From Princess in the Cold Palace to Empress in Heaven

"I want to see who pushed me out!"

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Third place: Lin Zhaoyu

Affiliation: Lin Clan of Yangzhou, East Extreme

Realm: 11th level of the realm of life and death

Meng Qi felt depressed when he saw Lin Chaoyu's ranking.

"She actually pushed me down..."

When the Lin family members saw Lin Chaoyu's name appear as third place, they became excited.

"Haha, Sister Chaoyu has surpassed Meng Qi, and we are now in third place!"

But strangely, the Lin clan seemed to be divided into two factions.

"Why are you so proud? You don't know how you're going to die in the ancient tomb later."

Although they are also members of the Lin family, they stand on the other side and act weird.

Xiao Minghuang noticed the disagreement within the Lin family and thought to himself, "Those who support Lin Chaoyu should be the Lin Zu lineage, and those who oppose should be the Taiyin Supreme lineage."

Next, the second place on the list was announced, which was Ren Wuqing, the Holy Son of the Red Dust Dao from the Southern Wilderness.

"This should be the evil leader who sneaked into Dongji that Princess Xiao mentioned, right?"

"I heard that the evil demons are well versed in transformation and can disguise themselves as ordinary disciples. They act in a very secretive way. Fellow disciples, please be careful!"

But some people disagree.

"I know every one of our fellow disciples who came this time. How could they suddenly be switched? I think this is probably a trick by some people to sow discord. Fellow disciples, don't be fooled!"

This was a disciple from the Ziwei Holy Land speaking. Although he did not explicitly say who "certain people" were, the meaning behind his words was clear enough.

I'm talking about Xiao Minghuang!

"That may not be the case. It's better to be safe than sorry. What if there really is an evil demon?"

"I believe in the Holy Academy, it won't lie!"

Fortunately, most of the cultivators were relatively rational. Except for a few members of forces closely connected with the Ziwei Holy Land, most other cultivators adopted a cautious attitude.

340. Number one in the five realms!

This has achieved Xiao Minghuang's goal. As for whether the Ziwei Holy Land will be ambushed by evil demons, she doesn't care.

After entering the ancient tomb, you have to fight after all.

With the announcement of the second place on the Hidden Dragon List, the candidate for the first place is about to come out.

First place: Xiao Minghuang

Realm: The tenth level of the realm of life and death

Affiliation: Dongji Holy Academy

"Sure enough, it's Princess Xiao!"

"I'm just a passerby, just asking quietly, Princess Xiao is only at the tenth level of the King of Life and Death Realm, what is her record? Why is she ranked first?"

"You don't know this? When Princess Xiao was in the Spiritual Transformation Realm, she killed many people in the Tiangang Secret Realm. I don't know how many people died at her hands. A few days ago, the Buddha of Liuli Pure Land and the God of Ji joined forces to kill Princess Xiao, but they were killed instead!"

"But even if she can kill these two, does that mean she is definitely stronger than Ren Wuqing and Lin Chaoyu?"

"Who knows? There must be other records, but we just don't know about them."

Ordinary cultivators are not aware of Xiao Minghuang’s battle record, but the top geniuses from all major forces know it clearly.

"Why is she ranked first?!"

Meng Qi looked at the aloof figure from afar and said with gritted teeth.

"Sister Wanqiu, is this the person you like?"

Among the Lin clan members, a light blue figure muttered to himself.

"The number one genius in the East? If I can kill you, I can prove my truth!"

Among the crowd, an inconspicuous figure lowered his head and whispered.

"Your Highness...I seem to be becoming less and less worthy of you..."

Lin Wanqiu walked out of the cabin and looked at the figure that seemed like a fairy descending from heaven, a look of deep humility emerged on his face.

Xiao Minghuang had no idea what everyone was thinking. After the Hidden Dragon List was fully announced, she returned to the cabin.

There is less than a day left before the ancient tomb is opened, and all that remains is to wait.

As the news of the evil demons sneaking into Dongji was announced, several low-key figures in the crowd quietly moved and hid in more inconspicuous corners.

"Sir, Hong Li was killed!"

"That Ye Ruoshui, who is only at the first level of the King of Life and Death, was able to kill Hong Li. How is this possible?"

"Hong Li is dead. The goods that the Demon Lord wanted must have been taken by the monks in Dongji. What should we do?"

"Don't panic! Our main mission this time is to obtain the Supreme Inheritance. The goods are just a by-product. Once this is done, I will go and tell the Demon Lord."

"Yes!"

After the evil demons finished their discussion, they quickly dispersed and sneaked into the crowd, making it impossible to distinguish them.

Inheritance.

"Your Highness, congratulations on reaching the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking!"

As soon as Xiao Minghuang entered the cabin, Lin Wanqiu came up to him with a faint smile on her pretty face.

"It's just a false name."

Xiao Minghuang smiled and didn't take it to heart.

Then, she took Lin Wanqiu's hand and they sat down on the couch.

