Upon returning to the hall, Lu Yuan had only just sat down when he sensed three powerful auras attacking the imperial palace from outside. Extending his divine sense, he saw that the owners of those three powerful auras were all dressed in Purple Gold Dao Robes, and their appearances bore a slight resemblance to one another.
"Three peak King Realm cultivators. People from the Jun Family?"
Lu Yuan slightly furrowed his brow and waved his hand. Two guards in the Emperor Realm appeared in the hall.
"Greetings, Master!"
The two guards knelt and clasped their fists.
Lu Yuan pointed outside the hall and said coldly, "I want them dead. Don't leave any survivors."
"Yes, Master!"
The two guards accepted the order, and in the next instant, they vanished from the palace.
A moment later, the sound of battle erupted from the horizon. Half the imperial palace was caught in the aftermath, and countless palaces collapsed. Yet soon, after only a few dozen breaths, everything fell silent again.
Inside the palace.
Three ancient corpses lay on the ground.
Lu Yuan casually waved his hand, and the storage rings on the three corpses' fingers appeared in his palm.
Extending his divine sense, Lu Yuan easily broke through the restrictions on the storage rings and began examining his spoils.
A short while later.
Lu Yuan raised his brows, having discovered something interesting.
"The Upper Realm's Jun Family, White-Clad Invincible Jun Wuhui?"
"How interesting. The Jun Family that Jun Xiaoyao belongs to is actually a branch of the Jun Family from the Vast Domain in the Upper Realm."
"For Jun Wuhui, the Upper Realm's Jun Family even established a Reverse Realm Teleportation Array at any cost, solely to bring Jun Wuhui back."
As Lu Yuan examined the Information Jade Slips in the storage rings one after another, the light in his eyes grew increasingly bright.
"Oh, he actually has the Divine King Body, at the true-body level. No wonder."
"I wonder whether this Jun Wuhui is a Child of Destiny."
Lu Yuan withdrew his divine sense, deep in thought.
Seeing the Jun Family of the Dark Continent made Lu Yuan feel somewhat homesick.
Compared to the Dark Continent, the Tianxiao Continent was simply too boring. Everything was like children playing house.
"I'm done playing. Let's bring all this to an end."
Sharp light burst from Lu Yuan's eyes. In the next second, he crushed a Jade Token.
At the same time, in the Sacred Master Hall of the Chaos Sacred Land.
Jiang Cang, who was holding a meeting with the higher-ups of the Chaos Sacred Land, suddenly trembled.
A voice as gentle as jade yet still brimming with sharpness rang in his ear.
"There's no need to prepare anymore. Launch the attack immediately. Within ten days, I want to see the Eastern Domain unified. Kill all resisters without mercy!"
Upon hearing that voice, Jiang Cang instantly became excited. He looked up at the many higher-ups of the Chaos Sacred Land before him and smiled.
"Everyone, the Young Master has given his orders. Move immediately."
After giving Jiang Cang his instructions.
Lu Yuan hurried into the Void Realm and summoned the twelve villains, including Dongfang Baitian.
Soon, in the resplendent Divine Hall.
The twelve villains took their seats one after another. As they gazed at Lu Yuan seated above them, their eyes were filled with admiration.
During this period, they had accumulated countless merits and exchanged them for innumerable treasures. Not only had their own strength greatly increased, but the foundations of the forces behind them had also grown tremendously.
Lu Yuan looked at the twelve villains before him and got straight to the point without any nonsense:
"I'll soon be leaving the Tianxiao Continent. Before I leave, the Tianxiao Continent must be unified. Therefore, I'll open the Merit Monument. The treasures on the monument will no longer require merits, and you may exchange for them freely for one month."
"And I have only one condition: within this month, you must unify the domain where your respective forces are located."
"If the forces behind you aren't strong enough, discuss alliances among yourselves."
"After I leave, I'll select an Acting Alliance Leader based on your achievements to manage the Tianxiao Continent in my place. As for the final Acting Alliance Leader, I'll bestow upon him an opportunity beyond his imagination. This opportunity will be enough to make him a mighty figure in the Upper Realm."
"And I'll wait for you in the Upper Realm as well. The meeting is adjourned. Discuss matters among yourselves."
With that, Lu Yuan left the Void Realm. From beginning to end, he had not wasted a single word.
