Chapter 240: Chapter 128: Death of the Confucian Sword Immortal (3)

Even among the Immortal Dao Tributors the Daqi Royal Family had supported and nurtured for decades, more than half abandoned all their possessions and fled on their swords the moment they heard the news.

"Ah!"

"What?"

"He died within Daqi Territory?"

"The Longxing River... why there? Just another hundred li and it would have been Yun Country’s territory..."

The Royal Family’s sole Foundation Establishment Ancestor fainted from sheer terror.

All of this was because of the Confucian Sword Immortal’s death.

An Upper Immortal from the Profound Celestial Sect, and one of such importance at that—they wouldn’t be surprised if the sect’s wrath annihilated the entire Daqi Country.

After all, in the eyes of Immortal Dao Cultivators, the lives of mortals were insignificant.

At this moment, the calmest place in the entire Imperial Palace, and indeed the entire Imperial City, was Su Chen’s Book Collection Martial Pavilion.

Prince Xue was completely unaware of the matter.

Su Chen, though he knew, paid it no mind.

In all the world, there were few things that could trouble him. The Confucian Sword Immortal was merely a stranger, so his death certainly couldn’t.

’A storm is coming.’

「That night.」

Su Chen left the Book Collection Martial Pavilion. Standing before the Palace Gate, he gazed into the distance, watching a horse-drawn carriage approach from the faraway Longxing River. It was covered in dust from its long journey. On the carriage were three coffins, and inside them lay three figures, their auras weak and listless.

These three Core Formation Great Cultivators were still alive, just in terrible condition.

At this point, the most sensible thing for them to do would have been to hide and recuperate from their injuries.

However, they did not.

This just showed how important the secret hidden deep within the Imperial Palace was to them.

「A few more days passed.」

The Daqi Imperial City was deathly silent.

On the streets, countless commoners knelt on the ground, trembling in body and soul, not daring to even lift their heads.

Even the Imperial Palace was the same.

The white-haired Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the Royal Race led all the Civil and Military Officials, kneeling before the Palace Gate. He pressed his forehead to the ground, having waited for a long time.

It was because high in the sky, a massive Flying Vessel had slowly arrived from the distant Profound Celestial Sect, carrying with it an incomparable wrath.

At the prow of the Flying Vessel stood a lone figure. His eyes burned like flames, and the scorching heat they radiated felt tangible, like a blazing sun in the sky, continuously baking the earth, the people below, and the entire Imperial City.

Within the Imperial City, some pavilions even burst into flames.

Water sources dried up.

The ground cracked and withered.

This was another figure from the Profound Celestial Sect on the level of the Ten Masters.

Master Solar Fire!

"You mortals owe my Profound Celestial Sect an explanation..."

His voice was low, yet it boomed like the terrifying might of the heavens, a clap of thunder that echoed across the sky and seized the hearts of all who heard it.

If Master Solar Fire was displeased, it was not impossible that he would slaughter the entire city.

"Master, quell your anger!"

"We are investigating this matter! It involves a Core Formation Great Cultivator. It is truly beyond the capabilities of a nation of ants like ours to uncover the truth!"

"We pray for your clear judgment, Master!"

The royal ancestor, terrified, kowtowed with his head to the ground, tears streaming down his aged face.

’The Daqi Country, which I have guarded for nearly a thousand years... is it finally going to fall by my hand?’

「In the Book Collection Martial Pavilion」

Su Chen was still tending to his flowers and plants.

But sensing Master Solar Fire’s increasingly furious Killing Intent, he finally couldn’t help but sigh. He put down his shears, wiped his hands, and looked at Prince Xue.

"Do you still wish to contend for the throne?"

"If you do, I can give you a chance to save everyone in the Imperial City."

’The Daqi Country can’t be allowed to fall just yet.’

’My ten Dragon Patterns have not yet finished condensing. If the Daqi Country falls, its national destiny will dissipate. What would my Innate Dragon Qi feed on to expand then? Am I supposed to become an Extreme Cultivator, like some Demon, and go around devouring people?’

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