Chapter 218: The Empress!
Soon, the Wilderness Clan cultivators within this city were completely slaughtered by you, not a single one left!
“Many thanks for Fellow Daoist’s assistance!” A Tribulation Transcendence cultivator from the Guardian Lineage cupped his fists toward you.
You waved your hand dismissively. “Wilderness Clan cultivators are people everyone has the right to kill. How could cultivators like us simply stand by and watch?”
“Well said!” The three Tribulation Transcendence cultivators applauded in agreement, and even extended an olive branch to you.
“I wonder if Fellow Daoist would be willing to join our Guardian Lineage, to guard the Profound Heaven Continent together and drive out all these Wilderness Clan invaders!”
You shook your head and refused. “Killing Wilderness Clan cultivators together is fine, but as for joining the Guardian Lineage, let’s forget it.”
Seeing your refusal, the three Tribulation Transcendence cultivators did not press the matter. They only enthusiastically invited you to visit their headquarters as a guest, to show their appreciation.
You shook your head and refused again. From these three Tribulation Transcendence cultivators of the Guardian Lineage, you learned of the changes in Central State in recent years.
And also, the forces that had thrown in their lot with the Wilderness Clan!
With this list, the next time you ran a simulation, you would have some confidence in your heart and could lay out your plans in advance!
Afterward, you turned without looking back and left, wandering Central State alone.
Three days later, the Cloud Heaven Sect, which had submitted to the Wilderness Clan, saw all thirty thousand of its cultivators die overnight!
Among them were even three Tribulation Transcendence stage Cloud Heaven Sect Ancestors!
As well as over a hundred Wilderness Clan cultivators who had been visiting as guests!
All the resources within the sect were plundered clean, and a message was left on the sect’s plaque.
“Wilderness Clan running dogs————Death!!!”
These words contained terrifying sword qi. A single glance from a Fusion realm cultivator would, at best, cost them their eyesight, and at worst, leave them severely injured!
For a time, the entire Central State was in an uproar!
Every force that had submitted to the Wilderness Clan was panic-stricken, terrified of following in the Cloud Heaven Sect’s footsteps.
The Wilderness Clan even dispatched dozens of Tribulation Transcendence cultivators to hunt down the culprit!
For a time, the entire Central State was thrown into turmoil. But you, the culprit, had long since departed.
You returned to the Purple Mist Immortal Dynasty and cast a distant glance at the Heavenly Blade Sect’s Forbidden Grounds before turning to leave.
The current you still could not contend with Great Vehicle stage cultivators. Some things were not yet within your power to accomplish.
You buried everything deep in your heart and transformed into an ordinary cultivator, walking step by step toward the Imperial City of the Purple Mist Immortal Dynasty.
You learned of Princess Anle’s succession. Even without your help, Princess Anle had still become the Empress of the Purple Mist Immortal Dynasty!
But the price was complete subservience to the Wilderness Clan!
Yet what struck you as strange was that the closer you drew to the Purple Mist Immortal Dynasty, the fewer incidents there were of Wilderness Clan cultivators oppressing humans.
After arriving at the Imperial City, you could even see Wilderness Clan cultivators being arrested and thrown into prison!
This measure changed some of your views on the current Empress.
That night, you concealed all your aura and slipped into the Imperial Palace, meeting the reigning Empress!
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, you saw the Empress handling state affairs. A dragon robe concealed her full and graceful figure, exuding a rich charm.
Between her brows lingered a faint sorrow, pitiable to behold.
You slipped in without a sound. After setting up a concealment formation, you appeared directly before the Empress and revealed your true form.
“Who!” Li Anle snapped awake, extending a jade hand to strike at you.
You caught Li Anle’s arm with one hand and suppressed her on the spot with the power of a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, leaving her unable to move.
“It’s you?!?!” After seeing your face clearly, Li Anle was utterly shocked, then inexplicably let out a breath of relief.
“Princess, or should I now address you as Empress.”
“I hear that Her Majesty the Empress has thrown in her lot with the Wilderness Clan?” You released Li Anle’s arm, walked to the desk, flipped through a few memorials, and spoke unhurriedly.
Li Anle’s delicate gaze rested on you. She let out a bitter laugh. “It is nothing but a bargain with a tiger for its hide.”
“Oh? What do you mean by that?” You feigned curiosity.
Afterward, Li Anle recounted to you exactly how she had ascended the throne.
In this moment, Li Changan was no longer the aloof and lofty Empress, but rather like a delicate woman who had suffered endless grievances.
Of course, you did not fully believe Li Changan’s words. You had not come here to listen to Li Changan tell these stories.