The Imperial Capital Changes, the Ladies' Madness!

"Could it be that Yun Shan had broken through to Dou Zong!?"

The elderly man in hemp robes who flew out from the Jia Ma imperial family was naturally Jia Xingtian, a peak Dou Emperor.

At this moment, Jia Xingtian's expression was filled with uncertainty and alarm.

As a peak Dou Emperor, his strength was enough to prove that his status within the Jia Ma Empire was extremely high, and his knowledge was far from ordinary!

Yet what he witnessed today had ruthlessly shattered his old-fashioned beliefs and even mercilessly crushed his dream of empire.

The Misty Cloud Sect already had Yun Shan, a peak Dou Emperor, watching over it, though there had been no news of him for years.

Now, a phoenix silhouette suddenly soared above the peak of Misty Cloud Mountain. Such an auspicious sign likely meant that Yun Shan had already broken through.

If that was the case, the imperial family, which had already been inferior to the Misty Cloud Sect, would only be able to swallow their anger and let the Misty Cloud Sect manipulate them from now on!

However, just as this thought arose in his mind—

Dark clouds gathered above the Nalan Family, and a violent hurricane erupted!

Jia Xingtian's gaze swept over the scene as his soul power surged forth, probing into the dark clouds.

When his soul power pierced through the clouds and delved deep within, Jia Xingtian's eyes widened in utter shock.

"These dark clouds... are actually formed from chaotic natural energy!?"

Cultivators had to extract single-attribute Dou Qi from natural energy in order to cultivate.

As for unrefined natural energy containing Dou Qi of every attribute, it simply could not be absorbed on a large scale!

Even as a peak Dou Emperor, if he tried to absorb the violent energy within those oppressive black clouds, the only outcome would be his body exploding!

Could it be that the empire's marshal had lost his mind, or suffered a deviation in his cultivation?

With a thought, Jia Xingtian sent his soul power toward the source of the phenomenon.

After passing through a faintly sluggish barrier and entering the Nalan Family, Jia Xingtian learned what was happening within. His heart shook violently, and his weathered face was filled with disbelief.

The one stirring up this energy hurricane within the Nalan Family was actually a little girl!?

Not only did she dare to directly refine natural energy, her breathing was even and her aura had not become disordered in the slightest!

One had to know that children's meridians were fragile. Even being able to withstand the body-tempering of Dou Qi was enough to make one a genius.

Yet the Nalan Family's little girl actually dared to directly absorb the energy within the hurricane!?

Not only was there no sign of her body exploding, her aura was steadily rising!?

Had he not woken up yet today?

Jia Xingtian remained shaken and doubtful, feeling as though he must be dreaming to witness such an anomaly.

"Boom—!"

Just as he was lost in thought, a tremendous explosion rang out from the Mite'er Family, followed by a golden beam of light shooting into the sky.

"The Mite'er Family is showing unusual activity too!?"

The golden pillar of light was not large, but its dazzling radiance pierced straight into the heavens. Even the dark clouds were stained by its glow, becoming somewhat more sacred.

"What is happening in the Jia Ma imperial capital today?"

Jia Xingtian muttered to himself in bewilderment, the confusion in his heart written all over his face!

If there had only been one phenomenon, he could still have understood it as someone suddenly encountering a great opportunity.

But one anomaly after another—

There was no way they could all be sudden great opportunities!

"The Jia Ma Empire is about to change!!!"

"Three anomalies are already extremely rare. Someone must be sent to investigate!"

Just as he stood frozen in shock, believing there were only three sites of change, another strange sound reached his ears.

"Hummm—"

A deep, lingering hum drifted out from the Alchemist Association, though it was not as exaggerated as the previous three phenomena!

"Caw—"

Before he could probe with his soul power, a clear crane cry suddenly seized Jia Xingtian's attention.

Looking down, he discovered that the resounding crane cry had actually come from within the Jia Ma imperial family!

