chsdbacks Chapter 137: Dao Yuanzi
Chapter 137: Dao Yuanzi
Southern Xinjiang, eastern border.
In the eastern land, the grass is lush and green.
This area is near the sea, and the fishing industry is particularly developed.
The daily food of the people in the Eastern Territory is mostly closely related to the ocean.
At this time, in Dongli City, at the He family residence.
A well-dressed lady had a small plate of salted clams in front of her. She gently pried one open with her slender fingers and put it in her mouth.
The sea snails tasted delicious, but the noblewoman's brows were furrowed with a hint of sorrow.
Seeing this, the maid behind her understood that the lady was worried about the war in the capital.
He comforted her, saying, "Madam, the patriarch sent word some time ago that he will soon be able to breach the royal city and return safely. You need not worry too much, lest you harm your health."
"Yes, Madam, I heard from the other servants that the Master will also bring back Gu worms from the royal city. At that time, we in the Eastern Territory will also be able to use those top-quality Gu worms," another maid said.
Dong Huayue sighed, her worry undiminished.
Her worries went far beyond whether the Eastern Alliance could successfully capture the capital.
More importantly, it concerns the safety of the Eastern Territory and their own situation.
She was originally the wife of He Changlong, the previous head of the He family. She was a beautiful woman and a well-known beauty in the Eastern Region.
However, since the invasion of demons from the north, the southern border has suffered a great calamity, and the eastern border has also been thrown into chaos.
He Changhong, the younger brother of the former family head He Changlong, murdered his brother and took control of the He family.
They also secretly fueled the flames, rallying members of other families to rebel against the Southern Frontier and defect to the demons.
Such behavior is outrageous!
Under the threat of demons and the promise of a so-called safe zone, the people of the Eastern Territory finally accepted reality.
After becoming the head of the family, He Changhong forcibly took his beautiful sister-in-law, Dong Huayue, as his own.
To outsiders, Dong Huayue not only escaped the purge but also remained firmly in her position as the eldest wife of the He family, which can be described as extremely lucky.
But Dong Huayue felt no joy at all.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with sorrow as she gazed at the drifting clouds on the horizon.
"To conspire with demons is tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin. Who knows where it will ultimately lead..."
"He Changhong has been gone for too long, and many forces in the Eastern Territory are stirring with ambition. When will he return...?"
Just as Dong Huayue was resting her face on her hand, lost in thought, her maid suddenly exclaimed!
*Crack*—The porcelain he was holding fell to the ground and shattered.
Dong Huayue frowned, about to reprimand the maid, when she saw the maid's mouth agape and her lips trembling as she looked towards the western sky.
Her brows furrowed even more as she followed the maid's gaze.
The next moment, Dong Huayue disregarded her decorum as the First Madam and abruptly stood up.
His face instantly turned to terror: "What...what is that?"
Throughout the entire Eastern Territory, countless martial artists looked up at the sky in terror.
Rolling black clouds, accompanied by crimson lightning, swept rapidly in from the western horizon.
In the blink of an eye, the sky and earth darkened, and a gloomy aura descended from the heavens.
"What...what is this...?"
......
The dark clouds lingered for a full ten days.
Ten days later, when the dark clouds completely enveloped the eastern region, anyone within them could see countless pale black tentacles descending from the sky.
It pierced into everyone's skull. A continuous stream of nutrients was drawn from it and sent into the depths of the dark clouds.
In the heart of the Eastern Lands, a middle-aged figure stood with his hands behind his back.
Before him, He Changhong's broken body lay stiff, his eyes vacant, like a corpse.
Feeling the power transmitted from the countless tentacles, the Demon Lord nodded slightly.
"good."
"Although the Xuan Tian Blood Sacrifice Array in the Southern Border Royal City failed to completely loosen its seal, it inadvertently opened a crucial node at the Zhen position, allowing this Yin Spirit Soul Guiding Array to operate at full capacity."
A smile appeared on his face.
