Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

boom!
A myriad of rays of light illuminated the entire Imperial City, leaving everyone within the city stunned by what they saw.

And this rosy light also shone on the Heavenly Prison.

Inside the prison, as if sensing something, the Western King suddenly looked up and saw the rays of light shining through the narrow window of the cell, which only allowed a sliver of light to pass through. His eyes lit up instantly; it really had worked!
Meanwhile, inside the prison, Heng Qing's face lit up with an unprecedented radiance. She had succeeded; she had obtained the Phoenix Seal!

"What's going on!"

At this moment, Li Siqi, who was watching the Western King and Heng Qing in the Heavenly Prison, was also suddenly startled by the commotion outside. He turned around and rushed out, and then saw that the guards at the prison door were all clasping their hands together, looking very forward at the three human emperor phantoms in the sky.

Li Siqi then asked, "What is that?"

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately replied, "It's an illusory image of the Human Emperor."

Li Siqi frowned and said, "How come I've never seen this before?"

The guard said, "This only appears when the [Linyuan Pavilion] is open; it can't be seen at other times."

"where?"

Li Siqi was taken aback and looked at the guard, asking, "Which one do you mean to activate?"

"Lin, Lin Yuan Pavilion!"

The guard suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed in shock, "Lin Yuan Pavilion, Lin Yuan Pavilion has opened!"

Li Siqi's expression changed drastically at this moment. Without saying a word, he immediately lightly moved and rushed towards Lin Yuan Pavilion at the fastest speed.

His face was now full of anger. "Chen Jiu Si, you really are a rat that can get into anything."

Thinking this, he hurried towards Lin Yuan Pavilion, while at the East Prince's Mansion, cups and plates were being exchanged.

The Eastern King raised his cup and clinked it with the Grand Elder's, saying, "Grand Elder, as long as the two of us join forces, who in the world can stop us? We will surely be able to advance without hindrance. When Hengfeng ascends the throne as the new Immortal Venerable the day after tomorrow, we can march out of Kunlun. From then on, no matter how vast the world is, it will still belong to us."

The Grand Elder laughed upon hearing this, "Haha, what the Eastern King says is quite right. This is also why I have come to seek refuge with the Eastern King."

Upon hearing this, the Eastern King laughed heartily and said, "With everyone of us united in purpose, what great thing can't we accomplish!"

The Grand Elder said, "Hahaha...that's natural."

As they were talking, the Eastern King said, "It's just that some small things have been keeping me up at night lately!"

The Grand Elder looked at the Eastern King and asked, "What could possibly have caused such a disturbance for the Eastern King?"

The Eastern King looked at Chen Jie and said, "A man named Chen Jiu Si has infiltrated from the outside world. He is said to know the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique and his strength has reached a very high level. Recently, he has been lurking in the Human Emperor City, trying to find the Phoenix Seal left behind by the Western King. If he obtains the Phoenix Seal, he will surely infiltrate the Lin Yuan Pavilion to steal our Immortal Clan's heritage."

"If such villains were to succeed, it would be a great misfortune for our immortal race!"

Upon hearing this, the Eastern King shook his head, looking heartbroken. Seeing this, the Grand Elder spoke up, "This kind of villain is still up in his ways. How can outsiders lay a finger on the treasures of our Immortal Clan? Eastern King, give me a portrait of him. Tomorrow I will have my clansmen help you search for him. If we can find this villain, I will be the first to kill him for the Eastern King."

Upon hearing this, the Eastern King appeared deeply moved and said, "The Grand Elder is indeed a pillar of the state. With the Grand Elder's help, what is there to fear?"

"However, that person is just a petty scoundrel. Although he is arrogant, I don't think he has much ability. I mobilized the entire city's military and civilians to search for the Phoenix Seal, but we still haven't found a single clue. Even if Chen Jiu Si has achieved enlightenment, he still can't find the Phoenix Seal, let alone open this inheritance site."

boom!
No sooner had the Eastern King finished speaking than a loud boom was heard, followed by a burst of seven-colored light in the sky outside, and within the light, three illusory images of human emperors stood in the air.

It was like a resounding slap, instantly stunning the Eastern King!
The Grand Elder then looked at the three illusory images of the Human Emperors outside, and said with shock and disbelief, "These are the three Human Emperors."

"The Eastern King!"

The Grand Elder then turned to look at the Eastern King and called out softly. The Eastern King, who had just reacted, looked at the Grand Elder's uncertain expression and, after a long while, said, "Excuse me!"

After saying this, the Eastern King did not linger. He took a step and disappeared from the spot. Watching the Eastern King's disappearing figure, the Grand Elder chased after him.

"Eastern King, I'm here to help you!"

