Chapter 2574: Bow and Submit

Ye Liuyun didn't even dare to take much interest in the story Dian Qing told.

It was nothing more than two major powers fighting for power and influence.

As for those powers that still fought each other during wartime, Ye Liuyun really didn't think highly of them.

Moreover, Dian Qing still had the strongest force in the entire dynasty in his hands; he didn't need to bow to the imperial court at all—he could just bring people to overthrow them.

That's why Ye Liuyun gave Dian Qing the suggestion to declare himself king.

But Dian Qing kept refusing, unwilling to bear that infamy.

He had previously only been an Elder at the academy and had no interest in power.

"What infamy?

Once you reach the peak, who would dare to scold you?"

Ye Liuyun retorted.

No matter what he said, Dian Qing still refused Ye Liuyun's suggestion.

He himself didn't want to fight for power, nor did he want to manage the dynasty—he found it too troublesome.

Ye Liuyun also had Dian Qing follow him to fight the Foreign Tribe: "Since you don't want to get involved in power struggles, come fight the Foreign Tribe with me?

First increase your strength, then we'll talk."

But Dian Qing still refused, unwilling to watch his world fall into chaos.

Worried that if he didn't participate, Sang Han would lead the Martial Cultivators to war with the dynasty, sparking a bloodbath.

Ye Liuyun could do nothing, so he let them handle it themselves.

This kind of power struggle, he himself had experienced too much.

He knew the longer it dragged on, the greater the loss.

But after all, this was someone else's affair; he couldn't just interfere directly, so he'd better stay quiet, gather more resources, and strengthen himself first.

He even notified Sang Han in advance, letting him handle things as he wished; Ye Liuyun would not involve himself in their dynasty's matters, nor would he favor any side.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun no longer waited for Dian Qing, but continued focusing on eliminating Foreign Tribe strongholds himself.

His fight against the Foreign Tribe had nothing to do with any dynasty, so no matter how the Heavenly Rainbow Dynasty changed, it wouldn't affect his actions.

As Ye Liuyun said, it was simply "each to his own, no interference."

The one who worried most was still Dian Qing.

He neither wanted to cause conflict that would weaken the resistance against the Foreign Tribe, nor did he want the Prosperous Source Academy to decline.

Sang Han then suggested to him that they bring these Martial Cultivators to rebuild the Prosperous Source Academy.

Although Sang Han was the vice-dean, his strength wasn't as great as Dian Qing's, and these Martial Cultivator experts also obeyed Dian Qing's orders more, so he needed Dian Qing's help to revive the academy's glory.

The Heavenly Rainbow imperial court was also trying to win over Dian Qing.

They blamed the Prosperous Source Academy for killing the new king, saying it had gone too far and they had no choice but to rebel.

Both sides had reasonable arguments, leaving Dian Qing unsure what to do.

He wasn't good at handling such relations to begin with, and now facing this complex situation made it even harder.

So he simply helped no one, leading a group of Martial Cultivators to seal off the Teleportation Array and isolate themselves from both sides.

This gave the imperial court more time to thoroughly cleanse external forces close to the Prosperous Source Academy.

Sang Han was furious, loudly calling Dian Qing a traitor of the Prosperous Source Academy and the sinner behind its downfall.

But Dian Qing turned a deaf ear to his words, believing that avoiding greater conflict was the right thing to do.

The priority now should be dealing with the Foreign Tribe.

Sang Han was utterly disappointed, leading over three hundred Heavenly Triple Realm disciples of the Prosperous Source Academy straight out of the stronghold.

But these people also dared not return to the Heavenly Rainbow Dynasty—if they did, they'd become targets of the imperial court's pursuit.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, even if they went back they couldn't stir up much trouble.

So Sang Han directly led them to seek refuge with Ye Liuyun, determined to die fighting outside rather than surrender to the dynasty.

Ye Liuyun naturally wouldn't refuse.

But to prevent anyone among them from having second thoughts, he still gave them Slave Seals, then handed out Exchange Yuan Stones and Storage Yuan Stones, letting them follow him to kill Foreign Tribe and gain resources.

At the same time, Dian Qing also faced tremendous pressure.

Many major powers had defected to the dynasty and began pressuring Dian Qing.

Some who had prior connections with Dian Qing asked him to release their family's Martial Cultivators.

Unable to withstand their soft and hard tactics, Dian Qing agreed and let a few Martial Cultivators go.

But once the opening was made, he couldn't control it—more and more powers demanded that Dian Qing release people.

At the same time, the dynasty issued a statement: if Dian Qing didn't return, the dynasty would no longer provide resources or any support to the Martial Cultivators.

The Swallow Hawk Warships under Dian Qing's command collectively defected when he was careless, all flying back to the Heavenly Rainbow Dynasty.

The Martial Cultivators around Dian Qing grew increasingly dissatisfied with his inaction.

In the end, Dian Qing had no choice but to compromise.

He finally led all the Martial Cultivators back to the Heavenly Rainbow Dynasty.

Upon his return, the dynasty arrested him and ultimately forced him to sign a Master-Servant Contract, making him bow and submit.

Although Ye Liuyun didn't know Dian Qing's current situation, he could guess that Dian Qing's approach wouldn't end well.

But he knew the Heavenly Rainbow Dynasty still needed Dian Qing to deal with the Foreign Tribe, so it wouldn't push him to his death; thus he wasn't too worried about Dian Qing's safety and continued leading Sang Han and others to attack Foreign Tribe everywhere.

Until Dian Qing contacted Ye Liuyun again, telling him the problems were solved and also saying the Heavenly Rainbow Dynasty invited him to visit as a guest.

Ye Liuyun guessed Dian Qing might already have been controlled.

However, he had no interest in the Heavenly Rainbow Dynasty at all, so regardless of whether Dian Qing was controlled, he had no interest in going there.

Thus Ye Liuyun directly refused Dian Qing, telling him he was busy exterminating the Foreign Tribe and had no time to visit the Heavenly Rainbow Dynasty.

What he didn't expect was that the Tianhong Dynasty actually sent Dian Qing, bringing the eight three-eyed he had captured, to arrest him.

The Tianhong Dynasty felt that the Foreign Tribe no longer had the ability to launch attacks against them; those strongholds were all resources, and they should take them for themselves, not let Ye Liuyun seize them all.

But Ye Liuyun was too strong; they had originally planned to lure him to the Tianhong Dynasty and then strike, but Ye Liuyun didn't fall for it.

So they could only send Dian Qing to act, hoping to use his relationship with Ye Liuyun to let Dian Qing launch a sneak attack on Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also hadn't expected the Tianhong Dynasty to move against him, so he continued to lead Sang Han and others, constantly sweeping the Foreign Tribe's strongholds.

Only when Dian Qing rushed over to find him did he realize that the Tianhong Dynasty had actually set its sights on him.

But he wouldn't indulge the Tianhong Royal Family at all.

Coincidentally, he also wanted to spar with Dian Qing, so they directly started fighting.

His avatar and the Vermilion Bird, wearing invisibility cloaks, hid to the side, ready to act against Dian Qing at any moment to subdue him.

Ye Liuyun first tried matching his Mysterious Origin against Dian Qing's.

Dian Qing's True Essence Quality was still higher than his Mysterious Origin, but the difference wasn't large anymore.

When comparing Heaven and Earth Power, the two were roughly equal.

In terms of Spatial Power, Ye Liuyun was considerably stronger than Dian Qing, but it was still not easy to subdue Dian Qing by his own strength alone.