Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

Wang San reacted extremely quickly, immediately stepping in front of Wang Ba to assume a defensive stance, and said in a deep voice:

"Lord City Lord, calm down!"

"My young master's words were inappropriate and unintentionally offensive! My Wang family has absolutely no intention of disrespecting the city lord!"

Li Wujiu sneered, "Hmph! Don't think I don't know what your Wang family is up to!"

"The Yunlan Sect and you are both located in Yunzhou, and have always been at odds."

"Is it that you want to use my City of Sin to destroy the Cloud Mist Sect so you can unify Cloud Province?"

Wang San's expression changed slightly, and he forced a defense:

"Lord City Lord, you've misunderstood!"

"Although my Wang family has its disagreements with the Yunlan Sect, the claim that the Yunlan Sect covets Youzhou is by no means unfounded."

Therefore, our family sent us here to discuss cooperation with the city lord…”

"No need for further nonsense," Li Wujiu interrupted him.

"Go back and tell the head of your Wang family that if you want to cooperate, you should have him come and talk to us in person."

"A mere brat like you isn't qualified to talk to me. Get lost!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ba was furious and was about to stand up and argue when Wang San covered his mouth.

"Mmm~"

Wang San took a deep breath, suppressing his displeasure, and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture:

"Okay, I will definitely pass on the message when I get back."

"Goodbye!"

After saying that, he grabbed Wang Ba, who was still struggling, and quickly left the reception room.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, a cold glint flashed in Li Wujiu's eyes.

He could see right through the Wang family's scheme. They wanted to use Sin City, but they'd have to see if he'd agree.

"The Wang family? The Yunlan Sect? The Fengjian Sect?"

"It seems the unification of the five domains is imminent, and all the forces are getting restless and starting to stir!"

He spoke into the empty space:

"Notify the Underworld Detective Division and have them investigate whether the Cloud Mist Sect and the Wind Sword Sect have made any unusual moves recently."

"Also, keep a close eye on the Wang family's movements."

"Yes, Lord City Lord."

A dark shadow flashed past the corner and disappeared without a sound.

....

Wang Ba, who had been forcibly dragged out of the city lord's mansion by Wang San, flung Wang San's hand away and glared angrily:

"Third Elder! Why are you pulling me? That Li Wujiu is too arrogant! He's going too far! Does he really think my Wang family is easy to bully?"

Wang San's face was gloomy, his heart filled with displeasure towards this Third Young Master, who was utterly ignorant of his place.

Li Wujiu is a powerful terrestrial immortal, yet he, a mere Void Realm cultivator named Kalami, dares to be so arrogant!

I don't know why the family agreed to let him come!

"Third Young Master!" Wang San shouted sharply to stop him.

"This is Youzhou, not Yunzhou, which is ruled by our Wang family!"

"Li Wujiu is the overlord of Youzhou! If we anger him, it's tantamount to courting death."

He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger:

"This place is no place to linger! Take my advice! Let's return to Yunzhou first, report to our family, and then discuss this further!"

Having said that, he ignored Wang Ba's complaints and strode towards the outside of Sin City.

Although Wang Ba was unwilling, he knew that Wang San was right, so he could only stomp his foot and angrily follow after him.

.....

at the same time,

Eternal Night Space, Monarch's Palace.

Indra arrived here through a teleportation channel.

He bowed respectfully to Ye Junlin, who was meditating with his eyes closed on the throne inside the palace.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Ye Junlin slowly opened his eyes, his gaze calm and unwavering.

"No need for formalities!"

"What brings you here?"

Emperor Shitian recounted how Jiang Yuyan was captured by the Demon Alliance and how Wu Wudi and Yin Zhong went to her rescue.

He then informed everyone of their request to enter the Time Tower for cultivation.

After listening, Ye Junlin tapped his fingertips lightly on the armrest, pondering to himself:

"The Demon Alliance?"

"Judging from this description, it sounds like the group from the Nine Nether Demon Sect that left the Eastern Region before—the Blood Demon Ancestor, Blood Wutian…that group!"

"Could it be that they went to the Central Region last time via an ancient teleportation array?"

He looked up at Indra and nodded:

"Can."

