Chapter 2599: Don't Even Think About Self-Destructing

Because the Panlong Secret Realm and the Great Square Vase are closely related, the spoils taken from the Secret Realm, if they offer no resistance, can be received by the Great Square Vase.

This handover was thus completed smoothly. He Lingchuan received no negative feedback from the Great Square Vase.

That is to say, even if the Henglu Tian avatar has not yet become a tree, it is in the process of becoming one—don't even think about self-destructing.

At every critical moment, when the Great Square Vase handles affairs, He Lingchuan feels more at ease.

Then, the next step is the second phase of the plan to invade the Lingyun Palace.

After the Henglu Tian avatar enters the Secret Realm, its connection with the main body will be severed. The Heavenly Demons only know that He is searching for and pursuing guests from Ling Mountain, but they do not know that He has already been captured by the Great Square Vase.

After all, the Henglu Tian avatar has not perished; the main body can confirm this.

From now on, He Lingchuan has grasped a portion of the initiative.

Mingke Xianren also expressed concern through the Secret Realm's communication method: "If the Henglu Tian avatar controls the YunTai, then it controls the safety of the entire Lingyun Palace. Since he has personally taken the field to pursue, would he have entrusted the YunTai to someone else beforehand?"

The Lingyun Palace is too important to the Lingxu Shengzun's divine descent plan; Henglu Tian wants to take the field personally, so he must first ensure the safety of the Lingyun Palace.

Mingke Xianren participated in the Ancient War and understands heavenly deities and divine natures better than others. He knows that some divine natures can be "limitedly shared."

"Can it still be like that?" Dong Rui interjected, "If the YunTai can be entrusted to others, then what use is our capture of the Henglu Tian avatar?"

"Yes, of course there is." Mingke Xianren immediately replied, "One's own things can only be used to one's heart's content by oneself. Even if we control the Henglu Tian avatar and its YunTai can be temporarily entrusted to another, it still lacks the灵turn of direct control."

Dong Rui further asked: "If entrustment is needed, could it be entrusted to multiple people?"

In that case, they could still repeat their old tricks.

"No." He Lingchuan shook his head, "Can the control of the YunTai be casually given to anyone? The Lingyun Palace is full of Heavenly Demons' cherished treasures, and the YunTai is Henglu Tian's divine nature. He can barely delegate control to one person—that's already good; adding another is impossible."

From the perspective of the ruler, the more people who can control the YunTai, the more dangerous the Lingyun Palace is now.

The reason He Lingchuan was previously able to infiltrate the Lingyun Palace to gather intelligence was not because he had assumed the identities and tokens of Wang Guanshi and Hu Xin?

The token itself represents authority, so in times of crisis, the ruler must reclaim authority—this is flawless.

"This person is most likely Wang Maoshi."

Dong Rui wondered: "Why? There are clearly other Heavenly Demons in the Lingyun Palace."

Why wouldn't Henglu Tian temporarily entrust supreme command to his own kind?

"Although the Lingyun Palace still has a Deng Zhu Jian, if you observe carefully, Wang Maoshi is the true ruler of the Lingyun Palace—beneath the Heavenly Demons, above all others. He is cautious and shrewd, and most rare of all, his loyalty to the Heavenly Palace is unwavering." He Lingchuan continued, "Moreover, Wang Maoshi oversees internal and external affairs, knows everything inside and outside the Lingyun Palace—including how supplies are transported and personnel deployed—those Heavenly Demons who do not eat earthly food could not possibly know better. In a place like the Lingyun Palace, it is not the strongest cultivator who holds the most power, but the most capable one who calls the shots. If I were the Lingxu Shengzun, I would designate that during Henglu Tian's absence from the palace, the YunTai be temporarily entrusted to Wang Maoshi."

Mingke Xianren: "If Wang Maoshi can shut down the YunTai passage at any time, would that not be greatly disadvantageous to you?"

Once the YunTai is closed, no one can leave.

He Lingchuan smiled: "You need not worry; I have my own way to escape."

He first rode the snail toad, sneaking in near the Yanxia Bay.

Xiao Ping's judgment of the snail toad was somewhat off; Dong Rui had already modified it, making its skin more resilient, allowing it to traverse saline-alkali land and even seawater for a short time.

On the way to Yanxia Bay, He Lingchuan also did not waste time, asking for statements from other prisoners.

Some monsters and cultivators from the Lingyun Palace have followed the immortals and demons here; they lack the qualifications to enter the battlefield, so they can only loiter around it, serving as the Lingyun Palace's eyes and ears. Dong Rui thus took the opportunity to capture a few individuals for interrogation.

He Lingchuan needs information—no detail too small, the more the better.

Dong Rui then said: "We captured several pursuers lying in wait outside. They said the Lingyun Palace is under strict lockdown inside and out; even when they return, entering and exiting the YunTai must follow procedure. Before Henglu Tian leads his troops out, whether it is the army's commander or the Lingyun Palace's steward, the authority to pass through the YunTai has been confiscated. Now, the number of people holding the tokens is so few they can be counted on one hand."

This is what true wartime high alert looks like. The Heavenly Deity set the most important monster puppet experimental field on the YunTai precisely so that in times of crisis, it can be effectively controlled.

Afterward, he described the current state of control in the Lingyun Palace.

"No problem." He Lingchuan had full confidence, "Rules are dead, people are alive. No matter how proper or thorough the rules, they will be broken by living hands."

After surfacing, he said to Dong Rui:

"You hurry back; this place is not safe either."

Patrols of Lingyun Palace personnel have always been around, both in the sky and on the ground, forming a three-dimensional defensive net.

Dong Rui felt uneasy: "You really want to go in alone?"

The current Lingyun Palace is different from before—heightened vigilance, fully armed, it is truly a dragon's pool and tiger's den.

"Go in? Rest assured, it won't be that fierce." He Lingchuan saw clearly, "If I fail, even if you send more people in, it's still a dead end. Besides, I have a retreat; you do not."

During the conversation, his appearance began to deform, and soon he had completely changed into another person.

"Let's go."

He summoned the rainbow light, flying boldly and openly toward Yanxia Bay.

To go so openly—once exposed, others dare not imagine the consequences. But he was decisive and unrestrained, even his back radiating heroic and carefree grace.

This fellow is always so optimistic. Dong Rui sighed, suppressed his anxiety, and drove the snail toad underground.

Fortunately, he escaped quickly; dozens of breaths later, more than ten rainbow lights passed along this route—these were the second batch of reinforcements sent by the Lingyun Palace.

Clearly, the Lingxu Zhong are not at ease; they have gathered even more manpower.

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The Yanxia Bay beach, once desolate, is now heavily guarded.

The entrance to the Lingyun Palace is even more impenetrable.

Zhao Tongling often gazes at the dark night sky; in eight years, he has never been as tense as today.

Duan Dashou was actually captured by Ling Mountain! What does this mean?

The Lingyun Palace, the top-secret place of the Heavenly Palace, has actually been infiltrated by Ling Mountain. Spies may even have freely entered and exited the YunTai.

Wang Zhu Jian also warned him that Duan Dashou's capture might be a feint to lure the tiger away from the mountain. This would mean the enemy is very likely to launch a surprise attack on the Lingyun Palace while the immortals and demons are out.

At that time, Zhao Tongling's army would be the first line of defense guarding the palace.