In the Realm of Magic, Lu Li was still cultivating. His body was still flickering. One moment, he would materialize and the next moment, he would vanish on the spot.
The Traceless Saber in his hand was glowing as well. There was a flow of qi and energy.
In the distance, the tripod was moving slowly and so was the Realm of Magic. There was a flow of qi and energy in many places. The origin energy in the middle was moving slowly. It was strange.
After almost 10 years, Lu Li had made great progress on the Traceless Dao. He felt he was not far away from the ultimate achievement.
With the Traceless Saber in his hand, he had been releasing the Traceless Dao over the years. His understanding of the Traceless Dao had deepened.
Ten years was neither a long time nor a short time. Naturally, it was difficult to learn a powerful Dao.
Normally, it would take decades or hundreds or even thousands of years. But Lu Li felt the progress was smooth.
Lu Li was thinking about this as well. He somehow felt there was a strange Dao rhythm in the Realm of Magic. With this Dao rhythm, it was easier for him to learn Dao.
Of course, it might be an illusion. But it was true that the Traceless Dao was progressing well.
Lu Li believed he could master the Traceless Dao in another three to five years. That was why Lu Li was still in cultivation.
He was prepared to comprehend the Traceless Dao to great success in one go. Otherwise, if he was interrupted, his next seclusion wouldn't be as smooth.
"Let me take a rest!"
Lu Li stopped after several more days of cultivation.
Miraculously, as soon as he stopped, his body was no longer flickering and the Traceless Saber in his hand was quiet again.
That tripod stopped glowing and the Realm of Magic returned to normal.
Lu Li didn't move. He sat with his legs crossed and fell asleep.
He resumed cultivation after three days of sleep. The Traceless Saber glowed again and the tripod glowed again. The Realm of Magic was the same as before. Origin energy was flowing slowly.
It was as if Lu Li was in harmony with the Traceless Dao. Lu Li himself could not see such a miraculous scene or else he would be shocked as well.
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The outside world was still extremely peaceful. The twelve forces were all recuperating, developing, and strengthening.
Some young masters and young ladies of the major families wanted to take action. But after the young master of the Gang Race was sentenced to ten thousand years in prison, they all behaved themselves.
The Gang Tribe understood the situation. Although they were the strongest tribe, they were not the overlord.
Even if the other eleven forces joined forces, they wouldn't be able to do anything.
Therefore, if he wanted to become a true overlord, he couldn't rely on brute force. He needed political struggle.
Divide and rope them in!
Right now, the twelve great powers were fighting for themselves and had yet to form an alliance. If they secretly formed an alliance with a few large clans or subdued a few weaker clans, then the Judiciary Hall would have more votes. At that time, even if there were any disputes, the Judiciary Hall would be able to control the situation.
The second ranked great clan, the Huang Clan, also understood this. The third and fourth ranked great clans also began to try to recruit them.
The votes of the Judiciary Hall became very important. For example, if there was a big dispute between two big clans, and both sides were in the wrong, then the votes of the Judiciary Hall would become very important.
The Gang Race and the second and third ranked races all came to recruit the Grim Reaper. The Grim Reaper held a meeting and wanted to invite Lu Li, but Lu Li was in closed-door cultivation.
After some discussion, the nine magnates decided to remain neutral.
They would maintain good relations with any race, but they would not be biased towards any race.
The nine magnates knew very well that Lu Li had the support of the Eastern Region and the Xuan Region. The Grim Reaper's status was superior.
As long as the Grim Reaper didn't stir up any trouble, then the other major clans wouldn't dare to mess with the Grim Reaper.
The Grim Reaper's assassin business was not focused on internal affairs. It would take a long time for the Grim Reaper to fully digest and develop such a large territory.
Therefore, for the time being, the Grim Reaper wouldn't have any conflicts of interest with the other major clans. The Grim Reaper wouldn't expand. If so, why should they form an alliance with the other clans?
Staying neutral was the best strategy.
The 33 major clans in the Barren Universe would die out and be replaced one day. Here, it was hard to say that one of the major clans wouldn't be destroyed all of a sudden.
Therefore, it was pointless to form an alliance with any of the major clans. As long as Lu Li was alive and the Grim Reaper didn't stir up trouble, the Grim Reaper's status would be the highest among the 12 forces.
The nine magnates made a plan for 100 years!
During the 100 years, the Grim Reaper wouldn't stir up any trouble in the Chaotic Star Region. Even the average Grim Reaper wouldn't allow them to leave the territory controlled by the Grim Reaper.
Any warrior that wanted to go out must be approved by the Hall of Patriarchs. For large-scale activities, patriarchs had to watch in person. There was only one goal, stability!
Stability and development!
First, the Grim Reaper would digest the territory and stabilize the internal structure. Then, the Grim Reaper would have 100 years to develop.
The Grim Reaper had just transformed. It would take a long time for it to become a cohesive force with strong combat abilities and execution.
The internal structure of the Grim Reaper wasn't ready yet. It would take time to perfect.
Locking up the warriors all the time was not the same thing. Did they want to fight, explore, or have fun?
That was okay. The Grim Reaper welcomed them.
Of course, the Grim Reaper could only go to other galaxies. After all, the Grim Reaper's power was limited in other galaxies. The chances of dying on missions would be much higher.
"Report!"
In the Hall of Patriarchs of the Grim Reaper came a voice. It was urgent. Clearly, something had happened.
Emperor Yan and the others' expressions immediately turned grim. An Overlord quickly rushed in and handed a letter to an Elder.
That patriarch handed the letter to Emperor Yan. The latter took a few glances and was filled with killing intent. He left after saying something and went to a castle in the backyard.
This castle was where the nine magnates gathered and chatted when they had nothing to do. At this moment, four magnates were sitting here.
Seeing Emperor Yan walk in with a gloomy expression, the four magnates felt that something was wrong. Emperor Yan was a steady person and rarely showed such an expression.
Feather Emperor was impatient. He asked directly, "What happened?"
"Heavenly Dipper Galaxy!"
Emperor Yan didn't keep him in suspense and explained, "The sixty strongholds we built in the Heavenly Dipper Star Field were all wiped out overnight. The death gods we sent to guard and carry out missions added up to a total of several thousand, including three elders. All of them were killed.
Moreover … all their corpses were hung outside our branch. "
Bang!
Feather Emperor slammed his hand and the jade table exploded. He stood up angrily and roared, "Who did it?
This is a declaration of war against our Grim Reaper! "
The Grim Reaper had been plotting in the seven major galaxies for ten years. They had secretly built many strongholds in each galaxy.
When they first entered the seven major galaxies, it was very smooth. There were almost no major incidents in the past ten years.
But now, all the strongholds in a major galaxy had been wiped out overnight?
This was clearly targeting the Grim Reaper.
Winged Monarch was also here. He wasn't anxious and didn't ask anything. Since more than 30 strongholds had been wiped out, and the martial artists there were almost all dead, he definitely wouldn't be able to get anything out of them.
If he wanted to find out which force did it, he would have to send top-notch scouts to investigate. He pondered for a moment and said, "Emperor Yan, invite Emperor Li and the others here. It seems that we are in big trouble this time. We old things need to make a trip to Heavenly Dipper Galaxy."
Third Sect Leader