Chapter 1998 Outside the Thousand Machines PalaceThe giant silver bird was also very fast, but it was still far behind the golden-winged owl.
As Luo Hong and Erqi ran without looking back, the two sides quickly distanced themselves from each other.
When the four people were no longer in sight, Sha Xin's face became gloomy uncontrollably, but he was not at all panicked.
Because she also knew the location of the holy relics, and it was not so easy to enter that place, which was enough for her to arrive before Erkui obtained the holy relics.
"Let you live a little longer!"
After saying this while gritting his teeth, Sha Xin flew away without stopping while taking out a purple ball from his arms.
"Grand Prince, how long will it take you to reach the Thousand Machines Palace?"
After pressing the ball, Sha Xin spoke quickly to it.
"It's about ten days' journey."
Shi Zhanfeng's voice immediately came from the purple sphere.
"Ten days? It's too late! You better hide. Erqi has already headed towards Qianji Palace. Don't run into him before you meet me!"
Sha Xin quickly reminded.
It turned out that she had not told the truth to Erqi before.
She actually had two purposes for entering Daxu this time. One was to clean up the mess, and the other was to try to resurrect the Demon Lord in her own way.
There is no distinction between the two goals in terms of priority, only the difference between the beginning and the end.
Chen Yang and Shi Zhan Feng will play important roles in these two plans respectively, so no mistakes can be made!"What! You failed to kill Erqi?"
Shi Zhanfeng's surprised voice came from the purple sphere.
"There have been many accidents, but Erqi is seriously injured at the moment. When I catch up with him, I will make sure he is dead without a burial place!"
As he spoke, a look of determination flashed across Sha Xin's eyes.
She also has a secret technique that she has kept hidden away. Although it comes at a great cost to use, she has made up her mind to avoid any accidents next time!"You said the same thing before. How can I believe you now?"
Shi Zhanfeng spoke with anger in his voice.
"What do you mean by that? Are you scared and want to quit the plan?Humph, think about why you came to Jilinkongjing. If you don’t want to lose the royal inheritance, don’t talk nonsense to me.
Come with me to revive the Demon Lord, and you will get what you want!"
It turns out that the reason why Sha Xin cooperated with Shi Zhanfeng was that he promised him that he would support him in seizing the inheritance after the Demon Lord was resurrected.
Sha Xin is well aware of the importance of inheritance to royal descendants like Shi Zhanfeng, so he is fearless and has a very tough attitude.
However, she did not know the truth about Yeyang's inheritance.
If Shi Zhanfeng had been a little hesitant before, he was wondering whether to seize the holy remains to improve his cultivation, or to gain the support of a peak Daluo master.
Now, he has completely made up his mind to choose the former!However, this also made Shi Zhanfeng even more determined to not give up his plan.
"It better be so!"
After pretending to agree reluctantly, Shi Zhanfeng said no more.
At this time, the purple ball in Sha Xin's hand was already full of cracks. After she threw it out, it immediately exploded into a pile of fragments.
It is very difficult to communicate over long distances in the Great Ruins. This item is extremely difficult to refine and can only be used once.
In the blink of an eye, nine days passed.
Luo Hong has been running at full speed since he followed Erqi out of the hall. Along the way, he saw large areas of ruined buildings, broken walls and ruins everywhere. The whole place was devastated.
This kind of scene was not the first time that Luo Hong had seen it. In the past, he had seen similar ruins in the ruins of the Zhenyan Sect.
Obviously, this place has been invaded on a large scale before.
This also explains why they have always had so little harvest.
Suddenly, the figure in front stopped, and Luo Hong hurriedly stopped and landed on a large white stone square.
"We're here, ahem."
As soon as Erqi opened his mouth, he coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood. It was obvious that he was not feeling well after running all the way.
While Erkui was stuffing various pills into his mouth, Luo Hong looked around.
There was a nine-story spire at each corner of the square, and in the center stood a majestic glazed roofed hall that was far superior to any that had been seen before.
Different from those sites and ruins, this glazed palace with a round roof is extremely well preserved. Whether it is the glazed tiles on the roof or the giant pillars outside the palace, they are all as bright as new without any trace of time.
Luo Hong glanced around and saw two huge, tightly closed doors with carved patterns facing him. Above them hung a gold-painted horizontal plaque with three powerful and profound characters written on it:
"Thousand Machines Palace!"
"What a treasured palace! The holy remains should be placed in it!"
After exclaiming in admiration, Luo Hong looked at Er Kui and asked:"Friend Er Dao, do you have any way to open that door?"
