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The dispatched cultivators began to disperse and head to various parts of the battlefield.

Their mission was to wipe out the escaped monks.

These people and the fleet's firepower quickly formed an impenetrable net, beginning to surround the cultivator army on the battlefield.

From a distance, the Xingfeng Sect's fleet appeared to be in a peculiar, contracting formation, and was beginning to encircle and annihilate the cultivator army.

As time goes by, this encirclement is getting smaller and smaller.

Far from the battlefield.

Xiao Tong and Xu Wangchen have already arrived here.

They had originally planned to take action, but after witnessing what they saw on the battlefield, they abandoned their plans.

Even if they didn't make a move, the battle was already almost over.

Xu Wangchen sighed and said:
"The fleet inside the gate is so strong, no wonder Manager Liu and the others are not worried about the invasion of this large army at all."

Although Xu Wangchen had been a member of Xingfeng Sect for some time, this was the first time he had seen Xingfeng Sect's fleet take action.

This almost overwhelming combat style gave him a new understanding of Xingfengmen.

Xiao Tong nodded in agreement:
“Apart from those who have reached the Dao Integration stage, other cultivators would probably only die in the face of this kind of firepower.”

Xu Wangchen looked at the black light darting across the battlefield in the distance and said enviously:
"I wonder when the internal staff will be able to equip individuals with those antimatter warships."

What Xu Wangchen wanted most was Xingfengmen's antimatter warship.

This thing is extremely fast, making it undoubtedly the best tool for transportation.

Unfortunately, the exchange for antimatter warships is still not available within the sect; individuals can only exchange their contribution points for ordinary space carriers.

Xiaotong said with a smile:

"If you want, you can go and mention it to the sect leader."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wangchen immediately shook his head:

"Then let's forget about it."

As the two were talking, the situation on the distant battlefield changed again.

The encirclement built by Xingfengmen was getting smaller and smaller, and at this time, Xingfengmen also spread a message on the battlefield.

This news was about the deaths of Cang Qing and other Dao Integration cultivators.
This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for those who had persisted!

At first, some people questioned the authenticity of the news, but when they found that they could not contact Cang Qing and Cang Wanjun at all, they realized that the news might be true.

Without the support of Dao Integration cultivators, how could they possibly be a match for Xingfeng Sect?

Soon, some forces began to surrender.

The sentiment of surrender is contagious; once one faction surrenders, another will follow, and more and more factions will begin to choose to surrender.

The cultivators of Xingfeng Sect also took control of these surrendered cultivators.

Another half hour passed, and the light on the battlefield gradually faded. Except for a few forces that stubbornly resisted, most of the other forces chose to surrender.

This great battle ultimately ended in this way.

The million-strong army of cultivators arrived with great momentum, but was defeated in less than a day of fighting.

Although many forces participated in this great war, they only accounted for half of the nine star regions.

Most other forces are choosing to wait and see.

These forces either dared not participate because they were wary of Xingfengmen's strength, or they were already on good terms with Xingfengmen.

The outcome of this great battle quickly reached the ears of these forces.

Everyone was shocked by the result.

Xingfengmen actually won!
This is a coalition of hundreds of forces, with a total of over a million cultivators participating in the battle.

Even the Sea Fork tribe at its peak would likely only lose in the face of such a force.

But Xingfengmen not only won, they won very easily.

Moreover, they won this great battle in a crushing manner.

Of the million-strong army of cultivators, at least 200,000 died in this battle, half were captured, and the other half escaped.

The high-level cultivators suffered even more casualties, with hundreds of people dying at the half-step Dao Integration and Void Refinement stages.

But these reports were not the most shocking to the major powers.

What shocked them most was the news of the deaths of Cang Wanjun and others.

All five Dao Integration cultivators were actually killed by Xingfeng Sect.

At this point, only the Xingfeng Sect and its Dao Integration cultivators remained in the entire Nine Star Domains, as all the Dao Integration cultivators in the other star domains had died at the hands of the Xingfeng Sect.

The various factions were shocked and puzzled upon learning this news.

Wasn't it said that the Heavenly Profound Holy Land sent a Holy Lord at the fifth step of the Dao Integration Realm this time?

Why did they still lose to Xingfengmen?

Many factions wanted to investigate the details of this battle, but no news came out from within the Xingfeng Sect.

After the great war ended, Xingfengmen immediately dispatched a fleet to various star systems to settle accounts with the forces that participated in the attack on Xingfengmen.

Although many people surrendered, many forces still managed to escape during the chaos.

Xingfengmen will not let these people go.

Within the Haicha clan.

Several high-ranking members of the Sea Fork Clan gathered together.

Everyone already knows the outcome of the great battle at Xingfengmen.

They all looked at Cang Yuelan with admiration.

If it weren't for the decision Cang Yuelan made earlier, their Sea Fork Clan would probably have suffered the same fate as other forces.

