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Chapter 6297: Darkness Under the Lights

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

However, they could not escape the visible and hidden Copper Snake Immortal Slayers.

These Immortal Slayers could still patrol with their naked eyes.

Once discovered, a chain reaction would occur, causing chaos throughout the city, which was not something Jian Wushuang wanted to see.

So he took Jiang Shang and Xiang Yang directly to the inner city.

They even planned to go to the imperial city.

This was because everywhere there were Immortal Slayers in the Jindan stage, and most Jindan cultivators would not foolishly patrol with their naked eyes. Instead, they would sit cross-legged in a place, covering a hundred feet around them with thought power, occasionally walking around to probe with their thought power.

In their view, this method was more efficient.

Jian Wushuang had figured out the loophole in this and took the two of them to the imperial city.

There was no way in the outer city, which was full of fools using their eyes. If he took the two of them around at night, they would easily be discovered.

His thought power was not enough to make the three of them invisible.

So he simply entered the imperial city.

He played the trick of hiding under the lamp.

As for the noble Golden Crow Guard “Yang Xiao” among the Immortal Slayers, he was still checking everyone in the tavern one by one.

But after checking around, he hadn’t drawn his sword even once.

“All ordinary people?”

Yang Xiao frowned. He had rushed over from another place, and it took less than a stick of incense time. He firmly believed that the other party could not have escaped so quickly.

He then went to the backyard to search around and finally only found ten corpses.

Among them was one who had been stalking them earlier, of which he was unaware. The rest were the group he had seen.

The moment he saw these corpses, cold sweat broke out on Yang Xiao’s back.

Although he was stronger than that demonic cult elder, he had no confidence in defeating this group of people, let alone killing them, especially under the eyes of the Immortal Slayers, who could instantly kill so many experts.

“A Nascent Soul?”

This was Yang Xiao’s first thought, and he immediately crushed the highest-level token among the Immortal Slayers.

The headquarters of the Immortal Slayers, set deep in the imperial palace, instantly received Yang Xiao’s call for help.

“Yang Xiao has crushed the token; activate the highest alert in the city!”

Soon, the entire Immortal Slayer force was mobilized.

Because it was a rescue message from the Golden Crow Guard from the six copper coins, it was certainly a threat from a Nascent Soul, which was enough to mobilize the entire Tai’an City Immortal Slayers to respond.

Although there were Nascent Soul experts hidden among the Immortal Slayers,

they knew very well that if a Nascent Soul cultivator went on a rampage in Tai’an City, it would take several Nascent Soul cultivators to stop them.

That was why the highest alert was activated.

Of course, this alert was from the imperial city.

The inner city was secondary, and as for the outer city, it didn’t matter how many died.

Similarly, there was no significant change in the palace, and the eunuchs yawned as usual while standing in front of the palace gate.

It wasn’t until a team of Immortal Slayers arrived that the little eunuch in front of the hall perked up a bit.

“Lord Chang!” The little eunuch just cupped his hands slightly.

Despite his young age, he wore a robe embroidered with pythons and was a close minister of the emperor.

Even the absolute high-level “Chang Feng” among the Immortal Slayers had to treat him with a smile.

“Lord Wang, please inform Lord Han, there is an important matter to report!” Chang Feng lowered his posture considerably, even taking out a gold bar to secretly slip to the little eunuch.

The little eunuch casually tucked it into his sleeve, glanced at Lord Chang, saw he was accompanied by several Golden Snake Guards, and realized it was a matter of great importance that could not be delayed. He nodded and hurried into the hall.

This was the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where Emperor Tang practiced cultivation.

Since the rebellion of the Strange King three years ago, which caused him much suffering, after regaining the throne, he had been immersed in cultivation. Even after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he had not relaxed. With the support of the entire Tang Dynasty, he broke through three years later and had already reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage, a speed considered a miracle in the cultivation world.

“Hmm?”

Inside the hall, an elderly eunuch, standing with lowered eyes, slowly lifted his head and looked at the entering eunuch, Wang Gonggong.

“Lord Han, Master Chang has urgent business to discuss with you!”

Wang Gonggong kept his head lowered. He could face Chang Feng, who held power over life and death in Tai’an City, without batting an eye, and even gain some benefits. However, in front of Han Gong, Chief Eunuch Han, he didn’t dare to breathe heavily.

In the entire palace, aside from the Emperor, not even the Emperor could exert such pressure on him.

This was a figure of immense power within the palace and throughout the entire Eastern Lands.

He was reputed to be the strongest within the palace.

Even the Zhantian Guard, established within the palace and consisting of many experts, couldn’t compare to this grand eunuch before him.

For a eunuch to reach such heights, granted titles and nobility, spoke volumes.

“Alright, you may go!” Chief Eunuch Han Chongjiu said calmly.

