Chapter 279: Path of Concealment (Requesting Monthly Votes)
It had been a week since the Empress of the East left Yatun.
In this week, Bailuo temporarily set aside his work to join his senior sister in closed-door training in the Avalon World.
Developing the country was important, but with the power accumulated from several miracles, Bailuo had to master them first.
At the very least, he needed to be able to contain the power of three miracles and maintain it for a long time.
Ying Muyao was support from the sidelines; she openly refused to allow Bailuo to command her at will, yet over these seven days, she contacted him more than once to ask if he needed help.
No matter how aloof she appeared on the surface, Ying Muyao still instinctively doted on Bailuo.
Unfortunately, there really wasn't much that Bailuo needed his sister's help with.
Yatun Duchy had no external enemies, and there was no movement from the trading houses that Ying Muyao kept reminding him about.
All was calm, just like before the visit of Ying Muyao and the Holy Emperor to Yatun; everything seemed to have returned to its original trajectory.
"Boom boom boom!"
In the training grounds of Avalon, Bailuo and his senior sister sparred, enhancing their control over the power of miracles through actual combat.
"I've reached my limit!"
Suddenly, his senior sister stopped her assault and stepped back several paces.
Pale blue cracks appeared on Bailuo's right hand, a result of an overload of Miracle Power.
Like the Miracle Entity, the Master of Miracles could tap into Infinite Power.
However, with Bailuo's mortal flesh, if the Miracle Power overloaded, his body would rupture as if the Miracle Power wanted to burst out from every part of him—it was incredibly painful.
"How did it go this time?"
"Improved by one percent."
The senior sister summoned the Holy Grail, filled it with the clear and sweet lake water of Avalon, and handed it to Bailuo while dabbing the sweat from his forehead with her sleeve.
"One percent per day, and in three more months, I'll be at full level."
Bailuo was now primarily using the Power of Avalon as a basis, while attempting to integrate Sherri's Conquest and Transcendence; once those two adapted, he would try to choose the third form of Miracle Power.
"How about you, Feiya?"
"I'm fine."
His senior sister hadn't completely shut herself away during these seven days; she used Bailuo's Miracle Contract to connect her consciousness with Ying Muyao daily.
The two extraordinarily gifted women clashed in the world of consciousness, where the Empress of the East generously shared her experience.
To help her senior sister, Ying Muyao generously offered the heritage once ruled by the Emperor Eternal, significantly enhancing the informational essence of the Upper Tier Miracle - Avalon World.
For Ying Muyao of the present, that heritage was useless.
At her level, the competition of Miracle Power no longer lay in diversity but in one's own realm and the understanding of the Emperor Eternal.
Ying Muyao could help her senior sister quickly overcome the accumulation phase, but how much higher her sister could go afterwards was something the Emperor Eternal couldn't assist with.
After all, the Emperor Eternal was the Emperor Eternal, and Avalon was Avalon.
In the early stages, the paths of the two might converge, but in the middle and later stages, it would all depend on the senior sister's own abilities.
"I don't have any issues on my side, but Yatun cannot just rely on me and her," said the senior sister. "Regarding the dimensional plans and plane plans that the Empress of the East mentioned before, Xiao Luo, which one do you plan to initiate first?"
The Dimensional Plan was aimed at conquest, which meant dispatching troops to attack and came with certain risks, including unpredictable casualties.
Compared to that, the Plane Plan was almost as good as getting something for nothing; its only flaw was that it was very slow.
"Let's play it safe."
Bailuo didn't have a great need for dimensions because he had the Eastern Empire behind him.
The Eastern Empire had already developed the Miracle Kingdom, including military, economic, and culture, to the extreme. With such a reserve of talents, Bailuo rather than attacking dimensions and recruiting dimensional creatures, preferred to find a way to strike a deal with Ying Muyao and see if he could take over a few cities of the Eastern Empire first.
"Your Majesty."
At that moment, Yellow Spring informed Bailuo, "We are ready on our side. Shall we open the 'Path of Concealment'?"
"Yellow Spring has set up the Path of Concealment."
