White-Clad Invincible Jun Wuhui, Countdown to Return

Back inside the hall, Lu Yuan had barely sat down when he sensed three powerful auras heading toward the imperial palace from outside. Extending his divine sense, he saw that the owners of these three auras were all clad in Purple Gold Dao Robes, their features bearing a three-part resemblance to one another.

"Three peak King Realm cultivators. People from the Jun Family?"

Lu Yuan furrowed his brow slightly. With a wave of his hand, two Emperor Realm guards appeared in the hall.

"Greetings, Master!"

The two guards knelt, fists cupped.

Lu Yuan pointed outside the hall, his voice icy. "I want them dead, not alive."

"As you command, Master!"

The two guards acknowledged the order and vanished from the hall the next instant.

Moments later, the sound of battle rippled from the horizon. Half the imperial palace was caught in the shockwaves, countless halls collapsing. But soon—within just a few dozen breaths—everything fell silent again.

Inside the hall.

Three aged corpses lay on the floor.

Lu Yuan waved his hand lightly, and the storage rings on the three corpses' fingers flew into his palm. Extending his divine sense, he easily broke through the rings' restrictions and began inspecting the spoils.

After a short while.

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, having found something interesting.

"The Upper Realm Jun Family... Jun Wuhui, the Invincible in White?"

"Interesting, very interesting. So the Jun Family that Jun Xiaoyao belongs to is actually a branch of the Upper Realm's Vast Domain Jun Family."

"For Jun Wuhui's sake, the Upper Realm Jun Family even went to the trouble of forcibly constructing a Reverse Realm Teleportation Array, just to bring him over."

As Lu Yuan examined one Information Jade Slip after another from the storage rings, his eyes grew brighter.

"Oh? A Divine King Body, at the true body level. No wonder."

"I wonder if this Jun Wuhui is a Child of Destiny."

Withdrawing his divine sense, Lu Yuan fell into thought.

Seeing the Jun Family of the Dark Continent stirred a hint of homesickness in him.

Compared to the Dark Continent, the Tianxiao Continent was far too dull—everything felt like children playing house.

"Enough playing. Let's end this quickly."

A sharp light flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes, and the next second, he crushed a Jade Token.

Meanwhile, at the Chaos Sacred Land, in the Sacred Master Hall.

Jiang Cang, who was presiding over a high-level meeting of the Chaos Sacred Land, jolted violently.

A voice, warm as jade yet sharp as a blade, rang in his ear.

"No more preparations. Launch the attack immediately. Within ten days, I want the Eastern Domain unified. All who resist—slaughter without mercy!"

Hearing this voice, Jiang Cang was instantly stirred. He raised his head, looked at the many high-ranking members of the Chaos Sacred Land before him, and smiled.

"Gentlemen, the Young Master has given the order. Move out now."

After instructing Jiang Cang.

Lu Yuan wasted no time and entered the Void Realm, summoning the twelve villains, including Dongfang Baitian.

Soon, inside the resplendent Divine Hall.

The twelve villains took their seats one by one, gazing up at Lu Yuan at the head of the hall, their eyes filled with reverence.

Over these past days, they had accumulated countless merits and exchanged them for innumerable treasures. Not only had their own strength soared, but the forces behind them had also seen their foundations greatly enhanced.

Lu Yuan looked at the twelve villains before him and cut straight to the chase without any preamble.

"I am about to leave the Tianxiao Continent. Before I go, the Tianxiao Continent must be unified. Therefore, I will open the Merit Monument. The treasures within it will require no merits—you may exchange for them freely, for a period of one month."

"My only condition is this: within that month, you must unify the domain where each of your respective forces resides."

"For those whose backing forces lack sufficient strength, you may discuss alliances among yourselves."

"After I leave, I will select an Acting Alliance Leader based on your contributions to manage the Tianxiao Continent in my stead. To the final Acting Alliance Leader, I will grant a fortune beyond his imagination—one enough to make him a power in the Upper Realm."

"And I will be waiting for you all in the Upper Realm. Now, this meeting is adjourned. Discuss among yourselves."

