Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Liu Mingsu also wanted to believe that Liu Ruyan was acting out of filial piety, but Liu Ruyan spent most of her time cultivating in the Xuantian Sect and rarely had time to return to the Liuyun Dynasty.

This filial piety may exist, but how much of it is there really?

"At that time, Ruyan will earnestly request her father to dissolve the engagement between Ruyan and Ji Boda!"

Although Liu Ruyan wanted the throne, she wanted Liu Mingsu to pass it on to her.

But she knew that once she made this request, she would be completely ineligible for the throne.

Therefore, Liu Ruyan had no choice but to settle for second best and ask to dissolve her engagement with Ji Boda.

This would lull Liu Mingsu into a false sense of security and lower his guard.

"Ugh!"

"That's it!"

Liu Mingsu sighed, exhaled a breath of stale air, and shook his head helplessly, saying:
"Then I'll swallow my pride and let all the officials and common people laugh at me!"

Although Liu Mingsu would have to break his promise because of Liu Ruyan's request, he could still accept it.

Moreover, he has a bunch of daughters. If Ji Boda is unhappy about the annulment of the engagement, he can simply compensate the other party and let them choose another one from among his daughters!

Liu Ruyan was overjoyed to see that Liu Mingsu had agreed to the matter.

Although he didn't get the throne, getting rid of Ji Boda, this troublesome person, was a happy thing.

Just as Liu Ruyan was overjoyed, Liu Mingsu solemnly said:

"Ruyan, but I still have to remind you not to get too close to the Prime Minister's son, Ito Makoto, and the Grand Tutor's son, Ma Zouri."

Both of them were plotting to seize the Flowing Cloud Dynasty, intending to offer it to their respective sects and further elevate their status within those sects!

Liu Mingsu had always looked down on Ito Makoto, the son of the Prime Minister, and Ma Zouri, the son of the Grand Tutor.

These two men knew that Liu Ruyan and Ji Boda were engaged, yet they deliberately approached Liu Ruyan, clearly harboring ulterior motives.

Moreover, the fathers of both Ito Makoto and Ma Zori held high positions of power in the Liuyun Dynasty and harbored inappropriate thoughts about the dynasty.

If these two hadn't established connections with top sects and hadn't committed any major offenses, I would have dealt with the Yi and Ma families long ago!

"Ruyan, I understand!"

Liu Ruyan had a good impression of her two younger brothers, but she was also somewhat wary of them.

"Ruyan, you have been cultivating in the Xuantian Sect for many years, so there may be some things you don't understand, but you will soon be overseeing the country."

For your future, for the sake of the dynasty, I, as your father, have to say what follows.

Liu Mingsu's words were actually a way of telling Liu Ruyan that he intended to pass the throne to her in the future.

Only in this way will Liu Ruyan listen properly and do her job well!

If you want the fish to swim fast, you have to feed them fish food!
"As for Ruyan, in the eyes of us small forces, top sects don't really distinguish between righteous and demonic sects."

Because they are all flesh-eating, blood-drinking demons, relentlessly exploiting us!

Liu Mingsu's words were not just his own idea, but the idea of ​​first- and second-rate forces in the Eastern Region Dao Continent.

Offerings are required to those who pledge allegiance to top-tier demonic sects, and they are also required to offer allegiance to top-tier righteous sects.

The only difference is that the top-tier demonic sects go a bit too far and are more direct.

As for the top righteous sects, they cherish their reputation and will not go too far openly.

But even when wings are spread, there is always a shadow!
"Now, those two old dogs have convinced me to betray the Xuan Tian Sect and surrender to the Star Pavilion and the Soul Refining Sect!"

"Although surrendering to the Star Pavilion and the Soul Refining Sect should allow the Flowing Cloud Dynasty to be preserved, my royal lineage will bear the wrath of the Profound Heaven Sect."

Liu Mingsu knew very well that although Xuantian Sect was a top-tier righteous sect, its swords were not soft.

If the Xuantian Sect doesn't have a strong weapon, how can it manage its subordinate forces?

"Who knows, one day under the moonlight, a few Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivators might storm my royal family and wipe out the entire Liu family, and no one will avenge us!"

