The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Amélie rolled her eyes at Tianyin, but didn't deny it. Then, she rummaged through her storage space and found a maid outfit identical to Theresa Scarlet Moon's, which she tossed onto Tianyin.

"Change your clothes and get out of here. The battle on the mountain should be over by now. We still need your help, as the senior disciple of the immortal sect, to bring this matter to a complete close."

"Yes, Master."

Regardless of what Tianyin thought in her heart, she had no way to disobey Amelie's orders, so she could only obediently get up from the stone bed and put on the maid outfit.

Xia Sha doesn't like to show herself in crowded places now, probably due to the secluded nature of the Abyss Dark power. Instead of going to the top of the main peak of Cloud Mountain with Amelite, she stayed in the water and directed the Abyss Dark mermaids to dismantle the resurrection point at the bottom of Jade Wave Lake.

Only Tianyin followed Amelite to the summit of Yunshan Mountain and met up with Yulia.

The battle here has indeed ended.

The powerful members of the Immortal Sect had all been wiped out, but most of them were injured and had their spiritual power sealed. Some of the more seriously injured were even treated with the Flame of Life by the Crimson Moon Maids, so none of them were in mortal danger, which made Tianyin breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, quite a few powerful cultivators from the immortal sects also died. For example, those skilled in sealing spells were ambushed and killed by the red-clothed woman using the Netherworld Soul Technique... They didn't really do anything wrong, but their abilities would become a variable in Amelie's plan, so they had no choice but to die.

In addition, the old lich secretly contacted Amelie using magic, telling her that the dozen or so elders of the immortal sects had all remained in the undead space and the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, thus settling their scores.

Neither the old lich nor the woman in red appeared again. After all, their identities were somewhat sensitive, and they had many enemies in both the Tianyun Empire and the Allen Federation. Their presence by Amelie's side would inevitably affect Amelie's reputation, so they withdrew after completing their task.

However, the old lich also told Amelite that after Amelite finished her work here, she should bring Ji Xinyu to visit them, as they wanted to give Amelite and Ji Xinyu a surprise.

Emery readily agreed, of course.

More than half of the most conservative and stubborn elders of the immortal sects died, and these were the stronger half of them.

Even Tianyin, the senior sister who should be invincible in the hearts of the immortal disciples, is now dressed in a maid outfit and obeys the witch's every word. The immortal disciples have naturally lost all will to resist, readily accept their defeat and surrender.

After all, when Easterners embark on the path of cultivation, their initial goal is not to fight and kill, but to seek immortality. Therefore, for the vast majority of cultivators, living is more important than anything else.

Tianyin, representing the Immortal Sect, formally presented the surrender document to Amelite, who, on behalf of the Allied Forces, accepted it.

As the losing side in the war, it was inevitable that they would have to cede territory and pay reparations.

Of course, the allied forces had no interest in the Immortal Sect's territory. Firstly, even if they acquired it, it would be an enclave that would be difficult to manage. Secondly, this world was not lacking in natural resources... All natural resources could be refreshed like in a game under the magic cycle system.

Even without ceding territory, reparations are still inevitable.

Although these powerful individuals who joined the coalition claimed to be fighting for freedom, many of them were actually there for the spoils of war.

Of course, Emerald could refuse to give them to them; after all, with Emerald's current strength, no one would dare to oppose her no matter what she did.

But if we really do that, the next time something requires these people to risk their lives, they definitely won't work so hard... They'll either slack off or simply hide away and ignore Emerald's summons.

Therefore, the immortal sect still has to pay the compensation.

After a moment's thought, Amelie had Tianyin take out nearly half of the spiritual materials stored in the Immortal Sect headquarters and distribute them, along with the personal property of the fallen Immortal Sect elders, as spoils of war to the powerful members of the allied forces. She didn't even take any of her own people.

Of course, this wasn't because Amelie was being overly generous; the powerful allied forces were equally unceremonious.

Everyone can see that now that Dao Ancestor is gone, the senior sister of the Immortal Sect, Tianyin, holds an absolute position in the Immortal Sect, even though she has become the enemy's maid... because all the remaining powerful figures in the Immortal Sect, even if they join forces, cannot defeat Tianyin.

