#2565 - A great opportunity to catch everything
“Everyone, we must capture Yuan Chu this time.
Take out your immortal artifacts.
With immortal artifacts as sacrifices, and our combined efforts, even if he possesses heaven-defying abilities within the Domain of Equality, he will not escape.”
“Sacrificing immortal artifacts comes at a great cost.
Our artifacts have accompanied us for many years, nourished by our original essence, growing with us, and could potentially be used as instruments for proving the Dao and becoming emperors.
Now, we must abandon them for the sake of a cultivator of a lower realm…”
Some Kings of Heavenly Pride felt reluctant and heartbroken.
Their hearts were filled with滔天anger.
If this Yuan Chu hadn't appeared out of nowhere, why would it have come to this?
They had already suffered a great loss at the hands of this Yuan Chu.
During the Fengyun Manor exchange meeting, that detestable Yuan Chu caused them to lose all face, squandering the glory and brilliance they had accumulated throughout their lives.
And now, they must abandon their immortal artifacts, nourished with their original essence, because of this person!
“It is a last resort; we have no choice.
Otherwise, failure will have serious consequences.
Capturing Yuan Chu and handing him over to the Immortal Emperor might earn us unexpected rewards, perhaps even a great opportunity.
Weighing the pros and cons, doing so is worthwhile.”
“Alright, now that we've decided, let's not dwell on it any longer and act quickly.
Use the artifacts to construct a cage!
As long as Yuan Chu comes here, we can trap him inside, and then suppress him as easily as catching a turtle in a jar.
Time is not abundant, we must hurry.
After setting it up, erase any aura left here, move away slightly, hide, and wait for him to enter the trap!”
… …
At the same time, Jun Wuxie, who had been hiding inside the mountain belly, had already left and was heading towards the Underworld Nether Palace.
The effect of the Guanyin Jade Bracelet had recovered, so there was no need to continue hiding.
However, after coming out, he did not summon Lan Lan, and instead used the Lesser Void Art to conceal himself.
Here, there was suppression from the Order of the Emperor's Dao, so the effect of the Lesser Void Art could not conceal his aura, but it could still hide his figure.
As long as the distance wasn't too close, it would still be difficult to detect him.
Of course, the effect of the Lesser Void Art was far inferior to its normal state.
Under normal circumstances, he could use the Lesser Void Art to sneak up to his target without being noticed.
Unless the target's soul realm was higher than the soul realm he maintained.
When Jun Wuxie's vision could see the palace relatively clearly, he stopped.
At this time, he was hundreds of miles away from that area.
The magnificent palace stood atop a tall mountain.
The area around the base of the mountain was very flat, paved with Underworld Nether Stones, engraved with Underworld Nether patterns.
A wide Underworld Nether Stone staircase sloped upwards, leading directly to the plaza in front of the palace on the mountain.
On both sides of the Underworld Nether Stone staircase, there were many stone piers, carved with black Underworld Nether Flowers.
The entire scene was based on the ink-black color of the Underworld Nether.
But the feeling it gave people was not oppressive, but rather one of mystery and majesty.
His gaze swept down from the palace on the mountain, along the Underworld Nether Stone staircase, surveying the scene at the foot of the mountain.
The Holy Sons, Holy Virgins, and Kings of Heavenly Pride from the various forces were nowhere to be seen.
Had they already ascended the mountain and entered the palace?
Jun Wuxie couldn't determine that at this time.
After all, there wasn't a single figure at the foot of the mountain.
There were no people from the hostile forces, nor were there any from other non-hostile forces.
He continued to sneak forward, concealing himself with the Lesser Void Art, while also raising his soul realm by two levels, maintaining a soul realm no lower than the Great Luo Immortal Sovereign realm.
At this time, tens of miles away from the foot of Underworld Nether Palace, on a certain mountain within the mountain range.
A figure was hiding in a towering tree, her body concealed by the trunk and leaves.
It was Lin Yinqing.
Her gaze anxiously looked towards the distant sky, constantly searching.
