Chapter 582: The Reactions of All the Powers

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Within an icy palace in the Holy Glacial Lands, two golden spatial gates slowly crumbled.

The Great Empress and the High Priestess, Meng Zhi, stood shoulder to shoulder. Before them stood three Return to Void Stage Holy Palace Leaders and ten Soul Formation Stage snow maidens.

Twenty snow maidens had gone in, but only half that amount returned.

However, that wasn’t what Meng Zhi was concerned about.

“You couldn’t find a fragment of the realm core… and even the amount of Realm Essence Crystals you’ve obtained are pitiful at best! Tell me why that is the case!”

Her golden eyes were imbued with supreme regal might as she surveyed the snow maidens before her, and the divine staff in her hand trembled lightly, clearly indicating that she had been enraged to the extreme.

All the Return to Void Stage Holy Palace Leaders clearly had to bear the brunt of the blame. They had high hopes pinned on their shoulders, but they came back like beggars; there wasn’t even a golden Realm Essence Crystal to share among them…

The leader of the Return to Void team, Rou Gu, bowed slightly in reply. “During the battle with the Long Shang in the Remorseless Realm, we were abducted by An Lin and his group. They only released us due to their unstable emotions after taking all of our storage rings…”

“Hah? You guys had your storage rings taken by An Lin? The same thing happened to us!” Lu Wei looked up with shock on her face.

The team that she hailed from was the team with Shangguan Yi as one of its members. They were also in an extremely impoverished state…

A peculiar atmosphere settled over the snow maidens.

Was this karma? They had raided two places that An Lin had been in the past, and now they had been raided twice by An Lin…

The Soul Formation Stage snow maidens were completely dumbstruck. They could understand being robbed by An Lin themselves, but even the team of three Return to Void Stage snow maidens had been robbed too? This was simply unimaginable.

After hearing that name, Meng Zhi’s chest constricted as she thought back to the man who had let loose a torrent of abuse at her as he flipped her off.

The Great Empress heaved an undetectable sigh. “An Lin… it’s him again… ”

On a black floating continent enshrouded by the cover of night.

A man with bronze skin with a huge saber on his back was describing what he had seen to the Dark Wing Emperor as well as all the Monarchs.

The hairs on all the backs of the Monarchs’ necks stood on end when they heard his description. Never would they have thought that An Lin was such a monstrously powerful cultivator. At the same time, they were thanking their lucky stars that they hadn’t tried to take initiative in hunting down An Lin; otherwise, they might not even be sitting here today!

The Dark Wing Emperor fell into deep thought before summoning a crow and injecting all this information into the crow’s body in the form of a stream of black light.

The crow spread its wings before disappearing into the darkness.

The Evil-Slaying Sword was something that had to be recovered. All he could do now was to pass on some useful information to the Moonlit Night Monarch in order to better assist her in completing her mission.

On a continent where malicious spirits wailed.

There was a tall and burly monster with the head of a dog and the body of a human in a suit of black armor. Beside him stood a lithe and graceful woman in black. Her skin was as white as the snow.

A crow appeared out of thin air before landing on the woman’s shoulder.

The woman closed her eyes to survey the information delivered to her by the crow before her expression shifted as waves of shock rippled through her heart.

This couldn’t be true… An Lin was already that monstrously powerful?

She felt like her world had been turned on its head as she began to doubt her analysis once again.

If this was the case, then was her Return to Void Stage cannon fodder even useful?

The woman turned to the dog-headed monster as a hesitant expression appeared on her face…

The Dark Marshlands.

Emperor Yi Deng glowered with rage at the four people standing before him as he pointed to a woman with short, golden hair. “Look at Daisy, she obtained three golden Realm Essence Crystals and fifteen red Realm Essence Crystals…”

He then pointed to the other three. “Cassidy, Tobias, Merlin. The three of you combined haven’t obtained as many Realm Essence Crystals as Daisy! It’s not because Daisy obtained too many, but because you obtained too little, do you understand? The allocation of resources from the Divine Blood Tower to your respective sects are going to be cut by thirty percent for a hundred years!”

Daisy lifted the corners of her lips to form a seductive smile.

She was a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Return to Void Initial Stage, and she didn’t think that she could obtain more Realm Essence Crystals than the three people beside her combined. Hence, the unexpected surprise filled her with joy.

Cassidy, Tobias, and Merlin immediately lowered their heads in apologetic gestures, but they were sneering internally. Who would give a sh*t about the Divine Blood Tower? All they cared about was the holy blood!

Cassidy had already broken through to Return to Void Intermediate Stage, and after being purified by An Lin’s holy blood, Merlin was close to breaking through to Return to Void Intermediate Stage as well.

Tobias was already at the pinnacle of the Return to Void Intermediate Stage, and he was trying to fuse An Lin’s holy blood into his Dao in order to create a new cultivation path and break through to Return to Void Final Stage!

At the same time, Return to Void Stage mighty figures from the Garden of Eden, the Buddhist Kingdom, the Dragon Court of the Eastern Seas, and the Divine Palace of The West Sea all brought back news of their own, and for the first time ever, An Lin’s name caused a stir among the most powerful cultivators on this continent.

The United University of Cultivation.

A black brick broke through the clouds to descend upon this familiar schoolyard.

“Wow! Giant An Lin, is this the place you’re staying at? It’s so big and so beautiful!”

Tina’s emerald eyes shone brightly with excitement.

Immortal abodes stretched for as far as the eyes could see, scenic mountains stood in the distance, and iridescent clouds swirled in the sky, creating a sense of serene beauty. Aside from that, the vital energy was also very rich here.

The university was heaven compared to the harsh environment of the Ancient Tai Chu Realm, where life-threatening danger lurked around every corner. An Lin was feeling a lot more carefree upon his return, and a broad smile appeared on his face.

“This is where you’re studying? Are you trying to gain life experience by mingling in with society, Master?” Xiao Ze stroked his chin in deep thought.

“No. This is where I study and where I cultivate!” An Lin retorted.

“Oh, alright, I understand.” Xiao Ze nodded with a serious expression.

It looked like there was no mistaking it. This was definitely a place where his master was gathering life experience.

After all, no mighty figure would actually admit to it when they were gathering life experience like this.

The admission made the experience less authentic.

Xue Zhantian looked up into the sky and murmured to himself, “This place is positioned very high up and is quite close to the sky. Is this the summit of heavens?”

An Lin scratched his head. “Kind of. The Heavenly Court is indeed positioned at quite a high altitude.”

“Giant An Lin, are we going to be living here?” Tina looked down at the scenic schoolyard with an expectant gaze.

An Lin nodded. “That’s right. The vital energy is very rich here, so it will be quite beneficial to your cultivation. Emperor Ziwei has brought up the issue with Vice-Principal Yu Hua, and he has already agreed. But you have to be good and stay out of trouble.”

Tina whooped with excitement. She was clearly extremely fond of this place.

“I have to take you all to meet a very important person, so make sure to be on your best behavior,” An Lin said with a solemn expression.

“Who is it?” Xiao Ze asked with curiosity on his face.

“Your master’s wife,” An Lin replied.

“Gasp…” Xiao Ze immediately drew a sharp intake of breath as his expression became extremely solemn as well.

Even Tina and Xue Zhantian were getting quite nervous, and they unconsciously became much more obedient. They were wondering just what their master’s Dao partner would be like.