The second attack was ten times stronger than the first, and once it fell, even Saints would have to fall.
The saints in the black market were all terrified, and if it wasn’t for the Nine Spectres Sword Saint sitting at the helm, they might have already begun to flee in all directions.
Looking at the second attack, it was about to fall. Suddenly, a black city flew over from afar, connecting the saints of the Black Market into the city.
“Wow!”
Within the black city, a cyan-coloured nine-legged ancient tripod flew out, shattering the yin and yang fish mark in the sky and crashing into the top of the Circumstantial Formation.
With a loud bang, the nine-legged ancient tripod exuded a supreme force that tore a gap in the Circumstantial Grand Formation.
The black city, taking advantage of this opportunity, flew through the gap and disappeared between the vastness of the clouds.
Outside the heavens, a misty voice came from the sky, echoing throughout the Eastern Domain Sacred City: ”Chen Yin, the life of the Space-Time Successor, we, the Black Market, are determined to take it! You can protect him the first time, but not the second.”
The Eastern Domain King stood on the ground, looking up at the sky, and no one could see his expression at the moment.
Only to see that, with a wave of his sleeve, the dark clouds within a radius of a thousand miles were instantly swept away, revealing bright sunlight again.
It seemed as if everything had already passed, and the Eastern Domain Sacred City had returned to peace.
The ground was, however, devastated, and the lightning and flames still hadn’t dissipated.
The Saints of the Black Market retreated, but left behind thousands of corpses, some mutilated, some charred like charcoal, some bloodied, and it was difficult to tell which ones were the clansmen of the Chen Clan, and which ones were the cultivators of the Black Market.
Second Senior Brother Zhu Hongtao stomped his foot fiercely and said, ”What an abomination, in the end, they still escaped. I didn’t expect that they would actually break open all the Circumstantial Formations.”
Third Senior Brother Wan Ke said, “It can’t be helped, the Perimeter Heavenly Formation hasn’t completely closed in yet, otherwise, even if the Black Market possessed the Nine Phoenix Cauldron, it would be impossible for them to escape.”
“Old Third, what are you saying? That one tripod that flew out just now is, as the legend goes, the Evil Emperor’s supreme holy weapon, the Nine Phoenix Tripod?”The second elder brother was shocked.
“Did you not sense the supreme power emanating from the tripod just now?”
Third Senior Brother Wan Ke added, “Only the power of the Nine Phoenix Cauldron was able to break open a gap in the Circumstantial Formation.”
“Wait! I seem to remember that the Nine Phoenix Cauldron should have been sealed inside the Holy Mountain of the Holy Academy, how did it fall into the hands of the black market?”Zhu Hongtao said.
The fact that the Nine Phoenix Cauldron was sealed inside the Holy Mountain was a rather secretive matter, known only to the saints in the Holy Academy.
Even with Wan Ke’s status and position, this was the first time he had heard of this secret.
Wan Ke’s face changed and he hurriedly said, “Is this matter true?”
Zhu Hongtao was startled by Wan Ke, still not reacting, and said, “Of course it’s true, don’t you know?”
Wan Ke’s eyes kept changing, his hands couldn’t help but squeeze tightly, saying, “It’s over, in the Holy Courtyard, it’s estimated that a huge change has also occurred. In this case, it seems that the Black Market Saints’ attack on the Eastern Region Saint King’s Mansion was entirely a sounding board. Their true purpose is to take the Nine Phoenix Cauldron.”
“As it turns out, I entered the misconception at the beginning should have thought of it earlier, even if the Black Market wanted to seek revenge on Junior Brother, it would be impossible to make such a big fuss, much less use a Saint level figure.”
“The Eastern Region Saint King’s Mansion is just a part of their calculations, their true purpose is in the Holy Academy.”
Zhu Hongtao finally reacted and patted his head, but still grinned greatly, “The Nine Phoenix Cauldron has already been taken, even if we rush back now, it won’t be of any use. Lao San, you think about the problem at hand first.”
Zhu Hongtao glanced in Zhang Ruochen’s direction, a complicated look appearing in his eyes as he said, “The Black Market will definitely not let Junior Brother go, and if the Nine Phoenix Sword Saint strikes again, the two of us won’t be able to stop it.”
If it was before, even if the Black Market wanted to deal with Zhang Ruochen, it would not use its full strength, and would at most send out experts from the younger generation.
However, now that Zhang Ruochen’s identity as a “Space-Time Successor” had been exposed.
