Chapter 113 The Demonic Couple
Chen Qing lightly dropped his raised index finger.
Boom!
A supreme power, perfectly encircling Xiao Huo, descended upon him like a pillar.
In an instant, Xiao Huo didn't even have a chance to react before he was crushed and exploded from head to toe, blood splattering everywhere, painting a dazzling, bloody flower on the ground.
[Successful Wife-Pampering! Congratulations, Host, for receiving a random reward: Comprehension Ability +500! Note: Since the Host already possesses top-tier Comprehension Ability, no more Comprehension Ability can be added. Subsequent Comprehension Ability rewards will be stored in the System backpack, available for the Host to use freely!]
Chen Qing didn't think there was any problem with this setting; instead, he found it quite user-friendly.
He could just give these five hundred points of Comprehension Ability to Xia Qingyue to enhance her Comprehension Ability value.
"Husband, why did you steal my prey?" Xia Qingyue had only just mobilized half of her spiritual power when, unexpectedly, Chen Qing crushed Xiao Huo to dust with a mere flick of his finger.
"But I remember, wasn't he coming for me from the start?" Chen Qing retorted.
"While that's true, such a fellow isn't worthy of Husband making a move," Xia Qingyue said self-righteously.
"For me, killing such a fellow would still dirty my wife's hands," Chen Qing said, and with that one sentence, even if Xia Qingyue had harbored immense resentment, it would have vanished into thin air.
...This left the onlookers, who had expected a good show but were instead overwhelmed by the sweetness, with their smiles fading one by one.
If not for their apprehension of Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue's power, it's likely that phrases like "Show off your love, die faster" would have already flowed endlessly from their mouths.
Seeing the two walk away as if nothing had happened after instantly killing Xiao Huo, everyone gradually recovered from their shock.
"I must not have been mistaken, right? That old man was indeed a Four-Realm Quasi-Emperor, wasn't he? But why were they able to instantly kill him so easily?"
"Why else? Of course, it's because the strength of both of them is above that of a Four-Realm Quasi-Emperor!"
"But they only look to be in their early twenties, and their words and actions are also those of young people."
"One can only say that this generation of young Prodigies is no longer what we imagined; they are stronger! More monstrous!"
"One such monstrous Prodigy is already terrifying enough, and they've even become Dao Companions, husband and wife. If they were to have offspring, wouldn't their talent be even more exaggerated?"
"Who says it wouldn't be!"
...
Afterward, Chen Qing took Xia Qingyue to stroll around Wan Jian City.
They first went to roadside stalls, tasted various delicacies, and had their fill, while also earning some wife-pampering rewards.
Along the way, Xia Qingyue suddenly raised her chin, as if sniffing something. "What a fragrant smell!"
Chen Qing followed suit and sniffed, then gave what he believed to be the correct answer, "This is the scent of Medicinal Pills. Someone is performing Alchemy. There should be a Pill Refining Room nearby."
"So it's the scent of Medicinal Pills," Xia Qingyue suddenly realized.
"Let's go take a look. I was planning to buy a batch of medicinal ingredients to perform Alchemy for my wife anyway," Chen Qing thought, reasoning that a place capable of hosting the Hundred Sect Alliance, and being in the Upper Realm, should have plenty of Top-Grade medicinal ingredients available.
Since he had countless Spirit Stones and couldn't possibly spend them all, he might as well take this opportunity to purchase a large batch of medicinal ingredients.
"Okay," Xia Qingyue, having eaten and drunk her fill, readily agreed. She stepped forward, linked her arm with Chen Qing's, and held a half-eaten skewer of candied hawthorn with her other hand.
She ate one herself, then offered one to Chen Qing. "It's so sweet, Husband, you should try some too."
Chen Qing naturally didn't stand on ceremony with Xia Qingyue. He bit into one; it indeed tasted good.
Not long after.
By the time they finished chewing the candied hawthorn in their mouths, the two had arrived in front of the Alchemy Pavilion.
"May I ask, esteemed guests, are you here to buy pills or to perform Alchemy?" Seeing their arrival, dressed with extraordinary bearing, the Alchemy Pavilion attendant quickly descended the steps to greet them.
"To buy medicinal ingredients," Chen Qing replied.
"Alright, no problem. Please come this way, esteemed guests." The attendant raised his hand, gesturing for them to follow, acting respectfully.
