Wuhe brought the cultivators from the other four regions to the Eternal Sect. He opened the mountain gate, and a wave of pure immortal power swept over everyone in the crowd. They were mesmerized.
Wuhe took them inside using his token. They saw countless beautiful buildings on the horizon. Unknown immortal jade was used to carve the streets and the ground. Nine immortal peaks reached into the sky.
Wuhe led them to Eternal Peak. From there, they started walking along the mountain road toward the peak where the Eternal Hall stood. On their journey, they saw mythical animals and beasts that were already extinct outside this beautiful sect.
The more they saw, the more fear they felt in their hearts. For them, the Eternal Sect was becoming more mysterious by the moment.
After a few minutes, they reached the summit with its beautiful view. Ancient trees swayed in the wind, and in this place stood a grand building: the Eternal Hall.
Wuhe opened the door, which was engraved with divine beasts. They all entered the hall, but when they opened their eyes, they found themselves in a starry sky. Countless nebulas, spatial phenomena, and galaxies were continuously moving inside the hall. And in the middle of it all, seated on a throne, was a being as beautiful as pure white jade, wearing a deep red robe with a black inner dress. His presence alone could make them shudder in fear.
Wuhe came to the front of Huai and gave him a salute. "Sect Master! I have brought them here as you instructed." Huai nodded in acknowledgment.
Immediately, everyone bowed toward Huai in unison. "Greetings, Eternal Sect Master."
Huai gently swayed his sleeves, and a gentle wind made everyone stand up again.
He said, smiling toward everyone, "Everyone, stand up. Welcome to my humble sect."
"You may stay here for as long as you want."
Then he said to them with curiosity, "Actually, I wanted to send my sect's envoys to each of you, but you came together to help my sect. So, I must give you some gifts."
They all shook their heads in denial. "Your Highness, the Eternal Sect is our friend. Anyone who dares to fight against the Eternal Sect is our enemy. It is our duty to do so."
Huai waved his hand again, and countless space rings containing 7th-tier resources fell into each of their hands. "Then accept this as a token of our friendship. However, I believe I have some grudges against the Asura Blood Sect."
The representative of the Asura Blood Sect immediately bowed and said to him, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, for our shameless behavior before. After we returned to the sect and informed our ancestor of everything that happened in the secret realm, he eliminated the previous sect master and his lineage. We are genuine in our friendship."
Huai was surprised but still nodded in appreciation. For him, it was just another ant. At least he didn't need to take action now.
The forces all checked what was in the rings and shuddered. They immediately bowed. "Your Highness! If you don't mind, we have a request."
Huai nodded to them and said, "Please, say it."
They said together, "Your Highness, we have already angered the central region. They will definitely take action against us. We want to submit to the Eternal Sect. Please accept us."
A smile appeared on Huai's face. He said, "Actually, I was going to propose this condition later. Now that you have proposed it yourselves, then so be it. From now on, you are all affiliated forces of my Eternal Sect." He waved his hand, and countless more spirit rings flew toward them.
He said again, "These rings contain more resources than before. Use them well."
Everyone became more resolute in their decision. Some had already started to worship Huai in their hearts. For them, cultivation resources were the most important thing, and now His Highness was giving them 7th-tier resources as if they were candy.
Huai frowned, having decided to destroy the four forces that dared to attack his sect. He waved his hand again. In front of everyone's horrified eyes, 20,000 Star Realm powerhouses appeared out of thin air.
They all knelt toward Huai. These were the puppets he had received from the system during his daily sign-ins. He had never released them before and had many more in his system space.
The people who had just submitted to him shuddered where they stood. They looked at the thousands of powerhouses in horror. They couldn't tell that these were puppets; they all looked like genuine humans.
They ranged from Star Apprentice to Star Sovereign. Huai declared, "Go and destroy the Central Star Sanctuary, the Five Direction Formation Hall, the Nine Blade Pavilion, and the Shadow Fist Academy. They dared to show hostility toward us, so let them see who they have offended."
The army of thousands of puppets said in unison, "Yes, Your Highness! We will destroy them! We will destroy them!"
They all stood up, and Huai opened four huge space tunnels in the hall. They formed four teams, each consisting of 5,000 warriors, and headed toward the four 7th-tier low-level sects.
The sky above the four 7th-tier forces darkened in broad daylight.
Thousands of Star Realm powerhouses appeared above the Central Star Sanctuary, the Five Direction Formation Hall, the Nine Blade Pavilion, and the Shadow Fist Academy.
The cultivators inside the four sects all became alert. They came out one after another, then looked toward the sky in horror. They didn't know what had happened in the western region, but seeing that the jade tokens of those who had gone there had all shattered, they could guess that this Eternal Sect was not normal.
And now, what did they see? They saw around 5,000 Star Realm cultivators appearing above their heads. They all had only one thought in their minds right now: "Just who did we offend this time? How can a 7th-tier sect have this many powerhouses in the Star Realm?"
