On that same day, all the cultivators in the city were summoned by the whale. Alm and Bruno gathered the people in the center of the city, beneath one of the three gigantic statues. The Onis were among them, and despite the differences, they found similarities with the city’s warriors, managing to get along with everyone.
The whale arrived alone and began a speech to thousands of eager cultivators. From that day on, everyone in the city would begin to cultivate rapidly. The goal for everyone was simple: to overthrow the four families that had caused them so much harm.
Bruno tried not to inflame the hatred that already existed against the families, believing it wasn’t right. The whale spoke with arguments, explaining about the side branches and the actions of the families. Everyone in the city knew about the recent events with the people of Montide, as the people were in the city. Now, the entire population would understand the cause of the problems with this people and the other three that were practically extinct.
The whale also spoke about the discovery of Langrum, when that young idiot from the Moonlight family came to challenge him. He destroyed an entire city after doing as he pleased, just to leave no evidence. That was not an isolated case; the families didn’t care about anyone on this planet and saw everything below them as something to be used.
Bruno made sure to make it clear that there were good people in the families. Kaiyka from the Moonlight family was an example; among the elves, there were two women, and among the Yangta, there were also some. Loeus, Vuard, Ruri, and Corin were in the families, seeking out these people and uniting them so that no injustice would be committed.
"You must already know. This planet doesn’t have just one continent; a secret place was discovered, and we, along with the Onis, are obtaining resources for everyone to cultivate. From today, we will start using them all together. By my calculations, if everyone works hard, in three years we will be strong enough," said the whale slowly.
Everyone in the square heard, and everyone in the nearby city did too; immediately, everyone’s hearts were moved. They clenched their fists and looked at the whale fervently. Everyone had the worst origin, and in the past, they were considered at most mediocre or average; now, this divine figure had turned them into feared entities throughout the planet. In a few years, their god would elevate them to an unbelievable level and challenge the very oppressive gods themselves.
The whale waited silently for everyone to digest his words. It wasn’t a matter of hatred but of justice and safety. After knowing everything, how could they have peace with the families pointing their blades at their throats at any moment? Just look at the people of Montide who lived in the city; they survived by a miracle, always on the brink of extermination. The other three branches ceased to exist. All because the families cursed them.
"People of the city, divide yourselves between men and women and prepare to rebuild yourselves several times over. First I will go with the Onis and Linces, then I will come back to take one of the two groups," said the whale.
Without wasting time, he took out the chaos gem and put the first two groups inside. Almin and Rehvka went together to assist, and Liume would be there to do the same with the beasts.
They were taken to the lunar world. About 15% of the Nine Heavens Pills were used at once. Everyone who came from the secret continent was in the Core Formation Realm; they couldn’t advance so fast because they started cultivating recently and needed to adapt and learn about cultivation gradually.
It had been only a few months since they reached this realm, but they spent all their time on the continent fighting and challenging their limits. Although they couldn’t use Qi, the internal changes that cultivation brought, like a core, and the help of Almin and Rehvka teaching everything, gave them what they needed. They were ready to advance without major problems.
An incalculable amount of Qi from the divine world was moved into the chaos gem. Quickly, everyone began breaking through levels non-stop. Almin, Rehvka, and Liumi were controlling and helping everyone to level up at the same time. A few hours later, the whale felt a commotion in the celestial laws.
RUMBLE!
It was a fierce tribulation. Everyone inside the Chaos Gem reached the Heaven Stage Realm together and would have to face the tribulation. Even though they were in the lunar world and inside the Chaos Gem, the celestial laws ignored these barriers and would only hit their targets.
The Onis had extreme physiques and didn’t fear this level of tribulation, so the whale decided that everyone would pass together, combining the tribulations and intensifying their power. As for the Dark Linces, although not as physically powerful, they were still wild demonic beasts. With a little encouragement, their physicality would improve very quickly, making the tribulation a challenge and a baptism for their bodies.
The tribulation lasted half a day, and everyone survived, although some Linces were on the brink of death. Everyone’s spiritual roots were successfully built, and in this realm, they didn’t need as much study, being able to refine them later without harming their future.
Almin handed out pills to everyone, and the whale gave them a few hours to recover and continue. Less than twelve hours later, a new tribulation five times more powerful formed. Everyone was advancing to the Elemental Condensation Realm.
For the Onis, the tribulations were an opportunity to strengthen their physiques, using the technique that the immortal Oni gave them. For the Dark Linces, it was a life-or-death game, but the rewards of surviving were unimaginable.
Fortunately, no one died. Almin, Rehvka, and Liumi prepared them and kept a close eye on them to prevent tragedies. Since only those going through the tribulation could act, the Onis helped the beasts in critical moments, creating a closer bond between the races. By receiving the power of another tribulation, the Onis benefited, and the beasts survived, significantly improving their physiques. Both sides gained and learned to help each other.