"At that time, either the Yi family or the Ma family will become the new royal family!"

Liu Mingsu's meaning was already very simple: if the Liuyun Dynasty betrayed the Xuantian Sect, it might be able to preserve the dynasty's survival.

However, their royal Liu family will inevitably be purged by the Xuantian Sect.

To save face for the Xuantian Sect, their so-called new backer will not care about the royal Liu family and will only choose to cultivate a new pawn.

"Daughter, I understand!"

Having cultivated in the Xuantian Sect for so many years, Liu Ruyan was well aware of the sect's ruthlessness and ingratitude.

He had served Su Qingyue for so many years, but she had actually been having an affair behind his back, and even had a disciple.

Not only are they not passing on the position of peak master to me, but they've also kicked me out of Biyun Peak, leaving me in a very awkward position now!
Liu Mingsu felt that he had explained things to Liu Ruyan enough, so he soon announced that he would go into seclusion for life and death, leave the Liuyun Dynasty, and go to seek refuge!

The Azure Sky Sect's sea of ​​fire...

The first Xuan Tian Sect cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage to arrive was none other than Daoist Tian Cong.

Cao Meng is the key to his regaining his position as sect leader. How could he not be anxious?

In order to be the first to arrive at Qingtian Sect, Tiancong Daoist used countless teleportation talismans along the way.

Just as Daoist Tiancong arrived, Wu Hui, Su Qingyue, and the other Nascent Soul stage cultivators followed.

"Ugh!"

Seeing that the Qingtian Sect had been slaughtered and the sect had been turned into a sea of ​​fire, Daoist Tiancong sighed and lamented:

"I never expected that even with the mechanical puppets provided by my sect, the Azure Sky Sect would still be wiped out!"

As the former sect leader of the Xuantian Sect, Daoist Tiancong was naturally well aware that this matter concerned the foundation of the Qingtian Sect.

The reason he rushed over was that he was afraid the Qingtian Sect would capture Cao Meng and then he would be taken away by the other Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Xuantian Sect to receive their rewards.

When they arrived here, they were surprised to find that the Qingtian Sect had been massacred and the sect burned down.

The Azure Sky Sect has the support of the Profound Sky Sect in so many formations, so many fifth-order crossbows, and mechanical puppets comparable to the first level of the Void Refinement Realm.

Under these circumstances, not only could they not defeat Cao Meng, a mere half-step Nascent Soul cultivator, but they also couldn't stop him, resulting in their sect being slaughtered.

Even if we don't capture Cao Cao, we should at least trap and hold him back!
Now that the Azure Sky Sect has pulled this stunt, is this even possible?
With so many resources, even a dog could capture a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator from Cao Cao's army.

The Sect Master of Qingtian Sect, Chengyun Daoist, and the Five Elders:
That traitor Cao is not just a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator, he is clearly a sixth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, and his combat power is comparable to a humanoid monster at the first level of Void Refinement!

"Tiancong, stop pretending. These are all our own people from the sect. Everyone knows what kind of person you are!"

"You don't hate that Cao Cao destroyed the Qingtian Sect, you clearly hate that the Qingtian Sect didn't trap and capture Cao Cao, so you couldn't bring your men back to claim the reward!"

Wu Hui bluntly exposed Tian Cong Daoist's true colors. Ever since the incident involving the reward, the feud between Wu Hui and Tian Cong Daoist had intensified.

Because Tian Cong was the first to arrive, Wu Hui was relieved that the Qing Tian Sect had been destroyed by Cao Meng! If Cao Meng had been captured by the Qing Tian Sect and taken away by Daoist Tian Cong, things would have been very bad for him!
Putting aside his plan to capture Cao Meng alive and present him to Senior Sister Yu in order to help her become the sect leader.

He said that he and Senior Sister Yu had gone to great lengths to remove Tian Cong from power, and if Tian Cong were reinstated, then all their efforts would have been in vain.

Moreover, if Tian Cong were to become the sect leader again, given his vengeful nature, he would surely seek revenge against me and Senior Sister Yu.

Although the destruction of the Qingtian Sect was unfortunate, the good thing was that Cao Meng was not captured by Tian Cong, so he still had a chance!

