230: Chapter 230 What seven-day period? I don't understand.

"Ding! Main quest completed. The Sect Luck System module is now open."

The moment the voice fell, Ling Hao felt something and suddenly looked up at the sky above the Moonshadow Sect.

On the previously clear sky, clouds gathered, and a vast, boundless Cloud Sea of Luck emerged out of thin air!

The sea of clouds churned with a thousand variations. In the center, a white cloud Dragon, purely condensed from mist, was winding and swimming; at first, its form was somewhat illusory.

Then, streams of fine light, like brooks drawn by an invisible force, surged from all directions in the southeast of Cangwu! These flowing lights were thick or thin and varied in color—pure white, pale green, and deep purple—crossing space and continuously pouring into that magnificent Cloud Sea of Luck.

That white cloud Dragon seemed to be nourished, its body becoming solid and large at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Its color also underwent a transformation, from the initial pure white to a vibrant green, then into a noble deep purple, and finally, a dazzling gold shone between its scales and claws.

A majestic and divine Luck Golden Dragon held its head high and coiled above the sea of clouds, looking down upon the entire Moonshadow Sect!

Ling Hao's gaze fell on the thickest purple stream of light; the Aura it transmitted was all too familiar to him.

This was Luck from the Wind Spirit Sect! The other streams of light corresponded to the power of Luck transmitted from various large and small Sects, Families, and even Loose Cultivator gathering places in the southeast region of Cangwu that were dependent on or paid tribute to the Moonshadow Sect.

The battle in the southeast had settled the world. Today's Moonshadow Sect was already the uncrowned king of this vast territory, and Luck naturally converged toward its core.

A flood of information about the Luck System poured into his mind.

When a branch Sect completes a major goal (such as discovering a rare mineral vein or cultivating a Genius Disciple), it forms a one-time Luck tide that surges toward the main Sect through the spiritual contract. This can significantly enhance the activity of the main Sect's Luck and even accelerate the jump in Luck Rank.

After branch Sect Disciples are promoted and enter the main Sect to Cultivate, they also bring new Luck fluctuations and vitality. Meanwhile, affiliated Sects maintain their Luck connection through the tribute System.

Throughout the Moonshadow Sect's various peaks, halls, and even spiritual fields and medicinal gardens, exclamations and praises suddenly rang out one after another:

"Eh?! The Bottleneck that has troubled me for half a year... has loosened! I... I've had a Breakthrough!"

"The thirteenth style of this 'Flowing Cloud Sword Art' was obscure and difficult to understand yesterday, so why does it feel so clear and obvious today?"

"Look quickly! The Purple Jade Ginseng in the spiritual garden! Its spiritual light is exploding, and its age seems to have increased by several years out of thin air!"

"Spiritual Qi! The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi has become so active; the absorption speed is at least thirty percent faster!"

"A stroke of inspiration! Just now, while practicing a Spell, I actually realized a more ingenious way of operating spiritual power!"

Ling Hao nodded slightly; this was the direct manifestation of the blessing of majestic Luck.

Increasing Cultivation speed, reducing the difficulty of breaking through a Bottleneck, enhancing Comprehension Ability, accelerating the growth of Spiritual Plants, promoting the natural evolution of blessed lands... and even invisibly increasing the "Fortune" of Disciples when they go out for tempering—such as occasionally obtaining an Opportunity, accidentally entering a Secret Realm, or narrowly escaping from a powerful enemy.

At the same time, the main System interface in front of Ling Hao's vision shimmered with light. Beside the existing [Sect] | [Members] | [Mall] | [Grotto-Heaven] tags, a new, golden-glowing tag was added—[Luck].

With a thought, Ling Hao clicked it.

The [Luck] interface expanded.

A three-dimensional landscape scroll suspended in the air unfolded. At the center of the scroll was a delicate miniature model of the Moonshadow Sect. Auspicious clouds of Luck and energy streams of different colors surged and flowed around the model, reflecting the circulation and strength of Luck in real-time.

[Luck]

Main Sect Core Status

Sect Luck Rank: [Gold]

Luck Stability: [98%]

Core Buff Effects:

[Deep Fortune]: Disciple encounter probability +25%

[Five Elements Mutual Generation]: Cultivation speed +30%

[Purple Qi Protection]: Noble person attraction rate +15%

Branch Sect Management

[Wind Spirit Sect]

Luck Rank: Purple

Luck Connection Strength: [100%]

Special Tributes: Thousand-Year Wood Heart | Yi Wood Spirit Body Disciple x3 (Status: Ready to receive)

Operations: [Inspect] [Message] [Luck Feedback]

Affiliated Sect Management

[Liuyun Sect]

Luck Rank: Green

Loyalty: [Trust 90/100]

Special Tribute: Qing River Gold Pearl (Pending collection)

Operation: [Bestow Luck]

[Yongyue Sect] (Green) | [Feisha Sect] (Green) | [Wanjian Sect] (Green) | ...

Luck Event Log

[Auspicious] Affiliated Sect [Qingmu Sect] offered [Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk], obtained a Luck pulse, [Total Luck +500]

[Ominous] The Sect Master of affiliated Sect [Liusha Gang] unexpectedly fell, causing people's hearts to waver. [Stability -5%]

...

Luck Adjudication (One thought determines rise or fall)

Adjudication for Branch Sects: [Promote]

Adjudication for Affiliated Sects: [Grafting] [Tripod Cooking] [Restructuring]...

"Hiss—I can even directly view the loyalty of affiliated forces? This function is truly practical. It can even determine rise or fall with a single thought!"

For example, if [Tripod Cooking] is used, the Luck Rank of the designated Sect will drop directly, the Spiritual Vein will dry up, and the Sect's Cultivators will be lost in large numbers or their cultivation will regress.