After saying that they had left after the Eastern King, the two headed straight for the place of inheritance.

Meanwhile, inside the Land of Inheritance, Chen Jie looked at the building in front of him and felt a sense of disbelief. The interior of the Land of Inheritance was like the capital of a giant. Chen Jie saw all kinds of huge pillars inside, all of which reached the sky and stood on the ground.

Looking at the ceiling, which was made of some unknown material, it was filled with twinkling stars, making it seem as if you were gazing up at the entire starry sky.

"Our ancestors were so forward-thinking! They knew how to build a starry sky ceiling thousands of years ago."

There was still a lot of space inside, but Chen Jie didn't have time to look closely. He was now at a critical moment of life and death, and he had to quickly activate his seclusion mode. Otherwise, when the Eastern King and the others arrived, he would truly be trapped like a turtle in a jar.

Thinking about this, Chen Jie looked at a huge stone disc to the side, and upon closer inspection, he saw a nine-square grid.

This is a huge nine-square grid containing several smaller eight trigrams, which combine to form a larger eight trigram.

Chen Jie knew that the Eight Trigrams were created by Emperor Fuxi based on the Luoshu (Magic Square of Luo River). They consisted of the outer eight trigrams: Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui, and the inner eight trigrams: Xiu, Sheng, Shang, Du, Jing, Si, Jing, and Kai.

The combination of the inner and outer Bagua forms the current image. According to Hengqing, as long as both the inner and outer Bagua are placed on the Qian and Xiu trigrams, the seclusion mode can be activated.

Having figured this out, Chen Jie immediately began to move the Bagua.

Just as they were moving things, a loud shout suddenly came from outside: "Chen Jiu Si, you'd better give me your life!"

Click, click, click...

At the same time, Chen Jie also prepared the corresponding hexagrams of the Eight Trigrams. The door slowly closed, and Chen Jie saw a figure approaching frantically not far away.

It's Li Siqi!

Chen Jie instantly recognized the newcomer as Prince Qi, Li Siqi.

Li Siqi, wielding a long, red, flame-like blade, suddenly charged forward. Despite the considerable distance between them, he relentlessly pursued him.

At this moment, Chen Jie was standing inside the door, while he was standing outside.

He was so eager to kill Chen Jiu Si that he spared no effort, and the distance between them was closing rapidly, while the door was slowly closing. They were gambling on who could be faster. If the door closed faster, Li Si Qi would be locked outside. If Li Si Qi was faster, he would break through the door. Chen Jie's gaze sharpened as he looked at the last small blood-red dot on his arm.

That was the last drop of divine blood; Chen Jie might have to use it in the final battle.

Thinking this, Chen Jie's gaze hardened. It was time to gamble with his life again. Let's go.

"Chen Jiu Si!"

Li Siqi flew into a rage, roaring repeatedly, like a furious lion charging forward. But just as he reached the gate, it slowly closed, leaving only a narrow crack—enough for anyone to pass through. In his fury, Li Siqi swung his sword and slashed fiercely at Chen Jie.

Ow...

With a single slash, a tiger's roar was heard, and the tiger charged towards Chen Jie, a red blade of light slashing directly at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie was startled and quickly dodged, but the next moment the blade slashed directly into the main hall.

With a loud crash, the weapon struck the wall. Chen Jie dodged it, and at that moment, the door slowly closed. Seeing this, Li Siqi roared in fury, "Bastard!"

Enraged, Li Siqi brandished his divine weapon, Tiger Soul, and began frantically hacking at the closed door in front of him.

Boom boom boom!
The violent sword energy transformed into ferocious tigers, relentlessly bombarding the gate in front of him. However, the gate remained completely unmoved, showing no reaction whatsoever to the violent sword energy striking it. Seeing this, Li Siqi frowned deeply, and his temper became even more volatile. He grabbed the Tiger Soul Blade in his hand and began to bombard the gate with it.

No one knew how many times he had slashed, but then a voice called out, "Brother Qi!"

Hearing the voice, Li Siqi snapped out of his daze and turned around to see the Eastern King rushing over, along with an unfamiliar old man. Li Siqi frowned slightly and said, "Chen Jiu Si has sneaked into this Lin Yuan Pavilion. Quickly find a way to open it."

Upon hearing this, the Eastern King glanced at Lin Yuan Pavilion, frowned, and then said, "I'll give it a try."

Thinking this, he directly pulled out a large seal from his bosom, on which was engraved a soaring dragon. This was the Dragon Seal of the Eastern King.

At this moment, the Eastern King pressed the Dragon Seal onto the gate, and the dragon-shaped opening of the gate began to rotate. However, after only two rotations, the gate could no longer be turned and was stuck there.