Bailuo relayed the message to his senior sister, who pondered for a moment and said, "Sherri's preparation for the dimension is too rudimentary; even if we wanted to conquer the Rainbow Dimension, we couldn't dispatch many people."
"Instead of that, it's better to lure the enemy deeper."
"Lure the enemy deeper..."
Bailuo hesitated slightly, but once he recalled what Ying Muyao had told him and considered the future of the People of Yatun, he declared firmly, "A king must never show a woman's mercy."
Having realized this, Bailuo immediately commanded his subordinates.
"Open the Path of Concealment, Yellow Spring," Bailuo said. "Asura, you lead the first group of Tianjin Gods, calculate the planes in reverse, and crack the coordinates as soon as possible."
"Sherri, let the Nightmares and Eight-legged Divine Steeds connect the planes and dimensions."
"Especially the Nightmares," Bailuo's eyes flashed with intensity, "you and Nors sell the information to that group of infernal demons."
The plan for the planes was mainly divided into three steps, or directions.
First, attract talents from the Endless Planes.
Second, entice dimensional creatures to invade.
Third, let the People of Yatun act as saviors.
"Your Majesty."
Yellow Spring had no doubts; the only thing she wanted to know was, "Who is in charge of this operation?"
The person in charge was important; if they failed, they needed to take the blame, but if they succeeded, what glory it would be.
Yellow Spring had the qualifications of a famous general; she was excellent.
In leadership and planning, Yellow Spring was confident she could grind her siblings into the ground.
"The Path of Concealment will be led by the Ghost Princess; she will handle the pacification,"
Bailuo said, "As for the planes, you decide how to deal with them, Yellow Spring."
Not all planes would be conquered by force; some, Bailuo hoped, would maintain their status quo, which is to be protected by the People of Yatun.
If the planes were compared to planets, the protection of the People of Yatun would be akin to keeping them isolated from aliens, allowing them to develop in peace.
Conversely, there were some planes that weren't worth Bailuo's protection.
For such planes, extracting their remaining resources became the best way to utilize waste.
"Please rest assured!"
Yellow Spring was thrilled; she had waited for so long and finally seized this opportunity, "Yellow Spring will not let you down!"
The elder sister Ghost Princess took care of internal affairs, while the younger sister Yellow Spring went on to campaign.
"How is it?"
Asura was standing by Yellow Spring's side, and upon seeing her open her eyes, he immediately asked.
"His Majesty has entrusted me with full responsibility for the external conquest."
"Excellent!"
Asura was a battle fanatic, and though he didn't get along with Yellow Spring, he actually had a lot of respect for his sister's cunning, "What about me, what should I do?"
The Miracle Entity, of course, couldn't be involved in minor skirmishes.
Fortunately, the power of Yatun was weak now, and if the strongest Dimensional Sovereign among the dimensional life forms were to appear, the legendary-level powerhouses, given Yatun's current military strength, would not be able to cope.
After all, there was only one Saint Dragon Princess, and she couldn't be everywhere putting out fires.
At this time, even a big knife like Asura had to be taken out to butcher the Dimensional Sovereign.
"I'll give you the main force," Yellow Spring said, "but you'll have to listen to my command on when to make a move."
"Sure, sure, as long as there's a fight, anything goes."
Watching her brother's carefree manner, Yellow Spring always felt a headache, worried that he wouldn't follow orders.
"What about us?"
Rakshasa and Yaksha also inquired about their assignments.
"Her Majesty didn't give specific instructions, so I'll arrange your tasks," Yellow Spring replied.
The next phase was Yellow Spring's operation; she said, "Rakshasa, you are to entertain the guests who have been concealed by gods, and Yaksha, you'll weave your power into a Cursed Contract, turning it into an Envoy to attract the anchors."
The Guojin Gods, or the Demons of the Hundred Demons Clan on Netherworld Island.
They come in many types, working on the dragon boats on the Sanzu River, on Netherworld Street and in the Fairyland Inn.
The Hundred Demons Clan was suitable for guiding; the task was best suited for Rakshasa, who was gentle and patient.
