88: My stupid sister got fooled again.

“Sorry, my young master at home was acting up just now, and I couldn't control myself for a moment.” Zhou Yueqin said she was sorry, but the smile on her face did not diminish at all.

It was a joke; she was an Elder of the Heavenly Dragon Holy Land, coming to the Great Qing Empire to be an official was just for tempering her heart in the mortal world.

She didn't need to care about the Imperial Family's feelings at all; at worst, she could just leave.

Jiang Qiuyue also thought of this, and immediately took the hint. She used her cultivation to remove the bruises on her face and looked at Gu Qing with angry eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, aren't you going too far? Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have the Star God Temple backing you?”

“I was just trying to help you, it's fine if you don't appreciate it.” Gu Qing's tone was indifferent, as if he was stating an ordinary matter.

“Good, good, good!”

“All my beloved ministers, who will teach this ignorant madman a lesson for Us?”

Liu Yuanzhong laughed in extreme anger.

Being slapped in the face by a mere King Realm cultivator, if he didn't retaliate, the Great Qing Empire might as well disband.

The Star God Temple was indeed powerful, but it was impossible for them to send a Divine Fire Realm Ancestor out for a madman.

If that were the case, wouldn't that Divine Fire Realm Ancestor be overworked to death?

Moreover, there was an unwritten rule in the world: seniors generally would not interfere in disputes between peers of the same cultivation level.

“Your Majesty, I am willing to fight.”

After a few breaths of silence, a tall, middle-aged man stepped forward, exuding a fierce, battle-hardened aura, like a War God who had seen many battles.

“Good, Su Aiqing, you shall teach this madman a lesson for Us.”

Liu Yuanzhong nodded, his face cold, like an indifferent Emperor looking down on everyone.

Su Qingtian was at the peak of King Realm Ninth Layer, using him to deal with Gu Qing, who was at King Realm Second Layer, was a bit like bullying.

But to ensure nothing went wrong, Liu Yuanzhong couldn't care less.

“Yes.”

Su Qingtian took a step, and instantly, a heaven-shaking phenomenon appeared, with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and a murderous aura shot straight into the sky.

“Child, how dare you disrespect the Empress? Will you surrender, or shall this King chop you down on the spot?”

“Gu Qing.” Liu Ruyan's face changed drastically, and she nervously tugged at Gu Qing's sleeve. “Why don't we leave first?”

Although she didn't know much about the Great Qing Empire, she did recognize Su Qingtian.

This was her fiancé's father, who had fought his entire life without a single defeat and was known as the Invincible War God of the Great Qing Empire, winning every battle and conquering every foe.

“It's nothing, just ants.”

Gu Qing chuckled. Although Su Qingtian's phenomenon was terrifying and he was an outstanding figure among King Realm cultivators, in his eyes, it was just so-so.

All King Realm cultivators were ants that he could kill with a casual flick of his hand.

After all, he cultivated the Chaos Immortal Scripture, which integrated countless cultivation techniques, and had refined a massive amount of precious liquid to evolve his physical body.

His foundation was so profound that even if he gave up resisting, no King Realm cultivator could harm him.

“Arrogant.”

Su Qingtian was furious. He had fought his entire life without ever losing, earning countless honors.

Gu Qing, a mere King Realm Second Layer cultivator, dared to look down on him so much.

This was simply a huge insult.

“Whether I'm arrogant or not, you'll know after taking one finger from me.”

Gu Qing put away his void flying boat, and with a casual flick of his finger, he condensed thousands of stars, imprisoning heaven and earth.

The entire world seemed to be enveloped by the cosmic starry sky, and a single finger, containing the power to shatter stars, was unrivaled.

“Hmm?”

Everyone's expressions changed. Even though the Star Shattering Finger wasn't attacking them, the vast divine might still made their souls feel like they were about to explode.

And Su Qingtian, who was locked on, was now scared out of his wits.

Under the terrifying divine might of the Star Shattering Finger, he felt as if he was facing the wrath of heaven, tiny and powerless, making him lose the courage to even resist.

The great terror of death rose in his heart, and Su Qingtian hastily stabilized his collapsing mind, offering up his defensive magic treasure, the King's Seal.

With a bang, the great seal was shattered by a single finger, turning into dust, and eight parts of the Star Shattering Finger's power were consumed.

