The terrifying power alarmed the heavens, and powerful figures from the demon realm and other great realms sensed it.
Countless formidable forces, bewildered, looked up at the sky.
Sword light flashed, tearing through billions of miles of sky, accompanied by rolling thunder that descended.
All beings in the Cloud Feather Realm, numbering in the billions, trembled, feeling as though they were in the midst of an apocalypse, filled with extreme dread.
Mu Changqing's expression remained unchanged, his violet eyes glinting with disdain.
This power, capable of astonishing all realms, was mere child's play to him.
The power Li Lingyun unleashed, surpassing that of an Immortal Emperor and capable of severing past, present, and future, was also disregarded by him.
Let alone the mere power of a peak Immortal King.
As the terrifying attack descended, stars flickered and died in Mu Changqing's eyes. A wisp of violet flame emanated from his body.
In the next moment, the violet flame multiplied into billions, enveloping the entire Cloud Feather Realm like a blooming violet lotus.
Violet flames swirled around Mu Changqing, making him appear like an emperor of the cosmos, emerging from the radiant violet flames.
A domineering, majestic aura permeated the surroundings; with a single glance, all things fell silent.
No matter your countless means, they all turned to nothingness at this moment.
"So weak!"
Tang Yun stared blankly at the peerless emperor-like Mu Changqing, whose every move influenced the heavens and the cosmos, leaving him with no will to resist.
Extreme fear washed over him; he could not comprehend how such an existence could exist in this world.
The power, which surpassed his understanding, did not belong to this era, nor to this realm.
His Dao heart shattered, despair consumed him.
Tang Yun's expression was a twisted smile; his lifelong belief in invincibility had been brutally crushed and humiliated by Mu Changqing.
His Dao collapsed, his destiny dissipated, everything was gone.
Seeing this, Su Yu and the others, in their terror, pleaded for mercy.
He was the master of the Feng Tian Immortal Dynasty, controlling a great realm; how could he be willing to perish thus?
Mu Changqing's gaze swept lightly over them. Wherever his sight landed, everything turned to nothingness and vanished, erased from history, past and present.
His aura calmed, Mu Changqing looked down at Tang Yun, who knelt on the ground, and said faintly.
"A chess piece of the Heavenly Dao, I truly detest that aura."
As his words fell, a wisp of violet flame touched Tang Yun's body, erasing all traces of him from the cosmos.
Then, Mu Changqing looked up at the sky, his voice calm.
"Are you all plotting your fallback plans? In that case, I will personally uproot them one by one."
Rumble.
Billions of thunders rolled, enshrouding the entire Cloud Feather Realm.
A great, muffled thunderclap resounded through heaven and earth, as if rebuking Mu Changqing's actions.
"Scram!"
The next moment, the thunder dissipated, and the vast sky returned to silence.
A moment later, Mu Changqing turned to face Wei Ji and Na Lan Yong, who remained kneeling on the ground, having not moved.
"You two have not disappointed me. You are qualified to follow me. Devour and slaughter the proud sons of heaven and peerless prodigies from all the myriad realms as you please.
If you encounter anyone you cannot defeat, I will intervene.
Remember, grow quickly and strengthen your Dao hearts to fear no enemy."
As his words concluded, Mu Changqing's figure vanished from the Cloud Feather Realm.
The two knelt and kowtowed again, shouting.
"We respectfully bid our Master farewell."
They remained kneeling for a long time before finally rising.
As they met each other's gazes, excitement and ecstasy could be seen in their eyes.
"Master has acknowledged us. From now on, we shall fear nothing."
"Na Lan Yong, you need to mend your ways. Do not think that with Master as your backing, you can be reckless. If you fail to satisfy Master in the future, we will still die."
Wei Ji understood clearly that there was nothing Mu Changqing truly cared about.
They were merely dogs he had casually picked up, to be discarded at any time.
Whoever it was, as long as Mu Changqing willed it, they could become a hegemon that shook an entire realm.
"I understand. I will not disappoint Master. The proud sons of heaven treated us as stepping stones; now that we have the capital, it's time to let them feel what it's like to be trampled."
A manic grin spread across Na Lan Yong's lips, his eyes filled with bloodlust, violence, and slaughter.
Influenced by the Ultimate Demonic Body and the Burial of Heavens Great Dao, he had thoroughly devolved into a true demon, a fiend who killed without restraint.
Wei Ji nodded slightly. Although he was rational,
the heaven-defying effects of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art were also irresistible to him.
"Let's go. After we plunder the proud sons of heaven in the Cloud Feather Realm, we should also depart. The Cloud Feather Realm is, after all, too small. We need to follow Master's footsteps and venture into the myriad realms."
Na Lan Yong nodded, and the two of them transformed into a streak of ethereal light and departed.
...
In the starry sky.
After leaving the Cloud Feather Realm, Mu Changqing did not head directly to other great realms.
Instead, he leisurely wandered through the starry sky alone, his gaze taking in the scattered stars.
Each star represented a great world.
Although these stars appeared densely packed in the endless void, they were actually extremely far apart.
For an ordinary Void Immortal, traversing the distance between two adjacent great worlds would take at least a thousand years.
In fact, ordinary Void Immortals dared not venture into the starry sky.
Firstly, there was no immortal energy in the starry sky, and it contained a faint, chaotic substance.
Long periods of exposure could not only cause one's cultivation to regress but even lead to the erosion of the body by the chaotic substance.
Secondly, there were sky pirates in the starry sky who specialized in robbing lone cultivators and committed all manner of wicked deeds.
Thirdly, there were star beasts in the starry sky that fed on cultivators and stellar energy.
Therefore, to cross great realms, one generally needed to pass through ancient star roads and take starships.
Unless one's cultivation was exceedingly high, reaching the Immortal King realm, one could fear nothing.
Starships were extremely fast, traveling at speeds measured in light-years.
Their size was also immense, like moving cities, equipped with defensive and offensive formations.
In addition, they were staffed by powerful individuals corresponding to their starship's level, tasked with defending against sky pirates and star beasts.
On this day, Mu Changqing's figure silently appeared on a starship.
To Mu Changqing, the defensive formations and the half-step Immortal King cultivators guarding the starship were like mere illusions.
The starship possessed all the facilities of a city.
There were shops, auction houses, restaurants, entertainment venues, casinos, and more.
Nearly a hundred thousand cultivators were gathered, most of whom were at the peak Void Immortal level or above.
Mu Changqing walked alone on the ship's streets.
Suddenly, a slightly lewd, aged voice called out to him.
"Young fellow, this Daoist priest sees a dark aura around your forehead, a sign of great misfortune. Would you like me to divine your fate for you? Honest dealings, no charge if it's not accurate."
Mu Changqing followed the sound and saw an old Daoist priest, dressed in a faded, washed-out robe, squatting by the roadside with a lewd expression.
A fortune-telling sign was placed beside him, with an eight trigram pattern at his feet.
"Cultivators also tell fortunes? Interesting."
A hint of amusement flashed in Mu Changqing's eyes as he slowly walked towards the old Daoist priest.
"Old Daoist priest, are your fortunes accurate?"
Mu Changqing asked with a smile.
He was increasingly intrigued by this dishevelled old Daoist.
This was solely because Mu Changqing could not see through his origins.
In all the heavens and the cosmos, those whose foundations he could not discern were, besides the Heavenly Dao above, only innate beings.
"Cough, cough, naturally accurate. No charge if it's not accurate."
The old Daoist priest coughed, a strange lewdness evident in his smile.