"Bai Ming?" Qin Mu looked around and spotted him dozens of miles away.

"Is that the Outer Sect disciple the sect accepted all those years ago? His clothing is not of superior grade. Once he draws nearer, he will be burned to a crisp," Ao Mengmeng commented. "His aptitude is poor, but not the worst. At least he can serve as a subordinate. Martial artists traversing the universe need power, mentors, and trustworthy companions. When you're away, your home needs protection, which requires a faction."

Qin Mu nodded and flew across the high temperature region.

"Senior Brother, I really can't go inside." Bai Ming forced a bitter smile. He had not expected that he'd be this helpless as to be unable to go inside the battlefield.

"No one else is needed here," Qin Mu said, opening his space ring. He took out a set of Night God battle armor and a set of SS-class armor. "Send these to my home and have my mother and sister put them on."

Qin Mu was still concerned. The destructive power of a Domain was too great, and they could not possibly face it without proper equipment.

Bai Ming shook his head. "You don't have to use your resources, Senior Brother. I already possess such items. My worry is that if the Domain were to explode again, it will be difficult even for me to protect them."

He wasn't incapable of protecting them; he simply didn't have the strength to protect himself in that type of environment.

Qin Mu smiled as he pulled out a bottle of Soul Forging Pills. Bai Ming's eyes opened wide. he could achieve the Star Rank—a dream he had chased for a hundred years.

"Senior Brother, this is too much. Such a small task does not deserve such compensation," Bai Ming said, even as his eyes revealed his longing.

"This bottle is your advance payment," Qin Mu said indifferently. "There is a situation beneath the Dragon's Nest I must investigate. Bai Qingyan's strength is no longer enough to protect my family. Honestly... yours might not be either. This potion will help you breakthrough to the Star Rank, but you still lack a Domain. If you know any Great Grandmasters, contact them to help you. I will pay them with Dragon Refining Pills."

Bai Ming's eyes lit up. "No need for you to go to such trouble. I've been around for a hundred years. I can easily find three or five Grandmasters."

"This is not a short-term mission," Qin Mu told him. "The reward is the same as yours. Outer Sect status in the Heavenly Sword Sect and a few Dragon Refining Pills."

"Holy cow. Dragon Refining Pills aren't sufficient?' Bai Ming couldn't help but think. Dragon Refining Pills are divine medicine for Grandmasters!

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. With these pills, this mission will be no problem!" Bai Ming turned and walked to Jiangcheng.

Ao Mengmeng smiled. "Not bad. To build a power, you have to start from small beginnings! Given that this is a special era, we could ease up a bit on the Outer Sect rules. Improve your Outer Sect first, then gradually look for geniuses to develop. It's just too difficult to turn your sect around on your own."

Qin Mu looked at the "Stingy Dragon." She was the Dao Protecting Divine Dragon; her casual pointers to those martial artists would be worth more than any amount of money. With her around, managing Great Grandmasters would be simple.

Qin Mu turned back to the Dragon's Nest.

"From here, go down ten kilometers underground. That's where the trial gate is," Ao Mengmeng said, her expression turning serious. "Be careful. I can't detect anything past five kilometers. What we do know is that there are roughly three or more Star Rank Nine 'little bugs' down there that haven't emerged yet. They are still greedily absorbing the leaked energy."

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The Qin Family Residence

Bai Ming quickly found his granddaughter and shortly afterward offered her two sets of Night God battle armor. "Qingyan, put this armor on the members of the Qin family."

"This... this is the Night God battle armor?" Bai Qingyan was shocked. She had begged her grandfather for this legendary Great Grandmaster set, salvaged from ancient ruins, for years, but had never even dared to lay a finger on it.

"Qingyan," Bai Ming said, his words heavy with a gravity that was different before. "Senior Brother Qin is a Core Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. He is no ordinary person. In the past, the Heavenly Sword Sect was a supreme power ruled over by a Sword God. At that time, they called the whole Milky Way Galaxy as Qingxuan Realm!'"

"The Qingxuan Realm?" Bai Qingyan listened to the words for the very first time, her eyes wide with wonder.

"Yes," Bai Ming nodded. "The entire Milky Way is contained within the Qingxuan Realm, and that realm is just one of the myriad worlds controlled by the Heavenly Sword Sect. You can only imagine the level of power they wielded. Even on a universal scale, the Heavenly Sword Sect was a dominant existence. Now, the sect may have encountered some changes, but isn't this our opportunity? As a Core Disciple, Qin Mu's status is transcendent. To put it simply, his rank is high enough to govern the entire Milky Way galaxy."

Bai Qingyan's heart pounded against her ribs.

She spoke in a daze, "Controlling the entire Milky Way... what kind of existence is that?"

"Exactly!" Bai Ming confirmed. "Now you understand how lucky it is for someone of Senior Brother Qin's standing to accept you as his servant."

Pfft! Bai Qingyan almost choked. "Grandfather! Am I even your biological granddaughter? You're actually happy that I'm someone's servant?"

The more Bai Ming laughed, the happier he seemed to get: "More than happy? I'm thinking of returning to our ancestral hall to burn three sticks of high incense just to thank our ancestors for their blessings!"

On the spot, Bai Qingyan burst into tears. Indeed I am a fake granddaughter!

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