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A flicker of fear flashed in Gu Tianlang's eyes; he finally realized that he might really die here today.

"You can't kill me. I'm from Martial Emperor City. If you kill me, you'll be a traitor."

"I'm tired of hearing the word 'traitor'."

Qin Yu drove the first Dragon-Trapping Nail into Gu Tianlang's left shoulder, and Gu Tianlang screamed and his whole body convulsed.

"You say they are heretics, and you say you are acting on behalf of Heaven."

The second dragon-trapping nail was driven into the right shoulder.

"I am the one who acts on behalf of Heaven. You, a beast in human skin, are not even as good as a demonic cultivator."

The third and fourth Dragon-Trapping Nails were driven into Gu Tianlang's legs in succession, pinning him to the ground of the square in the exact same position as when Qin Weier was nailed to the rack.

The onlookers were all dumbfounded. They had just been cheering for the killing of the heretic, and now they were watching as the Martial Emperor City envoy, who had acted on behalf of Heaven, was nailed to the ground in the same way.

"What are you bunch of good-for-nothings looking at? Come up and help!"

Gu Tianlang roared at the surrounding guards, but no one moved.

It's not that I don't want to move, it's that I'm afraid to move.

The thousand-foot-long colossal ice python was still coiled in the center of the square, its vertical pupils sweeping over everyone around it, and its extreme cold aura chilled everyone to the bone.

"One of the twelve zodiac animals, who can stop such a being from making a move?"

"That python is Blood Fiend's mount. When did he tame such a monster?"

"Let alone the python, he just crushed a high-grade earth-level magic weapon with his bare hands. His combat power is at least at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

Whispers spread through the crowd, but Qin Yu ignored them.

He searched Gu Tianlang's body and found a storage ring. When his divine sense swept over the items in the storage ring, his gaze stopped on a special compass.

The compass had a strange shape; it was not round but octagonal, with intricate patterns engraved on the edges and a black pointer in the center.

The moment Qin Yu took out the compass, Zhuge Chuchu's body trembled violently.

"This thing..."

Her voice trembled, and her glassy eyes were fixed on the compass.

The compass emitted a piercing buzzing sound the moment Zhuge Chuchu approached, and the black pointer began to spin wildly before finally stopping in one direction.

The underground of Yanlong City.

"What happened?"

Qin Yu handed the compass to Zhuge Chuchu, who trembled as she took it.

"This is the Heavenly Compass, the treasure of the Shenwang Sect. My father entrusted it to Wudi City for safekeeping before he disappeared."

"Why is it in Gu Tianlang's hands?"

"I don't know, but the markings on this compass..."

Zhuge Chuchu's voice suddenly stopped, and her gaze fell on the four characters on the edge of the compass.

The Heavenly Secret and the Death Gate.

"What's the meaning."

"This compass is connected to the earth veins of Yanlong Prefecture, and beneath those veins lies the entrance to the Heavenly Treasure Vault."

Qin Yu frowned. The words "Heavenly Treasure Vault" had appeared in Lin Tianhao's jade slip.

"You are the key to unlocking the treasure vault."

"It's not just the key, it also requires a blood sacrifice."

Zhuge Chuchu's face turned extremely ugly as she pointed at Gu Tianlang, who was pinned to the ground.

"Gu Tianlang's blood, belonging to a headhunter with a special destiny, is the sacrifice to open the Gate of Death."

Qin Yu looked down at Gu Tianlang. The wounds on this guy's body were bleeding continuously. The blood fell to the ground but was not absorbed by the soil. Instead, it spread around like a living thing.

"He was a sacrifice."

“Li Dijun sent him not only to capture people, but he himself was also a pawn.”

Zhuge Chuchu's voice grew increasingly urgent as she frantically scanned the underground area with her Glass Eyes.

"No, the blood sacrifice has already begun. Gu Tianlang's blood is activating the array within the earth's veins."

Meng Qianyun also came over, her gaze falling on Gu Tianlang's still spreading blood. "His blood is the catalyst. As long as he dies here, the seal will automatically open."

“He wasn’t dead when I killed him; he was pinned down by the Dragon-Trapping Nail.”

Qin Yu's words stunned everyone. The Dragon-Trapping Nail had indeed not killed Gu Tianlang, but had only pinned him to the ground.

"The problem isn't whether he lives or dies, the problem is that his blood has already been drawn."

Zhuge Chuchu's voice carried a hint of despair.

"Once the Blood Sacrifice Array is activated, it cannot be stopped, and the entire Flame Dragon City will become a sacrifice."

"What's the meaning."

"It means that if we don't stop this formation, all living beings within a hundred miles will have their life essence drained and fed to the Death Gate of the Heavenly Treasure Vault."

Qin Yu's gaze shifted from Zhuge Chuchu's face to the blood still spreading on the ground. The blood had seeped into the cracks of the floor tiles, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

"Can you stop his bleeding?"

"It can't be stopped. The headhunter's blood has a special activity that will be automatically absorbed once it comes into contact with the earth's veins."

Ye Qingxue stepped out of the spirit tower, her flower fairy aura attempting to envelop the blood, but to no avail.

"This is not ordinary blood; it contains sealing power at the Emperor level, which my spiritual energy cannot suppress."

Kui Wu's eyes were wide open like copper bells, and the blood that had splattered when he broke Gu Tianlang's legs was still seeping into the ground.

"Boss, I hope I've done more harm than good."

"It's not your problem, it's Emperor Li's scheme."

Qin Yu's mind raced. Emperor Li had sent Gu Tianlang to capture people, and at the same time, he was using Gu Tianlang's blood to open the dead gate of the Heavenly Treasure Vault.

If Qin Yu doesn't come to rescue them, Gu Tianlang will take Qin Weier and Xue Fengyin back to Wudi City, and the Heavenly Treasure Vault will not be opened.

If Qin Yu arrives, he will inevitably clash with Gu Tianlang. During the clash, Gu Tianlang will bleed, activating the Blood Sacrifice Array and opening the Heavenly Treasure Vault.

Regardless of whether Qin Yu saves the person or not, Li Dijun will not lose out.

"That old fox."

Qin Yu clenched his fists; he had been outmaneuvered by Li Dijun.

The ground began to shake.

It wasn't a slight tremor; it was a violent shaking so intense that you couldn't even stand up straight. The entire city of Yanlong was swaying.

The cultivators in the square began screaming and running out, but the city gates had been locked by a sealing formation, and no one could get out.

"It's over, the blood sacrifice formation is about to be fully activated."

Zhuge Chuchu's voice trembled as her crystal-clear eyes saw what was happening underground.

Tens of thousands of crimson veins spread outwards from where Gu Tianlang's blood fell, connecting the foundation of the entire Yanlong City.

"Within a radius of 100 li, there are at least 500,000 people."

"What."

"If this formation is not stopped, the lifeblood of 500,000 people will be drained."

Qin Yu's gaze fell on Gu Tianlang, who was pinned to the ground. The guy had already passed out, but he was still bleeding.

"Will stopping his bleeding slow down the formation?"

"Yes, but it won't cure the root cause."

"How long can it slow down?"

"At most, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Qin Yu didn't ask any more questions; he directly put Gu Tianlang into the bottom layer of the Spirit Tower.

As soon as Gu Tianlang's body left the ground, the spreading blood did slow down, but it did not stop.

"What can you do in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn?"

"Enough for me to enter the ley lines, find the core of the formation, and then destroy it."

After saying this, Zhuge Chuchu turned to look at Qin Yu, a resolute glint flashing in her crystal eyes.

"I am the key; only I can enter the gate of death." (End of Chapter)