Chapter 117: Bronze Palace

In the end, Bu Chengyang still agreed to Li Musheng's ultimatum.

Although he was only helping and gained no benefit whatsoever.

But since he was the one who proactively proposed the cooperation and drew Li Musheng's attention to this matter, he must see it through to the end.

Otherwise, whether for himself or for his sect, provoking an enemy with such terrifying martial arts cultivation would make him guilty beyond redemption, even if he died ten thousand deaths.

As for Li Musheng, at this moment he did not have absolute confidence in extracting the Azure Dragon True Qi without triggering the mechanisms beneath the ground.

Therefore, he felt it was not unreasonable to try the method Bu Chengyang had described.

If it failed, it would not trigger the mechanisms to cause the entire Suolong Well district to sink and turn into ruins; if it truly succeeded, then naturally everyone would be overjoyed. In any case, there was no loss!

Next, Li Musheng and Bu Chengyang left together, returning to where Cang Cang Yin Yue and Abin were waiting.

"Your Highness indeed never disappoints anyone."

Seeing Li Musheng return unharmed, Cang Cang Yin Yue heaved a deeply burdened sigh of relief.

Earlier, Cang Cang Yin Yue had sensed the huge commotion caused by the Old Man of the Azure Dragon, so naturally she was somewhat worried about Li Musheng's safety.

But knowing her own martial arts cultivation could not help, and based on her trust in Li Musheng's strength, she merely stayed still and waited for Li Musheng's return.

In the end, the other party indeed suffered no harm, and even unexpectedly brought back a martial arts expert of extremely high strength.

Then, Li Musheng briefly recounted to Cang Cang Yin Yue the situation regarding his encounter with the Old Man of the Azure Dragon and the Azure Dragon True Qi.

On the other side, Bu Chengyang and Abin exchanged a barely perceptible glance in secret, then quickly averted their gaze as if they did not know each other.

However, while Li Musheng was speaking with Cang Cang Yin Yue, Abin seemed unable to hold back and secretly used true qi to form a thread and transmit sound to Bu Chengyang.

Upon seeing Abin rashly transmit sound, Bu Chengyang's expression changed, and he directly glared at the other party:

"Fool!"

"Do you two know each other?"

Li Musheng suddenly turned his head, his gaze looking at Abin and Bu Chengyang.

Hearing this, Bu Chengyang sighed, then slowly nodded.

Abin's stealthy act of transmitting sound thought it had no flaws, but how could it escape Li Musheng's eyes?

This young man transmitting sound right in front of the other party was practically no different from covering his own ears to steal a bell.

At this moment, Abin also seemed to realize something and could only look at Bu Chengyang as if seeking help.

The strength Li Musheng had displayed earlier was too terrifying; in his view, only the Bu Chengyang before him could deal with the other party.

"Young hero, you may not know, this young man is a junior nephew-disciple of mine who has been running errands for the sect at the station in Shangyang City. Only recently did he infiltrate that group of Great Qi remnants to assist me in seizing the Imperial Dragon Divine Sword."

Bu Chengyang explained to Li Musheng point by point.

Upon hearing these words, Abin's face changed rapidly and erratically. He truly did not expect his junior uncle to reveal everything.

Even the sect secret of seizing the Imperial Dragon Divine Sword was told to Li Musheng without any reservation.

However, although he harbored resentment in his heart, he dared not say a single word on his face; otherwise, the two before him killing him to silence him would be no more difficult than crushing an ant.

Thus, he immediately put on a flattering smile and hurriedly bowed and nodded, saying:

"Junior Uncle Bu speaks the truth. This humble one has always been working as a spy for the Six Fan Gate. Although this time it was to seize the Imperial Dragon Divine Sword, there was absolutely no intention to harm the two my lords."

Hearing this, Li Musheng waved his hand, not caring about it at all.

As for this young man trying to trick him, even in the next next lifetime it would be a stretch.

"Enough. Continue to lead the way. Those Great Qi remnants are likely already making their move at the Long Yuanhu. By the time we arrive, the timing should be just right."

Hearing this, Abin heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly agreed.

Then, he secretly glanced at Bu Chengyang, turned his body, and took the lead, departing along the path they came via lightness skill stepping on the water.

Bu Chengyang's expression remained normal, and he, Li Musheng, and Cang Cang Yin Yue immediately followed.

Not long after, the four returned to the original fork in the road, switched to a different waterway, and then traveled almost unimpeded for several li of waterways to reach an underground dark river.

The dark river connected to the Long Yuanhu, and all obstacles between the two had been completely cleared by the Great Qi remnants of the Qingshan Tower.

Continuing forward for a stretch, some corpses began to float in the dark river, all of them having died only recently. Among them were people from the Great Qi remnants and also soldiers and guards from the Great Li Imperial Guard.

Clang-clang! Clang-clang!

A sound of swords and blades clashing and fighting came from not far away. Before a towering Bronze Palace, two groups were fighting fiercely.

Even the arrival of Li Musheng and the other three did not attract anyone's attention or notice. Each was solely focused on the opponent before them, after all, a life-or-death struggle could not allow for distraction.

"That Imperial Dragon Divine Sword should be hidden within this palace. It is said that Great Li used this sword to condense the dynasty's fortune and dispatched many experts with extremely high martial arts cultivation to guard it."

Bu Chengyang spoke slowly, his gaze looking toward the large door of the Bronze Palace ahead, which was already half-open.

Inside, it was extremely dark and silent. It appeared that the Great Qi remnants of the Qingshan Tower had not yet fully secured the Imperial Dragon Divine Sword.

"Let us go in and take a look."

Li Musheng, leading Cang Cang Yin Yue, rushed into the Bronze Palace at extreme speed.

The Great Qi remnants and Great Li Imperial Guard guards who had been fighting before the palace gate saw outsiders arriving who also wanted to seize the Imperial Dragon Divine Sword.

They all temporarily abandoned each other and rushed together to attack Li Musheng and the others.

But Bu Chengyang, following behind Li Musheng, merely let out a slight cold snort.

In the next moment, before the crowd could reach close range, they were swept up by a circle of powerful invisible force, directly thrown into the air and smashed dozens of meters away in the direction they came from.

Seeing this, Abin on the side could not help but exclaim in wonder.

His junior uncle, who was known as a martial arts genius among the second-generation sword cultivators of the sect, had truly fallen.

He had completely changed his usual arrogant and domineering ways, willingly becoming someone else's hired muscle. It was simply unbelievable.

However, thinking of the terrifying strength Li Musheng had displayed earlier and Bu Chengyang's attitude toward him.

He had now roughly figured out the situation. He estimated that his junior uncle was likely inferior to Li Musheng in martial arts strength; otherwise, given the other party's personality, he would absolutely not have gone to such lengths.

After dealing with the Great Qi remnants and others, the four successively entered the Bronze Palace.

The layout of the entire Bronze Palace was extremely simple. Apart from nine massive bronze stone pillars supporting the dome, there were no other magnificent decorations around.

Only atop the platform of massive stones at the center of the great hall lay a square, cyan-green pool dozens of meters in diameter.

(End of this chapter.)