Chapter 20: The Nine Profound Target

The brief cultivation period ended with the group's Profound Energy reserves solidified, and Yang Xin confirming the successful sale of the old map for ninety million Universal Credit.

The group was now ready for their true initial conquest.

"The time for low-level resource gathering is over,"

Ao Yetian stated, standing over a rapidly drawn map of the Blue Pole Star.

His eyes, sharpened by the Sky Poison Pearl's power, fixed on a specific northern location.

"We have the capital, the fuel, and the purification tool. Now, we secure the ultimate prize this world has to offer before progressing to the higher realms."

He knew the local sects held little true value to his multiversal ambition, but one treasure was irreplaceable: the rare physical body of the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace's current heiress.

"The goal is the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace,"

Ao Yetian declared.

"We are not interested in their techniques, but their young heiress, Xue Qingyue."

Yang Xin looked up from her projected sales report, her mind instantly grasping the objective.

"The one with the legendary Nine Profound Exquisite Body?"

Ao Yetian nodded. He had told them about this world. They would be useful with the knowledge.

"A body of that caliber is a universal anomaly. It provides unparalleled compatibility with any profound energy and acts as the most potent, stable conduit for cultivation and refinement. It is the perfect anchor for a major cultivation center, or even, potentially, a secondary terminal for the CEO card itself."

He didn't explicitly say he wanted to add her to his roster of partners, but the implication was clear: securing such an asset was paramount to his supreme ambition.

Ao Yetian quickly calculated the difficulty.

The Ice Cloud Immortal Palace was defended by powerful Profound practitioners, but their techniques were often defensive and slow to react. Their true strength lay in their isolation and secrecy.

"We will not engage in fight,"

Ao Yetian commanded.

"Our speed is our weapon. Yang Xin, analyze the local power fluctuations. Ning'er, you will be the point of the spear. Ziyun, your Snow Wind energy is perfect for bypassing their ice-based defenses."

He looked at the ninety million Universal Credit flickering on the card's display.

"We will make one purchase before we leave. A purchase to guarantee our success."

Ao Yetian channeled the credit, using the CEO card's Marketplace to buy a high-grade, one-time-use item from a higher-level realm: a Mid-Grade Spatial Distortion Talisman from the Against The God universe.

[MARKETPLACE PURCHASE: MID-GRADE SPATIAL DISTORTION TALISMAN (COST: 5,000,000 UNIVERSAL CREDIT). EFFECT: TEMPORARY, TARGETED TELEPORTATION THROUGH HIGH-GRADE PROFOUND DEFENSES.]

"With this, we bypass their main defenses and land directly inside the Palace's inner sanctum,"

Ao Yetian explained, the cold fire of conquest burning in his eyes.

"We will seize Xue Qingyue and escape before the first alarm can be raised. The conquest of the Blue Pole Star begins now."