Chapter 1728: Rest in Peace!

"Is the Long Xiao Battle God a rebel of the Human Clan? This matter must have been told to you by the Emperor Canglong Palace, right?"

As Yun Xiao’s thoughts raced, in the next moment, his gaze swept over the many onlookers, and he whispered, "But what is Emperor Canglong Palace, why should you unconditionally choose to believe what they say?"

It seemed he wanted to vent the suffocation of being manipulated by Empress Lu Qinwan in his past life, as Yun Xiao’s face appeared somewhat gloomy, and he continued, "Is Emperor Canglong Palace the rules of Heaven and Earth? Or the Supreme Sovereign? Have you ever thought that even that Emperor Canglong could make mistakes?"

Yun Xiao spoke eloquently, and as soon as he said this, almost all the onlooking cultivators showed a look of disbelief on their faces, for such words they had never heard before.

In fact, the Emperor Canglong Palace is indeed the Supreme Sovereign of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Although this sovereignty was attained through sheer force, in the hearts of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud cultivators, this fact has become deeply ingrained.

Now, a young man barely over twenty raised doubts about Emperor Canglong Palace and even Emperor Canglong. Such fresh, yet shocking ideas made them momentarily unable to compose themselves.

Even though Yun Xiao’s words were very reasonable, many cultivators with fixed mindsets felt something was amiss but could find no reason to refute, driving them nearly to madness.

"You... you’re reckless!"

Compared to those cultivators who don’t belong to the Emperor Canglong Palace, Liu Wenzong, the Chief of the Ye City Emperor Palace, had long been brainwashed by Emperor Canglong Palace. In his heart, Emperor Canglong was a god, his faith, and he would not tolerate any desecration by others.

But Liu Wenzong could only speak such angry words. When it came to speech, he was not a match for Yun Xiao at all, the disparity even greater than that of Meridian Qi Cultivation.

"What is Emperor Canglong, Lu Qinwan, in my eyes they’re nothing but trash. One day, I will storm the Emperor Canglong Palace, tear down its gates, and make them kneel and beg for mercy!"

Yun Xiao’s words were shocking, even though he just defeated Liu Wenzong, the Chief of the Ye City Emperor Palace, everyone thought he must be insane.

Emperor Canglong Palace stands so high, and as the Emperor Palace Master, Emperor Canglong is acknowledged as the strongest in the entire Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Even top emperor beings among the Strange Spirit and Vein Demon Clan dare not say they can win against Emperor Canglong single-handedly.

Empress Lu Qinwan, though slightly weaker in strength, has over the years also earned great fame on behalf of Emperor Canglong through numerous battles, and even has a trend of replacing the War God of Dragon Cloud, becoming the new female Dragon Cloud War God.

Faced with such superlative elite experts, a little youth has the audacity to boast of storming the Emperor Canglong Palace, making them kneel and beg for mercy. Such words sound like they couldn’t come from a sane person.

But under such momentum, people didn’t know how to refute. Any rebuttal to such words seemed feeble, and they even felt that if they spoke up, wouldn’t it confirm the youth’s reckless words?

At this moment, Liu Wenzong was already trembling with anger from Yun Xiao’s utterances. He suddenly felt that pulling out this Dragon Cloud War God’s memorial tablet seemed to have been a foolish act.

Because not only did it fail to make that rag-wearing youth feel any caution, it seemed to have struck a chord that only made him crazier.

Indeed, Yun Xiao appeared somewhat frenzied, seemingly recalling many things from his past life from this memorial tablet, while also reaching an extreme in his hatred towards Empress Lu Qinwan, that pair of despicable lovers.

Swish!

Yun Xiao stretched out his right hand, and with a subtle thought, he pulled the black memorial tablet into his hand. A weakened Liu Wenzong had no power to protect what belonged to the Dragon Cloud War God.

"Honorable teacher, Long Xiao Battle God, the Spirit of Yun Xiao Gong, this unworthy disciple Xu Tongshi erects this memorial with respect!"

When Yun Xiao retrieved the memorial tablet, seeing the small engraved characters on it, his heart couldn’t help but feel a pang of bitterness. Inwardly, he thought, although his only disciple didn’t possess much talent, his dedication in respecting his teacher was unmatched.

For you must know, over the past hundred years, Emperor Canglong Palace had been so dominant, establishing Emperor Palaces in major cities across the continent, not only to unify the forces of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud but also with the unspoken intention of seeking out remnants loyal to the Dragon Cloud War God.

Under such circumstances, keeping a memorial tablet of the Dragon Cloud War God at home was an extremely dangerous matter. Even if hidden in a secret underground chamber, once discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Fortunately, over the years, Xu Tongshi had hidden this deeply, serving as a minor elder in the Hidden Blade Sect, attracting no attention from the Emperor Palace. Offering incense to his teacher morning and night, fulfilling a disciple’s filial duty.