The Eastern King's expression changed slightly as he said, "He locked the door from inside. The only way to open it is to restart it!"

"Then restart it right away!"

Li Siqi spoke up, and upon hearing this, the Eastern King shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. It will take at least two days to restart."

"Two days!"

Li Siqi's eyes widened: "Why did it take so long?"

The Eastern King said, "There's nothing we can do. When our ancestors designed it, they used this design. Even if we wanted to change it now, we can't!"

Upon hearing this, Li Siqi's expression immediately turned grim. He said, "It seems that if all else fails, we'll have to break down this door."

"Break down the gate?"

At this moment, a voice rang out, filled with shock. Li Siqi looked at the speaker, who was an old man. Li Siqi frowned slightly and looked at him, saying, "Who are you, and why are you laughing?"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately replied, "Hehe, I am Li Dao."

Upon hearing this, the Eastern King immediately said, "Let me introduce you, King Qi. This is the Great Elder of the Jiuli tribe, who is now our ally."

Jiuli tribe?
Li Siqi muttered something, and then the Eastern King pointed at Li Siqi and said, "This is King Qi, an outsider, and also our ally."

"King Qi!"

"Great Elder."

The two exchanged a glance, then smiled at each other, clasped their hands in greeting, and said, "Greetings."

Both men were seasoned veterans, so after glancing at each other, they immediately chose to get along amicably. After all, having more friends means having more options, while having more enemies means having more obstacles. Without a direct conflict of interest, no one would choose to confront others head-on.

The two men gave each other fake smiles, and then Li Siqi looked at the Grand Elder and asked, "Grand Elder, why were you laughing just now?"

Li Siqi still asked herself a question: "You were laughing so happily just now."

The elder then said, "King Qi just said he would chop down the gate with a knife, which is what makes me laugh."

Li Siqi frowned and asked, "Is there a problem here?"

Upon seeing this, the Eastern King said, "This is not the fault of the Grand Elder. Indeed, King Qi, your idea is a bit far-fetched. Although the sword in your hand is the number one sword in the world, the Divine Sword Tiger Soul, it is still impossible to split open the gate of Lin Yuan Pavilion."

"Let alone you, no one can open the gates of Lin Yuan Pavilion by force!"

Upon hearing this, King Qi frowned and asked, "Is this gate so sturdy?"

The Eastern King looked at him and asked, "Do you know what materials this door is made of?"

Li Siqi shook his head and asked, "What materials?"

The Eastern King looked at Li Siqi and said, "Spirit Stone!"

Spirit Stone?
Li Siqi looked at the Eastern King with confusion, wondering what exactly this Spirit Radiance Stone was. The Eastern King looked at Li Siqi and said, "Do you know about Nuwa mending the sky?"

Li Siqi said, "I know, isn't this a myth or legend?"

"Yes, but these Spirit Stones only exist in myths and legends."

According to legend, when the sky collapsed, the goddess Nuwa killed the Xuan Turtle and used its four limbs as pillars to support the sky. She also collected five-colored stones to make the Sky-Mending Stone.

"However, the soul of the Xuan Turtle that was killed back then was not destroyed. It turned into a vengeful spirit and always wanted to take revenge. During one of Nuwa's attempts to mend the sky, it turned into a demonic wind and attacked Nuwa. Although Nuwa easily suppressed it, a drop of the sky-mending liquid that Nuwa was holding fell down during the process."

"Just this one drop fell on a mountain called Lingyao Mountain. It was originally an ordinary rocky mountain, but after this drop of the Heaven-Mending Liquid fell on it, the entire Lingyao Mountain was transformed into an extremely hard, top-grade natural treasure."

"The stones produced in the mountains are called Lingyao Stones, which are favored by many immortals and gods. Therefore, many immortal residences use this stone as a building material."

"Our Lin Yuan Pavilion was built by the Human Emperor using Spirit Radiance Stones. It is absolutely impossible for us mortals to destroy it!"

"If you don't believe me, look. There wasn't even a white mark left where you just slashed."

Upon hearing this, Li Siqi looked at the gate in front of him and saw that the spot where he had struck with all his might with the Tiger Soul Blade was indeed completely untouched.

Seeing this, he knew that he couldn't possibly destroy it with violence. At this moment, he looked at the Eastern King and said, "Brother Eastern King, what do you think we should do?"

Upon hearing this, the Eastern King said, "If I were to use the restart now, it would take about two days. However, two days later is the inauguration ceremony of the Immortal Venerable of Hengfeng and the day when the army marches out of Kunlun. Why don't we postpone the date and think of a way to deal with him first?"

"No!"

No sooner had the Eastern King finished speaking than Li Siqi immediately refused! (End of Chapter)