Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"You're not worthy of the Jiang surname!"

Xiao Yi looked indifferently at the obsequious monarch of the Qingyun Kingdom standing before him.

Compared to the Tianqing Kingdom's Jiang Tianchen and his son Jiang Tai, who fought to their death for their state and stood guard at the kingdom's gates with decisiveness and valor, this Jiang Tianxiao was nothing but trash.

When the pillar of the Qingyun Kingdom, Jiang Weisheng, fell in battle.

When the Azure Dragon Guards approached the city walls.

Jiang Weisheng did not choose to continue resisting; instead, he chose to open the city gates and surrender.

This was an absolute disgrace!

It was an insult to the Jiang lineage!

Jiang Tianxiao's face showed no hint of shame, still with a flattering demeanor, he meekly said, "Lord Xiao is right, I am not worthy of the Jiang surname!"

The courtiers of the Qingyun Kingdom were no different.

Fawning and bootlicking, they took sycophancy to extremes.

Huh!

Xiao Yi let out a long sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "Take them away and escort them back to the capital to be dealt with by the Crown Prince!"

With his status, and Jiang Tai's trust in him.

Even if he were to execute these people on the spot, no one would dare to utter a word of objection.

But Xiao Yi felt a sense of belonging to the Tianqing Kingdom and considered it his own homeland, so naturally, he would not commit such an overstep. Taking Jiang Tianxiao and the others back to be dealt with by Jiang Tai was the most appropriate choice.

He might be draped in dragon robes, but Jiang Tianxiao showed not the slightest hint of kingly aura.

"How did such a man come to sit on the throne of a king?" Xiao Yi wondered.

Seeing his expression, Yu Huaxian guessed his thoughts and said softly, "Lord Xiao, this Jiang Tianxiao was merely an idle king who never had a chance at the throne. All of this is the result of the secret manipulations of the Supporting Mountain King, Jiang Shihai of the Qingyun Kingdom. He's nothing but a puppet monarch raised to power."

Xiao Yi was startled, then suddenly realized, "So that's how it is..."

A monarch promoted by Jiang Shihai would naturally be someone he could use and control.

Naturally, he would not elevate a wise ruler.

With a character like Jiang Tianxiao's, he was indeed very well-suited to be a puppet monarch.

"Yu Huaxian, take the Azure Dragon Guards and assume control of the two hundred thousand Qingyun Kingdom's defending forces right away. Have them set up camp outside the city. At the same time, Shi Yaoquan, you and your four brothers lead the troops to take over the capital city's defenses—make no mistakes!" Xiao Yi immediately began issuing commands, and everyone set off to carry out their orders.

Xiao Yi then led his men towards the royal palace.

Now that both the Qingyun Kingdom and the Tianlan Kingdom had been conquered by him, and he had even incorporated Yu Huaxian and his Golden Crow Guards,

the situation seemed very favorable for the Tianqing Kingdom.

In reality...

The Tianqing Kingdom was still in grave danger.

Not to mention the distant threats,

even the Sihai Kingdom and the Baijing Kingdom had not yet been dealt with. Moreover, with the death of Li Moqiu and Yu Huaxian bringing his Golden Crow Guards over, news would surely reach the Great Jin Kingdom, a power far greater even than Nanhuang. With Xiao Yi's current strength, although he could contend with a Fifth Layer of Tao Tribulation Realm-level power, the Great Jin Kingdom even had Dharma Manifestation Realm experts!

Within the palace,

with Little Lin's help, he quickly located the dragon vein.

This Dragon Vein Spiritual Pool was even more enormous than that of the Tianlan Kingdom, its reserves at least twice as abundant.

Little Lin, coiled around the stalactites, showed a human-like excitement, "Boss, this Dragon Vein Spiritual Pool is huge!"

"Hmm!"

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "The Qingyun Kingdom, in just a thousand years, surpassed the Tianqing Kingdom in national strength, which must be closely related to this dragon vein bolstering the nation's fortunes!"

National fortunes may seem illusory, but they do indeed exist.

Just like a person's luck!

