Chapter 571

Feng Qingyang nodded in satisfaction; appropriately painting a pie can stir the motivation of the strong below — this is the experience I've gained from being Sect Master for so many years.

Isn't it a bit wrong for me to do this?

Ye Jie and his disciple — one was fooled by me, the other was given a pie by me… cough cough! Actually, I'm doing this for their own good…

Once the motivation is stirred up, doing anything gets twice the result with half the effort.

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At the same time, Immortal Rainbow Dao Realm, Azure Brilliance Immortal Continent.

To the east of Azure Brilliance Immortal Continent, in a remote area bordering the Wucang Immortal Sea, there is a dynasty formed by dozens of immortal cities big and small; this dynasty is called the Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty.

The Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty belongs to the imperial dynasty class; the strongest in the country is at most an Immortal Emperor, and when gazing upon the vast Azure Brilliance Immortal Continent, it is utterly insignificant, extremely tiny.

The Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty is overseen by Ouyang Jing, head of the Ouyang Immortal Clan; Ouyang Jing possesses awe-inspiring talent, reaching the Immortal Emperor realm before the age of three thousand, and is the cultivator in the Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty most likely to break through to Immortal Venerable.

All hundred million subjects of the Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty hold him in utmost reverence; in their hearts they only hope that this sovereign, a rarity encountered once in ten million years, will succeed in his breakthrough, so he can lead them to a powerful rise and no longer remain confined to a corner.

Unfortunately, Ouyang Jing failed in his recent breakthrough attempt and perished to the heavenly tribulation.

The three great clans seized the opportunity to control the court, massacring the cultivators of the former ruler's Ouyang Immortal Clan en masse; immediately thereafter the Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty fell into chaos, and the people could not survive.

Senior Brother, in my view this Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty is not bad; the strongest of the three great clans is merely at the Immortal Emperor realm, making it very easy to control.

Alright, then let's decide on this Soaring Clouds Immortal Dynasty; the Four Great Immortal Continents of the Nine Heavens Dao Realm have already been thrown into turmoil by our sect's disciples and elders, and our path to fame through training will start here.

On a quiet little path outside the Soaring Clouds Imperial Capital, three figures walked slowly; the leader wore a black tight-fitting outfit, had a sturdy build, and a face as sharp as a knife-cut, resolute.

To the left, a young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, an otherworldly bearing, carrying a three-foot-long sword on his back.

On the right, a woman clad in a flaming-red dress, her skin surpassing snow in whiteness, gorgeous beyond description.

The three are precisely the chief disciple personally transmitted by the Qingyun Sect Master, Shi Hao; the second disciple personally transmitted, Lin Bai; and the third disciple personally transmitted, Hua Qingyu.

Lingyun, Lingyun, this name sounds wonderful and carries a good meaning.

Immortal Rainbow chases the wind down to Azure Brilliance; Soaring Clouds looks down upon the autumn of the immortal realm.

Lin Bai, thinking and thinking, couldn't help but compose a poem.

How does that saying go? "Persist and wherever you walk, you compose; if you can't compose, you chant."

Given time, the titles of Sword Immortal and Poetry Immortal of the Tianyu Immortal Realm will surely be mine.

"Second Junior Brother, during this period of training you've made great progress in your literary talent—excellent, excellent." Shi Hao laughed and patted his shoulder.

"Never mind that for now; the important thing is, Little Junior Brother, the Water Immortal Elder and Elder Lin, as well as Xiao Bai, are waiting for our news back at Lingxu Immortal City."

While the three were discussing the concrete plan, a noisy sound suddenly came from ahead.

Only see a frightened immortal beast dragging a damaged flying carriage, rushing forward like wind and lightning, with hundreds of knife-wielding black-clad pursuers hot on its heels.

"We cannot let the remnants of the Ouyang family escape! Speed up! Kill!" the leading black-clad figure with a mighty presence shouted loudly.

"Senior Brother, what should we do? They're charging toward us." Lin Bai frowned, secretly thinking, as the master once said, when in a foreign land one should avoid meddling in affairs that are not one's own, lest unnecessary trouble be invited.

"Wait, what did that black-clad person say? The remnants of the Ouyang family?" Shi Hao seized on the key point in the black-clad person's words, his heart stirred—this opportunity has come, hasn't it?

"Hey! You few up there, quickly intercept that flying carriage! Otherwise you'll be charged with treason as well!"

The leading black-clad person, seeing Shi Hao and the three far ahead at the end of the road, hurriedly shouted a threat.

At that moment, the frightened immortal beast, pulling the flying carriage, happened to rush to Shi Hao and the three's front; upon sensing the dangerous aura emanating from Shi Hao and company, its survival instinct as an immortal beast made it come to an abrupt halt in place.

With a clang, the already damaged flying carriage behind it overturned completely on the ground, becoming even more wrecked, and a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl clambered out in a sorry state.

The girl wore a fitted, splendid purple robe, her head adorned with a gorgeous phoenix crown, her eyes clear yet slightly dazed; her whole outfit clashed starkly with the wrecked flying carriage.

"Xiao Xi? Xiao Xi? Why did you stop? Those bad guys are about to catch up!" The girl glanced at the black-clad pursuers drawing ever closer behind her, panicked, still not noticing Shi Hao and the three ahead.

"Finally caught up; this little immortal beast isn't high in realm, but its speed is quite fast."

"Your Majesty the Empress, you're doing fine as empress—why on earth would you want to rebel?"

After this delay, those hundreds of black-clad men also arrived before our eyes; the leading black-clad man stepped forward with his sword, revealing a vicious expression.

Hearing that, the girl clenched her teeth, "Do you even realize what you're saying? I'm already the empress—would I rebel? Rebel against whom? Against myself?"

"It's clearly the three great clans plotting rebellion! Yet they turn the tables, inverting heaven and earth!"

The girl's full name is Ouyang Ning, her nickname Ningning; she is the daughter of the former Soaring Clouds Immortal Lord Ouyang Jing, her cultivation is mediocre and she is not old, making her easy to control.

That's why the three great clans of the Soaring Clouds let her live and placed her on the empress throne, making her a temporary puppet.

But she had longed to break free from the control of her clan's enemies; only after great difficulty finding an opportunity did she escape riding the immortal beast she had raised since childhood.

"Bold! You rebels, what do you intend to do?" Ouyang Ning shouted, mustering her courage, though her heart was already filled with despair, knowing she could not ultimately escape.

"Huh? You still dare to scold us? Calling you 'Empress' is flattering you; from head to toe you're nothing but a worthless puppet!"

"Hmm… but I must say, our Empress does have some looks; you know, I'm not one to waste food—I often lick every grain of immortal rice clean in my bowl." The leading black-clad man smirked and licked his tongue.

Ouyang Ning caught the meaning of his words, shocked, she widened her eyes and pointed at them, shouting, "You! You dare!"

"Hahaha! Brothers, the Empress is asking us a question—do you dare or not?"

"Haha! If the leader dares, we dare! We will forever obey the leader's commands!"

"Good! All of you, go line up at the back!"

This scene left Shi Hao and the three ahead staring blankly—how did they end up having to line up?

"Hey, are you treating us three as nothing?" Lin Bai frowned, having just threatened us a moment ago, now you're treating us as if we don't exist?

"Huh? I almost forgot about you three."

"How? You brat, you want to line up too?"