Chapter 451: Tier 4 (Third Update)

Under the reflection of that light, the person's silhouette was somewhat blurred, but Chu Liuyue still recognized them—it was none other than Situ Xingchen!

When she flew to the center of the pillar of light, she finally came to a halt.

Subsequently, the heaven and earth energy of the surroundings began to pour into her body frantically!

Several energy vortices rapidly appeared around her!

Even the patterns on the pillar of light seemed to become somewhat distorted!

Chu Liuyue stared intently at Situ Xingchen's figure.

As that power surged in, the aura on her body also continuously strengthened!

"Wh-what is going on?"

Jian Fengchi murmured, nudging Chu Liuyue with his elbow.

"Hey, do you know what she's doing? When you said we were a step too late... did you mean this?"

Chu Liuyue didn't speak, but many thoughts surfaced in her mind.

That bronze vat must be with Situ Xingchen!

And clearly, she had already activated it! She had called upon the power within!

Previously, she was merely a third-stage martial artist, but after only a short while, she was actually on the verge of breaking through to the fourth stage!

She had to find a way to stop her!

Jian Fengchi stared for a few more moments and frowned.

"This thing is a bit eerie. Do you sense a scent of blood?"

Chu Liuyue said coldly

"That bronze vat contains the power and essence blood of hundreds of cultivators. It's only natural that it has that smell."

Jian Fengchi's expression changed.

He was a Heavenly Physician who had killed and saved countless people, but hearing Chu Liuyue's words still made him feel extremely nauseated.

As long as one used their brain to think about it, they would know exactly what kind of scene that was!

So that bronze vat was actually such an evil object!

"In that case, the power contained within this pillar of light is actually stolen from those people? But power accumulated through such means is mottled and chaotic, and might even conflict with itself! Once this power is absorbed, although it can raise a cultivator's realm in the short term, it will have a massive impact on their future cultivation! Just who is so brainless as to do such a thing!?"

Naturally, he did not recognize Situ Xingchen.

Chu Liuyue's lips were pressed tightly together.

Did Situ Xingchen not know what Jian Fengchi was saying?

Yet, she still chose to do it!

Suddenly, Chu Liuyue sensed a strange fluctuation coming from within the Qiankun Bag.

She checked carefully and discovered that this movement was actually coming from a wooden box!

That wooden box was exactly the one she had obtained from Situ Xingchen earlier!

Chu Liuyue looked up again and frowned.

—The movement of this wooden box seemed to be caused by that pillar of light!

Inside the wooden box, there was only a single scroll of parchment.

A layer of sealing existed upon it, and she had not been able to break it even until now!

She had tried many methods previously but failed to open it, so she had set it aside for the time being.

She hadn't expected... that it would be related to that bronze vat!

In mid-air, Situ Xingchen was still rapidly devouring the surrounding power, and the aura on her body was visibly strengthening!

With this change, Chu Liuyue clearly felt that the movement within the wooden box was also gradually expanding!

Only then did Jian Fengchi realize that Chu Liuyue's expression was somewhat off. "What's wrong with you?"

Chu Liuyue shook her head.

From the words Emperor Jiawen had spoken earlier, one could guess that the bronze vat was something the Empress had specially prepared for Rong Jin to help him increase his cultivation realm.

She vaguely guessed that Emperor Jiawen knew something more but had not said it.

She had originally intended to investigate it thoroughly after finding it, but now she was a step too late, allowing Situ Xingchen to take the lead.

Once opened, the energy within the bronze vat would certainly be devoured and converted into Situ Xingchen's power.

But looking at it now, things seemed even more troublesome than expected...

"What are you looking at!? Move faster!"

An impatient reprimand suddenly came from the side.

Chu Liuyue quickly looked back and saw a group of people walking toward this direction.

With a movement of her body, she quickly hid behind a nearby corner.

Seeing this, Jian Fengchi hid along with her.

The group drew closer and closer.

Only then did Chu Liuyue see clearly that the person standing in the middle being reprimanded was actually Emperor Jiawen!

He was followed by Eunuch Min and several others, all of whom looked as if they had suffered quite a bit.

Surrounding them were soldiers wearing red armor.

In other words... Rong Jiu's men.

The dragon robe on Emperor Jiawen's body had been changed, making him look somewhat disheveled.

If one did not look closely, no one would recognize his identity.

His expression was anxious, and he constantly turned his head to look at the blue and green pillars of light, as if he wanted to say something.

Unfortunately, his mouth was sealed, and he could only make muffled whimpering sounds; nothing could be heard.

The soldiers beside him pushed and shoved, urging him to move forward.

Emperor Jiawen continued to struggle.

Until one of the men beside him drew a blade, pressed it against his waist, and shouted angrily

"We have plenty of ways to make you behave! Or would you like to try!?"

Emperor Jiawen finally ceased his struggling. A look of despair welled up in his eyes as he stumbled forward following them.

Soon, these people passed not far from Chu Liuyue and Jian Fengchi, heading toward a certain direction.

Chu Liuyue's eyes flickered, and she intended to follow them!

Jian Fengchi grabbed her

"Where do you think you're going?"

Chu Liuyue gave him a sidelong glance

"If you want to follow, then follow. If you don't, you can go your own way!"

Jian Fengchi choked on his words.

Hadn't this girl always been polite to him before? How did her attitude change in the blink of an eye?

He was just about to say something in rebuttal, but when he met those clear, bright eyes, he suddenly felt a sense of guilt and muttered in a low voice

"Fine, I'll go. Why the temper..."

Why was Chu Liuyue's temperament so difficult to deal with?

His status was clearly much higher than hers, yet for some reason, he felt like he was a head shorter than her. What was going on?

While he was secretly pondering whether the problem lay with himself, Chu Liuyue had already taken the lead in tailing those people away!

Jian Fengchi had no choice but to follow.

The people brought Emperor Jiawen to the Qinghe Hall.

Emperor Jiawen was locked alone in a room, while the others were separated into adjacent rooms.

The doors and windows were tightly locked, and there were guards at every position.

Fortunately, the number of people was not particularly large.

In truth, Rong Jiu was still wary of Emperor Jiawen, but now that the entire imperial capital was under his control, his years of endurance had finally succeeded. Feeling elated, he naturally relaxed his vigilance slightly.

Furthermore, the commotion caused by Situ Xingchen had further diverted a portion of his attention.

And this happened to be convenient for Chu Liuyue.

After observing for a while, she sent Tuanzi out.

Tuanzi had a small frame and great speed; she quickly caused a commotion, attracting the attention of two of the guarding soldiers.

Taking advantage of the gap while they left to investigate, Chu Liuyue swiftly flashed into the hall!

Boom!

Another clap of thunder echoed!

Chu Liuyue looked back—Situ Xingchen had actually broken through to the fourth-stage martial artist!

(End of Chapter)