Golden Ranking Appears, My Empress Turns Out to Be Wu Zhao

"Nothing is impossible!"

"You are too weak!"

Cai Yan spoke calmly, then plucked the zither strings once more.

With a crisp "ding" sound, the burst of energy instantly shot forth.

So fast it was impossible to react, it pierced straight through the opponent's chest under his terrified and despairing gaze.

Pfft!

A mouthful of blood spewed out, and the Mythical Realm monk dropped dead on the spot.

In the Nine Provinces, he could be considered a top-tier cultivator.

Aside from those in the God Demon Realm, he could walk unchallenged.

But now, just because he provoked Cai Yan, he lost his life.

What a humiliating and unjust death!

If he had known Cai Yan was this terrifying, even if the powerful figures behind him had promised more benefits, he wouldn't have dared provoke such a terrifying person.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret.

Ding ding ding ding!

A flurry of zither notes rang out once again.

Under the dense barrage of energy strikes, all the surrounding Tantric monks fell dead on the spot.

They posed no trouble whatsoever to the two women.

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As Cai Yan and Li Qingzhao were cleaning up the battlefield.

In another direction not far from them.

A terrifying battle had also erupted.

And this battle was even more intense than Cai Yan's side.

Every move and every technique carried world-shattering power.

Let alone Grandmasters or Great Grandmasters.

Even Heavenly Human Realm or Mythical Realm cultivators nearby would likely be killed just by the shockwaves of the clash.

One of them wore robes similar to the monk who had died at Cai Yan's hands.

On the other side stood a refined young man, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

Both emanated terrifying auras.

They were clearly true God Demon Realm cultivators.

The ferocity of their battle was beyond imagination.

The previously pristine surroundings had been turned into a wasteland.

Clearly, this Tantric monk had also come to eliminate Cai Yan and Li Qingzhao.

However, he had been intercepted by the refined young man.

"Never expected such a God Demon Realm figure to exist within the minor Tantric Sect!"

"Rather than staying in your own little patch of land, you actually allied with Temujin. Aren't you afraid your entire sect will be annihilated?"

"Do you really think that just because you're in the God Demon Realm, my Ming Dynasty can't do anything to you?"

"Today, not only will your disciples die here, but you will also meet your end!"

The refined young man sneered at the Tantric monk.

He was fully prepared to strike again at any moment.

"Poor monk Hongguo greets the benefactor."

"This time, you are the superior. This poor monk admits defeat."

"I am willing to apologize for this incident. Please, spare my many disciples."

Realizing he couldn't overcome the refined young man, he immediately conceded.

His expression was calm, without the slightest trace of shame.

"What a joke. You dared to ambush a Land Immortal of my Ming Dynasty. Their fate was sealed from the beginning. Death."

"And now you think a mere apology can resolve everything?"

"Not only must they die, but you also cannot be spared!"

The refined young man's tone was resolute.

In any case, these Tantric monks were enemies of the Ming Dynasty.

The more they could kill, the better.

Forgive them?

What a laugh!

If he hadn't followed this time, one of the Ming Dynasty's Mythical Realm cultivators and one Heavenly Human Realm would have died here.

The consequences would have been grave. How could an apology suffice?

"What now? Are you planning to make an enemy of the entire Tantric Sect?"

"If they die here today, my sect will not rest until it is avenged!"

Hongguo's tone turned fierce, his expression furious.

"Not rest until it's avenged?"

"Hmph, such arrogance from a mere Tantric Sect?"

"Courting death!"

The refined young man let out a cold snort.

Killing intent surged.

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, the Tantric Sect was but a force that could be easily erased.

Now they dared to act so brazenly? Laughable!

"Take this!"

The refined young man launched a palm strike, aiming directly for the monk's heart.

He held back nothing.

"You think this poor monk fears you?"

"If you want war, this poor monk will accompany you!"

Hongguo radiated a murderous aura.

"Haha, with such immense killing intent, I wonder how many you've slain?"

"And you still call yourself a monk?"

Boom!

Hongguo immediately responded with a palm strike.

It clashed directly with the refined young man's attack.

The terrifying recoil force sent the Tantric monk flying backward.

Hongguo was instantly thrown out of the battlefield.

"This grudge, I will remember!"

"If fate allows, I shall return to seek justice!"

He left a threatening remark in midair, then fled at top speed toward the distance.

As for his followers, he had long since abandoned them.

As long as he survived, he could always train more.

One batch dead? He had many more.

In this world, if anything was abundant, it was people.

The Tantric monk's actions left the refined young man briefly stunned.

A monk acting like this, let alone righteous sects.

Even demonic cultivators would rarely go this far.

Watching the fleeing Tantric monk.

The refined young man did not pursue.

Instead, a strange smile curved on his lips.

There was not the slightest trace of frustration at letting the enemy escape.

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Whoosh!

The Tantric monk Hongguo looked anxious as he fled frantically.

Flying at the fastest speed he had ever reached in his life.

He dared not stop for a second. He had to return to the Yuan Dynasty as soon as possible.

Only then could he recover quickly.

Once his cultivation advanced further in the future, he would return to take revenge on the refined young man.

The humiliation he suffered today would be repaid a thousand times over.

"In the future, I will tear that man to pieces."

The Tantric monk clenched his teeth in hatred.

"You won't get that chance."

A cold voice suddenly exploded in his mind.

The Tantric monk broke into a cold sweat.

Who?

He had clearly sensed no one nearby!

He rubbed his eyes hard.

Then he saw, to his horror, a tall figure had suddenly appeared about a hundred meters ahead.

Clearly devoid of any aura from a powerful cultivator.

Yet, for some reason.

Hongguo felt a deep sense of despair.

Was it an illusion, or a real perception?

"You, you, you... are you human or ghost?"

"You'll find out soon."

The man replied indifferently.

In the next instant.

He vanished and appeared right before Hongguo.

His right hand gently pushed forward, seemingly soft and slow.

Boom!

With just that light, casual push, the Tantric monk was hurled uncontrollably through the air.

He crashed violently into the ground.

"How could this be?"

"I clearly saw your attack. Why couldn't I block it?"

"No, it's not that I couldn't block, it's that my body wouldn't respond to my mind."

"What... what kind of power is this?"

Even as a God Demon Realm cultivator, he couldn't achieve that.

"Remember, in your next life, don't provoke people from the Ming Dynasty."

"If you hadn't encountered me, you might've lived."

"But since you did, it just means you were too unlucky."

Whoosh!

A flash of sword energy cut across.

It struck directly at the Tantric monk's throat, leaving a clear mark.

"No, I refuse to die like this! I still have so many unfulfilled goals!"

"I can't accept this ending!"

Feeling his life force fade, the monk howled in fury.

"Temujin, you plotted against me! You deceived me!"

His unwilling voice echoed through the air.

Sure enough, Temujin had been manipulating things from behind the scenes!

Pfft!

With endless unwillingness and despair, Tantric monk Hongguo was beheaded on the spot.

Dead beyond any doubt.

The mysterious figure who had killed the God Demon Realm cultivator showed no joy or sense of accomplishment.

As if what he had just killed was no more than a common insect.

Not worth a shred of his time or emotion.

Hmm?

The mysterious figure looked up at the Confucian Immortal Ranking hovering above the sky.

Line after line of text began to appear.

A new ranking was about to be revealed.

This time, those appearing would surely be God Demon Realm figures among the Confucian Immortals.