Su Qingtian's soul was injured, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Looking at the approaching Star Shattering Finger, he instantly burned his essence, qi, and spirit, unleashing his strongest divine ability.

But he was still no match and had half of his body blasted apart by a single finger.

Su Qingtian immediately took several healing pills and quickly regenerated his severed limb, but this was only on the surface.

The newly grown body was not his original body at all, and his foundation was completely crippled.

Moreover, his realm was rapidly falling, dropping to King Realm Seventh Layer in an instant.

Su Qingtian ignored his injuries and looked at Gu Qing with a horrified expression, as if he had seen an unbelievable monster.

Everyone present was the same.

Gu Qing's power was beyond doubt, but for a King Realm cultivator to shatter a King's Artifact with one blow, they had never heard of such a thing.

Today, they truly had their eyes opened.

Furthermore, it was only now that they realized Gu Qing was too young.

He looked to be only in his twenties.

What kind of concept was a King Realm cultivator in his twenties?

This was truly a rare sight.

“Not dead? You have some skill.”

Gu Qing was surprised for a moment and stopped attacking.

Liu Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief. This future father-in-law had helped her, and her fiancé Su Chen was her only playmate in the Great Qing Empire.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, may I ask if you are the Holy Son of the Star God Temple?”

Liu Yuanzhong's tone carried respect, and he felt no resentment towards Gu Qing in his heart.

Gu Qing was so terrifying; he was definitely not an ordinary disciple, perhaps even a Holy Son.

If they thoroughly offended Gu Qing, the Great Qing Empire would be in danger of being destroyed.

“Just a small true disciple.” Gu Qing said.

“True disciple?”

Everyone looked at each other.

If a true disciple was so terrifying, how monstrous would a Holy Son be?

Initially, they didn't feel much fear towards the Star God Temple; after all, it was far away in the depths of the universe, and the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion only said it had Divine Fire Realm cultivators.

They subconsciously thought there was only one Divine Fire Realm Ancestor overseeing it.

But after hearing Gu Qing say this, it was likely there was more than one Divine Fire Realm cultivator.

A sect that had been passed down since the Ancient Era had a foundation so terrifying that they couldn't even imagine it.

In an instant, everyone became even more submissive to Gu Qing, even to the point of fawning over him.

“Not good…” Liu Ruyi's gaze shifted from her sister and she began to seriously look at Gu Qing.

She had thought he was just an ant with a bit of talent, insignificant. She had many ways to deal with Gu Qing; her sister was hers alone.

But Gu Qing's talent and identity far exceeded her expectations, and he had the ability to take her sister away.

This absolutely would not do.

“Are you really a true disciple?” Liu Ruyan was a bit disbelieving; the shock from the Star Shattering Finger was simply too great for her.

She considered her own talent to be peerless, but she couldn't even explode spiritual artifacts of the same rank.

“Of course.”

Gu Qing nodded lightly and smiled, “That finger just now was called the Star Shattering Finger, a high-grade divine ability of the Star God Temple. Above this, there's also the Star Picking Hand, the Seven Stars…”

Gu Qing rattled off more than a dozen peerless great divine abilities, as well as Dao scriptures. Finally, he added, “When you return to the Star God Temple, you can cultivate them.”

Liu Ruyan's eyes were filled with infinite longing, and her expression was Excited.

Powerful, the Star God Temple's divine abilities were too powerful.

At this moment, Liu Ruyan was incredibly grateful, grateful that her master had let Gu Qing take her, grateful to have joined the Star God Temple.

This was a huge stroke of luck, even greater than obtaining a god-level cultivation technique or a Divine Fire Realm inheritance.

“Hiss!”

Everyone listened with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Many people present had ventured into strongholds of powerful cultivators, risking their lives and plotting meticulously just to obtain a single cultivation technique.

Even so, most people didn't even have a Saint-level cultivation technique, but by joining the Star God Temple, one could cultivate Dao scriptures that surpassed the Divine Fire Realm, as well as peerless great divine abilities.

In an instant, Liu Ruyan transformed from a demoness reviled by everyone into a lofty goddess, directly ascending to heaven in one step.

“Damn it…”

Jiang Qiuyue was gnashing her teeth, looking at Liu Ruyan with hatred.

She felt that Liu Ruyan was unworthy of such a fortune; this should have belonged to Liu Ruyi.

