Huo Yu's words rendered Yang Xuan, Li Zhongyuan, and the leader of the Elixir Sect speechless. The others nodded in agreement, seemingly convinced by her statement.

Continuing, Huo Yu said, "Everyone has heard of Dugu Mountain, right?"

The crowd was slightly startled, not understanding why she suddenly brought up the minor sect that Chu Mo had eradicated. Nonetheless, they all nodded, indicating they had heard of it.

"What do you think is the ranking of Dugu Mountain among the sects in the Immortal Realm?" Huo Yu asked.

A sect leader replied, "Just a small sect, insignificant and not reputable enough to be recognized."

"If it weren't related to Young Master Chu, I would never have heard of such a sect."

"I hadn't heard of it before either."

Others joined in the conversation.

Huo Yu smiled and said, "Yes, such a minor sect that none of us had heard of before. Yet, this sect was once one of the most top-tier forces in the Spirit Realm, and it took them thousands of years... to establish a sect in the Immortal Realm! To us, it might seem trivial, but to the people from Dugu Mountain in the Spirit Realm, it was quite an incredible achievement."

At this point, people began to understand, and they turned their gaze to Huo Yu.

With a wry smile, Huo Yu said, "When we think about it, what difference is there really between those great clans and sects of the Immortal Realm and Dugu Mountain of the Spirit Realm? They could summon the wind and command the rain in the Spirit Realm, and we can overturn the clouds and rain in the Immortal Realm. But once we reach the higher realms, we quickly go from being as majestic as the sun and the moon in the sky to being as insignificant as a grain of sand in the vast ocean. When you think about it, the vast majority of our families and sects are even less accomplished than Dugu Mountain. They at least established a sect in the Immortal Realm that was somewhat known. What about us? What do we have in the Heavenly Realm? What have those people from our families and sects who ascended to the Heavenly Realm accomplished now?"

Perhaps due to her being a woman, more emotional by nature, Huo Yu's eyes reddened slightly as she spoke, "The most outstanding geniuses of our family, the Heavenly Genius with green blood lineage, had been predicted by a great being in the Illusionary Divine Realm that he could at least ascend to the level of a true immortal... and they even wanted to recruit him. However, being young and arrogant at the time, he felt that as a genius, he would not lack for appreciation and thus refused them. Later, when he reached the ascension phase and ascended to the Heavenly Realm, what happened? Merely a Great Luo Golden Immortal. In the Heavenly Realm, where Heavenly Immortals and true immortals are common, how much admiration could a Great Luo Golden Immortal garner? In the end, he had no choice but to join an obscure sect in the Heavenly Realm and remained frustrated within that sect. It took him three hundred years in the Immortal Realm to reach the peak of the ascension phase, but now, five hundred years later, he is still a Great Luo Golden Immortal. In that small sect... he is just an ordinary inner sect disciple."

"Alas..." Everyone sighed one after another, feeling the same way about this kind of situation, as nearly every family or sect had many similar stories to tell.

Huo Yu continued, "If he had met someone like Young Master Chu back then, I believe that he would definitely not still be at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal today." As she spoke, Huo Yu stood up and bowed deeply to Chu Mo, "What Young Master Chu has done is truly of Immeasurable merit. I don't care what others think, but right now, I can represent the Huo Family and make our stance clear. From now on, disciples of the Huo Family that ascend to the Heavenly Realm will make Piaomiao Palace their first choice!"

Chu Mo was also somewhat moved and rose to return the salute, "Thank you for the trust of the Huo family head!"

"Trust is one aspect, but on the other hand... after these years of understanding Young Master Chu, I believe he is not someone who would let his own people be bullied!" Huo Yu said with some excitement, "So what if we have numerous enemies? In the Heavenly Realm, isn't every major family and sect surrounded by enemies? Yet, which of them has actually been exterminated? I believe that Young Master Chu's Piaomiao Palace will surely thrive even in the Heavenly Realm!"

"The Huo family head truly is a heroine that rivals any man," Yang Xuan couldn't help but praise.

At that moment, the leader of a major sect stood up and declared, "My Jinchan Sect has also decided that our ascending disciples will choose Piaomiao Palace as their first choice!"

"My Huishan Sect... has decided too!"

"My Wang Family has decided..."

"My Zhao Family has decided..."

Suddenly, seven or eight family heads and sect leaders stood up, wanting to join this alliance.

As the saying goes, many hands make light work, and unity is strength. Even children understand this concept, and the people present understood it even better. However, until now, no one had been able to win everyone's trust like Chu Mo had. They always feared that the other party had some ulterior motive. They also feared that sending their people to another sect was like sending sheep into the tiger's mouth.

But Chu Mo... they all afforded him the highest level of trust!

The reason was simple.

Chu Mo was too strong!

He was so powerful that it was inconceivable to them that Chu Mo would target their families and sects.

His power compelled everyone to both admire and agree with him!

Especially after seeing the equally powerful people around Chu Mo, they finally made up their minds.

Every person present held a not-so-ordinary status and identity. The forces they represented behind them saw many ascend to the Heavenly Realm each year. Individually, these people could not form a significant force. Just as Huo Yu had said, they were but a drop in the ocean.

But if all these people were to unite, then… at least several hundred nearly Da Luo Golden Immortals could be added to Piaomiao Palace each year!

Even the number might increase once this news spread out!

This was somewhat astonishing. In a top clan of the Heavenly Realm, the number of family descendants who cultivated to become Da Luo Golden Immortals each year probably would not exceed a thousand.

Thinking like this, Piaomiao Palace might not take many years to develop into a true behemoth!

If they could really secure their position in the Heavenly Realm, even more Immortal Realm cultivators would join Piaomiao Palace, with a thousand people each year being a conservative estimate!

Then, after a few hundred years, it might even possess the power to rival the great clans of the Heavenly Realm!

All those present, imagining such a scene, became restless. Even Yang Xuan, Li Zhongyuan, and the head of the Elixir Sect, three top powerhouses, could hardly contain their interest. At the same time, they admired Chu Mo's personal charisma.

So young, yet able to achieve such an unprecedented feat and win the trust of a vast number of top powers of the Immortal Realm… He was truly a monster!

As more family heads and sect leaders expressed their stance within the room, Chu Mo finally stood up and said seriously, "I am honored by your trust, and with that, I too make you all a promise, if you do not fail me, I will not fail you."

What seemed like a light promise was, in the future, to weigh more than ten thousand catties!

A simple congratulatory event for the founding of a sect unexpectedly brought such a tremendous harvest. Excitement surged among everyone present.

With eyes reddening, Huo Yu murmured, "Now I can finally ascend to the Heavenly Realm with confidence, no longer afraid of being bullied by the people there!"

"Since we've made this decision, why not start selecting outstanding disciples from our families and sects from now on and send them to Piaomiao Palace to strengthen their identification with it?" someone suggested.

"Yes, that would be best! We should look towards the Heavenly Realm, and not confine our sights to just the Immortal Realm. I agree!"

"I also agree. Here in the Immortal Realm, we are Piaomiao Palace's most loyal allies! In the Heavenly Realm, we shall be of Piaomiao Palace!" a sect leader said.

An alliance encompassing nearly half the top powers of the Immortal Realm… just like that, suddenly yet not abruptly, came into being.

Just then, a commotion suddenly arose from outside.

It sounded like a fight was underway.

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