Ji Yue and the other two were defeated in Lu Bei's small world. There were no onlookers. Even Xin Lijun, who was closest to the crime scene, was not sure whether the three were really dead.
Zhu Heng rushed to the palace of Songxu King, but could not find the original scene. He only saw the half-dead man in black.
"He is a good talker and a bad worker, and I have to clean up his mess... Could he have done it on purpose? But, what good would it do him to provoke Qi Yan? Threaten Qi Yan to draw a line between himself and the Qingqian Tianjian Sect? It shouldn't be possible. I underestimated Qi Yan. That kid wouldn't be so unwise."
There were too few clues, and Zhu Heng couldn't sort them out for a while. He only knew that the Yiliang Secret Realm would be opened soon, and it was not appropriate to create unnecessary trouble at this time.
He summoned disciples of the Huangji Sect in Songxu, disguised them as men in black, and continued to go in and out, creating the illusion of actively collecting intelligence.
There is no need to conceal the truth, just delay for three days will be enough.
After dealing with the aftermath, Zhu Heng returned to Hanjin overnight and informed Lu Zhou of Qi Yan's early elimination. When asked whether Ji Yue and the other two were really dead, he did not dare to draw a conclusion.
Like Xin Lijun, he also believed that Lu Bei did not kill him, and it was very likely that he had secretly formed an alliance with Qi Yan.
"This kid... is he trying to sell out his country?"
"That's not the case. He probably wanted to have the best of both worlds and tricked Qi Yan into being his cannon fodder."
"It makes sense, so we have to be on guard."
"I will send a message back and ask two colleagues to come over, to prevent him from robbing his own gang and trying to kill us all."
"good."
The two men discussed it and then took action separately, being very cautious and feeling somewhat guilty.
Self-confidence comes from oneself. If one lacks strength, it is inevitable to feel guilty.
Lu Zhou had been defeated by Lu Bei twice, and he knew very well how powerful Lu Bei's methods were. When Lu Bei was in the Void Refining Realm, he teamed up with Zhu Xiuzhu and Zhu Yuan to fight three against one, but they were still defeated miserably. Now that Lu Bei has advanced to the Fusion Realm, he only has Zhu Heng by his side. If Lu Bei has any ideas, the two of them can only sit and wait for death.
Cultivating immortality is not like this.
Zhu Heng's idea was similar to Lu Zhou's. He had never fought against Lu Bei, and based on Lu Bei's record, he had no intention of fighting against Lu Bei.
There's no need for that. We are all relatives. Fighting and killing each other will only damage the harmony.
But Zhu Heng thought more than Lu Zhou. He asked people to guard against Lu Bei on the one hand and Xuan Long on the other. The Chiyun Palace had a bad reputation. Without a foolproof plan, he did not want to provoke this group of evil spirits.
Then there is Xiong Chu. On the surface, Xiong Chu is the weakest among the several forces. This is obviously unreasonable, and there must be an ambush in secret.
Just like that, Zhu Heng passed the information back to the Elders' Council of the Wu Zhou Huangji Sect and agreed to meet with reinforcements three days later.
On the Xiong Chu side, Xin Lijun handed over the information truthfully, and there was also chaos.
It's funny to say that neither party was sure about the real purpose of this trip or whether the information about the Yiliang Secret Realm was true or false. They started an arms race just out of habit.
This may not be the case for cultivating immortals, but it is certainly the case for great nations.
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Three days is not a long time. Looking back, it just seems like a blink of an eye.
Lu Bei didn't go anywhere and stayed with She Xuan the whole time. Given their intimacy, they could unlock a lot of positions in the first battle, but they didn't cross the red line and indulged in ambiguous mutual teasing.
This feeling, once you cross the red line, can never be found again.
Apart from the fact that the golden-scaled snake frequently interrupted their spellcasting, the couple both felt that the venue was inappropriate.
She Xuan calls herself the mistress of Sanqing Peak and vows to keep her senior sister single for the rest of her life. The battle that will decide the outcome must take place at Sanqing Peak.
