Shocked and confused, Yufeng raised her head to look at Yun Che.
"What do you mean?" she inquired.
"I mean what I said." Yun Che smiled. "Why don't you become the Sect Master of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region? That way, I wouldn't have to destroy it. I will just have to do a little purge, but that's all. After that, you and your father can rule over it."
"It is impossible!" Yufeng shook her head instantly. "That is not possible at all. You fighting and defeating the sacred ground itself sounds dubious, let alone me becoming its leader... Yun Che, I know you are strong and a genius, a monstrous one at that. Even in a sacred ground, I doubt anyone like you exists. But even then, you need to understand, defeating the Sacred Ground is not as easy as defeating a major sect within the Blue Wind Empire."
"I am really overestimated, huh..." Yun Che smiled wryly. He could not blame her. After all, what she said was logical. The Sacred Ground had ruled over the Sky Profound Continent since forever. Even if he was strong enough to defeat a peak Sovereign Profound Realm, the Sacred Ground had dozens of such people. Anyone would think it was impossible for Yun Che to come out victorious, adding the fact that people instinctively feared them.
'I guess I would need to broaden her horizons a little. It's kinda annoying getting overestimated like this all the time.'
"Yufeng, who is the strongest person within the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region?"
"Sword Master Xuanyuan Wentian."
"Yes. And how strong is he?"
Confused, Yufeng's beautiful brows deepened as she answered.
"Peak of the Sovereign Profound Realm...?"
She did not understand what Yun Che was trying to say, hence her confusion. But it did not take long for her to understand what he meant as Yun Che asked the next question.
"Then tell me, can an Elementary Profound Realm defeat a peak Sovereign Profound Realm? And can a peak Sovereign Profound Realm not demolish an army of Elementary Profound Realm?"
"Yun Che, you mean—!?" A forgotten legend surfaced in Yufeng's mind, and this startled her, causing her eyes to widen as she looked at Yun Che with astonishment. "But you are only a Sky Profound Realm!"
"Not for long, but yes, my master has long entered the Divine Realm, the realm above the Sovereign Profound Realm! If she wants, she can snap and destroy the whole of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region! And with me being her disciple, it is also not hard for me to replicate and do the same."
If he had said that he could fight people above the Sovereign Profound Realm, Yufeng still would have shown her doubts. After all, no matter how one looked, his power was still that of a Sky Profound Realm.
But if he said that his mysterious master has long since entered the divine realm, that would make more sense for her to understand. That would also explain his untold confidence in defeating the sacred grounds.
What fear would he have with a master of such level? As such, Yufeng believed it easily.
But then, another worry raised within her heart as she looked back at Yun Che and asked, uncertainty.
"But can I really become the Sect Master of Mighty Heavenly Sword Region? Would they accept me as their leader?"
"Heh! Don't worry about that. With my backing you up, even if they do not want it, they will still agree to it!"
'I am sure they will understand after I introduce Lord Violence to them... Lord Violence always has a way to make people understand.'
Unaware of Yun Che's thoughts, Yufeng felt her heart thump with excitement at Yun Che's dominant statement.
"... I understand! If you think I can, then I will become the next Sect Master of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Sect!"
'Cultivation girls for the win! They are so easy to control... Just show your strength and they will be willing to do anything for you. Fuck, I sound more and more like some third-rate villain with each passing day. I really need to tone down my dark side...'
...
The remaining days were spent in relative peace, and since no one came to make trouble with him, he had quite some free time on his hands.
Since he had promised to make Yufeng the Sect Master of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, he spent most of his time training her and pushing her in her cultivation while visiting Lingxi from time to time.
He was not disappointed with either of their speeds of cultivation, and so, a month passed in blissful peace until Yun Che received a telepathic message from Cang Yue—three major sects had surrounded the imperial family and demanded to hand over Cang Yue to them.
Hearing the news, an explicit smile formed on Yun Che's face as he softly muttered.
"It's finally time, huh..."
Honestly, he was getting slightly impatient seeing how these cowards called major sects did not make any serious moves so far but only put slight pressure on the imperial family.
It seems that they were waiting for solid news from the sacred ground before making any moves, and the moment the news was delivered, they finally made their moves.
'Hahaha... These idiots probably think Grandpa Canghai and I are afraid of the Sacred Grounds, hence we would not make any move in public so we can remain hidden. Fucking idiots. If that was the case, I wouldn't have let Canghai do the blood test in public.'
Yun Che turned and looked towards Yufeng, who sat in a lotus position within the arena and was cultivating silently.
"Yufeng, I am going out for some time. If someone asks for me, tell them that I will be back soon."
Before Yufeng could reply, the space around Yun Che twisted, and he vanished.
"Sigh..." Seeing this, Yufeng gently opened her eyes and sighed before returning to cultivation. She had made rapid progress this past month, and with the heavy duty of becoming the next sect master of the sacred ground, she did not want to waste even a second of her life.
…
The capital of the Blue Wind Empire was currently in chaos.
The skies that should have been cleared of any obstructions today were filled with dozens of flying people, each with an aura so strong that it suffocated the people below.
All these people had surrounded the imperial palace, with hundreds of thousands of disciples doing the same below on the ground.
These people wore different clothes, mostly crimson and blue.
Just from their robes alone, people could identify them as the elders from the Burning Heaven Clan and the Xiao Sect.
"His Excellency, do not make it difficult for us and hand over Princess Cang Yue."
"Shut up, you spineless dog. Go back to your master and tell him we are not giving up our daughter! Not until we are alive! You better kill us if you want to take our daughter from us!"
Fen Duanhun's expression turned ugly. Profound energy suddenly became chaotic around him as he glared down at Cang Wanhe.
"Old man, do not make me repeat myself! Do you think our clan is afraid of you? With Heavenly Sword Villa gone, no one is going to protect your old bones anymore. Just be smart and give up Cang Yue; otherwise, don't blame us for upholding justice for the whole Blue Wind Empire."
"Hahaha! Justice?! You lot are nothing but hypocritical dogs! What justice? You sold yourselves to sacred grounds and became their hounds, and now you come barking about justice on our doors? Stop with this bullshit and come out straight! You are only making a fool out of yourself!"
"Good! Good! Don't blame me then!" Duanhun looked at everyone and loudly said, "As you can see, His Excellency has decided to take the side of the demon. If left alone, he will definitely drag our whole empire down to the ground with him. Let's uphold justice and help the sacred grounds in capturing the demon!"
Below, Cang Yue gently pulled Cang Wanhe back onto the throne and softly said, "Father, calm down. You will damage your health if you stress too much."
"How can we not? These people dared to demand our daughter! If it weren't for the fact that we cannot defeat them, we would have already raised our royal army to drag their faces on the ground!"
Cang Yue wryly smiled.
"It's alright. Even if they want to, they cannot do anything to me. Brother Yun would never let them do so."
"Sigh… We wonder… Can Yun Che really fight against the sacred grounds? It is the sacred grounds we are talking about. No one has ever been able to do anything to them."
"But that doesn't mean Brother Yun cannot. Please, do not worry yourself with this and calm down. As long as Brother Yun is alive, no one can touch us."
"... We really wish we had as much trust as you have in Yun Che."
Cang Yue just smiled and did not say anything. Of course, as Yun Che's wife, her trust in Yun Che was beyond anything. If Yun Che said he could grasp the whole world in his fist, she would believe it; that was how much she trusted Yun Che!
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