When the Black Market struck again, they would definitely choose a one-strike kill method and would not give Zhang Ruochen any more chances.
“Send a Transmission Light Talisman to notify Master.”
Wan Ke let out a long sigh and said, “The entire Eastern Domain, I’m afraid that a great tremor is about to occur.”
A day and a night had passed since the black market attacked the Eastern Domain Sacred City, but the situation had not calmed down, instead, it had become more and more intense.
News had come from the Sacred Courtyard that the Nine Phoenix Cauldron that Empress Chi Yao had sealed in the Sacred Mountain had been taken by the Black Market’s Hall Master of the One Piece Hall.
At that time, there were a total of five house masters that stayed behind in the Sacred Courtyard.
In principle, even if the forces of the Black Market were no longer powerful, it would be impossible to unseal the seal and take away the Nine Phoenix Cauldron.
However, in the Sacred Courtyard, there was an undercover agent of the Black Market, and this person was the sixth courtyard master of the Sacred Courtyard, Ji Kongtong. Ji Kongtong and the black market’s Hall Master of the Hall of One Piece worked together inside and outside, and in the end, took away the Nine Phoenix Cauldron.
However, under the joint attack of the other four courtyard masters, Ji Kongtong fell on the spot and died on the Sacred Mountain.
On that very day, the Ministry of War had already dispatched troops to exterminate Ji Kongtong’s clan, the Ji Sheng Sect Valve.
Not just the Ji Sheng Sect Valve, under the full force of the Holy Academy and the Eastern Region Saint King’s Palace’s pursuit, it had been determined that seven Saint Sect Valves, twelve Ten Thousand Years Ancient Clans, and seventy-three sects and clans had worked closely with the Black Market to participate in this operation.
The closer investigation was still continuing.
However, it could already be predicted that in the next few months, a bloody purge would take place in the Eastern Region, and it was unknown how many sects and clans would be about to suffer extinction. The prisons of the major prefectures and counties were also feared to be overcrowded.
It was only when Zhang Ruochen saw a piece of information coming from the outside world that he realised that the Eastern Domain Sacred King’s Mansion was only one of the important battlefields.
The purpose of the Black Market this time was the Evil Emperor’s Nine Phoenix Cauldron.
Back then, when the Evil Emperor was alive, the Eastern Domain was the Black Market’s home base, which could be described as a land of darkness, where the demons were in chaos and the people had no peace.
The power of the Black Market was even greater.
Even today’s Eastern Region Saint King’s House, the Chen Family, was far from being able to compete with the Black Market of that time.
Later, it was only after Empress Chi Yao killed the Evil Emperor that the black market was suppressed, causing it to fall into ruin.
After hundreds of years of development, the power of the Chen Family, the Martial Market Money Bank, the Moon Worshipping Demon Cult, and the Two Element Sect in the Eastern Region continued to grow, finally forming a five-legged situation.
At the same time, the imperial court dispatched troops and stationed them in the Eastern Domain Divine Soil, expelling savage beasts, besieging evil cities, opening up the borders and stabilising the forces of all parties.
The chaotic Eastern Divine Lands gradually settled down.
At the periphery of the Eastern Divine Lands, it used to be a barbaric land where people were rare and savage beasts were rampant. Now, human civilisation had emerged, giving birth to more than twelve thousand counties, Yunwu County being one of them.
Hundreds of years have passed, the Eastern Region has long since ceased to be the dark land that it once was, and has become prosperous, with martial arts flourishing, and although it is not yet comparable to the Central Region of the Nine States, it has already far surpassed the Eastern Region during the time when the Evil Emperor was alive.
It was because of Empress Chi Yao’s civil and military achievements that the human cultivators in the Eastern Domain all respected her as a god, not allowing anyone to disrespect her.
The Black Market’s removal of the Nine Phoenix Cauldron this time had indeed caused a huge shock, and might even change the pattern of the entire Eastern Domain, turning it into a land of darkness once again.
Of course, such a great event was not something that Zhang Ruochen could get involved in.
He was only a cultivator of the Fish Dragon Second Transformation right now, and the first thing he had to consider was how to save his own life.
Concubine Lin, who was lying on the bed, had already woken up.
After a day and night of recuperation, her injuries, had recovered quite a bit.
Concubine Lin was still very weak, her voice seemed breathless, and the first thing she asked was, “Duster, what day is today?”
“The sixth day of the Lunar New Year.”
