The airships of the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty are truly powerful.

So powerful that even when Que Ruming realized something was wrong and ordered his army to come to the rescue, they were still unable to break through the powerful array defense.

Que Ruming, who arrived nearby, also saw the scene inside the flying boat shrouded by the formation.

But after seeing it clearly, his heart sank even further.

Poison, the people of the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty have been poisoned.

This was simply unbelievable to Que Ruming. Once one's cultivation reaches a certain level, the effects of poison on a cultivator become negligible.

Even in the face of powerful techniques, deadly poisons that have entered the body can be expelled instantly.

However, he only knew one side of the story. It wasn't that poison was useless against those with high cultivation levels, but rather that poison made using ordinary refining methods was useless.

Li Miaoru, the master of the Dan Palace in Daqi, is one of the very few people who possesses special refining techniques.

The one who, despite having sufficient cultivation, still thinks of putting poison on his body for self-defense and to ambush others, must be Xi Jiu without a doubt.

What made Que Ruming's mind buzz even more was that the reason why the people of Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty were poisoned was because they had eaten the Vermilion Bird Divine Tea that he had ordered to be sent.

This is a unique spiritual treasure of the Vermilion Bird Divine Land, producing only a small quantity of tea leaves every thousand years. Drinking it can purify the cultivator's soul.

Such rare and precious treasures were extremely rare, but in order to befriend the people of the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty, he did not hesitate to give away all his possessions.

However, this wholehearted effort to befriend them was exploited by villains who poisoned the Vermilion Bird Divine Tea.

The toxicity of the poison was beyond Que Ruming's comprehension; it caused the powerful Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty people to lose all their spiritual power, leaving them as powerless as ordinary people.

Meanwhile, the three masked men who appeared on the flying boat were ruthlessly and swiftly reaping the lives of the powerful figures of the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty.

What made Que Ruming grit his teeth even more was that after one of the masked men beheaded a man from the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty, he actually shouted something in his direction.

"You did a good job intercepting and killing those scum from the Yunqin Dynasty. I will help you get commended within the sect."

These words seemed to come out of nowhere, but they immediately enraged those Yunqin Tianchao people who were still alive.

Although the three were masked, Zhang Youzhao was still very recognizable.

He was already extremely famous in the Central Ming Empire, and he always dressed as a scholar in a Confucian robe. Even if he covered half of his face with his underwear, he could still be recognized at a glance.

Zhang Youzhao wanted to return to his sect to ask for credit for the people from the Vermilion Bird Temple, and the ulterior motives behind this were self-evident.

It must be the two-faced Vermilion Bird Temple, outwardly siding with the Celestial Dynasty but secretly colluding with the scoundrels of the Nine Heavens Mystic Dao Sect.

First, they flattered him by sending him divine tea, then they poisoned it, all for the sake of the two words "ambush and kill" that Zhang Youzhao had mentioned.

The Vermilion Bird Temple truly deserves to die.

The moment Zhang Youzhao finished speaking, Que Ruming knew that this was a scheme to frame him.

But now is not the time to explain. If all the people of Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty were to die, even if he had a mouth full of mouths, he would not be able to explain himself.

He then gritted his teeth and ordered the entire army to simultaneously bombard the formation on the flying boat, and rescue the people of the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty first.

People are prone to forming preconceived notions.

The way Que Ruming ordered the bombardment of the flying boat formation with murderous intent in his eyes made it seem to the people of Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty that he was eager to rush in.

He wanted to silence all of them to cover up his double-dealing and collusion with the Nine Heavens Mystic Dao Sect.

Such despicable thieves truly deserve to die.

Killing a hundred or so people whose spiritual energy had completely dissipated was incredibly easy for Xiao Jiu and his two companions.

But strangely enough, it's unclear whether these three people were blinded by rage or if their eyes were only for urinating.

Anyway, during the evacuation, they somehow missed killing three people. What's worse, their storage rings might have broken, causing the antidote hidden in their sleeves to fall out.

The three left gracefully, but Que Ruming still couldn't break through the defensive formation on the flying boat.

Just as they were about to break through the defensive array, the three Yunqin Tianchao people who had received the antidote had fully recovered. They then took control of the defensive array on the flying boat and sped away into the distance.

The murderous intent in his eyes as he left sent a chill down Que Ruming's spine, leaving him standing frozen in place.

conspiracy.

Moreover, it was a rather unsophisticated conspiracy that left him speechless and helpless.

From the start to the end of the attack, not a single member of the tens of millions of Vermilion Bird Divine Land army perished, while only three of the hundred experts from the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty survived.

If it were just someone shouting that out, it wouldn't be enough to prove that Que Ruming colluded with the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect.

But once that card with the trick appeared, even without saying a word, the charge was completely confirmed.

The good mood he had before setting off was completely gone, and Que Ruming now felt like he wanted to die.

He really doesn't know what to do now that things have turned out this way.

Should we return to the temple and apologize to the God?

Then there is only one path left: death. But if he conceals the matter and fails to report it, and the people of Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty report the matter to the temple, his fate will be even more miserable.

Pursue Zhang Youzhao, capture him, and hand him over to Yun Qintian to clear his name?

Stop joking. There are plenty of people in the Ming Dynasty who want to kill Zhang Youzhao, but he's still alive and well.

Furthermore, the consequences of killing Zhang Youzhao would be far more terrible than those of killing the Crown Prince of Yunqin Tianchao.

The Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect's methods of retaliation are swift, ruthless, and relentless.

I might as well just slit my own throat.

Thinking of this, a resolute look appeared in Que Ruming's eyes.

The only way to survive now is to catch up with the airship, kill the three people on board, and keep the news a secret.

Then, by leading the army to continue to the battlefield, they could pin the deaths of the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty people on the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect on the battlefield.

Having made up his mind, Que Ruming immediately led a large group of his trusted men to chase after the flying boat in the distance.

On a mountaintop not far away, Xiao Jiu and the other two stood side by side.

"See, see, I knew that if I took this son of a bitch, I would definitely kill him to silence him."

Watching Que Ruming chase after the flying boat, Xi Jiu stood with her hands on her hips and shook her head as she spoke.

That's why he deliberately left three people behind.

With only three people controlling a huge flying boat, the speed was simply too slow, which made it easier for Que Ruming to pursue.

However, the three of them were able to barely maintain the flying boat formation, making it impossible to break for the time being. They were also able to jointly activate a sound transmission formation that crossed vast realms, sending brief messages back to the Yunqin Heavenly Dynasty.

That's enough.

"Let's go, let's get back to work."

Yi Jiu glanced at Que Ruming, who had already caught up with the flying boat, waved to Qin Feng and Zhang Youzhao behind him, and then stealthily headed towards the Vermilion Bird Divine City.

That's what Huang Jiu thinks.

The Vermilion Bird Temple has three divine sons, and he killed the one with the most potential.

Now, infiltrate the Vermilion Bird City and eliminate the one with some potential, leaving the most incompetent one behind.

Then, if you can trick the most incompetent one into coming over, many things will be easier to handle, right?

Is that right?