Bai Qingting was utterly furious. Whether in her previous life or after transmigrating, she had never suffered such an insult!
Bai Qingting was so angry she felt like her soul was leaving her body. She directly called to the green-clad girl beside her: "Manman, you go back to the Ancestor."
Then, a white iron ball appeared in her hand out of thin air. She crushed it expressionlessly. Soon, over a dozen fox spirits rushed to Bai Qingting's side from different directions.
Bai Qingting picked up her jade pendant and spoke to her friends in the group chat: [Xianxia World Bai Qingting: In both my lifetimes combined, I've never endured such bullshit. I don't even know what this Yu Xiao looks like, yet that bastard dares to flaunt himself in front of me. I absolutely cannot swallow this anger.]
Bai Qingting's words instantly reminded the old members of the group of Ye Bingbing from back then. That was also a domineering CEO world where both the male and female leads equally failed to comprehend others' words.
Ye Bingbing did nothing wrong; her mere existence was a mistake.
Recalling that unbearable memory, Ye Bingbing felt terrible: [Domineering CEO Villainess Ye Bingbing: Sister, go crush those idiots who can't understand human speech!]
Chu Qianmo didn't speak, but he directly supplied some highly lethal talismans, sending a large batch over. People from other worlds couldn't offer much help—after all, it was a fight among immortals, and their worlds were all ordinary.
Wen Wan from the interstellar world couldn't access large-scale destructive weapons from her world. Yao Xiran could, but she needed to order from the black market, and it would take a while to reach her.
Bai Qingting accepted her friends' items and their goodwill. She had been invited to join this group and knew some of its basic functions.
She rummaged through her personal space, found a few bottles of wine, and sent them to Lin Xi.
[Xianxia World Bai Qingting: Brothers and sisters, I've prepared some spirit wine for you. I had the neighboring monkey tribe brew it. The taste is excellent, and the kick is very strong. You only need to drink a tiny bit; it will be very good for your health. However, the brother from the cultivation world can drink a bit more.]
Although the Cultivation World and the Xianxia World are fundamentally different in meaning, stripping away their distinctions places them both within the fantasy system.
Therefore, Chu Qianmo could drink a bit more.
After sending the wine, Bai Qingting fiddled with something and directly opened a live stream: [Xianxia World Bai Qingting: I know you're all curious about this world. Come on, let me take you to experience the magnificent landscapes of the Xianxia world.]
Speaking of which, before transmigrating, Bai Qingting was actually an internet celebrity. She really enjoyed live streaming.
Lin Xi was no longer sleepy. After distributing the wine to every friend in the group, she poured a small cup and took a gentle sip.
She was thinking about Bai Qingting's words. When Bai Qingting left, a certain xianxia drama was airing, which was at earliest around 2017. Yet, according to her, she was now a hundred million years old.
So, how did the time flow rate in her world compare to that of the Earth dimension?
Lin Xi was very curious, but obviously now wasn't the time to discuss this.
Because at this moment, over a dozen handsome young men and beautiful women had gathered around Bai Qingting. They addressed her as "Third Princess" and then stood by, awaiting her instructions.
Bai Qingting stood with her hands behind her back. "I presume everyone knows the story of the Celestial Clan's Crown Prince, Yu Xiao, and that koi spirit, Tang Jin?"
An age of hundreds of millions of years isn't much in the Xianxia world. The Celestial Clan's Crown Prince wasn't even at the age to undergo a love tribulation yet, but he had had a girlfriend since twenty million years ago. Moreover, their love story was spread absolutely everywhere.
The stunningly beautiful men and women before Bai Qingting exchanged glances. The man and woman at the forefront looked at each other, and the girl in pink clothes spoke: "We know, A'Ting. Did they have the audacity to provoke you?"
The White Fox tribe of Qingqiu wasn't large, and among these few white foxes, Bai Qingting's lineage was the foremost. The foxes Bai Qingting summoned were all her guards.
Bai Qingting had transmigrated via rebirth. Before they could take human form, they had all lived together.
Later, as they grew up, while Bai Qingting was drinking and sleeping, they scattered across Qingqiu to increase their strength. After all, the Qingqiu White Fox population was truly small. Up to Bai Qingting's generation in her lineage, there were only her, the Ancestor, and Bai Manman.
Bai Qingting's face was cold. "The Celestial Clan is utterly unreasonable! They clearly know their Crown Prince has someone outside, yet they sent a marriage proposal, wanting to engage me as the Crown Princess. After the Ancestor asked for my opinion, she directly refused."
"Before I could even react, that koi spirit showed up, knelt right in front of me, and started crying. The Celestial Crown Prince arrived right after, saying his heart belongs to the koi spirit, telling me not to harbor wishful thinking, and that he wouldn't marry me, and even if he did, nothing would happen between us."
