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Chapter 318: Chapter 318: Entangled by Earth Veins Spirit and Evil Spirits

Chapter 318: Chapter 318: Entangled by Earth Veins Spirit and Evil Spirits

An Jing looked around and saw that all the Earth Essence surrounding the Dragon Locking Well had been absorbed clean, leaving only copious amounts of evil spirits floating about. These evil spirits were extremely troublesome, sticky as they were, even a small touch made them incredibly difficult to cleanse.

At this moment, the Earth Vein Spirit was constantly being corroded by the evil spirits, showing signs of ‘decay; in its ‘body.’

As time fermented further, the concentration of the evil spirits thickened and the corruption of the Earth Vein Spirit worsened.

What would the Earth Vein Spirit transform into after being fully corrupted by the evil spirits?

An Jing muttered softly while observing the Earth Vein Spirit, “Sealing this Earth Vein Spirit has also sealed the spiritual energy of nature, and similarly suppressed the evil spirits. Once the Earth Vein Spirit erupts, these evil spirits will also burst out….”

“Roar!”

The Ancient Bronze Pillars bound by iron chains as the Earth Vein Spirit let out an angry growl.

An Jing paid it no heed and prepared to run towards the Dragon Locking Well.

Feeling empty and somewhat hungry, he knew that he must have stayed in the Dragon Locking Well for several days.

“You outsiders, don’t even think about waiting until……you will all die!”

Suddenly, a voice emerged from the depths of his heart, the middle of the voice somewhat fuzzy.

“Hmm!?”

An Jing frowned deeply upon hearing this and turned his head towards the Earth Vein Spirit.

At this moment, the Earth Vein Spirit’s blood-red eyes were fixed on him.

You outsiders…

An Jing was not part of this world, this and the Earth Book were his biggest secrets.

Moreover, the Earth Vein Spirit mentioned ‘you all,’ which was quite thought-provoking.

An Jing asked, “Who else besides me?”

“You will all die!”

The Earth Vein Spirit did not respond to An Jing’s question, just coldly stared at him.

You will all die!

You will all die!

…..

The phrase echoed in An Jing’s mind like a curse, resonating continuously.

The Earth Vein Spirit, its eyes now blood-red from the torment of the evil spirits, prompted An Jing to glance at it once before fiercely sprinting toward the surface of the Dragon Locking Well.

The outsiders mentioned by the Earth Vein Spirit might be related to the evil spirits, possibly even the main culprits, and the ‘you all’ obviously referred to more than one individual.

An Jing suddenly thought of something, slightly startled, “Could the ‘Buddha’s relics’ behind Xi Hafu be one of these evil spirits?”

The ‘corpse’ behind Xi Hafu appeared neither fully human nor demonic, perhaps it was one of ‘them’ as mentioned by the Earth Vein Spirit, but Xi Hafu had mentioned this ‘corpse’ could revive.

Instantly, An Jing’s spine was covered with a cold sweat.

Is the remnant behind Xi Hafu really the ‘Buddha’s relics,’ and what is that Golden Body inside Temple Lingtai?

Can this ‘Buddha’s relics’ still revive?!

Aside from this ‘Buddha’s relics,’ are there others….

Waiting for…. what?

Could it be the complete corruption of the Earth Vein Spirit by the evil spirits?

The evil spirits are still constantly polluting the spiritual energy of nature and the Earth Vein Spirit, but once the Earth Vein Spirit is completely corrupted, what will it become?

For a time, An Jing’s mind was filled with doubts.

Meanwhile, he stepped out of the Dragon Locking Well.

At this moment, the five iron houses around the Dragon Locking Well had been fully reconstructed, and beside them sat a figure.

The person, dressed in white, was none other than Duanmu Xinghua, the master of the Demon Sect Heavenly Sect.

“An Tributor!”

Upon seeing An Jing emerge, Duanmu Xinghua approached him.

An Jing asked, “How many days has it been?”

“Nine days.”

Duanmu Xinghua looked at An Jing, expressing delight, “An Tributor, has your strength improved tremendously again?”

At this moment, An Jing’s Qi mechanism was not concealed, much stronger than before by several times over.

This was naturally great news for the Demon Sect.

An Jing nodded slightly, “This isn’t the place to talk.”

“Let’s go back and discuss further.”

