After becoming a Quasi-Guardian, Emperor Huoyun learned about the Ancestral Land and the Sacred Realm, which confirmed his earlier speculations.
“Master, you flatter me. The ultimate test still feels distant for me. The immediate challenge is reaching the Dominator Realm. If I can’t take that step, everything else is irrelevant,” Lin Yun said.
“Indeed, the realm is fundamental. Without reaching the Dominator Realm, no matter how refined your other skills are, your realm will limit your future. Do you have any leads on breaking through to the Dominator Realm?” Emperor Huoyun asked with concern.
“With the opportunities from the Heavenly Fire Temple’s Divine Mansion, I’ve gained a lot, but I’m still short of reaching the Dominator Realm,” Lin Yun said, shaking his head helplessly.
“Disciple, don’t be dissatisfied. How long have you been stuck at this bottleneck? It took us ages to break through to the Dominator Realm, so don’t be impatient,” Emperor Huoyun said with a smiling shake of his head.
While waiting for Vice Palace Master Yao in the hall, the master and disciple chatted about the Sacred Realm and the rules of the Heavenly Way.
After about three hours, Vice Palace Master Yao returned to the hall.
“Lin Yun, these are the resources the Heavenly God Palace is contributing for the dragon clan alliance.”
As he spoke, Vice Palace Master Yao handed Lin Yun a storage ring.
Lin Yun took the storage ring and examined it. The contents were of extremely high quality, very precious.
“These resources can probably produce about 500,000 Qiankun crystals. While that’s a significant amount, it’s still far from what we need,” Lin Yun sighed.
The resources provided by Vice Palace Master Yao were indeed substantial; 500,000 Qiankun crystals was no small number!
“Lin Yun, this is all the Heavenly God Palace can offer for now. We don’t usually collect resources below the Heavenly Way level, as low-quality resources are useless to Immortals,” Vice Palace Master Yao said helplessly.
Lin Yun noticed that the items in the storage ring were all of Heavenly Way level, prioritizing quality over quantity.
Moreover, the Heavenly God Palace, being an organization of Immortals, operated like a loose alliance. Its members’ resources weren’t centrally managed but held individually.
In such circumstances, for the Heavenly God Palace to provide such a large batch of resources was already a significant effort.
“My Huoyun Empire will try to gather more, enough to produce another 500,000 Qiankun crystals,” Emperor Huoyun volunteered.
In the past, Emperor Huoyun had already contributed many resources to break through to the Third Dominator Realm and to produce some Qiankun crystals for Lin Yun.
However, the Qiankun Supreme Cauldron required extremely high-quality materials for conversion. Even with the empire’s strong foundation, the amount of high-grade resources available for conversion was limited, and vast quantities of mid- and low-grade resources were useless.
Even with Emperor Huoyun’s contribution, there would still be a significant shortfall.
“The alliance with the dragon clan concerns the fate of the entire human race. It shouldn’t fall solely on Huoyun to contribute. The other seven major forces should also provide resources. That way, gathering enough won’t be difficult,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
Emperor Huoyun nodded immediately, “Vice Palace Master Yao, that’s a good idea. However, to get them to contribute, we’ll need to explain the reason clearly. Without a valid justification, convincing them to make a significant sacrifice won’t be easy. This means the leaders of the other seven major forces in the Heavenly God Palace will learn about the Qiankun Supreme Cauldron.”
“Indeed,” Vice Palace Master Yao nodded, then looked at Lin Yun, “Lin Yun, what’s your opinion? It’s your Qiankun Supreme Cauldron, so the decision is yours.”
After a moment’s thought, Lin Yun said, “If it means securing the resources, then reveal it.”
The importance of the Qiankun Supreme Cauldron was obvious; the fewer who knew about it, the better, as possessing such a treasure could invite envy and danger.
However, with Lin Yun’s current strength, he could hold his own even against Song Lin. In the entire world, few could defeat him.
Times had changed. Even if others learned of it, Lin Yun had the power to protect it.
Everything has pros and cons, and Lin Yun had weighed them.
As long as he could gather the resources for Little Green Dragon and help it reach ten claws quickly and smoothly, Lin Yun was willing to take the risk!
“Good, since you agree, I’ll summon everyone,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
He then added, “As long as we explain the reason, they’ll have to contribute some resources. However, how much they’re willing to give is uncertain.”
“Indeed, they may not be as generous as I am, willing to empty their coffers,” Emperor Huoyun remarked.
“Let’s gather everyone first and see how much we can collect,” Lin Yun said.
“Alright.”
After nodding, Vice Palace Master Yao sent a message to Emperor Tianqian, Empress Kunlan, Emperor Xingwu, the Shadow Hall Master, the Xiaoyao Tower Master, the Taixu Tavern Master, and the Taigu Gate Master.
“I’ve notified them. Let’s go to the council hall to wait,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
He then led Lin Yun and Emperor Huoyun to the council hall.
After about twenty minutes, the Xiaoyao Tower Master was the first to arrive.
“Huoyun, Lin Yun, you’re here too,” the Tower Master said, looking at the two.
“Tower Master,” Lin Yun smiled and clasped his fists in greeting.
The Tower Master returned the gesture, then looked at Vice Palace Master Yao, “Vice Palace Master Yao, why the urgent summons? Is something major happening?”
The message had mentioned important matters requiring immediate attendance.
“Tower Master, take a seat. We’ll discuss once everyone arrives,” Vice Palace Master Yao gestured for him to sit.
Next, Emperor Xingwu and others arrived one by one.
Soon, the emperors of the four empires and the leaders of the four major forces were all seated.
Around a large conference table, everyone was neatly seated.
“Vice Palace Master Yao, now that everyone is here, can you tell us what’s so important?” Emperor Tianqian asked.
Emperor Xingwu, Empress Kunlan, the Shadow Hall Master, the Xiaoyao Tower Master, the Taixu Tavern Master, and the Taigu Gate Master all looked at Vice Palace Master Yao, eager to know what significant matter this was!
“It’s about the alliance with the dragon clan to jointly confront the demon clan,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
