Mysterious mirror hanging high

"After all, I'm just a poor kid from a foundation-building family. How could I know the methods of the immortal sects? I have my own forbidden treasures given to me by my master!"

The young man named Lei Yunzi sneered, "Hei Xue, I advise you to hand over that Jindan spiritual object. A treasure like this is not something a mere demon cultivator like you can get your hands on!"

"As a high-ranking cultivator of the Immortal Sect, you certainly have no shortage of resources for the Core Formation stage. Why would you compete with a mere casual cultivator like me for this opportunity?" The Black Blood Taoist sneered, "A mere Core Formation spiritual object has troubled the Immortal Thunder Cloud to travel a hundred thousand miles to such a barren land!"

"The Great Dao is all about contention. How could a cultivator be dissatisfied with having too many Jindan spiritual objects?" Lei Yunzi laughed and said, "There's really no need to say such high-sounding words as I just said."

The Black Blood Taoist gritted his teeth and said, "If I hand over the Jindan spiritual object, will you let me go?"

"Of course not." Lei Yunzi said indifferently, "Black Blood Taoist, in order to cultivate your magic, you actually blood-refined your relatives... Such a large foundation-building family, and not a single one survived."

"Many of those monks are your direct descendants! How could you be so cruel? Such an act is outrageous to both humans and gods. How could I forgive you?"

The Black Blood Taoist laughed heartily: "I am the ancestor of the Wang family. The entire Wang family was created by me! Isn't it only natural that my descendants should continue the path of Taoism for me, the ancestor?"

"You're so heartless... well, since this Jindan spiritual object was obtained by a demonic cultivator like you, killing you will be a way to clear my mind and stay true to my original intention." Lei Yunzi held up the treasure bottle with one hand and said with a smile, "Today, I have eliminated an evil for the righteous path of heaven and earth. When I return to the mountain gate, the master may even give me another Ningjing Pill. That will be enough for my Jindan."

"Do you think you're a Jindan Zhenren?" The Black Blood Taoist's face darkened. "Just because you're one small realm higher than me, do you really think you can control me?"

"Even if I am in the middle stage of foundation building as you are, how many rounds can you last against me?" Lei Yunzi chuckled, poured out a bead with purple lightning light from the treasure bottle in his hand, pinched it in his hand, pointed it at the Black Blood Taoist, and flicked his finger.

"go with!"

The Black Blood Taoist's face suddenly changed, and he quickly set up a sticky blood shield in front of him.

The lightning bead touched the blood shield, and instantly stirred up several purple lightnings, which shattered the blood shield and hit the Black Blood Taoist.

boom!

The lightning ball exploded instantly, directly blowing the lower body of the Black Blood Taoist into pieces!

With one strike, he succeeded and the enemy that he had been chasing for months was seriously injured and dying. However, Lei Yunzi's face was solemn.

This shouldn’t be the case. No matter how serious his injuries were before, he shouldn’t be unable to withstand even one of my Thunder Pearls... Oh no!

Lei Yunzi stared closely at the Black Blood Taoist who only had the upper half of his body left, but found that the remaining half of his body had no bones or organs at all, and was purely composed of thick and sticky blood!

"Lei Yunzi, why do you think I'm making such a high-profile appearance in the palace of such a mortal country? Do you really think that the greatest use of the ancient maze is to trap people?" The Black Blood Taoist chuckled, "After all, he is a direct descendant of the immortal sect, and his methods are not bad. He spent one of my [Blood Puppet Body] in exchange for a Jindan spiritual object. Although it's not a loss...I only managed to refine three bodies when I sacrificed my entire family!"

A plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain... Lei Yunzi's face looked unhappy. He was actually tricked by the clone of this old Taoist!

"The devil is cunning!"

As soon as the curse fell, the Black Blood Taoist, who had only half of his body left, instantly turned into a pool of pus and blood, and was completely silent.

Lei Yunzi looked unhappy. He stepped forward and carefully checked the pus and blood on the ground. He took a jade bottle and collected all the pus and blood without leaving a trace. After confirming that none of the Black Blood Taoist's belongings were left behind, he stomped his feet and turned into a flash of lightning and escaped from the Hall of Supreme Harmony... He ignored anyone in the hall during the whole process.

Everyone in the hall remained silent. Emperor Zhao, who sat at the highest seat, remained motionless, as stiff as a stone statue.

"Brother!"

A cry of grief broke the silence. The third princess, Zhao Mingyu, looked sorrowful as she knelt beside Zhao Mingyang's half-body body and cried. This princess, who was known for her resourcefulness, actually lost her composure in a rare way.

At this time, the numbness in Emperor Zhao's eyes slowly faded, replaced by deep confusion and helplessness. He stood up from his seat abruptly, like a frightened rabbit, staring at the direction of Zhao Mingyang's body with his bloodshot eyes. He tried to move his lips, wanting to say something, but when the words came to his lips, only an unclear "ho ho" sound came out.

"Protect... Protect the emperor! Where are the imperial guards? Where are the imperial guards?"

"Quickly summon the commander-in-chief to mobilize the troops into the palace!"

"Slow down, slow down! This matter shouldn't be made public, this matter shouldn't be made public!"

"Lord Wang is absolutely right! If we don't handle things properly, we might face revenge from the immortals!"

"We need to think about this in the long run! We need to think about this in the long run!"

Several eunuchs beside Emperor Zhao woke up as if from a dream and shouted at the top of their lungs. Several ministers also shouted. In an instant, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was filled with people again, and almost everyone stood up from their seats and tried to do something.

"It's a mess, everything is a mess..." Jing Yu sighed in his heart. His eyes swept over Zhao Mingyang's half-body, and he couldn't help but be distracted for a moment.

"Once my eldest brother dies..."

"The throne of the Eastern Palace is vacant!"

"Aren't the royal heirs..."

Jing Yu looked at her third sister Zhao Mingyu who was still kneeling in front of Zhao Mingyang's body, and then glanced at her second sister Zhao Mingyue who was trying to maintain order in the hall and take over the defense of the hall.

Fourth brother Zhao Mingcheng snatched a knife from some guard and took a protective position below Emperor Zhao's seat. He had a gloomy expression and his knuckles were slightly white as he gripped the knife handle, and it was obvious that he was not at peace inside.

Fifth brother Zhao Minglou sat obediently in his seat, but he stared at Zhao Mingyang's body, and the joy on his face was no longer concealed!

The youngest seventh brother, Zhao Mingfu, seemed to be frightened by the scene just now. He didn't move at all, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony was in chaos. Jing Yu had sharp eyes and ears and could often notice details that ordinary people overlooked. Everyone in the hall had different thoughts, and there were many interesting things to watch amidst the chaos.

"All right!"

Emperor Zhao suddenly roared, and this emperor, who had rarely lost his composure in front of the palace, once again restored his original majesty. "Everyone, do not reveal a single word of what happened today! If anyone is found to have leaked the news later, they will be killed without mercy!"

The originally noisy crowd stopped their actions almost at the same time, and the vast hall became silent again.

Then, the emperor's face shared Zhao Mingyu's sorrowful expression. "The Crown Prince...give him a state funeral and announce to the public that he passed away due to illness!"

Jing Yu silently looked at the man who was already showing his old age and sighed inwardly.

Everything that happened at the birthday banquet today was suppressed by Emperor Zhao with a strong hand. However, almost everyone in the hall understood that the news would not be suppressed. Instead, it would spread throughout the entire Zhao State at an extremely fast speed!