The Xingfengmen fleet is now sweeping through various star systems.

At this moment, a member of the Sea Chariot tribe rushed in from outside:
"Clan leader, the six elders have returned and are now waiting for your summons outside the formation."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Cang Yuelan.

The six elders had obviously escaped from Xingfeng Sect and were now returning, presumably seeking the protection of the Haicha Clan.

Cang Yuelan said coldly:
"Open the formation and let them in!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the high-ranking members of the Sea Fork Clan all changed.

One of them immediately stood up and said:

"Clan leader, you mustn't! The Six Elders were involved in the attack on Xingfeng Sect. If we protect them, how can we explain ourselves to Xingfeng Sect?"

"Yes, Chieftain, what we must do now is to protect ourselves!"

Upon hearing this, Cang Yuelan said coldly:
"Who said I was going to protect them? Letting them in was so you could take them down, and then I would personally deliver them to Xingfeng Sect."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

But they quickly realized that if they captured the six clan elders and handed them over to Xingfeng Sect, it would undoubtedly give Xingfeng Sect a good impression.

Everyone immediately offered their compliments:
"The clan leader's insight is brilliant!"

"These people betrayed our Sea Fork tribe, and now they dare to come back. We must take them down!"

Cang Yuelan waved her hand:
"Go and prepare. If they dare to resist, kill them on the spot!"

Although the Sea Fork Clan has declined, it still has some trump cards, and taking down those people shouldn't be a problem.

After everyone left, an old man looked at Cang Yuelan and said:
"Clan leader, are you going to Xingfeng Sect in person?"

Cang Yuelan nodded:
"Well, although we expelled these people from the Sea Chariot Clan in advance, we still need to go and explain to Sect Master Chen in person."

The old man hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"Clan leader, I've heard that Sect Master Chen is still without a Daoist partner, while Clan leader's appearance is second to none in the Nine Star Domains. If Clan leader could be with Sect Master Chen..."

Before the old man could finish speaking, Cang Yuelan interrupted him:
"Don't even think about it. Do you think Sect Leader Chen would be interested in me?"

Cang Yuelan naturally had a good impression of Chen Feng; who doesn't admire a strong person? She was no exception.

But she was well aware of the difference in their social status. If it were when Xingfeng Sect had just arrived in Dinghai Star Region, it might have been acceptable for her to submit to Chen Feng.

But now, Chen Feng is a completely different person, and she is naturally not good enough for him.

The old man sighed upon hearing this:
"Chief."

Cang Yuelan interrupted the old man directly: "I know what you mean, but don't even think about it. My Sea Chariot Clan cannot leave the Central Star Sea for the next thousand years."

Upon hearing this, the old man fell silent.

Azure Star, Wind Gate.

Three days have passed since the end of the battle.

The Wind Gate has been busy for the past three days, with space carriers frequently flying out and returning.

Liu Qian did not let go of those forces that attacked Xingfeng Sect. During this period, Xingfeng Sect has been clearing out those forces that escaped.

Moreover, Liu Qian took advantage of this great battle to bring all nine star regions under the control of Xingfeng Sect.

The process went exceptionally smoothly, with virtually no opposition from any of the nine star regions.

After all, if Xingfeng Sect could even defeat the Holy Lord of Tianxuan Holy Land, what force in the Nine Star Domains would dare to oppose them?

In the cave behind the mountain, Chen Feng sat cross-legged.

Opposite him was a celestial corpse puppet.

For the past three days, Chen Feng has been dealing with matters concerning the Xingfeng Sect. After giving Liu Qian some instructions, he returned to his cave to begin his seclusion.

Now that the external crisis has been resolved, the Heavenly Profound Holy Land will not retaliate for the time being.

As for the matters concerning the nine star regions, Liu Qian and the others can handle them themselves; he doesn't need to worry about anything.

Chen Feng looked inward at his primordial spirit, and within it, the Star Dao Seed was quietly floating.

If a half-step Dao cultivator wants to advance to the Dao Integration stage, the first thing they need to do is transform the Dao Seed into a Dao Fruit.

For an ordinary cultivator to achieve this, it would require a significant amount of time and effort to comprehend it.

However, as long as there is a Dao-aligned spiritual object present, this enlightenment process can be shortened, and the Dao seed can be directly upgraded to a Dao fruit.

This is why spiritual objects that have reached the Dao are so precious.

The Dao-integrating spiritual object can not only reduce the power of its own tribulation, but also help the Dao fruit evolve.

Of course, the qualitative change and the resulting result are only the first step.

The most difficult thing is the tribulation of one's own body. Even if some cultivators possess spiritual objects that can be integrated with the Dao, they dare not attempt to integrate with the Dao because of the terror of the tribulation of one's own body.

Chen Feng once saw a book in the Three Saints Sect that recorded the disciples of the sect who had advanced to the Dao Integration stage over tens of thousands of years.