Clean and decisive.
In the resplendent Divine Hall, the twelve villains sat in their seats, unable to recover for a long while.
To Lu Yuan, unifying the Tianxiao Continent was merely a matter of moving his lips and lifting a finger.
But to them, unifying the Tianxiao Continent was something they had never even dared to imagine.
After a while.
Dongfang Baitian was the first to speak. "What are you all still standing around for? The Tianxiao Continent is merely our starting point. Since we're fortunate enough to follow the Young Master, our goals and vision shouldn't be limited to the Tianxiao Continent. Our future is destined to be glorious."
"I, Dongfang Baitian, am the Eldest Young Master of the Dongfang Family, the First Central Empire of the Central Domain. The Central Domain will be unified by my Dongfang Family. Who among you is in the same domain as me?"
Dongfang Baitian swept his gaze across the group. Seeing that no one spoke, he smiled. "It seems no one is. Good. The Central Domain is the strongest of the Nine Domains, and the pressure on my Dongfang Family is also the greatest. Therefore, I want the most resources from the Merit Monument. Does anyone object?"
Hearing this, Zuo Chunqiu, the Divine Son of the Sky Demon Palace, said, "The Central Domain is indeed the strongest of the Nine Domains. I have no objection to you taking the most resources. But before that, we should first take stock of the resources."
Dongfang Baitian nodded. "Very well. Let's count the supplies first."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone sprang into action.
A moment later.
Excitement and fervor flashed in Dongfang Baitian's eyes as he said, "There are twenty-five Saint Artifacts in total, one hundred and twenty-five Emperor Artifacts, one hundred and twenty-five King Breaking Pills, one hundred and twenty-five King Breaking Pills, twenty-five Emperor Breaking Pills, and various other resources."
The other eleven villains were also so excited upon hearing about these resources that they nearly trembled.
Dongfang Baitian forcibly suppressed his excitement and said, "Given that my Central Domain is the strongest, I'll take three Saint Artifacts, while each of you gets two. I'll take fifteen Emperor Artifacts, while each of you gets ten. I'll take fifteen King Breaking Pills and fifteen King Breaking Pills, while each of you gets ten of each. I'll take three Emperor Breaking Pills, while each of you gets two. We'll divide the other resources equally. It seems the Young Master arranged everything long ago."
"Does anyone have any objections?"
Dongfang Baitian looked toward the others.
Everyone shook their heads. Even an idiot could see that such evenly distributed resources had been allocated in advance. How could they dare object?
Seeing that no one objected, Dongfang Baitian threw his head back and laughed. "Hahaha! With these resources, our Dongfang Family's ancestor can completely wield three Saint Artifacts. Together with the Emperor Breaking Pills, unifying the Central Domain will be effortless."
"Everyone, I can't wait any longer. See you in a month."
With that, Dongfang Baitian impatiently left the Void Realm with all the resources.
The people in the hall looked at one another, then all shook their heads with a laugh.
They had all sensed something.
Someone said darkly, "The Young Master is somewhat biased, isn't he? Isn't it obvious that he intends to hand the position of Acting Alliance Leader to Dongfang Baitian?"
The others glanced sideways and sneered. "Even if the Young Master is doing that, what can you do about it? The alliance was created by the Young Master, and the resources were given by the Young Master. We contributed almost nothing. Regardless of whether the Young Master is biased, even if he is, not one person here should have a single complaint."
Upon hearing that, the man immediately fell silent.
At this moment, Dugu Ao, the Holy Son of the Blood Refining Demon Palace, looked at Zuo Chunqiu. "What do you think?"
Dressed in white and resembling an elegant young master, Zuo Chunqiu shrugged and smiled. "What objection could I have? Let things proceed as they should. Besides, I don't think the Young Master is biased."
"Given the Young Master's status, he has no need to favor anyone, because in his eyes, every one of us is no different from an ant. Dongfang Baitian has indeed gained some advantages, but the difficulties he faces are also several times greater than ours."
"The Primordial Sacred Land, the Jun Family, the First Central Empire, and the Nine Slaughter Heavenly Palace are all in the Central Domain. If any of you are dissatisfied, you can switch places with Dongfang Baitian. I think Dongfang Baitian would be very happy to trade with you."