Although the palace is magnificent, it has no strategic value compared to Sanqing Peak.
Lu Bei thought it made sense. Last year, he made a dress for She Xuan with a very high slit, but She Xuan refused to wear it. It is currently in the master's bedroom, in the second mezzanine at the back of the closet against the wall.
He has been thinking about it for a long time.
Let's get back to the point. Without talking about the tacit understanding and little tricks between the adulterous couple, Lu Bei and Hu San met twice during this period. The first time they exchanged information, and the second time, Hu San brought two tubes of the queen's blood as requested.
Those who understand will understand that Wang Hu has made an indelible contribution.
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Li Tan, Yinshan Mountains.
Tan Congyan, whose name means earth, has mostly mountains and rivers in its territory. It is the country with the heaviest yin energy among the twenty-three countries in the north, with Yinshan Mountain being the most important.
Lu Bei and Zhu Heng exchanged information. Xuanyin Division and Huangji Sect both confirmed that the location where the Yiliang Secret Realm was opened was in Yinshan Mountain, and the same was true for Xiongchu. Xin Kuangjun patted his chest and assured that he had spent a lot of effort to obtain the information, and it was impossible and would not be wrong.
Xin Kuangjun said he was not in a position to elaborate on who he spent a lot of effort on and how he did it.
It is conceivable that it must not be Queen Heze. Otherwise, with King Xin Kuang's physique, appearance, status, wealth, and generosity, there is no need for him to have Wang Hu's controlled weapon.
After the fall of Yiliang, the exiled royal bloodline was not cut off. The Xuanyinsi could find the queen, and the Huangjizong could find the prime minister's wives and concubines. Naturally, it was not surprising that Xiongchu found several ladies with imperial decrees.
Very reasonable.
The black mountains have ominous meanings, the forest is quiet, the shadows of the trees are looming, and several figures are walking among them, with a chill that penetrates the bones.
"No wonder it's called Yinshan. The yin energy is really heavy."
Zhu Heng said in a deep voice, looking like a stranger who had just seen Yinshan Mountain. In fact, he had been there before, more than once.
"It is said that the source of the Yin energy comes from the imperial tombs of the previous dynasty. After the royal family declined, the imperial tombs were left unattended and the bones were left exposed to the sun, which led to the saying that evil spirits howled incessantly on rainy days." Xin Kuangjun interrupted.
The previous dynasty here was not Yiliang, but a country called "Guwei". Several generations of monarchs governed the country diligently, and the national strength was growing. If it had developed for a few more generations, it might have been able to unify the entire territory and reproduce the glory of the Yiliang era.
Unfortunately, several major countries around did not allow it. At Xuanlong's order, Wu Zhou, Xiong Chu, Qi and Yan watched silently. Seven or eight small countries besieged Gu Wei and joined forces to divide its territory. Li Tan State occupied the royal capital. The Yinshan Imperial Mausoleum has been filled with yin energy since then.
Afterwards, the situation of the twenty-three countries was basically settled. When the wise rulers saw that their imperial ambitions were hopeless, they all changed their roles to the underworld. They were so filial that when dynasties changed, they were worried that the fathers would not remember their sons' new names, so they simply did not change the names of their countries.
Highlight the word "filial piety".
"The evil ghost didn't see it, but there are indeed some things under the tomb." A golden light flashed in Xin Lijun's eyes, and he took a few steps to the ruined imperial tomb.
The grass and trees covered the bricks and stones, revealing a few tall and broken stone tablets. The wind blew away the remaining pillars, making a humming sound, creating a desolate and lonely scene.
The imperial mausoleum is located on a flat terrain and its overall layout cannot be inspected. The tomb was hollowed out by the rebel soldiers back then and is no longer worth rescuing and excavating.
Even if they didn't dig it up, they were not interested in doing so. Their desires could not be satisfied by just an imperial tomb.
If you don’t go down to the tomb, go to the secret realm.
Everyone dispersed to search, and after a while, Zhu Heng accidentally opened a mechanism and found a hole that led directly underground.