"The gate of this palace is sealed with a star restriction. With Fellow Daoist Liuhua here, I believe it won't take long to break it."
As he said that, Erqi looked at Lady Liuhua, whom he had brought along all the way.
Madam Liuhua said nothing, but walked straight towards the main hall. She kept her head down along the way, as if observing the star runes on the stone bricks on the ground.
Seeing him like this, Luo Hong realized belatedly that these star runes were connected to the runes on the outer wall of the hall, forming a forbidden formation.
"This restriction is so complicated, can Fellow Daoist Liuhua really break it before Sha Xin catches up?
Judging from her previous behavior, even if she couldn't get the Holy Relic, she would never let us succeed."
Luo Hong frowned. He was not familiar with star runes, so he could not help much in breaking the ban.
If he wanted to break the ban by force, he would have to use the Primordial Divine Light in front of Erqi, which was obviously not possible.
However, he frowned at that moment, not because he could not enter the hall. After all, his real purpose was not to obtain the holy remains.
It was because in the original time and space, Erqi and his companions successfully entered. Luo Hong couldn't help but feel puzzled about this.
"Let fellow Daoist Liuhua try first. If it doesn't work, you and I can only break the ban by force based on his cracking method."
Erkui said with a serious expression.
Sha Xin's plan was completely disrupted, and so was his.
Originally, he refined the blood light in the hall, which could at least allow his Xuan Dao cultivation to break through to the late Daluo stage.
In this way, when they arrive at the Thousand Machines Palace, even if Sha Xin wants to stop it, he will be powerless.
At the same time, it will be easier to break the restrictions on this gate.
But now, not only did the plan fail, but Erqi himself was seriously injured.
And this is even the best result!"I can't believe that after so many years, Sha Xin is still obsessed with that person. How hateful!"
Erqi now recalled that the main reason for his miscalculation was that he did not expect Shaxin to be so loyal to someone who had fallen for so long.
He really couldn't understand it!
"Lord Er, are you having trouble? Perhaps I can help you."
Suddenly, a voice that was extremely familiar to both Luo Hong and Shi Chuankong sounded.
The three of them turned around and saw a tall figure wearing a hood just leaping into the square.
After standing firmly, he walked towards Erqi while taking off the hood on his head, revealing his long white hair.
Although his appearance is ordinary, he has a unique temperament. His rare deep purple pupils are shining with light. Who else could it be but Shi Zhanfeng!"Fellow Daoist Luo."
After standing still, Shi Zhanfeng first bowed to Luo Hong, then ignored Shi Chuankong and looked at Erqi.
However, he had already cursed Sha Xin eight hundred times in his heart. After all, the other party didn't even mention Luo Hong, which made him unprepared before coming.
"Haha, another descendant of the Yeyang royal family, but you're late."
Although Erqi had never seen Shi Zhanfeng before, it was not difficult for him to recognize his identity.
"Lord E, don't let him go. He entered Daxu with the people from Puppet City. He must be Shaxin's man!"
Ever since Shi Zhanfeng showed up, Shi Chuankong's thoughts had been racing. At this moment, he had roughly guessed the purpose of his coming and was about to kill him with a borrowed knife.
"Really? Then you have a really bad life!"
Upon hearing this, Erqi immediately showed murderous intent on his face. He was almost killed by Sha Xin and was already furious. Shi Zhanfeng was like offering himself to him for him to vent his anger!"Doesn't Lord Er want to plot against Sha Xin? She will be here soon."
Shi Zhanfeng was not panicked at the moment, and did not even look at Shi Chuankong who wanted to harm him.
Because he knew that his value was much greater than Shi Chuankong!"What do you mean?"
Erkui immediately became interested.
“Sha Xin’s goal is to revive the Demon Lord. This prince originally had the same idea, but now I want the Holy Remains to help me kill the evil corpse.
Fellow Daoist Luo is very clear about this.
Therefore, there is no basis for cooperation between My Highness and Sha Xin, but the problem is that Sha Xin is not aware of this.
The fact that the Lord of E City brought his Thirteenth Brother here shows that he is clearly aware of the conditions for unsealing the Holy Relics.
As long as City Lord E and Fellow Daoist Luo are willing to cooperate with me in putting on a show, that will be the best opportunity for a sneak attack!"
Shi Zhanfeng smiled and told Sha Xin about his plan to backstab him.
The condition for unsealing the holy remains is the bloodline of the Yeyang royal family. After all, Shi Kongjie is from the Yeyang royal family and is of the same generation as the Demon Lord Shi Kongyu.
