Chapter 497

Xue'er, this old man still needs to remind you: although this Hongxiao talent is high, his character is not good.

The old woman sighed, then continued solemnly: "He is arrogant and overconfident; this kind of character will inevitably bring disaster."

Zhuo Lao, hm, I understand, I will remind him well.

Today is his birthday; I don't know if he will like my gift.

Beside her, Xue'er couldn't hear a word; she could barely hide her joy, her eyes smiling into crescent moons.

The old woman saw this, merely shook her head, and said no more.

Today is the birthday of the Ninth Prince of the Shengli Shenchao.

The Shengli Shenchao Immortal Emperor ordered nationwide celebrations. All 999 immortal cities of the divine dynasty hung lanterns and draped colorful banners, creating an atmosphere of joy and harmony.

The divine deer pulled the flying palanquin, and in a moment arrived at the capital, Shengshen Du, of the Shengli Shenchao.

The city guard commander instantly recognized the visitor's identity, did not dare to delay, and directly let them pass.

Even the grass on an unnoticed grave had grown several zhang high......

This is the Ninth Prince's beloved confidante, and her status is even higher than his! She is Murong Xue, the little princess of the Murong Ancient Clan, one of the Ten Great Clans of Heaven Outside Heaven!

"I'll be able to see Xiao Xiaozi right away!"

Inside the flying palanquin, Murong Xue looked down through the window at the familiar Holy Divine Palace, her heart growing ever more excited.

"Xue'er, something feels off," the old woman said, withdrawing her divine sense and frowning.

The Holy Divine Palace is unusually quiet, which feels wrong—after all, today is the Ninth Prince's birthday, yet the atmosphere in the Holy Divine Palace is extraordinarily solemn.

Moreover, there is a great deal of terrifying killing intent!

At the same time, in the solemn and majestic hall of the Holy Divine Palace, civil and military officials knelt on the ground, none daring to make the slightest move.

Today should have been a day of celebration, but the guest of honor is gone!

Half an hour ago, the life tokens of the Ninth Prince and the Third Prince, Heavenly Radiance God Lord, shattered simultaneously; upon hearing the news, everyone felt as if struck by lightning.

"We've found out—it was the doing of the Qingyun Immortal Sect of the Wind and Cloud Mountains."

"What is the origin of this sect? How dare they be so bold!"

"The Third Prince has the cultivation of an eight-layer God Lord, yet he couldn't escape disaster? This Qingyun Sect is no ordinary sect!"

Before the officials, several figures with solemn faces whispered about the Qingyun Sect.

The Holy Divine Emperor, who is also the father of the Ninth Prince, sat sternly upon the throne, suppressing his raging anger as he examined a document in his hand.

This is all the information on Qingyun gathered by the secret guards in half an hour.

Qingyun fought its way up from the Lower Heaven, unifying the Lower Two Dao Regions in an extremely short time.

Slay Ziyu, exterminate the Netherworld!

Thereafter, it descended into the Upper Three Dao Regions, subdued the Ancient Demon Heavenly Court within the illusionary realms of the Two Great Demon Immortal Emperors, and stirred up the winds and clouds in the Moon-Reflecting Illusory Realm.

The more he looked, the deeper his frown grew—this sect's development is far too fast! Without the backing of a colossal power, it's simply impossible!

Nevertheless, dare to kill my son, and I will have an irreconcilable enmity with your Qingyun Sect!

At that moment, two figures walked in from outside the hall—none other than Murong Xue of the Murong Ancient Clan and her Dao Protector, Zhuo Lao.

Murong Xue's youthful face was already filled with a dark, ashen hue as she stepped over the kneeling officials and approached the front of the hall.

"It's Xue'er, Xue'er has come."

Murong Xue glanced at several princes of the divine dynasty, then coldly said, "Who can tell this princess what exactly happened?"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince, Heaven-Supporting God Lord of the divine dynasty, choked up and said, "Why did Xiao Xiaozi die for no reason?"

