area51novel Chapter 243 Emperor Qing Huan: After All, It Can't Be A Bowl Of Water
Chapter 243 Emperor Qing Huan: After All, It Can't Be A Bowl Of Water
Chapter 243: Emperor Qing Huan: Ultimately, it is impossible to please everyone.
After the catastrophe of the Heavenly Tribulation, Xue Bingxuan and the other women returned to the Imperial Dao Peak to cultivate in seclusion, using the Time Acceleration Array to quickly consolidate their cultivation in the Mysterious Immortal realm.
In the current Extreme Void Starry Sky, there are very few of the extraordinary geniuses of the same generation as Senior Sister who can reach the True Immortal realm, let alone the Mysterious Immortal realm. Princess Long Yi belongs to the previous generations of extraordinary geniuses, so she is not included in this list.
Therefore, Mu Yinghua ordered the news to be sealed off to avoid any complications. If those high-level figures of the Supreme Dao forces were to learn of this matter, they would surely be jealous and may resort to some underhanded tricks due to their unbalanced mentality.
The extraordinary geniuses, who have been nurtured and cultivated with great effort and sacrifice, and who are destined to inherit the foundation of the sect in the future, are unable to withstand a single blow in front of the exceptional women of your Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. Moreover, there is not just one or two of these exceptional women, but a group of them. Can those old fellows maintain their composure?
In order to avoid unnecessary complications, the high-level members of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace have chosen to handle this matter discreetly. They are giving enough time for Senior Sister and the others to grow. As long as they reach the level of Golden Immortal, or even Supreme Primordial Golden Immortal in the future, there will be no need to hide anymore.
Of course, if they understand the changes in the fate of Xue Bingxuan and the others, and that everything is due to Qin Muling, they may all bring their most outstanding girls to seek marriage, just like Emperor Qing Huan's reason: they must share the extraordinary opportunities and cannot let Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace monopolize them.
If the high-level members of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace dare to refuse, then they should be prepared to go to war with all the major forces at the same time!
If they can't be in-laws, then they can be enemies!
Realizing the seriousness of these consequences, both Emperor Qing Huan and Emperor Xin Yu agreed with Mu Yinghua to take the most stringent measures to maintain secrecy. Even if it cannot be kept secret for a long time, they will delay it as much as possible.
Supreme Cave Mansion.
When Qin Muling walked in, Mu Yinghua, who was lying on the cloud bed, smiled gently and asked, "Are you ready to enter the secret realm?"
"Yes, you also know the situation over there. I can't stay away for too long," Qin Muling replied. The senior sisters can focus on cultivating here, and she can bring them along when she returns next time. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Emperor Xin Yu smiled slightly, "There's no need to rush. Take a look at this first. The history of Jade Pearl Star Palace may really come to an end!"
A jade pendant flew out from her hand and landed lightly in Qin Muling's hand.
Qin Muling looked surprised as she infused her mana to investigate. After seeing the information inside, her expression changed.
The content in the jade pendant was not complicated. It stated that Genesis Star Palace, which had been devastated in the past, had recently been restored to its original state by a powerful and mysterious force. They also issued a strong notice to Jade Pearl Star Palace, demanding that they return all the treasures and artifacts looted from Genesis Star Palace within a specified period of time, not even leaving a single brick or tile, and also pay a huge compensation.
Naturally, the high-level members of Jade Pearl Star Palace refused, and three days ago, a large number of powerful individuals from Genesis Star Palace suddenly appeared outside the sect's main altar and began to attack their protective mountain formation with all their might.
"What is the current situation?" Qin Muling frowned and asked. The incident that happened in Genesis Star Palace years ago did not involve the female cultivators of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. It was only the Sect Master, Mu Yinghua, who wandered around the Star Palace's periphery and luckily obtained the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed that flew out of the void.
After obtaining it, she did not stay for long and immediately left with the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed, which eventually led to the appearance of Qin Muling.
However, now that Jade Pearl Star Palace has been targeted, it is likely that the remaining forces involved in the looting of Genesis Star Palace will not be able to escape and will eventually be sought out and settled one by one.
"Not very optimistic," Emperor Xin Yu furrowed her brows lightly. "Jade Pearl Star Palace has reached its limit with the mountain protection formation. The high-level elders who took the initiative to attack have suffered heavy losses. It seems that within ten days to a month at most, the main gate stronghold will be breached, and at that time, there will be no way to turn the tide!"
The power of Genesis Star Palace is undoubtedly worthy of its former reputation as the number one immortal sacred land in the Extreme Void Starry Sky. Just as Jade Pearl Star Palace has just recovered from the ravages of the Demon Race, they are immediately faced with such a terrifying enemy. Being suppressed and attacked was an expected result.
