The First Lackey Under The Empress

Just as Zhao Du'an was urging his cultivation, sprinting with all his might towards the mountaintop, his figure gradually disappearing into the clouds coiling around Mount Luo's waist.

The two Heaven-Man realm experts on the mountaintop were also engaged in a fierce battle.

Empress Xu, at the half-step "Heaven-Man" realm, indeed possessed the combat power to rival a true Heaven-Man expert with the blessing of the Dragon Qi.

Especially when supplemented by the dragon robe and the divine weapon of the Great Ancestor in her hands, the sword light swept across, containing a destructive force sufficient to obliterate a mountain, crushing everything in its path.

The "Martial God" path was inherently skilled in attack and conquest.

Xu Zhenguan had been adjusting her state ever since she started heading south for this Fengshan ceremony.

At this moment, she was at the peak of her combat power, which was also her greatest confidence in daring to risk the Fengshan ceremony.

However, the Martial Immortal Chief's power still somewhat exceeded the Empress's judgment. This martial artist, who had sat silently by the East Sea for sixty years, suppressing the Jianghu for decades, had no weapon, but his every punch and kick was no less powerful than a divine weapon.

With every gesture of this old codger, whose true age far exceeded his appearance, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi surged like a tide.

It was as if he had merged with this entire heaven and earth. The Empress's sword was the sharpest, but how could it contend with the general trend of heaven and earth?

As the two sides ended another exchange, the Empress retreated backward, holding the Tai'a Sword, her dragon-embroidered boots sliding along the ground, stopping beside the intact Five-Colored Altar.

Martial Immortal Chief "thumped, thumped" backward several steps, and with each step back, the entire Mount Luo shook a little.

"The Azure Mountain inheritance…" Xu Zhenguan's eyes were cold, yet also revealed a hint of caution.

It should be known that the Great Ancestor Emperor walked the world on foot in his early years, and his last stop was also Azure Mountain at that time. When it comes to martial arts, the Azure Mountain lineage is even more ancient.

And the Martial Immortal Chief, as the "Mountain Lord" who could rank among the top five in Azure Mountain's history, his understanding of the "general trend of heaven and earth" was unparalleled.

Just like a vast ocean, although her sword was sharp and the imperial power was overbearing, even if she could cut the ocean apart time and time again, she could not truly harm it.

The Martial Immortal Chief's eyes also revealed a look of amazement. In his opinion, although the Empress's martial arts were still "immature" compared to his own, she had such an aura at the young age of only twenty-odd years. When it comes to the emperors of the Yu Kingdom throughout the dynasties, she almost directly chased after the Great Ancestor.

"If Your Majesty does not go all out, the next punch should be my victory." The Martial Immortal Chief said indifferently.

After saying that, without giving the Empress much time to think, the Martial Immortal Chief took one step after another, one punch superimposed on another, and a majestic momentum rushed towards her as he walked.

Xu Zhenguan felt as if an Azure Mountain was pressing down on her. Her eyes suddenly turned dark gold, and the Dragon Qi around her body suddenly merged into her brow, and the jade seal mark seemed to come alive.

At this moment, she also no longer held back and prepared to end this premature martial arts competition with her strongest blow.

However, just as the two were about to collide with a punch and a sword.

Suddenly, a figure appeared silently in a certain place on the mountaintop.

Logically speaking, at such a close distance, the arrival of anyone would attract the attention of both sides in the battle. However, the two who were fully focused on fighting their enemy did not dare to distract themselves to sense their surroundings at this moment.

In fact, in this level of battle, those below the Heaven-Man realm could not approach at all. Before they could even step onto the mountaintop, they would be suppressed.

However.

This figure just appeared so strangely, abruptly, and silently.

He was wearing a light gray warlock's robe, and his appearance was mediocre and unremarkable, only appearing somewhat solemn.

The leader of the "Law God Sect" had been quietly lurking until now, and finally seized the most ideal opportunity for him.

At this moment, the "Law God's" brow suddenly lit up, and a "卍" character Buddhist symbol slowly emerged. The aura of "Heavenly Dao" on his body quickly faded, and what replaced it was the power of the "World Honored Buddha".

The Law God calmly took a step and instantly appeared behind the Empress.

Then, he struck out with a palm, and a vague and majestic Buddhist dharma form also emerged behind him.

