242: Chapter 242 The Heartwarming Moment of the System, Lin Ran's Ambition!

The Seven Swords of Heaven Burial were originally supreme treasures meant to suppress the Dragon, but now that the Dragon had been slain by Lin Ran, they were of less significance to their Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty.

Moreover, Lin Ran slaying the Dragon had indeed solved the most troublesome problem the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty had faced since its founding.

If Li Wuqing did not reward Lin Ran, it would truly be unjustifiable.

Fame and profit?

Lin Ran was already the Holy Son of the Flying Immortal Sect and had long been famous far and wide.

After this matter concluded, his prestige would likely skyrocket, reaching a point where almost everyone in the world knew him; how could Lin Ran lack fame or profit?

Power?

Lin Ran was not only the Holy Son of the Flying Immortal Sect and the Holy Son of the Qingyu Pavilion, but also the Dragon Commander of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty.

Without hesitation, one could say that after this battle, not only the Feixian Sect and Qingyu Pavilion would follow Lin Ran's lead.

Even the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty would follow Lin Ran's lead.

Therefore, Lin Ran was not lacking in power either.

After much thought, Li Wuqing could only gift the Seven Swords of Heaven Burial to Lin Ran.

The Seven Swords of Heaven Burial were by no means useless Magic Treasures; their origins were unknown even to the founder of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty, having been obtained by chance.

And precisely because their Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty did not understand the Seven Swords of Heaven Burial and did not know how to utilize them, they could only brutally use the Seven Swords of Heaven Burial to suppress the Dragon.

【Ding! Detected that the Host has triggered a new Heavenly Mandate Mission. Please make the following choice!】

【Option One: What is obtained today is what This Son of Heavenly Mandate deserves!】

【Mission: Accept Li Wuqing's reward and obtain the Seven Swords of Heaven Burial!】

【Reward: 15,000 destiny points, top-tier Seven-Turn Seven-Star Divine Art — Seven Absolute Arts of Heaven Burial!】

【Option Two: As the Host of the Destiny System, does This Son of Heavenly Mandate need your meager reward?!】

【Mission: Reject Li Wuqing's reward and express disdain!】

【Reward: 15,000 destiny points, one 'Arrogant Son of Destiny' halo!】

"I choose option one!"

Lin Ran thought to himself.

Since the Seven Swords of Heaven Burial were being given away for free, it would be foolish not to take them.

Moreover, the System had already thoughtfully prepared the reward for him, specifically to prevent him from not knowing how to use the Seven Swords of Heaven Burial, so it had packaged the Seven Absolute Arts of Heaven Burial to give to him.

Sigh!

With such a thoughtful System, what more could he, as the Host, ask for?

"In that case, many thanks for the reward, Old Li. I, the Dragon Commander, shall graciously accept the Seven Swords of Heaven Burial."

Lin Ran said with a smile.

"Think nothing of it. As long as Minister Lin is pleased, this Emperor is overjoyed!" Li Wuqing said happily.

"By the way, Old Li, although I have pacified this catastrophe for your Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty, those rebellious Noble Families and ministers should be wiped out, right?" Lin Ran suddenly asked.

"Hmm, naturally they must be wiped out. They committed an act of treason against the realm; if I do not exterminate their nine clans, I fear the whole world will have criticisms about our Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty!" Li Wuqing narrowed his eyes slightly, an aura of terrifying imperial majesty radiating from his body.

Those rebellious Noble Families and ministers had colluded with the Heavenly God Mountain, and the Heavenly God Mountain was an extraterrestrial force intending to destroy the Zhangming Emperor Realm!

Therefore, those ministers and Noble Families were committing treason against the realm, helping outsiders destroy their own world!

As the Emperor of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty, if he did not completely eradicate these traitors, how would the people of the world view their Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty?!

Li Wuqing was a cold-hearted ruler to begin with, so he would naturally not let them go.

"Hmm, these rebellious ministers and Noble Families are hateful, but they usually also control resources in various places for the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty."

