The Blade-Wielding Legend-Chapter 1242 - 649: Stars Shine Upon the Divine Capital (Part 2)

"Strange goods are not goods, they are the Qi fortune of the world!"

With the reinforcement of the Seven Star Dragon Locking Array, the blood-colored mist formed by the demon army of the six kingdoms was quickly suppressed into the depths of Mang Mountain.

"Aaah—!"

The dragon's roar echoed in Li Yan's ear, seemingly carrying a hint of joy.

Crack!

The treasure sought by countless people, the "Suihou Snake Pearl," suddenly shattered, and a dragon-shaped white Qi tumbled up and down, following the earth vein of Mang Mountain, moving far toward the direction of the ancient Yellow River route...

At the same time, Li Yan finally saw the Yuzhou Tripod.

In the center of the ruins of the Fake Yin Bureau in the Qin Palace, Earth Qi swirled turbulently.

The Yuzhou Tripod was located within it, appearing in a half-real, half-virtual state, much like how the Jingzhou Tripod appeared.

Just as Li Yan's Divine Thought spotted the Yuzhou Tripod, his mind was filled with visions:

He saw during the times of the Eastern Han when Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu held the Kunyang Battle Banner, accompanied by the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, as war horses galloped and charged into the now ruined Luoyang City, while meteors crashed down from the sky...

He witnessed the time of Northern Wei when Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang, tore apart the Xianbei ceremonial golden men, implemented Han policies, while in the distance towards the Six Towns, military killings transformed into clouds that never dispersed...

He also saw in the era of the Great Tang, the divine capital Luoyang flourishing, sails converging, and nations coming to pay tribute...

These images flooded his mind, throwing it into chaos.

Li Yan wanted to stop, but couldn't control it.

These things, which ordinary people couldn't see, were uncovered by him using the "North Emperor's Divine Control Technique," witnessing numerous mortal gods undergoing tribulations on Mang Mountain, he also touched the Yuzhou Tripod.

The Nine Tripods were originally national sacrificial divine artifacts, intertwining with the earth vein of the Divine State for millennia, becoming an unbelievable existence, allowing him to witness ancient visions.

Gradually, these ancient visions faded.

Yet, the illusions in Li Yan's mind did not cease.

It was somewhat like when receiving a Yin Bureau mission, where a dense fog appeared around.

As the fog dispelled, darkness appeared in front of him once more.

Within the darkness, there were light shadows resembling branches.

What was this?

Just as Li Yan was puzzled, he seemed to be drawn to one of them subconsciously.

His viewpoint zoomed in abruptly, Li Yan saw a pitch-black towering mountain.

On the mountain peak, a person sat cross-legged, wearing a large black robe cape embroidered with the sun, moon, and stars, a tall crown atop the head, a vertical eye on the forehead, with a Three-pointed Double-edged Blade placed beside him, the facial features were extremely familiar.

Yang Chenghua?

No, it was Immortal Master Erlang, Yang Jian!

Li Yan's face was full of shock.

Could this be the Daluo Law Realm?

While he was confused, Immortal Master Erlang seemed to sense something too, the vertical eye on his forehead abruptly opened.

Li Yan wanted to speak, but although he opened his mouth, he couldn't produce any sound.

Suddenly, all the light shadows vanished instantly.

It turned out the Yuzhou Tripod had completely vanished into the earth vein and moved away.

Without this mystical treasure, he naturally couldn't sense the Law Realm.

Upon opening his eyes again, Li Yan found himself back in his physical body, surrounded still by the wilderness.

The blood-colored sky had returned to normal, in the darkness, a chilly night wind blew, sweeping over the grass and trees, creating a rustling sound.

In the distance, the fire lights of Luoyang City leapt into the sky, drums sounded with thumps.

Though chaotic, life was finally evident,

beside, the corpse of Wang Xuanmo had long cooled, the unwillingness in his eyes stubbornly lingered...

......

After Qingming, it was already close to March.

Upon the Luo River, more than a dozen warships traveled upstream.

These warships were narrow, with large shields erected on both sides, teams of soldiers full of vigilance, guarding with guns.

This was the court navy "Eagle Ship," fast in speed, it was capable of handling assaults from the shore.

Typically, the court navy's standard team was equipped with large Tower Ships.

However, the Yellow River was fairly shallow and had a lot of silt, so the Yellow River navy was mainly deployed downstream between Yuzhou to Luzhou, as well as Xuzhou, Huai'an and other Cao Yun hubs.

Especially during the dry season, only "Eagle Ships" could be used.

The military flag of the Great Xuan Dynasty fluttered, below sat a red-robed official drinking tea. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

He seemed relaxed, yet his expression was extremely grim.

The visitor was none other than Assistant Minister of Rites, Chief Xuan Sacrificial Officer Pei Zongti.

Behind him, a black-robed samurai carried a Divine Fire Gun, vigilantly watching the surroundings.

If Li Yan were present, he would recognize the person as the Mei Mountain Taoist Demon Hunter Tang Ling.

After being rescued by Pei Zongti, he followed the order of his sect and served under him.

Beside Pei Zongti sat a Daoist priest, dressed in luxurious attire, with white beard and hair, appearing immortal-like, but with tortoise-shell glasses on his nose and a pocket watch attached to his chest, making him quite fashionable.

The old Daoist's identity was also significant; he was Bai Chenshan, the Director of the Qintian Bureau.

The Director of the Qintian Bureau, a standard fifth-rank official, presided over the revision of the calendar, observation of celestial phenomena, reported "auspicious omens" and "disastrous anomalies" to the Emperor, Bai Chenshan was also a renowned master of arrays and astrology in the Divine Land Xuanmen.

The two leaders managing Xuanmen affairs of the court had come together.

"Lord Pei."

Bai Chenshan stroked his beard and smiled, "No major event happened, so why the gloomy face?"

"Lord Bai jests."

Pei Zongti said in a deep voice, "The trouble in Chengdu is yet unresolved, and now this near incident in Luoyang, His Majesty summoned me to the palace at night, scolding me for two whole hours; especially since the court just set the rules, now this comes, I wonder how many people are secretly laughing!"

Bai Chenshan hurriedly advised, "It's a fault beyond battle, everyone thought Chengdu's failure meant Zhao Changsheng would quieten for a while, who could foresee this affair again."

"But speaking of it, is there still no news of that demon?"

Pei Zongti shook his head slightly at the enquiry.

In fact, he had received a secret letter from Li Yan.

Zhao Changsheng had long gone to Japan.

This incident was also inextricably linked to Japan.

He had already dispatched spies to investigate the news, along with the Kong Family in Qufu...