Prince Pingbian, cunning and astute, actually hid his army among the common people. If anyone dared to cause trouble from outside, the hidden army would swarm out to kill the opponent on the spot.
"Goulan County is not big, but definitely not small either. Hiding seventy to eighty thousand soldiers should not be a problem. This old turtle is truly cunning; it’s downright inhuman. If someone uninformed barges in to cause trouble, they will surely die without a burial place." Zhang Chen looked towards the direction of Prince Pingbian’s Mansion and saw that the entire mansion was brightly lit like daylight, with soldiers patrolling the courtyard constantly. Even if you were a master fueled by Qi Blood, trying to infiltrate the yard would be impossible.
Especially after Zhang Chen saw the crossbow arrows slung at the waists of those samurai, he felt even more apprehensive:
"No wonder those who have refined their Martial Dao Qi Blood do not dare to enter and stir up trouble. Although Martial Dao Qi Blood is formidable, it is still a flesh and blood body. Being pierced by a blade will still lead to death. And when crossbows fire in volleys, even a strong Martial Dao Qi Blood master cannot evade, they would meet death with resentment on the spot."
The power of crossbows should not be underrated compared to ordinary handguns. Though Martial Artists who refine Qi Blood are formidable, they may hope to block one bullet, but they definitely cannot block more than ten bullets.
"But it’s a pity that Prince Pingbian’s Mansion has encountered me. No matter how tight their defense, it is as if nothing to me. As long as no one can see through my Invisibility Technique, the mansion is like my backyard."
Zhang Chen’s figure turned into mist, drifting in the air. When he reappeared, he was already inside Prince Pingbian’s Mansion, standing in the shadow of a large tree. In the next moment, the hum and ha dual sounds from Zhang Chen’s nasal cavity circulated. The black wind that represented the ’hum’ acupoint suddenly spun, forming a vortex that poured into the ’ha’ acupoint. As it poured in, a mighty yellow sandstorm billowed within the acupoint.
The first step to display the Sand Merging Skill is: Sand Merging.
When that mighty sandstorm rose within the acupoint, Zhang Chen opened his mouth wide and blew towards Prince Pingbian’s Mansion. In the next moment, the black wind carrying yellow sand soared into the sky, instantly covering the entire mansion, and quickly spreading out to cover half of the street outside the mansion.
Only to see that the Yin Wind was relentless, causing the Yin Spirit Daoist to not dare to let their soul emerge. The power of the Yin Wind mainly targeted the Divine Soul, having little impact on the material world.
But the yellow sand covered the sky, blinding the eyes, shaking the leaves off the trees, blinding people till they could not open their eyes, as if they were caught in a sandstorm, stumbling around unable to see.
"Oh, the power of this Sand Merging Skill is much greater than I imagined. Even the Yin God Strong Person without special mysterious protection, cannot let their soul emerge when faced with this sandstorm. After all, this sandstorm comes from the Netherworld, specifically restraining the Divine Soul Techniques." Zhang Chen stood in the sandstorm, with the Wind Stabilizing Pearl shimmering, keeping the storm at three feet distance from him.
The black wind carrying yellow sand blew Prince Pingbian’s Mansion into darkness, uprooting large trees, causing doors and windows to bang loudly. Window papers were broken, and servants were blown sprawling across the yard, all seeking shelter and hiding places.
Zhang Chen used the Invisibility Rune, walking leisurely in the sandstorm: "My Sand Merging Skill matches perfectly with my Invisibility Technique."
However, he also noticed that this one breath of sandstorm consumed fifty percent of his magical power. At most, he could breathe out another mouthful of Sand Merging Qi before his magical power would be exhausted.
"A breath of sandstorm can last for about five minutes, which is enough for me." Zhang Chen thought to himself.
Strangely, the sandstorm was confined to one area, causing no harm outside the region. Inside, the sandstorm blew darkening the heavens and earth, but outside, it was calm and peaceful.
"Not good, the mansion is suddenly enveloped by sinister wind, clearly someone is plotting against the mansion, everyone follow me quickly to protect!"
The soldiers patrolling the street outside saw this scene and were shocked, quickly rushing towards the mansion.
And the departure of the guards instantly stirred the minds of those in the Martial World. Originally, Goulan County had checkpoints every five steps and sentries every ten, with soldiers constantly patrolling the streets, keeping an iron grip on everyone. Everyone could only hide obediently in the inn, but now that the soldiers suddenly departed, it gave everyone an opportunity.
After all, it is well known to everyone that Prince Pingbian’s Mansion obtained an Ancient Corpse. Anyone who came to Goulan County was not a coward, and everyone knew well why they came.
"Shall we do it?" someone asked in the dark.
"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if we miss it, we’ll never have another chance. Now someone is attacking Prince Pingbian’s Mansion, let’s take advantage to raid and see if we can seize anything." someone whispered.
"Set fire first to cause chaos in Goulan County!" someone else suggested in the dark.
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Zhang Chen did not know that the outer world was in chaos because of him. At this moment, Zhang Chen was walking inside Prince Pingbian’s Mansion. Due to the guidance from dream memories, he effortlessly arrived outside the hall where the Princess’s body was placed. At this time, the grand hall’s doors were already closed, blocking the wind and sand outside.
"Hehe, there must be experts in the hall guarding the body, but I can’t use brute force, as the time left for me is very short." Zhang Chen stood outside the hall and peered inside through the torn window paper, seeing no less than ten people inside, with mysterious auras surrounding them, each guarding around the coffin.
"They are merely second-tier beings and are insignificant to me, as my Blood Control Technique is already at the fifth tier, and my Invisibility Rune has reached the sixth tier." After calculating the strength of both sides, Zhang Chen drew some water from the courtyard, letting it seep through the gaps in the room to open the door lock. Then he reached out to push open the door, and in the next moment, the overwhelming yellow sand surged in.