"It was Cao Meng's True Fire of the Sun! It really was him who destroyed the Azure Sky Sect!"

Looking at the Qingtian Sect being burned by the True Fire of the Sun, Su Qingyue had to admit that it was Cao Meng who destroyed the Qingtian Sect!

Su Qingyue learned from her master, Xueyan Shangren, about Cao Meng's importance to the Xuantian Sect.

She had previously thought that although Cao Meng had killed many members of the Xuantian Sect, given Cao Meng's importance and his extraordinary talent, he was still a formidable opponent.

As long as he brings him back to the Xuantian Sect, those Void Refinement stage elders will recognize Cao Meng's value and forgive the previous accusations, arranging a new identity for Cao Meng.

But now Cao Meng has slaughtered the Qingtian Sect, which was the Xuantian Sect's primary subordinate force.

Although the Qingtian Sect is not that important to the Xuantian Sect, the relationship between the Qingtian Sect and the Xuantian Sect is different.

Everyone knows that Qingtian Sect is the son of Xuantian Sect. Now that Cao Meng has slaughtered Qingtian Sect, it's not just a slap in the face to Xuantian Sect, it's like pissing on Qingtian Sect's face!

Even if I bring Cao Meng back to Xuantian Sect, will the sect's elders still accept him?

The fourth patriarch of the Xuantian Sect: The Qingtian Sect is not worthy of being compared to Cao Meng's value. If you dare to bring him back, I dare to take him.

As long as you bring him back, I will personally take him in and even give him a super seniority boost!

Su Qingyue's understanding of Cao Meng's value is still too low!
The current leaders of various sects all say that Cao Meng is superior to Lü Bu, and that he will surely achieve a union within a thousand years!

This is the lowest evaluation of Cao Meng by the patriarchs of various sects!
They weren't just making random comments; they had compared Cao Meng to Lu Motou, the War Demon of the Netherworld Palace!
According to the intelligence they knew, Cao Meng had cultivated for three years and was already at the half-step Nascent Soul stage, capable of defeating a second-level Nascent Soul cultivator.

Back when Lu the Demon was cultivating for three years, he was still a minor Golden Core cultivator, yet he was already an unparalleled genius!
Lu the Demon has cultivated for a thousand years and is already at the half-step Integration stage.

Cao Meng is now even more ferocious than Lu Bu, which is why various sects have given Cao Meng the assessment that he will definitely reach the Integration Stage in a thousand years!

Unfortunately, these Void Refinement stage elders were too out of touch with the news. If they knew that Cao Meng was already at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage...

They'd probably cut a zero from Cao Meng's evaluation; a union is bound to happen within a century!
"That Cao traitor, with his half-step Nascent Soul cultivation, even if he could defeat a second-level Nascent Soul cultivator, could not possibly slaughter the Azure Sky Sect on his own."

"It must have been the protectors the Hehuan Sect had arranged for him who slaughtered the Qingtian Sect; this Cao traitor only set a fire!"

Daoist Tiancong did not believe that Cao Meng had single-handedly slaughtered the Qingtian Sect.

Given the situation of the Qingtian Sect, even someone as powerful as Daoist Tiancong at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage couldn't slaughter it, let alone Cao Zei, who was only at the half-step Nascent Soul stage.

Tian Cong estimated that to slaughter the Qingtian Sect, at least a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators would need to activate the sect's foundation before the Qingtian Sect had a chance to do so.

The more Tian Cong thought about it, the more he realized this was the case. After all, the sixth-grade low-level mechanical puppet that Xuan Tian Sect gave to Qing Tian Sect had some flaws!

"Yes, it couldn't have been Cao Meng who slaughtered the Qingtian Sect, it must have been Cao Meng's protectors who slaughtered the Qingtian Sect!"

Su Qingyue fully accepted what Daoist Tiancong said. She couldn't believe that Cao Meng, who was such a kind person in his previous life, would become such a cold-blooded person who slaughtered nearly a million people in the Qingtian Sect!

Therefore, it must have been those female demons from the Hehuan Sect who did it. They slaughtered the Qingtian Sect and made Cao Meng take the blame.

Su Qingyue was still trying to hypnotize herself, trying to convince herself.

The main reason Su Qingyue felt this way was because she felt guilty towards Cao Meng.