Duanmu Xinghua glanced towards the Five Qi individuals in the distance.

The two left the Dragon Locking Well and headed for the Demon Sect’s stronghold in Yujing City.

As the two departed, the Five Qi individuals also slowly emerged.

Fire Qi incredulously said, “Has the Ghost Swordsman’s strength really improved again?”

One should note that An Jing, barely over twenty, could combat a Five Qi Grandmaster by performing a secret technique, and now his strength had improved again, how astonishing would that be?

Water Qi said gravely, “That is truly terrifying.”

Metal Qi whispered, “Report this matter to the Human Emperor.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

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Yujing City, Demon Sect stronghold.

The top experts of the Demon Sect gathered, including Li Fuzhou, Yu Qiurong, Duanmu Xinghua, Ouyang Ping, and other top experts of the Demon Sect.

An Jing also learned from Li Fuzhou about his enfeoffment, to which he was not surprised.

Great Yan Emperor wanted him to exert himself against Houjin, and An Jing also had a deep-seated enmity with Zongzheng Huachun of Houjin, so leveraging Great Yan’s power was excellent, marking mutual use and cooperation.

However, the news of Zhao Zhiwu breaking through to Grandmaster did surprise him.

Ouyang Ping whispered, “The Great Yan Emperor has broken his shackles by consuming a lot of essence blood, which I don’t think is a good thing.”

Essence blood, which requires much time to nourish, if overconsumed, could harm life, using one’s own essence blood to break through to Grandmaster was nearly akin to burning one’s life to improve one’s realm.

It’s likely that Zhao Zhiwu did not desire the same 300-year lifespan as other Great Grandmasters.

Without a 300-year lifespan, Zhao Zhiwu, despite his cultivation as a Great Grandmaster, only temporarily stabilized the situation in the Great Yan Dynasty, which was not a viable long-term plan.

The increasingly dominant Zhao Zhiwu might not necessarily be a good thing for the Outer Heaven.

After all, emperors have a very strong desire to control power, especially this emperor.

Duanmu Xinghua said, “We need to observe this matter further, I also feel it is not simple.”

For centuries there had been no Great Grandmaster, and now the Great Yan Emperor had suddenly made a breakthrough. Although the Earth Vein Spirit’s idea broke the ban and reduced the world’s restraints, bringing ‘blessing’ to the world.

But breaking through to a Great Grandmaster was still extremely difficult.

Moreover, this breakthrough did not deal a significant blow to Houjin; instead, it somewhat seemed like ‘acting,’ deliberately put on for the world to see.

An Jing nodded and asked, “What about the senior You Gai?”

He remembered very clearly that at the Imperial Palace, You Gai had volunteered to stop the Southern Barbarian witch doctor, Cong Chu.

“The senior really hates evil, and he has a fiery temperament.”

Li Fuzhou started laughing, “These Southern Barbarians are very cunning. During the attack by Outer Heaven Island and Houjin masters, they were just watching. But senior You Gai didn’t think too much. As soon as he saw the Great Wizard Cong Chu, he rushed out and fought alone against both Cong Chu and the Great Wizard Chang Yu. The two great wizards of the Southern Barbarians then fled the Imperial Palace, and senior You Gai directly chased after them. Now the chase has extended beyond East Lin Road, almost reaching Nanping Dao, and countless Great Yan martial arts masters are going after hearing the news, even providing senior You Gai with information on the positions of the Southern Barbarian masters.”

An Jing couldn’t help but smirk upon hearing this, as You Gai’s temperament was indeed straightforward and explosive.

Initially, when he wanted to join the Demon Sect, he had a contest with An Jing, and his reason for joining was nothing other than wanting to fight against the Houjin barbarians.

Given his detestation of evil, his conduct with the Southern Barbarians was expected.

An Jing thought for a moment and said, “Send a secret letter to senior You Gai through the spies of the Human Sect, asking him to come back.”

After all, with ten great witch doctors and the extremely powerful Southern Barbarian leader, You Gai might suffer if he really entered the Southern Barbarians’ territory.

Li Fuzhou, cheerfully said, “Son-in-law, rest assured, I have already made preparations.”

Li Fuzhou was shrewd and capable, a real old fox, naturally he had made ample preparations.

