Chapter 904

Then Fa Ming's face turned ashen, and he spat out a jet of black blood, his whole body sagging noticeably.

Still, at least Fa Ming had salvaged his life.

"Go!"

Fa Ming saw that Cang Qu's spirit was shaken, his field suppressing the demonic seed weakening slightly.

Instantly deciding, he spared no cost and pushed his true qi once more, transforming it into a thread of golden light as he fled into the distance.

Cang Qu's heart burned with rage—this duck, already cooked, dared to fly away right before his eyes?

If this got out, even if the Qinglong Society didn't come after him, all of Jiuzhou would surely laugh him to death.

After all, a Mythical Realm cultivator escaping from Cang Qu's Tianmo Field—how could he possibly keep face as a Tianmo?

Just as Cang Qu prepared to unleash his Tianmo Field again and stop Fa Ming—

The voice inside the imperial bedchamber sounded again,

"Cang Qu, if you don't answer, I'll make you regret it!"

Confirmed!

Inside was none other than Wu Zetian, the female emperor of Tang!

But why was Wu Zetian here?

Then who, in the Tang realm of Jiuzhou, was issuing orders from the Mingtang?

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Cang Qu's mind.

After much hesitation, he ultimately decided to let Fa Ming go—for now—and go see what was happening in the bedchamber.

After all, though Fa Ming hadn't been killed by this finger strike, a strand of Tianmo power had already been implanted in him.

Within a hundred li, Cang Qu could instantly locate him via the demonic seed.

Therefore, Fa Ming had no chance of escaping!

But if the bedchamber truly held Wu Zetian, the female emperor of Tang, and he ignored her, then when she returned to Jiuzhou, he would be in deep trouble.

Like Yin Zhong, before joining a great power, Cang Qu had been solitary and arrogant.

But after joining Tang and becoming the Chief Imperial Guardian,

thanks to Tang's dragon qi and vast cultivation resources, Cang Qu's strength advanced steadily.

Yet he gradually realized he could no longer leave the dragon qi's nourishment.

Thus, unless absolutely necessary, Cang Qu would never offend Wu Zetian, who controlled Tang's dragon qi.

After making his decision, he watched Fa Ming vanish beyond the palace walls.

Cang Qu sneered, then activated his Tianmo Field and crushed every monk-king disciple and Feathered Forest soldier present.

Without bothering with the blood-soaked carnage, he flashed into the bedchamber.

Sure enough, there sat Wu Zetian upon the Long Yi at the chamber's center.

Cang Qu wondered why Wu Zetian truly existed in this world.

Yet his face remained composed as he bowed deeply before her,

"Cang Qu pays homage to Your Majesty. I do not understand why Your Majesty is here.

Didn't you just issue orders from the Mingtang, commanding me and Jin Guang to enter this world to complete the Qinglong Society mission?"

Wu Zetian, seated upon the Long Yi, nearly wept.

These past days, she had been imprisoned in the Monk-King Temple.

Though Fa Ming never said it outright, she understood perfectly.

Back in the palace, though countless maids and Eunuchs served her,

Wu Zetian's lower body remained sealed, rendering her immobile.

And she knew well—openly or covertly—countless eyes watched her.

The only one she could rely on, Shangguan Wan, was now missing, her fate unknown.

Never in her life had she felt so helpless.

She had spent days guessing what Fa Ming, the Monk-King, truly intended.

After sending off Princess Taiping and the other three, she had been uneasy.

Then suddenly, a familiar field enveloped her.

Though not directed at her, Wu Zetian recognized it instantly—this was the Tianmo Field!

The Tianmo Field unique to Tianmo Cang Qu!

Without hesitation, she shouted with all her strength, hoping Cang Qu would enter.

Fortunately, this Cang Qu had finally entered the bedchamber.

Seeing Cang Qu, Wu Zetian nearly burst into tears.

Had she not constantly remembered a monarch's dignity, she might have wept outright.

Hearing Cang Qu's question, Wu Zetian's anger surged,

"So! That vile woman truly impersonated me and went to chaos the Tang court!"

In truth, Wu Zetian had long ceased wanting to be Tang's female emperor—she only wished to ascend Qinglong Peak.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have secretly left the palace with Shangguan Wan, Zhang Wuxia, and Sun En without informing her ministers.

But no matter how little she wanted the throne, she would never allow someone to impersonate her and issue orders from the Tang court.

"Your Majesty? What do you mean?"

With his wit, Cang Qu understood the moment she spoke.

Yet he refused to confirm it, instead turning the question back to her.

Wu Zetian, furious but forcing herself to calm down,

She slowly recounted how she had once secretly slipped out of the imperial palace and followed the jade fragment to Qinglong Peak.

Then she spoke of being attacked in that wasteland, and how Wān Wān suddenly appeared, summoning the dragon qi of Tang by using the imperial Tang artifact—the gold-inlaid beast-head agate cup.

From a phantom-like image of Changancheng in the sky, she summoned a woman who looked nearly identical to herself.

That woman was terrifying—she struck once, and Sun En was left severely wounded.

Then, using some unknown method, she bewitched Sun En and made him her subordinate.

Finally, taking advantage of Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan's critical injuries, she cast both of them into the void, into that image of Changancheng.

When she awoke again, Wu Zetian was already inside Wang Si.

"The rest is more or less what you've seen of me."

After speaking, Wu Zetian felt an overwhelming sense of grievance.

If only she hadn't slipped out secretly back then, but had taken Cang Qu or Jin Guang with her…

Even if that wretched woman had been stronger, she never could've ambushed me!

"One strike defeated Sun En?"

Cang Qu's expression changed.

Sun En was also a master ranked on the Heavenly Dao Golden List, and possessed the Heavenly Dao's gift—the ability to cultivate the formless, weightless, and immensely powerful Huang Tian Divine Weapon.

Cang Qu had to admit—even if he faced Sun En himself, he doubted he could defeat him in a single strike.

The impostor who posed as Wu Zetian was almost certainly Wu Zhao, the female emperor of Zhou.

But could Wu Zhao really be this powerful?

"Ah! Perhaps Master Sun had, in trying to save me, forcibly intervened and triggered the backlash of Tang's dragon qi."

"In the end, it was…"

Wu Zetian recalled the scene at the time, and blushed with embarrassment.

Cang Qu heard this and couldn't help but smile.

So it was Tang's dragon qi!

Truly, success came from the dragon qi—and so did failure.

"Your Majesty, I'd like to heal your legs."

After hearing the full story and sensing Wu Zetian's lower body was afflicted, Cang Qu said at once.

"Good!"

Wu Zetian wasn't foolish—she had long realized that Master Fa Ming of Wang Si had deliberately refused to cure her.

But since she was under his roof, unsure of his true intentions, she had no choice but to pretend ignorance.