Huai freshened up, this time wearing a light green long robe with a black inner dress. His robe was also designed with black flames, making him look even more majestic.
Wuhe also got up, freshened himself, and wore a fresh black warrior's dress. He came toward Huai and, without a word, grabbed his waist with both hands. From the previous night, he could see that Huai loved him as much as he did. He locked his lips with Huai's until Huai gently pushed him away, saying, "Let's go to the hall. I need to finish some work." Wuhe nodded and went with Huai toward the Eternal Hall.
But he didn't forget the black blade on his bed. He looked at it seriously for a few seconds, remembering the dream. He didn't say anything to Huai but, after a moment, looked at Huai's back and sighed, then put the blade at his waist and followed him.
***
In the Eternal Hall, Huai sat on his sect master's throne. He looked out into the starry sky, where his gaze fell upon a small planet the Blue Planet. He could see it as often as he wished. He looked toward the central region; he already knew about the secret meeting of the five forces and nodded in appreciation. Yesterday, he had allowed one of them a mere ant to see a vision of the future. Although he didn't know what his own future held, he could see the futures of others. But whenever he tried to see a future related to himself, something always obstructed his mind.
He looked toward the void. "Come out, any five of you!"
Five Star Sovereigns emerged from the void, knelt on the ground, and placed a hand on their chests. "Give us your orders, Your Highness!"
Huai looked at them and said, "Go to the central region and subdue every sect there. Don't let any of them flee. If someone disobeys, then remove them from the Blue Star."
He didn't want bloodshed, but his system had given him the task of unifying the entire Blue Star planet, so he needed to take this action.
Wuhe was still standing beside him. Huai had arranged a seat for him, but it was so far away that he preferred to be near Huai at all times, so he always stood behind him instead.
The five figures stood up, bowed toward Huai, and said in unison, "As you command, Sect Master!"
They all went through the space tunnels that Huai opened for them. In this hall, no one but Huai could breach the spatial barrier.
Huai looked into the distance to see his sect members, all doing well in the time-cultivation tower. He sighed.
***
On the side of the central region, five figures suddenly appeared in the sky in five different places and, one by one, produced the submission letters prepared by Huai.
If anyone refused to submit to the Eternal Sect, they began the annihilation of their entire sect. But surprisingly, many of the sects seemed to want to submit to the Eternal Sect. They didn't know the reason, but most of them submitted.
In the valley where the five major forces were holding their sacred meeting, five envoys suddenly burst into the chamber.
The sect masters, startled, could see the envoys' faces were grim, as if they had seen something terrible.
The Sect Master of Thunder Hall demanded, "What happened? Why have you burst into this specialized meeting in such a fluster? If you don't give me a good enough reason, I will kill you to atone for my sins."
The Sect Master of Raging Fire spoke up. "Yes, and you too! How dare you interrupt our meeting? Do you know how important this is?"
The Sect Master of Buddha's Grace spoke. "Amitabha! Amitabha! You two, just calm your minds. Let them speak first, then we will decide what to do with them."
The Sect Master of Heavenly Secret also spoke with difficulty. "Yes, I also agree with Sect Master Buddha's Grace."
The Sect Master of Frozen Sword didn't waste words. She asked the envoys directly, "Just tell us what happened that made you this alarmed."
The first envoy spoke. "The Eternal Sect! The Eternal Sect is on the move..."
The second envoy broke the silence. "They sent only five members, but within... within..."
Seeing him stammer, the third envoy spoke up. "Within just five minutes, they have subdued at least half of the sects in the central region!" Saying this, he gulped nervously.
The fourth envoy, who came from Buddha's Grace Temple, said, "Amitabha, Sect Master, they didn't even leave the temples. They subdued them, too."
The fifth envoy, who came from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, spoke last. "And... and the most terrifying thing is that they destroyed every single sect that refused to submit to the Eternal Sect."
The Sect Master of Raging Fire, who had stood up upon hearing the news, suddenly slumped back into his seat. "Those fools from the 7th-tier sects actually dared to fight a sleeping dragon. They woke the dragon themselves. If they weren't already dead, I would kill them personally."
The Sect Master of Thunder Hall said, "This is not the time to think about the past. We need to decide what to do, or else..."
The Sect Master of Frozen Sword finished, her voice cold, "...or else we will have to follow the path of those destroyed sects."
The Sect Masters of Heavenly Secret and Buddha's Grace had already decided to submit before they even came here, so they didn't take the threat as seriously. They knew in their hearts they were going to submit to the Eternal Sect, no matter what.
At that moment, the five ancestors also came out from their meeting.
Ancestor Thunder Hall spoke, "You don't need to think about anything. We have already come to a decision. We will submit to the Eternal Sect."
The other ancestors also nodded their heads in agreement.