“Hmm?”

Gu Qing's gaze swept over her coldly, causing the latter to shiver and fall silent.

“Now, let's talk about this again.”

“Is there a problem with me giving you a wake-up call?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment, then their faces twitched.

Was he not going to stop until he completely ruined the Empress's face?

Jiang Qiuyue subconsciously wanted to retort, but hearing Liu Yuanzhong's voice transmission, she replied, feeling aggrieved and humiliated, “No problem.”

“Ru Yan is a goddess, does anyone have an objection?” Gu Qing continued to ask.

“We have no objections.”

“Princess Ru Yan was born noble, a reincarnation of a goddess, I can attest to this.”

“I can also attest…”

“If anyone dares to slander Princess Ru Yan again, I…”

Everyone nodded in agreement, promising that they would vigorously promote Princess Ru Yan's name as a goddess.

Liu Yuanzhong also wore a fawning smile, but his fists, hidden in his sleeves, were tightly clenched, his heart filled with resentment, anger, and powerlessness.

To be oppressed to this extent by a King Realm cultivator was an utter humiliation.

Yet, he couldn't do anything.

If there was someone of the same realm who could contend with Gu Qing, then everything would be easy to say; the Star God Temple should not interfere in disputes of the same rank.

This was a world default rule.

But no one of the same realm was Gu Qing's opponent, so he was helpless.

Sending someone of a higher realm would change the nature of the matter.

He still didn't dare to challenge the authority of the Star God Temple.

“Gu Qing…”

Looking at the admiring crowd, each one flattering her, Liu Ruyan's clear eyes welled up with tears, and a warm current flowed through her heart.

How much she had once wanted to be like Liu Ruyi, to become a goddess worshipped and admired by billions of living beings.

However, this was ultimately just her fantasy.

But today, with just one sentence from Gu Qing, he helped her achieve it.

“The strong are respected; this is an eternal truth.” Gu Qing said.

Liu Ruyan nodded heavily, her young heart filled with a desire to become stronger.

“Go.”

Gu Qing gave her a look, signaling that she could announce the severance of ties.

“Not good…” Seeing Liu Ruyan nod, Liu Ruyi inwardly cried out, “Not good.”

She hastily sent a voice transmission: “Sister, do you know where Grandma Gong is?”

Liu Ruyan's delicate body trembled, and her face instantly turned pale.

Seeing this, Liu Ruyi continued her voice transmission: “Sister, I know I've done many wrong things, and I don't ask for your forgiveness, but as long as you are willing to stay in the Imperial Capital for ten days, I will immediately release Grandma Gong.”

“You're that kind-hearted?” Liu Ruyan didn't believe a single word she said.

“I will have Grandma Gong released right now.”

Liu Ruyi's voice was tearful: “Sister, I truly know I was wrong. For all these years, I've been searching for heavenly treasures for you, and I will also return the Divine Demon Dao Body Origin to you. I only ask that you give me a chance to make amends.”

Liu Ruyan shook her head repeatedly.

What Liu Ruyi said was incredibly tempting, and she couldn't help but be moved.

But she knew very well that Liu Ruyi was an inherently evil person, insidious and twisted.

Believing in her genuine repentance was less believable than believing she was an Immortal Emperor.

However, Grandma Gong was her savior and treated her like a close relative.

It was Grandma Gong who had taken her to escape the palace and had even given her the only void great teleportation talisman.

If she did nothing, Grandma Gong would surely die.

“Agree to it, I also want to take a stroll in the city.” Gu Qing suddenly sent a voice transmission.

The voice transmissions between the two were like nothing in his eyes.

Liu Ruyi was so scheming, she must be harboring ill intentions, but Gu Qing wasn't worried at all.

At worst, he could unleash the Cosmic Tower and destroy the entire Great Qing Empire with one blow.

“Thank you!”

Liu Ruyan pursed her lips, deeply moved.

“Don't mention it, let's go, we're entering the city.”

Gu Qing led her into the city, completely ignoring Liu Yuanzhong and the civil and military officials.

“Hahaha, my foolish sister, you've been fooled again.” Liu Ruyi was ecstatic and immediately sent a message to have Grandma Gong released.

“Sister, your only reliance is Gu Qing. If he becomes my subordinate, you will surely be desperate, won't you?”

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