According to records, only about one in a hundred half-step Dao Integration cultivators will successfully achieve Dao Integration.

The rest died from their own calamities.

Therefore, one's own tribulations are the key to breaking through to the Dao Integration stage.

The tribulation of a Dao Integration cultivator not only involves facing constant attacks from the Primordial Divine Lightning, but also weakening themselves due to the tribulation itself, making it a truly terrifying situation!
Chen Feng wasn't too worried about this personal tribulation.

His own strength was already equivalent to the fourth or fifth step of the Dao Integration stage, so the first step of his own tribulation was not difficult for him.

Besides, if he really can't handle it by then, he can go to the modern world.

The power of the tribulation there is definitely much smaller than that in the scroll world.

Chen Feng wasted no more time and immediately took out the Dao-Merging Spiritual Object, which was an ice-crystal-colored lotus flower.

The second-grade spiritual item, the Ice Cloud Lotus.

The method of consuming spiritual items is simple: they are directly refined within the body.

The divided soul within the nearby immortal corpse puppet returned to Chen Feng's body.

Having broken through to a higher realm, Chen Feng naturally couldn't let his clone remain inside the Immortal Corpse Puppet.

Outside the Heavenly Profound Sacred Land, at an unknown barrier.

Because the Tianxuan Holy Land had been attacking this barrier for hundreds of years, they also established a temporary stronghold here.

Large magical ships can be seen everywhere in this starry sky, and a large number of cultivators are setting up formations at the barrier.

Within a star vortex near the barrier, the Holy Lord of Bright Moon slowly emerged.

The disciples guarding the vortex immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing the Holy Lord Haoyue.

"Greetings, Ancestor Haoyue!"

The Holy Lord of Bright Moon asked expressionlessly:
"Have all the Dao Integration cultivators arrived?"

One of the disciples answered respectfully:
"Twenty people have arrived and are currently discussing matters with Elder Hunlei."

The Holy Lord of Bright Moon said nothing more and then headed away into the distance.

After the Holy Lord Haoyue left, the disciples immediately began to whisper among themselves.

"Old Ancestor Haoyue doesn't seem to be in a good mood."

"Didn't they say that our Ancestor went to some Nine Star Regions to capture someone? That person even killed one of our Dao Children. How come only the Ancestor has returned now?"

"Keep your voice down, are you out of your mind? How dare you talk about the ancestor behind his back?"

The Holy Lord of Bright Moon naturally heard the whispers of his disciples behind him, and his face turned quite gloomy.

This trip to the nine star regions can be described as a complete failure.

Not only did he fail to capture Chen Beijing, but he also dragged Cang Wanjun and the others into the mess.

Needless to say, this news will soon spread throughout all the star systems.

At that time, his prestige in the surrounding star regions will be greatly reduced.

Soon, the Holy Lord of Bright Moon entered the Void Realm near the barrier.

There is a suspended black palace here.

This black palace is a supremely rare and precious spiritual treasure.

Upon entering the palace, the Holy Lord of Bright Moon went directly to the top floor.

As soon as he entered, he saw more than twenty cultivators in the arena.

These people are all Dao Integration cultivators. Some are Dao Integration cultivators from the Heavenly Profound Holy Land, while others are from the surrounding star fields. Their cultivation levels range from the first to the fourth step of Dao Integration.

Sitting in the main seat was none other than Hun Leizi.

Clearly, the group was discussing something.

Upon seeing the Holy Lord Haoyue enter, the cultivators in the arena all greeted him:

"Fellow Daoist Haoyue!"

"Fellow Daoist Haoyue has arrived?"

Despite the crowd's enthusiastic greetings, the Holy Lord of Bright Moon did not respond, but instead walked up to Hun Lei Zi.

Seeing the Holy Lord of Haoyue in this state, Hun Leizi realized something was wrong and asked:
"Junior brother, what happened?"

The Holy Lord of Bright Moon replied, "Senior Brother, I was unable to bring Chen Beijing back, and Cang Wanjun and the others also died in the Nine Star Domains."

Upon hearing this, Hun Leizi's gaze sharpened.

The others all looked surprised. Hun Lei Zi had mentioned to them before that the Holy Lord Haoyue had gone to the Central Star Region to handle something.

But they didn't know the specifics of what happened, and it seemed that the Holy Lord of Haoyue had failed to accomplish it.

But this is the Holy Lord of Bright Moon, a terrifying existence at the fifth step of the Dao Integration Realm. Is there anything in the surrounding star fields that he cannot accomplish?

Instead of directly inquiring about the specifics, Hun Leizi addressed the other Dao Integration cultivators present:

"Fellow Daoists, please go and rest first. We can discuss the barrier formation later."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately cupped their hands in greeting and then left the hall.

After everyone had left, Hun Leizi asked:
"Tell me, what exactly happened?" (End of Chapter)