Luo Hong was very clear about this and could fully understand Shi Zhanfeng's plan at the moment.
"I see. In the original time and space, Shi Zhanfeng hooked up with Erkui here."
"Fellow Daoist Luo, is what this boy said true?"
Erqi was very excited at this time. Shaxin was the only person he was afraid of. Not to mention killing her, as long as he could successfully seriously injure her, no matter what he did next, everything would go smoothly.
"It is inconvenient for Luo to elaborate on the specific circumstances, but what he said is indeed true."
Luo Hong said truthfully.
"Brother Luo, how can you..."
Shi Chuankong became anxious upon hearing this. If Luo Hong also chose to help Shi Zhanfeng, then he would really have no chance at all!
However, before he could finish his words, Luo Hong struck him on the back of the head with his palm, knocking him unconscious.
"Since I am here, he is useless. Why not just kill him?"
Shi Zhanfeng's eyes turned, and they were both sincere and tentative.
"If we kill him, Sha Xin will inevitably become suspicious. Besides, he and Luo are friends after all. We can just get rid of him this time. There is no need to kill him."
After saying this in a cold voice, Luo Hong looked at Er Kui and said:"Now there are three people who want the holy remains. How do you think we should divide them, Brother Er?"
"That depends on what you plan to do with the holy remains.
If it is just to assist in beheading corpses and breaking through realms, collecting 10% would be enough.
If you want to reach the pinnacle of the Mysterious Dao with this, you must obtain half of it."
Erqi spoke in a calm tone, with no emotion to be seen.
"Then Your Highness only needs 10%."
Shi Zhanfeng was the first to respond.
"Luo has no obsession with reaching the peak of the Mysterious Dao, so I will take the remaining 40%."
Luo Hong said after pondering for a moment.
"Haha, good! Without further ado, just use whatever tricks you have!
Only if we enter the Qianji Palace in advance will Sha Xin lose her composure. Otherwise, with her puppetry skills, she will never be able to hide your rebellious heart!"
Erqi laughed loudly, finalizing the distribution.
"In fact, there is no need for any special means. This Highness has a Sky-Burning Talisman, which is prepared for opening the gate. Lord E can use it."
As he spoke, Shi Zhanfeng took out a jade talisman from his arms and deliberately threw it over slowly to avoid Erqi's misunderstanding.
The most special thing about the Sky Boundary Talisman is that the greater the spatial pressure where it is used, the stronger its power will be.
Before entering the Jilin Void Realm, Shi Zhanfeng specially got one.
“It is indeed the Sky-Burning Realm Talisman, your royal family is just rich.
Fellow Daoist Liuhua, how is the ban being broken?"
After checking the jade talisman, Erqi immediately turned to Madam Liuhua and asked.
"Only 30%. It will take at least five days to crack it completely."
Mrs. Liuhua said without even looking up.
"Thirty percent is enough. Fellow Daoist, please set up the formation. When I get what I want, there will be plenty of time for you to comprehend the star runes here."
Erqi knew very well that the further he tried to crack the code, the slower the progress would be, so he was unwilling to wait any longer.
Although Madam Liuhua sighed when she heard this, she did not disobey Erqi's intention. She quickly took out eight silver round beads from her arms, cast a spell, and slowly embedded them into the door.
"rise!"
Following Madam Liuhua's command, countless silver runes swarmed out from these silver beads and quickly formed a silver light array on the surface of the gate.
The diameter of the light array is dozens of feet, and countless silver light spots are surging in the array. It looks like the stars in the sky are moving, mysterious and unpredictable.
Gradually, a gap appeared in the center of the light array and kept getting bigger and bigger.
Upon seeing this, Madam Liuhua hurriedly moved away from the palace gate.
As soon as he left, the star runes on the outer wall of the entire hall seemed to come alive and began to twist wildly.
"Right now, the restriction has been weakened by me!"
Seeing the right moment, Mrs. Liuhua reminded loudly.
Before he finished speaking, Erqi activated the jade talisman in his hand and shot it towards the gap in the middle of the silver light array.
After finishing, he immediately jumped back a distance.
Seeing this, Luo Hong immediately retreated with the unconscious Shi Chuankong.
The next moment, there was a loud bang, followed by a silver ripple sweeping over.
Wherever it passed, space was distorted and the bricks in the square were shattered into powder.
Luo Hong activated his profound skills to protect his body and was able to resist it with relative ease.
Soon, the silver light at the palace gate dissipated, and only the two huge palace doors were still there. They were not destroyed, but they were no longer closed.
(End of this chapter)