An Jing, upon hearing this, nodded and said, “Zongzheng Huachun obtained a strand of consciousness from the Earth Vein Spirit and received a tremendous benefit. The Southern Barbarians are only superficially united, just wanting to pick up benefits. Only the Black Ice Platform has suffered significant losses, not only did Qin Shan die, but Qi Xuan Dao also suffered heavy damage. It seems this is not necessarily a bad thing.”

Although it was a struggle for power, it appeared that the contenders were not entirely in agreement, which was also a good thing for Yan Country.

“Although this time only Zongzheng Huachun of Yujing City profited in Houjin, their alliance did not break because of this; it seems to have grown even tighter.”

Li Fuzhou said gravely, “Now, the chief disciple of Qi Xuan Dao has gathered an army of 500,000 at the Yan-Zhao border, including 200,000 naval troops. Their forces directly threaten Jiangnan Dao, and Lord Pingding’s army of over 400,000 might not be able to withstand them. Previously, when Zhao Country invaded, the Pingyang Guard would move south to assist Lord Pingding’s army, but now most of Pingyang Guard are in the north, a small part guarding Yujing City, thus unable to spare troops. The tide of the Yan-Zhao battle still tilts towards Zhao Country, and the Southern Barbarian army is also gathering, a total of 300,000 troops could still be assembled. Soon, the south will be another huge vortex, only relying on the Zhen Nan army, which is mixed, mostly comprising new recruits, and considering the numerous masters among the Southern Barbarians, it is also very difficult to resist.”

“As for the Houjin army, they had already gathered in the Northern Wilderness. If it wasn’t for the last battle at Dongluo Pass where Li Qirong abducted a large number of resources from the Northern Wilderness, the Houjin army might have already moved south.”

In fact, the soldiers of Great Yan faced disadvantages against both Houjin and Zhao Country. The ordinary soldiers of Zhao Country had cultivations of Eighth and Seventh Grades, and some elite troops even reached the Sixth Grade.

Moreover, the natural physique of Houjin soldiers was stronger than that of Yan Country’s soldiers, and they are incredibly fierce and ruthless, so Great Yan also had no big advantage when facing Houjin.

As Li Fuzhou’s words ended, the expressions of everyone present became extremely grave.

An Jing took a deep breath and said, “It seems the Houjin army will soon be moving south, we need to quickly return to Beihuang Dao.”

He was now in charge of all the military operations in Beihuang Dao, meaning Wang Shiyi and Qiu Lun of Pingyang Guard both had to follow his orders. Whether they could withstand Houjin fell entirely on his shoulders.

Qiu Lun was manageable, but Wang Shiyi and Li Qirong might not obey his commands, so he needed to go to Beihuang Dao to reorganize.

Li Fuzhou said, “Son-in-law, before leaving Yujing City, there might still be one more thing to do.”

An Jing asked, “What is it?”

Li Fuzhou pondered for a moment and said, “After His Majesty broke through to become a Great Grandmaster and started to deal with politics personally, some power still lay in the hands of the Crown Prince. Previously, Marquis Wang Shiyi was a direct confidant of the Crown Prince, but now he must obey his son-in-law. In my view, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely not sit back and relax, and he is very likely to meddle. The hundreds of thousands of troops under Wang Shiyi’s command cannot be maintained by the scant tax revenue from Beihuang Dao alone. If there is any error with the supplies from the rear, then there will be major trouble.”

Present at the scene were Duanmu Xinghua and Ouyang Ping, both from the Jianghu. It was natural for them to fight and kill, but they were no match for the current Li Fuzhou in political conspiracies and court struggles even if they joined forces.

At this moment, Li Fuzhou briefly pointed out the difficulties in An Jing overseeing the military affairs of the north.

Besides whether Wang Shiyi and Li Qirong were willing to obey, the biggest obstacle was His Highness the Crown Prince, especially since Wang Shiyi was a direct follower of His Highness.

An Jing could also feel the hostility from His Highness the Crown Prince.

He was like a wolf guarding its food, wanting to eliminate any enemies that posed a threat to him, except that An Jing, this enemy, was too strong, which made him even more wary of An Jing.

Although the chances of this astute Crown Prince making a blunder in dealing with the major issue against Houjin were not high, it did not eliminate the possibility of him creating obstacles for An Jing.

