Gathering

Lu Huaiyun initially gritted his teeth and tried to keep the secret to himself.

However, under the crushing and tormenting power of the quasi-divine artifact, he couldn't hold on for even a moment and had no choice but to honestly reveal the entire method of control.

Having obtained the answer he wanted, Chen Yang raised his hand and took out eight jade pendants, each with a smooth, lustrous surface and a restrained spiritual light, from the storage container left behind by Lu Huaiyun.

He lightly touched his brow with his fingertip, separating eight strands of divine thought, and infused them one by one into the eight jade tablets.

A moment later, a faint smile appeared on Chen Yang's lips.

He had clearly sensed that the eight unconscious cultivators at the Innate Dao Body Realm outside the hall were completely under his control!

I never imagined that this top-notch human control technique would be so simple.

Chen Yang gently shook the Heaven-Swallowing Gourd with one palm.

A soft "poof" sound!

Inside the gourd, Lu Huaiyun's soul was instantly pulverized and vanished into thin air.

All his remaining pure soul power was devoured and absorbed by the Heaven-Devouring Gourd, transforming into excellent nourishment for the divine artifact.

Elder Lantian, who had witnessed the entire event, was terrified and felt a chill run down his spine. He knew perfectly well that his life was entirely in Chen Yang's hands. Chen Yang raised his hand and released Elder Lantian from the gourd.

"Elder Lantian."

Chen Yang's expression was calm as he spoke softly, "Now that Shengyang Fortress is completely under my control, you deserve credit for this success."

"Let's wipe the slate clean of all the past grievances between us, and let's not hold them against each other anymore."

"I will send you back to the Star Moon Forest today. Tell your clan leader that the Chen family and the Moon Clan will have no more enmity from now on. From now on, each should live peacefully in their own territory."

Elder Lantian was terrified and immediately knelt down with a thud, his voice trembling with emotion: "Patriarch, you have shown me such great kindness! On behalf of the entire clan, I thank you!"

"With the patriarch's current power—controlling the Chen family, ruling the Dark Abyss, and possessing Holy Sun Fortress—annihilating the Moon Clan of Star Moon Forest would be a piece of cake!"

"Our Yue Clan is willing to submit to the Chen Family forever, becoming their vassal, at the command of our patriarch, with absolutely no disloyalty!"

Chen Yang waved his hand, his expression indifferent: "There's no need for that. As long as you behave yourselves and don't cause trouble in the future, I won't send troops to punish you."

"I won't take advantage of you in the slightest. I'll send you back to the Star Moon Forest now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yang raised his hand and gently beckoned.

The Immortal Lord Ziyang, who had been sleeping outside the hall, and the other seven Innate Dao Body Realm cultivators instantly awoke, rose together, and strode into the hall. All eight concealed their auras and stood respectfully behind Chen Yang, like the most loyal personal guards.

Chen Yang patted his waist.

With a whoosh!

The dark and ancient Primordial Shadow Shuttle appeared out of thin air, hovering in front of him, surrounded by a mysterious aura of spacetime.

Chen Yang led the eight innate cultivators and leaped into the shuttle.

The Shadow Shuttle soared into the sky, tearing through the air and covering a thousand miles in an instant.

Chen Yang looked at Elder Lantian beside him and asked, "Which direction is the Star Moon Forest?"

Elder Lantian quickly pointed to the distant horizon: "Returning home, my Star Moon Forest lies tens of thousands of miles to the east!"

"Although it borders the territory of Holy Sun Fortress, the journey is extremely long; it would take an ordinary cultivator at least half a month to travel there!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang smiled faintly, identified the eastern direction, closed his eyes slightly, and used his divine sense to fully activate the divine artifact.

Om-!

The Primordial Shadow Shuttle violently rippled through the space around it, tearing apart the entire void as it plunged into a dark spatial rift. The surrounding light and shadows receded rapidly, as if traversing an endless black hole; the speed of its spacetime jump was terrifyingly fast.

In just one hour, the Shadow Shuttle trembled and came to a steady stop, completely breaking away from the spatial passage.

The hatch opened, and Chen Yang and Elder Lantian slowly walked out.

Elder Lantian looked up and froze on the spot, his face filled with utter disbelief and shock.