As Bai Qingting's words fell, the dozen-plus guards before her were furious. Although the Qingqiu Fox tribe was just one among many demon tribes, their strength was formidable, and numerous clans were dependent on them.
For the Celestial Clan to send their notorious Crown Prince to propose marriage to their princess was a slap in the face to all of Qingqiu.
The scene the Celestial Crown Prince and his koi spirit caused in Qingqiu was trampling Qingqiu's dignity underfoot.
If Qingqiu didn't retaliate, how would the world view Qingqiu? And how would they view their Third Princess?
Thinking of this, the dozen-plus fox spirits extended their hands, and their weapons materialized in their grasp.
Bai Qingting took out an object and tossed it. The small thing instantly grew into a massive flying vessel.
Bai Qingting instantly soared onto it, and after she boarded, the foxes behind her followed.
The flying vessel rose into the air, heading straight for the highest heavens.
After they left, a group of people appeared where they had just been standing.
"Ancestor, when Auntie comes back and finds out we let those two lunatics in, will she be angry?" Two-thousand-year-old Manman spoke with a childish, milky voice.
"She won't. Your aunt isn't a fool. She'll understand what the Ancestor meant," said the Ancestor in black clothes, Bai Yi, to her old companions behind her.
"Let's follow them too. It's the little ones' first time going into battle. We elders should provide protection from the shadows."
"Agreed. This Celestial Clan is indeed too overbearing. Do they think it's still eighty thousand years ago? Their arrogance remains the same?"
“Isn't the Celestial Clan always like this? Shi, keep a tight rein on the youngsters of our tribe, and also on the people of the clans that are dependent on us. Tell them to watch their young closely, lest they be dragged off by Celestial Clan members to undergo love tribulations.”
The Celestial Clan often drags members of other clans through their love tribulations. What good ever comes to those who are used as tools for such trials?
Having their hearts, kidneys, bones, or eyes gouged out is standard practice. Looking at all those who served as the other half in a love tribulation, not a single one returned without their cultivation plummeting drastically.
Of course, those Celestials don't fare much better either. Their cultivation may appear to have increased, but in reality, for immortals to harbor romantic feelings violates the natural order. While their other halves bear the calamities for them, their own foundations are shaken.
Take the first to undergo a love tribulation, the Weiyu God, for example. Why did he go into seclusion immediately after? Precisely because of this. But by then, it was already far too late.
The Heavenly Realm is finished—this is something everyone under heaven knows. This is also the fundamental reason why Bai Yi allowed Bai Qingting to go to the Heavenly Realm to cause trouble.
If it were the Celestial Clan from eighty million years ago, Bai Yi would have had to use roundabout methods to seek justice for Bai Qingting.
"Yes," Shi replied respectfully to Bai Yi, then spoke a few words to those behind her and formed a seal. Bai Yi's exact words were instantly transmitted to their people.
Dozens of figures vanished from their spots in an instant.
By now, Bai Qingting had already reached the South Heaven Gate.
Compared to twenty million years ago, the South Heaven Gate now appeared even more desolate. The celestial soldiers and generals on duty were all individuals with feeble magical power. Their cultivation was so low it was painful to behold. Not to mention Bai Qingting and her guards, even her little Manman could beat them up.
Not just Bai Qingting, but her guards were also stunned. They had never visited the Heavenly Court before and truly didn't know it had become this pathetic.
"Who goes there?" A celestial general stepped forward from the ranks.
Bai Qingting drew a circle in the air before her chest, and an identity token materialized, hovering there. "Bai Qingting of Qingqiu, here to see the Heavenly Emperor and Empress."
The Heavenly Emperor and Empress weren't her sovereigns. As a member of the demon race, there was no need to show them excessive respect.
The celestial general examined the token carefully, then nodded. The soldiers blocking the South Heaven Gate parted to both sides.
Bai Qingting and her companions, weapons in hand, entered through the South Heaven Gate and soon arrived at the Hall of Numinous Brilliance.
The Heavenly Emperor and Empress sat within the hall, looking down at the sparse, scattered few immortals standing below. They hung their heads, shoulders slumped, utterly devoid of vigor.
The Empress simply couldn't understand why, overnight, so many immortals in the heavens suddenly needed to undergo love tribulations.
A maid servant ran in from outside, leaned close to the Emperor and Empress, and whispered something. Their expressions changed dramatically.
"Didn't Qingqiu reject the Heavenly Court's marriage proposal? Why have they come to the Heavenly Court now?" The Heavenly Emperor's face was extremely unpleasant.