Wang Gonggong didn’t dare to urge him, even if rebels were attacking from outside, he wouldn’t dare to rush Lord Han.

After the young eunuch left, Han Chongjiu turned and entered the inner hall, emerging shortly thereafter and heading straight outside.

Waiting outside the hall, Master Chang Feng showed no hint of complaint, instead greeting him respectfully.

“Lord Han!”

The group of Golden Snake Guards behind him also bowed their heads in salute.

Han Chongjiu didn’t even lift his eyelids, standing with his hands behind his back at the entrance of the hall, and said quietly, “The Emperor is already aware of the specifics. Master Chang, just handle your responsibilities well. There’s no need to worry or ask about the rest.”

“Yes!” Chang Feng replied, lowering his head.

However, his eyes held a sharp glint.

After his departure, Master Chang, accompanied by several subordinates, returned to the Zhantian Guard with a grim expression.

The events of that night left him with a strong sense of crisis.

It wasn’t because of some mysterious Nascent Soul expert, but because of the frequent actions of the Sacred Sect in Tai’an City.

The so-called Sacred Sect was actually a demonic cult.

It was only called a Sacred Sect because the Emperor valued it.

This was their fault years ago when they failed to protect the Emperor, allowing the cultivation sects to invade imperial power.

Originally, this demonic cult only relied on the court for some benefits, but in recent years, they had frequently visited Tai’an City, especially the Saintess of the cult, who often entered the palace.

The current Emperor highly valued people from the demonic cult.

Some matters in Tai’an City were handled by the demonic cult rather than the Zhantian Guard.

That’s why Chang Feng felt a sense of crisis.

It wasn’t because his position was threatened, but because placing value on cultivation sects would eventually lead down a divergent path, especially when valuing a demonic cult.

The Zhantian Guard not only patrolled Tai’an City but also had the role of overseeing the world.

Over the years, so many innocent people had died. Chang Feng wasn’t blind. Despite the Zhantian Guard constantly shrinking, with its scope now reduced to Tai’an City, the things happening outside couldn’t be concealed.

Moreover, with so many deaths, anyone with some capability was well aware.

The headquarters of the Zhantian Guard was a seven-story tower.

The first floor was where the Bronze Snake Guards worked, a place with many people. Those who worked there were responsible for organizing dossiers and information and generally didn’t go out to patrol.

They also wouldn’t go to the second floor.

Chapter 6297: Darkness Under the Lights

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

However, they could not escape the visible and hidden Copper Snake Immortal Slayers.

These Immortal Slayers could still patrol with their naked eyes.

Once discovered, a chain reaction would occur, causing chaos throughout the city, which was not something Jian Wushuang wanted to see.

So he took Jiang Shang and Xiang Yang directly to the inner city.

They even planned to go to the imperial city.

This was because everywhere there were Immortal Slayers in the Jindan stage, and most Jindan cultivators would not foolishly patrol with their naked eyes. Instead, they would sit cross-legged in a place, covering a hundred feet around them with thought power, occasionally walking around to probe with their thought power.

In their view, this method was more efficient.

Jian Wushuang had figured out the loophole in this and took the two of them to the imperial city.

There was no way in the outer city, which was full of fools using their eyes. If he took the two of them around at night, they would easily be discovered.

His thought power was not enough to make the three of them invisible.

So he simply entered the imperial city.

He played the trick of hiding under the lamp.

As for the noble Golden Crow Guard “Yang Xiao” among the Immortal Slayers, he was still checking everyone in the tavern one by one.

But after checking around, he hadn’t drawn his sword even once.

“All ordinary people?”

Yang Xiao frowned. He had rushed over from another place, and it took less than a stick of incense time. He firmly believed that the other party could not have escaped so quickly.

He then went to the backyard to search around and finally only found ten corpses.

Among them was one who had been stalking them earlier, of which he was unaware. The rest were the group he had seen.

The moment he saw these corpses, cold sweat broke out on Yang Xiao’s back.

Although he was stronger than that demonic cult elder, he had no confidence in defeating this group of people, let alone killing them, especially under the eyes of the Immortal Slayers, who could instantly kill so many experts.

“A Nascent Soul?”

This was Yang Xiao’s first thought, and he immediately crushed the highest-level token among the Immortal Slayers.

The headquarters of the Immortal Slayers, set deep in the imperial palace, instantly received Yang Xiao’s call for help.

“Yang Xiao has crushed the token; activate the highest alert in the city!”

Soon, the entire Immortal Slayer force was mobilized.

Because it was a rescue message from the Golden Crow Guard from the six copper coins, it was certainly a threat from a Nascent Soul, which was enough to mobilize the entire Tai’an City Immortal Slayers to respond.