Calculating the time, Little Martial Uncle should have appeared by now.
She had witnessed the entire process of the various forces setting up the killing array, and knew that it was to deal with Little Martial Uncle.
Once Little Martial Uncle arrived and stepped into that area, he would surely fall into danger.
“What to do, could Little Martial Uncle be hiding himself, quietly approaching that place?
Knowing this, I should have come out yesterday to meet Little Martial Uncle…
How could I have hesitated because of Little Martial Uncle's identity at that time…
What should I do now?
If Little Martial Uncle encounters danger because of this, I will never forgive myself…”
Lin Yinqing felt extremely remorseful.
As time passed, she became increasingly anxious.
She would look to the rear for a while, and then look towards the area at the foot of the palace mountain for a while, paying attention to both directions.
While she was anxious, Jun Wuxie was constantly approaching that mountain.
Gradually, he had reached within tens of miles.
When he was more than ten miles away from his destination, he stopped again.
He found an obstacle to conceal himself, in order to hide better.
At the same time, he secretly activated his pupil technique, carefully observing.
“A trap to kill, using artifacts as sacrifices; you are willing to part with them.
It's just that playing with formations in front of me still lacks something.”
Jun Wuxie had suspected that there was something strange here.
It was indeed so.
Obviously, the people from the hostile forces had not already gone up the mountain, but were hiding.
They had set up an artifact formation at the only way to ascend the mountain, and their purpose was obvious.
“In this way, it seems that only people from the hostile forces have arrived.
If there were other forces, there should only be very few people, otherwise they wouldn't remain hidden.”
Jun Wuxie analyzed the situation here.
Apart from those hostile forces,
not many other people had come to this place.
Therefore, they were worried about being targeted by those Kings of Heavenly Pride, and dared not show themselves.
“Right now, it seems that I have no other choice.
It is no longer possible to kill all these people while avoiding the sight of others.
Their gathering here is a good opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
If I miss this time, it will be difficult to find such an opportunity again.
It's just that, in this way, the Illusion Sound Sect will face tremendous pressure, especially Senior Sister Jinse…”
Jun Wuxie's heart sank slightly.
He would resolve all the Holy Sons, Holy Virgins, and Kings of Heavenly Pride from those great forces.
Once the news spread, the major forces would inevitably launch attacks on the Illusion Sound Sect from all directions, and Senior Sister Jinse, as the Peak Lord of Heavenly Sound Peak, would be under immense pressure.
It might even lead to the entire Illusion Sound Sect directly breaking face with the major forces, completely opposing them.
“It seems that, after going out, I can only sever ties with Heavenly Sound Peak, and even do even more.
In that way, the Illusion Sound Sect will have room to maneuver and can alleviate the pressure to a certain extent.
I just don't know if Senior Sister Jinse will agree.”
Thinking of this, Jun Wuxie sighed inwardly.
He hesitated when he was about to act.
After all, he still had to consider the Illusion Sound Sect and Heavenly Sound Peak.
After all, since he came to this world, Senior Sister Jinse had wholeheartedly helped him, and even lent him the Guanyin Jade Bracelet, such an ancient treasure.
“Aunt You, help me see if there are other people hiding nearby besides the hostile forces.”
“Yes, besides them, there are also a man and a woman, Lin Yinqing and Mu Xingzhou.
Besides that, there are no other forces.”
Jun Wuxie couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
“It seems that the higher-ups of the other major forces specifically instructed the Heavenly Prides of their sects; otherwise, they would have no reason not to come here.
In that case, I am relieved.”
The Immortal Emperor's deterrence is indeed not small; it seems that all the forces know that the Immortal Emperor wants the people from those forces to come in search of the Origin of Space.
And the place where the Origin of Space is most likely to exist is here.
However, no one knows whether the Underworld Nether Great Emperor left the Origin of Space behind in those years.
Therefore, the forces acting on the Immortal Emperor's will may be in vain this time.
The other forces are not letting their people come here, probably to avoid suspicion.