Ever since she entered the Holy Academy, she had been busy with her cultivation and had few opportunities to be alone with Lin Wanqiu, nor did she have the chance to have a good talk with them.

To the extent that Lin Wanqiu has developed serious psychological problems and is even in danger of developing inner demons. This is undoubtedly her dereliction of duty as a Taoist partner.

She planned to have a good chat with Lin Wanqiu during the next half day.

However, before Xiao Minghuang could open his mouth, Lin Wanqiu spoke first.

She sat up straight, her expression extremely serious, and said, "Your Highness, I have something to discuss with you."

"Hmm? Wanqiu, you say."

Seeing her so serious, Xiao Minghuang couldn't help but become serious.

"It's about me and Lin's problem."

Lin Wanqiu slowly said, "Before, Taiyin Supreme brought me back to the Lin family. She asked me to practice with her, but I didn't agree at that time. After that, I thought about it and maybe I should agree."

She lowered her head, as if she didn't dare to look into Xiao Minghuang's eyes, and whispered: "When we first came to the Holy Academy together, we were both in the Spirit Seed Realm. Now Your Highness is already number one on the Hidden Dragon List, the most outstanding genius in the East, but I am stuck in the Spiritual Transformation Realm."

"Taiyin Supreme, what she said makes sense. I should focus more on cultivation. That way, we will have a longer future."

At the end, her tone was heavy and even had a hint of tears.

As soon as the words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.

Xiao Minghuang looked at Lin Wanqiu with extremely complicated eyes, and a feeling of bitterness welled up in his heart.

After being stunned for a moment, she sighed softly and hugged Lin Wanqiu in her arms: "Wanqiu, I know."

"You are my wife, how can I not know what you are thinking?"

"In fact, when you broke through the Yuantai realm, I felt that something was wrong with you. You always stayed alone, revealed a very depressed expression, and spoke much less than before."

"I thought something must have happened to you at that time, but because I was busy preparing for the Tiangang Meeting, I didn't delve into it."

"Later, you followed Taiyin Supreme to practice, and after returning, you broke through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm, but you seemed to be even more depressed, and you were unhappy every day."

"Now, you tell me this, thank you for your trust in me."

Xiao Minghuang's emotions were complicated and he blurted out everything he had been holding back for a long time.

She gently stroked Lin Wanqiu's silky hair, looked down at the girl in her arms, her beautiful eyes revealing deep love.

"But...Does the Supreme Taiyin really understand you? Do you really think that what she said is correct and suitable for you?"

"Your Highness..." Lin Wanqiu raised her head, her eyes flushed, her lips trembling, and tears rolled down.

Xiao Minghuang kissed away her tears and said softly, "Whether you choose to follow the decision of Taiyin Supreme or listen to what I say next, I will support you!"

...

The sun sets in the west and the waning moon hangs high in the sky.

The cabin was brightly lit.

Xiao Minghuang sat on the soft couch with a deep look in his eyes.

Lin Wanqiu sat in front of her, saying nothing, her eyes slightly red, but her expression much better.

Both of them were immersed in each other's emotions.

suddenly.

Rumble!

The cabin shook violently, as if thunder had exploded.

"It must be that the ancient tomb has been unearthed!"

Xiao Minghuang stood up suddenly.

"let's go!"

Xiao Minghuang reached out and held Lin Wanqiu's hand, and the two rushed out of the cabin hand in hand.

In the bottomless abyss, one could vaguely see an ancient black stone door standing there. It looked ancient and weathered, as if it was immortal, making people feel insignificant.

Xiao Minghuang waved her sleeves, and the huge blue sea ship shrank countless times and was stored in her cave.

"Let's go!"

She held Lin Wanqiu's hand tightly and flew towards the stone gate of the abyss first.

"In the ancient tomb, we will avenge our previous shame!"

Meng Qi looked at Xiao Minghuang's back and said coldly, then jumped down.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of monks filed in and kept shuttling back and forth into the stone gate.

On the other side of the stone gate was a wide corridor, which was pitch black and pitch dark.

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The corridor was very long and everyone kept moving forward.

Gradually, the darkness ahead faded away, replaced by a vast and desolate world.

Xiao Minghuang appeared in a desert, with yellow sand under his feet and the sound of wind whistling in his ears.

She looked around and saw no end in sight. It was so vast, like a world, endless.

"Here...the spiritual energy is so thin?"

She practiced her skills, but had difficulty absorbing enough spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Compared with the Southern Territory, it seemed countless times more desolate.

Xiao Minghuang looked around but found no trace of anyone. Even if she released a trace of her spiritual power, she could not sense the existence of other people.

"Alas, I got separated from Wanqiu. I should have let her stay in my cave."

She sighed.

Next, Xiao Minghuang took out the communication talisman and tried to contact Lin Wanqiu, but after a few rustling sounds, there was no movement at all.

“It feels like the Supreme Avenue here still exists, suppressing all the invading Avenues from the outside world!”

Then, she took out the map of the ancient tomb given to her by the Lord of the Sun Temple. After checking it, she found that it was not a complete map, but only a part of it.