171: Lin Yue kowtowed: "Your Highness, please grant me imperial power and allow me to ascend the throne!"

Following the Great Yan Divine Dynasty and Ji Changfeng...

Immediately after was the Saint Demon Sect led by Mo Qingcheng. Due to their valiant performance in battle, they were the first to respond to the call and were bestowed with a massive amount of cultivation resources and an Imperial Heart Creation Pill.

The Immortal Imperial Clans, such as the Xiao Family and the Gu Family, also received corresponding rewards based on their respective contributions.

Of course, this was not all of it.

This was merely a preliminary distribution to let them understand the principle that following the Jiang Family would never lead to a loss.

The bulk of the rewards would naturally wait until the entire Great World was partitioned and brought back to the Emperor Immortal Great World, at which point a more detailed distribution of rewards based on merit would take place... Over the next week, Jiang Yuan completely acted as a hands-off manager.

Trivial matters such as plundering resources, inventorying spoils of war, pacifying the new Cangwu, and towing the Cangwu back were left to his subordinates.

He, meanwhile, took Qin Mengyao, Liu Shenyin, Su Luli, and a group of other beauties to begin a tour of the Cangwu Great World.

As for Lin Yue.

He did not have her accompany them.

Jiang Yuan was still very faithful to his promises.

After giving her a batch of cultivation resources, he had her enter secluded meditation.

Only by breaking through to the ninth level of the Quasi-Emperor realm as quickly as possible could she take over Han Yueyi's authority as a Great Emperor.

At times, he would ascend to the summit of a ten-thousand-zhang snow mountain to gaze down at the magnificent scenery of ten thousand miles of frozen land;

At other times, he would go to the undersea divine palace to admire the exquisite coral and schools of fish demons;

And at yet other times, he would linger among ancient ruins, listening to Liu Shenyin play the zither and watching Su Luli perform a dance.

Under the secret protection of the Second Ancestor, the Sixth Ancestor, and other Great Emperors, his safety was absolute.

To outsiders, this young Imperial Son seemed immersed in the joy and pleasure of conquering a Cangwu.

Only Jiang Yuan himself knew that he was not merely sightseeing.

Everywhere he went, his Primordial Chaos Creation Art would quietly operate. His Divine Thought was like an invisible net, penetrating every corner of this Cangwu, analyzing the Laws of heaven and earth, and probing the most fundamental veins of the Origin.

He was searching for that vacant, most deeply hidden great emperor fruit position of the Cangwu Great World.

In theory, every Great World could give birth to two Great Emperors.

Han Yueyi occupied one, so there was bound to be another.

The Sixth Ancestor had known this when he first investigated, but that Dao Fruit was hidden so deeply that even a Great Emperor's Divine Thought found it difficult to detect.

Normally, for a ninth-level Quasi-Emperor to Attain the Dao, they would need to sense heaven and earth, find the recognition of a great emperor fruit position, and then Attain the Dao to become a Great Emperor.

Alternatively, one could find a Great World and bring it back to the Emperor Immortals.

The Heavenly Dao of the Emperor Immortals, in consideration of the merit, would help locate and suppress the position of that Cangwu.

Although that option existed.

Jiang Yuan was not willing to pin his hopes on the Heavenly Dao of the Emperor Immortals.

He possessed the System and also carried the Great Dao of Creation.

Any Origin of heaven and earth related to life could not escape his perception.

This was also one of the reasons Jiang Yuan was trying to find it.

“Husband Papa, what are you looking for?”

In a valley filled with purple flowers, Hu Bao, who had shrunk in size and was massaging Jiang Yuan's shoulders, asked curiously.

Over the past few days, she had noticed that Jiang Yuan was always staring blankly at certain places, his gaze deep as if he could pierce through time and space.

“I'm looking for... a seed.”

Jiang Yuan turned his head, pinched her soft, delicate cheek, and smiled playfully, “A seed that can bloom into the most beautiful flower in the Cangwu.”

Hu Bao nodded as if she understood, asking no more, though the strength in her hands became a bit gentler.

Jiang Yuan's gaze, however, passed over the sea of flowers before him and cast toward the end of the horizon, toward that endless dark starry sky.

His Divine Thought had captured an extremely faint yet incomparably pure fluctuation of the Origin.

That fluctuation did not come from the ground beneath his feet, but from... the sky.

A smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Found it... The starry sky of the Cangwu World was completely different from that of the Emperor Immortal Great World.

There was no rotation of sun and moon here, only an incredibly massive Lunar Star that emitted a cold, clear radiance, hanging eternally in the sky.

Thousands of stars revolved around it, shedding feminine starlight that nourished this Cangwu.

Jiang Yuan stood at the bow of a dragon head warship, his gaze piercing through layers of void, locking onto that massive Lunar Star.

Half a day later.

He was finally certain.

That vacant great emperor fruit position was hidden deep within the core of this Lunar Star.

It was perfectly integrated with the Heavenly Dao Origin of the entire Cangwu World and the operational Laws of this Lunar Star, forming a natural concealment.

No wonder even the Sixth Ancestor's Great Emperor Divine Thought could not detect it.

Had he not possessed the Great Dao of Creation and currently held a cultivation level in the 12th Realm—making his sensing of Origin power far exceed that of ordinary people—he too might have been deceived.

