful lunatics. This starry expanse cannot allow so many formidable races to exist. Once we deal with the Feather Spirit Clan, we’ll find a way to join forces with the Barbaric Dragon Clan and eliminate the Demon Clan as well.”
A cruel smile curled across Mo Taiyuan’s lips. “In this starry expanse, one Shamo Clan is more than enough...”
Originally, after conquering the Feather Spirit Clan, he had planned to use the combined strength of both the Feather Spirit Clan and the Shamo Clan to gradually annex the surrounding great powers, eventually unifying this vast starry expanse under a single supreme race: the Shamo Clan.
As for the other races, they would only be worthy of becoming the Shamo Clan’s vassals and slaves.
“We understand, Patriarch. We will notify the patriarchs of the Barbaric Dragon Clan and the Demon Clan at once.”
Only after the elders had departed did Mo Taiyuan’s sinister smile slowly fade.
“Lin Ruo, do you really think that obtaining two more magical treasures means you can contend with me now? Just wait. Calling off the marriage arrangement?”
Mo Taiyuan had already made his plans.
Not only would he make the Feather Spirit Clan willingly enter into a marriage alliance with the Shamo Clan, he would also take Lin Ruo, the patriarch of the Feather Spirit Clan, as his wife!
Surely the Barbaric Dragon Clan and the Demon Clan would be interested in the Feather Spirit Clan’s cultivators as well.
Time passed bit by bit.
Feather Spirit Starfield.
“The Feather Spirit Clan is selling new pills again! Brothers, charge! If we get there too late, they’ll all be gone!”
“I heard the Featherkin have a new alchemist! Their skills are incredible. They can refine any pill a cultivator below the Sovereign Realm might need!”
“Really? I’ve never heard of an alchemist before. Can they actually deliver?”
“Why would the Featherkin lie to us? You have no idea—I once spent a million source stones on a breakthrough pill, and it pushed me straight up by a minor realm! My cultivation speed has been downright astonishing.
“This time, I’ve brought plenty of source stones. I’m planning to try a few other pills and see how they work.”
“They’re really that effective? A million source stones to raise your cultivation by a whole level? That’s an incredible deal! I’m going to buy some too!”
Recently, the Featherkin established an Alchemy Hall offering pills unique to the human world. They’ve become immensely popular, and demand exceeds supply every day.
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
