Celestial 'War God' Return

When they arrived at the treasury vault, Shangguan Qingyue’s perspective on wealth was turned upside down, leaving her with a terrible headache. She had always felt that the Shangguan and Song Clans were already wealthy, but the wealth of both clans could not compare to Tang Xiao’s.

There, Shangguan Qingyue saw a vast number of technique manuals and pieces of equipment, many of which ranged from the Legendary to the Immortal ranks.

Although the Shangguan and Song clans were royal clans, they possessed only one or two divine-grade technique manuals and pieces of equipment, and they did not have a single immortal-grade item.

Shangguan Qingyue became even more shocked and regretful when she saw the pile of Spirit Crystals. Although she hadn’t counted them directly, she could guess that their number had far exceeded the reserves held by the Shangguan and Song Clans. Furthermore, those Spirit Crystals were divided into four grades, and all the kingdoms in the Canglan Realm only had two grades.

Shangguan Qingyue also saw numerous pills of various types, neatly arranged on the shelves in order according to their respective ranks. Even though the Canglan Realm was one of the oldest realms in the lower realm, and many prominent clans lived there, none of them had pills above rank 7, let alone rank 10.

Looking at all those items, Shangguan Qingyue felt a bitter ache in her heart, and she truly regretted her evil schemes against Mu Qingge. If she didn’t have such thoughts towards her, she would have a better relationship with Tang Xiao, and he would probably give her some of them.

Shangguan Qingyue had many questions about the origins of those items, but Xiao Ai was unwilling to explain to her. After all, Tang Xiao’s cultivation was at the King Realm, which was too low to collect those items.

"Do you regret it?" Shangguan Qingyue did not answer Xiao Ai’s question, but her expression already proved it. "You were overly conceited because the Song and Shangguan Clans supported you, and you managed to kidnap Huo Mianmian with their help. Unfortunately, you didn’t know my master’s character, so you underestimated him because of his low cultivation and lack of backers."

Shangguan Qingyue kept her mouth shut, but her expression was filled with regret and jealousy.

*Tap... Tap...*

Shangguan Qingyue turned to Mu Qingge, who had just arrived at the treasure vault. "Did you come to mock me?"

"Why should I mock you?" Mu Qingge asked back expressionlessly. "Even though you have evil intentions towards me, your plan failed miserably, so I never hate you. Furthermore, you’ve already paid the price for your bad intentions and arrogance, so I’m satisfied with that."

Shangguan Qingyue thought about begging Mu Qingge to let her go, but her expression showed that she would never do that, so she swallowed her words.

Mu Qingge ignored Shangguan Qingyue, walked to one of the shelves, and took out two pills. As she was about to leave the treasury vault, she stopped beside her and gave her a pitying glance, but she didn’t say anything and left immediately.

Shangguan Qingyue sighed in her heart, followed Xiao Ai, and listened to her explanation.

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Ruo Ruo suddenly appeared before Xuanyuan Yueyao. "Master, Shangguan Qingyue returned to the Shangguan Clan at dawn, but Shangguan Qingyin summoned her to the royal palace, and she locked her up there."

"Oh?" Xuanyuan Yueyao was a little surprised. "Did something happen to her?"

Ruo Ruo shook her head. "She came back safely, and there was nothing strange about her."

"Hmm?" Xuanyuan Yueyao contacted Huangfu Lingxuan to ask about Shangguan Qingyue, and the old man explained some things to her, but he did not tell her that the person who came back was an impostor. "You can go now, and I will go meet the four women."

"Yes, Master."

After Ruo Ruo left, Xuanyuan Yueyao immediately left her bamboo house and went down to the halls.

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It had been two days since Xuanyuan Yueyao joined the Nine Profound Sect. She had already approached Yu Xiaoling, Jessica, and Zhao Yuxian.

Knowing that Xuanyuan Yueyao was a member of the Xuanyuan Clan, Yu Xiaoling, Jessica, and Zhao Yuxian did not dare to refuse her.

After all, Tang Xiao had informed them that Emperor Xuanyuan from the Xuanyuan Clan was the true ruler of the island where they lived, and Xuanyuan Yueyao’s attitude towards them was not arrogant or bossy.

Xuanyuan Yueyao treated the three women well and as equals; she also taught them many things, which made them feel comfortable around her.

To their surprise, Xuanyuan Yueyao didn’t hide her intention of approaching them, and she openly revealed that she approached them because of Tang Xiao.

The three women were quite shocked by Xuanyuan Yueyao’s revelation, and they also had doubts in their hearts. After all, she was a member of the Xuanyuan Clan, and she was also Emperor Xuanyuan’s beloved niece, but she wanted to be close to a man with so many women by his side.

