Deep within the ruins of the old royal palace, scanned by Yuan Tiangang's celestial eye, came sounds of furious roars. A surge of yellow gas erupted from the earth, rushing towards Yuan Tiangang.
The yellow gas was as transparent as jade, stretching a thousand zhang long, like yellow lightning striking the heavens!
"Hmph! Accumulated royal qi for a thousand years, yet it hasn't transformed into a dragon. You dare to bare your fangs and claws before me, to flaunt your might? Hmph!!"
"The royal qi is scattered, merely clinging to existence!!"
Yuan Tiangang let out a resounding roar, and bolts of thunder appeared, directly striking the yellow gas. Crackles of thunder erupted everywhere.
Boom, boom~~
With each strike of thunder, the thousand-zhang yellow gas would shorten by one zhang. The yellow gas also grew denser, becoming increasingly radiant.
"An ownerless thing, why do you not submit quickly!!"
After a thousand thunderous strikes, the yellow gas, originally a thousand zhang in size, was now only a foot long. However, this foot-long form had now taken shape, resembling a true dragon, roaring fiercely at Yuan Tiangang.
"Seize!!"
Yuan Tiangang extended his right hand, like a net cast from heaven, directly capturing the yellow dragon. The thousand-year accumulation of royal qi was impure; to transform into a dragon, the thousand zhang of qi had to be compressed and refined. Under these thousand thunderous strikes, this yellow dragon was as good as newly born.
With one hand, he held it, the yellow gas coiling around, extremely dense, and continuously emitting primal energy.
Yuan Tiangang directly stored it in his Qiankun sleeve. Gazing into the depths of the earth, at the ten-thousand-zhang dragon脉 that ran beneath the royal palace, the thousand-zhang yellow gas had long since vanished, yet a continuous trickle of yellow qi was still converging towards the spot where the thousand-zhang yellow gas had once resided.
"Hmph! The Langya Kingdom has long since perished. You still seek to be resurrected, to siphon my Great Han's dragon脉 qi?"
"Slash!!"
Yuan Tiangang bellowed. His celestial eye widened furiously, and a thunderous roar echoed in all directions. A celestial gate, spanning the heavens, materialized, exuding world-shattering divine power!
"Roar!!"
The ten-thousand-zhang dragon脉 beneath the earth suddenly let out a furious roar!
Slash!!
A single strike fell, and the Langya Prefecture trembled faintly. A wisp of yellow qi in the ruins of the Langya Kingdom's capital collapsed with a thud. The ten-thousand-zhang dragon脉 beneath the earth split into two, severed at the waist.
Boom, boom, boom~~
A celestial chasm suddenly appeared in the ruins of the Langya Kingdom's royal palace. For several miles around, the land began to collapse and sink. Dust soared to the heavens, accompanied by sounds like thunder. Before long, a massive abyss appeared.
The dragon脉 was broken. The royal qi could no longer condense here. No matter how many thousands of years passed, no martial artist with the aura of royalty could be born from this place.
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Yuan Tiangang's celestial eye swept across the four directions. Observing the gradually disintegrating royal qi, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. This was his unique method of severing dragon脉. This single strike had completely sealed off the kingly qi of this place, extinguishing the kingly destiny of martial cultivators here!
Yuan Tiangang's celestial eye between his brows closed tightly. He turned and sped towards the capital of the Liao Kingdom in the north!
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Overseas Three Sects, Lingyin Sect.
The Lingyin Sect, once revered by the world as one of the top forces among the Overseas Three Sects, had long since lost its former glory.
At this moment, the entire Lingyin Sect was in deep dejection. Elder Hufa Li Yun had gone to the Great Han to seek justice for his disciple, but his journey had ended in silence, lost like a stone cast into the sea. Not long ago, Yuan Tiangang, in full view of everyone, had killed one of their elders from the Guiyuan realm.
The disappearance of two top combatants, especially an Elder Hufa, had thrown the Lingyin Sect into utter panic. They feared that once the Great Han pacified the northern war, they would turn their attention to attacking the Lingyin Sect's mountain gate.
"Esteemed Elders, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to us. A few days ago, Jian Sanbei, the Sect Master of Xianyu Sect, refused to mediate between our Lingyin Sect and the Great Han. The old men of Danyun Cave Mansion only know how to refine pills all day, ignoring worldly affairs. Our disciples couldn't even enter their mountain gate. What are we to do?"
The Sect Master of Lingyin Sect was filled with worry. The Lingyin Sect's strongest combatant, Elder Hufa, had lost contact recently. Without their top-tier strength, he was now in a state of frantic unease. If Yuan Tiangang were to attack their mountain gate, what would they do?
"Sect Master, the Great Han has been getting quite close to the Loulan Kingdom recently. Loulan has been enemies with the Chu Kingdom since its inception; the two are irreconcilably opposed. Now that the Chu Kingdom has allied with the Prison Spirit Abyss, and Loulan is aligning with the Great Han, why don't we communicate with the Chu Kingdom and join their cause?"
A man in white spoke up.
The Sect Master of Lingyin Sect looked at the man in white, his eyes fixed on him: "What path do you propose?"
"Sect Master, currently, among the Overseas Three Sects, Danyun Cave Mansion is obsessed with refining pills and disregards worldly affairs. Xianyu Sect, as the leader of the Three Sects, has been scared witless by Yuan Tiangang of the Great Han. We cannot rely on either of these two sects."
The man in white stood up and said: "As for the current situation among the various kingdoms, it is now clear. The three northern kingdoms are like birds in a cage for the Great Han. And we, for the sake of a small Liao Kingdom, have been dragged into this. In my opinion, in the eyes of King Han Yang Hao, we are merely vessels. Not to mention the generals who have fought on the battlefield, even if Yuan Tiangang, the chief imperial astronomer of the Great Han, were to appear here, we would have no escape."
Upon hearing this, the entire hall was aghast. It was true, let alone the Great Han generals who fought on the battlefield, even Yuan Tiangang, who had shone brilliantly at the Sanyuan Grand Gathering some time ago, was someone they couldn't contend with.
"Get to the point!!"
The Sect Master of Lingyin Sect interrupted. I asked you to speak of a way out, a path to survival, not to spout nonsense. Am I blind? Don't I know this?
"Sect Master."
The man in white said sheepishly: "The Chu Kingdom is now connected with the Prison Spirit Abyss. Everyone knows of the Yuan Xing Mo Yan Yue Lang Wang, right? But at this Sanyuan Grand Gathering, the Yuan Xing Mo Yan Yue Lang Wang was extremely respectful to Liu Ao, the Grand Tutor of the Chu Kingdom, following his every command!"
"The Yuan Xing Mo Yan Yue Lang Wang, behind whom I need not say more, has the ancient existence of the Prison Spirit Abyss behind him."
"If our Lingyin Sect wishes to remain among the Overseas Three Sects, there is only one path to survival: to pledge allegiance to the Chu Kingdom!!"
"Presumptuous! How can we submit to such a minor kingdom? Where would our sect's dignity and authority go??"
An elder roared, his beard trembling with anger.
"Hahaha, Elder, do you wish to live, or to die!!"
"Ah!!"
The man in white roared, a murderous intent hidden deep within his eyes, glaring fiercely at the elder who had berated him.
"Even as we speak, that Liao Kingdom might already be gone. These Goryeo and Jin states are merely putting up a futile resistance. Among the various kingdoms and the Overseas Three Sects, the only one that can save our Lingyin Sect is the Chu Kingdom. Only the Chu Kingdom!!"