Everyone in the arena knelt down.
They trembled, lowering their heads, not daring to look directly.
Above the palace, a crimson Killing Intent surged and rolled like a tangible substance.
It was like blood waves churning.
It was as if the end of the world had arrived, pressing down on everyone, making them almost unable to breathe, and even their Divine Souls trembled slightly.
Some Cultivators with weaker cultivation were already drenched in cold sweat, their robes soaked, their faces ashen, not daring to make a sound.
They were afraid that a single misplaced breath would cause them to be directly crushed into bloody paste by this sharp Killing Intent.
The great hall was terrifyingly silent.
Only Lin Hongyan's intermittent groans of pain echoed, like an ironic death knell, ringing in everyone's hearts.
At this moment, Jiang Ye nodded and said:
"Mother, you should set up a barrier first."
Su Hongye's lips curved slightly, her eyes filled with tenderness and indulgence, completely out of place with the surrounding 肅殺 aura, as she slowly reached out and ruffled Jiang Ye's hair.
"Alright."
She responded softly, a smile on her lips, then flicked her finger, and a red light rose from her palm.
In an instant, red mist surged, swiftly spreading like flowing clouds.
It enveloped the mother and son in a flash, forming an invisible barrier emitting a faint crimson glow, completely isolating all external gazes, sounds, and auras.
Outside the barrier.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to move even a little.
"Tell me, Ye'er, which Old Ancestor do you want to deal with first?" Su Hongye asked, her expression calm, as if discussing everyday matters.
Jiang Ye's expression immediately became extremely aggrieved, his golden eyes narrowed slightly, and he said through gritted teeth:
"The Heavenly Dao Academy! Those old dogs are very stubborn! They came to my Jiang Clan to cause trouble and provoke us on my wedding day, and that Gu Xinde just now even demanded an explanation from me for his Heavenly Dao Academy and wanted to start an immortal war with us! They are utterly arrogant!"
He paused.
Then, he briefly recounted the day's events to Su Hongye.
After listening, Su Hongye's originally gentle expression immediately turned cold.
"The Heavenly Dao Academy has long lost its former glory, its talents are dwindling, and Emperor Tianji's fate is unknown. Yet, they still dare to bully my son. In that case, there's no need for them to exist!"
Only then did Jiang Ye show a hint of a smile, a cunning glint in his eyes, as he whispered:
"Hmm! Mother, do you believe it? According to rumors, that Old Ancestor Gu Xinde has a secret method that, combined with his Acquired Awakening of the Eye of Heavenly Secrets, allows him to a certain extent to see the Luck on other people!"
"Within the Heavenly Dao Academy, there must be many other old antiques with similar deduction methods..."
"Now that the Golden Great Era is approaching, many people with great Luck will surely emerge!"
"If the Heavenly Dao Academy finds and recruits all of them, they will inevitably become the greatest enemy of my Jiang Clan in the future, so they must all die! Along with their Dao Legacy ancient texts, they must all be destroyed..."
"Mother, you also know how hateful that Heavenly Dao Academy is! They are all a bunch of old dogs who act high and mighty and are hypocritical!"
The Heavenly Dao Academy claimed to be the orthodox Heavenly Dao and loved to engage in hypocrisy, wanting to meddle in everything.
It wasn't just Jiang Ye.
Other immortal Dao Legacies in the Heavens also mostly disliked it.
"Oh? That Gu Xinde can actually see people with great Luck?"
Su Hongye's eyes flickered slightly, she raised an eyebrow, and her tone held a hint of interest and coldness.
Jiang Ye nodded and replied: "Yes, this is a big hidden danger!"
Su Hongye narrowed her eyes slightly, already having a plan in mind.
In her more than two hundred thousand years of life experience, although she knew of some similar sky-peeking secret methods.
She had never heard that anyone could probe the Heavenly Secrets to such an extent.
The former Heavenly Dao Academy couldn't achieve this level either.
