Chu Yao smiled faintly, “A very handsome thirty-eight-year-old man, and a sixteen-year-old girl.”
“After you find them, show them this jade pendant.”
“If they recognize it, then they are the ones I am looking for.”
“Understood, Your Majesty.”
Hong Yu nodded heavily, took the jade pendant, and turned to leave.
After Hong Yu left, a glistening tear of warmth streamed from the corner of Chu Yao’s eye as she murmured to herself.
“Ye Lang, back then, I left without saying goodbye because my father suddenly passed away, and the struggle for the throne erupted.”
“The battle for the throne has always been cruel and ruthless, with no regard for means. I truly couldn’t bear to drag you into it, which is why I haven’t seen you for sixteen years.”
“Now, my imperial position is stable, but the Demon Tribe has invaded, plunging the world into chaos.”
“If heaven takes pity and allows our family to reunite, this time, no matter what, I will never abandon you again.”
“Our family must stay together forever!”
Inside White Deer Academy, fierce gales still raged, their power shaking heaven and earth.
Ye Qing, the Fire Phoenix King, and Mo Zhentian.
Three Ascension Realm Great Powers gathered in one place, their mere auras alone were enough to intimidate and awe.
The earlier fierce battle had already reduced White Deer Academy to rubble.
Thus, the spectators had shifted from the students of White Deer Academy to all passersby within a hundred-mile radius.
“Damn, what day is it today?”
“I must have woken up too abruptly—I actually saw three Ascension Realm experts dueling in the imperial city…”
“By the way, the one covered in flames is His Majesty the Fire Phoenix King, and the one crackling with electricity is Ancestor Mo Zhentian.”
“Who is that swordsman in the sky?”
“What? You country bumpkin, you don’t even know him?”
“This is the Prince Xiaoyao of the Ye family!”
“Prince Xiaoyao? Isn’t he just a drunkard who spends his days drowning in wine?”
“Shh, keep your voice down. Be careful he hears you and cuts you down with a single sword strike!”
…
This was the first time Ye Qing had revealed his cultivation level in public.
As a result, everyone present, except for the Fire Phoenix King, Ye Ling’er, and Xiao Bai, was shocked and found it hard to believe.
“How is this possible…”
Mo Zhentian muttered to himself, “Since the days of War Ancestor Ye Long, the Ye family has actually produced another Ascension Realm Great Power.”
“You, an orphan who couldn’t even set foot on the battlefield, how could you possess such terrifying strength…”
Chen Hai was completely panicked.
If Ye Qing truly was an Ascension Realm Great Power, the Ye family would inevitably rise again.
Having thoroughly offended him, how could he expect a good outcome?
By then, Qu Qingyan would surely abandon him as a pawn to appease the Ye family’s hatred.
No, he couldn’t just wait for death!
He had to do everything in his power to incite the ancestor to fight Ye Qing.
If the ancestor engaged Ye Qing in battle, it would mean the Great Qi Dynasty was at war with Ye Qing.
Their Great Qi Dynasty had more than one ancestor.
Even if Ye Qing wielded the Xuanyuan Sword, if three ancestors joined forces, they might still be a match for him!
Coincidentally, Qin Ru nearby shared the same thought.
The two troublemakers exchanged a glance, and Chen Hai immediately understood. Pointing at Ye Qing, he shouted with difficulty, “Ye Qing, how dare you act so arrogantly here?!”
“Even if you are in the Ascension Realm, so what?”
“If a prince breaks the law, he is punished the same as a commoner.”
“Ye Ling’er harmed her fellow disciples, betrayed her master, and defied her ancestors—she deserves punishment!”
“In order to uphold the dignity of the Great Qi’s laws, I implore the Ancestor to take action and suppress Ye Ling’er!”
Ye Qing looked down upon Chen Hai from above, a mocking smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
“You talk a bit too much.”
With that, he leisurely held the Xuanyuan Sword horizontally, a domineering Sword Intent surging upon the blade.
Even from hundreds of meters away, it made Chen Hai tremble all over, his hair standing on end.
“How dare you!”
Mo Zhentian saw Ye Qing’s intent and shouted sharply, “In front of me, you shall not think of committing murder!”
“Hah, then try to stop me.”
Ye Qing gave a cold laugh and leisurely swung his sword, unleashing a brilliant white sword light.
Mo Zhentian immediately flew forward, using his Spiritual Power to form a protective shield to block it.
It wasn’t that he cared about the life or death of a minor figure like Chen Hai.
It was just that, as the Great Qi’s Ancestor, he hadn’t appeared for decades.
Today, having finally made an appearance, if Ye Qing were to kill someone in public, wouldn’t that be treating him as nothing? Where would his dignity be?
To withstand Ye Qing’s sword light, Mo Zhentian exerted his full strength to defend.
However, the moment the sword light touched his shield, it didn’t erupt with any power at all. Instead, it dispersed into countless fragments and vanished.
“This… what is this?”
Watching the myriad white lights pass by him like dense raindrops, Mo Zhentian was completely bewildered.
The next second, a shrill scream came from behind.
He turned his head sharply to look, his face instantly turning ashen.
The white lights passed through in front of him and then converged back into the sword light.
In an instant, Chen Hai’s neck was severed, his body and head both sent flying into the air.
The myriad Sword Intent slashes cut the corpse into countless pieces, turning it into minced flesh splattering everywhere.
Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
They now understood who Ye Ling’er had learned her ruthless and domineering methods from.
Killing at the slightest disagreement, with such overbearing and ferocious means.
This father and daughter truly shared the same lineage.
“How outrageous!”
Mo Zhentian was so angry that his sword-like brows stood on end, his entire body trembling violently as he gnashed his teeth and said, “Ye Qing, you have such audacity, daring to commit murder right in front of me!”
“As the Great Qi’s Ancestor, how can I tolerate such lawlessness from you?!”
“Oh?”
Ye Qing paused slightly, intrigued. “I almost forgot, you are one of the Three Ancestors of Great Qi, representing the dignity of the Great Qi royal family.”
“Speaking of which, that woman Qu Qingyan really underestimated my Ye family.”
“Instead of using the two more powerful ones, she only sent you with the Cauldron of Primordial Mother Qi to your death.”
Among the three Ascension Realm Ancestors of Great Qi, Thunder Ancestor Mo Zhentian was the one with the lowest cultivation and the shallowest seniority.
The other two Ancestors were Wind Ancestor and Mad Ancestor.
Wind Ancestor Chang Yun Xiao, Ascension Realm eighth level, only a step away from the peak.
Wielding the Wind Cloud Imperial Armament, coupled with his self-created “Wind Cloud Dragon Transformation Art,” its power was no less than that of a Supreme Imperial Artifact.
Mad Ancestor Ao Zhan Shan, Ascension Realm seventh level, entered the Dao through fist techniques, his physical skills unmatched in the world.
Ao Zhan Shan possessed the Battle Mania Bloodline, growing stronger the more he fought, fighting to the death.
In battle, ordinary people’s Spiritual Power would continuously deplete, but Ao Zhan Shan could absorb battle intent, causing the Spiritual Power within his body to continuously increase.
If either of the two had come today, regardless of which one, they would have carried more prestige than Mo Zhentian.
Of course, for Ye Qing, who wielded the Xuanyuan Sword, the outcome would basically have been about the same.
“I know that as the Grand Ancestor of Great Qi, you naturally have your own integrity and dignity.”
Ye Qing unhurriedly raised the Xuanyuan Sword and said calmly, “Then you shall receive…”
“Oh, wait.”
“Junior Ye Qing, invites the Grand Ancestor to meet his end!”