"Ah, Xue'er, here's what happened: not long ago, the Ninth Prince went with his third uncle to the Wind and Cloud Mountains for training, and the Dao Son of the Qingyun Immortal Sect, jealous of the Ninth Prince's talent, launched a ruthless attack."

"His third uncle was also ambushed and besieged by several experts of Qingyun, which led to both of them..."

"Does the truth of the matter matter? No; what matters is that it can greatly rally our troops' morale."

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue's eyes grew even icier: "Qingyun Immortal Sect!" she gritted out, word by word.

"Zhuo Lao, let's go!"

Just as she was about to leave, the Holy Divine Emperor on the throne called out to her: "Xue'er, wait a moment."

"This Qingyun Immortal Sect is not simple; we must not act rashly."

The Holy Divine Emperor flicked his sleeve, and all the documents on the Qingyun Sect automatically flew into Murong Xue's hands.

Murong Xue paused, coldly finished looking at it, then tore it to shreds.

"Regardless of the background of the Qingyun Immortal Sect, this princess will have the entire sect buried with my junior brother for daring to kill my martial junior!"

"Moreover, I will have the Qingyun Dao Son who envied my junior brother's talent torn limb from limb, his bones crushed and scattered!"

Seeing this, the Holy Divine Emperor felt a great weight lift from his heart: "Even if your background is strong, is it stronger than the Ten Great Clans? Is it stronger than the Upper Ji Immortal Palace?"

"Xue'er is right! Since the Qingyun Immortal Sect dared to kill my son, this god must exterminate the entire sect!"

"Minister Mu Ai, receive the order!"

"Immediately issue the Slay Cloud Order: any subject of our divine dynasty who can slay a single member of the Qingyun Immortal Sect will be promoted in rank and title, rewarded with a billion top-grade immortal crystals, and receive the cultivation of our divine dynasty."

"From now on, the Shengli Shenchao and the Qingyun Immortal Sect are irreconcilable!"

As soon as the Slay Cloud Order was proclaimed, it instantly stirred countless cultivators in the 999 immortal cities of the divine dynasty! The festive atmosphere was instantly shattered!

"The Dao Son of the Qingyun Immortal Sect, jealous of the Ninth Prince's talent, brought many strongmen to ambush and kill him? How hateful! Utterly devoid of conscience, shocking to hear!"

"I, this Immortal, accept the Slay Cloud Order! I will surely exterminate Qingyun!"

"Count me in!"

Countless cultivators rushed to respond to the Slay Cloud Order; whether it comes from the heart or just for the reward is unknown.

The Shengli Shenchao here is also quickly gathering troops, and will soon march against Qingyun on a chosen day!

As time passed, the Slay Cloud Order spread throughout the entire Canggu Dao Region, and instantly undercurrents surged within the region.

The next day, this shocking news also reached the Qingyun Sect in the Wind and Cloud Mountains.

「What? Our Dao Son is jealous of that damn Ninth Prince's talent? This is pure nonsense! 」

「The Dao Son's talent is indeed a peerless talent of ten resonances of the Great Dao Bell, how could he be jealous of him? What does he even count as? 」

「Exactly, exactly, more importantly, that Ninth Prince was the brat who followed the Heaven-Shining God Lord yesterday to cause havoc on our turf? The Black Emperor himself personally descended to the scene, could this be fake? 」

「Indeed, I'm dying of laughter, this damn Shengli Shenchao's talent for fabricating nonsense really is something. 」

The disciples and elders of all sects who knew the truth were furious, each filled with righteous indignation!

They were the first to provoke, to sling mud, to issue decrees slaughtering their own sect—this Shengli Shenchao simply deserves to die!

Core of the Qingyun Sect, the Dao Son's Hall.

Shi Hao, Lin Bai, Hua Qingyu, and Lin Feng—the four personal disciples—were sitting and drinking with Dao Son Ye Jie, discussing.

Upon hearing this news, Ye Jie's action in his hand paused—what the heck? This Immortal Emperor is jealous of the Shengli Shenchao Ninth Prince's talent???

Brothers, I'm using a leave request—tomorrow's update will be normal (thanks for the gifts, brothers).