With that, Lu Yuan left the Void Realm, not a single wasted word from start to finish.

Clean and decisive.

Inside the resplendent Divine Hall, the twelve villains sat in their seats, long unable to snap out of their daze.

Unifying the Tianxiao Continent—for Lu Yuan, it was merely a matter of moving his lips and making a light gesture. But for them, unifying the Tianxiao Continent was something they had never even dared to imagine.

After a long while.

Dongfang Baitian spoke first: "Everyone, what are you standing around for? Tianxiao Continent is merely our starting point. Since we have the fortune to follow the Young Master, our goals and our sights should not be limited to Tianxiao Continent alone. Our future is destined for brilliance."

"I, Dongfang Baitian, Eldest Young Master of the Dongfang Family of the First Central Empire in the Central Domain—let the Central Domain be unified by my Dongfang Family. Who else is in the same domain as me?"

Dongfang Baitian swept his gaze over the crowd. Seeing no one speak, he laughed: "It seems not. Good. The Central Domain is the strongest of the Nine Domains, so my Dongfang Family bears the greatest pressure. Therefore, I will take the most resources from the Merit Monument. Anyone object?"

Hearing this, Zuo Chunqiu, 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, let's first tally the resources."

Dongfang Baitian nodded. "Fine. Let's count the supplies first."

As his voice fell, everyone began to move.

A moment later.

Dongfang Baitian's eyes flickered with excitement and fervor as he said: "Twenty-five Saint Artifacts in total, one hundred and twenty-five Emperor Artifacts in total, one hundred and twenty-five Marquis Breaking Pills, one hundred and twenty-five King Breaking Pills, twenty-five Emperor Breaking Pills, and various other resources."

Upon hearing these resources, the other eleven villains were also trembling with excitement.

Dongfang Baitian suppressed his inner excitement and said: "Since my Central Domain is the strongest, I'll take three Saint Artifacts, and you each take two. I'll take fifteen Emperor Artifacts, and you each take ten. I'll take fifteen each of the Marquis Breaking and King Breaking Pills, and you each take ten. I'll take three Emperor Breaking Pills, and you each take two. The rest of the resources will be split equally. It seems the Young Master had already allocated everything."

"Does anyone have any objections?"

Dongfang Baitian looked at the crowd.

Everyone shook their heads. With resources so evenly distributed, even a fool could see this was pre-arranged. How would they dare to object?

Seeing no one objected, Dongfang Baitian threw his head back and laughed wildly: "Hahaha! With these resources, my Dongfang Family's ancestor can wield three Saint Artifacts at once. Add the Emperor Breaking Pills, and unifying the Central Domain will be as easy as reaching out a hand."

"Everyone, I can't wait any longer. See you in a month."

With that, Dongfang Baitian eagerly took all the resources and left the Void Realm.

The people in the hall looked at each other, then all shook their heads with a smile.

They had all sensed something.

Someone said darkly: "The Young Master is a bit biased. Isn't it obvious he wants to hand the Acting Alliance Leader position to Dongfang Baitian?"

Others glanced sideways and sneered: "Even if the Young Master did that, what can you do about it? The alliance was founded by the Young Master, the resources were given by the Young Master. We barely contributed any effort. Whether the Young Master is biased or not, not a single person here has the right to complain."

Upon hearing this, the man fell silent.

At this moment, Dugu Ao, Holy Son of the Blood Refining Demon Palace, looked at Zuo Chunqiu. "What do you have to say?"

Zuo Chunqiu, dressed in white like a refined scholar, shrugged and smiled: "What objection could I have? Let things be as they are. Besides, I don't think the Young Master is biased."

"Given the Young Master's status and position, he has no need to favor anyone. In his eyes, all of us are nothing but ants. Dongfang Baitian does gain some advantages, but the difficulties he faces are several times greater than ours."

"The Primordial Sacred Land, the Jun Family, the First Central Empire, and the Nine Killers Palace—all are in the Central Domain. If anyone here is dissatisfied, they are welcome to trade places with Dongfang Baitian. I imagine Dongfang Baitian would be more than happy to swap with you."