Subsequently, led by the attendant, Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue arrived at the place where medicinal herbs were stored.
"May I ask what medicinal ingredients you require?" The attendant returned behind the counter, already having taken out paper and a pen, ready to record.
"I'll take all medicinal ingredients of Grade Seven and above," Chen Qing stated.
Upon hearing this, the attendant was stunned for a long time, not moving his pen.
After a while, he finally looked up at Chen Qing. "Esteemed guest, are you not joking with me? We have quite a lot of medicinal herbs of Grade Seven and above in our Alchemy Pavilion."
"What? Are you afraid I can't afford it?" Chen Qing smiled indifferently. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, a small mountain of Top-Grade Spirit Stones piled up, forming with a rumbling sound as Top-Grade Spirit Stones continuously dropped from a Void Realm crack.
"Is this enough?" Chen Qing asked the attendant, whose jaw was practically on the floor.
"Enough! More than enough! I'll go arrange it for you right away!" The attendant had already discerned from Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue's appearance and demeanor that they were extraordinary, but he had never expected their wealth to be so substantial.
He dared not say anything more and immediately sprang into action to pack the medicinal ingredients.
With so many medicinal ingredients sold, his position within the Alchemy Pavilion was bound to rise by several levels!
Approximately half an incense stick of time later.
When the attendant returned to Chen Qing, he held three Storage Pouches.
He introduced them one by one: "Sir, this pouch contains Grade Seven medicinal herbs, this pouch contains Grade Eight medicinal herbs, and the remaining pouch contains Grade Nine medicinal herbs. Would you like to inspect the goods first?"
"No need, I trust you." Chen Qing waved his hand, putting the three Storage Pouches into his System backpack.
"It is my honor to earn your trust," the attendant said, and he truly felt that way in his heart.
Having bought the medicinal ingredients they wanted, there was naturally no need to linger.
Chen Qing looked at Xia Qingyue. "Wife, let's go."
"Okay," Xia Qingyue nodded in agreement.
As they left, they heard the conversation between others and the attendant behind them.
"Heavenly Star Grass, Evernight Flower, Star Seed..." The middle-aged man listed no fewer than thirty types of medicinal ingredients in one breath.
The attendant, after listening, replied, "Sir, among the medicinal ingredients you requested, the Evernight Flower and Star Seed are already sold out."
"Sold out! Didn't you just say there was ample stock!" The middle-aged man asked, displeased.
"Replying, Sir, they just sold out," the attendant said, looking troubled and sweating, as the man grabbed his collar.
"Just sold out? Who bought them?" The middle-aged man frowned, suspecting if his rival was up to no good again.
"This..." According to the rules of the Alchemy Pavilion, the attendant definitely couldn't reveal such information casually.
However, despite thinking this, an unintentional glance was caught by the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man followed the direction of the attendant's gaze.
His gaze quickly fell upon the backs of Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue, who had already reached the main entrance.
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Chapter 114: Disrespectful, Deserve to be Killed
The Master still relies on refining Medicinal Pills, taking this opportunity to curry favor with those top powerhouses and find a powerful backer for himself.
The Master's backer, naturally, was the middle-aged man's backer.
How could such an important matter be ruined by a lack of medicinal ingredients?
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man released the hand that was gripping the Alchemy Pavilion attendant, turned around, and chased after Chen Qing and the other person in the direction they had left.
Seeing that the two were about to step out of the Alchemy Pavilion's main entrance, he quickened his pace and shouted, "You two, stand for me…!"
The result was that he couldn't finish his sentence; the middle-aged man, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, from his hands to his body, and then to his head, dissipated like smoke in the wind.
His expression before death was frozen in terror.
The experienced Chen Qing, after witnessing how the middle-aged man treated the Alchemy Pavilion attendant, knew very well that reasoning with such a person would be futile and a waste of time, completely worthless.
Therefore, Chen Qing, not wanting to waste time, decisively sent him out of this world before the middle-aged man could cause him any trouble.
Xia Qingyue, who noticed this scene from the corner of her eye, did not think there was anything wrong with Chen Qing's actions; if it were her, she would have done the same.
After the two left the Alchemy Pavilion, the Alchemists in the hall, who had been stunned by the middle-aged man's death, one by one, suddenly snapped out of their shock.