She regretted her foolishness in her past life, believing Liu Ruyan but not her little apprentice Cao Meng.

After learning the truth in her past life, Cao Meng's death became her inner demon.

Even in this life, when Cao Meng became a demon and drugged her, stealing her virginity, she still helped Cao Meng with his excuses.

After figuring things out, Su Qingyue took out a communication jade talisman and began contacting people to find Cao Meng's direction.

Su Qingyue wasn't the only one starting to use her connections to find Cao Meng's whereabouts.

The other Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Xuantian Sect were also desperately using their connections to find Cao Meng's whereabouts, since it concerned whether they could become sect leaders.

"That traitor Cao has gone too far!"

Just as the Nascent Soul stage cultivators were contacting people to search for Cao Meng's whereabouts, Tian Cong saw Cao Meng's message:

The Azure Heaven Demon Sect wreaks havoc in this region. Today, I, Cao Meng, have come here to uphold righteousness, slay demons and monsters, and eliminate nearly a million of them…

Tian Cong's loud cursing immediately attracted the attention of others, who followed his gaze.

"In all my years of cultivation, I have never seen such a person!"

"Cao Cao, you traitor! You villain!"

"That damned Cao traitor! He turned black into white, slaughtered the Qingtian Sect and then slandered them!"

"..."

The Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Xuantian Sect were furious. Everyone knew that the Qingtian Sect was a subsidiary sect of the Xuantian Sect. Cao Cao called the Qingtian Sect a demonic sect, but that didn't mean the Xuantian Sect was a great demonic sect!

This is blatant slander!
What do you mean by "I was here"? It's clearly a premeditated attack on the Qingtian Sect.

This Cao traitor is a demon. He calls himself a righteous villain; he's clearly a demon.

He killed millions of people and even boasted about it; what a damned demon!

Just as all the Nascent Soul cultivators were investigating Cao Meng's location, Su Qingyue, Wu Hui, and Tian Cong were the first to receive intelligence: someone from the Frost Moon Sect had seen the Joyful Union Sect's flying boat and the unusual phenomenon of five suns shining together!

North of Shuangyue Sect...

Five suns shine together, one of which is the Great Sun Goddess hanging above the Thirty-Six Heavens, and the other four are slightly smaller Great Sun Goddesses.

On the flying boat, Cao Meng conjured four great suns, using the phenomena of the four great suns to absorb the power of the sun and refine the Supreme Yang Pearl.

There's no other way; we're broke right now, and we still have a ton of debts owed to the Corpse Yin Sect. Cao Meng feels he needs to make an effort!

It must be said that after the Ten-Day Sacred Body was upgraded to the Fourth Stage of the Dao, the solar power within its body increased significantly, allowing it to refine more and better Supreme Yang Pearls.

Of course, Cao Meng's display of the Great Sun Phenomenon was not primarily for refining the Supreme Yang Pearl, but rather for showing off and revealing his location.

After all, Nangong Yan wanted him to occasionally reveal his location so as to lure the bait over!
Nangong Yan suddenly appeared behind Cao Meng and flicked him on the head:
"Stop playing with your fake sun, it's hurting my eyes!"

Nangong Yan was a Void Refinement stage elder, so she wouldn't be easily blinded; she simply wanted to fight Cao Meng.

That scoundrel, the jockey Miezu, used this sacred body of the furnace to commit debauchery on Suqin Peak and even the Hehuan Sect!

They still dare to show off in front of me now, they deserve to be beaten!
"Damn it! The Po Jun Mansion has contacted the sects. They've stated they'll protect the Liu Yun Dynasty, and their attitude is very firm!"

Nangong Yan then explained why she had sought out Cao Meng.

Nangong Yan had just received the news from the sect's external affairs hall. If Cao Meng hadn't set his sights on the Liuyun Dynasty, she wouldn't have bothered paying attention to a second-rate power.

However, Nangong Yan was puzzled by the Po Jun Mansion's tough stance. Had the Po Jun Mansion fallen into such a bad state?
Why should we pay so much attention to a second-rate force?
Or perhaps there's another reason, such as the Flowing Cloud Dynasty not being as simple as it appears! (End of Chapter)