Chapter 426: Chapter 223: The Final Deadline Approaches (Part 2)

"I can use an array talisman to trap him, as long as his Dragon Bone Bow loses its function, he will be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered."

Guo Xin thought for a moment and said.

"Then wait until you can use the array talisman to trap him, and then go to him alone! Don’t forget, he has the Qinglong Cauldron on him, and can come and go freely even at the Divine Sect Mansion."

The Saintess snorted coldly.

Guo Xin was speechless for a moment.

"You all need to calm down. I was forced to guard the Divine Sect Mansion for more than two years because of him. My personal grudge with him is stronger than any of yours."

"But he is an exceptionally cautious person. If there’s the slightest disturbance, he can disappear for two or three years, or even ten years."

"This time, we not only need to find him, but we also need to seize the opportunity to capture him, and absolutely prevent him from escaping again."

The Saintess explained patiently.

Her words calmed everyone’s emotions quite a bit.

"Wait for me."

The Saintess transformed into a white beam of light and sped towards the direction of the Divine Sect.

She entered the Great Tang Territory, passed through Jingzhou City, crossed Nanfu City and Demon Fang City, and at Sunset Town gave a bag of Spirit Rice to a girl named Huang Li before returning to the Divine Sect and met Elder Yang again.

Elder Wang was guarding beside Elder Yang. Seeing the Saintess return alone, he seemed to have anticipated it, and shook his head at her, indicating not to disturb Elder Yang’s rest.

"He left shortly after you entered the southern territory."

Elder Yang said weakly.

The Celestial Calculation Divine Skill has a strong backlash effect, even Liu Chen suffered from the repercussions of this karma, and died at the hands of Jiang Feng at a young age.

"At that time, we had already sealed off the south, with Jiang Feng’s ability, even if protected by the Qinglong Cauldron, it was impossible for him to slip away silently under the eyes of his fellow disciples."

The Saintess felt incredulous.

To capture Jiang Feng, they not only dispatched a large number of Divine Sect disciples, but also brought several magical artifacts from the sect.

One of them was a compass that had extracted Jiang Feng’s power aura from Liu Chen’s body, and could sense him even from dozens of miles away, yet as soon as the compass entered the southern Turkic area, it never detected anything.

The Saintess and others were even wondering if Jiang Feng was sleeping with the Qinglong Cauldron.

Elder Yang closed his eyes, he too didn’t know how Jiang Feng escaped from the Divine Sect’s encirclement.

His right thumb and index finger pinched together, a layer of golden rune emerged from between the fingers, the rune spread out like a piece of paper in the air, seemingly merging into the surroundings.

"Old Yang..."

Elder Wang looked at the Saintess with a heartbroken expression, somewhat blaming her, knowing that Elder Yang was performing the Celestial Calculation Divine Skill again. In Elder Yang’s closed eyes, it seemed as if a time tunnel appeared, and he saw an aura beside Jiang Feng.

The aura took Jiang Feng out of southern Turkic, and after entering Jingzhou City, it headed towards Dragon Capital.

His fingertips turned pale as he tried to trace the aura and lock onto Jiang Feng’s exact location, and understand the identity of the owner of that aura.

Gradually, the silhouette began to emerge from a vortex, becoming a more defined figure; it looked like a slender chopstick.

"Pffft!"

Just as he was about to see clearly, a backlash erupted from his chest.

He spat out two mouthfuls of blood.

The rune at his fingertip completely shattered.

He almost collapsed to the ground, his feeble state turned to near-death, his hair fell off in large patches, and his skin aged rapidly.

It was as if he aged a decade in an instant.

Reduced to a state of burning oil and extinguishing lamp.

"Old Yang!"

Elder Wang hurriedly supported him, quickly stuffed several invaluable healing elixirs into Elder Yang’s mouth, yet half of them were spit out by Elder Yang.

The backlash force impacted his body, preventing him from swallowing the spirit medicine.

"Elder."

The Saintess looked heartbroken, didn’t expect things to turn out this way.

Should she have not come back to find him.

"Old Yang’s time is near, why make it difficult for him?"

Elder Wang blamed. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"It’s not her fault. My fate is flawed, I am an inauspicious person, bound by pain in life and death."

Elder Yang, on the brink of death, continued: "A superior being guided him, leading him to Dragon Capital, you should find him there!"

After saying that, Elder Yang fainted.

"If you really can’t find him, ask the Li Family to assist you, and even if you have to overturn the Underground Palace, get Jiang Feng out."