The new leaders of the Immortal Sect are all Amelie's maids, so the remaining half of the Immortal Sect's wealth naturally belongs to Amelie. However, Amelie doesn't openly take it, but whenever she needs certain spiritual materials, the Immortal Sect will definitely provide them without hesitation.

After discussing the compensation, Amelie, along with Tianyin, also discussed the future development plans of the immortal sects with the sect leaders and lords.

The Immortal Sect used to be a strict hierarchical and rule-based organization for cultivators of the Tianyun Empire, possessing immense strength and profound foundation.

Amelie felt that such a sect was not good, as it would unite all the cultivators of the Tianyun Empire under the name of the sect... If the Tianyun Empire were to produce a powerful figure like Tianyin or even a Dao Ancestor in the future, it would be easy for the sect to break free from control and even pose a threat to the Federation without the restraint of a Dao Ancestor.

Therefore, Amelie proposed to divide the Immortal Sect, so that all the pavilions of the Immortal Sect would be independent cultivation sects, no longer bound by the Immortal Sect, and their development and operation would depend on their own abilities, just like the martial arts world with many sects in the fantasy novels of her previous life.

The Immortal Sect Headquarters, to which Tianyin belonged, was later renamed Yunshan Sect, with Tianyin serving as its first sect leader. The sect's ultimate technique was the Divine Firmament True Thunder.

Those owners and pavilion masters whose homes were far from Yunshan expressed their support for this decision with joy on their faces.

They had actually wanted to break away from the Immortal Sect and go it alone for a long time, because the Immortal Sect headquarters had stopped providing them with any support for thousands of years. Instead, they would extract a large amount of their profits. They had long harbored resentment towards the Immortal Sect headquarters, but they dared not rebel because they were afraid of its power.

Now that the Dao Ancestor has disappeared, almost all the capable elders of the Immortal Sect are dead, and even the Senior Sister of the Immortal Sect has lost her freedom and is controlled by the witch, what is there to be afraid of? Go it alone, we must go it alone!

The landlords and pavilion masters immediately sided with Amelie, and even started to address her as "Young Miss" with smiles on their faces, just like the powerful allied forces, as if those who used to call Amelie a witch had nothing to do with them.

The surviving elders and direct disciples of the immortal sects naturally did not want the sect to split apart.

Some clever people have already seen through the witch's open scheme—in the future, independent cultivation sects will inevitably fight each other openly and secretly for interests and other reasons, and demonic cultivators like the Netherworld Sect will also rise from the ashes, and the glory of the immortal sects will be completely gone.

But the reason it's called an open conspiracy is because even if someone sees through it, there's nothing they can do.

Those unwilling elders and disciples of the immortal sects dared not defy Amelie, otherwise their senior sister Tianyin, who was originally one of their greatest backers, would have become the witch's blade and turned them into dead souls under the Divine Firmament Sword.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, in the capital of the Tianyun Empire.

After the Dao Ancestor disappeared, Ji Xinyu, who was leading the Eastern Legion to besiege the capital without attacking, soon received news from the woman in red and learned that the situation on Yunshan's side had been settled.

"Hahaha...Good! As expected of your senior sister, you actually succeeded!"

Ji Xinyu happily pointed her spear to the sky and laughed a few times. Then she circulated her spiritual power, allowing her voice to reach the ears of every one of her subordinates:

"Soldiers, listen up! The Dao Ancestor has fallen, and the Immortal Sect has fallen apart. From now on, the Tianyun Empire will be our own Tianyun Empire! We will no longer have to be beholden to those powerful cultivators, nor will we need to abide by those outdated rules and regulations!"

"Follow me to conquer the city! Once I become the new emperor of the empire, I will not mistreat you. From then on, you will be the new kings, dukes, and ministers of the empire... Kill!"

"Kill!"

The Eastern Legion's siege has begun.

Actually, there wasn't much to attack. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great. If Ji Xinyu wanted to, she could have taken the capital long ago. She only surrounded the capital without attacking it to relieve as much pressure as possible on the main peak of Yunshan.

As the powerful figures from various aristocratic families who had secretly slipped back from Yunshan were successively slain by Ji Xinyu's invisible sword, the nobles of the capital were already terrified.

