Meng Qin, I warn you not to act recklessly. The Lustful Arhat from the Buddhist Kingdom will soon visit Langya to take away the angelic cauldron.
Moreover, my soul blood has long been taken by the Lustful Arhat. If I die, the Buddhist Kingdom will immediately know!
The Buddha has already emerged from seclusion and broken through to the Sky-Reaching Realm. If anything happens to me, you will face the wrath of an invincible Sky-Reaching Realm being!
The Langya ruler threatened with a fierce facade, but in reality, he was frantically leaking information about the Buddhist Kingdom.
It was both a threat and an attempt to curry favor.
This left Meng Qingzhou speechless and amused, saying:
“You really are… a tough coward.”
The Lustful Arhat is about to visit Langya, and the Buddha has broken through to the Sky-Reaching Realm. Two major pieces of information were revealed just like that.
In fact, whether the Buddha had emerged from seclusion and broken through to the Sky-Reaching Realm had always been speculation among people, with no concrete news.
Now, the Langya ruler, in his desperation, had revealed the exact details.
“Sword Saint, your strength is unparalleled. In the battle of the Ancestral Sect, you slaughtered a hundred Morning Glow cultivators. Even I, the ruler of this land, am deeply impressed. But in front of the Buddhist Kingdom, your meager skills are like an ant trying to shake a tree,” the Langya ruler said, still trying to act tough.
“I suppose you are here to rescue Prime Minister Jiang Canghai of Great Jin. Heh… I advise you not to waste your efforts.”
“Prime Minister Jiang Canghai is currently trapped in a vast desert to the southeast, in an oasis spanning ten thousand miles. They are surrounded by countless Zen cultivators, on the brink of running out of supplies.”
“I warn you, don’t even think about rescuing him!”
He continued to flatter and leak information while threatening.
Meng Qingzhou couldn’t help but exclaim, “I must say, you really are a talent.”
The Langya ruler’s face remained unchanged as he cupped his hands and said, “Sword Saint, you flatter me.”
When the projection showed Su Qingqiu and Wu Die discussing how the Langya ruler sold his wife, daughter, and even his mother to please the Buddhist Kingdom, Meng Qingzhou’s expression turned strange. He turned his head and asked:
“Is what they say true?”
“Of course! The Buddhist cultivators are incredibly noble. Although they have peculiar tastes and insist on dominating women of high status, I, the ruler of this land, am willing. I was absolutely… not forced…”
The Langya ruler’s face twitched, and a hint of sadness and pain flashed in his eyes.
Meng Qingzhou’s expression immediately turned cold as he said:
“Continue watching, and explain it to me.”
“Considering your sincere attitude, I reluctantly agree,” the Langya ruler nodded.
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Since Wu Die broke through to the peak of the Sea Covering Realm, reaching half a step into the Moon Shine Realm, her ability to manipulate others’ emotions had become increasingly proficient and terrifying.
She easily controlled a mid-Sea Covering Realm cultivator, the commander of the Langya Palace’s forbidden army.
Much of the information Wu Die obtained came from this commander.
The two disguised themselves as palace maids, yet they could walk openly within the palace.
“Over the past few days, I’ve scoured the entire palace but haven’t found any trace of Lian Yue. Even the commander of the forbidden army doesn’t know,” Wu Die said, looking rather troubled.
Su Qingqiu curiously glanced at the commander, who stood behind Wu Die with vacant eyes, like a walking corpse. Hearing this, Su Qingqiu quickly reported:
“The formation you asked me to set up is complete. Once we rescue Lian Yue, we can immediately trigger all the key mechanisms in the capital, such as the national treasury, the craft temple, the armory, and so on…”
“Moreover, I discovered a Scripture Repository deep within the palace, hiding several obscure auras. I suspect they belong to Moon Shine Realm great beings.”
“If not for the Immortal Grade spiritual treasure given to me by His Majesty to conceal my aura, I would have been discovered by those Moon Shine Realm great beings.”
Hearing this, Wu Die’s eyes lit up.
The Scripture Repository?!
Guarded by several Moon Shine Realm beings!
“Langya is merely a mid-sized power. What precious divine power texts could require several Moon Shine Realm beings to guard? The entire Langya Kingdom only has a dozen Moon Shine Realm beings, and half of them are guarding the Scripture Repository…”
“I estimate that Lian Yue is there!”
“Tonight, we take action! We’ll find a way to sneak in.”
With that, the two women finalized their plan and went their separate ways.
Wu Die stealthily moved through the darkness. Whenever she encountered guards or hidden sentries, she would shoot several soul needles into their heads, controlling their minds and emotions.
In just a few moments, all the guards near the Minister’s Office were incapacitated!
This included a peak Sea Covering Realm cultivator, who was not spared either. He only took a few more soul needles than the others before his eyes turned completely vacant.
“Indeed, there is.”
Wu Die found an imperial edict in the Minister’s Office. She carefully examined the handwriting and then mimicked the spiritual essence and the special soul imprint attached to the edict.
To prevent anyone from forging imperial edicts, emperors of various nations would leave a soul imprint on them, a kind of anti-counterfeiting mark.
But the Langya ruler was only at the peak of the Moon Shine Realm, not a Morning Glow Realm great being. For Wu Die, a top-tier genius in soul arts, it was still possible to mimic.
After exhausting her spiritual power several times over the course of an hour, Wu Die, drenched in sweat, picked up the forged edict and smiled brightly:
“It’s done.”
At that moment, a voice came from outside the Minister’s Office: “Where is His Majesty?! He hasn’t attended to state affairs for two days. This general demands an explanation.”
Wu Die’s expression changed slightly, and her pupils turned gray.
Through the guards she controlled, she saw a tall, armored general striding towards the Minister’s Office.
“General Qianyu, early Moon Shine Realm cultivation, the Langya ruler’s brother-in-law.”
Wu Die’s breath caught, and she slapped her forehead in regret.
She had been careless.
With her unparalleled soul manipulation abilities, why hadn’t she simply controlled all the cultivators in the palace below the Moon Shine Realm? That way, she would have eyes and ears everywhere and wouldn’t be caught off guard like this.
“Wait…”
“Something’s not right. Normally, anyone approaching the Minister’s Office would have to verify their identity with the hidden guards. Why hasn’t anyone done so today…”
“Could it be?!”
General Qianyu suddenly stopped, looked around cautiously, and shouted:
“Who’s in the Minister’s Office?! Come out now!”
Wu Die sighed softly, her pupils turning gray again.
Controlling the commander of the forbidden army who was with Su Qingqiu, she said woodenly, “Qingqiu, I’ve been discovered. Take the commander and head to the Scripture Repository immediately. I’ve forged an imperial edict that will be delivered to you. Remember, be careful!”
Hearing this, Su Qingqiu hurriedly asked, “What about you?”
The commander gave a stiff, wooden smile and said, “Once you enter the Scripture Repository, I’ll cause a commotion in the Langya Palace. Everyone’s attention will be on me.”
“You just need to protect Lian Yue. Leave the rest to me.”
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