"Did you see how that guy died?"
"I don't know how he died, but in my opinion, his death is definitely related to those two young people just now."
"If I remember correctly, this person should be Great Master Miao Xuan's Senior Disciple. With his Senior Disciple killed, Great Master Miao Xuan definitely won't stand idly by!"
"Miao Xuan? Is it that person who is only half a step away from becoming a Supreme Great Master?"
Seeing the other party confirm his question, the Alchemist shared the same thought.
If it were him, with Great Master Miao Xuan's strength and influence, upon learning of his Senior Disciple's death, he would certainly not let the matter rest.
As a powerhouse, when facing a weaker person, the words 'swallow one's anger' would not exist in their dictionary.
That's right, in their eyes, Great Master Miao Xuan was a powerhouse. Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue might be very strong, but they were not yet powerful enough to contend with Great Master Miao Xuan.
However, in the next moment, this idea was self-defeating.
"No, this is bad! Great Master Miao Xuan, Great Master Miao Xuan is dead!" A panicked, fearful voice from an attendant echoed throughout the entire hall.
From his words, everyone learned that Great Master Miao Xuan's death was extremely bizarre and strange.
After learning that his Senior Disciple had been brutally killed by others, he, as everyone expected, did not intend to swallow his anger. He immediately stopped his Alchemy and rushed out of the Pill Refining Room.
But before he had even taken a few steps, he rolled his eyes and fell heavily to the ground, dying with his eyes wide open.
The attendant went forward to call out, and after careful confirmation, he was certain that Great Master Miao Xuan was completely dead.
As for who did it? Everyone's heart was as clear as a mirror; besides "him," who else could it be?
However, unlike before, after experiencing Great Master Miao Xuan's death, they no longer dared to speak nonsense.
Disrespecting powerhouses was also a great taboo!
Not wanting to bring trouble upon themselves…
The truth was, they were indeed not wrong; the one who acted was precisely Chen Qing. It was he who, before Great Master Miao Xuan could cause him trouble, shattered all of his Three Ethereal Souls and Seven Corporeal Spirits with a single thought from afar!
It seems he's been influenced by the Fated Female Lead from staying too long? Recently, the number of people who like to offer their faces to be slapped has increased significantly.
Chen Qing didn't care; killing one person, or killing a group of people, or killing tens of millions of people, was all the same to him.
An Immortal Emperor's cultivation, in this world that still revered Great Emperors and believed them to be invincible existences, truly allowed one to do as they pleased!
After buying the medicinal ingredients and leaving the Alchemy Pavilion not long after, they returned to the Hundred Sect Alliance venue.
By this time, envoys from various Sects had already entered one after another.
The Hundred Sect Alliance was about to begin.
Seeing this, Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue exchanged glances, linked arms, and flew into the venue with the flow of people.
As soon as they entered, a familiar voice transmission echoed in his mind, "Your Excellency, over here!"
Turning his head, it was precisely the new Sect Master of the Divine Sword Sect.
Zhao Li stood up and waved towards them from the Divine Sword Sect's designated seating area.
"Let's go over," Chen Qing said.
"Okay," Xia Qingyue replied, then instantly appeared at the Divine Sword Sect's seating area with Chen Qing.
Sitting down, Chen Qing surveyed his surroundings.
The entire venue was a circular building with no ceiling, divided into four tiered levels.
The higher the level of the seating, the stronger the Sect's power was represented.
The level where the Divine Sword Sect was located corresponded to Intermediate strength.
As time passed little by little, all the Sects of the Hundred Sect Alliance had arrived and taken their seats.
And on the fourth level, which was separately designated and somewhat conspicuous, sat ten people.
Among these ten people, besides the Alliance Master, the other nine were Elders of the Hundred Sect Alliance.
What they had in common was that these ten people all came from the Ten Great Sects. As long as one was promoted to one of the Ten Great Sects, they could not only replace their influence in the Upper Realm but also replace their Elder seats in the Hundred Sect Alliance.
And to become the Alliance Master, one must become the most powerful Sect among the Hundred Sects.
The strength and foundation of a Sect represented its status and right to speak in the Hundred Sect Alliance.
Afterward, the Alliance Master raised his cup to express his welcome to everyone's arrival and invited them to drink fine wine together.