The common people fared much better, because Ji Xinyu had given orders that the Eastern Legion would not harm the civilians who fled the city, so most of the capital's residents had already fled the city long ago.

Those still inside the capital city are mostly the powerful and wealthy. After realizing that they have no hope of escaping, they have basically chosen to give up and stop resisting. Instead, they are indulging in a life of luxury and revelry, seizing the time to enjoy themselves one last time.

The young emperor, who was Ji Xinyu's cousin by blood, was the same. Even though his body was already extremely weak, he still refused to get off those beautiful concubines because he knew very well that he would soon have nothing left.

Now that the Eastern Legion has truly begun its siege, it has encountered almost no resistance.

The army quickly entered the city, seized control of all the residences of the capital's nobles, and inventoried their assets and the number of people in their household.

Ji Xinyu herself led her personal guards straight into the palace, killing all the royal guards who still wanted to resist, and fought her way to the emperor's bedroom.

"Hey...hehe, Cousin Xinyu, you still came after all."

The young emperor, drenched in sweat, lay sprawled on one of his concubines. Upon seeing Ji Xinyu storm in with a gun, he showed little fear; he even smiled.

"Kill me. I've enjoyed wealth, luxury, and beautiful women for over ten years, and I have no regrets... Besides, with my weak constitution, even if you don't kill me, I estimate I'll die in a few years from one of my concubines."

"...You do have some self-awareness and an open-minded attitude, which is probably the only redeeming quality of a good-for-nothing like you."

Ji Xinyu paused for two seconds before answering the young emperor's question. At the same time, she thrust out her fire-tasseled spear, killing the young emperor with a single blow, making his death painless.

After killing the young emperor, Ji Xinyu searched his harem and found more than 100 beautiful women, all of whom were the young emperor's concubines.

Most of these concubines had succubi-like figures and temperaments, and some even secretly practiced those kinds of demonic arts related to sexual intercourse... No wonder the young emperor was so weak at such a young age. Lust is much more harmful to the body than wine. Without the talent for cultivation, daring to play like this is simply courting death.

Like Emerald, Ji Xinyu also has a certain degree of fastidiousness when it comes to women.

Although all the concubines in the palace were beautiful and charming, they had all served the young emperor, and Ji Xinyu looked down on them.

Thus, the young emperor's concubines became spoils of war for the Eastern Legion. Ji Xinyu, as promised, rewarded them all to her meritorious soldiers as concubines, making the Eastern Legion soldiers who won the beauties very happy.

Once Ji Xinyu had completely occupied the capital, her uprising was considered a success.

She made no attempt to hide her ambition, and didn't even bother to come up with a legitimate excuse. Instead, she sent messengers to the various regional governors and other legions of the empire, saying that she would choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne and let them decide what to do.

Those who understand the times are wise. Ji Xinyu demonstrated exceptional strength during her uprising, and the fact that she cultivated demonic arts and colluded with witches was no longer a secret as the situation in Yunshan settled down.

Unless the Dao Ancestor returns to restore order, there is currently no one in the Tianyun Empire who can rival Ji Xinyu's strength. So, all that's left is to choose to pledge allegiance to her.

Officials and generals from all over the country were very tactful and sent letters to the capital, addressing Ji Xinyu as Her Majesty the Empress in their letters, which made Ji Xinyu very happy.

Of course, there are always those who are pragmatic and those who are stubborn, especially those scholars who are clearly powerless but full of enthusiasm. Many of them wrote articles and poems to satirize Ji Xinyu for obtaining the throne illegitimately and for not being worthy of being the new emperor of the empire.

"If I am not worthy to be the new ruler, then no one in the entire Ji imperial family is worthy!"

After seeing the articles and poems, Ji Xinyu did not kill the scholars, but instead once again publicly declared her beliefs to the world:

"Wealth and honor should belong to the capable."

"Who can become the new emperor of the empire should not be determined by bloodline or tradition, but by talent and ability."

"If I can kill the emperor and seize the throne, so can you."

"Any citizen of the Empire who believes he is capable of replacing me may challenge me!"

"I and my spear are waiting for you in this palace!"

