After all, this matter involved a major event that swept across the entire Vast Expanse Realm.
The number of people who had surrounded and attacked Gu Changge was countless, ranging from Path's End figures and Supreme Shattering existences to ordinary Dao Realm ancient cultivators.
Countless timelines, billions of universes, past and present—all could be listed.
For someone like Ling Yuling, who prided herself on standing at the pinnacle of the Vast Expanse Realm but was, at best, a top-tier figure within a single civilization, Gu Changge didn't even spare a glance, let alone pay attention.
To Gu Changge, the so-called siege against the Lord of the Black Calamity was merely an important part of his grand scheme.
The Lord of the Black Calamity had to disappear and remain dormant for a period of time; otherwise, it would be impossible to deceive the other two True Ancestors in the Origin Realm.
Later, to make everything seem logical, the Lord of the Black Calamity naturally became the predecessor of the alias Demon Lord of Anomalies.
Now, the Heaven-Slaying Alliance he had established was actually built on the foundation of the Heaven-Warring Organization created under the identity of the Lord of the Black Calamity.
The Black Calamity he had caused back then was the very reason the Heaven-Slaying Alliance could be formed after countless years.
At this moment, Gu Changge could already see that the vast net he had cast was slowly tightening layer by layer, gradually engulfing the entire Vast Expanse Realm.
Once the matters with the Imperial Immortal Palace were resolved, it would be time to deal with the Immortal Chu Dynasty.
Not far away, Ling Yuling stood gracefully at the bow of the ancient warship, her sleeves fluttering in the wind, resembling a celestial fairy, transcendent and elegant, like a snow-covered tree or the glow of a new moon.
"Sister, are you worried about the Eternal Life Spirit that was hiding somewhere earlier?"
Ling Yuxian stood beside her, gazing into the distant darkness and asking softly.
She always felt that her sister seemed to be hiding something, not showing the joy of escaping from that dark space.
And as the Land of Eternal Life was destroyed before her eyes, her worries seemed to grow heavier, as if she were anxious about something.
"No, I'm just concerned about something else. Don't worry, it's nothing major."
Ling Yuling gently shook her head, her thoughts returning as she showed a faint smile.
"Then what should we do next?"
Ling Yuxian nodded, wisely not pressing further, and then asked about their next steps.
"Next, we naturally need to recover our peak strength as soon as possible to deal with the possible upheavals in the Prime-Origin Civilization."
Ling Yuling spoke softly. Ling Yuxian felt that her sister seemed to know something but was hiding it to avoid worrying her.
"I understand. I'll work hard to cultivate and recover as soon as possible."
She replied in a low voice.
In front of her sister, she seemed to revert to the little girl who knew nothing and relied on her for everything.
Ling Yuling smiled and reached out to pat her head, saying nothing more.
In this place, the elements of earth, water, wind, and fire were reenacted, and vast forces surged, burning the void into ashes.
The terrifying fluctuations were as if they were trying to annihilate the entire mortal world. The entire Sheng Yang Ancient Domain was still shrouded in darkness, with sparse stars dotting the sky, appearing extremely dim compared to the blazing flames of the Great Dao.
Several elders of the Jing Clan were also taking action, extracting Solar Essence from the chaos to recreate the sun.
The entrance to the Land of Eternal Life was actually located on the sun of the Sheng Yang Ancient Domain. When the members of the Imperial Immortal Palace had forcefully entered earlier, they had destroyed that sun.
In the distant starry skies, many cultivators were observing, trying to investigate what was happening here.
However, the Imperial Immortal Palace had long since prepared countermeasures, setting up numerous formations in the surrounding cosmic regions to obscure the heavenly secrets.
Unless a Dao Realm existence came to intrude, no one could possibly investigate what was happening here.
And no Dao Realm existence would be foolish enough to personally come here just to investigate such matters.
After all, this would be equivalent to provoking the Imperial Immortal Palace, likely incurring their wrath.
Many factions within the Prime-Origin Civilization were watching closely, curious about what the Imperial Immortal Palace was doing.
Many cultivators believed that the Imperial Immortal Palace, like the Immortal Chu Dynasty, had chosen to seclude themselves to avoid calamity and might close their gates for millions of years.
But the terrifying fluctuations from the earlier actions of several Ancestral Dao Realm existences had swept across many territories of the Prime-Origin Civilization, shocking countless cultivators.
Now, factions such as Purple Mist Mountain, Divine Ascension Cavern, Endless Demon Domain, and Tathagata Buddha Kingdom were also paying attention.
Coinciding with the upcoming birthday of Chu Gucheng, the ruler of the Immortal Chu Dynasty, who had invited various factions of the Prime-Origin Civilization to attend, the Imperial Immortal Palace's sudden actions were bound to stir the nerves of all parties.
This region seemed shrouded in mist. Over the next few days, spies from various factions were sent to investigate what had happened.
However, even the cultivators and beings living in this region didn't know what had transpired.
At that time, the Sheng Yang Ancient Domain had suddenly darkened, the sun disappearing as if it had fallen into eternal night.
The fluctuations from the actions of the Ancestral Dao Realm existences hadn't lasted long and had quickly vanished. Moreover, with the presence of the Imperial Immortal Palace's forces, no one dared to venture there recklessly.
Thus, various factions had different speculations, but none had connected this to the long-lost founder of the Imperial Immortal Palace.
A few days later, in the territory of the Jing Clan, Ling Yuling and some of the remaining elders of the Imperial Immortal Palace were discussing matters with Jing Tianyuan and other Jing Clan elders.
With the disappearance of the Land of Eternal Life, it naturally meant that the Jing Clan no longer needed to remain hidden and could openly reveal themselves to the world.
Ling Yuling intended to merge the Jing Clan into the Imperial Immortal Palace, making them a branch of the sect.
This was what everyone was discussing.
However, Jing Tianyuan didn't immediately agree. After some hesitation and contemplation, he outright refused.
"Young Master Gu has shown great kindness to the Jing Clan. When I was in the Demon-Sealing Tower, I promised him that after helping the Jing Clan escape this predicament, I would follow his lead."
"Although Miss Yuling also showed me great kindness in the past…" Jing Tianyuan's face showed a hint of difficulty as he shook his head. He didn't finish his sentence, as the words that followed seemed hard to say.
Ling Yuling seemed surprised by his response, but her veiled face showed no emotional fluctuations.
Beside her, Ling Yuxian said regretfully, "In that case, we really can't force Elder Jing."
"However, the Prime-Origin Civilization is likely to face a great calamity soon. Although the Jing Clan's foundation is strong, it would be best to ally with the Imperial Immortal Palace during this time."
In her view, Jing Tianyuan had already gone above and beyond by following her sister's instructions and guarding the Land of Eternal Life for generations.
Moreover, her sister's escape from the dark realm had also been aided by Jing Tianyuan.
How could they force him to do something against his will?