My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty-Chapter 518: The Beginning of the Debate

After consecutive defeats, having lost a Holy Son and a clone, and now faced with the mysterious curse technique, the Thunder Clan elder was filled with both anger and uncertainty. What kind of person was Gu Lan? How could someone from an Earthly Realm force have so many legacies and techniques?

The Thunder Clan elder now knew Gu Lan's true self was in the Earthly Realm, leaving only a clone in Immortal Realm. If he could attack the Snow Clan ruins and the developing Lanyan Royal School quickly, it might be effective. However, this would mean losing the chance to secretly acquire the Destiny that Lanyan Royal School obtained in the Great Competition of All Clans.

Contemplating his options, the Thunder Clan elder attempted various methods to remove the curse but to no avail. The curse mark seemed to have no offensive properties but remained like a permanent mark on him.

"It seems I must return to the clan," The Thunder Clan elder had a complicated state of mind. After much deliberation, he ultimately decided to return to the Thunder Clan and report everything that had happened. What would happen to him in the end, he wasn't sure. But one thing he was certain of was that no matter what punishment he faced, Gu Lan would suffer an even worse fate.

In these times, to offend a member of one of the seven great houses of the Immortal Realm to such an extent was a terrifying matter, even if that clan, the Seven Greats, was already in decline. The Thunder Clan, being a secretive force, had ensured that no significant uproar occurred in the Immortal Realm regarding the incident with the elder.

Except for the elder himself, very few knew the extent of the conflict between the Thunder Clan and Lanyan Royal School. The situation had escalated to a point where reconciliation seemed impossible.

Perhaps even the Fire Clan had not anticipated that they would now be scheming against Lanyan Royal School's fortune, though they were doing so in a less obvious manner. At least the Fire Clan hadn't been arrogant enough to send their Holy Son down to the Earthly Realm to stir up trouble.

The elder of the Thunder Clan had faced consecutive defeats, not only because he had misjudged the situation, believing that there were no powerful figures in the Earthly Realm associated with Lanyan Royal School, but also because of his own arrogance.

From the very beginning, he had failed to acknowledge that Lanyan Royal School's victory in the Great Competition of All Clans was something of significant value.

In the end, the cost was his to bear.

He had decided in his heart that, regardless of how the Thunder Clan's higher-ups chose to deal with Lanyan Royal School, he would personally ensure Gu Lan's demise. Of course, before that, he needed to find a way to deal with the curse mark he had on his hand.

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As the Thunder Clan elder returned to his clan, Gu Lan had already finished collecting loot from the Thunder Clan elder's clone, including a few Realm Breaker Talismans and some emperor-tier weapons and treasures. There weren't many spirit stones, though.

"Even a Divine Realm expert, with such poor provisions for his clone. No wonder their strength and judgment are lacking," Gu Lan silently muttered a complaint before his figure disappeared from the spot. Moments later, he had returned to the Tianqiong Mountain.

His main body was now dressed in the exclusive principal robe of Lanyan Royal School, which had been designed by the finest tailor in the Jing Nation Capital at Mu Yuyan's request. The robe was much more dazzling than the low-key merit gold robe Gu Lan usually wore.

Seeing his main body dressed in such a flashy outfit, the Three Clarity avatar couldn't help but smile faintly. They approached and fused with Gu Lan's body.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Three resonating bell chimes rang out from Tianqiong Mountain. In an instant, everyone who had come to participate in the Dao Conference took out a talisman and activated it.

In the next moment, they found themselves standing in the newly established Daoist temple.

The temple was vast and grand, shaped in a circular design. The structure followed the principles of Taiji and Bagua, with every point in the array carefully positioned to allow a clear view of the central space.

As soon as the guests arrived, a set of tables and chairs floated beside them. The furnishings were exquisitely arranged, and there were delicacies laid out: spiritual tea, spirit fruits, and fine spirit wine, all of which were far from ordinary.

"Holy-grade spirit tea and spirit wine!"

"Lanyan Royal School is indeed extravagant!"

"Such high-grade spirit tea and spirit wine would fetch hundreds of top-grade spirit stones on the black market, and they're often priceless."

Everyone's eyes filled with shock and delight as they looked at the items appearing beside them. They quickly realized that these were not illusions, but real, genuine treasures.

Just by this alone, they felt that their trip to Lanyan Royal School had been well worth it.

Moreover, the opening of the Dao Conference was impressively grand. Not only had they been provided with a personal teleportation talisman, but it had only teleported them a short distance, a luxury in itself.

With just this opening, everyone had witnessed the vast financial power and strength of Lanyan Royal School. Many who had doubted the academy's status in the past now had their doubts completely dispelled. Lanyan Royal School had truly claimed first place in the Great Competition of All Clans in the Immortal Realm, as such an abundance of resources would be impossible to acquire otherwise.

"Master, can we eat these Spirit Fruits?" asked a masked girl beside the Icy Palace's master, her eyes wide at the sight of a platter of Spirit Fruits.

The Palace Master stood beside a masked girl who was staring wide-eyed at a plate of spirit fruits in front of her.

The plate was filled with ice-attribute spirit fruits, each of which was above the king-level grade, with even a few reaching the celestial grade.

Such high-grade spirit fruits were usually used as key ingredients for refining imperial and saint-grade pills.

To see them casually laid out like a fruit platter for everyone to eat was almost wasteful.

However, with the vast expanse of the Dao Hall covered in spirit fruits, the guests subconsciously forgot about this fact.

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"Yes, you can eat them," The Palace Master of the Icy Palace looked at her last closed-door disciple with a doting gaze, not the slightest bit of reproach for her immature disposition.

Throughout her life, she had seen countless scheming cultivators, and those who managed to reach the very end were almost always the ones with a childlike heart.

In this world, filled with deceit and the law of the jungle, cultivators who could remain true to their original intentions were exceedingly rare.

As a result, she treated her somewhat naive and innocent disciple with extra care and affection.

Even for the Great Dao Conference, she made sure to bring her along.

"Dear friends," a voice reached them before the figure appeared. "Welcome to the first debate!"

Upon hearing the voice, everyone turned to the center of the arena, where Gu Lan, dressed in the principal's robe, slowly materialized.

He was tall and handsome, exuding an ethereal charm even without the robe. Clad in the principal's robe and holding an ancient book, he carried the demeanor of a grand scholar, almost like an immortal from a painting.

"Is this the principal of Lanyan Royal School?"

"He truly looks remarkable!"

The masked girl beside the Icy Palace master was momentarily mesmerized, forgetting the Spirit Fruits before her.

Others present were equally captivated by Gu Lan. In a corner of the arena, Mu Yuyan, hidden behind a veil, watched with a proud gaze. She could find no fault in her husband's appearance, a significant reason why she had married Gu Lan so impulsively.