The Sect Master of Raged Fire spoke in a hurry, "Ancestor! Ancestor, think it through a few more times. We don't know anything about the Eternal Sect. What if they dissolve our sects?"
Ancestor Raged Fire snapped with a sneer on his face, "Do you even know who the Sect Master of the Eternal Sect is? Ancestor Heavenly Secret tried to see through his future but was scared off by him after seeing only a fragment."
Sect Master Heavenly Secret immediately came toward the ancestor of his sect to check his injuries, but the ancestor just nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm okay. If he hadn't shown me mercy back then, maybe I would have died there."
A shiver ran down the spine of everyone present. A person who could kill a peak Tribulation Transcendence being with just a glance was not simple at all.
At this moment, Ancestor Frozen Blade spoke. "Yes, if it is true, then it is our great fortune to follow that person."
Everyone nodded in acknowledgment.
Just then, another envoy entered the room and said, "Your Highnesses! Five people have come from the Eternal Sect to meet you."
The ancestors and sect masters all looked at the door in fear. They immediately left the meeting room to entertain the distinguished guests from the Eternal Sect.
But what they saw sent a chill running through their spines.
The ancestors of the five forces had seen many powerful beings in their lives, but looking at these five people, they could tell they were not normal cultivators at all. They were of an even higher rank within the Star Realm.
The Ancestor of Buddha's Grace spoke loudly, "Amitabha! Amitabha! Dear guests, please sit. Actually, we were just discussing when to submit to the Eternal Sect when you came yourselves."
"But before we submit, can we ask something?"
The five Star Sovereigns nodded, ready to hear the inquiry. Before they had left, their Sect Master had mentioned that they should behave well in front of the other sects, or else they would face the consequences.
Ancestor Buddha's Grace said, "Dear guests, it's rude to ask you this question, but can you tell us what realm you are in right now? And what realm is the Sect Master of the Eternal Sect in?"
Everyone looked at the bald monk with reverence. This monk was daring, asking such a personal question without hesitation. But they didn't see Ancestor Buddha's Grace continuously chanting to calm his own mind and heart at that moment.
One of the Star Sovereigns suddenly laughed out loud. "Hahahaha! Don't worry about it at all. It's normal to want to know the power you're going to submit to."
"Even our Sect Master instructed us to give you answers to each and every one of your questions before we leave."
His face became serious again. He said, "As for the answer you wanted to know, the five of us are all at the peak Star Sovereign realm."
The entire hall felt cold. Star Sovereigns? Wasn't that the highest rank among the Star Realms? Weren't those the cultivators that only 4th-tier sects possessed? And what was happening inside the Eternal Sect? They already had five of them. They gulped together.
At this moment, the faces of the five sovereigns changed to complete reverence as the second question involved their Sect Master. "As for the second question, no one knows what realm the Sect Master and the Grand Elder are in." The silence was so loud that anyone could hear the thumping hearts of the ancestors and sect masters of the five 7th-tier high-level sects.
What did this indicate? It indicated that the Sect Master of the Eternal Sect was a being who was at least at the level of the Galaxy Realms, which were above the Star Realms. And their Grand Elder was also in that unimaginable realm.
They immediately decided in their hearts that they couldn't lose this opportunity.
The ancestors spoke in unison, "We wish to submit to the Eternal Sect!"
Seeing their ancestors speak, the others also bowed and said the same, "We wish to submit to The Eternal Sect."
The five sovereigns smiled. They produced five submission papers, and after the five sects had signed them, they gave each of them a space ring that their Sect Master had provided.
After giving them everything and instructing them as their Sect Master had told them to, they left the hall.
After they were gone, everyone checked what was in their space ring. But when they saw what was inside, they almost fell to their knees and kowtowed in the direction of the Eternal Sect.
Each ring contained at least Tier 5 higher-level cultivation resources. It was Tier 5, not Tier 7 or Tier 6. Even a single treasure from these rings could buy their sects a thousand times over, and the Eternal Sect had actually given a full set of resources for a 5th-tier sect to each of them. They immediately decided to never betray the Eternal Sect. From now on, the Eternal Sect was their benefactor.
After leaving the meeting of the five sects, the five sovereigns got back to work. They met with each and every sect master in the central region, demanding their submission. Only a few forces rejected the offer, and surprisingly, they were all forces that had secretly defected to the filthy extraterrestrial races.
If the Eternal Sect hadn't forced the central region to submit that day, perhaps these cancerous sects would have betrayed humanity in the future, committing some great evil on behalf of those extraterrestrial races.
When their work was done, the five sovereigns returned to the Eternal Sect. They brought with them the proper documents of submission and also proof that the sects they had been forced to destroy had already defected to the filthy extraterrestrial races.