690: The Broodmother was destroyed, and the Alliance took a break.

Between the heaven and earth of the Savage Domain, the black-red evil mist was dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye. The mountains and rivers once shrouded in violent evil qi finally revealed their original contours. Atop the collapsed ruins of the Dark Mother Nest, rubble lay everywhere, and the remaining evil power sizzled away under the purification of the Alliance's spiritual light. Only wisps of faint Vitality Spiritual Qi were slowly rising from the ground—this was a sign of the Savage Domain returning to clarity, and the fruit of the bloody battle fought by the Alliance Grand Army of a million.

Li Fan stood upon the Spiritual Vein node in the center of the ruins, twelve-colored spiritual light circulating around him incessantly. His pressure as a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator was steady and heavy. The dragon-patterned war immortal sword was thrust into the ground at an angle, the golden dragon patterns on the blade reflecting the patterns of the Twelve Realms, emitting a faint, righteous Yang spiritual light. After the Mother Nest's destruction, a large amount of purified outer domain evil power and Savage Domain Origin Spiritual Qi remained here. The two forces intertwined at the Spiritual Vein node, forming a unique energy vortex. Li Fan sat cross-legged, operating the Twelve Realms War Immortal Divine Ability he had just comprehended, slowly inhaling this intertwined energy into his body to polish his Dao foundation and completely master the Profound Truth of fusing multi-Realm energy.

The twelve-colored spiritual light formed a closed loop around him: the Vitality of the Spirit Ruins, the Battle Qi of Xuanhuang, the Dragon Veins of Huaxia, the Spiritual Qi of the Green Wood Realm, the purification of Transcendence, plus the Chaos Spiritual Qi of the Savage Domain and the evil-purifying power of the Dark Star. The energies of the Twelve Realms operated orderly within his Dantian, merging perfectly with his war immortal nascent soul. The five-foot-tall body of the Nascent Soul became increasingly solid, its war robes patterned with the Twelve Realms glowing brightly, and the Legacy rune on its forehead flickered slightly, faintly touching the threshold of the Immortal Realm. As the last wisp of energy was refined, Li Fan's control over the Twelve Realms' Spiritual Qi became more proficient; with a single thought, he could mobilize the Spiritual Qi of any Realm for offense or defense, no longer needing cumbersome hand seals.

At the moment the Twelve Realms War Immortal Divine Ability was completely mastered, a Jade Slip engraved with twelve-colored energy patterns condensed from the spiritual light vortex and fell into Li Fan's palm—it was the "Multi-Realm Energy Control Technique"! This technique detailed the methods for fusing, controlling, and transforming multi-Realm Spiritual Qi, allowing one to switch Spiritual Qi attributes at will according to the battlefield situation, maximizing the power of the Twelve Realms War Immortal Divine Ability. It also allowed one to stabilize their Realm using the power of multi-Realm Spiritual Veins. Li Fan's Divine Thought swept over it and he completely comprehended it, raising his hand to transmit the Cultivation Technique's Profound Truth into the Sea of Consciousness of the Alliance's core Cultivators, greatly enhancing everyone's ability to utilize multi-Realm Spiritual Qi.

At this time in the Savage Domain, the Alliance Grand Army's respite and reorganization work was unfolding in an orderly manner. Su Miao led the Spirit Plant Battalion Cultivators across the mountains and rivers, becoming the main force in restoring the Savage Domain. She planted the roots of her Dao Platform Spiritual Root into the Spiritual Vein nodes of the Mother Nest ruins, using "Dao Platform Spirit Plant Application" to stimulate its growth. The emerald-green roots spread like swimming dragons, reaching tens of thousands of feet deep into the ground to repair the Spiritual Veins corroded by evil power. Simultaneously, she scattered seeds of jingxie grass and Green Wood Realm Vitality Spiritual Plants across the Savage Domain, using the Spirit Plant Technique to trigger their rapid growth. Strips of emerald-green Spiritual Plants spread across the mountains and rivers, purifying the residual evil power and slowly transforming the violent land into fertile soil suitable for life.