"Do they... have any Quasi-Saint Emperors?" Qin Muling asked cautiously, then shook her head. How could it be possible for Jade Pearl Star Palace to be pushed to the brink of destruction in such a short time without any Quasi-Saint Emperors? And there should be more than one.
"They definitely have," Emperor Qing Huan said with a solemn expression. "And we suspect that the woman leading them should be the first disciple of that Saint back then. She was already at the peak of the Great Principle realm before Genesis Star Palace was sealed. It is only natural for her to step into the Quasi-Saint Emperor realm now."
"So, the downfall of Jade Pearl Star Palace is only a matter of time. The issue we need to discuss now is how to deal with Genesis Star Palace's next actions."
As a superpower aspiring to unify the entire Extreme Void Starry Sky, Dao Court naturally has the greatest vigilance towards Genesis Star Palace. Although Dao Court did not participate in the looting of Genesis Star Palace by various forces back then, they also did not intervene afterwards.
Now that Genesis Star Palace is settling old scores, Jade Pearl Star Palace is the first, but it will not be the last. The remaining forces know that they are no match and have only two choices: either unite for self-preservation or seek help from the high-level members of Dao Court.
"Mu Ling, what do you think should be done with these people?" Mu Yinghua and Emperor Xin Yu glanced at each other and asked casually.
Without hesitation, Qin Muling said, "They brought this upon themselves and must bear the consequences. If they are destroyed, it is their own fault and no one else's."
"So... Dao Court should not get involved in this mess, right?" Emperor Qing Huan asked with a smile.
"Definitely. Even if Dao Court saves them now, when that person fully recovers, this matter will definitely not be over. Going to war with them and Genesis Star Palace will not benefit Dao Court in any way," Qin Muling said.
By now, he had somewhat understood the intentions of the two emperors and his master. After all, he had come out of Genesis Star Palace, and anything related to that place could potentially affect him and Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace.
When that time comes, Qin Muling's attitude will be crucial. If he is willing to continue standing by their side, standing by Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace's side, then everyone will be happy. Otherwise, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace may not be able to escape the fate of the sect's foundation being destroyed and its inheritance being severed.
Emperor Qing Huan pondered for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, Dao Court will ignore this matter. I will inform the two emperors to stay out of it."
Qin Muling looked at her with some surprise. Emperor Qing Huan's ability to make such a decision on behalf of Dao Court clearly involved weighing the pros and cons. Although those forces of the lineage are not worth much, they are still nominally obedient to Dao Court's orders. It wouldn't sound good if Dao Court ignored them and let them be destroyed by Genesis Star Palace without any intervention.
But then again, with the strength that Genesis Star Palace possesses, their retaliatory actions will not stop whether Dao Court intervenes or not. So from Dao Court's standpoint, it is simply unnecessary to engage in a war with no chance of winning.
When a chess piece provokes an enemy it shouldn't have, the only outcome is being abandoned, with no better way out.
Mu Yinghua hesitated for a long time before finally couldn't help but say, "Mu Ling, the sect... and your master, have they ever done anything to wrong you?"
Qin Muling looked at her strangely, "Why are you asking such a question? Is there still some misunderstanding between us?"
"Well, it's just..." Mu Yinghua hesitated, but Emperor Xin Yu spoke more directly, "If one day in the future, the person from Genesis Star Palace discovers your identity and wants to take you back, what will you do?"
Qin Muling fell silent for a moment and said, "You won't let that happen, will you?"
Emperor Qing Huan sighed, "Of course, we will do our best, but... that person's Divine Ability is clearly superior to ours. If she insists on finding your whereabouts in the future, I'm afraid there is nothing in the Extreme Void Starry Sky that can stop her."
In other words, when the original owner of Genesis Star Palace comes knocking on the door one day in the future and discovers that the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed has already taken human form and has become a partner with many female cultivators from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, one can only wonder what expression she will have.
If that powerful Saint's temperament is not so good... there is no need to say what will happen next.
"I understand," Qin Muling pondered, "But I don't know the temperament of that person. If certain unavoidable things really happen, I can only guarantee to protect them and prevent them from getting hurt. As for anything else, I can't guarantee anything."
There was a hint of helplessness in his heart. If he had already reached the Quasi-Saint Emperor cultivation level by then, everything would be easy. He would have the ability to protect anyone he wanted to protect.
But if the original owner of Genesis Star Palace recovers early and finds him before Qin Muling has grown up, then he would have no control over the situation.
"Well, it's hard for you," Emperor Xin Yu said, "What we can be sure of is that you should still have some time to grow safely. As for how far you can grow, it will depend on fate. Of course, with your unparalleled luck, I'm sure you won't disappoint us."
Qin Muling breathed a sigh of relief, "That's it then! There's no need to think too much about things that are too far in the future. I don't think Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace will fail this test."
After talking for a while, Qin Muling's figure dissipated in place and returned to the Illusory Mist Secret Realm.