Being pregnant, she naturally could not drink alcohol, even if she was a Supreme Great Emperor. Chen Qing did not let Xia Qingyue take this risk.
He himself tasted the wine in the cup; honestly, the taste was quite good.
But compared to the Immortal Brew he received as a reward for doting on his wife, it could only be described as bland as water.
How could wine drunk by Mortals be compared to wine drunk by Immortals?
"What is the meaning of the Divine Sword Sect not drinking? Could it be that they have some objection to the Alliance Master?" A voice rang out, instantly capturing everyone's attention.
The speaker was none other than Sect Leader Huang, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Evolution Sect.
He was just worrying about not having an opportunity to make trouble for the Divine Sword Sect, and he didn't expect Xia Qingyue to actively deliver this opportunity to him.
"The Alliance Master toasts, and a mere Divine Sword Sect actually dares not to drink? Their intentions are punishable!"
"Does this Divine Sword Sect think its wings have hardened, and it wants to challenge the Dao Tian Sect?"
"A Sect ranked Intermediate in the Hundred Sect Alliance actually attempts to challenge the Chief. How ridiculous! I think they don't even qualify to contend for an Elder position."
For a time, there was much discussion.
The Alliance Master's gaze also turned towards Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue.
"My wife is pregnant and cannot drink alcohol; it would harm the fetus," Chen Qing explained.
"As a Cultivator, how could a cup of wine ruin a fetus? This is just an excuse!" Sect Leader Huang naturally would not let Chen Qing use such a flimsy reason to get through this crisis.
After speaking, he turned to the Alliance Master again, cupped his hands, and said, "Alliance Master, I have an important matter to report!"
"Speak!" The Alliance Master granted permission.
Sect Leader Huang immediately exaggeratedly recounted Chen Qing's earlier killing of the Heavenly Evolution Sect's Saint and Elder.
He also implied that the Divine Sword Sect's actions were a slap in the face to the Hundred Sect Alliance and to him, the Alliance Master.
Disrespectful, they deserved to be killed!
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Chapter 115 I am the Emperor, and you want to tell me the rules?
"In Tianxuan, the weak disrespect the strong, and the practice since ancient times has been to kill."
"Furthermore, during the Hundred Sect Alliance, the Divine Sword Sect disregarded the rules and massacred my Sect's Disciple on the street. I ask the Alliance Master to severely punish them without leniency and seek justice for my Heavenly Evolution Sect!"
As Sect Leader Huang spoke, he actually put aside his dignity as a Sect Master and knelt down in public.
After learning that even a Four-Stage Quasi-Emperor like Xiao Huo was no match for Chen Qing, Sect Leader Huang had no other choice.
If this kneeling could truly lead to the destruction of the Divine Sword Sect, it would undoubtedly be a profitable transaction for Sect Leader Huang.
If this matter were easily dismissed, the Divine Sword Sect was currently flourishing and possessed a top-tier Prodigy. In contrast, their Heavenly Evolution Sect had lost its Saint and two Quasi-Emperor Realm powerhouses, and the balance was destined to be broken.
After the Hundred Sect Alliance, it would be difficult to guarantee that the Divine Sword Sect would not seize this opportunity to exploit their weakness and cause trouble for the Heavenly Evolution Sect.
Even if the Heavenly Evolution Sect could miraculously withstand the Divine Sword Sect's assault at that time, the entire Sect's foundation would be greatly diminished.
It would inevitably decline from its current mid-tier Sect status to a low-tier Sect.
That was something Sect Leader Huang, as the Sect Master, absolutely did not want to see.
"Is what he said true?!" After learning everything, Alliance Master Zhou Yong believed it to be true, and the power of a Peak Quasi-Emperor instantly descended, covering the entire venue.
Feeling the pressure from above, Sect Leader Huang, with his head bowed, did not get angry but smiled, knowing that it was now stable.
No matter how eloquent Chen Qing was, he would not be able to resolve this favorably!
"Reporting to the Alliance Master, the reason His Excellency acted was entirely because the Heavenly Evolution Sect's Saint provoked him first. After that, the Heavenly Evolution Sect still did not give up and sent people multiple times to try and assassinate His Excellency. I ask the Alliance Master to see clearly!" Zhao Li quickly added.