The third Heaven-Man aura appeared at the peak of Mount Luo!

The Martial Immortal Chief was the first to see the Law God's appearance. The pupils of the hemp-clothed and cloth-shoed martial arts chief suddenly narrowed, and a brief moment of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

Immediately, he seemed to realize something, and the fist he had thrown out suddenly began to retract.

However, it was too late after all.

When Xu Zhenguan, who was going all out with her sword, sensed the great danger coming from behind, it was already too late to react. As the Buddhist palm print hit her back solidly.

Xu Zhenguan only had time to turn around hastily, slightly avoiding the vital point, and spat out a mixture of red and gold blood from her mouth. Her aura quickly weakened and plummeted crazily.

The Law God's second palm followed closely!

"Boom!!!"

The entire sea of clouds boiled, Mount Luo also trembled violently, the Five-Colored Altar collapsed with a bang, Xu Zhenguan's pupils dilated, her eyes filled with shock, anger, and disbelief, like a shooting star, falling into the sea of clouds below the mountain.

Seeing this, the "Law God" still wanted to continue pursuing, but a fist wrapped in majestic power slammed over fiercely.

The Martial Immortal Chief's hair and beard were all flared, and he unleashed a full-force Heaven-Man realm punch, instantly causing the dharma form behind the Law God to crack and disintegrate. He also spat out blood and retreated gracefully.

"Get lost!!"

The Martial Immortal Chief roared angrily. This scene was not in his expectations.

The Law God's mouth curved upward. While spitting blood, he said:

"Helping you win this battle, you don't know a good person's heart."

The Martial Immortal Chief's face was gloomy: "Which family sent you here? Xu Wen never told me."

The Law God smiled while spitting blood, his eyes mocking:

"Go ask Prince Jing. Did you really think this was a one-on-one martial arts fight?"

After leaving these words, the Law God's figure quickly blurred and disappeared—he did not continue to chase the Empress in the sea of clouds.

Using the power of the "Heaven-Man realm" forcibly with this body was already a great burden. After being hit by the Martial Immortal Chief's punch, he was already at the end of his rope, a candle in the wind.

Moreover, the Empress, who was interrupted from her advancement, seriously injured, and fell, would be fortunate to save her life, and was no longer a threat.

The Martial Immortal Chief stood alone on the mountaintop, his face uncertain.

Seeing the Law God escape, he suddenly leaped into the sea of clouds and used his Heaven-Man realm divine sense to search for the seriously injured Empress's whereabouts.

But after searching around, he was shocked to find that the Empress's aura had disappeared without a trace. Seeing this, he sighed lightly, ignored the sounds of killing below the mountain, and stepped into the air, heading east.

Let's rewind the time a little.

At the same time as the sneak attack occurred on the mountaintop just now, Zhao Du'an also ran wildly to the mountainside.

Immediately, the "Azure Lotus" buried in his sea of consciousness suddenly swayed. Zhao Du'an's face changed drastically. He stopped and raised his head. In his vision, he only saw a white sea of clouds.

Immediately, above the clouds, there was a figure vaguely falling down like a shooting star.

Zhao Du'an did not hesitate, he sank his knees and lowered his hips, and leaped out like a large bird. In mid-air, he reached out and hugged the already unconscious Yu Kingdom Empress who was covered in blood.

Then, the two hugged each other and fell down the mountain. In mid-air, Zhao Du'an decisively crushed the teleportation treasure jade that Xu Zhenguan had given him for self-defense.

"Crack!"

At the same time as the teleportation treasure jade shattered, a hazy starlight enveloped the two, erasing their figures and randomly teleporting them thousands of miles away!

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At the foot of the mountain.

The two sides were still fighting fiercely. Suddenly, the entire Mount Luo shook, and the altar at the foot of the mountain, which had been extremely well protected, suddenly collapsed!

The tablets of the righteous gods placed on the offering table fell down almost simultaneously!

"The altar is destroyed!!"

Someone exclaimed.

At the same time, everyone vaguely heard a virtual and mournful dragon's roar in their ears.

An unnamed feeling of sadness suddenly surged into everyone's hearts.

As if it were a signal, those Law God Sect warlocks and Prince Jing's death warriors suddenly retreated like a tide, desperately fleeing.

"Haha, I've fought enough today, I'll come find you for trouble next time!"