It was originally anticipated that once the sealed spirit-summoning array was fully set up, it would trigger the seal's interference. Unexpectedly, after the nodes loosened...
The seal failed to detect the secrets of heaven within.
"Soon..."
"Once I completely break the seal on one of the divination positions, I can draw upon the power of Xing Tian's body without restraint. At that time, I will break free from the shackles of that damned seal and freely escape the sealed space..."
"At that time, I will be immortal!"
"Zhang Ping...I'm determined to uncover all your secrets, bit by bit..."
......
When the main force of demons gathered in the southern border, the Great Wei did not take the opportunity to rest.
Besides constantly counterattacking demons and obtaining materials to refine secret medicines to improve the martial artists' cultivation, the high-ranking officials of the Demon Extermination Bureau are also actively exploring a way to leave the old territory of Wei and Zhao.
The capital of the Great Wei Dynasty.
Headquarters of the Demon Extermination Bureau.
The towering pavilion pierces the clouds, making it the tallest building in the capital.
Standing atop the pavilion, one can take in the entire capital city, including the imperial palace.
Clouds drifted leisurely past on both sides of the pavilion, accompanied by a gentle breeze.
An elderly man with a full head of white hair and beard stood quietly at the top of the pavilion.
The old man was short, only about five feet tall.
But standing here, no one dares to ignore it.
The old man's name is Dao Yuanzi. He is the current director of the Demon Extermination Bureau. He is also a figure who has survived since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty.
The old man reached out, feeling the flowing clouds slip through his aged fingertips, a hint of reminiscence flashing across his expression.
"More than three hundred years have passed..."
The man and woman standing behind him sighed upon hearing this and both looked at him.
Dao Yuanzi's gaze, however, fell upon the bustling metropolis below, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes:
"Thinking back to the early days of the Great Wei Dynasty, when the imperial family was at its peak, this place was called the Imperial Capital, and all the people bowed down to it. Later, my master passed on his teachings, and the Demon Extermination Bureau rose to the top of the world, and this place acquired another name: the Capital."
The two people behind him did not understand what he meant.
Dao Yuanzi chuckled to himself, then turned around to look at the man and woman.
Although the man looked young, the signs of age were still visible in his brows.
The woman, on the other hand, was naturally gifted. Although her bone age was only in her early twenties, her cultivation had already reached the terrifying Marrow Refinement Realm! She could be described as an unprecedented prodigy in the history of the Great Wei Dynasty.
Chu Han asked with slight confusion, "Uncle-Master, what brings you to summon me out of seclusion today?"
She was dressed in plain white, and her exquisitely beautiful face, seemingly otherworldly, carried a distinct chill. This wasn't directed at Dao Yuanzi; it was simply Chu Hanwei's nature.
Since gaining the Yangming Divine Sword as her master, she has come from the Southern Prince's Mansion to the Demon Extermination Bureau headquarters to cultivate. It has only been a short time since then.
However, under the guidance of the Yangming Divine Sword, she inherited its power, and her cultivation level rapidly reached the early stage of the Marrow Infusion Realm.
If it weren't for signs of an unstable foundation requiring stabilization of cultivation, he would likely have already reached a higher level.
Mo Tianhe, standing beside him, nodded and asked.
"Master, I am still on the front lines clearing out demons. Why the urgent summons for my return?"
Mo Tianhe was a disciple personally taught by Dao Yuanzi. His talent was unparalleled, and he had already reached the mid-stage of the Marrow Marrow Realm at the young age of fifty.
Dao Yuanzi smiled, his aged expression conveying both kindness and helplessness.
He put his hands behind his back, gesturing for the two to look at the map spread out on the table.
"This is the map presented by the King of Chu the other day. Please send explorers from the Demon Extermination Bureau to investigate it."
"Oh?"
The two approached the table out of curiosity and examined the map closely.
The map is brand new, seemingly a copy.
A road marked with special emphasis runs through the entire territory of Beiyuan, leading straight into unknown lands.
"This is......"