It’s a pity that the Dragon Cloud War God’s memorial wasn’t discovered due to other reasons, but rather because of Emperor Canglong Palace’s ambition, which eventually led to Xu Tongshi’s inescapable death. After his death, the memorial tablet hidden in the secret chamber was also found.

The sequence of these causes and effects, Yun Xiao thought of many things the moment he obtained this tablet. Now, Xu Tongshi was dead, but the culprit responsible for his death was still alive and well.

"Die!"

With a whirl of thoughts in his mind, the sorrow on Yun Xiao’s face turned to coldness the next moment. As he let out a fierce shout, the tip of a Black Wood Sword emerged from Liu Wenzong’s chest without any prior warning.

Under the subtlety and power of Yun Xiao’s Dragon Taming Flying Concealment, how could a spent force like Liu Wenzong evade it? When the Dragon Taming Sword pierced through his chest, he went to meet King Yan just like the previous Jade Sword Sect Master.

"I... I..."

Feeling the rapid dissipating of his life force, Liu Wenzong’s eyes flickered with an ultimate unwillingness and venom. His gaze fixed firmly on that young man in coarse clothing, as if he wanted to shatter him with just his eyes.

But regardless of Liu Wenzong’s unwillingness, with his heart pierced, survival was impossible. In the end, his vision darkened completely and he collapsed heavily to the ground.

"Tongshi, I’ve avenged you, rest in peace now!"

Yun Xiao didn’t even spare a glance at the fallen body of Liu Wenzong, instead speaking softly to the black plaque in his hand. For him, it was merely the first step of revenge.

"Father, both the Jade Sword Sect and the Emperor Palace are destroyed; your great vengeance has finally been avenged!"

Below, Xu Qingshan kneeled on one knee facing the skyward Yun Xiao, or rather, the black plaque in his hand, and bowed several times. Perhaps only now did the grievances in his heart find a resting place.

Although the Ye City Emperor Palace wasn’t completely destroyed yet, with Liu Wenzong dead and the two Great Elders Chunyu Qing and Gu Yan rendered useless, even an Early Stage Lingyun Realm Xu Qingshan could easily sweep through it.

"The Ye City Emperor Palace... is finished!"

Seeing the expressions of those two young men, all the onlookers became aware of one fact: after today, there would no longer be an Emperor Palace in Ye City.

Perhaps soon, the Canglong Emperor Palace would dispatch people to rebuild the Ye City Emperor Palace, but by then, everything would have changed. At least Liu Wenzong would no longer be the Director of the Emperor Palace.

Moreover, after this incident, the authority of the Emperor Palace would likely suffer a severe blow. The situation where no one dared provoke them would develop a crack after today’s events.

Yun Xiao intended to use this action to demonstrate to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud’s family sects oppressed by Canglong Emperor Palace that the Emperor Palace was not invincible; they merely relied on the backing of the Canglong Emperor Palace.

But given Canglong Emperor Palace’s lofty position, could they possibly mind every city’s Emperor Palace?

Like today, after Yun Xiao annihilated the Ye City Emperor Palace, he departed gracefully. Even within the vast Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, even if Canglong Emperor Palace wanted to find him, it wouldn’t be an easy task, right?

Amidst the low discussions among everyone, the Ye City Emperor Palace ended as predicted. Almost all Emperor Palace cultivators who reached the Heavenly Rank Floating Life Realm were completely slaughtered by Xu Qingshan.

Then a great fire was set alight, leading the Ye City Emperor Palace to follow in the footsteps of the Jade Sword Sect Headquarters. This fire burned for three days and nights before ceasing, while the two young individuals responsible had long departed.

The events in the Ye City Emperor Palace quickly sparked immense waves in the surrounding areas, like a never-defeated myth suddenly getting bitten.

Although the fall of a small Ye City Emperor Palace meant nothing to the colossal Canglong Emperor Palace, this start made some realize the undercurrents below the surface.

It was like the beginning of an ant biting an elephant; no one knew if things continued to unfold, whether it would lead to greater upheavals, causing even the bigwigs at Canglong Emperor Palace Headquarters to take notice.

And such speculation lasted only a few days before being broken by another news from further west. Suddenly, the cultivators in Ye City were alarmed to hear that the Yongxiu City Emperor Palace had also been destroyed.

Even when Fei Qingchen, the Director of Yongxiu City Emperor Palace, died, it was said that there was a Canglong Emperor Palace Inspector Lou Liheng by his side, whose status was even more distinguished than the directors of the various city palaces.

After all, back in the Yannan Mountain Range, Yun Xiao had not killed all the bystander cultivators, so the outcome of that battle eventually got spread out by those cultivators and circulated within the Ye City area.

"Yun Xiao? Who’s that?"

The news from Yongxiu City allowed the cultivators in Ye City to learn a name, but that name was completely unfamiliar to them.