He was still living in the era tens of millions of years ago when the Heavenly Court was powerful. Back then, if the Heavenly Court wished to form a marriage alliance, they simply sent down an edict, and no one dared refuse!
But the current Heavenly Court was a foul mess, and anything it issued was utterly useless.
The Empress, thinking of Tang Jin's usual behavior, closed her eyes. "It must be Tang Jin who went to Qingqiu and stirred up trouble."
The Heavenly Emperor shot up from his resplendent Sun-Moon Auspicious Cloud Throne. "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on her? Can't the current Empress even control a mere koi spirit?"
The Heavenly Emperor and Empress had been married for several billion years. For those who become immortals, the chance of bearing offspring is extremely slim. It wasn't until a hundred million years ago that the couple finally had a son, Yu Xiao.
They had doted on him since he was young. When they first learned of the koi spirit's existence, they didn't pay it any mind.
By the time the tale of their tortured, deep love had spread across the four seas and eight wildernesses, the Emperor and Empress finally panicked. They knew the Heavenly Court's situation was worsening daily. For the imperial family to maintain their current status, they must form a marriage alliance with a woman from another powerful race.
Over the years, the Heavenly Court had sent out no less than eight or ten marriage proposals, but not a single one was accepted.
Moreover, the races that received those proposals had almost all become enemies. The root cause was that Tang Jin would always appear before the women they courted, spouting all sorts of nonsense. And Yu Xiao would follow right behind her every time.
Their bond grew deeper, but everyone they offended had become an enemy of the Heavenly Court.
Qingqiu was their last hope. The Emperor and Empress had originally planned to secure a marriage alliance with Qingqiu and, in the process, bring Qingqiu's power under their control.
Who could have imagined Qingqiu would reject their proposal, and Tang Jin, who had been under house arrest in the Twelfth Heaven, would find a way to escape again?
"Didn't I tell you to bind her with the Immortal-Binding Rope?"
"Have you forgotten what your son possesses?" The more they argued, the uglier their expressions became. Just as a major confrontation was about to erupt, Bai Qingting and her group arrived.
Sensing outsiders, the drowsy immortals in the hall finally opened their eyes.
One of them spotted Bai Qingting and immediately chuckled. "Well, well, has Little Dragonfly finally left her magnolia forest?"
Bai Qingting glanced at him and offered a slight smile. "Uncle Songlin, I'll treat you to wine another day. Right now, we have some business—we need the Heavenly Emperor and Empress to give us an explanation."
Hearing this, the elderly, weak, and ailing immortals in the hall instantly perked up. Nowadays, court assemblies in the Heavenly Court were utterly uneventful. Typically, everyone just whiled away the time before dispersing to their own homes.
Looking at Bai Qingting and the armed guards behind her, the elderly immortals exchanged glances and immediately understood why they had come knocking.
The Heavenly Emperor remained stiff-faced and silent. The Empress, however, put on a smile, rose from the Sun-Moon Auspicious Cloud Throne, and descended the steps one by one. The silk stole of her golden, cloud-patterned dress trailed on the ground behind her, forming a straight line as she moved.
"Has our niece Bai Qingting arrived? It must have been twenty million years since we last met, hasn't it?" The Empress's voice was soft and gentle, her tone intimate. She looked at Bai Qingting with eyes full of affection—one might mistakenly think Bai Qingting was her own daughter.
Bai Qingting detested this act the most. Her face remained cold. Two of her guards flanked her, adopting a defensive stance.
"Empress, please understand. This princess has been eating and sleeping in Qingqiu for tens of millions of years without leaving. Today, while I was taking my afternoon nap in Qingqiu, a woman who called herself Tang Jin appeared before me. She kept saying she didn't want to ruin my marriage and that she would disappear from my sight for all eternity."
Although the White Fox clan of Qingqiu is small in number, their strength is not to be underestimated. Whether in the past or now, the relationship between Qingqiu and the Heavenly Court has always been one of equals.
It's just that Bai Qingting is of a younger generation. Under normal circumstances, in the presence of the Heavenly Emperor and Empress, she would still have to conduct herself as a junior.
But the current situation is different from before. If she were to swallow her anger and bear the insults, how would others view Qingqiu?
Ever since the Heavenly Empress became the Heavenly Empress, everyone had to give her some face. This was the first time she had been publicly humiliated like this in front of a large audience. Previously, when Tang Jin and Yu Xiao offended other clans, their apologies were made in private.
Qingqiu is not to be trifled with. The White Fox clan of Qingqiu holds deep grudges. Whoever provokes them, the enmity cannot be settled unless that person is utterly destroyed. This is precisely why the White Fox clan of Qingqiu has so few members! It was also because of Qingqiu's unique nature that they had locked Tang Jin away when sending the marriage proposal to Qingqiu.
