I See the Aura of the Great Emperor in All My Disciples
Chapter 1309 - Chapter 1309 Chapter 1309 A Night of Turmoil (44)

Chapter 1309: Chapter 1309: A Night of Turmoil (4/4) Chapter 1309: Chapter 1309: A Night of Turmoil (4/4) “`

On the first night after adjusting the route.

After adjusting the route, it would take one more day than originally planned, and five more days to reach Jiulong City.

Instead of hurrying on their way, the army found a clearing in a dense forest to take a short rest, rejuvenating their energy and maintaining peak concentration!

All around them were ancient sky trees reaching towards the heavens, completely obscuring the surroundings, with only threads of moonlight filtering through.

The spot where the army rested was the only area not covered by the ancient trees, where the moonlight shone down like a spotlight, surrounded by the sounds of bubbling streams and the occasional ominous cawing of crows from within the dense forest.

The soldiers took turns standing guard, one batch resting while another remained vigilant.

Meanwhile, array masters began setting up formations around the perimeter.

Alchemists distributed medicinal pills to the others.

Looking at the medicinal pills in his palm, Shi Sheng chuckled, “The Ninth Prince is indeed generous, handing out so many God Lord-level pills at once.”

This is the difference between The Mortal Realm and the Chaos Realm.

In the Chaos Realm, a first-rate faction on a single continent could so easily give out hundreds of Divine Master-level medicinal pills to their soldiers.

In The Mortal Realm, there wouldn’t be any faction that could afford such an expenditure.

A Divine Master-level medicinal pill, if it ever appeared on the market, would immediately spark relentless competition among the seven Divine Master-level factions, even resorting to violence, bloodshed…

Next to him, Fengye chuckled, “The foundation of the Nine Dragon Divine Dynasty is extremely strong, comparable to the Mixed Spirit Academy, so a prince destined to become the Crown Prince naturally has such means.”

At that moment, the Ninth Prince dismounted from his tiger and came to Mu Fusheng and the others. He sat down in front of them in an unpresentable manner and asked with a smile, “How is it, any discoveries?”

Fengye shook his head, “Nothing for the time being, but I think the Ninth Prince should be careful of one person.”

The Ninth Prince’s eyes flashed with interest as he asked, “Who?”

Fengye glanced towards Cheng Dahai and said, “Him.”

He then recounted the events that had occurred between them.

After hearing Fengye’s account, the Ninth Prince burst into laughter, then waved his hand and said, “Brother Cheng had already discussed this matter with me and expressed that he is a personal disciple of the Mixed Spirit Academy, under the Second Elder, and would not do anything to betray the mission or his vows while away from home.”

“He said that he would only compete for the completion of the mission to claim the reward.”

The determination of the reward for Cheng Dahai and Fengye was in the hands of the Ninth Prince, who, upon completion of the mission, would sign the name of the task’s completer on the scroll.

This would decide to whom the rewards belonged.

“So, whom should I believe?” the Ninth Prince asked, smilingly looking at Fengye.

Fengye crossed his arms and huffed, “He still has some shame.”

“Alright, thank you for the surveillance.”

With that, the Ninth Prince stood up and walked over to Cheng Dahai. After chatting and laughing with him for a while, he entered the wooden hut on the tiger’s back.

From then on, he did not show his face again.

Mu Fusheng kept a close watch on all the Ninth Prince’s movements.

Logically, under such circumstances, it was not advisable for the Ninth Prince to show himself easily, for fear of being targeted by a traitor or another powerful figure who might have sneaked close by through special means, putting the Ninth Prince’s life in danger.

Someone like him would certainly not make such reckless decisions.

Combining this with the previous anomalies, Mu Fusheng’s mind flashed with inspiration. He looked at the Ninth Prince with surprise and murmured, “Truly a clever strategy, no wonder he’s set to be named the Crown Prince.”

If his guess was correct…

The first night passed without incident, with no disturbances.

At the break of dawn, the army continued on its way.

On the second and third days, there were also no problems.

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However, in these past few days, the Ninth Prince had not shown his face again, sending out rest orders from inside the wooden hut before any progress was made.

When the night of the fourth day fell.

They had already covered most of the journey, and it would take another two days to reach Jiulong City.

From inside the small wooden hut on the tiger’s back, the Ninth Prince’s voice rang out with the punctuality of an alarm clock, “Stop here, rest, rest; as usual, we take turns on guard.”

The same words prompted everyone to stop.

At this moment, Elder Lin approached the hut and, bowing, said, “Ninth Prince, it will take another two days to reach the Imperial City. During this time, you may need to be more cautious. If they are to strike, it would be within these two days.”

“Alright, I understand. Then keep an eye on the surroundings,” the Ninth Prince’s voice came from within.

Hearing this, Elder Lin’s flickering eyes relaxed slightly as he nodded and said, “I understand.”

At this time.

Cheng Dahai also walked up to Fengye and the others, smiling and asking, “What do you think, who will the final reward belong to?”

Fengye looked at Cheng Dahai coldly and said, “What, you think you’ve already won?”

Cheng Dahai nodded and said, “Of course, just wait and see.”

After speaking, Cheng Dahai turned and walked to the side.

This night seemed unusually restless.

Darkness shrouded the entire forest; even the starlight was obscured.

Howling gales and the grating noise of rubbing branches suddenly gave way to the echo of heavy footsteps resounding through the woods, reverberating in everyone’s ears!

All the soldiers immediately rose to their feet, drawing their weapons and warily facing the direction of the sounds.

Even Ye Qiubai and the others drew their weapons as well.

However, as the thick fog cleared, a few Divine Emperor Realm demon wolves emerged slowly from the dense forest.

It turned out to be demon wolves.

A collective sigh of relief was breathed.

But Mu Fusheng noticed the glint of dullness in the eyes of the three wolves and immediately shouted, “Something’s not right…”

But his words were cut off as numerous seal arrays appeared in the sky, overlapping one another!

At the same time, from within the forest in all directions, many ancient sky trees began to topple over towards them!

They were waves of sword qi!

Countless soldiers were slain in this moment!

Mu Fusheng and his party, ever vigilant, managed to fend off the attacks!

This sudden assault resulted in the loss of nearly a third of the Ninth Prince’s black-robed guard!

At this moment, atop the formation, numerous figures appeared stepping on the void, with the three leading elders gazing down indifferently.

“Someone does not want the Ninth Prince to return to Jiulong City, but neither can we allow the highly talented Ninth Prince to leave, so please come out and accept your fate willingly. Your guards might still have a chance to live if you do.”

“We’ll see if you have the ability to force that!” The Ninth Prince’s voice came through, as multiple defensive barriers surrounded the wooden hut!

Like an impregnable wall of bronze and iron, even an Ancestral Realm powerhouse would probably have to chip away for several hours at full strength to shatter it.

But at this moment, the barrier of the formation was slowly disappearing…

Seeing Elder Lin, to the horror of the soldiers, holding a token controlling the formation, he spoke with a smile, “Ninth Prince, I procured your formation. I couldn’t refuse the offer they made; please forgive me.”

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