Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 742 - 606 Rebellious Bone in the Brain, Movements Exposed_2

Chapter 742: Chapter 606 Rebellious Bone in the Brain, Movements Exposed_2

This is also why when mortals encounter ghosts, even though they feel the ghosts are not moving fast, people can’t seem to outrun them, and in the end, they are all harmed by the ghosts.

The palace maid whose identity had been taken over by Wang Yuan had a clear goal, carefully traversing layer after layer of palace prohibitions, inching ever deeper into the heavily guarded Imperial Palace.

After breaching four or five palace restrictions, she only had to lift her head to see the burial mound built of black basalt.

"This ’corpse’ has really been brought deep into the palace," he thought.

He had anticipated that since the "corpse sacrifice" was to be held tomorrow, the "corpse" must take its place in advance today no matter what.

It was just a matter of which palace within Efang Palace he was hidden in.

The [Ghost Chasing People] chase their targets based on proximity, not caring whether they are legally from the direct lineage or a side branch, as all are the same in terms of blood relations.

In order to ensure that the bloodline did not cease over one thousand eight hundred years, or even longer.

It was impossible to allow the lineage to pass through just one descendant; there had to be a not-so-small community existing.

Every Qin official Wang Yuan had possessed knew this.

In this vast Efang Palace, which for a thousand years had neither an Emperor nor Imperial Family, only the three dukes and nine ministers dedicated to scrupulously enforcing "Qin Law" remained.

To implement "Qin Law," which represents the will of Emperor Shi, to the fullest, there can only be one eternal Emperor in this small thousand world—and that is Emperor Shi!

Since the country was governed by law, there was no need for a second Emperor to issue commands.

This branch of the Ying Clan had never revealed themselves publicly, nor did they possess any authority.

They are probably like the Great Yan Royal Family outside, similarly fattened like pigs and kept in enclosures in batches.

They didn’t need to be intelligent or martial, not even literate. They just needed to continue the bloodline, waiting quietly for this day to come.

"According to the sacrificial rites, the ’corpse’ must undergo the ’divination of the corpse’ ritual ten days in advance, where a descendant from the direct lineage is approved by the ancestors through divination.

Two days before, they must carry out the ’pre-sacrifice purification’ ritual. During the period of fasting, they cannot listen to music, grieve for the deceased, nor drink alcohol, eat meat, or visit prostitutes.

They must rid themselves of distracting thoughts, calm the spirit, and quiet the mind to better communicate with the ancestors.

Perhaps ever since the great nephew was born holding jade on July 23rd, the preparation for the ’corpse sacrifice’ had already begun.

That saved me a lot of trouble. Otherwise, it would be another big hassle to locate Huhai’s bloodline and determine which one was the ’corpse’."

The closer to the "Sacrificial Platform," where the burial mound was, the stricter the guard.

Armies of fully armored [Daoist Soldiers] patrolled back and forth, leaving no blind spots.

Even the palace attendants responsible for sweeping and preparing sacrificial items were under strict control and could not approach without the corresponding authority badges.

Wang Yuan could only switch identities repeatedly by using the abilities of the [Painted Skin Ghost].

After liberating one substitute, he would discard the body’s original owner into the "Three Realms Beyond," never harming the innocent.

He did not wish to undergo such trouble, but here where the Yin and Yang overlapped, there was simply no Yin Yang gap for him to hide in.

Moreover, in the nearly liquefying hostile dragon energy, the use of a [Mountain Shifting and Scenery Changing Talisman] was a joke.

He had no choice but to use such an inefficiently clumsy method.

When he finally stepped into the "Sacrificial Platform" with great caution, hiding under a large tree outside the palace garden and peering toward its interior,

he locked onto an inconspicuous side hall in the northwest corner immediately through the sensing of [Ghost Chasing People].

"There is only one person inside responding to the aura of a nine-tailed fox; that must be the ’corpse,’" he thought.

"Find a way to get close to him first."

Just as he was waiting by the side entrance, having replaced another sweeping palace maid and lined up with other palace attendants to enter the palace, preparing to sneak into the interior,

the sight of the palace garden, bustling yet as silent as a tomb, suddenly made him feel as if he was on the edge of an abyss.

Alarms went off in his mind!

It seemed as though one carelessness could cause him to step into void, plunging into a bottomless pit, shattering to pieces.

Hiding behind a group of eunuchs and palace maids, he looked up to see,

as the powerful dragon energy converged from both Yin and Yang to the top of the "Sacrificial Platform," a Qi Fortune Golden Dragon, belonging to the Great Qin Empire, had already formed in the sky,

Bathing in the liquefying dragon energy, its scales, claws, horns... became more vivid, yet its dragon eyes were devoid of pupils.

It seemed as if just one trigger was needed, and the entire Great Qin Empire would gain its own consciousness, become an extension of some great being.

"A few years ago, even in its decline, Great Yan could instantly kill Martial Saint Jiang Baimei with a mere move of ’Thousand People Pointing’ with no illness to follow.

On the night of Great Yan’s fall, the avatar of Great Fate, controlling the remaining Qi Fortune Golden Dragon, obtained the power of the Corpse Dissection Immortal in one leap,

and effortlessly slew the No-Life Buddha.

In this place where ’Qin Law’ has almost replaced the operation of Heavenly Dao, the Qi Fortune Golden Dragon that represents national strength will only be stronger.

Once carelessly exposed,

whether Dharma Image or Demi Immortal, they would be no different from mortals in front of this Water Virtue Qi Fortune Golden Dragon.

There would be nowhere to run!"

Wang Yuan instinctively hid deeper, not daring to reveal the slightest anomaly.

Even though "Qin Law" had relieved the suppression of Taoist ability, he still had no right to show off before such an entity.

Yet as the line slowly moved forward,

one eunuch after another, palace maid, went inside the Inner Garden after their identities were verified by an Inner Court Eunuch holding an Official Seal with a "silver emblem and green ribbon."

Wang Yuan continually double-checked himself, perfectly disguised, yet he grew increasingly uneasy, feeling as though he had overlooked something.