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Hong Chuan, Ye Longxing, Zhou Changfeng, and the others soon left.

Ji Pingtian then asked, "Do I need to stand guard here?"

"No need."

Alkaid said calmly, "Currently, the only method Red Star has that could threaten me is nuclear weapons, but Red Star may not have the courage to launch them at Dayu."

He explained, "Although Dayu cannot stop Red Star's nuclear weapons, detecting them in advance is not a problem. I can simply take cover in the nuclear defense structures built within Dayu, and remain safe. But then they would have to face Dayu's retaliation. Red Star's Jiang Family will weigh the pros and cons themselves."

Ji Pingtian nodded, "I will go to the White Tower Federation right away."

"Hmm."

Alkaid responded with a sound.

As for whether the White Tower Federation would join, he did not place much importance on it.

Ji Pingtian and the others soon left.

After they had gone, Kong Fang came to his side and said indifferently, "Up to now, the Rebirth Society still seems to have a vague understanding of the situation. They don't realize that you are the core of everything."

"Everyone has their own thoughts and needs, but it's not important."

Alkaid said, expressing some emotion, "What I pursue is not unifying the world, but merely achieving peace on an environmental level. This goal... unifying the world is an option, making myself so powerful that I dominate over any force and prevent them from acting rashly is another option."

Kong Fang was startled but soon understood Alkaid's meaning, "Have you chosen the latter? Planning to turn Dayu Country into a Sacred Land, transcending the mundane world?"

"It's just that the latter is easier to achieve with fewer trivial matters,"

Alkaid said.

Besides...

Hasn't this world lost contact with the Artifact Sect?

If so, why not let it become the Artifact Sect, taking its place?

...

Poverty means taking care of oneself, while wealth entails helping the world.

Alkaid is far from poverty, but he is also not wealthy enough to save the world, to help people fight against Red Star, Snow Dragon, and the Rebirth Society.

The reason he had to take this step at all was entirely because the existence and actions of Red Star threatened his safety.

When he was about to take action against the Liao Family, he had already reviewed the map of Dayu Country and circled an area with a radius of six hundred kilometers centered on the capital.

The six hundred kilometers to the north was Emperor Yu's Mountain, where Alkaid currently stood, and to the south was the Canglan River, which ran through the whole country and even into the territories of the White Tower Federation and Lihuo Country, reaching into the sea.

To the east and west were the massively long Tai Bai Mountain Range and other mountain ranges.

This was a natural geographical advantage.

This area also contained a variety of mines and resources of Dayu.

In taking action against the Liao Family, his intention was to make this region a solid foundation for the Su Family to strengthen and develop.

But...

The situation changed too rapidly.

Intervention from Red Star Nation forced him to stand up against Red Star.

However, this was also within expectations.

Families like the Jiang and Lu Families propped up the Su Family and met all their demands with the hope of using his power to resist the pressure from Red Star Nation.

Both sides took what they needed.

As is now the case with his relationship with the Rebirth Society and the countries of the Middle East.

All under heaven is a chase after profit, and all hustle and bustle is for profit's sake.

Such is the nature of the world, and he has no intention of changing anything.

Respect the destiny of others.

And likewise...

Respect the destiny of other nations.

The only thing he can do is to open a portal in the "Sacred Land" he is creating, to serve as a mirror, and allow the world to see the truth of matters.

Like a lighthouse, for when people finally see the true face of "life."

...

The news of Alkaid's entry into the Red Star Empire to slay Jiang Shengtian circulated only within a very small circle.

Lesser powers, including various royal families, merely thought it was the Rebirth Society's retaliation against the Red Star Empire.

Furthermore, with the Rebirth Society receiving Alkaid's nod, they took credit for the feat, forming the Middle Eastern Continent Alliance they had wanted, which put everyone's focus on the Rebirth Society.

Alkaid, for a rare moment, had some free time.

...

The Jade Capital Mountain defense line.

This place is the high ground of the entire world.

It is also where the Stellar Sects of both Red Star and Snow Dragon Empires are located.

The mountain range itself is a Formation, utilizing the flow of the mountain terrain to harness the power of the heaven and earth, along with the starfield's magnetic field. Eventually, it connects to the signals coming from the Artifact Sect through the Stellar Sect, forming a stable channel for traversing between the two worlds.

But now...

The two nations have gone over forty years...

To be precise, forty-six years without receiving any signals from the Artifact Sect.

For Sects that would typically open every year or two, this was inconceivable.

It's as if their world had been abandoned by the Artifact Sect?

But...

Impossible!

Their world is a world of high quality, where Immortal Soldier Demon Weapons are nurtured to the quality of Treasures; the Artifact Sect would never discard their world.

Unless...

Just as the Moon Demon Empire stated, the Artifact Sect encountered drastic changes and was defeated outright, and even the corresponding Stellar Sects were destroyed, that's why they're unable to receive signals and cannot open the Stellar Sect.

This information was something the Xie Family had found unbelievable all along, but now...

They are forced to accept the reality.

...

At this moment, within a canyon heavily guarded by the Snow Dragon Empire's troops, stood an imposing gate towering hundreds of meters high.

The gate was oval-shaped, resembling a mirror. However, instead of reflecting the surrounding environment of the valley, it showcased a glittering starry sky.

