Joining in the Excitement

"Your Majesty, the martial experts of the three great dynasties have all begun to move."

Inside the imperial palace in the capital, Guyue held an intelligence report as he reported to Martial Emperor Dongfang Su, worry on his face.

Dongfang Su frowned.

"Do we know who they are?"

Guyue said, "Situ Xuan, Shen Lianhua, and the Netherworld Swordsman of the Star Moon Dynasty; Zhao Wuji, Chen Daolin, and Zhuge Ming of the Purple Sun Dynasty; and the Gold and Silver Twin Elites, Dao Wuji, and Luo Yuankong of the Phoenix Dance Dynasty. They're all among them!"

Hearing these names, Dongfang Su's expression grew extremely grave.

These nine were top experts of the three great dynasties, each with cultivation at the Heaven-Reaching Realm or above.

Every one of them was a powerhouse on par with the three sect masters.

Even Martial Emperor Dongfang Su dared not claim he could firmly hold the upper hand against the nine of them.

"To think all nine of them have come!"

Dongfang Su spoke in a low voice.

"Besides those nine, there are some other experts, making a total of thirty-odd people."

Guyue said.

"Are they coming for the master?"

"That's right."

Dongfang Su snorted coldly.

"How can we let these people harass the master of our Heavenly Martial Dynasty?"

Guyue was startled. "What arrangements do you have in mind, Your Majesty?"

"Tell the three great sects to go to Floating Cloud Mountain immediately."

"We must lend the master our support as well."

"Yes!"

Guyue immediately went to relay the message.

Soon.

All three great sects received the message from Martial Emperor Dongfang Su.

It was not a request.

It was an order!

The three great sects had to be present, or they would be punished!

It was exceedingly rare for Dongfang Su to issue such a harsh order to the three great sects.

The masters of all three sects realized the gravity of the situation and immediately took action.

"The three great dynasties really have gone mad, actually thinking of disrespecting the master."

At the Mystic Sword Sect, Xu Changfeng stood with his hands behind his back, gazing toward Floating Cloud Mountain.

"Master, I fear the master will be angered this time."

Li Chenyuan spoke with some worry.

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

Xu Changfeng was somewhat curious.

"The master cultivates in seclusion and never wanted to be disturbed in the first place. Yet so many experts from the three great dynasties are coming this time. I fear he won't like so many people disturbing him."

Li Chenyuan said.

Xu Changfeng nodded at his words.

"I fear a bloody wind and rain of gore will sweep over Floating Cloud Mountain."

The next moment, Xu Changfeng said, "No matter what, we must stand on the master's side. Let's depart immediately."

"Yes!"

The same thing happened at the Nine Spirits Sect and the Supreme Hao Gate.

Without the slightest hesitation, the masters of the three great sects immediately mobilized their elders and hurried toward Floating Cloud Mountain.

Heaven-Controlling Valley.

Shen Tianhua was looking at the painting hanging on the wall.

This was precisely the painting Ye Qingyun had given him.

Although he had already been looking at it for many days.

Shen Tianhua could never seem to get enough of it.

It seemed that every time he looked, he gained something from it.

"Master! Something's happened!"

Just then, Xiao Shi ran in, panting.

"Why are you so agitated? What happened?"

Shen Tianhua asked with a frown.

He felt somewhat helpless.

His disciple was good in every way, except that she was impatient and could never settle down.

"Something huge has happened! The three great dynasties' million-strong allied army attacked the Heavenly Martial Dynasty, only to suffer defeat and retreat. Rumor has it that the master on Floating Cloud Mountain made a move, causing the million-strong allied army to collapse!"

Xiao Shi said.

Shen Tianhua's pupils contracted.

"Master Ye made a move?"

"He didn't actually make a move himself. The true dragon he raises did. The true dragon appeared and annihilated a hundred thousand enemy soldiers in an instant!"

Xiao Shi said.

"A true dragon?"

Shen Tianhua's face was filled with shock.

When he had visited Ye Qingyun, he too had seen the sight of a true dragon soaring into the sky.

Now it seemed that the true dragon really was raised by Ye Qingyun.

"As expected of the master. In his eyes, a million soldiers are probably no different from blades of grass, utterly insignificant."

Shen Tianhua said with emotion.

"But now, the experts of the three great dynasties are all heading toward Floating Cloud Mountain."

Xiao Shi said hurriedly.

Shen Tianhua's expression darkened.

"A pack of fools who don't know whether they're dead or alive!"

"The three great dynasties are courting death. They actually dare to disturb the master's secluded cultivation. They really must be tired of living!"

Xiao Shi looked at Shen Tianhua with anticipation in her eyes.

"Master, are you going to take action?"

Shen Tianhua snorted. "I have received the master's kindness, after all. Now that he's facing trouble, I naturally can't stand by with my hands tucked in my sleeves."

"Let's go! To Floating Cloud Mountain, immediately."

"I'd like to see whether these people from the three great dynasties have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall. If they really dare disrespect the master, I'll kill every last one of them!"

"Great!"

Xiao Shi was tremendously excited.

This was quite the spectacle. She had to join in.

Perhaps she could witness Ye Qingyun's heroic bearing as he made a move.

That was something she absolutely could not miss.

On Floating Cloud Mountain.

Ye Qingyun had no idea at all that things around him were about to become extremely lively.

At this moment, he brought a guqin out of the house and placed it in the courtyard.

Dust had accumulated on the guqin. Clearly, it had been sitting unused for a long time.

Guo Xiaoyun looked puzzled when he saw the guqin.

"Master, can you play the guqin too?"

Ye Qingyun smiled faintly.

"Of course. There's nothing your master can't do."

"Then can you cultivate?"

"..."

Ye Qingyun was left utterly speechless.

"Except cultivate!"

He emphasized that forcefully.

Guo Xiaoyun chuckled.

But Ye Qingyun really could play the guqin.

Under the Sage System's tutelage, Ye Qingyun had become proficient in all four arts: the guqin, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Moreover, his attainments in all of them had reached an extremely high level.

He could be called a grandmaster of his generation.

This guqin was also a reward Ye Qingyun had received after completing a system trial back then.

He had thought it was some kind of treasure, but after fiddling with it for ages, Ye Qingyun discovered that it was just a very ordinary guqin.

So Ye Qingyun had been disappointed.

For a long time.

He had not used this guqin again.

But today.

With nothing to do, Ye Qingyun decided to bring out the guqin and play around with it.

If Guo Xiaoyun happened to be interested too, he could teach him to play.

He was a boy, after all.

If he could play the guqin, it would make finding a partner a little easier in the future.

After wiping the dust off the guqin and spending quite a while tuning it, he finally got it back into working order.

"I haven't played in so long. I wonder if I've gotten rusty?"

Ye Qingyun sat behind the guqin and placed both hands on its strings.

Guo Xiaoyun watched intently from the side.

Ye Qingyun gave the strings a gentle pluck.

Melodious notes immediately rang out.

A look of satisfaction appeared on Ye Qingyun's face.

"Looks like this guqin really is pretty good. Even after sitting around for so long, its tone hasn't changed at all."

Ye Qingyun continued plucking the strings.

He did not play any particular piece, merely plucking casually like this.

But even so, the music remained beautiful and moving.

Listening beside him, Guo Xiaoyun was almost entranced.

Meanwhile, the experts of the three great dynasties and the forces of the three great sects had all arrived through the air.

"Hmm? Is that guqin music?"

Hearing the music, everyone stopped in midair.

They all looked down together.

And saw Ye Qingyun playing the guqin.