"Alliance Master, it is a fact that my Heavenly Evolution Sect lost a Saint and two Quasi-Emperor powerhouses, and it is also a fact that that person disrespected the Alliance Master. I ask for your clear judgment!" Sect Leader Huang pressed on, seizing the advantage.
"Don't worry, this Alliance Master will give you a reasonable explanation for this matter!" Zhou Yong naturally understood that Sect Leader Huang's words could not be entirely believed, but they could not be disbelieved either.
It was certainly not necessary to destroy the Divine Sword Sect over such a small matter; a mere warning would suffice. He could also take this opportunity to kill a chicken to warn the monkeys and strengthen his prestige as the Alliance Master.
"It is a fact that you two killed the Heavenly Evolution Sect's Saint and two Quasi-Emperor Realm powerhouses. How do you plan to compensate?" Zhou Yong asked.
"In Tianxuan, the weak disrespect the strong, and the practice since ancient times has been to kill." Xia Qingyue did not rush to answer Zhou Yong but repeated what Sect Leader Huang had just said.
She then asked Zhou Yong, "Alliance Master, do you think this statement is correct or incorrect?"
"A rule passed down for tens of thousands of years is naturally correct." Zhou Yong did not object.
After all, he became the Alliance Master by relying on this iron rule.
"Since that is the case, the Heavenly Evolution Sect's Saint, as the weak, disrespected us. What fault is there in killing him?" Xia Qingyue asked again.
"This…" Xia Qingyue's single sentence stumped Zhou Yong.
He realized that Xia Qingyue was digging a pit for him to fall into.
"No matter how disrespectful he was, you shouldn't have continuously struck with killing intent. This violates the rules of the Hundred Sect Alliance, especially since it was on the day the Hundred Sect Alliance convened!" Soon, Zhou Yong found a retort.
"It seems, Alliance Master, you are determined to side with the Heavenly Evolution Sect?" Xia Qingyue asked.
"This Alliance Master only speaks of rules!" Zhou Yong sternly refuted her.
Hearing this, Xia Qingyue chuckled, "Rules that can be changed however one pleases for personal gain—are these even worthy of being called rules? How ridiculous."
"What did you say?!" Xia Qingyue's words completely enraged Zhou Yong.
The Peak Quasi-Emperor's pressure became even stronger than before!
Xia Qingyue, who was tired of talking and didn't want to waste any more words, gently raised her graceful arm.
Just as everyone was wondering what she intended to do with this action.
She was seen gently dropping her raised index finger.
Boom!
Immediately, a pressure that precisely encircled Zhou Yong crushed him from head to toe, causing his entire body to explode.
Everything happened too quickly, so much so that the nine Elders nearby didn't even have time to react, and their bodies and faces were splattered with a lot of blood.
"Hiss!" Chen Qing looked at this scene and felt a sense of déjà vu.
He thought, isn_t this the Move I just used?
Indeed, Xia Qingyue was imitating Chen Qing.
As a junior, she felt it was reasonable to imitate a Senior.
After a brief moment of silence, intense fear instantly filled everyone's hearts and minds.
No one had expected that Xia Qingyue, with just a flick of her finger, would crush the Alliance Master of the Hundred Sect Alliance, who possessed the strength of a Peak Quasi-Emperor, leaving not even a speck of bone dust.
"The Alliance Master… is dead??"
"The Alliance Master is a Peak Quasi-Emperor Realm powerhouse, how could he be killed so easily?"
"Could that woman also be a Peak Quasi-Emperor?"
"As fellow Peak Quasi-Emperors, it's impossible for her to instantly kill him with one Move, unless she is…"
Although the word Emperor was not spoken, it surfaced in everyone's minds.
Xia Qingyue ignored them, stepping through the air to stand before Sect Leader Huang, who was still kneeling on the ground.
Before the sweat-drenched Sect Leader Huang could ask further, the next moment, the Emperor Dao Divine Pattern Ring appeared behind Xia Qingyue.
"In Tianxuan, the weak disrespect the strong, and the practice since ancient times has been to kill?" Xia Qingyue returned these very words to Sect Leader Huang, exactly as he had said them.
Facing Xia Qingyue, who no longer pretended and revealed herself to be an Emperor, no matter how eloquent Sect Leader Huang was, he dared not utter a single word or character.
After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out, "This humble one knows his mistake. Please spare my life, Great Emperor!"
