462: Chapter 462 Great Love for All

Chi Wanhe rushed in excitedly from outside the courtyard gate, her pink skirt fluttering, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes sparkling with excitement.

The girls all looked at her in unison.

Chi Wanhe ran up to Ling Hao, panting for breath but smiling so broadly her eyes curved into crescents as she grabbed his sleeve.

"Revered Master, guess what? It's wonderful news!"

Ling Hao raised an eyebrow. "What news has made you this happy?"

Chi Wanhe leaned close to Ling Hao's ear and whispered,

"Sister Jie said that in the White Rock Holy Land's Scripture Pavilion, there is an ancient Cultivation Technique Incomplete Manual that records... records a method for high-level Cultivators to conceive offspring!"

Ling Hao was stunned.

Chi Wanhe took a step back, her hands on her hips, smiling proudly and triumphantly. "Revered Master, there's finally hope for my belly!"

The courtyard was silent for a moment before erupting into a commotion.

The Daoist scripture in Qin Zhaoxue's hand clattered to the ground, and Du Yuqing opened her eyes, a strange light flashing within them.

The plate in Lu Changning's hand almost slipped, her small face turning bright red.

Lin Xiwei turned around, her cool eyes rippling with rare emotion. Shui Liuli jumped up directly, and Xia Yingying covered her mouth.

Even the Three Little Ones looked excited!

Ling Hao looked at his disciples and the Three Little Ones, who were so excited they seemed ready to fly, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

This... really was "wonderful news."

Nothing is even certain yet!

Ling Hao raised his hand to signal for calm, though he didn't want to dampen their excitement.

"Alright, let's have breakfast first..."

The girls suppressed their excitement and took their seats.

Just as they sat down, Chi Wanhe spoke again.

"Revered Master, there's one more thing."

"Yun Jie said that their Ancestral Master plans to make White Rock Holy Land a Subordinate Sect of our Sect, and it will be announced today at the Sect Meeting."

"Huh?!"

Ling Hao suddenly turned his head to look at Chi Wanhe.

...

Main Peak, Sect Main Hall.

Every seat in the hall was occupied, with the Elders of White Rock Holy Land gathered together. Supreme Elder Lu Yao and Supreme Elder Zhou Zhi sat on either side, while Yue Xinlan and Shi Yunyu sat upright beside the high platform, their expressions calm and unreadable.

Shi Qingxuan stood in the center, assigning various tasks for the reorganization of the Sect one by one.

The hall was solemn, with only her clear voice echoing.

"...The above items are to be implemented starting today."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the crowd below as her voice deepened. "Now, I shall announce the most important matter."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze.

"From this day forward, White Rock Holy Land shall become a Subordinate Sect of the Moonshadow Sect."

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Immediately after, the hall erupted into a commotion.

"What?! A Subordinate Sect?!"

A grey-haired Elder stood up abruptly, his face flushed red.

"Sect Master! Our White Rock Holy Land and the Moonshadow Sect are both Holy Lands. How can we accept the status of a Subordinate Sect?! This is absolutely unacceptable!"

He turned to Yue Xinlan beside the high platform and said urgently,

"Ancestral Master! Our White Rock Holy Land has you! You are one of the Nine Great Supremes of ancient times. Although your strength has not yet fully recovered, once you return to your peak, even the Holy Lands of the Central Continent would have to show you extra respect! How can our White Rock Holy Land become a subordinate to another Holy Land?!"

Another Elder also stood up, his brow furrowed tightly.

"Furthermore, Sect Master, you have just entered into a Dao Companion agreement with Moon Shadow Sect Master, making the two Sects relatives. Wouldn't it be a joke if our White Rock Holy Land married off its Sect Master and then gave the whole Sect away as well?"

Someone turned their gaze toward Shi Yunyu. "Lady Shi Ji, what is your opinion?"

Others looked at Lu Yao and Zhou Zhi. "Supreme Elder Lu, Supreme Elder Zhou, do you also agree with the Sect Master?"

