At this moment, Zhang Chen watched the scene of the Princess’s desolate body in the Dream Realm, and a suspicion formed in his heart. The Emperor sealed the Princess’s vitality using the Tree Coffin, and under the Tree of Life, she indeed came back to life.
However, the world has changed drastically nowadays; it is no longer suitable for Ancient Gods and Demons to live. So even if the Princess survives, she is still trapped within the tomb, clinging to life, waiting for changes in the world.
Logically, with the Feng Shui Grand Array hidden and the Tree Coffin’s effect, the Princess could wait forever for the future era’s transformation, waiting for a new epoch. But who knew that Zhang Chen would have disrupted it, placing the Princess in danger.
As for witnessing the mysterious Qi Mechanism entering Prince Pingbian’s group, it’s because the Princess’s body contained immense mysterious power from ancient times, unwilling to dissipate in the modern era. As it dispersed, it continually sought hosts, and the few people around the coffin became the hosts. Luckily acquiring the Creation of Ancient Gods and Demons, their power must surely soar.
Zhang Chen’s mind flickered with countless thoughts, dazedly watching the transformations of those few people, whose auras grew stronger, while the Princess’s corpse rapidly decayed.
"Why did I dream of this scene?" Zhang Chen was puzzled in his heart.
As Zhang Chen pondered, suddenly black hair strands slowly descended from the beam above his head, wrapping around Zhang Chen’s neck.
Zhang Chen was shocked, hurriedly looking up to see a figure in a golden robe hanging upside down from the beam, with hair strands falling from its head like spiritual snakes, entwining around him.
Zhang Chen wanted to resist, but facing the strangling power of those strands, he was utterly powerless.
The strands followed Zhang Chen’s ears, nostrils, and mouth, drilling into his body, constantly shuttling through his capillaries, growing out along his skin.
With the strands’ traversal, he only felt extreme pain, as if suffering from a thousand cuts.
Zhang Chen, helpless, looked up at the strange long hair, knowing this must be the reason he entered the dream.
"Even if you want to kill me, could you at least give me a reason? Let me die clearly."
As he was about to be strangled by countless strands, the woman above him suddenly spread her hair, revealing an exquisite face.
The face was stunningly beautiful, with unparalleled coldness, filled with a murderous aura between her brows, possessing an indescribable regal majesty.
Upon seeing the woman’s face, Zhang Chen inexplicably had a subconscious thought flash across his mind: This is my grandniece!
Princess!
Upon seeing her face, Zhang Chen knew why causality had come upon him, a feeling that was inexplicable, yet he instinctively understood the information.
It was he who excavated the True Dragon Tomb, shattered the Feng Shui Grand Array, leading various powerful figures from all over the world to come, then stole her personal jade box. No wonder she came for him.
In the end, this causality was all stirred by himself!
’Whew~’
As his breathing became increasingly difficult, at a certain moment, Zhang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, seeing the dark stone cave, with a hint of skepticism in his expression.
"It was indeed a dream." Zhang Chen tried to calm his rapid breathing, his eyes looking towards the dim cave, his mind starting to churn with thoughts:
"I remember the stone tablet in the tomb said the Princess had the ability to control dreams, right? So have I been entangled by my grandniece?"
"I’m afraid this is not merely a dream but also a warning. If the Princess’s Protective Golden Light is breached, it would be a disaster; the immortality substance sealed in her body would be completely released. At that time, I fear the Princess’s body cannot be preserved any longer." Zhang Chen speculated in his heart.
"Is the Princess reaching out to me, thinking this is my responsibility to resolve?" Zhang Chen was somewhat speechless, rubbing his temples as he sat in the stone cave:
"I must manage this! Not only because she’s my grandniece, but once the Golden Light is breached, and the mysterious aura spreads from the Princess’s body and is absorbed by Prince Pingbian and others, it would mean they equally share the Princess’s Creation. How powerful would Prince Pingbian’s Mansion become? I fear I wouldn’t find peace then."
Zhang Chen quickly contemplated a plan, his mind clear, soon formulating two plans: "To solve this issue, there are two ways. The first is to slip into Prince Pingbian’s Mansion and steal the Princess’s corpse. However, with the mansion heavily guarded, sneaking in undetected seems almost impossible."
"The second way is to find Chen Xu and capture him. As long as those two brushes of his are kept in check, wouldn’t the problem be resolved?" Zhang Chen thought to himself.
Compared to sneaking into Prince Pingbian’s Mansion to steal the corpse, secretly finding Chen Xu to control those brushes seemed more reliable.
As long as he doesn’t breach the Princess’s defense, there would be no Essence, Qi, and Spirit loss, and all troubles would be gone.
"Who could’ve thought that small Feng Shui Master would cause me such a big trouble? Indeed, one shouldn’t underestimate people; the sea cannot be measured with a bucket." Zhang Chen never imagined the fellow who was once urinated on the head by the old village chief and almost buried alive, would have such means.
"Those two brushes are really quite peculiar. If it were in the past, I might have been unable to deal with them, but now that I have mastered the Six-Word Mantra, I might find a way to seal them." Zhang Chen’s thoughts flickered, quickly forming an idea, and having the plan, it was time to find a way to act.