113: You beast

Walking out of the Qingtian Sect.

Dugu Xiong circulated the spiritual energy in his body to the limit, then transformed into a streak of light and sped toward the Xuan Yue Dynasty.

This caused the hundreds of millions of cultivators below to be filled with confusion.

They didn't understand why Dugu Xiong was leaving in such a hurry.

Could it be that he encountered something terrifying inside the Qingtian Sect?

The Imperial Palace Hall of the Xuan Yue Dynasty.

As soon as Dugu Xiong landed, Dugu Yi rushed over and asked, “Old Ancestor, how did it go? Is the Qingtian Sect willing to accept us as a subordinate force?”

Seeing Dugu Yi's face approaching him, Dugu Xiong remembered Dugu Yi's actions in the illusion, and instantly flew into a rage.

“Slap!”

A huge slap landed on Dugu Yi's face, sending him flying several zhang away. Dugu Xiong then roared, “You beast, is Qingtian Sect what you call it? From now on, you must call it Upper Sect!”

“???”

Dugu Yi lay on the ground, looking completely bewildered.

It was just calling it Qingtian Sect, so why did Dugu Xiong hit him? He was normal when he left, but now he's returned like a completely different person. What kind of bewitching drug did the Qingtian Sect give Dugu Xiong?

Although he couldn't figure out what madness Dugu Xiong was throwing, judging by his choice of address, the Xuan Yue Dynasty was already a subordinate force of the Qingtian Sect.

Thinking of this.

Dugu Yi covered his face, which was swollen like a steamed bun, and walked back to Dugu Xiong, bowing subserviently, “Yes, yes, yes, Old Ancestor hit well. Yi'er was wrong. It is Upper Sect, Upper Sect.”

Although he said this verbally, Dugu Yi still felt somewhat unconvinced in his heart.

Dugu Xiong was the Old Ancestor of the Xuan Yue Dynasty. Wasn't it perfectly normal to call it Qingtian Sect in front of him?

Getting a big slap just for this made him suspect that Dugu Xiong's brain might have been damaged by being caught in the Qingtian Sect's gate.

“Hmph, you beast, quickly go and summon all the core members of my Dugu Clan. This Old Ancestor needs to select dozens of people to go cultivate at the Upper Sect.”

Seeing that Dugu Yi had changed his address, Dugu Xiong did not correct him again.

Instead, he told him to summon the core members of the Imperial Clan so he could select those with great potential to go to the Qingtian Sect.

“Ah, cultivate at the Qingtian Sect?”

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yi's expression became even more bewildered.

They had just submitted, hadn't even paid protection fees, so when did their relationship with the Qingtian Sect get so good that they could take people there to cultivate?

Seeing Dugu Yi stunned in place, Dugu Xiong flared up again.

“Slap!”

Another massive slap was swung onto his face, and Dugu Xiong roared, “You beast, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and go! Does this Old Ancestor have to summon them personally?”

“Ah, yes, yes, Old Ancestor, I'm going now.”

Having been slapped hard again.

Dugu Yi's brain was practically crashing. He quickly ran into the adjacent hall and rang the bell for the core members to assemble.

He didn't understand how he had offended Dugu Xiong. Why did Dugu Xiong take his anger out on him the moment he returned, giving him two massive slaps?

The Dugu Xiong of the past wasn't like this; he always called him the hope of the Imperial Clan and nurtured him as the pillar of the Imperial Clan.

What exactly went wrong now?

“Dong! Dong! Dong!”

As the bell rang.

All members of the Dugu Clan who were in the Imperial City heard the bell immediately.

This was the Dugu Clan's unique summoning signal. Three rings of the bell signified a major event, and the core members of the Dugu Clan, regardless of what they were doing, had to immediately gather at the Imperial Palace Hall.

“Quick, quick! The bell rang three times! A major event has occurred! We must hurry and gather at the Imperial Palace Hall.”

One by one, the core members of the Imperial Clan who heard the bell rushed frantically toward the Imperial Palace Hall.

Because if they didn't arrive at the Imperial Palace Hall within half a quarter of an hour after hearing the bell, they would face severe punishment.

Therefore, as soon as they heard the bell, no matter what they were doing, even if they were in bed, they had to immediately get down and assemble.

“Hiss, what happened at the Imperial Palace? Why did the emergency assembly bell ring?”

“Could it be that the Qingtian Sect is coming to kill us? The Sheng Tian Dynasty and the Ao Shi Dynasty were both destroyed by the Qingtian Sect. Now only our Xuan Yue Dynasty is left.”

“Holy crap, if the Qingtian Sect attacks, will we be collateral damage? Should we run away?”

The cultivators in the Imperial City heard the assembly bell from the Imperial Palace and all looked toward the palace direction with surprise and doubt.

Some who heard the bell, terrified that disaster might strike, immediately went home to pack their things, preparing to hide outside for a while before returning.

This bell usually wouldn't ring. It only rang when a major event that threatened the foundation of the Xuan Yue Dynasty occurred, and it was used to summon the core Imperial Clan members for discussion.

Now that the bell had rung three times, it meant a major event had happened.

That's why they guessed whether the Qingtian Sect had come to attack. After all, it wouldn't be strange for the Qingtian Sect to destroy the Xuan Yue Dynasty after having already destroyed the Sheng Tian Dynasty and the Ao Shi Dynasty.

On the square in front of the Imperial Palace Hall.

Hundreds of thousands of core members of the Dugu Clan were neatly lined up.

Among them were the old and the young, Half-step Quasi-Emperors, and little infants in the Void Breaking Realm.

Regardless of their cultivation level, they were all obediently standing on the square, waiting for Dugu Xiong to speak.

“Ahem... Ahem!”

Dugu Xiong stood at the very front of the line and cleared his throat.

He then raised his cultivation base and loudly addressed the hundreds of thousands of Dugu clansmen, “Fellow Dugu clansmen, this Old Ancestor is about to announce something to you—a matter of great importance concerning my Dugu Clan.”

“That is, this Old Ancestor has already submitted the Xuan Yue Dynasty to the Qingtian Upper Sect. From now on, our Xuan Yue Dynasty will be a subordinate force of the Qingtian Upper Sect, and we shall share life and death with the Upper Sect.”

“Hiss... submitted to the Qingtian Sect?”

As soon as Dugu Xiong's voice fell, the hundreds of thousands of Dugu clansmen let out sounds of astonishment.

They hadn't expected Dugu Xiong to announce such a major event.

Before this, they had not heard any rumor whatsoever about the Dynasty submitting to the Qingtian Sect.

However, the hundreds of thousands of people did not show any negative emotions; instead, they looked happy.

After all, the Qingtian Sect possesses Great Emperor Experts. Now that the Xuan Yue Dynasty has submitted to the Qingtian Sect, they no longer have to worry about the Qingtian Sect attacking, and they can live peacefully.

Dugu Nianyu, who was in the crowd, had a complicated expression upon hearing this news.

In the azure emperor inheritance, Night Owl and the other Qingtian Sect disciples were still helping her fight opponents for the quota token.

In the blink of an eye, her entire Xuan Yue Dynasty had become a subordinate force of the Qingtian Sect. If she were to meet The Four Night Owls again, her status would automatically be lowered.

“Alright, you just need to know this news.”

“In the future, when you see someone from the Upper Sect, you must salute them respectfully. If this Old Ancestor finds out that anyone has shown disrespect to the people of the Upper Sect, I will be the first one to punish them. Do you understand?” Dugu Xiong continued to roar.

“Yes, Old Ancestor!”

Hundreds of thousands of Dugu clansmen responded loudly.