#148 - Chapter 148: Arrogant Immortal Palace

"Good treasure, it was worth waiting an extra night in the Ninth City." Looking at such a treasure, Lin Changqing's eyes revealed joy. He flashed forward, leaping directly into the sky, and held that drop of True Dragon Blood in his hand. None of the cultivators from the Seven Kingdoms who were watching dared to come forward to snatch it. They could only watch helplessly as the best opportunity and treasure of the night fell into Lin Changqing's hands again.

[Relying on the reputation of the Insect Slayer Taoist, you successfully obtained the True Dragon Blood. You have gained another top-tier opportunity and treasure. As soon as the True Dragon Blood touched your palm, you felt a burning sensation. At the same time, you felt a vast life force surge into your body. You became even more excited and couldn't wait to refine this drop of True Dragon Blood.]

[Five minutes later, you returned to the same inn you stayed at last night, entered the room, and began to refine the True Dragon Blood.]

[You swallowed the True Dragon Blood in one gulp, placed it into your dantian, and began to refine it with your spiritual power. Gradually, the True Dragon Blood emitted a vast life force that you absorbed. The strength of your physical body increased frantically. After another half an hour, this life force began to pour into your liver, and the ancient god nurtured within your liver gradually opened its eyes.]

[After another hour, the ancient god of the liver broke out of your body. It was an ancient god with a cyan body, covered with giant tree patterns. As soon as it appeared, you felt your control over the wood element rise to another level.]

[Your second internal organ ancient god broke out of your body. At this moment, the strength of your physical body reached sixty dragons. Swallowing the True Dragon Blood increased your strength by thirty dragons!]

"If I said that I would have been a little pressured to fight four Nascent Soul Seventh Layer cultivators before, but with the ancient god of the liver breaking out of my body, my strength has risen to another level, and I am confident that I can crush these four." Lin Changqing clenched his fists, feeling the increased power within him.

At this moment, he was very confident that he could rush to the Eighth City and cut down the Immortal Palace Four Generals under the Fourth Prince.

[However, you still suppressed your impulse. You decided to stay here for another night, after all, you obtained top-tier opportunities such as the Golden Grand Dao Flower and True Dragon Blood in the previous two nights. You wanted to wait another night in the Ninth City to see if there would be any more top-tier opportunities.]

[Soon, a night passed, and in the evening, you came to the ancient city streets again. The sky above the ancient city once again spewed out various opportunities, but unfortunately, this time there were no top-tier opportunities like the Grand Dao Flower and True Dragon Blood. They were all ordinary Dao artifacts and spiritual objects.]

[You were unwilling and stayed for another night. The opportunities this night were still very ordinary. You then laughed self-deprecatingly, knowing that you were indeed very lucky to obtain the True Dragon Blood and Grand Dao Flower the previous two times. It was unrealistic to keep obtaining top-tier opportunities like the True Dragon Blood and Grand Dao Flower in the Ninth City. You felt that it was time to go to the Eighth City.]

[The opportunities in the Eighth City are better than those in the Ninth City.]

[So, a night passed, and the next day, you rode your blood-colored warhorse and embarked on the road to the Eighth City. The moment you walked out of the Eighth City, both the Tyrant Daoist and Hong Jiaren laughed loudly, after all, now that you, the Venerable Killing God, were gone, they finally had a chance to snatch the opportunities and treasures of the Ninth City.]

[Of course, you didn't know that these geniuses were celebrating your departure from the Ninth City in their hearts. You focused on hurrying on your way.]

[The Eighth City is quite far from the Ninth City, and you estimate that it will take about two days of travel.]

[While you were rushing towards the Eighth City on the ancient road, the story of you killing the Insect Slayer Taoist with a single spear had already spread like wildfire in the Eighth City.]

[Everyone was shocked by your battle record. The various geniuses of the Seven Kingdoms in the Eighth City were all sighing at how dazzling a monster like you was, being able to kill an enemy across three minor realms in the Nascent Soul stage.]

