"Senior Brother!"

Baiyunzi's eyes lit up, squinting with a smile.

In fact, Zhang Yang and the other Seven Sons of Azurecloud knew it was Qingyunzi who took action.

Because only Qingyunzi in the Azurecloud Sect had such abilities.

Zhang Yang was dumbfounded; he truly hadn't expected his master to be so formidable.

The other members of the Seven Sons of Azurecloud were almost all at the Nascent Soul Stage.

So, Zhang Yang instinctively assumed Qingyunzi was also at the Nascent Soul Stage.

It wasn't until Lingyunzi mentioned last time that Qingyunzi had beaten Tan Qiushui of the Langya Sacred Ground that Zhang Yang realized Qingyunzi's strength was far more terrifying than it appeared.

But even so, this was still far beyond Zhang Yang's imagination.

His heart surged with excitement; this was what immortal cultivation was all about!

He saw the giant hand conjured by Qingyunzi grabbing the dragon boat of the Cloudmount Empire and smashing it to the ground. A thought flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly shouted, "Don't break it! Don't kill them, keep them alive to pay ransom!"

How short of money was the Azurecloud Sect now?

Although Situ Mingyue had brought a million spirit stones, it was far from enough.

Now the Cloudmount Empire had three thousand Flying Dragon Guards, a Third Prince, and a massive flying vessel... how much would that be worth?

The giant hand made of white clouds was about to smash the dragon boat to the ground when it seemed Qingyunzi heard Zhang Yang's words and stopped. The dragon boat was gently placed on the ground.

By this time, the three thousand Flying Dragon Guards were already petrified, not daring to move.

The Third Prince sat pale on the deck of the dragon boat, long gone was his previous arrogance.

As for the Red-Robed Eunuch, he was, of course, gone.

Zhang Yang first went to Bilingzi's side and asked with concern, "Fourth Uncle-Master, are you alright?"

Bilingzi raised her hand to retrieve the formation disk, wiped the corner of her mouth, and said fiercely, "Are you hoping something happened to me? It was just a backlash from the formation malfunctioning, nothing serious. But this time, it was a blessing in disguise; I found a weakness in my formation, quite a gain."

Seeing Bilingzi still discussing improvements to the formation, Zhang Yang knew she wasn't seriously hurt.

Only then did he approach the dragon boat, glanced at the Third Prince, and said to the Flying Dragon Guards, "All of you, get off the ship, hands on your heads, squat on the side. Anyone who moves will die! Fifth Uncle-Master, come and confiscate this dragon boat."

His skill with talismans wasn't yet on par with Hualingzi. Such a large flying vessel could only be handled by Hualingzi.

The Flying Dragon Guards, dejected, obediently disembarked as Zhang Yang instructed, all squatting with their hands on their heads.

They didn't even know why they had to put their hands on their heads... they just followed orders.

Hualingzi eagerly boarded the flying vessel, studying the talismans on it.

This was his greatest interest.

"Your Highness the Third Prince, are you not getting off? Do you need me to throw you off?" Zhang Yang asked the Third Prince indifferently.

"I am of the royal family, you..."

Zhang Yang sneered coldly, "If I hadn't spared your life, you'd be dead by now. Get off now, or I'll make you."

He had no fondness for this Third Prince.

The Third Prince lowered his head and disembarked, but his eyes were filled with resentment.

After driving everyone off the flying vessel, Zhang Yang began to confiscate the various talismans and arrows on board, even discovering a large number of spirit stones and supplies for the Flying Dragon Guards.

In the sky, Lingyunzi and Xu Bai, who had been fiercely fighting, had already stopped.

When the Flying Dragon Guards were about to invade the Azurecloud Sect, Xu Bai thought Lingyunzi would retreat to help, so he desperately suppressed Lingyunzi, preventing him from returning to the Azurecloud Sect.

He hadn't expected Lingyunzi to remain unperturbed.

The next scene finally made Xu Bai understand what had happened.

He looked at Lingyunzi in shock and asked, "Does your Azurecloud Sect have such a master?"

If he had known earlier that the Azurecloud Sect had such a master, he wouldn't have been so arrogant.

Lingyunzi chuckled coldly, "We haven't finished yet, let's continue."

It was a rare opportunity to spar; it would be a pity not to continue.

