Absolute Control

Master Stormy provided a lot of magic weapons and other assistance to Mike, but she wasn't doing it solely out of the goodness of her heart. She was actually curious about what Jack and Mike were up to.

The spiritual sense of a Soul Transformation cultivator can cover a vast area—strong enough to encompass the entire continent and the surrounding ocean. However, Master Stormy, like any other Soul Transformation cultivator, doesn't spread her divine sense so expansively.

The reason is that Soul Transformation cultivators keep each other in check. The Soul Transformation cultivators of the four great sects definitely don't want everything in their sects to be visible to the Soul Transformation cultivators of the Brown Dynasty. Additionally, the ocean is dangerous; it's possible that some magical beasts in the realm of Soul Transformation could be provoked if Master Stormy spread her divine sense too widely.

So, she did the next best thing: she cast a few spying spells on the equipment she gave to Mike.

Initially, she had no intention of coming personally; after all, the equipment sent all the information, so there was no need. But then, Mike suddenly entered a strange space she couldn't see. That was unimaginable—A soul Transformation cultivator like her was somehow left in the dark about the secrets of a nascent soul like Mike.

So, she decided to investigate personally. She was waiting for Mike to exit the mysterious space; on his way back, she planned to trap him and read his memory without anyone knowing. She never imagined a Perfection Being would be involved in this.

Feeling the horrific aura emanating from the Perfection Being who called Mike 'master,' Stormy quickly discarded all thoughts of escaping; in front of a Perfection cultivator, she had no chance of running.

Quickly teleporting to where the Perfection Being was, she bowed, cupped her hands, and said, "Senior, it is a misunderstanding; I was just passing."

The puppet didn't answer; instead, it looked at its master, waiting for him to respond.

"Do you expect me to believe that? You obviously bugged my magical equipment!" Mike said.

Stormy secretly gritted her teeth; those magic items were a great favor to Jack. Sure, she bugged them, but so what? Everything has a price; now, Mike just called them 'my' magical equipment! Still, she couldn't say that out loud.

She said, "Senior, those are standard procedures; all high-level weapons in the dynasty are marked with communication formations."

"Really? Let's go and check them!" said Mike with a smile.

"What do you mean, senior?" asked Master Stormy, confused. She called Mike senior because, obviously, he had some connection with the perfection powerhouse; it never hurts to be overly respectful.

"Blood Sea, teleport us to Brown City!" said Mike.

The puppet, now named Blood Sea, spread its divine sense. In a moment, all the surrounding continents, their geography, maps, details—everything became known to him. Fortunately for everyone, Blood Sea concealed his divine sense; otherwise, everyone would have been alarmed.

A higher-ranking cultivator can conceal his divine sense from lower-rank cultivators; if a Perfection cultivator were nearby, they would have noticed Blood Sea's divine sense just now.

The next moment, the three disappeared.

The secret realm slowly decayed and disappeared after a few hours.

...

Brown City was well-protected by three formations.

The first was connected to the Brown Dynasty's First Supreme Grandmaster; he would notice if anything tried to infiltrate the formation.

The second layer was the main defensive formation, created using mountains of precious materials, including rare immortal elements, the famous immortal diamond, and an unimaginable quantity of energy stones. The formation was strong enough to withstand the attacks of up to ten Soul Transformation cultivators for a long time.

The third layer was the most powerful, directly connected to the luck of the entire Brown Dynasty. At full power, it could withstand one blow from a Perfection cultivator. This layer could endure the attacks of hundreds of Soul Transformation cultivators without much trouble. It was basically the single greatest defense of the dynasty; contracts ensured by it were considered unbreakable.

However, Blood Sea directly ignored everything and teleported right into the city without breaking anything—he simply bypassed them.

Master Blood Sea, who set up the inheritance, wanted her inheritor to have a fighting chance, so just putting up an early-stage Perfection puppet was not enough. The puppet she created was at the peak of perfection. The third layer may have been able to defend against a newly promoted Perfection cultivator, but against Blood Sea, it was no match at all.

...

"Master, this is the 8th floor of the treasury, where they keep their most precious treasures," said Blood Sea.

"Disable the protective formation and all traps, and make it safe for me to walk around," Mike ordered.

The puppet waved his hand, and instantly, all the formations and traps froze without actually being damaged.

"Senior, I admit to my lies! Please kill me for my grave crimes!" Master Stormy fell to her knees, begging. One has to know when to retreat. Even the entire luck of the Brown Dynasty may barely defend against one attack from a Perfection cultivator; it is at best useful when two Perfection Realm cultivators fight far away, and the luck can be useful to survive the aftermath of their fights. As for defending against a Perfection actively attacking them, that is a fantasy and is completely impossible. Her actions have brought disaster upon herself and the entire Brown Dynasty. She would accept it calmly if her death could save the Brown Dynasty.

"Master Stormy, even though you lied to me, it's undeniable that you helped me when I needed it the most. For example, if it weren't for your map, I would never have been able to reach the inheritance ground; therefore, I forgive you. Call every Soul Transformation cultivator of this continent and come to meet me and my master in Heaven's Lab," said Mike.

