Chapter 224: Chapter 224: Spy Among Spies, Martial Emperor of the Celestial Eternal Race!
This secret code, Qin Chuan definitely doesn’t know.
But it doesn’t matter.
He was still ready to give it a try.
If he guessed wrong, he’d just take down this group directly and torture them thoroughly. After all, these people were no match for him.
Give it a try!!
So, he thought about a relevant couplet from his past life and finally said calmly, "The perpetual shall prevail."
Whoa!
The air seemed to quiet down for a moment, and the black-clad young man who had brushed past Qin Chuan stopped in his tracks.
He turned around solemnly and said in a low voice:
"Are you Nightingale?"
Qin Chuan was taken aback, then guessed that it was probably someone’s code name. After all, spies loved using code names.
So, he nodded and said, "Mm."
"Come with me."
The black-clad young man said quietly and then walked toward a hill, while the dozen or so fellow companions silently changed formation and started closing in on the two of them.
A few people stayed outside the hill to keep watch, while the remaining ones entered the dark interiors of the hill with Qin Chuan.
"Lord Nightingale!"
Those few slightly bowed to Qin Chuan, seemingly lower-ranking individuals paying respect to a superior, and then the black-clad young man said:
"You’ve already demonstrated your identity by answering the secret code, but for the sake of our clan’s grand plan, we still need you to verify your bloodline!"
After he finished speaking, he took out a compass.
The compass was filled with intricate patterns.
Qin Chuan noticed that some of the fundamental array patterns were completely different from those he usually saw, and there was also a strange aura about it, as if it came from another civilization.
"Heaven rewards diligence."
"The perpetual shall prevail."
"Celestial Eternal!! They’re people from the Celestial Eternal Race!"
A thunderbolt seemed to strike in Qin Chuan’s mind, making him almost gasp out loud.
But years of pretending had given him extraordinary composure, especially in facing shocks; he could always maintain calm.
So, he remained expressionless.
He flicked his right finger, and a drop of blood flew out, landing on the compass.
"Buzz!"
Instantly, the compass vibrated, emitting a faint golden glow.
"It’s indeed our clan’s bloodline!"
The eyes of those people lit up, and then they all sighed in relief, bowing and apologizing to Qin Chuan.
"Lord Nightingale, forgive us."
"This plan is too important, we had no choice but to be cautious, please understand."
"We are counting on you to rescue our clan’s ancestors this time."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan stood tall and said solemnly, "How can that even be said, it’s my duty for the ancestors!"
He laughed to himself.
In fact, that drop of blood was the peak Emperor’s blood of the Celestial Eternal Race he extorted from the Palace Master of the Shattered Star Academy last time.
After unsealing the Emperor’s Artifact Ice Dragon Spear, he still had some left.
"Hmm, let’s get out first; staying here too long could easily arouse suspicion... Stick to the original plan."
Qin Chuan said seriously.
"Alright!"
And so, the group dispersed, avoiding the attention of those around and gradually emerged from various corners of the hill.
Most people around were already gone, busy digging deep to find immortal herbs, so no one paid attention to them.
These dozen or so continued silently watching the Light Sect, waiting for it to disappear before making a move in secret.
Soon, several hours had passed.
"Boom boom boom!"
The Light Sect shook violently and then quickly contracted, like a halo, before finally disappearing.
At the last moment.
It seemed like some unlucky guy tried to squeeze through but got pushed out by the contracting Light Sect.
"Damn, it’s so tight!"
The unlucky guy exclaimed once, ultimately too late, completely losing the chance to enter the secret realm of immortal herbs.
He wanted the herbs.
But there was no way.
"Unseal!"
At this moment, these spies of the Celestial Eternal Race unlocked the seals within their bodies, immediately raising their cultivation to the Realm Emperor stage!
They were already a group of Realm Emperor experts, just temporarily sealing their cultivation with a special sealing technique.
This seal was very complex, and it was only recently researched by powerful individuals within their clan.
"Lord Nightingale, let’s go."
The dozen or so gathered around Qin Chuan, as if stars surrounding a moon, seemingly indicating that he had a crucial role in this action.
"Mm."
Qin Chuan nodded lightly.
"You... you guys!!"
Not far away, a young man noticed the anomaly, however, before he could say anything, a blood-red crescent light streaked across.
"Poof!"
The man’s head was severed completely.
"Hmph, seeing what shouldn’t be seen, you’ve only got yourself to blame for your bad luck." The black-clad young man snorted coldly.
Qin Chuan watched this scene without much emotional fluctuation, the hatred between the two races couldn’t be explained with just a few words.
If these spies of the Celestial Eternal Race were captured by the Human Race of Jiucang, they’d also face death, and perhaps a fate even more dire.
"Lord Nightingale, come with us, we can sense that ancestor’s general location; you just need to break the sealing array."
The black-clad young man said.
Then he took out a blue mysterious compass, leading the way ahead, while the dozen or so spies protected Qin Chuan at the center.
They no longer acted sneakily but boldly advanced toward their target, and whoever saw them would be silenced!
They were all Realm Emperor experts; killing a bunch of Celestial Saints was no different from slaughtering pigs and dogs.
"Poof poof poof!"
"Ah!"
"Spare me... Poof!"
The group charged forward unrestrained, leaving a trail of corpses and flowing blood, extremely brutal.
Anyone who saw them was silenced, and those who passed by later saw the corpses, thinking they were killed fighting over the immortal herbs.
Qin Chuan stood at the center of the Celestial Eternal Race spies.
With arms crossed and demeanor lofty.
An indifferent expression.
Wherever they passed, the Celestial Eternal Race spies killed gods who blocked their way, blood splattered everywhere, leaving no intact bodies.
From a distance,
It looked like a tyrant going out, with little brothers clearing the way, albeit in an excessively bloody manner.
Isn’t it said that witnesses can’t escape death, so why say looking from afar?
Because... there was a moving Memory Stone flying like a drone in the distance, capturing the entire scene.
Even featuring close-ups of Qin Chuan—of course, with Qin Zi’s face!
Qin Chuan was quite certain.
The sight of this cold massacre alone going viral would be enough to draw immense hatred towards Qin Xiaozhu, with everyone after him.
This was without even exposing the Celestial Eternal Race.
If evidence was presented proving these people were Celestial Eternal Race spies, things would get even more interesting.
Colluding with the Celestial Eternal Race, such a crime, no one could withstand, not even a Martial Emperor, let alone Qin Xiaozhu...
Of course, one couldn’t carelessly pin the label of "spy," as being Qin Zi’s father would also implicate him.
He needed to become stronger and hide before placing this label on Qin Xiaozhu so that Qin Xiaozhu could enjoy it alone...
As a father, how could he compete with his son for glory?
He disdained it!!
The group moved forward straightforwardly, after a long while.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
The top of the blue compass in the black-clad young man’s hand rotated rapidly, releasing white light.
"This is the place! The ancestor is sealed below here, quickly break open the ground!"
The black-clad young man said excitedly.
"Let me do it!"
A burly young man stepped out, his body rapidly swelling to three meters tall, exuding a fierce and terrifying aura.
He swiftly expanded his body, two enormous golden arms extended to the ground, and he ripped it apart to both sides.
"Open it for me!!"
He tore it apart, creating a majestic abyss with a width of five hundred zhang and a depth of several thousand zhang in the end.
Then, a shocking scene unfolded.
A towering black pillar, covered in runes and curse patterns, stood in the center.
And a figure, three hundred zhang tall, stood lethargically, with its skin stiff and ashen, almost petrified.
Yet, despite this, he every bit exuded the aura of a Celestial Eternal Race Martial Emperor!