305: Chapter 305 Invitation

"Revered Master."

A pale green figure arrived behind her.

Ye Xinglan did not turn around.

"Is everything handled?"

Gu Qingyao nodded, "The core members and cohorts of the Four Great Families have all been controlled, and their assets and authority are being taken over in an orderly manner. This time, thanks to the secret assistance of Elder Shui from the Moonshadow Sect in setting the net, we were able to act so quickly with no stragglers escaping."

"Has any news been sent back from Songhua County?"

"Yes. The detailed report from the Fengwu Guards arrived this morning."

A trace of disgust flashed across Gu Qingyao's face, "The incidents of robbing local Sects and harming Cultivators are true. However, Elder Shui's niece is not evil."

She paused and said coldly, "The three Sects of Songhua County colluded with the County Governor's office, using the summer floods as an excuse to double the collection of spirit grains and forcibly conscript Mortals to mine, all to line their own pockets. This left the Mortals displaced and led to many starving to death."

"Elder Shui's niece saw the injustice, intercepted their grain transport convoy and the ill-gotten gains, and distributed them to the disaster victims. Because of this, she was framed as a bandit and hunted down by them."

"I have already given Elder Shui the token of an Imperial Envoy. Elder Shui has personally gone to Songhua County. With her methods, she should be able to find her niece and quell the matter very soon."

"Mm."

Ye Xinglan responded and remained silent.

Gu Qingyao sensed something unusual about her Revered Master.

"Revered Master, are you worried about Your Majesty?" Gu Qingyao asked softly, "With Supreme Moonshadow there, Her Majesty will surely be safe on this trip."

"I know."

"Then Revered Master, you..."

Ye Xinglan lowered her head, her gaze falling on the trunk of the Divine Tree beneath her feet. She reached out and pressed her hand gently against the rough bark.

"I am just ashamed that I could not protect it well."

Gu Qingyao felt pity in her heart and comforted her, "Revered Master, you have done your best. Who could have foreseen that the... that damn Saint of the Heavenly Mystery Holy Land would use a secret treasure to obscure the heavenly secrets and interfere with your star-path divination? If not for that, the petty tricks of the Four Great Families would never have succeeded right under your nose and damaged the Origin of the Divine Tree."

Ye Xinglan shook her head slowly.

The guilt in her heart was not just because of the Wutong Divine Tree.

The husband destined for Fengyi in the prophecy had crossed boundaries with her...

How should she face Fengyi regarding this matter? And how should she face her own Dao Heart, which had begun to ripple?

Now that the Wutong Divine Tree was not far from completely withering, if Fengyi wanted to break her shackles and continue her Bloodline, she must hurry and get with that Supreme...

Suddenly, Gu Qingyao's voice rang out.

"Revered Master, look! The devilish clouds in the north seem to have thinned."

Ye Xinglan's train of thought was broken, and she looked up. The thick devilish clouds covering the north had indeed thinned out significantly.

"It must be that the Moonshadow Sect and the Supreme have repelled this attack from the True Demon Realm..."

Ye Xinglan whispered, then her brows furrowed slightly.

"No..."

She looked around. The space around Wutong City had been abnormally weak since the appearance of the Northern Main Rift, but at this moment, it had become stable and solid.

At the same time, the world-suppressing monument standing outside Wutong City suddenly erupted with a pillar of light that pierced the sky, shooting straight toward the north.

A condensed light extended from the base of the monument, like the light of a ley line, traveling rapidly underground and also pointing toward the north.

If one were to look down from a great height, the ley line network in the northern part of Cangwu would seem to be lit up. Countless beams of light shot out from the various world-suppressing monuments, intertwining between the sky and the earth, finally converging into a majestic torrent of power that surged toward the location of the Northern Main Rift.

The momentum was magnificent, like a giant net of heaven and earth closing in.

South of the Wutong Divine Dynasty, above the Yunmeng Great Marsh, a huge phantom of the wu tripod slowly emerged. Ancient and profound runes flowed across the body of the tripod, emitting an aura of vastness that suppressed the ages.

Inside Wutong City, the Loose Cultivators who witnessed this scene instantly burst into an uproar.

"Heavens! What is that pillar of light?"

"Look! The Yunmeng Great Marsh! It's the wu tripod!"

"The space... does the space seem to be vibrating? No, it's becoming more stable!"

"Quick, look at the sky to the north! That is... the Northern Main Rift!"

Someone exclaimed, pointing to the northern sky. In the distance, the "cross scar" that spanned the firmament was faintly visible. Its edges were fluctuating violently, and the Devilish Qi was churning and struggling, but under the entanglement and suppression of countless beams of light, it was being forcibly pulled and squeezed!

Northern Main Rift battlefield.

The rift was slowly closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Finally, after a burst of intense spatial distortion and light, that terrifying rift completely disappeared from the sky.

After a brief silence, there was an earth-shattering ecstasy!

"The rift... the rift has disappeared!"

