Chapter 61 : Chapter 61
Chapter 61: The Great Zhou Dynasty Is Destroyed!
【As soon as the words fell, the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty presented the gift box containing the Yin-Yang Sacred Fruit.】
【The elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land accepted the box and nodded in satisfaction. He then opened the box and glanced inside.】
【After that single glance, the elder’s expression suddenly changed drastically.】
【The elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land slammed the gift box heavily against the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty’s face and stared at him gloomily.】
“Bastard! You dare use a broken spiritual fruit to pass it off as a Yin-Yang Sacred Fruit?”
“If your Great Qian Dynasty cannot afford such a gift, you could send something else! My Purple Firmament Holy Land is not something your Great Qian Dynasty can toy with!”
【Before his words had even finished, the elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land struck with his palm, blasting the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty away.】
【You watched as the Crown Prince was sent flying dozens of meters before coughing up blood and struggling to rise.】
【After standing up, the Crown Prince opened the gift box with a confused expression.】
“This is impossible! How could this be possible?”
“I clearly placed the only Yin-Yang Sacred Fruit that the Great Qian Dynasty has treasured for many years. How did it turn into an ordinary spiritual fruit?”
【The Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty looked at the spiritual fruit inside the box and fell into deep self-doubt.】
【He even began to suspect that he had taken the wrong item when leaving earlier, mistaking the spiritual fruit for the Yin-Yang Sacred Fruit.】
【You saw that after the surrounding forces witnessed the Crown Prince’s condition, they all quickly distanced themselves from him.】
【Even several forces that had originally maintained good relations with the Great Qian Dynasty immediately drew a clear line between themselves and the dynasty.】
【You heard people around you discussing how the fate of the Great Qian Dynasty would be miserable for daring to toy with the Purple Firmament Holy Land—and even mock the Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable—at such an important occasion.】
【At that moment, within the delegation of the Great Zhou Dynasty you belonged to, you saw the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty step forward with a faint smile.】
“The Great Zhou Dynasty presents—ten jin of Enlightenment Tea!”
【The moment those words were spoken, an uproar erupted throughout the crowd.】
【The surrounding forces looked at the Great Zhou Dynasty’s delegation with astonishment.】
【In the next moment, you saw the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty carrying the gift box as he stepped forward and handed it to the elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land.】
【You listened helplessly to the evaluations of the crowd.】
“The Great Zhou Dynasty truly made a grand gesture—ten jin of Enlightenment Tea at once!”
“Exactly! Enlightenment Tea is extremely rare. Even our ancestor only brews a tiny amount each time. Yet this Crown Prince is giving away ten jin all at once!”
“I heard that the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Qian Dynasty have always been at odds. Now this will be interesting!”
【After hearing these comments, you turned your head and glanced at the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty not far away, whose face looked extremely ugly.】
You thought to yourself:
“It’s fine, it’s fine. The Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty is just like you. Don’t worry—you are both the same!”
【On the stage, after seeing the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty present ten jin of Enlightenment Tea, the elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land’s expression softened slightly.】
“The Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty is too courteous. Lord Heavenly Venerable will surely like this gift.”
【With a pleased smile, the elder opened the gift box. The Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable’s current condition truly required Enlightenment Tea.】
【After just escaping his seal, his cultivation had not yet returned to its peak.】
CREEEAK—
【After the gift box was opened, the elder’s expression instantly froze.】
【Immediately afterward, the pressure of a Late Integration Realm expert erupted and pressed down toward the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty.】
【You saw the Crown Prince collapse to the ground under the Integration Realm pressure, blood gushing from his mouth.】
【After suppressing him, the elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land swept a vicious gaze across all the forces present.】
“It seems my Purple Firmament Holy Land has been low-profile for too long—so long that you have forgotten our authority!”
【Seeing that the timing was about right, you turned your head and asked Zi You when the two of you should leave.】
【Zi You told you that now was not suitable for escape. It would be better to wait until the situation became more chaotic before slipping away.】
【You nodded in agreement. After all, the purpose of your trip had already been achieved.】
【You had already seized countless treasures from the major forces of the Central Continent. If you did not leave soon, your lives might remain behind.】
【Just as you were considering when to escape, you suddenly felt a pressure above the Mahayana Realm descending upon everyone.】
“Ninth Elder, what has happened?”
【You saw the Ninth Elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land turn around and respectfully bow toward the depths of the pavilion.】
“Family Head! The matter is as follows…”
【You watched the figure on the stage, but you could not hear what the Ninth Elder said afterward.】
【Soon after, the Ninth Elder turned around and spoke coldly to everyone present.】
“Before presenting your gifts, you should first check whether they are truly the gifts you intend to present.”
“If there is another situation like the Great Qian Dynasty or the Great Zhou Dynasty… your fate will be the same as theirs.”
【At this moment, someone from the crowd asked curiously.】
“Ninth Elder, may we ask what the fate of those two dynasties will be?”
【The Ninth Elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land sneered, a cruel glint flashing in his eyes.】
“Hmph—”
“Any force that dares toy with the Purple Firmament Holy Land has no need to continue existing!”
【As those words fell, you saw the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty collapse onto the ground with a pale face, as though all the strength had left his body.】
【Before long, terrified cries began to erupt from the surrounding forces.】
【You and Zi You exchanged a glance. You both knew the chance to escape had arrived.】
【On the stage, the Ninth Elder frowned as he looked at the chaotic crowd.】
【Every faction leader stared at forces that held grudges against them, subconsciously believing that they had stolen the treasures.】
【Seeing that the opportunity had come, you and Zi You quietly slipped away from the banquet.】
【After leaving, you decisively used the Great Void Technique to escape the Purple Firmament Holy Land.】
【Not long after you departed, the Purple Firmament Holy Land issued an order to seal the entire area. No one was allowed to enter or leave.】
【Your identities were soon discovered.】
【The Purple Firmament Holy Land first checked whether all attendees from every force were present. They quickly discovered that two people from the Great Zhou Dynasty were missing.】
【Immediately afterward, the Sect Master of the Purple Firmament Holy Land used a Great Divine Power to rewind the events of that night and saw everything you and Zi You had done.】
【At the same time, the Purple Firmament Holy Land issued a bounty across the entire Central Continent to hunt you and Zi You.】
【However, you and Zi You only learned of these events after returning to the small courtyard of the Great Zhou Dynasty.】
【Another piece of news soon arrived: the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty had been killed on the spot by the Ninth Elder of the Purple Firmament Holy Land.】
【The Purple Firmament Holy Land also announced that the Great Zhou Dynasty would be exterminated in one week.】
【Any force that assisted the Great Zhou Dynasty would be treated as an accomplice and destroyed together.】
【After hearing this news, you and Zi You immediately brought Zhou Lingxi and prepared to flee the Imperial Capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.】
【When you arrived at the city gates, you suddenly discovered that the entire Imperial Capital’s surrounding space had been sealed. Numerous members of the Purple Firmament Holy Land appeared in the sky above the city.】
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