The Wood Emperor also led reinforcements from the Green Wood Realm to assist. The emerald-green Longevity spiritual light merged with the Vitality Spiritual Qi of the Spirit Plant Battalion, turning into spiritual rain that showered the earth. The rocks corroded by evil power gradually regained their original color in the spiritual rain, and the evil baleful liquid flowing in the ravines was purified into clear spiritual springs. Even a few unknown wildflowers bloomed quietly beside the Spiritual Plant belts, adding a touch of Vitality to this deathly silent land. Su Miao looked at the scene before her with eyes full of gratification. The Cultivators of the Spirit Plant Battalion were also full of energy; they knew that today's labor was to help the Savage Domain completely escape the shadow of evil and become a barrier for the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng.

On the other side, Zhao Hu and Huang Ming were busy reorganizing the "outer domain surrendered soldiers." These surrendered soldiers were not born evil; rather, they were low-level beings controlled by the Dark Mother Nest's evil power, including ordinary Cultivators from the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng and native races of the Savage Domain. After the Mother Nest was destroyed and the evil power dissipated, they regained their sanity, but their Divine Souls remained weak due to long-term pollution by evil power. Based on the War Qi Camp's "Dragon Qi Battle Body Technique," Zhao Hu simplified a set of basic battle skills suitable for low-level beings to practice, teaching them to temper their Physical Bodies with Battle Qi to resist residual evil power. Huang Ming set up several immortal magic formations to soothe and protect souls, stabilizing the Cultivators' Divine Souls within their bodies while using the "Surrendered Soldier Interrogation Technique" to question them for intelligence on the Chaos Origin Realm and the Outer Domain Evil Lord's main body.

The interrogation process was exceptionally smooth; these surrendered soldiers were filled with fear toward the Evil Lord's main body and told everything they knew. From their statements, the Alliance learned a startling piece of news: the Outer Domain Evil Lord's main body was hiding in the Chaos Origin Realm outside of Grandmist, practicing the "Chaos Evil Art" with the Origin Power of the Chaos Origin Realm. He was currently at the Peak Soul Transformation stage and would break through to the Immortal Realm within a hundred years. At that time, the Evil Lord would lead an army of evil creatures from the Chaos Origin Realm to invade the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng again, with a momentum far exceeding this Dark Mother Nest disaster.

This intelligence was like an alarm bell ringing in the hearts of all the Alliance's core generals. Huang Ming compiled the information into a report and presented it to Li Fan, saying with a solemn expression, "Alliance Leader, the Evil Lord's main body will break through to the Immortal Realm in a hundred years. We must seize the time to increase our combat power, otherwise, the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng will face a catastrophe!"

Li Fan took the report and read it carefully. A flash of solemnity crossed his eyes, but there was no fear. A hundred years seemed short, but it was enough for the Alliance to make full preparations. With a wave of his hand, twelve-colored spiritual light turned into a light screen, projecting the approximate location of the Chaos Origin Realm in mid-air. He said deeply, "The threat of the Evil Lord's main body, though imminent, also gives us a clear direction for war preparations. In these hundred years, we need to do three things: first, completely purify the Savage Domain and establish a Myriad Realms of Hongmeng outpost to use as a base for scouting intelligence on the Chaos Origin Realm; second, reorganize and prepare for war, raising the overall combat power of the Alliance Cultivators, striving to let more people break through to the Soul Transformation stage or even touch the threshold of the Immortal Realm; third, fuse the powers of Hongmeng, Green Wood, and other worlds to form a broader Guardian Alliance, accumulating strength for the ultimate battle in a hundred years."

Everyone nodded in agreement, their sense of direction becoming clearer.

