novelapdf Chapter 569 The Chase! The Old Eunuch Has Been Found!
Chapter 569 The Chase! The Old Eunuch Has Been Found!
"Young Master!" The two remaining Nascent Soul cultivators from the Wang family rushed forward, one grabbing Wang Teng's left arm and the other his right arm, desperately trying to propel him forward.
"Chen Mu! If you kill me, the Wang family patriarch will never let you get away with it!" Wang Teng shouted hoarsely, his voice tinged with hysteria.
"With a Nascent Soul ancestor guarding my Wang family, you dare to kill me? You won't escape even if you're at the ends of the earth!"
From the dense forest behind them, a bluish-gray figure slowly emerged.
Watching Wang Teng flee in a disheveled state, Wang Teng's expression remained calm and indifferent.
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Meanwhile, tens of thousands of miles away in the ancestral home of the Wang family, in a dimly lit secret room, Wang Zhennan suddenly opened his eyes.
He sensed that the Crimson Sun Heart-Protecting Mirror he had left on Wang Teng had been activated. What alarmed him even more was that the aura transmitted back through the Heart-Protecting Mirror was extremely familiar.
"Big Brother!" Wang Zhennan suddenly stood up, strode to Wang Zhenyue's secluded meditation chamber, and slammed his palm on the stone door.
A moment later, the stone door opened, and Wang Zhenyue sat upright on the futon, his brows slightly furrowed: "Second brother, what's the matter that has caused such a panic?"
"That old eunuch, Chen Fan, I've found him." Wang Zhennan's voice was filled with barely concealed murderous intent. "He's infiltrated the imperial city of Dayu and is currently hunting down Teng'er in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons."
Wang Zhenyue slowly stood up, his face revealing no emotion, but the fiery spiritual power around him surged forth on its own.
He took out a crimson crystal from his sleeve, and after infusing it with spiritual power, the image transmitted back by the Crimson Sun Heart-Protecting Mirror appeared on the crystal!
"No wonder we couldn't find him anywhere in Tiannanxing," Wang Zhennan said through gritted teeth. "He disguised himself, changed his name, and infiltrated the national competition team. A master of disguise, a cunning old eunuch!"
Wang Zhenyue remained silent for a moment, then put away the crystal and said coldly, "Send word to prepare a spirit boat and proceed to the Great Yu Imperial City immediately. Also, send a message to the spies within the Great Yu Imperial City to keep an eye on the exit of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley. Once the national competition ends and the valley entrance opens, immediately track Chen Mu's movements. If anything happens to Teng'er, I will make that old eunuch wish he were dead."
A cruel smile flashed in Wang Zhennan's eyes as he turned and strode out of the secret room.
A moment later, a crimson spirit boat rose into the sky from the Wang family's ancestral land, transforming into a crimson rainbow that streaked across the sky and sped toward the direction of the Great Yu Imperial City.
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Outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, on the high platform of the Forbidden Garden.
Qin Taiyue stood with his hands behind his back in front of the water mirror, while two rows of black-clad stewards behind him frantically activated the repair runes of the teleportation array.
The image in the Lingguang Water Mirror was divided into two parts!
The left half depicts the Black Water Xuanjiao, still rampaging and slaughtering deep within the Ten Thousand Demon Valley, while the right half shows a gray-blue figure chasing after Wang family cultivators in the dense forest.
"Chen Mu of Huangzhou is hunting down the Wang family of Youzhou."
"Four Nascent Soul cultivators from the Wang family have already died at his hands. Wang Teng now only has two guards left, and at this rate, he can only last for another incense stick at most."
"This person is incredibly audacious! That's the Wang family of Youzhou! The head of the Eight Great Families of Yu the Great! They have several Nascent Soul Ancestors!"
"Daredevil? He even killed the Crimson Monster of the Blood River Sect, what's one more Wang family member?"
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The officials were murmuring amongst themselves!
"How much longer will the teleportation array take?" Qin Taiyue asked, seemingly oblivious to the surroundings.