"Yes, senior!" said Stormy, crying in her mind. The First Supreme Elder was breaking through to Perfection; disturbing him now could greatly decrease his success chances. Still, if she doesn't call him, this Perfection Realm cultivator might get angry and kill them all, so she has no choice.

...

The room was quite empty; only nine people were sitting around.

These nine Soul Transformation cultivators ruled this continent for millions of years. They all had long histories with each other—friendships, enmities, internal politics—but in the face of absolute power, they were all forced to gather and stay in this room.

The one in the worst condition was the Brown Dynasty's First Supreme Elder; he was in the middle of his breakthrough, so his vitality was severely damaged after he was interrupted. He lost at least 30 million years of lifespan; now, he is nearly on his deathbed, having only 10 million years left to live. After this failure, his realm fell from the peak of the 10th stage to barely the 2nd stage of the Transformation Realm; with his remaining lifespan, he no longer has any chance of reaching the Perfection Realm at all.

In total, five of the elders were women, while the other four were men.

"Everyone!" Jack tapped the table, attracting everyone's attention to himself.

"Senior!" all bowed; even though Jack was like an ant in front of them, behind him was a Perfection Realm powerhouse.

Jack coughed and said, "From today onward, this continent is under one rule. Enough of division and collision of luck; if we unite our luck, it would be enough to boost one of us when we try to reach the Perfection Realm!" Jack said. 

He continued, "From today onward, call me Alliance Master. All the previous sects and the Brown Dynasty are disbanded; we are called the North Apple Alliance. We will combine all of our resources and knowledge to strive for a better future. Don't worry about the backlash of luck; I can fix it for you!" Jack signaled to the puppet.

"Yes, my lord," the puppet didn't call Jack 'master,' only calling him 'lord.' Mike already tried to transfer ownership, but it just didn't work. It was programmed only to obey the inheritor, Mike; it only recognized him as the true owner and master. Mike ordered it to obey Jack, but it wouldn't call Jack 'master.'

With a wave of its hand, the puppet cut countless threads of luck. There was no visible effect, but if one looked at the faces of the Soul Transformation cultivators, one would have noticed that something had happened. They were looking at each other with great sadness in their eyes. The moment Blood Sea cut their sect's luck, they felt a great loss, as if their entire belonging was lost. This feeling was also noticed by all disciples and members of the sects and the Brown Dynasty.

Golden luck is mysterious; its effects aren't visible but always present. For example, the Brown Dynasty had quasi-rank 9 luck; this luck always protected all dynasty members passively. For these Soul Transformation cultivators, their sect's golden luck was the greatest offensive and defensive weapon. It both passively protected them, and it was possible to gather and use it directly. But now, it's all gone.

A soul transformation cultivator without the support of golden luck is countless times weaker than one with it; in the event of a battle, the one with the support of golden luck completely crushes the one with no luck.

Jack said, "Good; Brown City has been renamed Alliance City and is the temporary capital of the alliance. Go and complete these orders. Puppet, teleport them away!"

Before anyone could react, the puppet sent them away.

"Okay! Now I just have to wait for them to send their precious books!" Jack thought. Of course, he wouldn't allow them to keep secrets; he would later send the puppet to look deeper.

In the eyes of those unaware of exactly how dangerous the world is, Jack's logical next course of action would be to teleport to the next inheritance. Jack is, of course, planning on doing exactly that, but as someone who created all of these, he knows better than to do that.

One challenge is that several thousand Perfection Realm cultivators are lurking around, including at least ten who discovered the puppet as soon as it appeared. Therefore, the current situation is not as easy as it seems; Jack's life is in grave danger. The puppet is at the peak of the Perfection Realm, but so are most of the Perfection cultivators. In fact, among Perfection cultivators who have infinite lifespans, it's rare to see someone who is not at the peak of it.

Those boasts about the luck of the Brown Dynasty being able to take one hit from a newly promoted Perfection cultivator were all just boasts; they were fantasies. If they were ever to encounter a Perfection cultivator, it would most likely not have been a newly promoted one.

Even though not even Perfection cultivators managed to discover anything about the inheritance space, they immediately noticed the Blood Sea puppet that appeared out of nowhere and has been looking at it ever since.

It would attract too much attention if Jack used Blood Sea to teleport to another inheritance ground; simply put, the prize isn't worth the attention. Just one puppet cannot defend against so many Perfection cultivators.

The only chance of actually dominating the world is to reach the Perfection Realm with Heavenly Dao. Even if he gets all the inheritances, it would still not be enough to dominate thousands of Perfection cultivators, not to mention the transmigrators.

Still, even though the surrounding Perfection cultivators were looking on curiously, they wouldn't come forward easily. As one might expect, long-living rational beings hate conflict. Fortunately for himself, Jack didn't write any big alliance between Perfection cultivators; they were all lone wolves. Otherwise, they would have ganged up on him and killed him instantly.