The echoes of the Star Palace's founding ceremony still lingered among the peaks of Star-Magnetic Peak. Han Li was discussing how to fully absorb the legacy of the Five Demonic Sects with Nangong Wan, Lu Yun, and the other core members when that cold, mechanical voice sounded in his mind once more:
[Ding! Main quest triggered: Conquer the Mulan Grassland.] [Quest background: The Mulan Grassland consists of twelve ancient tribes. Its heart, the "Mulan Sacred Temple," preserves ancient shamanic arts and possesses profound foundations. Reconnaissance indicates that its territory holds over a hundred Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. It borders Great Jin, the foremost sacred land of cultivation in this world, and serves as a strategic gateway to that sacred land.] [Quest requirements: Rule all of Heavenly South, muster your armies, and prepare for war. Launch a full-scale conquest of the Mulan Grassland. Force its main forces to surrender or crush them, extending the Star Palace's influence to the borders of Great Jin.] [Quest reward: The first three layers of the "Brahma Saint True Demonic Art," a supreme demonic Body Refining manual containing the dual mysteries of the Brahma Saint and the true demon. It can strengthen the flesh, condense the true demon, and connect with heaven and earth.] [Quest time limit: Five years.]
The Mulan Grassland... over a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators... Han Li was inwardly shaken. The system's intelligence laid bare the strength of this northern grassland-its total number of Nascent Soul cultivators actually rivaled that of the Star Palace alliance, which now combined Heavenly South, part of the Chaotic Star Sea's forces, the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and the Nine Nations Alliance!
More crucial still was Great Jin. This legendary colossus, home to multiple Deity Transformation Stage powerhouses, countless sects, and cultivation arts as vast as the