Before us lies the edge of the Star Moon Forest!

A journey of tens of thousands of miles was traversed in just one hour!

At this moment, Elder Lantian's awe and admiration for Chen Yang reached its peak!

He quickly pointed ahead, his voice excited: "Patriarch, twenty miles ahead lies the core territory of our Moon Clan Chief!"

Chen Yang nodded slightly and gently patted the Primordial Shadow Shuttle beneath him.

With a whoosh!

The Shadow Shuttle transformed into an extreme stream of light, traversing twenty miles in the blink of an eye, and landed steadily outside the core territory of the Moon Clan.

At this moment, within the Moon Clan base, the clan leader and the high priests suddenly sensed the arrival of eight extremely terrifying auras of the Innate Dao Body Realm. Their faces instantly turned pale, their minds tensed, and alarms blared throughout the area.

"Enemy attack! All personnel on high alert!"

The clan leader shouted, and all the Moon Clan cultivators instantly sprang into action, summoning their magical treasures and assuming a fighting stance, ready to meet the enemy head-on.

But the next second, everyone saw Elder Lantian leading a young and upright figure, along with eight innate masters whose auras were unfathomable, slowly landing.

Elder Lantian quickly stepped forward, came to the clan leader's side, and whispered and explained the whole story.

After hearing the whole story, Luna Chief Locke was deeply shaken and lost all will to resist.

He hurried forward, knelt on one knee with a thud, and said with utmost respect, "Your subordinate, Locke, the patriarch of the Moon Clan, on behalf of the entire clan, respectfully welcomes the patriarch of the Chen family!"

"From this day forward, my entire Moon Clan, along with the entire Star Moon Forest, voluntarily becomes a vassal of the Chen Family, bowing our heads in submission!"

"If the patriarch has any orders, the entire Yue clan will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Chen Yang nodded slightly, his tone calm and gentle: "Chief Locke, there's no need for such formality. Since you have sincerely submitted, I will naturally take good care of you."

"From now on, whether in the Dark Abyss or the Star Moon Forest, disciples of all races will enjoy the same status and rights as human cultivators."

"I will restrain the human cultivators in this realm, prohibiting them from provoking or fighting without cause. We will engage in trade, cultivate together, and live in harmony as equals." Upon hearing this, Chief Locke's eyes reddened with emotion, and he was almost moved to tears.

Chen Yang nodded slightly to Elder Lantian, and without lingering any longer, led the eight innate cultivators, including Immortal Lord Ziyang, into the Primordial Shadow Shuttle once again.

A soft buzzing sound!

The Shadow Shuttle tore through the void and vanished into the sky in an instant, leaving no trace.

Chief Locke stared at the empty sky, unable to recover for a long time, his heart filled with shock and relief.

Once upon a time, the Yue Clan and the Chen Family had a feud. The Yue Clan was constantly pressured and forced to hide, living in constant fear of being wiped out.

No one could have imagined that things would take such a dramatic turn, and today the Moon Clan is not only preserved but also able to establish a stable foothold, no longer having to live a life of constant displacement and uncertainty.

Time flies, and two hours have passed in the blink of an eye.

The void trembled slightly, and a stream of light tore through the sky. Chen Yang, along with eight powerful experts at the Innate Dao Body Realm, once again landed steadily within the territory of the Chen family's ancestral land.

At this moment, in the heart of the Chen family territory, the expressions of the several Innate Dao Body Realm elders stationed there suddenly changed drastically, and their spiritual energy instantly tightened.

Eight powerful and overwhelming auras, capable of suppressing heaven and earth, suddenly enveloped the entire Chen family territory. The oppressive force swept over, causing the entire world to freeze!

The simultaneous appearance of eight powerful beings at the Innate Dao Body Realm was unprecedented! Several elders of the Chen family dared not be negligent in the slightest. Their expressions were solemn, and with a flash, they all soared into the sky, unleashing their spiritual power to prepare to meet and defend against the enemy at any time.

Just as everyone was on high alert and the atmosphere was extremely tense, Chen Yang laughed loudly, his voice calm and unrestrained, echoing in all directions: "Elders, there is no need to worry or be on guard. These eight people are not enemy soldiers, but my servants."