It was always good to plan ahead.

An Jing asked, “Then what does Master Li think we should do?”

Li Fuzhou’s lips curved into a cold smile, “His Majesty currently enjoys playing with power and even for the Crown Prince, he likes to maintain control and balance. Hence, Zhao Mengtai appeared. Now that Zhao Mengtai has fallen, the Crown Prince’s family dominates alone, and almost everyone can only support him. Although His Majesty does not show it, he is certainly not pleased deep down. His Majesty promoted Zhou Xianming, and Zhou Xianming has recently been quite close to Princess An Le. This is very intriguing. I suspect His Majesty might consider Princess An Le as an alternative heir. We might as well start from her, to have her stand against the Crown Prince, so we aren’t isolated in the court.”

As soon as Li Fuzhou finished speaking, Duanmu Xinghua shook her head and said, “How could that be possible? Zhao Xuening is just a woman, and it’s rumored that her martial arts talents are very poor. Even if the Emperor doesn’t favor the Crown Prince, he wouldn’t favor her, right?”

Clearly, she didn’t find the Princess convincing.

Yu Qiurong also nodded repeatedly; she had also met the Princess, who only indulged in ‘romance’. How could she possibly be a Crown Prince?

Thinking about this, she couldn’t help but raise her head to glance at An Jing’s face, then felt her heart start pounding wildly and quickly turned her head away to look into the distance.

“This is where you misunderstand the Princess.”

Li Fuzhou smiled, picked up a teacup on the table, took a sip, and said, “Although Her Highness the Princess lacks martial arts talent, her character and wisdom should not be underestimated. After Tianpeng Ancestor was captured alive, he was detained in the Xuanyi Guard office for several days. Despite Xu Qianyue’s persuasions, he refused to pledge loyalty to the Royal Family. Ultimately, it was she who persuaded Tianpeng Ancestor, leading this top expert to ally with the Great Yan Royal Family.”

“Moreover, according to top-secret information, His Majesty has summoned Her Highness the Princess multiple times recently. This seems to be a signal.”

“Plus, with the Empress Zuo Linglong’s excessive favor and boundless prestige, and with the support of the Zuo Family, if His Majesty intends, it’s not impossible. After all, the essence of politics is about exchange.”

With his keen sensitivity to court changes and information, Li Fuzhou’s words were not without aim.

Previously, Zhao Mengtai and the Zuo Family, along with the Empress, were very close. The Empress and Zhao Xuening could still rely on the Second Prince. Now that Zhao Mengtai is gone, the interest group led by the Empress naturally wants to find a new pillar of support. But looking around the entire court, there are hardly any reliable figures.

Consequently, it’s justifiable for the Empress to support her own daughter, Zhao Xuening. If this gamble succeeds, the rewards would be several hundredfold.

After hearing this, An Jing’s brows furrowed tightly, “That being said, it really is possible.”

It’s not impossible for a woman to become the Empress, it all depends on whether the current Great Yan Emperor has the courage.

Li Fuzhou continued, “I have already found out where Li Yue of Wind and Rain Tower is detained. As long as we rescue Li Yue and eliminate Zhou Xianming’s concerns to secure his rear, and then the son-in-law explains the situation with the Princess, with her and the Empress holding down the fort in Yujing City, even if the Crown Prince wants to meddle, it won’t be so easy.”

An Jing glanced at Li Fuzhou, “The idea to rescue Li Yue must have been Ling Yuhua’s pillow talk, right?”

Ling Yuhua had joined the Demon Sect, but she was previously the Pavilion Master of the Moon Pavilion, and Li Yue was previously a hitman from the Moon Pavilion, likely sharing a bond.

Li Fuzhou’s expression turned solemn, and he saluted with a fist, “All my words are for the son-in-law and Outer Heaven’s consideration.”

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An Jing waved his hand, “Rescuing Li Yue was already part of the plan, I will leave this task to you and Yi. Remember to be cautious, it must not be exposed under any circumstances.”

Previously, Li Yue had been convicted of treason for attempting to assassinate the Crown Prince, and if the rescue by the Demon Sect were exposed, it would implicate the entire sect.

“Rest assured, son-in-law.”

Li Fuzhou chuckled lightly, “A bird in a cage, even if it breaks its head, cannot fly out of this iron cage.”

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