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Apart from the three women, Xuanyuan Yueyao also proactively approached Tantai Lingyan. According to Huangfu Meizhen, she was Tang Xiao’s master, and she trained him in martial arts since he was five years old.

Tantai Lingyan was initially puzzled by Xuanyuan Yueyao’s intentions, but the latter frankly admitted that she wanted to get close to Tang Xiao, and she wanted to know more about him before their first meeting.

Tantai Lingyan felt dizzy after she learned Xuanyuan Yueyao’s intentions; she even cursed Tang Xiao several times in her heart. Before he became a cultivator, he was a plain and simple man, but he turned into a womanizer after he embarked on the path of cultivation.

However, Tantai Lingyan had to admit her beauty, and Duanmu Jingjing revealed to her that Xuanyuan Yueyao possessed golden aptitude—a fact unknown to the public.

Tantai Lingyan was truly shocked after she learned of Xuanyuan Yueyao’s golden aptitude, which was the same as Tang Xiao’s.

Tantai Lingyan informed her disciple about Xuanyuan Yueyao, and Tang Xiao told her that he didn’t mind it because he had promised Huangfu Lingxuan to get to know her.

Since Tang Xiao gave her the green light, Tantai Lingyan started communicating with Xuanyuan Yueyao, but she did not share any sensitive information with her, such as the Primordial Divine Ark.

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Two days later.

Sun Yuheng, Sun Yanzhi, and Ning Zhiya had returned to the Sun Clan.

Sun Yuheng ordered several members of the Sun Clan to take care of Sun Weitian’s corpse, and he also ordered them to prepare for his funeral ceremony.

News of Sun Weitian’s death quickly spread throughout the city, and people began to wonder about the cause of his death. People from other prominent clans wanted to visit the Sun Clan, but they refrained from waiting for the funeral ceremony.

The person who was happiest because of Sun Weitian’s death was Sun Yanzhi’s second wife. For many years, her position in the Sun Clan was always below Ning Zhiya because she managed to give birth to a son, but the situation changed with the death of her son.

Even so, Sun Yanzhi’s second wife did not show any excessive reaction, and she pretended to mourn Sun Weitian’s death. She even tried to comfort Ning Zhiya, but the latter knew her character by heart, and she knew that her sister was only pretending to be sad.

Ever since she witnessed her son’s death, Ning Zhiya had been preparing herself to face Sun Yanzhi’s second wife, and she had been prepared to lose her position as the main wife. Moreover, her sister had the support of the Zhan Clan as a member of that clan, which further complicated her situation.

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"Sun Weitian is dead."

Situ Lingxi looked at her mother, Murong Xianyin. Her expression didn’t show any surprise because Tang Xiao had already told her about Sun Weitian’s death, and she was genuinely happy to hear the news.

Murong Xianyin sat in front of her daughter. "Have you heard about this news?"

"Tang Xiao told me two days ago, and Sun Weitian died in front of Ning Zhiya." Situ Lingxi replied indifferently. "That bastard died because of the poisonous spider that Ci Xing put inside his body, and she hung him in their path."

Murong Xianyin released a soft sigh. "Even though I never liked Sun Weitian, I feel sorry for Ning Zhiya for her son’s death. The situation in the Sun Clan will change, and Zhan Ningxi will take over her position as the main wife soon."

"Ning Zhiya is a good woman, but her son is such an idiot." Murong Xianyin gave her daughter a strange look, but Situ Lingxi pretended not to see it. "Tang Xiao has already captured Shangguan Qingyue."

Murong Xianyin wasn’t surprised by Tang Xiao’s actions. "What are his plans for that woman?"

"He hasn’t explained the details to me yet, but he told me not to worry about the Shangguan Clan’s next move." Murong Xianyin raised an eyebrow and thought about Tang Xiao’s plan for Shangguan Qingyue. "I can’t guess his plans, but I know it won’t end well for that woman."

"What—"

*Thud."

Murong Xianyin and Situ Lingxi looked at Situ Lingshan, who had just arrived.

"Sister-in-law."

"Aunt."

"Are you two talking about Sun Weitian’s death?" Situ Lingshan sat down beside them.

"I don’t care about Sun Weitian anymore." Situ Lingxi shook her head as she replied. "We were talking about Shangguan Qingyue."

Situ Lingshan nodded slightly. "I received information that Shangguan Qingyue has returned to the Shangguan Clan, but Shangguan Qingyin locked her up in the Song Royal Palace."

"Didn’t you just say that Tang Xiao captured Shangguan Qingyue? How could she return to the Shangguan Clan?" Murong Xianyin asked her daughter.

"I don’t know how that woman managed to return to the Shangguan Clan, but I believe Tang Xiao didn’t lie to me."

"Try contacting him and asking him the truth, Lingxi."

"Alright."