At that time, every star in that patch of sky was twinkling, emitting a faint glow that made the gate seem dreamlike and fantastical.

But as time passed, the glow gradually dimmed.

Until all the light completely vanished.

...

Minutes later, a trace of desolation flashed through the eyes of an elderly man in the command room.

"Did it fail?"

Standing next to the elder was a forty-something-year-old man adorned with three golden stars.

He was Gu Wanquan, the youngest three-star general of the Snow Dragon Empire.

Hearing the elder's question, Gu Wanquan shook his head, "There's still no signal transmission from the Sect's side."

"The eighty-eighth time."

The old man let out a long sigh.

"Although we can't fully trust what those special life forms called the Moon Demon Empire have said, there's definitely a big problem at the Artifact Sect's side."

Gu Wanquan spoke, hesitating for a moment, "Or should we forcibly activate the Stellar Gate to send people over to have a look?"

"If we start the Stellar Gate without establishing a docking channel with the other side, our gate here will surely collapse. By then, we will have truly lost contact with the Artifact Sect," the elderly man said.

"That may not be the case, there is still a Dao Stellar Gate at the Red Star's side, isn't there?"

Gu Wanquan chuckled slightly, "With our strength, if we really want to take over that gate, could Jiang Bairren alone hold it?"

"What if the Artifact Sect is unscathed?"

The elderly man glanced at him, "Dozens of years ago, Jiang Heavenly Venerable already forged his Dao Foundation. Who knows to what extent he has grown over the years?"

He gazed toward the part of Jade Capital Mountain that belonged to the Red Star's domain, "If we truly wanted to deal with the Jiang Family, we would have made our move long ago. Why wait until now?"

"But it's clear that the Jiang Family is in the wrong… They should have given up this world to us a long time ago…"

"Reason?"

The elder spoke indifferently, "Strength is reason. The Jiang Family is stronger than our Xie Family. Is this reason not enough?"

Upon hearing what the elder said, Gu Wanquan felt a sense of frustration.

Their Xie Family was the rightful sovereign of this world, while the Jiang Family...

Should have returned to the Artifact Sect a hundred years ago.

Yet, they not only overstayed but delayed for nearly a hundred years, unwilling to concede even the northern and southern continents, simply pushing things too far.

"Isn't there any solution?"

Gu Wanquan said, "The Rebirth Society has become increasingly overbearing in recent years. A large number of their people are infiltrating in ways unknown to us.

If we don't stop them now, once they firmly establish themselves in this world, even if the Red Star leaves, they will still be a thorn in our side and could jeopardize the Immortal Soldier cultivation we need to contribute to the Sect in two hundred years... If we fail to nurture the Immortal Soldiers and the Sect blames us, by then…"

The elder remained silent.

The current situation of the Snow Dragon Xie Family...

Was difficult on both sides.

Even the dependent families they had brought along were complaining.

They came to this world intending to exploit its resources, to breed Artifact Spirits, Blood Souls, Soul Essence to trade back to the Sect, but now, blocked by the Red Star in the Western Continent and unable to infiltrate the Middle East continents, they dared not initiate a fight. What kind of situation was this?

Just when the elder was about to speak, suddenly the lights throughout the base began to flicker.

The next instant, everything went dark.

The base fell into a power outage.

Even though many areas immediately activated backup power supplies, as certain special fluctuations swept through, the backups also quickly went out.

"Again!?"

The elder's face changed.

"Commander! Quick, look!"

At this time, someone suddenly exclaimed, pointing outside.

As the elder looked intently, he saw ripples of Formless waves emanating not far from the frontal Stellar Gate.

But the characteristic signaled by these ripples was not the activation of the gate, but...

"The Moon Demon Empire!?"

The elder immediately ordered, "Everyone, concentrate your spirits! Visualize the Nine Heavens Snow Dragon Chart!"

"Those monsters of the Moon Demon Empire... they dare to be so brazen!?"

Gu Wanquan's eyes also flashed with anger.

Over the years, they had determined that whenever peculiar continuous power outages occurred in an area, it was inevitably accompanied by the infiltration of those demonic beings from the Moon Demon Empire.

In the past, these "power outages" occurred in minor nations within the scope of the Red Star's influence. The Snow Dragon territory itself had experienced one about a decade ago, but now...

This infiltration by the Moon Demon Empire not only reappeared in the Snow Dragon Empire but also occurred in the heart of the Snow Dragon's fortified area—Jade Capital Mountain.

"This is outrageous!"

The elder's eyes held a flicker of rage: "If the Jiang Family can't stop these monstrous creatures from running wild, our Xie Family will..."

He had barely finished speaking when he felt an indescribable chill, causing him to involuntarily shiver.

The next moment, a consciousness surged rapidly from the depths of his spiritual world as if...

It had always been there.

"What is this!?"

An unprecedented fear surged into the elder's heart.
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"The only high-rank cultivator in this world? Adequate, but not impressive."

Amid the fear, a wave of thought that was utterly alien to him began to diffuse, striking his consciousness like the sea against the shore, leaving him as if plunged into an icy cave, bone-chillingly cold.

"Destruction? This time, I will teach you the true meaning of destruction!"