Yaksha was impulsive; the gods of Huo Jin under her command were transformed from Tree Elves, and the first batch had extremely high qualifications.
Though there were only about 80 Huo Jin gods, each was elevated to the level of heroic spirits through the double miracle of the Tree Elves and Ancient Chronicles.
While they were only at the Transcendent level now, it was only a matter of time before they reached the heroic level.
Yaksha's power took the form of the one opening the gate; once the Cursed Contract was complete, she could use the anchors to open the gate of that world in reverse.
That would be the time when Yatun reaped a new plane.
"Alrighty."
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Rakshasa gave her sister an OK sign, while Yaksha hopped out excitedly, "I'll go notify them."
"Everybody~~ we finally have work, we've got something to do~~~"
Yaksha's actions could also be 'seen' on Bailuo's side; he noticed that many people from Yatun were spontaneously signing up, wanting to show off their progress in front of Bailuo.
"Carefree children."
Bailuo was elevated to new limits by Ying Muyao, but the people of Yatun didn't realize how vast this world was.
It was just as well, it allowed them to be steady and diligent, not getting too ambitious.
For Yaksha and Rakshasa, they were overjoyed at the thought of having such a powerful support from outside the field due to the addition of the Empress of the East, putting into words how happy they were was difficult.
"There's one more thing."
The older sister said, "Previously the Empress of the East notified me that three merchants had found her."
"Huh, the expression pack trio went to find Sister Muyao?"
Bailuo was listening to his elder sister's description; evidently, they were the three summoned by the Black Leather Book.
"Why did they suddenly go find Sister Muyao?"
"They…"
His sister didn't know how to say it, as the content was somewhat embarrassing for her, "They spoke ill of me to the Empress of the East."
"What?"
Bailuo was confused, speaking ill of his sister, "Trying to sow discord?"
Bailuo: I thought you three were good people, but I never would have guessed, even the expression pack has turned traitor!
Jokes aside, since the expression pack had done such a thing, Bailuo became serious at once.
"What did they say about you?"
"They claimed I was a spy from the merchant branch placed by your side."
"......"
Bailuo could pretty much imagine how Ying Muyao would react upon hearing this.
Ying Muyao: Silence! Audacious demon, I knew at a glance you weren't human!
"They were driven away by her."
Ying Muyao didn't straightforwardly tell Bailuo about this matter out of consideration for her elder sister's reputation.
Luckily the old uncle had warned them earlier; now if the merchants came again, with such an obvious intention to sow discord, how could Ying Muyao possibly believe them?
"Are those three brain-damaged?"
Calling his elder sister a spy, Isefia found it puzzling; she didn't even know she was a spy herself.
"Speaking of which, it would've been great if I really were a spy."
"What?"
"Because that way, I could have helped you infiltrate the merchant branch from the inside."
The older sister really liked the story of Infernal Affairs that Bailuo had told her before, "Another three years after three years; if you don't come, I'll end up as the boss of the merchants."
Although she said this, the older sister felt a bit puzzled herself.
Why did those three merchants want to smear her name?
Upon deeper thought, she vaguely felt that she might really be a spy, otherwise, she couldn't understand the actions of those heroic spirits.
The heroic spirits of Avalon seemed to recognize her all along; she wasn't mistaken for someone else.
Considering the relationship between Bailuo and Ying Baizhou, she thought, perhaps she also had a past life.
'It doesn't matter who you are, you have nothing to do with me.'
The elder sister was a proud woman; if there truly was a past life, she would not only fail to follow it but would also resist it to the end.
This was her life; who had the right to meddle with her decisions?
"You should rest well, I'm going back to my secluded practice."
The battle with Ying Muyao had made the elder sister recognize her inadequacy, and she knew very well that only strong power was fundamental in protecting Bailuo and fighting against conspiracy and trickery.
"Eh?"
Bailuo was startled, quickly saying, "How can you rest alone? There's no fun in resting by yourself."
"......"
The elder sister indicated she didn't want to deal with this flirt.
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, Bailuo looked at the tightly closed gate of the martial arts field, rubbed his hands, and was rather speechless, "What's this about, am I locked out by my wife?"