The steward behind him replied in a trembling voice, "Reporting to Vice Minister, the core of the formation is severely damaged. All the royal formation masters have arrived and are working hard to repair it. According to Lord Meng's estimate, it will take at least three more days."
"Three days..." Qin Taiyue slowly closed his eyes and gritted his teeth:
"Can't it be faster?"
Behind him, Meng Qiuchi, the chief array master of the Yu royal family, sat cross-legged beside the teleportation array, his hands flying like lightning, constantly casting intricate array patterns to fill the array core.
Dozens of array masters sat around Meng Qiuchi, forming an auxiliary array around him, and continuously channeled their spiritual power into Meng Qiuchi's body.
"Three days is the limit," Meng Qiuchi's voice came from within the array patterns.
"The core restriction has been damaged from the inside. The seal of the Blackwater Xuanjiao and the teleportation system of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley are the same array system. I must first repair the teleportation array in order to use its power to strengthen the seal. Otherwise, even if a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage comes, he will be unable to deal with that demon king."
Qin Taiyue was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, Lord Meng."
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Deep in the dense forest, Chen Fan's pursuit had lasted for two full hours.
The last two Nascent Soul guards around Wang Teng have also fallen.
One had his soul swallowed by the sea of souls in his Black Soul Banner, while the other was cleaved in two by Eleven's sword intent.
Now only Wang Teng remains!
With disheveled hair and covered in blood, he staggered, breaking countless branches as he desperately flew forward, shouting hoarsely as he went:
"Help! I am Wang Teng from Youzhou! A direct descendant of the Wang family! Whoever can save me, the Wang family will reward them handsomely!"
The sound echoed through the dense forest, startling a flock of birds into flight.
There happened to be two groups of cultivators nearby who were hiding from the Demon King's search.
One team consisted of four remaining sword cultivators from Jianzhou, while the other team comprised three Nascent Soul cultivators from Mingzhou.
Hearing the cries for help, they instinctively looked towards the source of the sound and witnessed a scene they would never forget.
Wang Teng, a direct descendant of the Wang family of Youzhou, was seen desperately fleeing through the dense forest like a stray dog.
Dozens of feet behind him, a bluish-gray figure was steadily approaching.
The man was fair-skinned and beardless, with a cold expression. He had a jet-black banner stuck at his waist, and the long sword in his hand shone with a gray-white light. It was Chen Fan!
"It's Chen Mu from the desolate state!"
"He's hunting down Wang Teng? That's a member of the Wang family of Youzhou!"
"Where are Wang Teng's guards? I remember he brought seven or eight Nascent Soul cultivators with him when he entered the valley, how come none of them are here?"
"Didn't you see? There were several Nascent Soul cultivators who perished over there just now. They were probably Wang Teng's men. They were all killed by Chen Mu."
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The cultivators from Jianzhou and Mingzhou looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Meanwhile, in the desolate camp of the allied forces.
Han Yueshan peered through the concealment array at the movements in the distant dense forest, his fingers turning slightly white from the force he exerted.
The expressions of the Golden Sword Master and others behind him also changed, showing both shock and a hint of worry!
Everyone present was well aware of just how powerful the Wang family was in the Great Yu Cultivation Kingdom.
If Chen Keqing were to pursue Wang Teng so relentlessly, the entire desolate state would likely be implicated if the Wang family were to investigate later.
Qin Dao grinned, seemingly unconcerned:
"Fellow Daoist Chen is determined to eliminate all traces of the enemy! I, Old Qin, admire you!"
Ma Chengkong's expression was extremely complex.
Judging from Chen Mu's actions, he was someone who dared to kill even the direct descendants of the Wang family. He must be either insane or fearless.
In the dense forest, Wang Teng was finally forced to the edge of a cliff.
Behind him was a bottomless abyss, and in front of him was a gray-blue figure approaching step by step.
With nowhere to retreat, he suddenly turned around, formed a hand seal in front of him, and unleashed the last remaining spiritual power in his dantian without reservation.
Crimson flames erupted around him, forming the final shield of fire. The firelight reflected on his pale face, making him appear particularly ferocious.