Duan Shui Liu laughed loudly, coughing up blood while frantically fleeing.

He had underestimated Eunuch Hai's power. In the one-on-one fight between the two, he was already seriously injured.

However, Eunuch Hai had no intention of chasing him at all. The python-robed old eunuch suddenly raised his head, staring blankly at the cloud-shrouded mountaintop, his pale hair dancing in the wind, and two lines of tears uncontrollably slid down his turbid eyes.

It wasn't just him; all the imperial bodyguards who cultivated the "Martial God" path felt a surge of sorrow in their hearts.

"The Feng Chan ceremony failed…" Tang Jinzhong stared blankly at the altar, untouched by anyone, yet collapsing on its own.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Hai suddenly let out a sharp, piercing cry, leaping into the air and sprinting towards the mountaintop.

The other court experts also seemed to awaken from a dream, rushing towards the summit!

However, when the group of experts climbed the mountain, they found only devastation. The entire summit had been almost leveled by the aftermath of the battle, with pools of blood scattered on the ground.

There was no Empress, no Zhao Du'an, and no other powerful enemies.

Eunuch Hai staggered to the five-colored altar, his knees buckling as he knelt on the ground, picking up the fallen, almost buried, spirit tablet of the Great Ancestor with both hands, wiping away the dirt and dust from its surface.

Then, he remained silent, seemingly lost in魂.

"Eunuch?" Song Jinxi called out cautiously.

Eunuch Hai suddenly turned his head, staring at him, and said, word by word:

"Search! Search… for Your Majesty! Search!"

The group of experts scattered with a roar, searching for the Empress's whereabouts on Luo Mountain.

When Mo Chou, Sun Lianying, the Minister of Rites, the Grand Canal Governor Ning Zechen, and other hidden officials emerged from their hiding places under the escort of soldiers, they discovered that the fighting had ceased.

They didn't yet know the situation, but when they saw the collapsed altar, their hearts sank.

A bad premonition arose.

When they saw Hai Chunlin and the other imperial bodyguards descending the mountain in a dispirited manner, Mo Chou was the first to rush up, the "Big Ice Cube" staring intently at the old eunuch, his voice hoarse:

"Your Majesty… where is she?!"

Eunuch Hai held the Great Ancestor's spirit tablet to his chest, raised his head expressionlessly, looked around at the crowd, and said in an emotionless voice:

"The Feng Chan ceremony failed. Her Majesty and Zhao Shaobao are missing, and the search was fruitless."

After a pause, he stared at the abruptly pale officials and spoke a sentence that struck everyone like a thunderbolt:

"If there are no accidents, the Eight Kings have already rebelled. Everyone, the sky of the Yu Kingdom has fallen."

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In the distance, on a barren mountaintop.

Xu Jianwen, draped in a black robe, quietly gazed at Luo Mountain. From this distance, he couldn't see the details near Luo Mountain.

But he could faintly hear the roar disappearing.

Suddenly, a wisp of dragon energy vaguely gathered between Xu Jianwen's eyebrows, but it only appeared for a moment before vanishing.

However, even this slight sense of dragon energy, stemming from his royal bloodline, was enough for him to confirm some things.

"The show is over. We should leave too. Jiancheng Dao will be in chaos. Heh, it would be bad if they set their sights on us." Xu Jianwen smiled softly and turned around.

The three Kuangfu Society experts, Bewitching Zhenren, Qi Yuchun, and Ren Kun, asked suspiciously:

"Your Highness, is the false Emperor dead?"

Xu Jianwen hesitated for a moment, then shook his head:

"She probably isn't yet, but it's close. Besides, often, whether she is dead isn't important; what's more important is whether the world thinks she is dead."

The three seemed to understand, but were somewhat excited:

"Your Highness, if the false Emperor dies, the throne will be vacant, and you…"

Xu Jianwen smiled and waved his hand:

"My power is weak now, and I only have a title left. If I stand up now, I'm afraid I'll become a thorn in the side of many people. Let's hide for now and let my uncles fight over the world. When the time is right, I'll come back and clean up the mess."

The three looked at each other and nodded: "We will listen to Your Highness in everything."

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Yunfu Dao, Mu Royal Palace.

The White Robe Sect sorcerers who had set up a huge circular formation in the courtyard suddenly spat out blood in unison, their mourning sticks falling to the ground.