"Is there any need to continue?" Xu Bai smiled bitterly.

This time, they had suffered a huge setback.

"If you don't want to fight, then surrender," Lingyunzi snorted, "Seal your own Nascent Soul, or we'll continue fighting."

Xu Bai sighed deeply, descended to the ground, and sealed his own Nascent Soul.

He didn't think about escaping; from Eunuch Xi's fate, he knew they couldn't escape.

After Zhang Yang finished searching the flying vessel, he disembarked and said to Xu Bai, "You can go back now!"

"You're letting us leave?" Xu Bai was incredulous. Was this matter resolved just like that?

Zhang Yang said calmly, "Go back and tell your master, ask him how much three thousand Flying Dragon Guards, a prince, and a dragon boat are worth. Once he calculates it, send us the money, or convert it into other materials.

Oh, and besides this incident, the previous matters haven't been resolved either. We need an explanation for those too."

Xu Bai was stunned.

Was this a ransom?

The cultivators he had encountered all had an air of high morality; he had never seen a cultivator with such a ransom style!

Immediately, his expression changed.

He could imagine how furious the Emperor would be when he heard this news.

But was there any other option now?

"I... please treat our people well, I will deliver the message quickly," Xu Bai said bitterly.

"Please!" Zhang Yang gestured.

Xu Bai nodded to the Third Prince, unsealed his Nascent Soul, and flew away.

Just as Xu Bai left, Qin Yushu flew over from the Azurecloud Market, landed in front of the mountain gate, and looked at the three thousand Flying Dragon Guards and the massive dragon boat with uncertainty, asking, "Did the Azurecloud Sect Master just take action?"

The dragon boat, fully defended by the three thousand Flying Dragon Guards, had combat power definitely surpassing the Nascent Soul Stage.

Even in such a situation, the dragon boat was still toyed with like a plaything... The key issue was that Qingyunzi never appeared, exerting such power from a distance.

Was this Qingyunzi's strength?

Zhang Yang didn't directly answer Qin Yushu but smiled and said, "Uncle-Master Lingyun, since Senior Qin is worried about his junior sister's safety, let him stay until this matter is resolved before leaving. In the meantime, please entertain him."

Lingyunzi gestured to Qin Yushu, smiling, "Fellow Daoist, please!"

Qin Yushu nodded and followed Lingyunzi up Lingyun Peak.

Once the dust settled, Situ Mingyue ran over, glanced at the situation, and asked Zhang Yang, "Senior Brother, was it Master who took action just now?"

"It should be!" Zhang Yang wasn't sure either; after all, he hadn't seen anyone and didn't know if the Azurecloud Sect had any hidden experts.

"Haha, I knew joining Azurecloud was the wisest choice," Situ Mingyue laughed.

She knew the strength of the Flying Dragon Guards; they were the sharpest sword of the Cloudmount Empire, solving many of the empire's troubles. In fact, the Yunteng Empire had a similar force.

This was the only means ordinary empires could think of to counter cultivators, a necessary force.

Now that the Cloudmount Empire was crippled, even if the Yunteng Empire knew she was in the Azurecloud Sect, they wouldn't pose any threat to the sect.

She could stay in the Azurecloud Sect with peace of mind.

The newly initiated disciples of the Azurecloud Sect also witnessed the scene just now. When they saw the sect's great victory, a cheer erupted from the crowd.

Those disciples who had been hesitant found their hearts swaying, making a decision.

They were just children, their minds not yet firm, easily swayed by external influences.

Now, seeing the strength of the Azurecloud Sect, combined with Zhang Yang's previous ideological instruction, they naturally began to identify with the sect.

Only disciples like Cao Ying had faces as pale as snow.

They were filled with disbelief; the invincible Flying Dragon Guards of the Cloudmount Empire were defeated just like that?

Three thousand Flying Dragon Guards, all squatting with their hands on their heads, what a sight...

Immediately, an even more unacceptable scene for Cao Ying and others unfolded.

After Zhang Yang finished collecting the spoils, he approached the Flying Dragon Guards and said, "Before the Cloudmount Empire ransoms you back, you'll have to work for Azurecloud. The sect has many projects waiting for you to start! No work, no food; Azurecloud doesn't support idlers."