Ling Hao understood. At this moment, the Moonshadow Sect was like a spider perched at the center of a massive web, extending roots through branch Sects to absorb nutrients and weaving a vast invisible Luck network through affiliated Sects. It could both embrace all rivers to gather fortunes from all directions and maintain the core's purity, sitting steadily in the center of the web and controlling the overall situation.

With another thought, Ling Hao flipped his hand and took out two items. The shuofang tripod and the xi tripod's auxiliary tripod he had obtained long ago—the li tripod.

According to Yu Lingshuang, each of the eight auxiliary tripods of the nine main tripods was a High Grade Dao Artifact, and even more... a symbol of the gathering and stabilization of the secondary Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence and fortune of a region! Although not as powerful as the main tripods that could suppress and gather the core Luck of a province, they were sufficient to become the "Sea-Settling Needle" of a region.

"Go!" Ling Hao shouted lightly, tossing the li tripod toward the direction of Tianyuan Mountain.

Buzz—!"

The li tripod turned into a stream of light and was firmly embedded deep into the Tianyuan Mountain leyline. In an instant, the Luck Golden Dragon hovering above the sea of clouds seemed to have gained support; its body jolted, becoming more condensed and majestic, and its golden light grew even brighter!

"shuofang tripod... go as well!" Without hesitation, Ling Hao threw the other main tripod toward the Sect's core area.

Roar—!!!"

The Luck Golden Dragon let out a sky-shaking roar! Amidst the Dragon's cry, the Spiritual Veins of the entire Moonshadow Sect emitted a dull but joyful rumble.

Layers of golden ripples suddenly surged on the surface of the Sheng Sheng Creation River!

Deep within the riverbed, that High Grade Spiritual Vein greedily absorbed the majestic Luck falling from the sky! Its "body" rapidly expanded and condensed amidst the rumbling, and the concentration and purity of the Spiritual Qi exploded exponentially!

Rumble...!"

The Spiritual Qi concentration of the entire Moonshadow Sect instantly soared to a terrifying level! The dense, almost liquefied Spiritual Qi gushed out from underground like a tide, turning into visible five-colored misty Qi that permeated between the peaks.

Throughout the Sect, Ling Hao's Disciples, who were either guiding Sect Disciples or busy with their own affairs, were all startled by this earth-shaking change.

Beside the spiritual fields of Houde Peak, Chi Wanhe was guiding several small Sect Disciples in identifying Spiritual Plants when she suddenly noticed an originally ordinary Spirit-Gathering Grass by her feet instantly grew a foot taller, brimming with Spiritual Qi. She looked up at the sky where Spiritual Qi was churning, put her hands on her hips, and laughed:

"Wow! Revered Master is making a big commotion again? This Spiritual Qi concentration... could it be that our Spiritual Vein has been promoted to Top Grade?"

Outside the Pill Pavilion of Chunyang Peak, Qin Zhaoxue had just finished refining a furnace of Medicinal Pills. Feeling the suddenly active and pure Heaven and Earth fire spiritual power, a look of realization appeared on her elegant face.

"Is he using cheats again?"

At the Mission Hall of Wendao Peak, Lin Xiwei put down the Formation Plate in her hand and looked toward the main peak: "Favored by Luck, the Spiritual Vein has been promoted..."

Inside the Sect Main Hall of Tianyuan Peak.

Yu Linglong leaned lazily against a hall pillar, her bare feet not touching the dust, the golden bells on her ankles making soft tinkling sounds as she deliberately swayed them, playfully interfering with Yu Lingshuang, who was reviewing documents behind the desk.

"Junior Sister~ These Sect affairs are trivial and boring; why don't we go out and play together..." Her peach-blossom eyes shimmered, her tone full of teasing.

Yu Lingshuang's brow furrowed slightly, the coldness on her serene face grew stronger, and the powerful Aura of the Void Refinement Stage around her began to rise. The temperature in the hall dropped sharply, as she was almost ready to suppress this noisy Senior Sister.

"Rumble—!"

Violent Spiritual Qi fluctuations and leyline rumbles suddenly swept through!

Yu Linglong immediately used the occasion to make a point, pointing at the phenomena of churning Spiritual Qi and golden light piercing the sky outside the hall, and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Look! Speak of the devil! Your good Sect Master is out there making another big 'carefree' commotion! Tsk tsk, this Spiritual Qi concentration... I'm afraid it's about to catch up with the headquarters of some Ninth-Rank Sects, right?"

Yu Lingshuang gave her a sharp look, her hands never stopping their reviewing work, and her cold voice retorted: "Watch your words, Senior Sister. He is also your Sect Master. I see you have so much energy; you must be too idle. It just so happens that Shuying isn't here. Why don't I tell him to appoint you as the Deputy Sect Master to help me share these 'trivial and boring' affairs?"

"Oh, no, no, no!"

Yu Linglong immediately switched to a flattering smile and swayed her hips as she stepped closer.

"Good Junior Sister, I was just speaking casually out of concern for your hard work! Being the Deputy Sect Master? Forget it, forget it. I can't stand that kind of restraint; it's better to be a leisurely Elder..."

She didn't want to be tied down to this place of exhausting paperwork.

Yu Lingshuang wasn't planning to let her go and gave a cold laugh.

"My dear Senior Sister, tonight is the seven-day period again, isn't it?"

Yu Linglong's delicate body trembled, and she said stubbornly.

"What seven-day period? I don't understand."

"Hehe..."

Yu Linglong fled in a panic.

At Ling Hao's side, feeling the dense Spiritual Qi in the air and the joy of the Luck Golden Dragon in the sky, his mind sank into the System.

"Ding! Would you like to place the new leyline now?"