Walking on the same path, some people may stumble and suffer injuries, while others might find money.

What Xiao Yi didn't know at this moment was that the prince who had failed in the Qingyun Kingdom's succession struggle had decided to proclaim himself king precisely because he had discovered this dragon vein.

"Little Lin, we each take a side and see who can absorb more of nature's elemental energy!" Xiao Yi ruffled Little Lin's head, laughing as he spoke.

Little Lin flicked his tongue out, looking unimpressed: "Is this really something humans do?"

He was very aware of how terrifyingly fast Xiao Yi could absorb the earth's elemental energy; even he, a mutated mystical beast, was far from comparable!

While saying so,

Little Lin twisted his body and settled into a corner, soaking in it as if he were taking a bath.

He absorbed the elemental energy in a leisurely, unhurried manner.

Xiao Yi smiled indulgently and leaped into the center of the Spirit Pool.

Boom!

The entire Spirit Pool instantly transformed into a vortex, with countless strands of nature's elemental energy frantically converging towards Xiao Yi, pouring into his body.

On his body, a twenty-ring enhanced Golden Core bobbed up and down. As the elemental energy surged crazily into him, the rings of light on the Golden Core also increased steadily.

An incredibly terrifying pressure emanated from the Golden Core.

Little Lin, watching the surrounding elemental energy diminish, sighed: "I knew it would be like this..."

Time flew by.

Xiao Yi's retreat this time lasted a full three days and three nights.

As the elemental energy in the Dragon Vein Spiritual Pool was completely absorbed by him, the hidden dragon vein was also pulled out by Xiao Yi. At that moment, above Xiao Yi's head, the floating Golden Core was surrounded by thirty rings of light. Xiao Yi crushed the dragon vein in his hand, and with a bang, it transformed into a sky filled with dazzling light, merging into his body.

Xiao Yi trembled all over, a streak of golden light flashed across his eyes, tearing through the void as if it were tangible.

Hum!

The Golden Core shook violently.

The rings of light rapidly coalesced.

Thirty-one.

Thirty-two.

Thirty-three...

In the blink of an eye, he reached thirty-five rings of light; only then was the energy of the dragon vein entirely depleted. At this moment, Xiao Yi's cultivation was enough to rival a practitioner of the Third Layer of the Tao Tribulation Realm.

Combined with the legacy of the Azure Sword Saint and the God Sealing power that surpassed other practitioners of the same realm,

Even facing a practitioner of the Sixth Layer of the Tao Tribulation Realm, he could fight!

"I will elevate the God Sealing Seed with all the elemental energy..." Xiao Yi channeled all the elemental energy into his body at once.

Pop, pop, pop!

The sounds of the God Sealing Seed breaking apart could be heard.

The God Sealing Seeds inside Xiao Yi's body exploded in number like mad.

They increased to a total of three hundred fifty thousand!

Three hundred fifty thousand God Sealing Seeds fed back an endless supply of God Sealing power; Xiao Yi's figure directly entered the Eternal Heavenly Tomb, heading straight for the second layer. In front of him appeared that tomb which had enticed Xiao Yi since his first entry into the Eternal Heavenly Tomb - the tomb of Medicine Saint Feng Lei!

This was the person hailed as the progenitor of the Qingtian Realm's medicine world!

A legend in the world of medicine!

"Medicine Saint Feng Lei..."

A fiery light filled Xiao Yi's eyes, and black light swirled around him. Three hundred fifty thousand God Sealing Seeds erupted with a surge of thick and vast God Sealing power,

Forming a huge black palm that smashed down towards the tomb of Medicine Saint Feng Lei.

This palm made of God Sealing power was lifelike,

To the extent that even the lines on the palm could be seen. As it appeared, the Medicine Saint Feng Lei's tomb also burst out with a terrifying glow.

The two collided in the void like the meeting of the tip of the needle and the head of wheat.

Being the progenitor of the Qingtian Realm's medicine world, his methods were unpredictable and mysterious; even Xiao Yi wasn't completely confident about successfully suppressing it...