With a single cry, the phantom of a white-feathered immortal crane flew into the sky.

It came quickly and vanished just as quickly.

"That location... is Yao Ye's residence!"

Uncontrollable excitement flashed in Jia Xingtian's eyes. With a flick of his Dou Qi wings, he flew toward that location.

Investigating the other anomalies would still take some time.

Yao Ye was his precious granddaughter, and he desperately wanted to know what had caused the strange sights in heaven and earth today!

Within the imperial palace of the capital, jade towers stood in clusters, and magnificent halls gleamed brilliantly.

Amid those imposing buildings, a fragrant garden was exceptionally tranquil. The faint scent of orchids filled the courtyard, while a blue-stone path and gently babbling stream made it seem like a paradise amid the scheming imperial family.

The young woman sat quietly within the garden pavilion. As she slowly opened her eyes, joy welled up on her pretty face. Her single ponytail hung leisurely behind her, and her flowing black hair accentuated her capable, valiant bearing.

An air of nobility naturally surrounded her, as though she were the very embodiment of royal aristocratic grace.

"Yao Ye, your great-grandfather has something to ask you!"

A streak of light hurriedly descended from the sky, and its owner spoke at once.

Seeing that it was Jia Xingtian, Yao Ye had just been about to mention the diary's reward when an overwhelming terror enveloped her. Her face instantly turned deathly pale.

"Great-Grandfather, I know what you want to ask."

"It's just... I can't explain it either!"

"It was merely a sudden moment of enlightenment that allowed me to comprehend a low-grade Earth-rank cultivation technique!"

She found an excuse to brush him off. Even after Jia Xingtian left helplessly, Yao Ye was still deeply shaken.

Fortunately, that terrifying aura, as though she stood before the gates of hell, had lasted only an instant.

A moment later, as she gazed at the words in the diary before her, her eyes shimmered like autumn waters, and a subtle, meaningful blush drifted across her cheeks.

Friendly reminder: the more times you are named in the diary by Cang Lan, the higher the grade of your reward.

Since this is your first time, instance rewards will be super-doubled!

Reward: Low-grade Earth-rank Dou Skill, "Crane Feather Immortal Dance"!

As the rewards were distributed, after the women received theirs, they too stared at the words displayed in the diary, each lost in her own thoughts!

Their first time!

The instance rewards had been super-doubled.

They had benefited enormously from it.

They had obtained great opportunities that would benefit them for life!

And all it took to gain such tremendous benefits was reading Cang Lan's diary!

The women, who already enjoyed watching drama unfold, were filled with boundless anticipation!

Even the mysterious newly advanced Dou Zong, whose cold purple eyes were strange and bewitching, found a trace of warmth appearing in her beautiful eyes after receiving her reward. In her heart, her impression of Cang Lan improved drastically!

At the same time, they noticed that the more often they were named, the more abundant their rewards would be.

Realizing that they needed to be named to receive even more rewards, the women could no longer remain calm.

Previously, they had worried that Cang Lan naming them meant he knew their inner thoughts.

But there was no paper in the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion anyway, so their fiery, brazen thoughts ran completely unchecked!

"Write about me..."

"God Lan, write my name more!"

At that moment, the women wished they could tie Cang Lan up and drag him from the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion into their bedrooms to write their autobiographies for them!

That way, they could avoid decades of detours.

Some had even secretly let their thoughts fly into the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion already, wishing they could spend twenty-five hours a day circling around Cang Lan!

At the same time, two large words appeared on each side of their faces.

"Write about me (left cheek)!!!"

"My name (right cheek)!!!"

"Ding. System notification: Your avatar has reached the boundary of the invincible domain!"

"If it goes any farther, your existence will be exposed!"

Within the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, Cang Lan was lying down and resting when several system notifications suddenly rang out in his mind.

Dear readers who have bookmarked and followed this novel, are there any female protagonists from other worlds you would like to see? The author is preparing to introduce characters from other worlds!