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The desolate ancient mountain range, with its undulating peaks resembling a dragon, bears a striking resemblance to the world of Gu Masters.

This is why all forces gathered in the Desolate Ancient Mountains, considering it the best place to resist the Heavenly Demon.

This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even the Heavenly Demon Army would suffer heavy losses if it tried to break through in a short time. Moreover, the human race has already laid a trap here.

However, in the outermost area of ​​the mountain range, there are still many places where demons are stationed, keeping a close eye on the human race at all times.

Faced with the continuous influx of human warriors into the mountains, these demons did not attempt to stop them.

Su Chen and his two companions passed through the layers of encirclement by the Heavenly Demons without any hindrance and arrived at the desolate ancient city at the foot of the mountain.

Heavy troops guarded both inside and outside the city walls, verifying the identities of human warriors. To enter, one also needed to pay a Pure Yuan Pill.

Just as Su Chen and his two companions entered the city, a murderous aura, almost tangible, condensed in a certain area of ​​the Desolate Ancient City.

Inside the temporary imperial palace of the Zhu dynasty.

Snapped!
Empress Lanxin slammed her hand on the long table in anger, her phoenix eyebrows radiating a fierce aura that terrified the maids and servants around her, who all fell silent in fear.

This was already one of the countless times the Empress had suddenly lost her temper.

Since learning of Prince Zhu Jiuyou's death, she has become unpredictable and lost her former gentleness.

At the slightest provocation, a single word could decide a person's life or death; within a few days, hundreds of people had died because of this.

"Your Majesty, Xuanji requests an audience!"

In the silent hall, a sharp voice broke the cold atmosphere, causing everyone to subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this name, the usually indifferent empress finally showed a slight tremor in her lifeless eyes.

She stood up abruptly and said quickly, "Let him in!"

A moment later, an elderly man with white hair and beard entered the main hall, carried by the gentle breeze.

Upon seeing the Empress, he merely bowed slightly, but neither the Empress nor the palace maids found this strange.

Xuanji was a martial arts immortal of the Zhu dynasty, whose status was so high that no one could compare to him except for those few ancestors.

Even the Empress would have to give him some face when she met him.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Xuanji cupped his hands and spoke calmly.

The Empress disregarded these formalities and asked urgently, "Master Xuanji, is there any news about my son's enemy?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanji hesitated for a moment before nodding: "That's right, this person has already arrived in the Desolate Ancient City."

Upon hearing this, he clearly sensed a significant fluctuation in the Empress's emotions, which were quickly suppressed.

The temperature in the entire palace dropped sharply because of his words.

"Where is he?" The Empress's voice rang out, devoid of any emotion, its killing intent as cold as a glacier.

Xuanji replied, "It's outside the ancient city, but..."

Upon hearing the first half of Xuanji's sentence, the Empress was about to order someone to arrest him.

But after hearing the second half of the sentence, she paused and looked at Xuanji.

Xuanji spoke again: "However, his strength is very high; he is at the Martial Immortal realm!"

Every descendant of the Zhu dynasty would practice bloodline protection in order to prevent assassination.

Based on this bloodline protection, the Zhu dynasty could quickly find the murderer.

In fact, on the day Zhu Jiuyou died, the Empress sent someone to find Xuanji and asked him to use this method to find the murderer.

However, at that time, Xuanji did not realize Su Chen's strength.

Moreover, there was an invisible force preventing him from spying.

He guessed that Su Chen was likely able to do this because he had a Martial Immortal by his side.

Most of the human martial arts immortals are now in the Desolate Ancient Mountains. At the time, he subconsciously thought the murderer was the Heavenly Demon.

So he told the Empress his guess. When the Empress learned of this, she was so angry that she wanted to send someone to kill him.

But later, for some unknown reason, they disappeared without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Fortunately, after several attempts, he discovered that Su Chen and the others were heading towards the direction of the Desolate Ancient City.

So he told the Empress this news, and the Empress told him to keep a close eye on it.

If Su Chen shows any abnormality, or if he arrives at the Desolate Ancient Mountains, inform him immediately.

After Su Chen arrived at the Desolate Ancient Mountains, he concluded that the murderer was very likely not a member of the Heavenly Demons.

If it were a Heavenly Demon, it would never appear within the Desolate Ancient Mountains.

They are not demons, meaning they are human warriors.

The number of forces in the entire Ten Directions World that dare to kill the Zhu Clan Dynasty is no more than five. If the human race's powerful figures knew Zhu Jiuyou's identity, they would at most teach him a lesson out of respect for the people, and he shouldn't have been killed.

Unexpectedly, this person dared to make a move.