Although there were Nascent Soul experts hidden among the Immortal Slayers,

they knew very well that if a Nascent Soul cultivator went on a rampage in Tai’an City, it would take several Nascent Soul cultivators to stop them.

That was why the highest alert was activated.

Of course, this alert was from the imperial city.

The inner city was secondary, and as for the outer city, it didn’t matter how many died.

Similarly, there was no significant change in the palace, and the eunuchs yawned as usual while standing in front of the palace gate.

It wasn’t until a team of Immortal Slayers arrived that the little eunuch in front of the hall perked up a bit.

“Lord Chang!” The little eunuch just cupped his hands slightly.

Despite his young age, he wore a robe embroidered with pythons and was a close minister of the emperor.

Even the absolute high-level “Chang Feng” among the Immortal Slayers had to treat him with a smile.

“Lord Wang, please inform Lord Han, there is an important matter to report!” Chang Feng lowered his posture considerably, even taking out a gold bar to secretly slip to the little eunuch.

The little eunuch casually tucked it into his sleeve, glanced at Lord Chang, saw he was accompanied by several Golden Snake Guards, and realized it was a matter of great importance that could not be delayed. He nodded and hurried into the hall.

This was the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where Emperor Tang practiced cultivation.

Since the rebellion of the Strange King three years ago, which caused him much suffering, after regaining the throne, he had been immersed in cultivation. Even after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he had not relaxed. With the support of the entire Tang Dynasty, he broke through three years later and had already reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage, a speed considered a miracle in the cultivation world.

“Hmm?”

Inside the hall, an elderly eunuch, standing with lowered eyes, slowly lifted his head and looked at the entering eunuch, Wang Gonggong.

“Lord Han, Master Chang has urgent business to discuss with you!”

Wang Gonggong kept his head lowered. He could face Chang Feng, who held power over life and death in Tai’an City, without batting an eye, and even gain some benefits. However, in front of Han Gong, Chief Eunuch Han, he didn’t dare to breathe heavily.

In the entire palace, aside from the Emperor, not even the Emperor could exert such pressure on him.

This was a figure of immense power within the palace and throughout the entire Eastern Lands.

He was reputed to be the strongest within the palace.

Even the Zhantian Guard, established within the palace and consisting of many experts, couldn’t compare to this grand eunuch before him.

For a eunuch to reach such heights, granted titles and nobility, spoke volumes.

“Alright, you may go!” Chief Eunuch Han Chongjiu said calmly.

Wang Gonggong didn’t dare to urge him, even if rebels were attacking from outside, he wouldn’t dare to rush Lord Han.

After the young eunuch left, Han Chongjiu turned and entered the inner hall, emerging shortly thereafter and heading straight outside.

Waiting outside the hall, Master Chang Feng showed no hint of complaint, instead greeting him respectfully.

“Lord Han!”

The group of Golden Snake Guards behind him also bowed their heads in salute.

Han Chongjiu didn’t even lift his eyelids, standing with his hands behind his back at the entrance of the hall, and said quietly, “The Emperor is already aware of the specifics. Master Chang, just handle your responsibilities well. There’s no need to worry or ask about the rest.”

“Yes!” Chang Feng replied, lowering his head.

However, his eyes held a sharp glint.

After his departure, Master Chang, accompanied by several subordinates, returned to the Zhantian Guard with a grim expression.

The events of that night left him with a strong sense of crisis.

It wasn’t because of some mysterious Nascent Soul expert, but because of the frequent actions of the Sacred Sect in Tai’an City.

The so-called Sacred Sect was actually a demonic cult.

It was only called a Sacred Sect because the Emperor valued it.

This was their fault years ago when they failed to protect the Emperor, allowing the cultivation sects to invade imperial power.

Originally, this demonic cult only relied on the court for some benefits, but in recent years, they had frequently visited Tai’an City, especially the Saintess of the cult, who often entered the palace.

The current Emperor highly valued people from the demonic cult.

Some matters in Tai’an City were handled by the demonic cult rather than the Zhantian Guard.

That’s why Chang Feng felt a sense of crisis.

It wasn’t because his position was threatened, but because placing value on cultivation sects would eventually lead down a divergent path, especially when valuing a demonic cult.

The Zhantian Guard not only patrolled Tai’an City but also had the role of overseeing the world.

Over the years, so many innocent people had died. Chang Feng wasn’t blind. Despite the Zhantian Guard constantly shrinking, with its scope now reduced to Tai’an City, the things happening outside couldn’t be concealed.

Moreover, with so many deaths, anyone with some capability was well aware.

The headquarters of the Zhantian Guard was a seven-story tower.

The first floor was where the Bronze Snake Guards worked, a place with many people. Those who worked there were responsible for organizing dossiers and information and generally didn’t go out to patrol.

They also wouldn’t go to the second floor.