Chapter 340: Journey to the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan
The Floating Pagoda Continent is also one of the supercontinents in the Great Thousand World. The rulers of this continent are the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan, one of the five ancient clans.
At the core of the Floating Pagoda Continent stands a grand and majestic city, known as the Floating Pagoda City, which is also the center of the entire continent. This city has always been bustling, but recently, it has reached its peak popularity of the last decade. The reason for this surge is the upcoming main branch martial arts competition of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan.
In the center of Floating Pagoda City stands a magnificent mountain with a vast plaza at its peak. Numerous beams of light continuously arrive through teleportation arrays, making the place extraordinarily lively.
"Swish!"
Suddenly, two beams of light descended from the sky, transforming into a man and a woman. The man was handsome and elegant, while the woman was stunningly beautiful. Their appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.
"That's the Heavenly Emperor, the leader of the Heavenly Court!"
"I didn't expect the Heavenly Emperor to personally attend the main branch martial arts competition of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan!"
"Who is that woman? I've never seen her before."
"If I'm not mistaken, she must be the mysterious Empress of the Heavenly Court!"
"Huh? Doesn't she look a lot like the former saintess of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan?"
"Is that true?"
"It really is! I've heard that the saintess was oppressed by the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan. Now that she's here with the Heavenly Emperor, there's bound to be a good show!"
"..."
As the two appeared, whispers began to spread around. Xiao Tian glanced around and smiled, "The Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan indeed lives up to its long-standing reputation. There are quite a few Heavenly Sovereigns here for the main branch martial arts competition!"
Heavenly Sovereigns, who are extremely rare in the Great Thousand World, were abundant here, and none of them displayed any arrogance.
"As one of the top superpowers, the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan naturally attracts many allies," Qing Yan Jing shook her head. "Unfortunately, the clan has decayed, far from its former glory."
Currently, the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan only had one Saint Heavenly Sovereign, making it inferior to some of the top superpowers in the Great Thousand World.
Xiao Tian looked towards the sky above the majestic mountain, where a huge spatial gate stood. Inside it was the Floating Pagoda Realm, the true core of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan. Those outside this realm were merely branch members; only the clansmen within held true authority.
Beyond the spatial gate, numerous large spirit boats shuttled back and forth, carrying guests to the Floating Pagoda Realm.
"This spatial gate is guarded by a great formation; only the spirit boats of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan can enter," Qing Yan Jing said. "However, my array skills are now on par with the Ancient Array Master, so this spatial gate, which even Heavenly Sovereigns cannot force their way through, is no obstacle for me."
With that, she and Xiao Tian didn't wait in line for the spirit boats but directly entered with a flash.
This scene naturally shocked many people. After all, the great formation of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan was of Saint grade, impenetrable even to Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns. But Xiao Tian and Qing Yan Jing moved as if it were nothing.
As soon as they entered, a powerful force scanned over them. Since they weren't on the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan's spirit boats, this force immediately began to repel them. However, Xiao Tian quickly countered this repulsion. This time, he had combined his two bodies, able to wield the peak power of a Saint Heavenly Sovereign.
"This is the protective formation of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan," Qing Yan Jing said, looking into the void. With her expertise as a Saint Grandmaster of Spirit Arrays, she could see an unimaginably large spiritual array protecting this space.
"If fully activated, this formation could even block an ordinary Saint Heavenly Sovereign, but it's easy for me to control!"
Their purpose in coming to the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan was to seize control of the clan, so controlling its great formation was essential. Thus, Xiao Tian resisted the formation's pressure while Qing Yan Jing skillfully took control of it.
As the former saintess of the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan and daughter of the previous clan leader, Qing Yan Jing had once been in contact with the clan's protective formation. Many of the grandmasters of spirit arrays in the clan were her former teachers, making her familiar with their methods.
This familiarity made it easy for her to take control of the formation, as she had said. Once she had control, the two of them entered the Floating Pagoda Realm safely.
The Floating Pagoda Realm, protected by the formation, drew spiritual power from the entire Floating Pagoda Continent, concentrating it in this small world. The spiritual energy here was extremely dense and pure, even surpassing that of the ancient Heavenly Palace.
Xiao Tian looked ahead and saw towering mountain ranges, with giant black pagodas standing tall like an endless chain of peaks, dotted with countless ancient palaces.
As soon as they entered, several beams of light flew towards them from a distant black pagoda.
"Qing Yan Jing?"
The newcomers were stunned when they saw her. Qing Yan Jing was no longer the saintess of the clan, having been branded a traitor by the Mo and Xuan branches. Logically, she should have been hiding, never to return to the clan. Yet here she was today.
A Heavenly Sovereign elder immediately ordered, "Seize Qing Yan Jing!"
With that command, the group prepared to act.
"Humph!"
Xiao Tian coldly snorted, causing everyone, including the Heavenly Sovereign elder, to tremble and cough up blood. They looked at Xiao Tian in shock, their hearts in turmoil.
"It's the leader of the Heavenly Court!"
The elder bitterly smiled and said, "Heavenly Emperor, Qing Yan Jing is a criminal of our clan. We hope you will..."
"Criminal, my foot!" Xiao Tian interrupted coldly. "Qing Yan Jing is now married to me and is the Empress of the Heavenly Court. Does your Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan want to go to war with the Heavenly Court?"
"What?"
The elder broke into a cold sweat. He finally understood why Qing Yan Jing dared to return to the clan—she had the backing of a Saint Heavenly Sovereign. Since the clan leader's fall, the Ancient Floating Pagoda Clan only had one Saint Heavenly Sovereign, making it unwise to provoke such a powerful opponent. However, dealing with this matter was the concern of the Mo and Xuan branches, not his.
(Chapter ends)