"I am aware of the matter concerning the Demon Alliance."

"After the five domains are merged, similar conflicts will only increase, so it is indeed necessary to improve our strength."

After a brief pause, he added:

"But the Underworld cannot be left unattended, so you can enter the Time Tower in batches to cultivate."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Go!

"yes!"

Indra withdrew from the Palace of Kings and returned to the Underworld via the teleportation portal.

Then he informed Wu Wudi and Yin Zhong of this news.

"Why don't you two go into the Time Tower to cultivate first? I'll stay and oversee the Underworld for now!"

"Great!" Wu Wudi rubbed his hands together, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"I've now reached the bottleneck for a breakthrough. A period of training in the Time Tower will surely allow me to advance another step!"

Yin Zhong nodded: "Alright! Let's not delay, let's set off immediately."

....

Inside the monarch's palace,

After Di Shitian left, Ye Junlin called out in his heart:

"System, put all the low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade spirit stones I won in the lottery into the Time Tower."

[Received! All items have been deposited into the Time Tower.]

As soon as the system notification sounded, Ye Junlin made a few hand gestures in the air and issued an order:

Anyone in the Eternal Night Sky who is not currently on a mission may enter the Tower of Time to cultivate.

Once the order was issued, all summoned characters within the Eternal Night Heaven who did not have a mission...

They flocked to the Tower of Time, starting a new wave of cultivation frenzy!

.....

The Imperial Palace, Imperial Study, Great Qian Dynasty!

As Qian Tian reviewed the memorials, without looking up, he asked a question to the empty space:

"Mei Chuan, since you came out of the prison, have you made any unusual moves?"

Then the shadowy figure appeared silently in the hall, kneeling on one knee:

"Your Majesty, since he moved into the arranged villa, apart from needing female cultivators to serve him every day, he has not made any other unusual moves."

Upon hearing this, Qian Tian raised his eyes and twitched his eyebrows:

"Oh? He's more honest than I expected."

"Perhaps they know that terrestrial immortals can act at will now, so they dare not be presumptuous anymore," the shadow guessed.

Qian Tian gave a faint "hmm":

Tell him to get himself in a good state of mind.

"If he loses the competition at the summit of Jiuling in three days, don't blame me for not giving him a chance."

"Yes!" Shadow responded, then turned and disappeared into the Imperial Study.

....

A villa near the palace!

Mei Chuan Neiku was blindfolded in the hall, frolicking with a group of beautiful female cultivators.

"Hehe, let's see where you run!"

He pounced on the female cultivators with a lewd grin.

The group of female cultivators nimbly dodged, causing Mei Chuan Neiku to miss his target, and then giggled:

"My lord, I'm here!"

Mei Chuan Neiku was not angry:

"You naughty kids! If I catch you, I'll make you kneel down and sing 'Conquer'!"

Just then, the shadow appeared at the palace entrance and witnessed the scene.

He spoke expressionlessly:

"Umekawa Neiku, Your Majesty has an order."

Upon hearing this, Mei Chuan Neiku tore off the blindfold and looked at the shadow:

"Speak!"

"His Majesty instructs you to prepare for the competition at the summit of Nine Ridges in three days! If you lose, don't blame him for not giving you a chance!"

"Understood." Mei Chuan Neiku waved his hand casually.

The shadow said no more and turned to leave.

Once the shadow had disappeared into the distance, the playful smile on Mei Chuan's face vanished instantly, replaced by a cold and sinister look.

He scanned the area with his divine sense to confirm that no one was watching.

With a sudden wave of his hand, the group of female cultivators collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

He turned and went into the inner room, took down an inconspicuous statue from the wall, and muttered to himself:

"Just one last step..."

Immediately, he took out a piece of brocade cloth, pricked his fingertip, and forced out his semen.

A sun-shaped pattern was drawn on the cloth and then covered the statue.

"Use blood as a catalyst, use the soul as a sacrifice..." he muttered to himself.

The brocade cloth quickly ignited with a ghostly blue flame, turning into a wisp of black smoke along with the statue, and silently dissipating into the air.

Having done all this, Mei Chuan Neiku walked out of the inner room and woke up the female cultivators one by one.

They resumed their playful antics as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.