The Alliance's temporary camp was soon built beside the Spiritual Plant belts of the Savage Domain, complete with an alchemy workshop, equipment workshop, and training ground. The Cultivators of the alchemy workshop used the spiritual springs and Spiritual Plants of the Savage Domain as raw Materials to refine large quantities of Healing Pills and cultivation pills to replenish resources for the Cultivators. The Cultivators of the equipment workshop used the purified evil remains and origin stone fragments from the Mother Nest ruins as Materials to forge evil-breaking war weapons and defensive armor to equip the entire army. On the training ground, Cultivators practiced new techniques such as the "Multi-Realm Energy Control Technique" and the "Evil Lord Soul Fragment Slaying Technique." The Dragon Qi Battle Body of the War Qi Camp, the Resonance Evil-Breaking Formation of the Immortal Arts Battalion, and the evil-purifying formation of the Spirit Plant Battalion grew more coordinated through daily training, and the Alliance's overall combat power climbed at a visible rate.

Li Fan also used this time to begin polishing his own Dao Heart, pushing toward the Peak of the Late Nascent Soul Stage. He often stood on the mountain Peaks of the Savage Domain, gazing toward the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng, feeling the resonance of the Twelve Realms' Spiritual Veins, and integrating his belief in protecting Grandmist into his Twelve Realms War Immortal Divine Ability. His cultivation became increasingly stable, the Peak of the Late Nascent Soul Stage was within reach, and the spiritual sense of his war immortal nascent soul grew stronger, allowing him to easily scout every corner of the Savage Domain and even vaguely perceive the spatial fluctuations of the Chaos Origin Realm.

On this day, Li Fan gathered core generals such as Zhao Hu, Huang Ming, Su Miao, and Senior Wood Emperor. Standing on the wall of the newly built outpost and looking down at the Savage Domain where Vitality was gradually appearing, he said deeply, "The purification work of the Savage Domain is entrusted to Su Miao and Senior Wood Emperor; ensure that within three years, this place becomes a solid outpost for Grandmist. Zhao Hu, lead the War Qi Camp to continue training the entire army, while selecting elites to form a Chaos Origin Realm scouting team to find an opportunity to infiltrate the Chaos Origin Realm and gather detailed intelligence on the Evil Lord's main body. Huang Ming, lead the Immortal Arts Battalion to set up a cross-domain early warning formation connecting the Hongmeng Ultimate Realm and the Savage Domain; if there is any movement from the evil creatures, report it immediately."

"As you command!" everyone replied in unison, their expressions resolute.

The Wood Emperor looked at Li Fan with eyes full of approval: "Alliance Leader Li Fan, the Green Wood Realm is willing to stand with the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng to the end. I will leave behind the elite Spiritual Plant Cultivators of the Green Wood Realm to assist Su Miao in restoring the Savage Domain. In the decisive battle a hundred years from now, the Green Wood Realm will surely come out in full force to advance and retreat with Grandmist!"

"My thanks to Senior Wood Emperor!" Li Fan bowed in gratitude. The convergence of the Twelve Realms' power and the full support of his allies gave him great confidence for the decisive battle in a hundred years.

On the wall of the outpost, twelve-colored spiritual light lit up, echoing the spiritual network of the Hongmeng Ultimate Realm. Across the land of the Savage Domain, emerald-green Spiritual Plant belts continued to spread, spiritual springs tinkled, and birds sang amidst fragrant flowers—the former deathly silence was nowhere to be seen. The Alliance's million-strong army rested and cultivated hard on this land. In the eyes of every Cultivator shone the light of protection; they knew that today's hibernation was for the battle a hundred years later, for the permanent peace of the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng.

Li Fan stood on the wall and raised the dragon-patterned war immortal sword. The twelve-colored spiritual light on the blade shot straight into the clouds, pointing toward the Chaos Origin Realm beyond Grandmist. A sharp light flashed in his eyes as he thought to himself: Outer Domain Evil Lord, in a hundred years, I will surely lead the Guardians of the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng to flatten the Chaos Origin Realm and slay you, keeping my mountains and rivers safe and my Grandmist eternal!

In the direction of the Chaos Origin Realm, a cold evil power surged quietly, as if sensing the challenge from Grandmist. A century-long preparation for war, an ultimate decisive battle concerning the life and death of the Myriad Realms of Hongmeng, had already begun.