When everything was over, that was their current limit. They would have to adapt to having a spiritual root and an internal rune before advancing. All the Onis formed a Bloodline Rune rarely chosen by cultivators; this rune was effective only for pure and powerful bloodlines. Corin, upon reaching this realm, also created this Rune. The Dark Linces created Yin runes, which were more compatible with them.
Everyone was taken back to the city, and then it was the city folk’s turn to be taken. The whale had asked them to divide themselves by gender; first, the women entered the Chaos Gem, assisted by Rehvka.
The elite cultivators of the city were on the second level of the Body Destruction Realm. The whale used 15% of the pills just for the women. They all advanced and began rebuilding themselves at the same time, repeating the process twice.
Then another 15% was used on the men, assisted by Almin. In the end, everyone in the city reached the fifth level. Although the amount of resources for them to ascend multiplied, the speed of their advances would be steady. The city folk would be taken to the secret continent and would get resources much faster. There was still much of that continent to be explored.
Finally, it was Almin and Rehvka’s turn to use the resources. Almin took 15% and broke through to the eighth level of the Body Destruction Realm. The remaining 40% was divided between the whale and his disciple.
They both used exactly the same amount of Qi. Rehvka, almost two entire realms above the whale, was in a divine realm, where the amount of Qi multiplied greatly compared to mortal realms. She advanced one level, reaching the fourth level of the Spirit Fusion Realm.
The whale also advanced one level, the amount of Qi required due to his physical cultivation and array, was similar to Rehvka’s. Now he was in the sixth level of the Elemental Condensation Realm. Soon, even the Onis, who had started cultivating recently, would surpass the whale. The amount of resources they needed was at least desperate.
All the Nine Heavens Pills were consumed. Although the whale could cultivate more quickly alone or with only his closest ones, it would be impossible to completely destroy the four families just with them.
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The families were connected to heroes and various divine sects. If any member of the families escaped the attack, the entire planet Pristine would be at risk, as well as everyone connected to the whale. Everything needed to be done suddenly, without leaving traces or leaks, or everything would collapse.
Each family had hundreds of thousands of cultivators. Using Ruri to dominate the lunar formation seemed like an obvious idea initially, but Almin and Bruno, even with their basic knowledge of formations, realized that each of the five worlds of the formation was independent and had its own runes.
It was as if there were four main formations of the families and one auxiliary. Mastering everything and capturing all the family members was a complex plan. They would need to capture all the leaders at the same time and take many other steps... anyway, it was unfeasible and could easily go wrong. So, strengthening the entire city and attacking in a block was the simplest and most obvious choice. With the resources from the secret continent, this was perfectly possible.
As soon as everyone returned to the city, Bruno felt something wrong and secluded himself seriously. Through the connection with the power of faith, he felt Vuard. The dwarf always carried a small statue of them at the whale’s request, and that day he prayed as if called. Shortly after, something changed inside him... a presence emerged, trying to dominate him.
’Disappear, you bitch,’ Bruno said dryly, and the next moment his power of faith destroyed everything, even though he was far away.
A few days later, Vuard returned to the city, bringing good news. He, Corin, and Loeus became central members of the families, along with Ruri. All of this happened because the dwarves turned Vuard into an Empyrean.
He was the only one who needed to undergo the transformation. During the family competition, Corin revealed already being one, and Loeus also transformed into one. Vuard went through the conventional process that all families carried out. When everything happened, his dominance rune was activated; obviously, Bruno destroyed everything immediately.
Unfortunately, because it was an artificial process, Vuard did not receive the Divine Qi from the queen. But Loeus had a little of it when everything happened, and they stored it in the inventory. It wasn’t a large amount, but this special Qi could change into any law or energy, potentially useful for the future.
The dwarf saw all the laws and the whole process; his memories were shared with the whale. It was a different way of using the Qi and the laws of this universe from the queen, something that would be impossible for the two to know. Now, Bruno felt very inspired by this method.
"Sir, now that I am a central disciple, the whole family is committed to assisting me. The number of requests and resources for me to use has multiplied. All requests came from the divine world. I’m making a name for myself quickly, and that will only multiply my profits," Vuard said excitedly, and the whale just nodded.
The dwarf bid farewell and went to spend time with his wife and three children. Alm and Bruno were equally excited for him. Winning many resources meant that he would have extreme influence in the family and could help a lot later on.
They already imagined that Vuard would start to become famous in the divine world. A disciple of the god of the forge was rare, and one willing to accept requests and forge on demand from cultivators was almost impossible to find.
Alm and Bruno didn’t see any harm or problem with this. But... they couldn’t predict the consequences of all this.
The actions of the Black Phoenixes were impossible for them to foresee; who would imagine that the couple they united would have such a terrifying child? Who would imagine that a hero or his followers would have interests in weapons that were not immortal that he made?
Adding to that the events forged by them using Mihkriel, they triggered a connection between the actions of the demonic whale in the underworld and the planet Pristine. It wouldn’t be long before the fox’s tail was spotted and a golden figure followed the trail.