Zhang Ruochen sat on the edge of the bed and gently held Consort Lin’s hand.
Consort Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Luckily, I didn’t miss the wedding of the two of you, if it was because of me that I delayed your wedding, in the nine springs, how would I be able to face the Great King, how would I be able to face the ancestors of the Zhang Family”
With that, Concubine Lin’s voice turned whimpering and sobbing.
Huang Yichen immediately approached over and comforted, “Concubine Lin, the marriage between Master Zhang and I is not considered an important matter, you mustn’t think too much about it, first recuperate from your injuries.”
Concubine Lin was instantly a little flustered, forcibly made the bed and sat up, grabbed Huang Yichen’s hand and nervously said, “It must be done, tomorrow is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, you guys must finish the marriage, promise me cough cough.”
Because she was too anxious, Concubine Lin coughed sharply.
Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yichen of course could not understand Princess Lin’s thoughts, in Princess Lin’s opinion, the Zhang Family had suffered a great calamity and was almost extinct. Zhang Ruochen had to shoulder the great responsibility of passing on the family name no matter what.
For an ordinary person like Concubine Lin, what martial dao, what holy dao wasn’t that important, even if Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation was high, it probably wouldn’t make her happier than having a little grandchild.
Therefore, no matter what, Zhang Ruochen must immediately consummate his marriage with Huang Yichen.
The Zhang Family needed descendants.
Zhang Ruochen stared over at Huang Yichen, who was first stunned, then, a rare shyness appeared on her face as she nodded to him.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Mother, I promise you that tomorrow, I will consummate my marriage with Senior Sister Smoky Dust, and even if the wedding is a bit simpler, there will definitely be no delay.”
It couldn’t be helped that such a big incident had happened in the Eastern Domain Sacred City, and the Chen Clan had even suffered countless deaths and injuries, so Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yichen could only have a simple wedding if they wanted to continue with their marriage.
It was at this moment that a group of soldiers riding golden armoured beasts came marching from afar and stopped outside the gate of the Eastern Domain Holy King’s Mansion.
This group of sergeants, there were only a hundred of them.
However, every single one of them was full of spirit and had an extraordinary aura, appearing to be the elite of the elite.
Wan Zhaoyi wore a green dragon treasure armour and rode a white scaly dragon, standing on top of the scaly dragon’s head, and was located at the very front of the golden armoured army. He snapped his fingers and the white auger dragon immediately stopped.
Wan Zhaoyi raised his head, glanced towards the plaque of the Eastern Domain Saint King’s Mansion, and laughed, “I heard that only yesterday, the Chen Family had their gate shattered by an expert from the black market, but I didn’t expect to replace it with a new gate today. Lol!”
“What man?”
In the Eastern Domain Saint King’s Mansion, two Half-Saints rushed out, standing on either side of the steps, staring vigilantly at the trillion trillion atop the head of the white auger dragon.
“Wow!”
Rapid footsteps sounded, and two teams of soldiers rushed out, surrounding Wan Zhaoyi and one hundred golden armoured soldiers in the centre.
After the mess at the black market, the Eastern Domain Saint King’s Mansion had naturally raised its vigilance, and any breeze would attract a large number of soldiers protecting the Mansion.
Wan Zhaoyi didn’t even bother to look squarely at the two Chen Family Half-Saints and ignored them.
“Bold! Can’t you see that we are the Imperial Golden Armour Army?”
Behind Wan Zhaoyi, a man riding on the back of a golden-armoured beast roared harshly, and instantly, a powerful sound wave was formed, shaking the surrounding Palace Protector soldiers back.
“Imperial Golden Armour Army?”
A puzzled voice came from behind the door.
Third Senior Brother Wan Ke, walked out from behind the gate of the Sacred King’s Mansion, his gaze swept around the Golden Armoured Army, and finally, settled on Wan Zhaoyi’s body.
This person, was actually able to tame the Jiao Dragon?
Jiao dragon, not jiao, but dragon.
Wan Ke’s instincts told himself that the person in front of him was definitely quite strong and not a generalised person.
Thus, he was alert and asked, “What is your honour’s name?”
Wan Zhaoyi glanced at Wan Ke with interest and smiled, “You’re not bad, a person who is qualified to dialogue with me. This king’s surname is Wan, and this time I came to the Eastern Region Holy King’s Mansion because I was ordered by the Queen to apprehend the criminal Zhang Ruochen. Lead the way!”
