Chapter 576

Chapter 576: Expanding Territories, the Dao King Ascending

The divine ship sailed over countless mountains.

Several days later, everyone returned to the Canglan Immortal Domain.

Upon entering the area under Heaven’s Secret Pavilion’s influence, Dao Sovereign Qingyuan’s and Li Ruoyu’s hearts settled, and a powerful sense of security surged within them.

The divine ship landed at Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

"Greetings, Master."

Dao Sovereign Qingyuan and the others bowed respectfully and said.

"Are you injured?"

Ye Xu’s gaze fell on Mu Fanyin, and his brow furrowed.

Mu Fanyin’s aura was very strange; even with Ye Xu’s cultivation as a Great Celestial Lord, he could see the abnormality.

Mu Fanyin nodded.

As time passed on, her injury showed no sign of improvement and instead grew worse.

The power of Heaven’s Way was eroding Mu Fanyin’s Great Dao World.

"The Haotian lineage…"

Ye Xu showed a murderous expression.

Li Ruoyu and Dao Sovereign Qingyuan were full of admiration.

Before they could even speak and explain the situation, Ye Xu had already uncovered the mastermind behind it, which was awe-inspiring.

Boom!

At Ye Xu’s thought, he mobilized the power of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion; the sound of the Dao echoed faintly, a mysterious light descended into Mu Fanyin’s Great Dao World, and in an instant, it erased the heavenly divine power.

Mu Fanyin’s Great Dao World returned to its original state.

"Thank you, Master."

Mu Fanyin said with a smile.

"You work for Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, so I naturally won’t mistreat you," Ye Xu said with a smile.

"This time, the Reincarnation Heavenly Book has appeared, the Haotian lineage has entered the world, and the yang realm will finally start getting lively."

"When at Dao Yuan Palace, Wu Tianyue from the Witch Clan visited me; I believe it won’t be long before she comes to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion."

Mu Fanyin said.

Ye Xu’s eyes lit up slightly.

Another big client.

"Li Ruoyu, Dao Sovereign Qingyuan, you two withdraw first," Ye Xu dismissed the two, then looked at Mu Fanyin.

"You go and recuperate too."

"Yes."

Mu Fanyin exited Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

Whiz!

As the three departed, Ye Li’s Purple Palace opened up, the Primordial Spirit Flower and golden Dao blood flew out, Ye Xu’s face brightened with joy, and he immediately ordered the system to exchange them.

[Congratulations, Host; you have obtained eighteen trillion Hongmeng points.]

"Not bad at all."

Ye Xu was overjoyed in his heart, looked at Ye Li, and said:

"With your strength, you are invincible below the Celestial Lord rank; it would be wasted staying idly at Heaven’s Secret Pavilion."

"I will arrange a task for you immediately."

He already had a plan.

Ye Xu walked out of the Heaven’s Secret Pavilion and sensed the heavens and earth.

A few days earlier, Taotie had summoned the forces of the Tao Tie Heavenly Palace to the Canglan Immortal Domain, placing them under Yi Tianxing’s unified command. The Canglan Immortal Domain, Ziyang Immortal Realm, and Penglai Immortal Domain were all thoroughly brought under Yi Tianxing’s control with little effort.

Dao Sovereign Penglai, Dao Sovereign Qingluo, and others had also submitted one after another.

This expansion advanced with astonishing speed.

The matter of establishing the nation of Tianxia grew increasingly urgent.

"When the Dao Clan opened their ancestral homeland, they broadly invited masters from across the world. Our Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, supporting Tianxia’s establishment, must likewise make a grand announcement to all under heaven," Ye Xu thought to himself.

His expression shifted slightly, and he summoned Yi Tianxing.

"Master, what matter brings this old one before you?" Yi Tianxing appeared rather haggard. Days of toil had wearied both his mind and body, yet he found profound enjoyment in it.

Under his management, the three immortal domains were fully incorporated and administered in perfect order.

"Two matters."

"Let’s discuss the first one."

Ye Xu said, "Although the Heavenly Human All-Encompassing Scripture is good, it no longer matches your current stature. I intend to bestow upon you another technique, one that perfectly integrates fortune and merit."

Yi Tianxing smiled knowingly, his expression eager.

"Could it be the Book of Fortune?"

Yi Tianxing asked.

"…"

An odd expression crossed Ye Xu’s face.

These fellows had followed him for too long; each of them now genuinely believed he was utterly invincible.

The Book of Fortune truly was the supreme canon and treasure concerning the path of fortune.

But how could he possibly produce it?

Swoosh!

Ye Xu activated his divine sense, sending a single thought surge into Yi Tianxing’s sea of consciousness.

The Human Emperor’s Path Classics.

This technique was the paramount method among the Great Celestial Lords, costing him a whopping two trillion Hongmeng points. He had truly spared no expense this time.

"To master this technique, one must forge the Nine Cauldrons."

"With the power of the Nine Cauldrons to suppress the fortune of the realm, you will possess the peak combat strength of a Great Celestial Lord within the lands of Shenzhou under your command."

"The more territory acquired, the stronger his power became?" Yi Tianxing exclaimed in amazement.

Could such a wondrous method truly exist under heaven?

