CHAPTER 407: CHAPTER 360 LAYOUT_3

"Hmm, I didn’t expect Menghuang to break through this disturbance so quickly. Not bad at all."

Butterfly Sword Martial Saint nodded in satisfaction, slowly leading away the fluttering butterflies.

That’s right, this sudden external disturbance was brought about by her!

The beauty of spring, a walk among the mountains.

Flowers bloomed all over, and all things revived at the call of spring.

"Menghuang, take some time to relax today. Your recent performance has been very impressive," Hong Yuan said with a smile, bending down to gently tap the delicate nose of the cute girl before him.

He took out a kite shaped like a Phoenix Feather Butterfly and handed it to Hua Menghuang.

"Thank you, Second Master!"

Hua Menghuang was elated, taking the Phoenix Feather Butterfly Kite from Hong Yuan’s hands.

No matter how firm her will or steady her temperament, she was, after all, still a little girl.

She knew that the life she had now was more beautiful than she could ever have imagined in the past, yet occasionally, she couldn’t help but feel envious of the freedom enjoyed by the young ladies of the Ji Family.

Now that Hong Yuan had given her time to play as a reward for her academic progress, she suddenly felt that Hong Yuan was wonderful.

"HEEHEE..."

Hua Menghuang ran about the grassland, the Phoenix Feather Butterfly Kite dancing behind her, her bell-like laughter echoing crisply and delightfully through the air.

At some point, Butterfly Sword Martial Saint quietly approached Hong Yuan’s side.

Standing side by side with Hong Yuan, she watched Hua Menghuang play with joyful abandon, her true nature on display.

"Qing, have I been too harsh on Menghuang? It’s been so long since I’ve seen such a happy smile on her face," Butterfly Sword Martial Saint said, a hint of self-reproach in her voice.

Hong Yuan didn’t reply immediately but lowered his head to gaze deeply into Butterfly Sword Martial Saint’s eyes.

"Limin, you did nothing wrong. You just care about Menghuang too much. Not only is Xuan Guangqiao formidable, but the struggle for Destiny is also exceedingly cruel."

Butterfly Sword Martial Saint met Hong Yuan’s gaze for a moment, then couldn’t help but look away, nodding softly.

After a while, Hua Menghuang grew tired of flying the kite.

Hong Yuan took out two butterfly-catching nets, handed them to Butterfly Sword Martial Saint, and said softly, "Limin, go on, play with Menghuang. That way, she will understand the reasoning behind your strictness."

"MHM!" Butterfly Sword Martial Saint took the nets.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly turned to Hong Yuan and said gratefully, "Thank you, Qing."

Hong Yuan’s face maintained its warm expression as he tenderly watched them.

However, ripples stirred in his heart for a moment before quickly subsiding. Bo Qing? Unfeeling! All that was happening now was, after all, just one part of the grand design he, Hong Yuan, had laid out. If possible, let this fleeting beauty become a cherished dream for everyone to remember...

「Taolin Mountain.」

Mysterious Emperor’s Dreamland.

Just as Hong Yuan was making his strategic move involving Hua Menghuang, the Human Race’s efforts to conquer the Mysterious Emperor’s Dreamland also reached a fever pitch.

One day, a composed figure emerged from the dream realm.

This figure was none other than the Dragon Sun Emperor’s Child—East Supreme Saint!

However, East Supreme Saint was not in good condition now; both his temples had turned white.

"Emperor’s Son, your Life Span..." Mou Liang Great Saint stared in shock at the slightly aged face of East Supreme Saint, his gaze particularly fixed on those whitened temples.

Even South Sky Elder from the Southern Border Academy showed a trace of sorrow in his eyes and couldn’t help but sigh. "We were incompetent and have burdened the Emperor’s Son."

The other members of the Heavenly Palace also felt a deep sense of unease.

If not for their slow progress, there would have been no need for Emperor’s Son East Supreme Saint to intervene personally.

"HAHA." East Supreme Saint laughed heartily, his resonant laughter instantly sweeping away the pessimism in the hearts of the Heavenly Palace members.

He then said:

"You have all done quite well. It was I who was too demanding.

I not only wanted our race’s Destiny to manifest early, but I also intended to crush the Demon Clan’s Xuan Guangqiao swiftly.

With such ambitious goals, how could we not pay a great price? However, this time, my harvest is immense!"

East Supreme Saint slowly retrieved three brand-new Jade Simples from the sleeves of his deep golden robe.

Within them, the gains from his journey into the dream realm were recorded in full.

One was a Dream Tao cultivation method that led directly to the fourth level!

The first step is always the hardest. But with this first relatively advanced Dream Tao inheritance, I am confident! East Supreme Saint believed that by relying on the foundation of the Human Clan Sky Palace, they could extrapolate Dream Tao inheritances for fifth-level, and even sixth-level Saints!

How could this not make him ecstatic?

When East Supreme Saint announced his gains to the members of the Heavenly Palace, everyone was instantly invigorated.

"The Emperor’s Son is truly formidable! He achieves success the moment he acts!"

"Breaking through to the sixth dream realm! That’s too incredible! It far surpasses our own progress in exploring it."

"In that case, our previous losses in the Endless Sea Area are nothing! The great momentum of the world is still within our race’s grasp!"

"Exactly! No matter how capable that Xuan Guangqiao is, he is destined to become merely a stepping stone for our race’s Great Dream Emperor! We must press on and wash away our past humiliations!!"

"..."

Listening to everyone’s spirited and energetic words, East Supreme Saint felt a mix of bitterness and sweetness in his heart. His Life Span had been directly reduced by more than a thousand years. This was only because he was a Temporal Tao practitioner and possessed the bloodline of the Dragon Sun Emperor; otherwise, he truly might have perished within this Mysterious Emperor’s Dreamland!

PHEW, it’s all worth it! Everything is for the continuation of the Human Race!

East Supreme Saint’s gaze was firm and resolute, burning with determination.

Death, he had never feared.

His only fear was to die a death of no value.

The lineage of the Dragon Sun Emperor has never produced one who retreats in the face of death!