Chapter 1001: Rumors

"The Yang siblings appear to have the upper hand, but once the Heavenly Court sends reinforcements, they will undoubtedly lose, and may even be sealed under Taoshan again along with Yaoji."

"Indeed, although they are exceptionally gifted, the Heavenly Court has too many powerhouses; they cannot win."

"That is hard to say; they have the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty standing behind them."

"I dare to bet that the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty would never fall out with the Heavenly Court for the sake of Yang Jian and the others."

The crowd discussed it fervently.

But soon, everyone discovered something unusual:

The Heavenly Court actually had no reinforcements.

Logically speaking, the Heavenly Court's reaction speed should not be this slow; once an order is issued, they can deploy a great army to any corner of Honghuang within a quarter of an hour, yet it had already been nearly half an hour.

This meant that the Heavenly Court had compromised with Great Shang.

Or perhaps, Haotian intended to use this opportunity to release his sister, Yaoji.

Boom—!

Above the firmament, the four were still locked in fierce battle.

Yang Jian fought with increasing bravery. In the end, he unleashed the Law of Heaven and Earth, as well as the Secret Technique of 'All' secretly taught to him by Yin Qi, causing his combat power to soar tenfold. He forcefully beat back the Miedao Heavenly King and then kept him suppressed and pummeled the entire way.

The Miedao Heavenly King roared repeatedly, his hatred bordering on madness.

But under Yang Jian's suppression, the injuries on his body grew more numerous. With no other choice, he could only drop a harsh threat and turn to flee: "Yang Jian, just wait for the Heavenly Court's pursuit."

Seeing the Miedao Heavenly King flee, the other Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals also fled one after another.

Yang Jian looked around in all directions. He quickly restored his true form and, with a wave of his long sleeves, wrapped up Yaoji to leave: "Big brother, little sister, let's go."

Yang Jiao and Yang Chan followed and left.

But the sensation in Honghuang continued.

"What kind of secret technique did Yang Jian use at the end to make his combat power soar tenfold without any apparent side effects?"

"How could it be like this? The Heavenly Court actually let it be."

"The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty is on the verge of unifying Honghuang; even Haotian likely wouldn't offend Great Shang over this matter."

With the Three Sovereigns freed, the momentum of the Human Race reached its peak; who would dare to provoke them!

Zhaoge.

"Where is this?"

In the void, Yaoji looked at the vast city beneath her feet, too astonished to speak.

During these years of being suppressed under Taoshan, she had been completely cut off from the world.

As a Chang Gongzhu of the Heavenly Court, she had seen the world, but the current appearance of Zhaoge completely overturned her understanding.

This city was too vast.

The land area alone exceeded ten thousand li in radius.

As far as the eye could see, there were buildings towering into the clouds everywhere. Even in the daytime, various shop signs emitted brilliant immortal radiance, dense Innate Spiritual Qi billowed, and various flying Dharma Treasures sped through the air...

With all sorts of things, it was as if she had arrived in another completely unfamiliar world.

Yang Chan held Yaoji's arm and introduced enthusiastically: "Mother, this is Zhaoge, the capital of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty. Cousin Longji Gongzhu is one of the current Human Emperor's Four Noble Consorts. If Cousin hadn't asked Brother-in-law to intervene back then, we probably would have been killed long ago."

"The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, isn't that a dynasty in the Human Ancestral Land? How could this be?"

Yaoji was stunned, her beautiful eyes widening: "Also, the Human Emperor of the Human Ancestral Land is merely a mortal. How could your cousin marry into the Imperial Palace? Would your brother agree to this?"

The three Yang siblings exchanged glances, knowing that their mother had likely been isolated from the world all these years.

Yang Chan said with sparkling eyes: "Mother, the Human Emperor—that is, Brother-in-law—is not a mortal. He is now a Peak Quasi-Saint; even the Good Corpse of the Sages is no match for him.

And there's more, Brother-in-law is incredibly capable.

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty of the past was indeed a mortal kingdom, but now it is about to unify Honghuang.

Under his command, warships are like clouds, and powerhouses are like clouds.

By the way, the Three Sovereigns have already been rescued by Brother-in-law from Fire Cloud Cave and are now presiding over Zhaoge.

And also... oh my, anyway, Brother-in-law's achievements couldn't be finished even in a day and a night; you will slowly learn about them later.

Oh, Cousin is here."

As she spoke, she looked toward the direction of the Imperial Palace and saw Longji Gongzhu drifting over.