Who would have thought Tang Jin still managed to run out.
The Heavenly Empress wore an awkward smile and was just about to speak, but Bai Qingting didn't give her the chance to open her mouth.
"Heavenly Empress, our Qingqiu clan has never been fond of socializing with others. However, if anyone provokes us, it will be a fight to the death! I, Bai Qingting, am a woman of exceptional talent and appearance. Although my cultivation level is not the absolute top among my generation, I am among the leading ranks. Countless men wish to marry into Qingqiu."
At this point, Bai Qingting's expression turned severe. The guards behind her simultaneously drew their swords, and the celestial soldiers and generals inside and outside the hall instantly surrounded them.
Bai Qingting acted as if she saw nothing. She asked, "What is the meaning of this from your Heavenly Court? To have me marry a man of notorious reputation, who is already in love with someone else? And even allow his beloved to flaunt herself right before my eyes?"
The smile could no longer be maintained on the Heavenly Empress's face. The Heavenly Emperor still sat steadily on his throne, but the hand resting on his leg was clenched tightly into a fist.
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense with Bai Qingting's words. No one spoke. Bai Qingting stared fixedly at the Heavenly Empress.
The two women engaged in a silent stare-down, and the Heavenly Empress's heart sank further and further. At this moment, more than ever, she understood the gap between her own son and others.
Bai Qingting and Yu Xiao were born around the same time. Her own son was completely absorbed in romantic affairs all day long, spending most of his time chasing after that utterly ordinary koi spirit. His cultivation had hardly improved, and now he was even about to have a child.
There had never been a time that made the Heavenly Empress more aware of the Heavenly Court's decline than now.
She opened her mouth, just about to speak, when a figure in black strode into the hall from outside: "Bai Qingting, I've told you before, I don't like you, I won't marry you. Even if you make a scene here at the Heavenly Court, it's useless!"
Hearing that extremely arrogant voice, Bai Qingting let out a cold laugh. Before anyone could react, she instantly teleported in front of Yu Xiao. Before he could even process it, a palm imbued with spiritual power landed on his face.
He was sent flying two meters away, his back slamming hard against a golden pillar in the hall before crashing heavily to the ground.
Bai Qingting teleported before him again. Looking down at Yu Xiao lying on the floor, she said condescendingly, "Were your ears left behind in your mother's womb when you were born and never came out? Which ear of yours heard this princess say she wants to marry you?"
"Or perhaps it's not your ears that were left behind, but your brain was eaten by a brain-devouring demon at birth? Do you think you're some irresistible charmer? That everyone who sees you must like you and want to marry you? Delusions are an illness, and someone like you must be terminally ill."
Bai Qingting sneered. "If I hear such nonsense from you again, what awaits you won't be as simple as a slap."
"A useless fool who can't even get up after one slap. A pathetic waste like you, forget marrying you, even seeing you makes me feel nauseated."
"Pathetic waste. And you call yourself a Crown Prince? Go back to your little girlfriend's arms and suckle milk."
Bai Qingting's face showed disdain. Under Yu Xiao's furious gaze, she smiled slightly, stood up, and leisurely strolled back to the midst of the fox clan guards. Yu Xiao, clutching his chest, still hadn't managed to stand up.
The Heavenly Emperor and Empress's faces were ashen. The faces of the older and weaker immortals were also very unpleasant.
At this moment, nothing made it clearer to them than this: the highest-ranking figure among the Heavenly Court's next generation was indeed useless. He had access to the finest cultivation resources, anyone in the Heavenly Court could have been his teacher, yet he was so engrossed in love affairs that he had learned nothing.
Bai Qingting's slap hadn't even used much force, let alone any profound magic, yet he had been utterly powerless to resist!
The immortals in the hall flushed with shame. They had never imagined their Crown Prince could be so weak! Just as Bai Qingting said, a pathetic waste! If the Heavenly Court were handed over to someone like this, it would surely be doomed!
"Let's go." Bai Qingting glanced around and swaggered out through the main door.
The Heavenly Emperor and Empress did not chase after her, nor did they order anyone to apprehend them. Their justification had turned into indefensible wrong the moment Yu Xiao spoke.
If they were in that position, humiliated by Yu Xiao like that, their retaliation would only have been heavier, not lighter, than Bai Qingting's. Moreover, the White Fox clan was notoriously protective. The people who came today certainly weren't limited to just Bai Qingting and her guards.
Those old foxes were probably hiding somewhere, secretly watching.
Bai Qingting and her party passed unimpeded through the Southern Heavenly Gate, then boarded a flying vessel and departed.
In the chat group, the phrase "You're amazing, sis" had already been spammed to the point of exhaustion by the friends in the group.