Only two Emperor-level cultivators and Mu Yinghua were left in the Cave Mansion.
With a burst of clear radiance, Emperor Feng Ge and the other seven senior sisters of Emperor Xin Yu all arrived. They were all stunningly beautiful, with different styles and extraordinary grace. They had all reached the peak Great Principal Golden Immortal cultivation level.
In theory, their accumulations in all aspects were sufficient. They only needed a special opportunity to take that crucial step and achieve the Quasi-Saint Emperor Dao Fruit.
But if the opportunity did not come, they might be stuck at their current realm for their entire lives, until they dissipated their cultivation and passed away after billions of years, without even touching the threshold of the Quasi-Saint Emperor level.
Emperor Xin Yu spoke gently, "Senior sisters, no need for formalities. Let's sit down and talk."
The eight beautiful women nodded in greeting and took their seats.
Emperor Qing Huan looked at Mu Yinghua and hesitated, "Does he really not remember anything from his past life? I have checked the secret files of Dao Court regarding Genesis Star Palace, but unfortunately, there is no record of this. Otherwise, we could speculate about that person's temperament and Qin Muling's past life."
Emperor Xin Yu said lightly, "I think Mu Ling is transforming into a human for the first time. There is no record of him transforming in the past, so we shouldn't worry about this aspect."
Mu Yinghua nodded in agreement, "I also think so. If he had truly transformed before, then why did he revert back to being an Innate Primordial Spirit Seed? It doesn't make sense. The person who nurtured him in the Thousand Leaves Merit Azure Lotus Pond with the blood of an ancient saint must have wanted him to transform as soon as possible."
Emperor Qing Huan carefully looked at Mu Yinghua. Since Qin Muling was brought back by her, she must have the most say in this matter.
But during the crucial moment of the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed's transformation, what exactly happened? Besides her, there was no one else present to witness it firsthand. So, perhaps there are some secrets that even she doesn't know?
Thinking about this, Emperor Qing Huan felt a bit frustrated. Although they were currently close allies, the leader of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace still held reservations towards him.
And the same goes for Qin Muling. In the end, he couldn't treat his daughter impartially.
"This matter is not too urgent. We can take our time to consider it," Emperor Feng Ge furrowed her eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice. "If we want to truly protect Qin Muling, we must have enough strength to negotiate with Genesis Star Palace. In other words, we must find a way to break through to the Quasi-Saint Emperor realm in the shortest possible time. If one or two junior sisters succeed, the situation will be much more favorable for us in the future."
Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace currently only has one Quasi-Saint Emperor, and they don't even have the slightest advantage against Genesis Star Palace, let alone Dao Court. If it weren't for Emperor Qing Huan's unwillingness, the other two emperors of Dao Court would have probably known about Qin Muling's existence and joined forces to take him away.
Mu Yinghua sighed, "How easy is it to obtain the Dao Fruit of a Quasi-Saint Emperor? Without extraordinary opportunities and luck, it's impossible to hope for it. Qin Muling does have the potential to help us, but we should wait until his cultivation level improves. It's still too early now."
If they were to make a move on that little guy now, they would probably completely drain him and there might be a chance to barely create a Quasi-Saint Emperor. But any sensible person wouldn't consider such a foolish act of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
As the person closest to Qin Muling, Mu Yinghua knew very well that if he were to have Golden Immortal cultivation now, she would be the first to benefit from the great fortune. Not to mention becoming a Great Principal Golden Immortal, obtaining the Dao Fruit of a Quasi-Saint Emperor would also be a matter of course, although the process was somewhat embarrassing for her to mention.
Emperor Xin Yu nodded, "That's natural. Let's leave it at that for now. Some things can't be rushed, we need to have enough patience."
Emperor Xin Yu had a premonition about the plans of the former owner of Genesis Star Palace. They had paid such a great price to nurture the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed in the Thousand Leaves Merit Azure Lotus Pond, not just for decoration, but for an unprecedented plan and layout.
What kind of goal is worth investing so much and waiting for such a long time? Besides the true Supreme Primordial Saint Dao Fruit, could there be any other purpose?
Unfortunately, since Qin Muling has become the future leader of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, he belongs to all of them, and no one can take him away!
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Jade Pearl Immortal Domain, the main hall of Jade Pearl Star Palace.
The protective mountain formation was fully activated, resembling a tough and transparent egg white-like dome, covering billions of miles of space, even with countless flames, icebergs, meteorites, and thunderous dragons pouring down like rain outside, the formation remained unmoved.
Of course, this was only superficial.
On the steps in front of the main hall of the sect's meeting hall, the sect leader Yan Qinyang's face was pale, his bloodshot eyes fixedly staring at the movement in the sky.
In at most twelve days, the protective mountain formation would completely collapse, and the forces of Genesis Star Palace outside would rush in and slaughter all the disciples, leaving none alive.
(End of this chapter)