"Now that these rebellious ministers and Noble Families are destroyed, it actually has a not insignificant impact on the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty. At the very least, the overall paper strength is greatly weakened, which is disadvantageous to the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty." Lin Ran said.

Li Wuqing pondered for a moment, understood the hidden meaning in Lin Ran's words, and said:

"Minister Lin, what you say is correct. In your opinion, what should I do?"

Although he understood the hidden meaning in Lin Ran's words, he was not in a rush.

On the contrary, it was better for Lin Ran to bring this matter up himself.

"The general trend of the world is gradually becoming clear. The Heavenly God Mountain alone is enough to suppress the Zhangming Emperor Realm until it cannot breathe."

"Today there is a catastrophe here, tomorrow there is one brewing there, and the Zhangming Emperor Realm is divided into nine provinces, with each province being a scattered mess of sand."

"How can a scattered mess of sand contend with the forces of the Ten Dynasties Divine Realm? Only by condensing the scattered sand into a sandstorm can we perhaps contend with the Heavenly God Mountain."

"Currently, in the Cloud Province, my Feixian Sect reigns supreme; in the Qing Province, the Qingyu Pavilion reigns supreme; and in the Imperial Province, the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty reigns supreme."

"As long as I am here, the Feixian Sect will absolutely be an ally of the Qingyu Pavilion."

"But this is merely an Alliance between the hegemonic forces of two provinces, which is far from enough."

"Therefore, I want the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty to form an Alliance with the Qingyu Pavilion and the Feixian Sect. Let our three families be allies and fight the enemy together!"

As he spoke, Lin Ran paused, then continued:

"The Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty's strength is currently sharply reduced, but it still possesses abundant resources."

"If one is not careful, it is very likely to be swallowed up by other forces."

"Forming an Alliance with the Feixian Sect and the Qingyu Pavilion would allow us to borrow the hands of allies to control these cultivation resources. If the three families cooperate and develop together, and gradually form a trend of outward expansion and annexation, wouldn't that be better?"

Li Wuqing, Meng Qing, and Su Xiyue were secretly shocked as they listened from the side.

Until now, they had finally seen Lin Ran's ambition.

Was the key to Lin Ran's words really just the three families—Feixian Sect, Qingyu Pavilion, and Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty—forming an Alliance?

Wrong!

Dead wrong!

The most important thing in Lin Ran's words was the final sentence!

The three families cooperate, develop together, and gradually extend outward to annex the entire world!

Lin Ran's vision had never been confined to a single province; what he wanted, from beginning to end, was the entire world!

"Currently, our Zhangming Emperor Realm not only has the Heavenly God Mountain eyeing us covetously, but also the White Jade Capital harboring malicious intentions."

"Since what Minister Lin wants is this entire world, then I shall accompany you, Minister, and plot this grand undertaking together with you!"

Li Wuqing immediately expressed his stance, willing to form an Alliance with the Feixian Sect and the Qingyu Pavilion.

"Good! There is no time to lose. Meng Qing, you return to the Qingyu Pavilion now and arrange the Alliance matters."

"Revered Master, we will also return to the sect first to inform the Three Ancestors and the others of this matter!"

Lin Ran had always acted decisively and said firmly.

"Minister Lin, why be in such a hurry?"

"You are a great hero of our Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty; I still have to hold a grand banquet for you!"

"Besides, the banquet I promised to hold for you last time has been delayed for I don't know how long; in any case, it cannot be delayed this time, right?"

Li Wuqing teased with a smile.

"We Cultivators should not limit our ambitions to a single banquet; major events of the world are more important."

"If our Feixian Sect arranges the Alliance matters earlier, we can secure the resources of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty sooner."

"Most importantly... cough cough, my Revered Master and I have not seen each other for a long time. Now that we meet again, I still have many things to discuss with my Revered Master throughout the night!"

Lin Ran gently grabbed Su Xiyue's jade hand and scratched her palm with his finger.