The dark clouds in the sky also suddenly collapsed and disappeared without a trace.

The White Robe Sect Master in the center had a weak aura, but his lips were redder than ever.

Forcibly obscuring the "Emperor Star" and reversing the Emperor's fortune, even if it only lasted for a quarter of an hour, caused every member of the White Robe Sect to be injured. Some of the weaker ones in the formation even died on the spot after spitting blood.

On the watchtower, King Mu, dressed in military attire, suddenly had a illusory dragon energy appear on his body, then disappear without a trace.

King Mu was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "The great matter is accomplished!"

Behind him, the handsome Prince, who looked like a woman, was overjoyed: "Congratulations, Father! Congratulations to Yunfu!"

King Mu was in a very good mood, but he quickly restrained his joy and his eyes turned fierce:

"Send down the order to prepare for the uprising! Also, order someone to invite Zhao Shixiong to the palace! Heh, this time, we can't tolerate his wavering!"

"Yes!"

A group of private army generals received the order and left.

The Prince smiled and said: "Father, since Master Zhengyang returned from the capital, he has repeatedly praised Zhao Du'an. Now that we are about to raise troops, should we…"

He made a neck-slitting gesture with his hand.

King Mu shook his head and admonished:

"To achieve great things, one must have a tolerant heart. Although Zhengyang is just a Confucian scholar with a stubborn and unyielding temperament, he is still a scholar. With this banner, we may not be able to accomplish anything, but if we kill this banner, how will the scholars recognize this King's ascension to the throne?"

The Prince smiled: "Father is right."

King Mu continued:

"As for Zhao Du'an… heh, just a dog under imperial power. Now that the dog has lost its master, what is there to care about? Our enemies are Xu Wen and his group, not someone named Zhao."

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Jing Royal Palace.

King Jing, who was sitting in the pavilion fishing, suddenly felt his fishing rod sink, and the line tightened.

He raised his hand and flicked it, and a plump carp broke out of the water, thrown high into the air, fell to the ground, and thrashed violently, gasping for breath, looking half-dead.

Princess Lu Yan'er and Xu Jinglong in the pavilion were surprised to see a illusory dragon energy flash and disappear on King Jing's body.

"Father? What is this…"

Xu Jinglong stood up excitedly.

King Jing, however, was unexpectedly calm, his expression not changing much. He only looked outside the pavilion.

After a moment, a strange young sorcerer flew in on the wind.

The young sorcerer didn't have high magic power, but his temperament was very unique, as if he had experienced many years.

"How did it go?" King Jing asked.

The young sorcerer said indifferently: "It was successful."

"I'm asking if she's dead!" King Jing asked in a deep voice.

The young sorcerer met his gaze with cold eyes, without any reverence:

"This humble one severely injured her and knocked her down the mountain. I wanted to add another palm, but I was stopped by that Martial Immortal Kui. But it makes no difference. Did you think that the Celestial Human Realm is so easy to die? A severe injury is already good."

King Jing frowned, somewhat dissatisfied: "But she is still not in the Celestial Human Realm!"

The young sorcerer said:

"The failure of the Feng Chan ceremony already caused great damage to the Emperor Dragon Qi on her body. After suffering heavy injuries, her realm has now fallen into the world.

Later, when you and others raise troops and declare to the world that she has been defeated, the dynasty will be turbulent, the people will be disaffected, and the Emperor Qi on her body will fall to the bottom… With multiple factors combined, she will only be a high-ranking person in the world.

Moreover, she is also seriously injured? I'm afraid she is not even as good as a Divine Chapter. It will be difficult for her to enter the Celestial Human Realm again in this life. If you are still afraid, you might as well continue to be your feudal king."

King Jing was somewhat displeased, but did not show it, and nodded:

"I know. Is Zhao Du'an dead?"

The young sorcerer shook his head: "I had no time to deal with him."

After speaking, without waiting for King Jing to answer, the sorcerer left on the wind.

King Jing did not stop him either, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Send down the order to search for Xu Zhenguan and Zhao Du'an with all our strength. We must see them alive or dead."

"Yes." Xu Jinglong went downstairs excitedly.

The father and son did not notice that Princess Lu Yan'er's face was pale.

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ps: Please believe me, the temporary frustration is just to create an opportunity for the protagonist to刺帝…