“Interesting, hiding the Dao Fruit within a star; that’s quite a clever plan.”

A curve formed at the corner of Jiang Yuan's mouth.

It was like hiding the Imperial Seal behind the plaque of the main hall in the imperial palace.

The most dangerous place is often the safest.

“Yuaner, what’s wrong? You’ve been staring at this broken moon for half a day. Could it be there’s a female emperor on it or something?”

The Sixth Ancestor's figure manifested beside him, looking completely bored.

“If there is, your Sixth Grandfather will be the first to go up and tie her up for you.”

“Sixth Grandfather, stop joking.”

Jiang Yuan shook his head, “There are no fairies up there, but there is something more precious than a female emperor.”

“More precious than a female emperor? Could it be...” Surprise appeared on the Sixth Ancestor's face.

Jiang Yuan nodded: “That’s right, it’s exactly what you think, Sixth Grandfather—”

“A female immortal! Your Sixth Grandfather can't beat one of those! I’d have to go home and call for backup, preferably call your father to come see what an immortal looks like.” The Sixth Ancestor slapped his thigh.

Jiang Yuan: “...”

He rubbed the bridge of his nose and briefly explained his discovery.

“Holy crap! The great emperor fruit position is hidden inside the moon?”

After hearing this, the Sixth Ancestor's eyes nearly popped out, “Who the hell could have thought of that? This Cangwu Heavenly Dao really knows how to play.”

“What now? Go up directly and smash that moon to pieces?”

The figure of the Second Ancestor Jiang Wuya also appeared on the other side, his tone as simple and direct as ever: “That won't do.”

Jiang Yuan also disagreed: “This Lunar Star is the core of the Cangwu World's Laws. Once forcibly destroyed, the entire Cangwu will be thrown into turmoil, the Laws will be disordered, and its rank might even drop. It’s not worth the loss. We didn't spend so much effort conquering it just for a broken ruin.”

He pondered for a moment, having already formed a plan in his mind.

To extract this Dao Fruit, two conditions were required.

First, one must obtain the recognition of this Cangwu's Heavenly Dao, making it actively surrender the Dao Fruit, just as Han Yueyi did when she proved her Dao.

Second, a perfect vessel was needed to lure it out.

And both of these conditions pointed to the same person.

“Pass down the order: in three days, a true coronation ceremony for the New Emperor will be held for Lin Yue.”

Jiang Yuan's voice was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty.

“It must be grand, so that all of Cangwu can see it.”

...Three days later, Moon Capital.

This capital city, which had just experienced the flames of war and turmoil, was now decorated to look brand new.

Red carpets stretched from the palace entrance all the way to the city gates, and the streets were lined with Cangwu beings who had come to witness the ceremony.

Their expressions were complex: some held awe, some fear, some numbness, but most felt a sense of bewilderment about where the future would lead.

The gods they once believed in had collapsed with a bang, and the order they once upheld had been completely overturned.

Now, a woman they regarded as a traitor was about to ascend that supreme throne with the support of the invaders.

At the summit of the imperial palace, a nine-layered Heaven-Sacrificing Platform built from ten-thousand-year divine jade had been completed.

The auspicious hour had arrived.

Under the gaze of the multitude, Lin Yue, dressed in a complex and beautiful black imperial robe embroidered with the pattern of Nine Phoenixes Facing the Sun and wearing a Purple-Gold Phoenix Crown, slowly walked up the platform.

Her expression was solemn, and every step she took was extremely steady.

After a week of secluded meditation, piled with the Jiang Family's massive resources and guided by several Great Emperors in turn—including the support of Ye Lingxian, the female emperor's Clone, who did not hesitate to expend her Origin—her cultivation had successfully broken through, reaching the Peak of the ninth level of the Quasi-Emperor realm.

She was only one final threshold away from the true Great Emperor realm.

And this single threshold had blocked countless Peak Quasi-Emperors.

It required a true great emperor fruit position!

At this moment, Lin Yue was surrounded by a heart-palpitating pressure. As her phoenix eyes swept over the crowd below, countless beings did not dare to look her in the eye.

However, everyone knew that the true protagonist of today was not her.

At the very top of the platform.

On a soft seat of ten-thousand-year warm jade that was higher and more magnificent than the Empress's throne, a young man in a black robe was reclining lazily.

He just sat there casually, not even releasing any aura, yet he seemed to be the center of this Cangwu, the Dominator of all things.

Lin Yue reached the top of the platform, but she did not walk toward the throne that symbolized imperial power.

Instead, three feet away from Jiang Yuan, she knelt on the ground with utmost devotion, her forehead almost touching the floor in a humble and submissive posture.

“Lin Yue of the Cangwu Great World, begs the Lord Imperial Son to bestow the imperial power and allow me to ascend the imperial throne!”

Though her voice was loud and reached every corner of the Moon Capital, it carried a deep-seated awe and submission.

During these days.

She had learned of the Jiang Family's power and the power of the Emperor Immortal Great World.

Dozens of Great Emperors.

This was simply not something a tiny place like the Cangwu Great World could compare to.

And the Jiang Family was the strongest existence among the many major powers there, even when taken individually!

She knew that as long as she followed the footsteps of the young Imperial Son before her.

A true imperial position was by no means an empty boast!