Yaoji only felt her head buzzing.

She had only been sealed for tens of thousands of years, and this Honghuang had already changed its world?

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With the help of her children, Yaoji began to integrate into her new life.

Meanwhile, on the network, a conspiracy targeting Great Shang and the Heavenly Court began to unfold, as if some force was guiding the development of public opinion:

"Tsk tsk, Haotian is truly a spineless Heavenly Emperor. Just because Yang Jian is the Divine Martial Great General of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, he actually watched him rescue Yaoji without doing a thing!"

"Hahaha, Haotian was merely a boy by the Dao Ancestor's side back then; I imagine his spirit is only that much. Although he is already the Heavenly Emperor, he still hasn't shed the mindset of a boy; how could he compare to Di Qi?"

"The Heavenly Court, it has the strength but lacks the spirit to match it." "Haotian and Di Qi are father-in-law and son-in-law after all; in my opinion, he might as well abdicate and let the Heavenly Court merge into the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty. That would be truly one big family."

"What a pity, a pity that I was born tens of thousands of years late; otherwise, where would there be any room for Yang Tianyou? Perhaps I could have tasted the flavor of the Heavenly Court's Chang Gongzhu, hehe!"

Above the East Sea.

Haotian and Yaochi Jinmu both had unsightly expressions.

The idle gossip on the network naturally could not be hidden from them, and some of the words truly stung them.

People's words are to be feared; public opinion can melt metal.

It seemed that overnight, the prestige of the Heavenly Court plummeted.

Just then, they received a message sent by Yin Qi: "Heavenly Emperor, Queen Mother, Yuanshi Tianzun, Laozi, Zhunti, and others are spreading malicious remarks on the network; do not take them seriously, I have already taken action to resolve this matter."

"Yuanshi and the others!"

Please... you.... bookmark 6... 9... the book....!

Haotian and Yaochi Jinmu straightened their expressions.

Only now did they realize that one could actually spread rumors and guide public opinion on the network.

Zhaoge.

Imperial Palace.

Listening to the report from Immortal Tomb, Yin Qi gave a faint, cold sneer and instructed: "Immortal Tomb, ban all accounts in the Anti-Shang Alliance that spread rumors for a thousand years, citing the reason that they maliciously spread rumors, manipulated public opinion, and violated the Network Security Law."

"Yes, Master!"

"Also, create more virtual accounts and spread rumors about them for me properly. Since they have nothing better to do, let them experience what it means to be slandered."

"Master, what should the scale be?"

"Whatever you like."

"Hee hee, just watch, Master."

Overnight, billions of accounts were banned, and all Short Video clips inciting conflict between the Heavenly Court and Great Shang were taken down.

At the same time, hundreds of billions of virtual accounts were frantically posting all sorts of rumors concocted about Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, Zhunti, Minghe, Kunpeng, as well as the Witch, Demon, Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin.

For example, that Jieyin and Zhunti were homosexuals; otherwise, why would they be together every day even after becoming saints?

For example, that Minghe Laozu was a lecherous demon, which is why the Asura Race he created had beautiful women and ugly men, all to monopolize the women of the Asura Race.

For example, that Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun once had a secret past, which is why their relationship was so good, joining forces to exclude Tongtian.

For example, the unspeakable secrets between Zulong and the Ten Thousand Races, and so on; in short, the more scandalous, the better.

Everyone has a heart for gossip.

Even though they knew these rumors were fake, everyone still read them with great interest and even discussed them with one another.

For a time, Laozi and the others 'rose to fame'.

"Ah! Di Qi, you brat, I will not stand under the same sky as you!"

Chaos Beyond the Heavens.

Yuqing Heaven shook violently, echoing with the roar of Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Di Qi, you deserve to die!"

In Jiletian, Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren gritted their teeth.

In Taiqing Heaven.

Although Laozi's expression was calm, his icy gaze undoubtedly betrayed his inner feelings.

Minghe Laozu, Kunpeng Laozu, Lu Ya, Xingtian, and others were all so angry they gritted their teeth and trembled all over.

They all knew that this must be the work of Di Qi.

Compared to someone who controlled the Heavenly Dao Network, their methods and influence in manipulating public opinion were far too inferior.

Although very angry, they still endured it.

They even felt a chill in their hearts.

Through this public opinion storm, they discovered that the matter of the Anti-Shang Alliance was likely already known to Di Qi.

This was a top-secret matter. (End of chapter)