This made Xuanji curious about the other party's identity.

"Hmph, strong?" The Empress snorted coldly upon hearing this, and suddenly stood up, unleashing the imposing aura she had cultivated over the years.

Although her strength was only at the Divine Power realm, the pressure she exuded over the years was incredibly terrifying. Even a slight display of it gave off the imposing aura of an emperor's wrath that could cause millions to fall.

"So what if he's strong? Anyone who dares to kill my son, no matter what faction he belongs to, no matter how strong he is, I will make sure he dies without a burial place!"

The empress exuded murderous intent.

Xuanji knew that the Empress's mind was made up, so she said nothing more.

"Feng Ying, take your men immediately and bring the murderer to justice."

As the voice faded, a beautiful, ethereal aura suddenly appeared in the hall, followed by Feng Ying's voice: "Yes!"

Upon hearing the voice, Xuanji instinctively looked over and saw a man in black suddenly appear inside the palace.

The man in black noticed Xuanji's gaze, slowly turned his head, and met his eyes.

The moment their eyes met, Xuanji felt as if the whole world had been plunged into endless darkness.

In that instant, the primordial spirit became nothingness.

Although the time was extremely short, this change still made him wary. He worried that if his opponent took this opportunity to attack him during the battle, it would be disheartening.

I'm afraid he'll be beheaded in the next second.

'Feng Ying is said to be a Celestial-level assassin serving the Empress, specializing in assassination techniques and possessing immense strength. She even successfully assassinated a Martial Immortal once. Now it seems the rumors are true!'

He was also at the Martial Immortal realm, yet he felt a sense of dread when facing Feng Ying, which was enough to show how powerful Feng Ying was.

Feng Ying paid no attention to Xuanji's thoughts and suddenly disappeared from the main hall.

……

at the same time.

Su Chen, along with Zhu Yan and the other person, were heading towards the location of the Zhu Dynasty.

The Desolate Ancient City is very large, even larger than the Holy Yuan City, and is home to countless forces.

Moreover, the more powerful a force is, the deeper it tends to be stationed in the desolate ancient city, as is the case with the powerful Zhu Dynasty.

Because of the long distance and the restrictions on low-altitude flights within the city, the group did not travel very fast.

After traveling for half a day, they finally arrived at the territory of the Zhu Dynasty.

Just like the Lin Family Fortress back then, this place was also built into the inner city of an ancient city by the Zhu Dynasty. However, the latter was much larger than the former, and it was not only inhabited by the royal family, but also by people from other forces.

Upon arrival, the three stopped.

"What should we do now?" Gu Xiaoyao looked at Su Chen, asking for a solution.

He had no idea where Cai Xiaoyue and the others were.

Zhu Yan was in the same boat; he only knew that Cai Xiaoyue was being controlled by the Empress, but he didn't know their location. "It's simple, just go find the culprit!"

Strictly speaking, Zhu Jiuyou didn't even know where Cai Xiaoyue was. The whole process was basically handled by the Empress.

It was also the Empress who sent people to threaten Zhu Yan, forcing him to obey Zhu Jiuyou.

Therefore, the simplest way is to go directly to the Queen.

"Your method is simple, but isn't it a bit too arrogant?" Gu Xiaoyao was speechless, not expecting Su Chen to suggest this method.

Zhu Yan nodded seriously, his concern clouding his judgment; he was completely unaware of just how powerful the trio's combination was.

He was no longer the martial artist at the Divine Power Realm, but a Martial Immortal.

Moreover, it wasn't just one Martial Immortal, but all three of them were Martial Immortals.

With such a powerful combination, even if they broke into the palace, they might not be able to escape unscathed.

Besides, they are in the right in this matter, so why should they worry so much?
Su Chen smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly looked ahead and said calmly, "Even if we don't go looking for them, they will come looking for us!"

Having dealt with numerous forces, Su Chen was well aware of their methods.

If a disciple of the Huangsha Sect was killed back then, the sect could find the murderer based on bloodline, let alone a top power like the Zhu Dynasty.

They might kill Zhu Jiuyou one second, and the next second the other party would already have noticed.

That was indeed the case; when he was refining Zhu Jiuyou, he could clearly sense a mysterious force hindering him.

Unfortunately, that power was too weak and no match for him at all; it was refined by him in no time.

Afterwards, some people tried to spy on him, but because he had advanced to the Martial Immortal realm, he was basically able to prevent such methods.

However, it cannot be completely prevented.

He believed that soon after he arrived in the Zhu dynasty, someone would come to deal with him.