They immediately said to the powerhouses above, "Your Highnesses! We don't know how we have offended you, but please come inside. We can discuss anything to earn your mercy."
The cultivators above sneered. One of the Star Sovereigns from each team said to the four sects in their different locations, "You dared to attack my Eternal Sect. You deserve to die. No one in the world can attack my Eternal Sect without being destroyed."
He said to those behind him, "Kill everyone. Just use your techniques; they don't even deserve our full strength."
Indeed, any one of them could destroy this entire planet in a second, and this was only a minor, 7th-tier low-level sect. They all smiled and began to descend on the sects.
They started killing crazily. It was like a game to them. They played with the emotions of these four forces.
Until they killed the last member, they took everything valuable from the four forces and disappeared into the void together from the four locations.
The true powerhouses of the central region, the five high-tier 7th-level forces, shuddered in their own sects after receiving the news one after another. They never imagined they would face a force this powerful in their entire lives. But now, the situation was completely different. They knew clearly that they were not the pinnacle of power on the Blue Star planet at all. This suddenly appeared Eternal Sect was the sole overlord of this entire planet.
While they were facing this devastating situation, an envoy from their own sect brought news to each and every one of them:
"The Eternal Sect has taken control over the northern, southern, and western territories. Now, the Eternal Sect is the sole overlord of four regions."
"All the other forces in these regions have submitted to the Eternal Sect."
The hands and backs of every sect master of the five sects grew cold with sweat. Only the central region was left now. The sheer power shown by the Eternal Sect alone could kill them in minutes. They couldn't decide what to do at all. They all went to their sect's hidden chambers to describe everything to their ancestors and find a solution for this situation.
The sect masters of the five 7th-tier high-level sects Thunder Hall, Raging Fire Sect, Buddha's Grace Temple, Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and Frozen Sword Sect; all went to their ancestors for an answer. But after learning that their opponent had thousands of Star Realm powerhouses whose true realms were still unknown, they became fearful.
They immediately arranged a meeting for the five sects, and all the ancestors attended.
Ancestor Thunder spoke, his expression dark. "So, what are we going to do? I really can't fight against that many Star Realm powerhouses alone."
Ancestor Raging Fire said annoyingly, "Just where did this Eternal Sect come from? Did it just pop out of the ground or what?"
Ancestor Heavenly Secret shook his head and then said in a resolute tone, "Our Heavenly Secret Pavilion is an ancient sect. We have information about an Eternal Sect, but that sect and this one may not be the same."
Ancestor Buddha's Grace said, "Actually, I tried to see through fate and saw that the Sect Master of the Eternal Sect is destined to be connected with Buddha. So, we have decided to submit to them."
Ancestor Frozen Sword retorted, "You Buddhists are something else! Wherever you see a connection with your Buddha, you're ready to join them. But do you think they'll accept you, or will they destroy you first?"
Ancestor Buddha's face changed, but he still said, "Amitabha! Amitabha! If Buddha wants me to die, then I will die. But we can't ignore this connection."
Ancestor Heavenly Secret, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. "Actually, I divined something. It's embarrassing to say I didn't divine it; he let me see it himself. If he had never allowed me to see that scene, I wouldn't have been able to see it at all."
Everyone looked at him for an answer.
Ancestor Raging Fire said in a hurry, "Old man, just say it! Why are you hiding something from us?"
Ancestor Heavenly Secret's eyes changed, filled with utmost fear. He described what he saw: "I saw him: a man with long hair, with golden and silver chains dripping from it. A small golden crown was on his head. A white sword was at his waist, and that beautiful blade sent a chill through my body and soul. He was wearing a long red robe with mythical divine beasts engraved on it using golden thread. The beasts themselves were moving on his robe. Then... then..."
He started stammering. Ancestor Thunder asked, "Then what did you see?"
The ancestor of Heavenly Secret gulped. "I saw corpses... countless corpses of extraterrestrial races. They were all dead. Blood had become a river; corpses had become a mountain. And at the top of that mountain, he stood with his hair loose, that white sword unsheathed in his hand. He looked at me, and my vision ended with a backlash. I won't be able to use my power for at least a month."
"He... he showed me mercy. Otherwise, I would have died in that vision."
Ancestor Buddha started chanting in fear and nervousness, "Amitabha! Amitabha! Amitabha! Do you know what realm he is in?"
Ancestor Heavenly Secret shook his head in denial. The other three ancestors fell silent. They could now guess that they stood no chance against this being at all.
They all decided together.
"Let's submit to them. If what Heavenly Secret said is true, then we won't lose anything," said the Frozen Sword Ancestor.
"I agree," said the Thunder Ancestor.
"I also agree. If he is that strong, then he deserves my submission," said Ancestor Raging Fire.
"I already agreed. Amitabha!" said Ancestor Buddha's Grace.
"I also agree," Ancestor Heavenly Secret sighed and said in reverence.