Wan Qijing is a ruthless person, especially after Pu Yun's death.

Once she realized that relying on Wan Qiyi was impossible, she began to make other plans. Leaving the Wan Qi clan was her own idea, with the aim of using extreme methods to forcibly elevate her strength to the Martial Emperor realm, thus gaining the qualifications to replace Wan Qiyi.

Even if the process is filled with pain, and you may even die at one point. Even if you succeed, you will no longer be qualified to continue your cultivation.

She will rise to power at all costs and then return to the Wanqi Clan.

She ruled and managed the Wanqi tribe for over a hundred years. Her understanding and control over the Wanqi tribe far exceeded that of Wanqi Yi.

If she has enough strength, she is confident that she can take Wan Qiyi's position.

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Upon returning to the Wanqi tribe, the first thing she did was to consolidate her power.

Now, it is clear who is willing to follow her.

After all the preparations were completed, only the final step remained.

On the eve of the operation, she stood on the summit and quietly looked at the surrounding mountains for a moment.

The Wanqi Clan is now incredibly powerful. The mountains surrounding Shiming Peak are all inhabited by Wanqi Clan members, creating a situation where they are surrounded by stars. And the person who has brought the Wanqi Clan to this point is none other than Wanqi Jing herself.

In that case, why can't she ascend to the pinnacle of power within the Wanqi clan!

"Wan Qiyong".

She called over the man next to her.

After several days of discipline and training, the once arrogant and domineering man now treated her with utmost respect, saying, "Chief, please give your orders."

"Remember my words, bring Wan Qiyi out..."

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Dingtian Academy has been established for 561 years.

The first Dean of the Academy in history to reach the Martial Emperor level, Wan Qiyi, suddenly perished.

With a loud bang, a huge explosion blasted the entire mountain apart, and the energy released illuminated the entire academy like a second sun for a full quarter of an hour.

In an instant, the entire Wanqi clan was wailing, especially Wanqi Jing, who was almost crying herself unconscious and had to be carried out from inside.

The heart-wrenching cries of the entire Wanqi tribe moved many uninformed viewers to remark on the depth of their affection.

With Wan Qiyi's sudden death, all three deans naturally gathered together.

In the midst of the chaos, Wan Qiyong took charge and rushed over to report, "The Dean suddenly went into a qi deviation during his cultivation, his abilities greatly increased, and then he self-destructed."

What does this mean?

Helian Xiong frowned deeply. "Where is Wanqi Jing?"

"Clan Chief Wanqi was affected by the aftershocks of the explosion at the Dean's residence and is currently resting due to excessive grief."

Wan Qiyong pointed to Wan Qijing, who was surrounded by the crowd. At that moment, Qu Haifeng made eye contact with her from a distance.

"How could Wan Qiyi suddenly die while cultivating?"

Gongyang Sun naturally couldn't believe that a perfectly healthy person could suddenly die; the whole affair seemed suspicious from beginning to end. However, the entire mountain where the incident occurred was completely destroyed, and Wan Qiyi's body was reduced to minced meat, so how could an investigation be conducted?

Qu Haifeng then stepped forward and said, "Dean Wanqi has died, and Wanqi Jing has been sent to explain the reason. As the dignified clan leader, how dare you feign illness and send out an elder in such a serious matter?"

Qu Haifeng's words were met with agreement from the two deans behind him.

That makes sense.

"The three deans."

Wan Qijing still bore the scars from the explosion on her face and body. She looked sadly at the mountain peak that had been leveled to the ground. "Dean Wan Qi... died because of a mishap during his advancement. He had too much spiritual energy and his body exploded."

Qu Haifeng: Were you there at the time?

Wan Qijing: "Yes."

Qu Haifeng: "Who else but you?"

"At that time, the dean was at a critical juncture in his advancement and specifically asked us to be his protectors."

Wan Qijing answered smoothly, "Besides me, there are also the dean's eleven confidants."

Qu Haifeng: "Where are they?"

Wan Qiyong brought over three other injured people. "Reporting to Dean Qu, after Dean Wan Qi encountered problems in his cultivation, only Clan Chief Wan Qi and the four of us escaped unscathed."

As for the others, they naturally perished.

"Since Dean Wanqi is dead, you should give him a proper funeral."

Gongyang Sun had heard enough, and then concluded, "No dean of the academy has ever fallen before. Now that Wan Qiyi has become the first, it is only natural that he should be given a grand funeral."

However, nothing at the academy can be delayed. Now that the Wanqi clan has lost its dean, they have sent people to discuss the handover of affairs.

Helian Xiong nodded slightly in agreement.

Their concern and worry were feigned; their true intention was to seize the power held by the Wanqi tribe.

Wan Qijing looked at Wan Qiyong and gave him a wink.

"Deans, this might not work."

Wanqiyong stepped forward and said, "To be honest, before his passing, the Dean was worried about the Wanqi Clan and the Academy. He specifically entrusted the position of Dean to the Wanqi Clan Chief on his deathbed."

After the funeral, the clan chief will assume the position of headmaster.

To prevent the transfer of power, the position of dean can be inherited, a rule established long ago.

Upon hearing this, Gongyangsun and Helian Xiong's faces darkened.

They looked at Wan Qijing, "Is there any documentation for this matter?"

"The incident happened suddenly, and there was no suicide note."

Wan Qiyong bowed his head in reply, then looked at the cultivators on either side of him, “But these words were heard by me and the other three elders, and there is not a single falsehood in them.”

We are trusted confidants of the clan chief, so naturally we would not lie.

It's not that she can't lie, but rather that her staunch confidants have already been dealt with by Wan Qijing and Wan Qiyi inside the mountain.

They ingested poisoned pills and were then killed by Wan Qijing and several others. Wan Qiyi's expression at the time suggested that he had never imagined he would die at Wan Qijing's hands.

The dead cannot speak, and all the living are Wan Qijing's people.

A strange feeling settled over Helian Xiong and Gongyang Sun, until Qu Haifeng said, "These are just your side of the story; words alone are not enough to prove anything."

Moreover, in the Aotian Continent, martial arts are revered, and only those with the cultivation of a Martial Emperor are qualified to become Deans.

"The position of dean isn't something you can just take on so easily."

After he finished speaking, both Helian Xiong and Gongyang Sun nodded.

It would be best for the Wanqi Clan to be without a Dean now. If possible, they would prefer to return to the era when there were only three Deans, a three-way balance of power.

However, this was exactly what Wanqijing wanted to hear.

“Three deans, Dean Wanqi did indeed give a token to his juniors before he passed away, which was… his own cultivation level.”

At this moment, Wan Qijing suddenly released his aura, and the power of a Martial Emperor made ordinary people unable to breathe.

Martial Emperor cultivation level.

Wan Qijing concealed her cultivation level very well; apart from a few people, everyone still thought she was only at the late stage of Martial King. And the fact that she could rise from the late stage of Martial King to the Martial Emperor realm overnight seemed to have no other possibility than Wan Qiyi imparting his power to her.

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