Now it seems that it was indeed so; the people sent by the Empress have arrived, and their target is Su Chen.

After receiving the Empress's order, Feng Ying went straight out of the city, but she didn't expect to run into her target before she had gone very far.

Looking at Su Chen, who was deliberately seeking death, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

But soon, his torment and surprise turned into solemnity, because he discovered that the three of them were all Martial Immortals.

Although they were all beginners, even he couldn't kill three martial artists at the Martial Immortal level immediately.

So he stopped and did not choose to take immediate action.

Of course, the main reason was that he could tell from Su Chen's eyes that they knew his purpose.

"Are you one of the Empress's people?"

Su Chen's voice rang out the instant Feng Ying landed.

Feng Ying gave him a very strange feeling; she was clearly there, but she had no breath.

"Be careful, this person is very strong!"

While sending a telepathic message to Feng Ying, Su Chen was also reminding Zhu Yan and Gu Xiaoyao.

Feng Ying nodded: "Since you know, you should be able to guess why I'm here, but you don't seem afraid!"

"What are you afraid of?" Gu Xiaoyao asked in return.

"I'm afraid of death!" Feng Ying replied firmly.

Upon hearing this, the three exchanged glances, all sensing the powerful confidence emanating from Feng Ying's words.

Su Chen didn't argue with Feng Ying about this issue, but instead asked, "Where is the Empress? Take us to see her!"

"You may wish to see the Empress, but it depends on whether you live to see her!"

Upon hearing Su Chen's rudeness towards the Empress, Feng Ying's eyes instantly turned icy.

The moment he finished speaking, his entire body vanished into the void.

"careful!"

Su Chen gave a warning, and upon noticing Feng Ying making a move, he immediately dodged away.

Stab it!

The three reacted quickly, each leaping aside to dodge, but even after they had moved aside, Feng Ying was nowhere to be seen.

Su Chen frowned and looked down, his primordial spirit scanning for Feng Ying's figure.

Strangely, nothing was found.

He seemed to have turned into air, disappearing from the three people's perception.

This method is even more bizarre than Abiro's original one, making it impossible to guard against.

Just as Su Chen was searching for Feng Ying's whereabouts, a sudden, inexplicable unease welled up in his heart.

This unease spread outwards along with the fluctuations in the space behind them.

Su Chen quickly sensed the fluctuation and dodged away with lightning speed.

As he dodged, he caught a glimpse of a long blade emerging from nowhere, piercing towards Su Chen with unparalleled coldness.

Although both use knives, Feng Ying's knife gives the impression of living in the shadows.

It is eerie, powerful, sinister, and sends chills down your spine.

Seeing that Su Chen had actually dodged her sneak attack, a look of surprise flashed across Feng Ying's face.

He boasted that no one could match him in assassination, and that he could assassinate Wu Jixian without leaving a trace.

He thought that even if this attack couldn't kill Su Chen, it would at least seriously injure him. But to his surprise, Su Chen dodged it in the end, forcing him to hide again and wait for a second chance to strike.

His target was Su Chen; he didn't care about Zhu Yan or Gu Xiaoyao.

Zhu Yan and Gu Xiaoyao also noticed this. They wanted to help Su Chen, but soon realized that their senses couldn't detect Feng Ying's location immediately.

Fortunately, Su Chen was always able to evade Feng Ying's assassination attempts at crucial moments.

Bang bang bang!
In just ten breaths, Feng Ying attempted to assassinate Su Chen more than ten times, but Su Chen dodged each time.

"Damn it!"

Feng Ying cursed under his breath; he had never encountered such a troublesome assassination target.

Su Chen seemed to be deliberately toying with him; every time he was about to succeed, the other party would inexplicably dodge.

As a result, he had to launch attacks frequently.

He knew this violated a taboo for assassins, but he was confident in his stealth skills and didn't believe Su Chen could discover him.

As long as he assassinates enough people, one successful assassination is enough.

After all, he could make countless mistakes, but if Su Chen made a mistake even once, he would surely die.

"Has anyone ever told you that the first rule of an assassin is: never linger after a failed assassination?"

But just as he was preparing to carry out a new round of assassinations, he suddenly lost his target.

At the same time, Su Chen's voice suddenly rang in his mind, startling him.

Following the sound, he couldn't find Su Chen at all.

Suddenly, a strong sense of crisis enveloped him. He immediately became more vigilant, trying to find Su Chen by constantly changing his position, while avoiding being attacked by Su Chen.

But after a while, he still couldn't find Su Chen, and his unease grew heavier and heavier.

The next moment, Feng Ying's hair stood on end!

"Stop looking, I'm here!" (End of Chapter)