In that case, her own son had indeed found a major hidden danger in advance!
"Since that's the case, I will have to focus on suppressing these Dao Legacies that possess the art of Heavenly Dao probing from now on!"
"Today! We will start with the Heavenly Dao Academy!"
With a bang!
Su Hongye waved her jade hand lightly, and the red mist instantly dissipated.
Jiang Ye and her figures reappeared in everyone's sight.
In an instant, that invisible Emperor's might once again enveloped them.
In the air, the oppressive feeling became even stronger, making everyone feel as if they were pressed down by heavy boulders, unable to breathe.
An unspeakable fear immediately surged in Gu Xinde's heart, his mind a blank.
Many people usually acted arrogantly, putting on a high and mighty facade, but only when true great terror descended could they clearly realize their true position.
Gu Xinde gritted his teeth, forcing down the terror in his heart, his voice trembling, and he begged in a slurred whisper:
"Empress! Today's matter..."
However, his words were cut short.
Su Hongye's eyes suddenly turned cold, her gaze like congealed frost, and a chilling Killing Intent was unleashed without reservation.
She raised her jade finger slightly and gently clenched it.
In an instant, crimson imperial Qi poured down from the Void Realm like a vast ocean.
A terrifying Emperor's might instantly enveloped Gu Xinde, giving him no chance to struggle. His entire body was instantly crushed by the crimson power, turning into dust!
His Divine Soul was annihilated!
Silence reigned in all directions, a deathly stillness enveloped the entire scene.
Su Hongye slowly withdrew her finger, her beautiful eyes cold as blades, and she shifted her gaze.
It fell on Yao Yuan, who was already pale beside her.
"Yao Yuan, your Purple Firmament Pill Sect is merely an ant that emerged during the Dark Ages, yet you dare to bring an unknown mongrel to cause trouble at the Jiang Clan's wedding feast. In this Empress's opinion, the Purple Firmament Pill Sect also has no need to exist!"
Bang bang bang!!
Yao Yuan's forehead hit the ground heavily, blood oozing out, and he trembled like a sieve.
His eyes were filled with terror and regret, and he pleaded with a crying voice: "Empress! Today, I deserve to die, it is truly my own fault! Please, Empress, spare the other innocent people of the Purple Firmament Pill Sect!"
Upon hearing this, Su Hongye tilted her head slightly, looked at Jiang Ye, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
Jiang Ye chuckled, a cunning expression on his face.
His laughter, to those who heard it, sounded like the whispering of a devil.
Didn't he know what kind of person his old mother was?
Compared to directly killing people, she preferred to seize things!
"Old dog, weren't you going to protect Lin Hongyan just now? Are you still protecting him now?"
Yao Yuan shook his head almost instinctively.
He said eagerly: "No longer protecting, no longer protecting! This child's character is extremely vile, from today onwards, my Purple Firmament Pill Sect will have no further connection with Lin Hongyan, and we will completely draw a clear line! Your Highness, the Divine Son, please dispose of him as you wish!"
Yao Yuan was almost in tears.
Although the Purple Firmament Pill Sect could barely be called an immortal Dao Legacy, with a quasi-Emperor overseeing it.
Before Empress Hongye, it was no different from a stray dog on the roadside.
Jiang Ye's smile grew wider, but his tone revealed a chilling ruthlessness:
"Since that's the case, then you go now and summon your Sect Master, all the Elders, and all the Old Ancestors from every generation, and have them kneel on the ground and wait for me to return."
"Also, bring all the Medicinal Pill resources within your Sect, and offer them as compensation and gifts to my Jiang Clan."
"And publicly announce that the Purple Firmament Pill Sect, from this day forward, will completely submit to my Jiang Clan, honoring the Jiang Clan as Supreme, with no hint of disloyalty!"
"In addition..."
"All Cultivators above the Supreme Realm in your Sect, publicly commit suicide to atone for today's sin!"
"If you do this, I will spare the others in the Purple Firmament Pill Sect!"