"We won! The True Demons have been driven back!"

"Supreme Moonshadow! Supreme Moonshadow!"

The Cultivators of the Wutong Divine Dynasty were moved to tears, embracing and cheering. The fear and despair suppressed for a thousand years were now all transformed into ecstasy and infinite reverence for that Supreme.

Su Fengyi's heart surged with emotion, and the immense joy overwhelmed her reserve.

She grabbed Ling Hao's arm and shook it vigorously, her voice trembling with excitement, "We succeeded! The rift is gone! It's really gone!"

This meant that the gloom that had shrouded the Wutong Divine Dynasty for a thousand years had finally been dispelled!

An Hongxiu and Lan Zhiwei were equally excited. They had guarded this place for years and were already exhausted. Now that the shackles were broken, only endless relief and gratitude remained.

Su Fengyi was the same; how could she not be tired? On one hand, she had to resist the True Demon invasion, and on the other, she had to guard against the Four Great Families in the court.

Today, these pressures were swept away, leaving an unprecedented sense of relief, and this was exactly what the man in front of her had brought.

She looked up and met Ling Hao's amused gaze. Only then did she realize she was tightly gripping his arm, and the distance between them was excessively close.

Su Fengyi's cheeks felt slightly hot, and she hurriedly let go, stepped back half a step, and tried to act composed, "I... I was just too excited."

Ling Hao nodded, his smile deepening.

"Understood."

Su Fengyi quickly changed the subject, "Then... what about the other three Main Rifts? Can they be eliminated this way too?"

Ling Hao restrained his smile and said seriously, "The areas of the Northwest and Western Main Rifts are not yet fully covered by world-suppressing monuments, so we cannot follow suit for now. As for the Southeast Main Rift..."

He cast his gaze into the distance, "I will set about sealing it after I return to the Sect."

A few days later, Wutong City, atop the withered tree.

Ye Xinglan slowly opened her deep purple eyes and cast her gaze toward the northern sky.

The first thing that came into view was the Moonshadow Sect's tianque divine boat, as majestic as a mountain, followed by a massive fleet composed of hundreds of brilliant and colorful Moon-Chasing Light Ships.

And in the most conspicuous place at the front of the fleet, two figures stood side by side in the air.

"Welcome back, Your Majesty! Welcome, Supreme!"

Gu Qingyao, who had received the message, led the officials and stood solemnly in front of the magnificent palace gate.

When everyone saw Tushan Bailing, who had an elegant and noble temperament beside Ling Hao, and the hundreds of Jade Fox Clan women with peerless looks and swaying fox ears who landed shortly after, their faces were filled with amazement and curiosity.

Ye Xinglan drifted down from the top of the withered tree and landed lightly in front of Su Fengyi. Their gazes met; no words were needed, as a thousand words were contained within that look.

"You have worked hard."

Ye Xinglan said softly.

Su Fengyi shook her head and glanced at Ling Hao beside her with a complex look.

Ling Hao smiled indifferently and said, "Alright, now that matters here are concluded, it is time for us to return."

"Supreme, please stay!"

Ye Xinglan spoke up to ask them to stay, "The Wutong Divine Dynasty was able to overcome this crisis entirely thanks to the great assistance of the Supreme and the Moonshadow Sect. If you were to leave now, our Dynasty would truly be ashamed. Please, Supreme, stay for a few days and allow our Dynasty to fulfill our duties as hosts."

Su Fengyi hesitated for a moment and also spoke, "The Grand Preceptor is absolutely right. The Supreme and the Disciples of the Moonshadow Sect have fought bloody battles for Cangwu; if you were to leave without even drinking a cup of wine, wouldn't that make my Wutong Divine Dynasty seem too impolite?"

Ling Hao remembered that Shui Wanqing was still in Songhua County dealing with her niece's affairs, and the heaven-mending stone in Shui Liuli's possession also needed attention. He turned his gaze to Ye Xinglan. Ye Xinglan lowered her eyes slightly and did not speak.

A smile flashed in Ling Hao's eyes, and he nodded in agreement, "Since that is the case, I shall stay."

"As for you all..." Ling Hao turned his gaze to Chi Wanhe and the other Disciples behind him.

"Revered Master, don't even think about leaving us behind!"

Chi Wanhe answered coquettishly, grabbing Ling Hao's arm and shaking it, "We want to stay too!"

Qin Zhaoxue smiled gently, "This Disciple is willing to serve by Revered Master's side."

Du Yuqing nodded heavily, her eyes firm.

Lu Changning said obediently, "This Disciple will stay too."

Lin Xiwei and Xia Yingying also said in unison, "Wherever Revered Master is, this Disciple will be!"

Ling Hao looked at this group of Disciples; he had originally wanted them to return early to improve their strength and break through to the Void Refinement Stage as soon as possible.

But after thinking about it, it was not that much time anyway; when the time came, he would just let them sit for a little longer on the sixth floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

"Fine, then you all stay too."