Elder Wang instructed, then ordered someone to take Elder Yang for healing.

The Saintess stood dazed looking at Elder Yang being carried away, after a while she sighed, left the Divine Sect and headed to southern Turkic.

She needed to lead the group to Dragon Capital to get Jiang Feng out.

Underground in Dragon Capital, in a tunnel near the Underground Palace, Jiang Feng sensed the aura from a restriction array nearby, if he could penetrate this restriction array, he could successfully enter the Underground Palace and explore its secrets.

The Qinglong Cauldron had the function of unsealing the restriction array, Jiang Feng was eager to try, almost manipulated the Qinglong Cauldron to throw it onto the restriction array, but fortunately sobered up in time and retrieved the Qinglong Cauldron.

This Underground Palace was mysterious.

Even the Cyan Snake Demon clan didn’t know who created it; they only came here under the guidance of ancestral instructions, seeking their ancestors’ legacy.

Regardless if the Little Cyan Snake was lying, Jiang Feng felt that with so much tumult in the Underground Palace, no one had ever occupied it, what makes him capable?

Even if he can enter the Underground Palace, what can he do alone?

He couldn’t guarantee that the Underground Palace didn’t house demons and monsters that even the Dragon Bone Bow couldn’t handle.

"Why don’t you try?"

The Little Cyan Snake wrote in the air.

It desperately wanted to watch Jiang Feng explore the Underground Palace’s secrets, best hoping he’d be swallowed by the restriction array, so it could have the Dragon Bone Bow and Qinglong Cauldron for itself.

Unfortunately, Jiang Feng was too cautious, even though the Underground Palace was so close, he still dared not make any reckless moves.

"Take me to see the Treasure Vault of the Demon-Suppressing Martial Arts Hall."

Jiang Feng ordered.

He’s been in Dragon Capital for some time, the underground passage was indeed safe, especially this tunnel, concealed by a restriction array, even spiritual sense couldn’t penetrate it.

The Divine Sect and the Emperor of the Great Tang might know he’s in Dragon Capital, but they can’t easily find him.

"The treasures inside the Underground Palace are far more abundant than those in the Treasure Vault of the Demon-Suppressing Martial Arts Hall."

The Little Cyan Snake tempted.

"Pa!"

Jiang Feng slapped its head.

Frustrated: "If I were to go in, I’d tie you to the Dragon Bone Bow, then we die together, and go mad together."

"I’ll take you to the Martial Arts Hall’s Treasure Vault."

The Little Cyan Snake shrank its head, dared not speak further, and led Jiang Feng out of the tunnel towards the Treasure Vault of the Demon-Suppressing Martial Arts Hall.

The underground passage was intricate.

Twisting and turning.

It seemed capable of reaching various places in Dragon Capital.

Because spiritual sense couldn’t cover, after several trips, Jiang Feng still couldn’t memorize the route.

He followed behind the Little Cyan Snake, keeping it tightly locked.

Under the Little Cyan Snake’s guidance, Jiang Feng returned to the pond’s edge again.

Just like last time, the Little Cyan Snake threw out a rune mark into the pond, unlocking the restriction array within.

After a while, a whirlpool appeared in the pond.

A passage emerged at the whirlpool’s center, leading to the Treasure Vault of the Demon-Suppressing Martial Arts Hall.

Jiang Feng was startled; this had not occurred during their previous visit.

"Let’s go!"

The Little Cyan Snake shook its head at Jiang Feng.

In its explanation, Jiang Feng knew the restriction array beneath the pond was left by the Cyan Snake Demon’s ancestor, meant to prevent the Martial Arts Hall from discovering this secret, creating opportunities for its descendants.

A man and a snake crossed the whirlpool, arriving before the Treasure Vault of the Demon-Suppressing Martial Arts Hall.

The pond’s underside was like a U-shape, leading from it to the passage’s other side, reaching the Treasure Vault of the Martial Arts Hall.

"Buzz!"

In front of Jiang Feng, the Little Cyan Snake’s tail once again flicked out a rune mark, striking the vault wall, and a door appeared as runes flashed.

Jiang Feng was startled, realizing it was a blinding technique.

Without the Little Cyan Snake’s rune breaking it, he would have never found the entrance, indicating that the Cyan Snake Demon clan used this method to keep it hidden from the Martial Arts Hall, treating the Martial Arts Hall’s vault as their private backyard.