If their people come here to compete, and those forces do not obtain the Origin of Space, wouldn't it be troublesome for them if they were blamed?
The Immortal Emperor's wrath is terrifying.
Even if the truth is eventually found out, the impact on the sect will be great.
… …
Jun Wuxie quietly released his Primordial Avatar.
The Primordial Avatar concealed its body and quietly approached that area.
When it came near the artifact formation set up by the people of the various forces, it suddenly revealed its figure.
The Holy Sons, Holy Virgins, and Kings of Heavenly Pride hiding around all had their pupils shrink and their eyes gleam with cold light.
He's here!
Yuan Chu has finally appeared.
His concealment technique is impressive; he actually approached the artifact formation they set up without them noticing any flaws, and they only discovered him when he took the initiative to show himself.
This person used to be just a rogue cultivator, but where did he learn his shocking secret techniques?
Heavenly Sound Peak does have relatively powerful concealment techniques, but they definitely cannot achieve the effect of Yuan Chu's concealment technique.
“Do you think Yuan Chu will suspect that there is no one at the foot of the mountain?”
When the people from the various forces saw Jun Wuxie stopping in front of the artifact formation and not continuing forward, they couldn't help but feel nervous.
“Suspicion is inevitable, but have you forgotten Yuan Chu's courage and bravery?
This person is quite arrogant; otherwise, he wouldn't have attacked all of us in Fengyun Manor at that time.
With his temperament, even if he suspects something, he will not retreat; he will only be full of confidence in himself.
As long as he's not stupid, he knows that the palace on the mountain is the highest level place in the Imperial Palace.
Now that he has come to this place, how could Yuan Chu give up the idea of climbing the mountain?”
“That's right, with Yuan Chu's style of doing things, even if he knows that there is something strange here, he cannot possibly retreat.
Look at him, he has been looking at the palace on the mountain.
Obviously, that palace has a huge attraction for him.
Now, the Imperial Dao seal on the Underworld Stone staircase has not completely subsided.
Waiting for the moment it completely quieted down, Yuan Chu would inevitably ascend the mountain at the first opportunity.
That moment would be when he walked right into their trap!
Everyone, please be patient. We just need to wait here.”
… …
At the same time, tens of miles away, high up in a towering tree.
Lin Yinqing, who was hidden here, had already come down from the tree and was heading towards that area at an extremely fast speed.
On the way, she tried her best to restrain her aura, seeking shelter behind mountains or trees to conceal her figure.
Her face was full of anxiety, and her heart was in her throat.
She was afraid that Little Martial Uncle would take a few more steps forward and fall into the ambush set up by the various forces.
She had to rush over as soon as possible to stop Little Martial Uncle.
“Young Master, this Little Martial Niece of yours is quite concerned about you.”
Suzaku's gentle voice sounded in his mind.
Jun Wuxie looked towards a certain direction and saw a graceful figure rapidly advancing, using the mountain's cover.
Her moth-like eyebrows were tightly knitted, her eyes filled with anxiety, and there were already many beads of sweat in her temples.
“Qingqing!”
Jun Wuxie immediately transmitted his divine sense accurately.
Lin Yinqing's delicate body suddenly trembled, and she stopped abruptly.
She was slightly stunned, then joy appeared on her face, and she suddenly turned to look at a certain area.
It was Little Martial Uncle's divine sense transmission, and it wasn't coming from the direction of the palace!
That meant that the Little Martial Uncle who appeared there wasn't his true body?
“Little Martial Uncle, is that you?”
Lin Yinqing came back to her senses, somewhat disbelieving, and tentatively responded with her divine sense.
“Can't even recognize Little Martial Uncle's voice?
Hurry over here.”
“Oh.”
Lin Yinqing immediately headed in that direction.
Her heart was filled with both surprise and trepidation.
Was it really Little Martial Uncle who was talking to her?
After all, Little Martial Uncle was currently at the foot of the palace mountain.
Given her special experience in this Imperial Palace, Qingqing didn't dare to believe rashly, but she had to go and find out.
