Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled

Chapter 511 - 507: Establishing the Divine King Successor

Although she had anticipated it, after seeing Li Qingxue nod, Li Ya still felt a mix of emotions, as if a bottle of seasoning had overturned in her heart.

She never really valued Li Qingxue and never thought that this child, whom she didn’t consider important, would receive the inheritance of the Divine Emperor.

Li Ya sensed slightly, then hesitantly spoke, "Have you broken through to the Ninth Grade Celestial God Realm?"

There was an uproar around them.

It must be known that Li Qingxue is only twenty years old now and has already broken through to the Ninth Grade Celestial God Realm.

No one who has grown up in the Divine Domain has ever heard of anyone reaching the Celestial God Realm at such an age, let alone that Li Qingxue had spent eighteen years in the Lower Realm.

She hadn’t been back in the Divine Domain for long and had already reached this Realm.

While everyone was in awe, one family was particularly displeased, and that was Zhang Family, the paternal clan of Li Qingyu.

Originally, after their family’s prodigy joined the Li Family, their status in the Celestial Sword Divine Domain rose rapidly.

Then, after Li Qingyu was born, she was always favored by Li Ya, which also continually boosted the Zhang Family’s status.

They had always hoped that in the end, Li Qingyu would ascend to the Divine King’s throne, so their Zhang Family, as the Divine King’s paternal clan, would have an even higher status.

They even dreamed of becoming the top family in the Celestial Sword Divine Domain after accumulating strength over time.

But now everything became a fleeting dream.

The bond between the two families died, and the newly emerged Li Qingxue undoubtedly had no friendly relations with the Zhang Family, if not outright animosity.

It must be known that in order to rise in status, the Zhang Family had made several attempts to sabotage Li Qingxue’s father.

If Li Qingxue truly climbed to a high position, everything they had done might be exposed.

Therefore, Zhang Tianyu, the Patriarch of the Zhang Family, stood at the front with a grim expression and said, "Lord Divine King, regarding the inheritance, I think the fall of Goddess Qingyu is more important."

"The people in the front dared to desecrate Goddess Qingyu, so they must be severely punished."

"Moreover, these three who came out last, to be able to receive the Divine Emperor’s inheritance, might very well be connected to the fall of Goddess Qingyu."

"I beseech Lord Divine King to apprehend these three and thoroughly investigate!"

"If they are indeed related to the fall of Goddess Qingyu, this inheritance should not belong to them; it should be handed over to the Li and Zhang Families!"

Zhang Tianyu’s eyes were filled with malice, and the look he gave Li Qingxue seemed to blaze with anger.

However, he wasn’t as irrational inside as he appeared; everything he said had its own purpose.

First, he brought up Li Qingyu’s fall, then shifted it onto Li Qingxue. No matter what, the aim was to control Li Qingxue first.

In front of so many families, if Li Qingxue couldn’t explain the cause clearly, they might blame her for the fall of their family prodigies.

After all, everyone else perished inside, but only Li Qingxue and her group came out alive and even obtained the inheritance of the Holy Sword Divine Emperor.

Even if people weren’t saying it aloud, they would surely ponder it after leaving.

This would cut off Li Qingxue’s possibility of allying with other families in the future, and some might even trip her up when she had the chance to rise.

As for his later suggestion for thorough investigation, once the people were seized, even the Divine King would likely be interested in the Divine Emperor’s inheritance.

Once people were controlled, how to present it to the outside world was up to Li Ya, wasn’t it?

He brought up this matter simply to find a way to bind himself back to Li Ya after Li Qingyu’s death.

Unfortunately for him, opposite him, Li Ya frowned slightly, not responding to Zhang Tianyu’s words.

Her gaze, tinged with suspicion, turned towards Xia Feng’s direction.

Before the Holy Sword Secret Realm was entered, Li Ya had met Xia Feng; he was then merely a Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial God. Now, after one trip to the Secret Realm, he had broken through to the Ninth Grade True God Realm.

Li Ya could even feel a faint sense of oppressive pressure from Xia Feng.

Her gaze lingered on Xia Feng as if she could see the golden glow left by the Holy Sword Divine Emperor in his sea of consciousness.

Li Ya’s expression grew more nuanced, remembering that the Holy Sword Divine Emperor was an ancestor of the Li Family. How would he pass such a thing onto Xia Feng, an outsider?

Her thoughts spun around in her head, while Zhang Tianyu anxiously wished to personally seize Li Qingxue and her group.

Finally, Li Ya’s face darkened, and she spoke coldly, "Enough. Stop with the nonsense."

"I am deeply saddened by Qingyu’s fall, but from what I’ve just seen in Liu Yu’s sea of consciousness, it’s quite clear what happened."

"It was her carelessness that led to her corruption by the Demon Sword, and to prevent complete seduction by Demonic Qi, she chose to self-destruct to preserve her pride."

Her eyes reflected sadness and coolness, looking at Zhang Tianyu, "Qingyu’s spirit deserves my admiration, and we should not disturb her further."

Li Ya saw in Liu Yu’s sea of consciousness how Li Qingyu had sabotaged other prodigies.

Even describing Qingyu as treating others as tools was perhaps too kind; if families truly investigated, Li Ya didn’t want to antagonize them all.

Zhang Tianyu was still not fully convinced, but Li Ya firmly crushed the matter.

She even exerted some intense pressure on Zhang Tianyu and looked at him icily, "I’ve already lost one daughter; do you want me to lose another?"

Zhang Tianyu’s heart thudded as events took the worst turn for him.

Li Ya looked at Li Qingxue and Xia Feng, her gaze lingered complexly before turning away.

Facing the numerous Clan Leaders, she took a deep breath before articulating her considered decision.

"No one anticipated the circumstances within the Secret Realm this time."

"Many prodigies from various clans perished in the Secret Realm, including my daughter."

"Now, Li Qingxue remains the most outstanding daughter of the new generation in our Li Family; she’s also the one who obtained the inheritance of the Holy Sword Secret Realm."

"Today, I hereby declare her as the successor to the Divine King. You may all go back and make the announcement."

The members of various clans exchanged glances of uncertainty.

While Li Qingxue’s cultivation was formidable and her temperament was reportedly kind,

she had never spent much time in the Divine Domain, having little interaction with them, leaving them wary of their interests under her potential rise.

Li Ya surveyed the crowd before adding, "Upon returning, I’ll discuss the Secret Realm inheritance with Qingxue."