Ye Xu nodded.

"You must remember: cultivating this technique only grants you peak combat power within your governed territory. Unless one ascends to the Dao Ancestor Realm, upon leaving said territory, your strength will revert to its normal level."

Yi Tianxing gasped in astonishment.

He was hearing about such a fascinating technique for the first time.

"The person who created this method is truly a peerless genius," praised Yi Tianxing.

"You’re so easily impressed," Ye Xu laughed and said, "I’ll find a chance to get you a Book of Fortune to play with."

"Hehe…"

Yi Tianxing smiled brilliantly.

"Master, what is the second matter?"

"Naturally, it’s about establishing the kingdom," Ye Xu said solemnly, "In the name of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, send Invitations to all reputable forces in the yang realm’s nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine immortal domains."

"Before that, we must seize six immortal domains: Nine Yang Immortal Domain, Yinghuo Immortal Domain, Huangting Immortal Domain… as fast as possible."

These six immortal domains were all within Ye Xu’s invincible domain.

"This old man accepts the command," Yi Tianxing said respectfully.

Ye Xu teased, "Old Yi, in a while, I will call you Your Majesty. Then, you should call yourself the sovereign in front of Li Ruoyu and make him envious."

"…"

Yi Tianxing was stunned.

What kind of strange fixation is that?

A few breaths later, Yi Tianxing left Heaven’s Secret Pavilion and arrived at the Divine Court.

"Senior, the Master just ordered us to attack these six immortal domains," Yi Tianxing said as he took out a list detailing the forces’ information for each immortal domain.

Taotie’s gaze narrowed slightly.

"Daoist friend, among these six immortal domains, two belong to the East Sky Azure Dragon and the South Emperor Vermilion Bird," Taotie said solemnly.

"It doesn’t matter," Yi Tianxing said, "Since the Master has spoken, we can’t stop."

"Moreover, with the Master backing us up, we just focus on expanding our territories."

"Hahaha…"

Taotie patted Yi Tianxing’s shoulder, looking at him with admiration.

It had to be admitted that people from Heaven’s Secret Pavilion had a powerful self-confidence.

Ordinary cultivators were scared witless just hearing the names of East Sky Azure Dragon and South Emperor Vermilion Bird, let alone fighting against them?

"I personally lead a force to conquer Yinghuo Immortal Domain and Huangting Immortal Domain," Taotie volunteered.

After saying that, Taotie summoned Long Tu, mustered his troops, and charged towards Yinghuo Immortal Domain and Huangting Immortal Domain with thunderous momentum.

Yi Tianxing then gathered Li Ruoyu, Dao Sovereign Qingyuan, as well as Ye Li, Dao Sovereign Penglai, Dao Sovereign Qingluo, and others. They each attacked the remaining four immortal domains.

…

Huangting Immortal Domain.

At a weak spatial node, the void shattered like a mirror. A Guiding Immortal Light soared upward, unshakable amidst the spatial turbulence.

An unknown time later.

The Guiding Immortal Light flew into a mountaintop, and the shattered space gradually healed.

A man clad in black robes, towering and majestic with a heroic face, appeared at the mountaintop.

“Is this the Hongmeng Dao Realm?”

Dao King murmured.

He opened his mind to sense the heavens and earth. He could feel a more perfect essence of order covering the earth, and a richer vital energy than in the Qing Xuan plane.

He activated the Wuyou Dao Canon. In an instant, he drew in a massive amount of vital energy.

“Truly a good place.”

Dao King laughed heartily.

For more than a year, in the Qing Xuan plane, he prepared for war, eliminated factions one by one, established the Divine Court of Taihao, unified the realm, governed diligently, gathered the people’s hearts, and finally met the criteria to transcend and ascend.

“I have slaughtered all experts above the Immortal Venerable realm in the Qing Xuan plane. Although Duxing’s cultivation is only at the Immortal King realm, with my backup left behind, it suffices to keep the Qing Xuan plane peaceful for ten thousand years.”

A divine light gleamed in Dao King’s eyes.

Before his ascension, he charged experts at the Immortal Venerable realm and higher with rebellion and slaughtered them all. Even the Celestial Demon Ancestor, hiding in the Peach Blossom Paradise, was mercilessly subdued by him.

Only thus could he ensure the peace of the Qing Xuan plane after his ascension.

Therefore.

The current Qing Xuan plane could be called a Dharma-Ending Age.

“Is the Master in the Hongmeng Dao Realm?

Did my master, the venerable one, succeed in ascending?”

Dao King’s heart surged with emotion.

Ascending to the upper world meant a new starting point.

His own fortune had no use in the Hongmeng Dao Realm.

Boom!

Suddenly.

Terrifying waves of power appeared.

Countless troops materialized out of nowhere.

“Taotie kid, you brazenly invaded the Huangting Immortal Domain. Do you intend to stir strife between the ancestral dragon senior and the South Emperor?”

An angry roar echoed through the heavens and earth.

Dao King squinted and saw a colossal Dharma Image, towering and immense, manifesting. Layers upon layers of the Great Dao World unfolded, nurturing countless wondrous universes.

“It’s over…”

Dao King was deeply terrified in his heart.

He seemed to have encountered trouble.