The task assigned by Hongjun this time was arduous.
To destroy thirty worlds was no small feat.
The Temporal Monitoring Division had few personnel, only three: Supervisor Mingyue.
Supervisor Qinglan and Ji Shiyou. They should all have been present.
Yet, only Mingyue and Ji Shiyou had arrived at Zixiao Palace, with no sign of Qinglan.
This was why Mingyue had inquired with Hongjun about Qinglan's whereabouts.
"He is ill and recuperating.
This mission will be carried out by the two of you.
If there is nothing else, return and execute your orders!"
Hongjun's expression turned serious, his benevolent face hardening.
His imposing aura erupted, transforming him into the supreme being, the ancestor of all immortals.
"We obey your decree! However, Mingyue has one last request.
That is, our magical powers are weak. We can run errands, but we are not capable of destroying a world.
Therefore, we implore the Dao Ancestor to guide us on how to complete this mission?"
Seeing Hongjun ushering them out, Ji Shiyou wanted to say more.
But Mingyue pulled him back, then bowed gracefully.
What appeared to be a respectful inquiry was, in fact, a demand presented to Hongjun.
"This is the Qiankun Ruler. Once activated, it can disrupt yin and yang, and shatter stars.
No world can withstand its power, take it."
Hongjun waved his whisk, and an ebony ruler appeared in Mingyue's hand.
Then, with another wave of his whisk, Mingyue and Ji Shiyou found themselves outside Zixiao Palace.
"Are we truly to destroy those worlds, to kill the people in them?
I cannot bring myself to do it. Those are living beings!"
Ji Shiyou looked at the closed doors of Zixiao Palace and turned to Mingyue.
"Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things as straw dogs!
The Way of Heaven is heartless; there is no other way. Let's go!"
Mingyue shouted outside Zixiao Palace.
She activated the Heavenly Dao Disk, and with a flash of light, the two of them vanished.
In the time that followed, across the three thousand great worlds.
In the vast cosmos, anomalies occurred frequently.
First, the moon, which had been as faint as water for tens of thousands of years, suddenly blazed with light.
It became even more dazzling than the sun, turning a blood-red hue.
A blood moon in the sky signified great misfortune.
All beings in every world lived in trepidation and unease.
Then, from the three thousand great worlds, worlds began to be destroyed and disappear incessantly.
There were technologically advanced mechanical worlds, magical worlds, and worlds of exotic beasts.
...
The guardians of all worlds were like startled birds.
For they did not know which world would be the next to vanish.
Meanwhile, the Tianxuan Realm changed day by day. Whenever Mingyue returned from a mission,
The Tianxuan Realm would undergo tremendous transformations.
This was because Mingyue would bring back plants, trees, rare birds, and exotic beasts.
Various marine creatures, and endless supplies of all kinds.
The previously damaged Ju Huanyan seemed capable of containing an entire world.
Mingyue always returned laden with spoils. In less than a week, the Tianxuan Realm was transformed.
It became even richer in species than before the apocalypse, appearing more prosperous.
And along with these, people of various races also arrived.
The sturdy and mighty Orcs, the beautiful Merfolk, the winged Winged People.
As well as the armored Mecha-humans, and even mages clad in cloaks and hoods.
They moved in tribal units towards the mountains, seas, valleys, and forests of the Tianxuan Realm.
The Tianxuan Realm thus became a land of a hundred races, a composite of the three thousand great worlds.
One world, a hundred races, like myriad realms.
After accompanying Mingyue on a few missions, Ji Shiyou remained in the Tianxuan Realm and refused to leave.
This was because the population of the Tianxuan Realm had already exceeded ten billion, coupled with the presence of a hundred races.
With differing habits and beliefs, friction and conflict were constant.
At this juncture, Ji Shiyou displayed remarkable leadership.
He spent a day and a night reading in the Zijing Palace,
Having thoroughly studied all the books on politics and law.
Based on this, he drafted the governance framework and legal system for the Tianxuan Realm.
He then gathered the leaders of the hundred races and held a three-day conference.
Finally, the governance model for the Tianxuan Realm was finalized: a co-governance by the Hundred Races Alliance.
The leader of each race became an elder of the alliance, forming the Elder Council.
He Si and Ming Yanan, representing the Human and Xuan races respectively, became participating elders.
Major matters concerning the interests of various races, and significant decisions for the Tianxuan Realm,
Would be decided by the alliance through a general assembly and voting.
The Elder Council held two-thirds of the decision-making power.
The remaining one-third resided with the Alliance Leader.
And the Alliance Leader was Mingyue.
Furthermore, the original inhabitants of the Tianxuan Realm,
Namely the two thousand psychics and the people of the Xuan Realm, formed the Supervisory Council.
Ji Shiyou served as Chief Supervisor, with Ren Jian, Ba Jiu, and Bao Bao as Deputy Supervisors.
They did not participate in the alliance's resolutions, nor did they have voting rights.
This was because they were the enforcers of the Tianxuan Realm,
Responsible for overseeing the alliance and maintaining peace in the Tianxuan Realm.
Anyone who harmed the stability and unity of the Tianxuan Realm, or damaged the interests of all,
Would be dealt with according to the law, regardless of who they were.
The establishment of the Hundred Races Alliance and the Supervisory Council reduced disputes in the Tianxuan Realm.
The hundred races lived in harmony and unity.
The Tianxuan Realm flourished, and its people lived and worked in peace.
Mingyue had also completed her mission and returned to the Tianxuan Realm.
Although her body was somewhat weary from days of travel,
She looked at the current scene of the Tianxuan Realm and smiled with satisfaction.
On that day, she had not argued with Hongjun like Ji Shiyou, pleading for the thirty worlds.
This was because she had already made her own plans.
Who was Hongjun? The ancestor of all immortals, the teacher of saints.
The creator god, the representative of the Way of Heaven.
Once his words were spoken, they would not be changed.
And once spoken, they would be marked by the Way of Heaven, unalterable.
If they were to change them, it would be to defy the Way of Heaven.
Therefore, even if they were unwilling, they had to carry out this mission.
This meant that the thirty worlds had to be destroyed.
But Mingyue was not someone who adhered strictly to rules and obeyed passively.
Since she could not prevent the destruction of these thirty worlds,
She could at least save people, could she not? Before those worlds were destroyed, she could move all their resources, could she not?
Thus, upon arriving at each world, she did not directly destroy it.
Instead, she first found the world's guardian, revealed the Qiankun Ruler, and stated her identity.
She explained her purpose. The guardians of those worlds, already on edge,
Immediately knelt and begged for mercy, requesting her to spare their worlds.
Then, Mingyue seized the opportunity, releasing the jade bracelet Ju Huanyan.
She opened the space within, plundered extensively,
And then transported all the people of that world to the Tianxuan Realm through the Gate of Wonders.
The blood moon in the sky was a deliberate act, orchestrated by her and Ji Shiyou,
With the help of the Moon Goddess in the Moon Palace.
She did not want anyone to discover that the worlds she destroyed were already empty.
The blood moon not only obscured vision but also divine sense.
By doing this, she could outwardly obey but inwardly defy, deceiving the heavens.
She had not only completed Hongjun's mission but also saved hundreds of millions of lives.
And she had genuinely benefited the Tianxuan Realm, accumulating wealth in secret.
Mingyue felt that she had handled this mission perfectly.
Above the thirty-three heavens, in Zixiao Palace.
"Thirty worlds have already been destroyed; you should stop now."
Hongjun sat on a futon and spoke to the gray light shadow before him.