"Fairy Xinjian, I don't understand what you're saying." Feng Yuwu chuckled and turned to look at Du Ruoyun. "Fairy Du, please judge for yourself. Don't I even have the right to transplant a roadside peony back to Changshengmen?"
"All under heaven belongs to the king. All the people in the world are his subjects." Du Ruoyun shook her head. "This peony grew on the land of the Daliang Empire, so it naturally belongs to the imperial family."
"Fairy Du, you're wrong." Heart Sword Fairy snorted coldly, "Chang'an City is far away, but Xuanyuan Temple is very close. This peony belongs to Xuanyuan Temple."
"But I'm the one closest to this peony right now." Feng Yuwu stretched out her delicate hand and gently tapped the pale golden petals. "According to Fairy Xinjian, shouldn't this peony belong to me?"
"You two, stop your illogical arguments." Du Ruoyun raised her voice. "Although the six major factions have the right to self-govern, they are limited to the sphere of influence designated for you by Emperor Taizu Gao. This peony grows on royal land directly under the imperial family's jurisdiction. How can you possibly meddle with it?"
"Fairy Du, I don't like what you're saying." Feng Yuwu's smile faded, and she said in a deep voice, "This is certainly not the Changsheng Sect's sphere of influence, but we haven't broken any laws. Shouldn't we act freely? If you want this peony, please bring out the official imperial decree first. Otherwise, everyone has the right to compete fairly."
"Alright, there's no point in talking any more." Heart Sword Fairy gave a low shout, and the long sword on her back began to tremble in its sheath. "Since everyone wants this peony, let's see how good we are!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the situation became tense and ready to explode. Xuanyuan Temple's side had the fewest members, but the highest average cultivation level, giving them the greatest chance of victory. Therefore, Heart Sword Fairy was confident in her victory through force.
But she didn't know that Pei Xuan had two powerful trump cards hidden, Azure Dragon and Vermillion Bird. If a fight really broke out, Xuanyuan Temple would definitely not be the winner in the end.
At this moment, a strong golden light shone from the root of the peony, and in an instant it caught the attention of everyone present like a flash bomb.
Two or three seconds later, the light faded, and the peony had disappeared from its original position. In its place appeared a graceful and elegant lady in palace dress. She wore a complex dark green floor-length dress, and her thick light golden hair was tied up high behind her head, revealing her slender and elegant white neck like a swan.
A stunningly beautiful face that is so stunning that it can overwhelm the whole country is filled with an awe-inspiring noble bearing and a kingly demeanor that can win people's hearts and minds, yet also carries a hint of laziness that comes from being in a high position for a long time.
The tall and extremely plump beauty in palace dress walked slowly in front of everyone with graceful lotus steps. Her long skirt swept the ground without getting a speck of dust on her.
"I simply cannot bear to hear your arguments any longer." The voice of the beautiful woman in palace attire was clear and resounding, full of appeal yet still alluringly feminine. "I am the King of Kings. Though I have slumbered for thousands of years, I cannot allow myself to be manipulated by you."
There was no doubt that the beautiful lady in palace dress who looked so arrogant as if she was above everyone else was the legendary ancient demon, the king of flowers, Peony, whose name was Yunshang.
Pei Xuan checked the information and knew that this great demon had a strange and noble aura that made people willingly kneel down and submit to him upon seeing him.
With this unique demonic nature, Yun Shang established the first dynasty of the East Continent, named "Kingdom of Gods", also known as "Kingdom of Flowers", so she has the titles of "Lord of Gods", "King of Flowers" and "King of Kings".
This dynasty lasted for three thousand years, longer than all subsequent human dynasties combined.
At this moment, the King of Flowers awakened in such an era of thin spiritual energy, and his demonic nature was greatly reduced, but it was still enough to make a person with low cultivation like Pei Xuan feel submissive. He subconsciously imagined himself kneeling at Yun Shang's feet.
Realizing that something was wrong, Pei Xuan quickly bit his lips hard, using the pain to pull his consciousness back, and then changed the picture in his mind to one of himself using his lips and tongue to touch the other person's crystal clear and delicate beautiful jade feet, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Du Ruoyun was the first to recover from Yun Shang's sudden appearance. Born in the imperial capital of Chang'an, she knew how to handle a monarch like Yun Shang. "Your Majesty, please forgive my disrespect."
Du Ruoyun held down his sword, bowed to Yun Shang, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty's kingdom of God no longer exists, but as long as Your Majesty appears in Chang'an with me, the Xiaoliang Imperial Household will respect Your Majesty as a guest and treat you with the courtesy of a king."
"Hmph! What guests? They're just high-ranking prisoners." Heart Sword Fairy snorted coldly, "Senior, you must not be fooled by this woman's sweet words. The imperial family currently dominates the world. If you go there, you will only be controlled by others. It would be better for you to join our Xuanyuan Temple and live freely."
"Yes, Chang'an City is not a good place for a lonely person like you." Feng Yuwu said with a smile, "But Xuanyuan Temple is a place for monks, where the mind is pure and desires are few, and it is very boring. You should come to our Changsheng Sect to live happily."
"Forget it, there's no need to argue." Yun Shang raised an eyebrow, interrupting the three people's new round of verbal arguments. "I will visit each of your three families one by one. Xuanyuan Temple is the closest, so I will go to Xuanyuan Temple first, then to Changsheng Gate, and finally to Chang'an. I will settle down in the place that satisfies me."
Yun Shang spoke, and although her demonic nature was weak, it made the three people stop.
Feng Yuwu nodded, chuckled, and said, "Since Senior has said so, we naturally dare not disobey. We will go to Xuanyuan Temple to welcome you another day."
After saying that, he left with his son, daughter-in-law and daughter.
The people from Changsheng Sect went away, but Du Ruoyun and his group stood there in silence.
Fairy Xinjian glanced at her and said coldly, "Fairy Du, why aren't you leaving yet? Do you want to follow me back to Xuanyuan Temple?"
Facing the questioning of the Heart Sword Fairy, Du Ruoyun seemed not to hear it and remained silent and motionless.
The Heart Sword Fairy immediately became suspicious and took a step forward to find out what was going on. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a powerful and familiar true energy hit her back unexpectedly.
The defenseless Heart Sword Fairy was seriously injured and flew out and hit a big tree.
At the same time, Du Ruoyun suddenly attacked and attacked Yun Shang with a sword.
Yun Shang, who was quick-witted, barely avoided this feint attack. Two figures, one blue and one red, appeared in the void and attacked Yun Shang from behind. She had no time to dodge or defend herself, and the two powerful true qi instantly defeated her.