Chapter 436: The palace undergoes another upheaval, the sixth prince dies

"Chuyang brother, what is this?"

Shang Hongxue saw the little carp's condition, its body drenched in blood, looking frightening.

The bloody, mangled sight made one feel... heartache.

That carp was still devouring heaven and earth's spiritual energy, constantly strengthening itself; the wounds on its body began to heal, new scales grew, the scales became brighter and larger, with special patterns on them, as if some kind of creature.

The little carp's body rose into midair, devouring the spiritual energy of Longshe Shan; Chen Chuyang waved his hand, a vast amount of heaven and earth's spiritual energy gathered on the carp, merging into its body, and scales rapidly sprouted all over it—a magnificent sight.

The Five-Colored Salamander below also fled, as there was no blood left to devour, so it didn't want to stay.

In the fish pond, the other spirit fish then swarmed forward, sharing the last trace of blood aura; the Five-Colored Salamander ate meat, they drank broth, and the eager spirit fish all wanted to change their fate, not wanting to become food.

Like the little carp, they shot up into the sky, no longer needing to worry about being eaten at any moment.

"Advancement."

Chen Chuyang answered with two concise words, a smile spreading across his face.

The little carp's advancement was no surprise; its bloodline advancement would boost its luck attribute, and Chen Chuyang was very happy.

Luck is a crucial factor; as the saying goes, a cultivator's luck determines his future. Those with bad luck will die mysteriously even if they are geniuses or well protected.

Those with good luck will receive blessings wherever they go, treasures will appear spontaneously, and various divine abilities will come to them. Of course, that treatment is reserved for those with heaven-defying luck. Chen Chuyang's demands are not high; he just needs to ensure he doesn't suffer misfortune. If possible, give him some opportunities so he can also enjoy himself—that would be even better.

"Has its advancement been completed?"

Shang Hongxue stared intently, feeling that the little carp's aura was different, several times thicker than before.

The little carp's body swelled to more than three times its size; it was no longer a little carp.

In one leap it became a colossal beast in the fish pond, its size comparable to that of a Heishanyang.

The Heishanyang's body was gaunt, skin and bones, looking thin with little meat.

"It's done."

The turmoil of heaven and earth's spiritual energy vanished; the carp's body trembled slightly, and light flickered on it.

The water in the fish pond surged up, directly enveloping its body.

A sky‑reaching water column—very frightening.

After being washed, the carp's body became smooth and bright; it rushed straight toward Chen Chuyang, supported by a current of water beneath it.

Water Control Divine Ability.

Compared to before, it was smoother and more practiced.

"Hehe."

The little carp advanced to third rank, thereafter gaining an extra layer of white jade.

Its body was like white jade; that layer of scales was pure white, and under sunlight it emitted five‑colored hues.

The two whiskers at the corners of its mouth doubled in length, swaying there; the fish head's appearance also changed, becoming dignified rather than the former... cute style.

White Jade Carp, third‑rank spirit fish.

After completing another advancement, its bloodline concentration became rich; it now possessed its own bloodline, not that of the Wild Dragon Snake.

"Master."

Chen Chuyang heard this, was slightly surprised, and confirmed it was not a voice transmission but direct speech.

In the blink of an eye, he looked at the carp before him.

He reached out, grabbed the little carp's head, then examined it.

The horizontal bone had been refined.

He didn't need to help, nor did he need to operate it.

"Did you refine the horizontal bone yourself?"

"Yes."

"Do you know how to refine the horizontal bone?"

The little carp chuckled, nodded, and said, "I know."

Chen Chuyang looked at it dubiously, recalling he had never taught it this method; he gazed at the distant Heishanyang lying on the ground, which shook its head and said, "Don't look at me, old man—I didn't teach it either."

"Kid, maybe this carp awakened its bloodline power."

Within demon beasts' bloodlines lies bloodline inheritance.

Only those with noble bloodlines possess inheritance.

Not all demon beasts have it; among the demon beasts the Heishanyang has seen, one in a thousand possesses bloodline inheritance.

Moreover, most of them are incomplete inheritances.

In this world, demon beasts have lowly bloodlines, diluted over countless layers, making it essentially impossible to awaken their bloodline or obtain an inheritance; even if luck is good and the bloodline awakens, they may still not gain an inheritance.

"Are you saying it awakened its bloodline inheritance?"

The Heishanyang nodded: "Just ask it, won't that do?"

Chen Chuyang looked at the little carp; it blinked, seeming not to understand his words.

"Speak honestly, don't play dumb."

Chen Chuyang knew this little carp's temperament well; its intelligence is quite high.

It couldn't possibly not understand; it's just acting.

"Hehe, Master, I don't know either; some memories just popped up in my mind, I followed them, and that's how it turned out."

Looking at the little carp's appearance, it doesn't seem to be lying.

Chen Chuyang looked at the Heishanyang, which affirmed: "That's right, this is the inheritance; however, according to its account, its inheritance might be incomplete."

"Incomplete?"

"Yes, in this regard you need to communicate well with it, find a way to obtain the complete inheritance; then this little carp will… rapidly advance, without being limited by bloodline power."

"Okay."

Chen Chuyang looked at the small carp again, examined it with his spiritual sense, but found nothing.

He could only release it back, and study it slowly after two days.

The small carp definitely has a secret hidden on its body.

This secret…… might not be simple.

……

Far away, a thousand li.

Wangdu, Wanggong.

Another major event occurred.

The sixth prince of the Great Qi Dynasty died.

He died inside Wanggong, his body drained, all vitality and qi-blood sucked dry.

His soul was taken away, leaving no vitality.

He was completely dead.

By the time he was found, it was already too late to save him.

Inside Wanggong, it was sealed off again.

The bloody storm reappeared.

One night of slaughter, one night of cleanup.

Inside and outside Wanggong, people were panicked.

In the cold Dadian, Qihuang stared at the corpse before him, that face aged considerably.

His eyes drooped as he touched the sixth prince's face.

At that moment, Heilong walked in, saw the scene, and was stunned.

"Speak, who did it?"

Heilong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this was the work of the Yin Gui Sect."

"Yin Gui Sect?" Qihuang raised his head, glaring at Heilong: "How could people from the Yin Gui Sect be inside Wanggong, and how did they kill Old Six?"

"Your Majesty, please mourn."

Qihuang stood up, walked over to Heilong; at this moment, he was still that Qihuang, the mighty Qihuang.

"I don't care what you do, I want the culprit dead."

"Anyone involved in this must die."

Heilong raised his head: "Your Majesty, this involves many people, what if—"

The court is in turmoil.

By then, the entire Wangdu will fall into chaos.

Heilong does not advise taking action on this, nor does he advise…… expanding the impact.