[Of course, while the geniuses of the Seven Kingdoms were amazed and praised your feat, the Immortal Palace Four Generals under the Fourth Prince were naturally furious. Their relationship with the Insect Slayer Taoist was extremely good. Hearing that the Insect Slayer Taoist was killed by you, each of them was seething with killing intent. In addition, you publicly killed the Insect Slayer Taoist, which was a slap in the face to the Fourth Prince. How could this not make them determined to kill you!?]

"Brother, the Insect Slayer Taoist is dead. We must avenge him. Moreover, this Lin Changqing is too monstrous. He can kill enemies across three realms in the Nascent Soul stage. If he grows up, he will definitely be a great enemy to the Fourth Prince in the future. We must eliminate this person for His Highness."

In the Eighth City, inside an ancient mansion, four Nascent Soul cultivators wearing black armor were solemnly discussing matters at a table.

These four are the Immortal Palace Four Generals, all of whom are heavyweights.

The one who spoke just now was the second oldest of the Immortal Palace Four Generals, General Chong Er.

"You're right. Three years ago, His Highness sent someone to assassinate him. Today, he killed the Insect Slayer Taoist again. Our two lines have long formed a life-and-death feud. We cannot let this person grow up. We really have to eliminate him for His Highness." It was the eldest of the Immortal Palace Four Generals who spoke. He looked extremely dignified, with a long beard, a standard military general's appearance.

"Brother, what if that kid is afraid and stays in the Ninth City all the time, not going to the Eighth City? The rules of this Starry Sky Ancient Road only allow entry and not retreat. We cannot return to the Ninth City from the Eighth City." The third oldest of the Immortal Palace Four Generals spoke. This person had a round face and was a fat man, like a wealthy merchant.

What he just said was one of the rules of the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

The Starry Sky Ancient Road only allows entry and not retreat. There is no turning back on this road. You can only kill your way forward. Once you reach the Eighth City, you cannot retreat back to the Ninth City.

"What you said is true. If that kid is afraid and doesn't dare to come, it will indeed be troublesome for us to kill him." Hearing the third brother's words, the eldest slowly tapped the table, as if pondering a countermeasure. Then he spoke, "All geniuses are arrogant people. Perhaps we can adopt a provocative strategy, releasing some remarks to humiliate this person, and let him come to the Eighth City to fight us."

"Brother, that kid is not a fool either. Although he killed the Nascent Soul Fifth Layer Insect Slayer Taoist with one sword, we are Nascent Soul late-stage Seventh Layer, and there are four of us. No matter how strong this kid is, he knows that he cannot defeat us. Even if he is arrogant, he probably knows that his life is important. A provocative strategy may not work."

The fat man, the third oldest, replied again. He was very confident that if Lin Changqing dared to come, they would kill him.

Although they were afraid of Lin Changqing's potential after he killed the Insect Slayer Taoist with one sword, Lin Changqing had not grown up yet after all.

Even if you say that he is still only at the Nascent Soul Third Layer, while the four of them are at the Nascent Soul Seventh Layer.

Seventh Layer is the late stage of Nascent Soul.

The fat man, the third oldest, didn't believe that this Lin Changqing could kill them across four layers.

So now, the Immortal Palace Four Generals have not even considered the possibility that Lin Changqing might kill them instead.

What they are considering is how to provoke Lin Changqing and get Lin Changqing to come to the Eighth City.

"Then what do we do? It's easy for the four of us Nascent Soul Seventh Layers to kill this kid, but if he doesn't come, we have no way to do it." The second oldest scratched his head. He had dark skin and was as strong as an iron tower, and he was also worried at the moment.

"Just follow what I said just now, first release some remarks to humiliate this person, and try to anger him. Otherwise, I don't have any good way to do it. After all, if this person is really afraid of death and shrinks in the Ninth City, it will be really difficult for us to deal with him." The eldest of the Immortal Palace Four Generals finally decided on the provocative strategy.