Chapter 484

Yelu Chu pulled out a map and pointed to a location as he spoke.

"The western reaches of Yunzhou?"

Tie Muzhen and the ministers all found this somewhat surprising.

Of the three names on the list, nearly all came from Yunzhou.

And Ao Jue of the Luo Shixin Ferry was in the western reaches of Yunzhou.

The key to Long Yin Cave was also in the west.

So it seems we must make a journey to the west?

"Holy Living Buddha, then, I entrust you to accompany Senior Xiaoyaozi and the three Great Masters of Long Xiang to the western reaches with Chancellor Yelu."

"Primary objective: find out what Long Yin Cave truly is."

"Secondary objective: if possible, recruit Ao Jue."

Because Lin Shiyin and the Chi Xin Bu Gai Pill had already been taken by Dongfang Canglong.

Secret plots to mobilize various factions against Great Ming had nearly all failed.

Thus, the Holy Living Buddha and the three Long Xiang monks had now returned to the Great Yuan imperial court.

"We humbly obey the Khan's command."

The Holy Living Buddha was also interested in Ao Jue and Long Yin Cave, and immediately agreed.

……

Great Qin, Xianyanggong.

"Zhao Gao, Zhang Han, do you still not know where Long Yin Cave is?"

The Qinglong Society is the greatest rival; therefore, Emperor Hearing Ying Zheng must clearly understand what reward the Qinglong Society received.

"We have confirmed it."

Great Qin's depth far surpasses that of Great Tang and Great Yuan; even the secrets of the Seven Stars of Canglong are known.

Although Long Yin Cave lies far away in Yunzhou, Great Qin's intelligence still holds some records of it.

After Zhang Han uncovered this, he immediately exclaimed excitedly,

"This Long Yin Cave is said to lie in the western reaches of Yunzhou."

"According to ancient legends, there is a divine dragon within Long Yin Cave."

"This divine dragon appears to have originated from the time of creation, possessing immense power."

"Legends say that anyone who enters Long Yin Cave becomes either a mighty warlord of the next generation or a world-renowned powerhouse."

"Hmm? Then according to this?"

"Isn't Long Yin Cave somewhat similar to the War God Hall?"

Hearing Ying Zheng immediately thought of the War God Hall.

Indeed, the War God Hall contained a black dragon.

And anyone who enters the War God Hall and emerges alive can dominate a region.

"Then Long Yin Cave must be a cave heaven or blessed land."

The ministers, based on the intelligence, ultimately reached this conclusion.

"Damn it!"

"The Qinglong Society's Qinglong Peak has long been suspected to be one of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens."

"Not long ago, Senior Xiaoyaozi and Li Taibai forcibly seized the War God Hall."

"Now the Qinglong Society has a cave heaven!"

"Their rapid advancement in power may far exceed our expectations."

Hearing Ying Zheng spoke through clenched teeth, his heart filled with envy and resentment.

As one of the Three Great Empires, Great Qin naturally possessed one cave heaven.

But only one—while the Qinglong Society already has two!

In truth, if Hearing Ying Zheng knew that the Qinglong Society not only possessed Qinglong Peak and the War God Hall,

but had also seized the Water Moon Cave Heaven and Lingyun Cave,

then the Qinglong Society would already hold four of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens.

If Hearing Ying Zheng knew this, who knows what he would think.

"Then this Long Yin Cave must not fall into the hands of the Qinglong Society."

Zhao Gao, following Emperor Hearing Ying Zheng's sentiment, immediately spoke up.

"Heh! Do you have the ability to claim Long Yin Cave for yourself?"

Hearing Ying Zheng sneered,

"And Binghuang is ranked twenty-sixth among the powerful—Long Yin Cave's key is in his possession."

"Can you and the Luo Wang help me seize it?"

"This…"

Zhao Gao fell silent again.

"Enough. Regardless, if Long Yin Cave is indeed one of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens, we must find a way to obtain it."

Seeing Zhao Gao's state, Hearing Ying Zheng grew too weary to argue further,

"But a direct confrontation would clearly be disadvantageous."

"Fortunately, this is happening in the western reaches of Yunzhou—send some people to Jianshan Shanzhuang to request an audience with Ao Jue!"

"Incite this man to challenge Binghuang for the key to Long Yin Cave."

"Promise Ao Jue that if he secures Long Yin Cave, he may have several demonic weapons."

When the Heavenly Dao Golden List introduced Ao Jue, it mentioned his current objective.

That was to gather demonic weapons and demonic creatures from across the realm, and forge a demonic sword named "Jue Sword."

Although Ying Zheng was also unclear what the Jue Sword was, as long as people had desires, he had a way to exploit them.

Since Ao Jue wanted demonic weapons and demonic creatures, why not send him some?

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Upon hearing this, the ministers unanimously began to flatter.

Qinglong Peak, Qinglong Shanzhuang.

Because of Ximen Wudi's sword strike from beyond the heavens, the vast majority of matters had already quieted down.

Even the great Han, which had previously been in turmoil, as if on the verge of erupting into full-scale civil war.

Had now fallen silent without a sound.

Zhang Jiao and the others, who had previously died and come back to life, suddenly appearing, had once again vanished without a trace.

The Huangjin Army in various regions also seemed as if they had never appeared at all.

Precisely because of this, the pressure on the Qinglong Society suddenly lessened, and the personnel scattered across various regions gradually returned to Qinglong Peak.

"Phew! I never expected that even while the Grand Dragon Head was in the Sword Realm, he could still know what was happening on our side."

Zhang Sanfeng had truly been very tired these past days; now he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He had also witnessed Ximen Wudi's sword strike, feeling both joy and admiration in his heart.

"Sometimes, I even suspect whether the Grand Dragon Head can still be considered human."

Senior Xiaoyaozi, upon hearing this, also cracked a small joke.

Now, across the various regions of the Nine Provinces, countless people from all factions were asking whether the Grand Dragon Head Ximen Wudi was still human.

He hadn't expected Senior Xiaoyaozi to share the same thoughts as these people.

"The path of martial arts is inherently endless."

"The Grand Dragon Head's actions have truly shown us the way forward."

Di Shitian, being in the position of a servant, could only speak while standing.

This time, Ximen Wudi's sword strike from beyond the heavens allowed him to see clearly the gap between himself and Ximen Wudi.

In his heart, he secretly rejoiced that he had backed down back then; otherwise, his corpse would probably stink by now.

At the same time, he secretly felt that throwing in his lot with the Grand Dragon Head had been a brilliant move.

In the past, he had established Tianmen, styled himself a god, multiplied into countless incarnations, and toyed with Yunzhou.

He had been the Wulin Alliance Chief, an Emperor, and a beggar.