Chapter 383: Expanding Territory

That was why there were only a few cases of this happening. Many had tried to raise its efficiency by creating secret techniques, arrays, and pills to help improve the process, but none succeeded.'Not only are there no side effects, but it's also like Aunt is cultivating it on her own, and he is not even here in person...

Vesa, what do you think of this process?'

'Mother Queen should be fine. In our eyes, it looks fast, but for her, much time has passed.'

'You mean Uncle manipulated time?'

'Yes and no. This technique is not new. At its glory, it was quite common. Queen, you can see the area surrounding the Queen now is surrounded by some type of barrier.'

'Yes, but isn't it just protection in case someone attacks her while she processes the information?

It's not the first time I've seen someone do this. Alex had a similar idea, but I saw it wasn't necessary.'

'The barrier protection is just a bonus. Its real purpose is creating a completely new space that runs on its own time.

This feat is not easy to achieve, and they usually need a world spirit or part of it to accomplish this.'

'A world spirit? Uncle probably got that from the Dragari world. It would explain how it was destroyed.

But then why would he leave it intact? The other side was completely destroyed. Did uncle leave it on purpose for Aunt to come here?'

This made MingYue wonder just for what purpose the Dragari city was left. Then what about the one she fought there?

She had many questions, but these could only be answered with more information. MingYue turned her focus back toward Luca, who had now already reached the golden core realm.

But Luca didn't feel happy at all. She could feel the surge of her new strength, knowledge, and understanding of cultivation. However, the thing she learned about what happened to her husband shook her to the core.

The memory inside the crimson jade allowed Luca to experience things from Edward's perspective. It was like she was there.

From the time Edward returned to the city, he regrouped and tried his best to evacuate people, to the point he finally became Aria's master.

"Edward, how could you … this… "she mumbled in a cracking voice.

The barrier disappeared, and Luca clutched her chest. Tears started dropping from the corner of her eyes. 'Hubby…'

Emily stopped talking with Aria when she saw that the barrier was down. She ran toward her mother but stopped the moment she saw Luca's expression.

"Mom… What's wrong?" She asked in a low voice, fear reflected in her eyes.

"A lot, Emily, a lot…" She said with a cracked voice as tears still pained her cheek wet, but her gaze was determined.

"Aira, my husband left something for you." Luca then threw the crimson jade toward Aria.

She caught it with confusion and then silently asked Luca with her gaze if it was okay for her to check the content.

Luca gave a nod. The information that was for her was already deleted the moment she finished. What was left now was only the one for Aria.

"Aunt, can you tell me the deal," MingYue asked. Whatever Luca learned was probably crucial information she needed to know in order to think about her next action.

Luca's eyes turned apologetic the moment she looked at MingYue. "MingYue, I am sorry, it's about your parents."

"What?" MingYue asked back in a cold tone, her gaze turning sharp.

Her parents were a sore spot in her heart. Her feelings were complicated but mostly filled with hate.

Meanwhile, in the outer region, something unprecedented was happening. While Alex and MingYue were busy in the central and core region, the cultivators of the Bai Yue sect led by QingWa were expanding their territory.

With the business chain they built, even though it was still new, they already knew the overall strength of the factions around them.

QingWa sent some civilians to clarify the information scouts, but the result surprised her.

With a gun in hand, drones, poison from the Fang clan, and modern tools, they successfully crippled the city's whole defense, allowing them a quick makeover. seaʀᴄh thё NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Some did assassinations, while some just crippled them. The cultivators from the Bai Yue sect hadn't even made a single move, but ten cities and two sects already fell under their control.

The militia were bursting with spirit and excitement, their morale at an all-time peak. Some started to think they didn't need cultivation at all.

Seeing all this, QingWa was surprised, 'This is frightening. They didn't realize it, but their bodies were already stronger than normal civilians. Adding those bizarre weapons, this region will stand no chance at all. And they still have that weapon.'

QingWa then looked at her hand. Her qi flowed forward but there was another energy mixed in. Living inside the secret realm with exposure to high mana concentration triggered some changes in her body.

Right now, there was a lot of Mana circulating inside her body, and it started changing her, albeit very slowly.

Beside her, two cultivators stood.

"Senior QingWa, can we go now? Xue Fang has been pestering me."

"You can, but before that, finish one mission."

"But sis didn't tell me anything about that."

"But she made sure I am responsible for your safety. So prove your team's capability by taking over DaiYing city."

"What? Can't you give me another option?" MingHao said as he frowned at the idea. Returning back to the city would make many memories resurface, and most of them were unpleasant.

"That is exactly why you need to go. Based on our last intel, a rogue golden core cultivator is now taking control of the city.

This should provide enough challenge for you.

Remember, MingHao, it's useless to have the strength if you cannot pull the trigger."

MingHao frowned, still feeling conflicted, but looking at how insistent QingWa was, he knew he had no other choice.

He also respected her a lot, as MingYue told him her origin, a spirit beast with a celestial bloodline.

"Alright, Senior, I will do it."