The most terrifying aspect of the Fire Escape technique is that if the fire at the destination goes out during the process, the technique gradually loses its effectiveness over time, eventually trapping the user in the flames to be burned alive.

However, the incarnation of the Huaguang Emperor is inherently a fire god. Beings of the fire god lineage can exist in the world of flames for a long time. Theoretically, by residing within the Fire Escape, one can appear anywhere there is a flame. Others would have no way of knowing where you really are.

Therefore, Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang remained calm. Even the Palace Lord of Biyou Palace, or that Yin Lingzi, could not find his true form using his Fire Escape. His assessment of Ji Xiang was that he was very powerful, but far from being able to crack the Fire Escape.

Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang began to transmit a message through the flames.

And within the flames before him, a bright lamp appeared.

The face of the Prince of Lu appeared in the illusory flame.

"Master Zhu Shou, it has been so long. It seems you are doing well. The fame of the Daxian Huaguang Sect has spread throughout the South. Even I have heard of it. You have made a big name for yourself in Lower Maoshan."

"What does your disciple need to do to help you?"

Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang looked at the Prince of Lu: "I have been hidden within Lower Maoshan, later residing in Biyou Palace, using the Huaguang altar as my cultivation base, helping you to stabilize the territory here. But now, I fear I can no longer remain hidden. Someone has begun to target Biyou Palace, and their strength is unprecedented, not a mortal cultivator, but most likely one of the immortal officials."

"Do you know who the current master of the Great Ming Dao Record Office is?"

The face of the Prince of Lu flickered in the flames: "The master of the Great Ming Dao Record Office? Zhang Tianshi, who else could it be?"

Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang shook his head, denying the Prince of Lu's words: "No, a new face. I recognize True Person Zhang. I have met him a few times."

The Prince of Lu's eyes moved: "Then I don't know. There have been many things happening recently. Some big problems have arisen in the imperial court, so personnel changes have been frequent. And I have also suffered some losses here, encountering some troublesome insects causing trouble. The imperial court has already become wary of me. That good brother of mine has sealed my Northern Land Prince Manor."

The two of them happened to not know Ji Xiang's name. Ji Xiang only stated his identity, not his given name. And for the Prince of Lu, the one who had been disrupting his plans was always Fire Lord's father, Zen Master Tiger Eye, and certainly not some Ji Xiang.

So the two of them were clearly talking about the same person, but they were somehow misaligned.

Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang was shocked: "The Wanli Emperor sealed your Prince Manor? Isn't he very fond of you? What evil deeds did you do that he found out about?"

The Wanli Emperor banned your princely account?

Did you post some inappropriate remarks?

Try returning to the capital to appeal and see if it can be approved.

The Prince of Lu laughed loudly: "You are far away from the emperor, so of course you don't know what's happening in the Forbidden City. The emperor doesn't trust anyone now, especially us princes. Perhaps he is now remembering how good he was to me in the past, and might already be sweating..."

"It's a pity, a pity. I used unorthodox methods to defy fate and transform into an immortal. This life is already destined to have no connection with the imperial throne, and I can only be an unknown lord, never revealing my name to the dynasty's Great Dao."

"Otherwise, that imperial throne might be mine... Alas, where are there so many 'ifs' in the world! You're right, Master Zhu Shou, your birth was not your intention either!"

The Prince of Lu's tone suddenly changed:

"Coming out of Fengyang for more than seventy years, transforming from the identity of a sinner to a famous Dharma Lord in Lower Maoshan, cultivating to the Innate Realm, and even obtaining the incense of the people. Shouldn't you thank the emperor for this gift?"

"If it weren't for the Zhengde Emperor's Leopard Chamber, how could you, this leopard spirit, have transformed into a human?"

"One earthen leopard raised in the Xiyuan Leopard Chamber."

The Prince of Lu chuckled.

You are Leopard Head Lin Chong, I already know this.

Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang's expression immediately turned to shock: "You... know my identity?"

The Prince of Lu smiled: "I didn't know before, but I found out later, because the person who helped you leave Fengyang more than seventy years ago was the person behind me."

Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang's expression shook. After a long while, he laughed loudly:

"No wonder, no wonder he told me to teach you magic! So that's how it is. He had his eye on you long ago...."

"The Forbidden City, that is truly a place that only exists in memories. I have already forgotten that place, and the Xiyuan no longer exists.... Because of the emperor's protection, it was not discovered that I was a leopard spirit. When those ministers were handling the aftermath of the Zhengde Emperor's death, they only considered me one of the Zhengde Emperor's one hundred and twenty-seven adopted sons. It was a twist of fate that sent me to Fengyang. After all, they wouldn't dare to casually harm these adopted sons. Since they were members of the Zhu family, they could be sent to Fengyang for confinement..."

"Otherwise, if a monster appeared in the Forbidden City, and it was discovered, I'm afraid I wouldn't escape death either."

"I have always avoided the people of the imperial court, trying to keep a low profile. My disciples usually came forward, but I never expected that people from the imperial court would still come looking for me, even forcing me to reveal my true form. Fortunately, seventy years have passed, and no one recognizes me anymore."

"The story of the Zhengde Emperor has ultimately been erased by the Jiajing Emperor. This is a good thing in itself."

"But unexpectedly, the current calamity of the altar, although not directed at me, has also dragged me into it. This is a tribulation."

Prince of Lu: "The more you avoid it, the more you can only delay it, and you cannot completely solve the problem."

"You say the altar has been harmed, that the Great Ming Dao Record Office master is causing you trouble, and you can't solve it, so the other Dharma Lords must notify Biyou Palace?"

Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang: "That's right, that's how it is. And as far as I know, the actions of those closely related to Biyou Palace have gradually become bizarre and strange. They are clearly Dharma sects and rogue cultivators, yet they have become even more arrogant than demons."

Prince of Lu was surprised: "That's interesting. Even I require the many divine generals under my command who gather demons to act cautiously, and they will not easily expose their true forms. To be safe, I even use the Five Labors and Seven Injuries Technique to control them. After all, killing people is not my goal, herding those commoners is my purpose."

"And actually, killing people makes me... uncomfortable."

"I didn't expect Biyou Palace to go against the grain, as if afraid that the world wouldn't know of its arrogance?"

The Prince of Lu gave a strange reason. Dharma Lord Daxian Huaguang was puzzled. The Prince of Lu had been fierce and perverse since he was a child, and killing people had almost become second nature to him. How could he be uncomfortable?

But he didn't ask, ignoring this doubt:

"So, I'm worried that the people of Biyou Palace have tampered with their Dao lineage, so that if they continue to cultivate, these symptoms similar to cultivation deviation will appear. Therefore, since our six sects joined Biyou Palace, we have rarely contacted them."

"Now, I need to borrow something from you. In order to preserve my Dao lineage, I have persuaded the other five Dharma Lords to carry out a large-scale life borrowing, just like the great plague seventy years ago, using a great disaster to reverse a great tribulation. This time, I'm afraid we will have to borrow a lot of life to get through this great tribulation."

The Prince of Lu's smile disappeared: "Borrow... an immortal artifact?"