Chapter 376 Getting Married as Soon as You Get Home

"Your junior sister is really arrogant... If you weren't sure you would disagree, I would have gone over and beaten her up."

When news of Ji Xinyu's conquest of the capital and his preparation to ascend the throne as the new emperor reached Yunshan, this is what Julia said to Amelite.

The two had a very unpleasant first meeting, and afterwards, Yulia and Ji Xinyu also disliked each other. If they met again, they would most likely fight.

After things are settled in Yunshan, Emery will definitely have to go to the capital. She will represent the Allen Federation to attend Ji Xinyu's enthronement ceremony. The day after tomorrow, the Yun Empire will also open trade with the Federation and establish formal diplomatic relations. These are all things that she and Ji Xinyu need to finalize.

"What? You're going to attend her enthronement ceremony? No way! I won't allow you to go!"

Upon learning of Emerald's plan, Julia immediately became disgruntled and pouted, clinging to Emerald's arm and refusing to let go.

"Do you think I don't know you guys? You definitely won't just attend the ceremony; you'll probably be doing some kind of dual cultivation with her again... ah!"

As she spoke, Yulia seemed to have thought of something terrible, and her face turned pale, as if she was about to cry:

"Speaking of which... Emerald, you have a very high status in the Federation now, and that wicked woman is going to become the Empress of the Empire. So, if the Empire and the Federation want to quickly improve their relationship, wouldn't it be best for the two of you to get married? I've seen it written like that in those novels... Emerald, you're not really going to marry that wicked woman, are you? Are you going to become the Empress of the Empire?"

"...What nonsense are you thinking?"

Amélie was both amused and exasperated by Julia's words, so she grabbed Julia's golden twin tails, one in each hand, and played with them like steering wheels for a few moments:

"How could I marry my junior sister... It's impossible for us. She will have her own empress in the future, and I will have my own wife. We are just fellow disciples... If you're worried, my darling, come with me to the capital and keep an eye on me?"

"Let's go together... uh, let's not."

Yulia hesitated for a moment, then shook her head:

“I really hate that wicked woman. If I were to attend her coronation ceremony, I would definitely fight her... I don’t want to make things difficult for you.”

"Then... baby, you'll go back to the Federation and wait for me?"

Emerald hugged and kissed Julia, then tentatively asked:

"At most one month, after I've dealt with the follow-up matters here, I'll go home."

"Ha! So this was your real purpose all along, humph! You scumbag!"

Yulia immediately bit Amelie back with her still-kissed lips, even grinding her teeth as she bit down on a small piece of flesh, feigning ferocity.

"Let me go home first, so you can have some fun with that wicked woman?"

"...No, honey, you've misunderstood me."

Emery endured the tingling sensation caused by Julia's bite, breathed into Julia's ear, and whispered:

“What I mean is, honey, you can go back and get ready first…”

"real!?"

Upon hearing that story from Emerald, Julia instantly became excited, her emerald eyes shining brightly:

"You're not lying to me, are you? I...I...I'm warning you, if you dare to lie to me about something like this, I...I...I'll cry! And you won't be able to comfort me!"

"Of course it's true... When have I ever lied to you, baby?"

Amelie hugged and kissed Julia again, while coaxing her with sweet words.

"Heh...heh heh...heh heh heh..."

After confirming that Emeryte wasn't a fraud, Julia was overjoyed and would giggle to herself whenever she had free time.

After that, Yulia stopped causing trouble and quickly led the allied forces out of Yunshan, returning via the Changming River to leave the Tianyun Empire.

Yulia was certainly still concerned about Amelie's plan to go find Ji Xinyu, but she had more important things to do back in the Federation—to prepare for the wedding.

That's right, the reason why Julia is often smiling to herself is because Amelie has promised her that once things are completely settled in the Tianyun Empire, she will return to the Allen Federation to marry her.

. . . . .

After the allied forces on Yunshan withdrew, Amelie went to the capital of the Tianyun Empire to prepare for Ji Xinyu's enthronement ceremony.

Five days had passed since Ji Xinyu breached the capital. Despite having just experienced war, the capital showed no signs of ruin; instead, it was bustling with activity.