Because they were all acting, the process was uneventful and they easily reached the cold pond at the end.
The underground cold pond is the birthplace of Yin energy, and the bloodline mechanism is hidden in the deep pond. Until the secret realm appears, even if the bloodline mechanism is activated, the portal cannot capture the exact location of the secret realm.
The situation can be referred to the Small Demon Realm in the Red Sky Desert. Similar problems occurred in the teleportation array arranged by Xin Lijun.
Time passed slowly as the few people waited in silence.
The closer it got to the time when the secret realm would open, the clearer the positions of the people became. Lu Bei and She Yan were in one team, Zhu Heng and Lu Zhou were in another team, and Xin Lijun and Xin Kuangjun were far away from the other four.
After a moment, Zhu Heng raised his eyebrows and moved towards Lu Bei together with Lu Zhou. Xin Lijun and Xin Kuangjun did the same.
Everyone turned around slowly and looked towards the cave entrance.
Snap! Snap!
The footsteps were neither hurried nor hurried, stepping on everyone's hearts. When listening carefully, the heartbeat rhythm changed accordingly. The footsteps slowed down, and the heartbeat slowed down as well. The moment the footsteps stopped, everyone's heart stopped beating.
"snort!!"
Heart Mad Lord snorted heavily, raised his hand and patted his chest, striking his heart while looking at the three people from the darkness: "You dare to show off your tricks, our Sect Master Lu said, do you dare to show your real skills?"
Lu Bei rolled his eyes and pointed a finger at She Xuan's chest, shocking her heart to restart its beat.
The three people in the darkness had cold expressions on their faces. They were not provoked by the Mad King, but they were simply cold-hearted.
A man and a woman stood in front, wearing black clothes and having silver hair, and their appearance was somewhat similar. Lu Bei did not pay attention to what the man looked like, but he knew that the woman with white hair had an elegant figure, fragrant skin, and a beautiful and extraordinary temperament, giving him the same feeling as when he first met Bai Jin.
It’s okay. Although not as beautiful as Fox Three, she is also a beauty among thousands.
Just as he was thinking, Lu Bei noticed the gaze coming towards him, and he followed the source and looked at the last of the three people.
The old man had white hair and beard, his hands hanging down to his knees, and he was wearing a ragged patchwork robe, with a hairpin tidily twirled. He had a wine gourd on his waist and a sword case on his back, and it was hard to categorize him as neither a monk nor a Taoist.
"My name is Dugu. May I ask if the person ahead is Lu Bei from the Tianjian Sect?" The old man spoke slowly. His cloudy eyes lacked the agility of a cultivator and instead showed a strange light.
"Sword Evil Dugu?"
"Master Lu, have you also heard of my name?"
"I have heard of your great name for a long time. Now that I see you today, you are indeed extraordinary."
"You are polite. You are polite."
Dugu nodded calmly and was about to say something else when a man and a woman stood in front of him and prevented him from continuing to talk to Lu Bei.
The two men blocked Dugu without saying a word. Their cold faces kept people away from them. They did not have the happy atmosphere of Xiong Chu and Wu Zhou at all.
"Who are these two guys? They're so cold." Lu Bei pushed Xin Kuangjun and asked the narrator to read the lines quickly.
"The Zhao family of Xuanlong is a family of two people. The man is called Zhao Wugui and the woman is called Zhao Wuxia. They are both famous masters of the Xuanlong royal family."
Heart Mad Lord said loudly: "Of course, compared to you, Sect Master Lu, they are definitely much worse. You can knock them to the ground with one hand."
"That's wrong!"
Lu Bei shook his head and said even louder, "During the previous duel with Mad Lord, your Heaven-Splitting Sword Intent was truly extraordinary, not much different from this Sect Master's Immortal Sword Intent. You can't deny it!"
Jian Xiong Dugu was stunned when he heard this, and looked towards Xin Kuangjun curiously.
Heart Madman: "..."
I was telling the truth, but you framed me and wanted to kill me. You...
Do you still want to sleep with my sister