If you die, I will be able to inherit your cultivation.

With the Federation's myriad races sending people to the Spirit Void World, the Ming Dynasty's defensive fleet outside the Spirit Void World was extremely busy.

One after another, transport fleets from various races sailed in from the depths of the void, all applying to enter the Spirit Void World.

Most of these ships did not carry many armed cultivators; instead, they were equipped with large spatial magical artifacts that could accommodate living people.

Even so, the Ming Dynasty did not dare to be careless.

If so many alien races were allowed to flood into the Spirit Void World, who knows what kind of chaos would result?

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty fleet could only guide the alien fleets in batches, letting them enter the Lingxu World, dropping them off, and then withdrawing them. After the previous batch left, another batch would be let in.

The Federation originally ruled over hundreds of great worlds, but after its disintegration, the human race now occupies less than a third of those worlds.

The rest of the worlds are inhabited by large numbers of humans.

In some worlds, humans are treated as slaves, in others as laborers, and in still others as "materials" used by various races to improve their cultivation.

Now that these worlds are releasing people together, the influx of people into the Spirit Void World is like a flood that has burst its banks, and it cannot be stopped.

In just a few days, the population of the Spirit Void World had reached an extremely exaggerated level.

The humans who had just been rescued were both surprised and delighted, but the order that the Lingxu World had just restored was almost overwhelmed by this surge of people.

There were not enough houses to live in, not enough food to eat, and the streets were full of people waiting for resettlement.

Officials of the Ming Dynasty worked day and night to register and distribute supplies, yet they were still extremely busy.

Su Mingyue was also decisive.

Seeing that the Spirit Void World was no longer able to hold everything, she ordered the opening of the Vast Ocean Realm and the Peaceful Realm.

Even with these two worlds opened up, a large number of humans still cannot be resettled.

Su Mingyue then ordered the relocation of some ordinary people without cultivation to the Netherworld.

The environment of the Netherworld is not as good as that of the Spirit World, but it can be cultivated properly and people can barely make a living there.

She then moved those mortals with low cultivation levels into the Qiankun Pearl world.

As a result, Su Mingyue became even more strict in controlling the spatial gate leading to the outside world.

No one may enter or leave without her written permission.

Those who disobey orders will be treated as traitors.

Even with so many places available, there are still a huge number of people without a place to live.

Having no other choice, Su Mingyue could only free up the large spatial magic treasure that had previously been used for transporting troops and temporarily house those who had nowhere else to go inside it.

Although those people lived in cramped conditions, it was still better than living in fear and anxiety in a foreign world.

The weapon refiners of the Ming Dynasty were also urgently mobilized to work day and night to create new spatial magic treasures, so that they could store as many people as possible.

The area is overcrowded and in urgent need of assistance.

But Su Mingyue never said a word about stopping receiving the message.

Her meaning was clear: since those people had come, they were now subjects of the Ming Dynasty.

There is no reason to reject any citizen of the Ming Dynasty.

The court officials complained bitterly, but none dared to disobey the empress.

Everyone knows that once Her Majesty has made up her mind about something, nothing can stop her, not even if the sky falls.

Zhou Ming rode the Ming Dynasty's fleet and chased after them in the void for another ten days or so before finally stopping in the void outside the Qingyuan Great World.

Throughout their pursuit, the Phantom Fox Clan's trail disappeared several times, only to be recaptured by Nightingale each time.

Now, the clues have pointed to the Qingyuan Great World.

After the fleet came to a stop, Zhou Ming did not rush to order an attack. He stood in front of the bridge and looked out through the porthole.

Qingyuan Great World is named after the topography within the world.

This world has very few mountains, and almost no decent highlands.

The whole world is a vast plain, with the terrain rising slowly from south to north, like a huge jade plate being gently lifted up by someone.

With its fertile land, crisscrossing rivers, and abundant spiritual energy, this place would be a tempting prize for any race.

Now, this piece of fat meat belongs to the Phoenix Clan.

That's right, it's the Phoenix Clan, which is on par with the Dragon Clan.

In terms of individual strength, the dragon race reigns supreme in the entire human realm.

Following closely behind the dragons is the phoenix clan.

This clan represents the ultimate expression of the two laws of "fire" and "rebirth".

The Phoenix Clan members are able to be reborn from the ashes.

After each rebirth, their strength will be greater than before.

For them, death is not the end, but the beginning of transformation.

Therefore, when people talk about the Phoenix Clan, they always mention the phrase "the more they kill, the stronger they become."

The clan's top experts can summon heavenly fire; a single feather falling from it can burn down an entire city.

Furthermore, there is an additional layer of suppressive power within its bloodline.

All birds pay homage to the phoenix; all birds in the world are inherently weaker than a purebred phoenix.

The true leaders of the Phoenix Clan are the Phoenix Lord and the Phoenix Queen.

This pair of phoenixes is said to be the only two phoenixes still alive in the human world today.

He rarely appears in the world, spending most of his time cultivating in the Wutong Divine Tree Forest deep within the Phoenix Feather Great World.

There are rumors that this pair of phoenixes are not actually purebred.

They simply received an incredible opportunity millions of years ago, and since then, they have gradually come to where they are today. They are only one step away from truly transforming into phoenixes.

Even so, their strength is enough to surpass that of the vast majority of races.

The ones who truly govern the various realms under the phoenixes' command are the Golden-Winged Roc and the Peacock Clan.

Below them are a host of vassal races, including the Fire Phoenix, Ice Phoenix, Thunder Phoenix, Chongming Bird, Nine Phoenix, Luan Bird, Red Feather, and Five-Colored Chicken.

These races together constitute the Phoenix Clan, which is extremely powerful.

Within the Federation, the Phoenix Clan's overall strength is second only to the Human Clan.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the second pole among all races.

After the Federation dissolved, various factions vied for control of the world.

The Phoenix Clan is the same, and they act extremely quickly.

They now control more than twenty worlds.

The human race has only occupied about ten more worlds than they have.

This Qingyuan Great World is just one of more than twenty worlds belonging to the Phoenix Clan.

Zhou Ming stopped in the void and looked around. Outside the void of the Qingyuan Great World, thousands of warships and thousands of huge flying birds had gathered.

These birds are enormous, with wingspans that blot out the sky, their feathers shimmering with iridescent light, as they slowly hover in the air like a moving thundercloud.

On both sides, the fleets were lined up in formation, their cannons all pointed in this direction, clearly indicating that they had been prepared in advance.

Zhou Ming only needed one glance to know that if the fleet were to force its way in, it would suffer heavy losses.

Although the fleet he brought with him this time was not weak, the enemy's display of force was too overwhelming.

Forcing a war would have almost no chance of winning. The Ming Dynasty's wealth had been accumulated little by little over the years, and it couldn't be used to wear down the dynasty.

Without much hesitation, Zhou Ming immediately ordered the fleet to retreat.

The fleet received the order and began a slow retreat.

Zhou Ming stood on the bridge, still gazing at the enormous world ahead.

His pursuit of the Illusionary Fox Clan was a pretense; his true purpose was to find the Great World of Qingyuan.

Now that he was here, he wasn't prepared to go back empty-handed.

The several worlds occupied by the Ming Dynasty were already packed with people.

Su Mingyue must be in a terrible state of panic.

Opening up a new world is an urgent matter.

This vast Qingyuan world is just the right place for newly returned humans to settle down.

So he absolutely had to go on this trip.