"I understand." Zhao Xuanyi firmly engraved Qing Lan's words in his heart before leaving the great hall.
Before long, he returned, holding two invitation cards in his hands, his face filled with wild joy.
"Reporting to the Imperial Lord, the Cloud Dragon Dynasty and the Moon-Slaying Dynasty have suddenly submitted invitation cards pledging allegiance. They are willing to become vassals of our dynasty!"
Qing Lan was slightly startled, but quickly understood. It was probably because of Shi Lan.
She took the invitation cards and glanced over them. Just as she had expected.
Overawed by Bai Yu's aura, the two dynasties had naturally mistaken Bai Yu for a reinforcement of the Heavenly Flame Immortal Dynasty. A White Tiger who was nearly on the verge of attaining the Dao could sweep aside most opponents even among upper dynasties, let alone two mere lower dynasties.
Setting the allegiance invitations aside, a flicker passed through Qing Lan's eyes. She spoke, "Call Cang Yue to see me."
"Cang Yue already left the imperial capital overnight yesterday and headed for the Ancestral Blood Pool. He said his cultivation was about to break through and that he needed to enter seclusion for a period."
"A cultivation breakthrough? He only recently entered the Heavenly Demon realm. What breakthrough could he possibly have?"
Upon hearing this, Qing Lan furrowed her brows and waved her hand. "Then you go in his stead and complete the collection of dynastic fortune."
As vassal dynasties, they had to hand over half of their dynastic fortune to their suzerain dynasty, along with paying tribute once every ten years, in exchange for protection.
With two additional dynasties, the Heavenly Flame Immortal Dynasty's dynastic fortune would undoubtedly become even stronger. Qing Lan's cultivation speed would also increase considerably, and even the Lan Clan would benefit from