Chapter 2079
It's a pity you only have 5 Earth Realm experts now.
Seeing Qu He's confidence, Lu Chen felt relieved.
Since those people are no match for Qu He, it's the perfect opportunity to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.
He was eager to know what was going on with the Yellow Springs Sect. The Zhennan Prince's Mansion had never provoked the Yellow Springs Sect, yet the sect had come to Guangling County to cause trouble and even threatened to attack the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Of course, what interested Lu Chen the most were the strange demons created by the Yellow Springs Cult.
If it is confirmed that this demon is related to the Heavenly Demon, then this so-called demon is very likely created by that woman, Xuan Qingyun.
Perhaps he could even use the people from the Yellow Springs Sect to find Xuan Qingyun directly.
To avoid harming innocent people, Lu Chen immediately ordered his guards to inform everyone in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion that someone had attacked it.
Soon, the maids and servants of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion found a place to hide.
Meanwhile, the royal guards and the earthly realm retainers were ready to act at any moment, and for a time, the entire royal palace was filled with a tense atmosphere.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
In the dark, narrow alley, figures were running rapidly forward.
Among the crowd, Ji Yan was dressed in a black night outfit.
At this moment, Ji Yan felt extremely aggrieved. As a prince, he was wearing such clothes, making him feel like a thief.
He really couldn't understand why, if the Yellow Springs Sect had the ability to destroy the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, they could just openly attack through the main gate.
Why be so careful?
Although he felt uncomfortable, Ji Yan didn't say much.
After all, he still needed to rely on the Yellow Springs Sect to obtain dragon energy, but he also had another debt to settle with the Yellow Springs Sect in the future.
In a short while, the Earth Realm experts of the Yellow Springs Sect arrived at a house not far from the backyard of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Instead of launching a rash attack, they stood on the rooftop and looked towards the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Seeing that they had suddenly stopped, Ji Yan asked, "What happened? Why did you stop all of a sudden?"
The Yellow Springs Cult Leader did not answer Ji Yan's question. His gaze was fixed on the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, as if he was thinking about something.
Seeing that the Yellow Springs Cult Master remained silent, Ji Yan also looked towards the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. He wanted to see what the Yellow Springs Cult Master was looking at.
They were already right in front of the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, but they didn't make a move.
Just then, Du Wen, who was standing next to Ji Yan, spoke up and reminded him, "The Zhennan Prince's Mansion is a bit too quiet."
Upon hearing Du Wen's words, Ji Yan finally realized what was happening.
Although the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was brightly lit at this time, there were no patrolling soldiers around the mansion, and only two gatekeepers at the entrance. There were also few maids and servants walking around in the courtyard.
Although it was dark, even in the dark, the servants and maids of a household like the Prince of Zhennan's mansion would still have things to do. It was impossible for no one to be there at all, and the entire mansion was eerily quiet.
Ji Yan couldn't help but wonder if the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had discovered the Yellow Springs Cult's plan?
Otherwise, why is the Zhennan Prince's Mansion so quiet right now? It's like a trap.
At this moment, the Yellow Springs Cult Leader said, "It seems that the other side has already discovered us."
"Now that we've been discovered, there's no need for us to keep sneaking around."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Yellow Springs Cult Leader took out a large black banner. The next moment, he blew on the banner and poured spiritual energy into it. Immediately afterwards, countless eerie cries and howls came from the banner.
The Yellow Springs Cult Leader then said to the Earth Realm Elders behind him, "Quickly locate the South King and strip him of his dragon aura."
The elders bowed and said, "Yes, Master."
As soon as they finished speaking, they transformed into several afterimages and rushed towards the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. However, at that moment, several figures suddenly jumped out from the backyard of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, blocking their path.
Zhao Yu looked at the Huangquan Sect elders dressed in black robes in the distance and said, "How dare you attack the Zhennan Prince's Mansion!"
Seeing that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion only had five Earth Realm elders, Du Wen sneered: "If it were the Zhennan Prince's Mansion at its peak, we would indeed be helpless against it. It's just a pity that you only have five Earth Realm elders now."
Putting aside the fact that their leader has inhuman methods, even if their leader didn't use those evil methods, the ten Earth Realm experts of the Yellow Springs Sect alone would be enough to deal with the Zhennan Prince's Mansion at this moment. Their five Earth Realm experts simply couldn't protect the Zhennan Prince.
Of course, this is just the opinion of the Huangquan Sect members.
Zhao Yu and the others did not show any panic on their faces. Their Zhennan Prince's Mansion had Heaven Realm experts, so what were ten mere Earth Realm experts?
Zhao Yu and his group took the lead and went straight for the ten elders of the Yellow Springs Sect.
Seeing this, the Lord of the Underworld, in order to complete the mission as soon as possible, took the initiative to activate the soul banner in his hand.
The next moment, countless evil spirits surged out from the soul banner and headed straight for Zhao Yu and the others.
At the same time, several Yellow Springs Cult disciples suddenly collapsed to the ground, writhing and screaming in agony.
A moment later, countless eyes sprouted from the bodies of those Yellow Springs Cult disciples. They then got up from the ground and rushed towards the courtyard wall of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The Yellow Springs Cult disciples who had transformed into demons grew to several times their original size.
They easily smashed down the courtyard wall of the Prince Zhennan's mansion and rushed into the backyard.
Just as the demons were about to unleash their carnage, a terrifying aura was released from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The next moment, the originally blood-red sky suddenly turned blue-black, and the whole world seemed to be enveloped by a terrifying spiritual aura.
Sensing this terrifying aura, the Yellow Springs Cult Leader's expression changed drastically: "Heaven... Heavenly Realm??? How is this possible!!!"
The Lord of the Underworld was no ordinary person; he knew all too well what this aura represented.
He just couldn't understand how the Prince of Zhennan's mansion could exist in such a way.
Logically speaking, such a powerful person should not exist in this remote place.
But thinking about it now is useless; they've clearly been fooled.
Without any hesitation, the Lord of the Underworld ordered the demons to continue charging forward, buying them time to escape.
With things having come to this point, they had no choice but to abandon the mission.
However, at that moment, a powerful spiritual energy transformed into palm energy and surged out from the backyard of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The massive bodies of those demons were instantly blasted away by that spiritual palm strike.
Those few demons did nothing to buy time.
Upon seeing this, the Lord of the Underworld immediately activated the Soul Banner in his hand, releasing all the evil spirits within the souls from the banner. Then, he turned and fled towards the city gate.
Ji Yan, who was watching the show from the rooftop, froze on the roof when he saw the Yellow Spring Cult Leader suddenly escape.
Didn't the Yellow Springs Cult confidently declare that this mission would definitely succeed?
Why did the Yellow Springs Cult Leader run away before the fight even started?
For a moment, Ji Yan felt like he had been tricked.
Could he really be that unlucky?
Am I going to fail here today?
If the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion were to capture him and discover that a prince was colluding with an evil force like the Yellow Springs Cult, he would be completely finished. The Prince of Zhennan's Mansion would surely report his affair to the imperial court, and at that point, not only would he be ineligible for the position, but it would be uncertain whether his status as a prince would even remain.
Ji Yan quickly jumped down from the rooftop and disappeared into the darkness, preparing to leave this place as soon as possible before people discovered him. (End of this chapter)