"I refuse." As Xia Qingyue's voice fell, Sect Leader Huang's entire body, in front of hundreds of eyes, exploded into a rising mist of blood.
The Sect Master thus fell.
Then, Xia Qingyue raised her hand and waved, and pages of Heavenly Dao Vows appeared before everyone.
Xia Qingyue said nothing, but everyone understood perfectly in their hearts: they either signed these Heavenly Dao Vows, or they died!
Compared to the latter, submitting to an Emperor powerhouse was far, far easier for these people to accept.
One by one, they unhesitatingly bit or cut their fingers, and on the Heavenly Dao Vows, they wrote their names with their own blood, making a pledge to the Heavenly Dao.
Seeing everyone so cooperative, Xia Qingyue nodded with satisfaction.
Turning her head, she suddenly noticed that she had, without realizing it, also given Chen Qing a Heavenly Dao Vow.
She quickly stepped forward, using both hands to scatter and distort the floating text…
She said with an awkward smile, "Sorry, sorry, I made a mistake."
Chen Qing teased, "That's good. I thought my wife had awakened some strange hobby and wanted me to call her Master."
"How could I be that perverted?" Xia Qingyue playfully glared at him.
After the brief interlude.
Xia Qingyue completed her control over the Hundred Sect Alliance and ascended to the position of Alliance Master.
She had originally intended to watch the show first, but Sect Leader Huang insisted on courting death, accelerating the process.
There was nothing Xia Qingyue could do but seize power and take control a step earlier.
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Chapter 116 The Dark Side
After securing the Hundred Sect Alliance and the loyalty of over a hundred Sect Masters, the Hundred Sect Alliance officially convened.
As the new Alliance Master, Xia Qingyue didn't need to be overly involved; for most of the time, she only needed to quietly listen.
It was almost always the nine Elders who were responsible for deliberation and discussion, finally reporting to Xia Qingyue for her decision.
Then, Xia Qingyue, who lacked experience in this area, would choose to ask Chen Qing how to respond.
She also stated that within the Hundred Sect Alliance, Chen Qing's words were her words, and whoever dared to defy him was defying her.
This strong declaration stunned the Sect Masters and Elders.
They couldn't understand why a dignified Great Emperor-level Cultivator would be so obedient to a mere young man, seeking his opinion and ideas on everything.
This was a stark contrast to the Great Emperor they knew, who was unwavering in her decisions.
Their curiosity grew about Chen Qing, wondering who exactly this young man was.
They didn't consider the possibility that Chen Qing was also a Great Emperor, as the belief that there could only be one Great Emperor in a world was deeply ingrained and a fundamental understanding.
The Hundred Sect Alliance continued to convene…
At the same time, news of the events unfolding here spread like wildfire, becoming more widespread.
The conflict between the Heavenly Evolution Sect and the Divine Sword Sect was minor; the birth of a new Great Emperor and the fall of the old Great Emperor were the significant events!
Most notably, this Great Emperor was a woman.
Throughout the Ten Thousand Year history of the Heavenly Profound Continent, female Great Emperors were rarely heard of, existing only in unverified legends from the Primordial Era.
Soon, this news reached the various Sects, and the Elders and Grand Elders learned that their Sect Masters had been forced to sign a Heavenly Dao contract and submit to the new Great Emperor.
Without a moment's delay, they immediately convened a Sect meeting.
Taking the Dao Tian Sect, one of the Ten Great Sects and the Sect of the former Alliance Master, as an example, the Grand Elders and Inner Court Elders had already gathered.
"The Sect Master has been killed; what should we do from now on?"
"Will that new Emperor, due to the conflict with the Sect Master, vent her anger on us and use the Dao Tian Sect as a warning to others, establishing her prestige?"
"That's possible!"
"How could such a female Great Emperor, whom we've never even heard of, let alone seen, suddenly appear in the Heavenly Profound Continent? How long has she been in seclusion?"
There were many questions, but very few people could provide answers to them.
As the strongest Sect in the Hundred Sect Alliance, they were accustomed to absolute authority over everyone; now, with the situation taking a sharp turn for the worse, they were bewildered and truly at a loss for what to do.
Just as the atmosphere had reached a freezing point, the appearance of a figure broke the stalemate.
The newcomer was none other than the previous Sect Master, who had abdicated centuries ago.
