Ye Hongyu nodded, took the sacred qi cluster, and stored it in his Literary Palace.
His purple robes billowed, and a powerful aura capable of dominating an entire world spread outward. Fang Yun's muscles tightened, and a chill ran down his back.
A translucent spherical space appeared around Ye Hongyu.
This Realm of Family, State, and World had a radius of five li. Beneath Ye Hongyu's feet lay a vast complex of buildings, much like the capital of a nation, grand and magnificent, with a thousand splendid vistas. Beyond the mighty capital lay green mountains and white rivers, verdant fields and yellow earth. If brought into being through Turning Void into Reality, it would surely become fertile land capable of nourishing countless people.
Yet within this Realm of Family, State, and World, there was not the slightest trace of living beings, nor any birds, beasts, men, women, old people, or children. It was vast but hollow. Looking closely left one feeling as though a piece of one's heart had gone missing, leaving an empty void.
The instant the Realm of Family, State, and World manifested, lightning wove a net around Ye Hongyu and condensed into armor. Heaven's majestic might surged between his eyes, and his aura resembled that of this domain's sovereign.
Above Ye Hongyu's head, a full moon appeared, shining high over the world and laying frost upon the earth.
A Great Scholar's literary qi transformed into a bright moon.
So long as the Realm of Family, State, and World remained unbroken and the Literary Qi Moon did not fall, the Great Scholar would remain undefeated.
A trace of yearning appeared in Fang Yun's eyes. The Realm of Family, State, and World and the Literary Qi Moon were both powerful means available to Great Scholars. After prolonged refinement, once