Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

As the sun began to set, the blood-red afterglow painted the desolate battlefield outside the city of Desolate Abyss with an even more poignant beauty.

But this poignant atmosphere was quickly destroyed by the enthusiastic shouts of a group of people.

"This board is mine! I kicked it the hardest just now!" Ye Wuhen held a star steel plate engraved with arrays in his hand, arguing with Bai Ze beside him like a street ruffian.

Bai Ze rolled his eyes elegantly, but his nine tails honestly curled up around a huge luminous pearl, stuffing it into his robes: "You did the most work? If I hadn't sealed off the space, this starship would have been gone long ago."

Jiang Yining stood on a high ground to the side, holding the top-grade storage ring she had taken from Xing Jue. As she scanned it with her divine sense, she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

Sent.

The border patrol envoys of the Canglan Realm are practically a mobile treasure trove.

There are hundreds of millions of top-grade spirit crystals alone, as well as various unknown spiritual herbs and pills, and several jade slips of cultivation techniques that look very advanced.

"Ahem." Jiang Yining cleared her throat, put away her storage ring, and glanced at the Qingqiu elders who were huddled in the corner, trembling.

These old foxes, though they didn't contribute much during the fight, were quite diligent in cleaning up the battlefield. Now, each of them was holding some scraps in their hands, gazing longingly at Wu Bao, who was still fast asleep in Ye Wuhen's arms.

When Elder Hu Bugui saw Jiang Yining looking over, he immediately threw away the scrap iron in his hand and approached her with a fawning expression. His wrinkled old face smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum: "Lord City Lord, is the battlefield cleaned up properly? Don't you think we should discuss the matter of His Highness returning to Qingqiu to inherit the throne?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Wuhen, Ji Lingxiao, and Chu Jinglan, who were originally fighting over the junk, instantly stopped what they were doing, and three tangible killing intents locked onto Hu Bugui.

"Back to Qingqiu?" Ye Wuhen sneered, the demonic blade in his hand humming. "Old fox, you weren't this eager when Xing Jue tried to snatch the child."

Hu Bugui trembled in fright, but for the sake of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's inheritance, he still forced himself to say, "Demon Lord, you are mistaken. We also contributed our efforts just now! Moreover, Your Highness is of the royal bloodline of Qingqiu, and can only be... in the Cleansing Pool of Qingqiu..."

"Shut up."

Bai Ze, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke. Although his white robes were now covered in dust, his majesty as a demon emperor remained undiminished. He slowly walked up to Hu Bugui, looking down at the elder who had always relied on his seniority in the clan.

"Who said I was going to take Tangtang back to Qingqiu?" A sly glint flashed in Bai Ze's narrow fox eyes. "I have decided that, from this day forward, the Qingqiu Imperial Court will be relocated."

"Relocate...relocate?" Hu Bugui's eyes widened. "Where to?"

Bai Ze pointed his long, slender finger at the ground beneath his feet: "This place is the Desolate Abyss."

Jiang Yining raised an eyebrow. What is this cunning fox up to now?

"Your Majesty! You mustn't!"

Hu Bugui was heartbroken and knelt down with a thud. "Qingqiu is the Fox Clan's millennia-old foundation. How can we easily relocate to such a... such a barbaric land! Besides, humans and demons mingle here; it's completely unsuitable for the young prince to grow up here!"

"Wild and untamed?"

Bai Ze chuckled softly, his gaze sweeping gently over Jiang Yining, then glancing at the five children sheltered in the center. "Here we have a Sword Master capable of cleaving galaxies, a Confucian Sage whose words carry the weight of law, an immortal Demon Lord, and the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Master who can defy fate. We also have a City Lord who, even at the Nascent Soul stage, can suppress a Spirit Awakening Realm cultivator. Elder, tell me, is there anywhere in the world safer than here?"

Hu Bugui opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Indeed, the battle just now had given him a full glimpse into the strength of these madmen.

In Qingqiu, if there were foreign enemies invading, they would probably have to rely on the mountain-protecting formation to hold them off. But here, this group of people simply dismantled the enemy.

"But...but the treasure trove, the spiritual veins, and the legacy left by our ancestors of Qingqiu..." Hu Bugui was still struggling in his death throes.

"Simple." Bai Ze waved his hand, his movements so arrogant they were more like a spendthrift than a fox. "Move it over here."

"What?!" the elders exclaimed in unison.

"Move the entire Qingqiu Treasure Vault over here." Bai Ze narrowed his eyes, his tone leaving no room for doubt. "Consider it... the dowry I'm preparing for Tangtang, and also my pledge of allegiance to the Desolate Abyss."

At that moment, Jiang Yining's eyes lit up.

It was even brighter than when I saw Xingjue's storage ring earlier.

The Qingqiu Fox Clan is renowned for its wealth in the cultivation world. Its accumulated wealth over ten thousand years is said to surpass even the national treasury of Zhongzhou.

"Bai Ze, you..." Chu Jinglan snapped his folding fan shut, his face turning ashen.

That cunning fox is so treacherous!

This isn't just moving; it's practically buying out Jiang Yining's place next to her! If the Qingqiu Treasure Vault really moves into the Desolate Abyss, then who will have more say in front of Jiang Yining than this fox?

Ji Lingxiao also realized what was happening. He slammed the Broken Heart Sword into the ground and sneered, "A dignified Demon Emperor, using such a vulgar thing to please a woman, has no shame."

"Heh, I'm happy to."

Bai Ze didn't care about their mockery at all. He turned to look at Jiang Yining and instantly switched to an expression that looked like he wanted praise.

"Yining, there's a Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Grass and three top-grade spiritual veins in Qingqiu. If we bring them here, they can be placed under Tangtang's cradle. What do you say?"

Jiang Yining took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the urge to smile, maintaining the aloofness of a city lord: "Since the Demon Emperor is so kind as to refuse, it would seem heartless of me to refuse for the sake of the child's growth. Granted."

"Thank you, City Lord!" Bai Ze smiled like a fox who had stolen a chicken.

Hu Bugui and the others looked at each other, then glanced at the five incredibly talented children, and then at Jiang Yining, whose strength was unfathomable.

That's it!

Where you cultivate doesn't matter! The spiritual energy here might be a bit too turbulent, but the resources are plentiful! And look at Jiang Jingzhi, one of the Four Treasures, she's already a Heavenly Dao Body at such a young age. If we could just bask in some of her luck…

"I will obey His Majesty's decree!"

Having figured things out, Hu Bugui immediately changed his tune, bowing deeply to Jiang Yining, "This old man will immediately take his men back to Qingqiu to move! I guarantee Qingqiu won't even have a single floor tile left!"

Looking at this group of shameless foxes, Chu Jinglan felt a sense of crisis arise.

No, we can't let that fox steal the spotlight!

"Wait!" Chu Jinglan suddenly stepped forward, his righteous aura surging. "Since the Demon Emperor is so generous, our Confucian school naturally cannot lag behind. Erbao possesses the Purple Star Emperor Body and is destined to rule all under heaven. I, the Saint, have decided to transfer half of the books in the Central Plains Imperial Library, as well as all one hundred and eight mines under my name, to Erbao as... tuition fees."

Jiang Yining raised an eyebrow: "One hundred and eight seats?"

"Yes, they are all rich mines." Chu Jinglan gritted his teeth, his heart bleeding, but he still had to maintain a calm and composed smile on his face.