Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons
Chapter 821 - 579

Chapter 821: 579

South Hong, Dragon Palace.

One after another, figures returned to the grand hall made of bluestone; the Ke Family Crown Prince had shed his splendid attire, donning heavy armor instead.

He stood beneath the bluestone steps, his face somewhat obscure in the dim light.

Qi Zhaoyi concealed his schadenfreude and walked over, patting the Ke Family Crown Prince’s shoulder, "Brother, sorrow may ebb with time. Your brother died unjustly, yet his demise has allowed us to see the true face of the South Hong Seven Sons. As for the matter of Jin Guang, there is no need for undue haste. This esteemed figure who has remained undetected for years, achieving an Immortal Position through his meritorious deeds, must surely not care about the trivial affairs of Hongze."

"..."

The Ke Family Crown Prince offered a hollow smile and glanced over.

It’s easy to talk without feeling the pain oneself. This Merit Immortal did not originate from Western Hong; such a significant personage’s emergence is bound to cause concern.

Whose side does this Immortal truly belong to?

If he bears a connection to the South Hong Seven Sons, and once he ascends to the Immortal Court and is conferred an Immortal Position, a single word from him could spell disaster for the Southern Dragon Palace.

Setting that aside, consider the matter of the feast.

It was not easy for him to have a brother ascend to the Heaven Realm, while his own position as Crown Prince was secure, different from that of Western Hong. It was no exaggeration to say this brother was his right and left arm.

Now, to lose him like this, how could it not cause heartache?

"He who died wasn’t your brother," cold amusement tinged the Ke Family Crown Prince’s voice as he withdrew his gaze.

"Look at what you’re saying... If my brother really died, I, for one, would hardly have time to be happy," Qi Zhaoyi said, not upset in the slightest—the Western Dragon Palace’s control over their domain was something these Poison Dragons wouldn’t dare to dream of.

"That’s good then."

At that moment, a deep voice resounded in the hall.

The next instant, accompanied by weighty footsteps, a towering figure some zhangs tall slowly stepped into the bluestone hall.

It was draped in a thin ceremonial robe of exquisite material, yet extremely worn, as if it had been sealed away for many years, having lost its original luster—much like the Dragon Demon itself, exuding a faint scent of decay.

Yet, when it passed through the crowd and sat before the grand throne...

The entire throne seemed to be tailor-made for it, its height and width just right, even the armrests fit the size of its palms perfectly.

Without the need for an Imperial Crown, the huge Dragon Horns upon its head were a royal crown in and of themselves.

"Your son pays respects to Father King!"

After a brief moment of shock, except for Qi Zhaoyi, all figures in the hall quickly knelt towards the main seat, including the Ke Family Crown Prince, clad in heavy armor.

The South Dragon King did not instruct his children to rise, only slightly raising his hand to interrupt Qi Zhaoyi’s gesture of respect.

An already opened letter fell into the hands of this eldest of the Qi family.

"..."

Qi Zhaoyi observed the seal unique to the Western Dragon Palace forcefully broken on the envelope, his eyelids twitching, his expression resentful yet unable to voice his anger.

In silence, he unfolded the letter, expecting a message from his seventh brother, but upon recognizing the handwriting, his breath caught, his hands trembling violently, and the letter fluttered to the ground.

Then, with a roar building in his throat, he looked up angrily, but upon meeting the gaze of the South Dragon King, he forcibly swallowed his words, "How... how could this be?"

His two brothers were gone just because he had come to South Hong?

Among Qi Zhaoyi’s brothers, the seventh was the only one who sided with him, while the fourth was the only one who had chosen neutrality, one of the few Qi Zhaoyi could hope to sway to his side.

Were it not for being in front of outsiders, he would even start to suspect that this was a meticulous plot by his second brother or that woman.

This was more than having his right and left arm cut off—it threatened to take half his life.

"Sorrow may ebb with time."

The Ke Family Crown Prince glanced at the letter on the ground and spoke softly.

However, Qi Zhaoyi had no mood to argue. Remembering that all the Great Demons who had sided with him had lost contact, a chill ran through him; it was clear he had been set up. If he did not return soon, by the time he reached the Western Dragon Palace, it might be his turn to be suppressed.

"Please forgive me, South Dragon King, Zhaoyi... Zhaoyi must take his leave," Qi Zhaoyi said, fumblingly folding his hands in a salute. He had never expected his brothers or that woman to act so ruthlessly, not sparing even their own siblings.

Forget about the Crown Prince’s position; at this point, only the Father King could protect him.

"Stay your step."

South Dragon King lifted his head, speaking succinctly, and then produced several letters similar to the first, gently placing them on the blood-stained, sunken stone table.

Seeing this, the Ke Family Crown Prince suddenly clenched his fists, aware that his father had awakened for some reason days before but had not anticipated that, after agreeing to hand over power to himself, his father had been in contact with the Western Dragon Palace all this while.

And of all this, he knew nothing.

"You misunderstand; Western Hong faces an external calamity, not an internal power struggle," South Dragon King calmly called to Qi Zhaoyi, not waiting for a response before continuing, "Of course, your Father King indeed wishes to recall you, but I have obtained an opportunity on your behalf."

"..."

Qi Zhaoyi slowly turned around, astonished, "What opportunity?"

South Dragon King looked on serenely: "This external threat is known as the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, with intentions of gathering myriad demons under its command. Your two brothers met their fate in a conflict over Great Demon allegiance with them, thus perishing, prompting your Father King to interfere, searching throughout Western Hong without success so far."

"This!"

Qi Zhaoyi suddenly looked towards the Ke Family Crown Prince beside him. This familiar name had been discussed more than once between the two, but in the Crown Prince’s words, Ten Thousand Demon Hall was but a shallow pretense.