Recognizing the person, they quickly rose and bowed, not daring to be disrespectful to the Dao Tian Sect's profound expert.
The Dao Tian Sect had two Peak Quasi-Emperors: one was Zhou Yong, and the other was the old Sect Master, Li Mo.
These Elders clearly knew that Li Mo had suddenly abdicated and given up his position as Sect Master because he had reached the bottleneck of breaking through to Peak Quasi-Emperor.
However, with the Heavenly Profound Great Emperor as an insurmountable obstacle before him, he could only choose to go into seclusion, recuperate, and await the day of Breakthrough.
Now seeing Li Mo emerge from seclusion, everyone felt no joy, not believing that he had emerged because he had successfully attained the Imperial Dao.
They thought he might have given up because he had once again failed to reach the Imperial Dao.
"Everyone, don't panic. The Heavenly Dao Luck is still there and has not been occupied by anyone. This child—no, this woman—must have used some unknown method or Magic Treasure to deceive everyone," Li Mo said, seeing through their thoughts.
"What! She didn't attain the Imperial Dao?" Hearing this, everyone's emotions were instantly stirred, as if grasping at a last straw.
"My emergence from seclusion this time is primarily because I felt the call of the Imperial Dao. You all quickly give orders for the entire Sect to protect me," Li Mo commanded.
Upon hearing that he was about to attain the Imperial Dao, the smiles on the Elders' faces became even harder to suppress.
This was because the Dao Tian Sect was about to have a Great Emperor rise!
Once this matter succeeded, all of them would be in an invincible position.
In their understanding, whoever possessed a Great Emperor would be invincible.
"Rest assured, once I successfully attain the Imperial Dao, you will all be rewarded. Those who dared to insult my Dao Tian Sect must pay a heavy price!"
The person Li Mo spoke of who insulted the Dao Tian Sect was undoubtedly Xia Qingyue.
With his words, the Elders were relieved, each expressing their willingness to serve the Great Emperor wholeheartedly, even sacrificing their lives!
Unbeknownst to them, all of this was witnessed by outsiders.
To be precise, it was displayed in its entirety at the Hundred Sect Alliance by Chen Qing using the Heaven-Peering Mirror.
Through the experience gained from reading novels, Chen Qing clearly understood that those old fellows would never willingly submit.
The Heavenly Mandate Female Lead, just like the Heavenly Mandate Male Lead, would inevitably face various targeting.
With the Heaven-Peering Mirror activated, there were quite a few people who harbored thoughts of retaliation.
Due to Xia Qingyue's appearance, there were also many who wanted to attain the Imperial Dao ahead of time.
"The Heavenly Dao Luck is still there? She's not a Great Emperor?"
"The Great Emperor Divine Runes shouldn't be fake, right?"
"Don't look at me, I can't tell either!"
…
Hearing that some people couldn't tell, Xia Qingyue, who understood Chen Qing's painstaking efforts, didn't mind letting them clearly distinguish.
Separated by thousands of miles, Xia Qingyue moved her fingertip, and a surge of cold Qi immediately poured down, instantly freezing all the profound experts and the Grand Elders and Inner Court Elders who hadn't had time to act.
"…" This Heaven-Defying method shocked everyone present, causing them to keep their lips sealed and not dare to breathe loudly.
It was as if the people frozen by the ice were not in the mirror, but they themselves outside the mirror.
They felt that a great battle between the two sides was inevitable.
But as time passed, they felt that something was not quite right.
Those Quasi-Emperor experts and Grand Elders did not shatter the ice Seal and rush towards Wan Jian City as they had expected.
Xia Qingyue couldn't read minds, but if she didn't even have this much discernment, how could she be an Empress and let Chen Qing cling to her leg and live off her?
With a thought, the ice sculptures instantly shattered into pieces, completely crushing the hopes of this group of people.
Shocked, they were speechless.
They truly hadn't expected that those existences, who were considered Peak experts even from their own cultivation Realm, would be utterly destroyed by Xia Qingyue with a mere flick of her finger.
One moment they were perfectly fine, the next, they had turned into a pile of ice shards.
But soon, someone discovered that not everyone was frozen; there were exceptions!
From their cultivation robes, they were people from the Dao Tian Sect.
Was Xia Qingyue's strength insufficient to deal with them?
Others might think so, but Chen Qing saw through this point and recognized the cunning side of his wife.