Lu Yao's expression remained unchanged as she stayed silent. Zhou Zhi lowered her eyes, but the corners of her lips curled slightly.

Shi Yunyu picked up her teacup and took a slow, unhurried sip, as if the clamor in the hall had nothing to do with her.

"Sect Master, you're helping outsiders at our expense. After marrying Supreme Moonshadow, your heart has already turned toward them?"

"We ask the Ancestral Master to uphold justice!"

"We ask the Ancestral Master to punish the Sect Master!"

For a moment, the crowd was indignant, and everyone's attention turned to the small figure on the high platform.

Yue Xinlan set down her teacup.

With a soft thud, like a drop of cold water into boiling oil, it instantly suppressed all the clamor.

"This is my decision. You only need to execute it."

"Ancestral Master?!"

The grey-haired Elder stared with wide, disbelieving eyes. "You... you..."

Yue Xinlan ignored him and looked at Shi Qingxuan. "I'll leave it to you, Little Qingxuan."

As her voice fell, her small figure vanished from her seat, leaving behind a hall full of dumbfounded Elders.

...

A quiet peak next to the Main Peak.

Pavilions were nestled among ancient pines and verdant cypresses, a place rarely visited. The mountain breeze blew past, bringing with it the faint scent of pine resin.

Ling Hao stood in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, gazing at the distant sea of clouds.

The faint sound of bells came from behind as Yue Xinlan's small figure landed outside the pavilion, her layered dark brown long dress fluttering gently in the wind as her silver ornaments jingled.

She walked into the pavilion and stood beside him. The two of them, one large and one small, one tall and one short, looked like a mismatched painting.

Ling Hao did not look back.

"Actually, there was no need to be so aggressive, and you haven't even asked for my opinion yet."

Yue Xinlan looked up, her voice calm.

"Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"

Ling Hao looked at her from the side. Yue Xinlan stared straight ahead, her tone steady.

"Back when we were at the Seal in the Ten Thousand Miasma Demon Forest, that Little Golden Dragon was your Moonshadow Sect's Luck, wasn't it?"

"Furthermore, you seem to want to draw upon the Provincial Luck of White Rock Province."

"Even if you can't draw the Provincial Luck for now, the abundance of your Sect's Luck is something I have rarely seen in my life. This portion of Sect Luck is currently merging with the ley lines of White Rock Province. While nourishing the ley lines, it is also influencing them. Before long, even if the Moonshadow Sect is not in White Rock Province, the ley lines here will acknowledge you and the Moonshadow Sect."

"Throughout White Rock Province, those world-suppressing monuments are everywhere, suppressing the erosion qi and space rifts. The many mortals and Cultivators of White Rock Province are all moved to tears with gratitude toward the Moonshadow Sect."

Yue Xinlan turned her head and met Ling Hao's gaze.

"Every move you make blatantly aims to bring White Rock Province under your Sect's sphere of influence. However..."

"Strangely enough, you are such a sentimental person. Because of your relationships with Xiao Yu and Little Qingxuan, you were afraid that speaking out would ruin things, so you kept delaying."

She shook her head slightly, her expression helpless.

"Xiao Yu and Little Qingxuan are the same, playing dumb. In the end, I have to be the bad guy."

Ling Hao smiled.

As expected of an ancient monster.

He remembered that rainy day when she only expressed her willingness to let White Rock Holy Land become a subordinate at the end of their conversation. At that time, she probably still had some hesitations.

But after he sealed the Main Rift and held the Dao Companion ceremony with Shi Qingxuan, she immediately began preparing to announce this matter.

This should be considered as her having come around and fully acknowledging the strength of him and the Moonshadow Sect, while simultaneously using Shi Qingxuan to bind him.

"Didn't Yunyu and Qingxuan want to see your opinion, senior?"

Ling Hao smiled and spread his hands.

Yue Xinlan shot him a glare.

That look clearly said: You certainly know how to pass the buck.

Ling Hao tucked away his smile and said seriously,

"I admit, I do want to dominate the world. But more than that, I want Great Love for the World."

"Great Love for the World?"