The two climbed among the mountains, but it wasn’t long before they saw dozens of figures swiftly passing by below, heading toward the foot of the great mountain.
Zhang Chen’s sixth-level Blood Control Technique granted him sharp eyesight, and with just one glance, he identified who they were: Prince Pingbian, Mr. Wuliu, and his entourage of dozens of cavalry.
The Qi Mechanism around those dozens of cavalry was simmering, clearly they had already refined their Qi Blood, making them top-notch warriors in the martial world.
"Experts from Prince Pingbian’s Mansion," Chen Xu instantly recognized their background.
At that moment, Zhang Chen’s heart was disturbed, wondering if he could take advantage of this opportunity to kill Prince Pingbian. But he dismissed the idea, considering the Prince’s Mansion’s fate was not yet exhausted and they were still protected by the Northern Land’s Earth Vein. It wouldn’t be wise to act against them until the mansion’s fate was fully depleted, lest they risk offending the Heavenly Dao.
"Wait here for a moment, I’ll see if I can listen in on any secrets." Zhang Chen directly used the Invisibility Rune, swaggering down the mountain, and soon he reached the ceremonial procession of Prince Pingbian.
At this time, those dozens of experts spread out, alert within several hundred meters around, while Zhang Chen swaggered through the gaps in their encirclement and came to stand before Mr. Wuliu and Prince Pingbian.
Prince Pingbian was conversing with Mr. Wuliu, and at this moment, he asked, "What advice do you have for me, Master?"
Mr. Wuliu looked up into the void, seemingly captivated by the majestic Qi Mechanism he saw, and after a moment, he responded, "The villagers’ words were indeed correct. There is a mysterious Creation that has fallen here, but upon its fall, it brought an array with it, crashing into the Ancestral Vein and merging with the Dragon Qi. For the Prince, this is beneficial without harm."
"After that mysterious fall, it released a great amount of extraordinary material and energy, continuously nourishing the Earth Vein, thus allowing the Northern Land’s Ancestral Vein to be nourished and constantly grow stronger, even aiding our ancestors in the Transformed Dragon and Walking Flood Dragon process." Mr. Wuliu said, his eyes burning, "It’s been only a few days, but the Ancestral Vein has grown stronger by thirty percent due to the energy supply it released. It’s truly unbelievable. Who knows what kind of vast Creation it is that possesses the power to nourish a Dragon Vein! Given time, if it nourishes the Ancestral Vein for a year, it could not only allow the ancestors to transform into dragons successfully but also evolve the Northern Land’s Dragon Vein to match the capability of Great Zhou’s Ancestral Vein."
Meanwhile, Zhang Chen had guessed some of this upon hearing those words: "I think I understand the process here. It should be the destruction of the Dharma Realm, some mysterious entity that never perishes fell from the Dharma Realm to the Material Realm, crashing precisely into Prince Pingbian’s Ancestral Vein. Then its energy flowed from high concentration to low concentration, much like the Ba Snake and the Princess. The mysterious material from their bodies flowed into the Material Realm. But it just so happened that this object crashed into the Earth Vein, and the mysterious power that flowed out was entirely absorbed by the Ancestral Vein, nurturing this Earth Vein. And Zhang Shicheng in the Earth Vein, waiting for transformation and transmutation into a dragon, also benefited from the mysterious power nourishing the Earth Vein."
Zhang Chen mused to himself, "Prince Pingbian truly is sinister, his luck is not to be underestimated. Such coincidental events, he managed to encounter them all."
"The fate of Prince Pingbian’s Mansion is flourishing; it seems there’s indeed something to it." Zhang Chen silently remarked.
"Now, the fate of Prince Pingbian’s Mansion is like oil boiling in a raging fire. In front, our ancestors are about to transform into dragons, becoming a Divine Dragon. Behind, tens of thousands of troops have obtained transformations thanks to the Ba Snake’s Creation, and due to the influence of spatial passageways in the Northern Land, most mysterious occurrences have fallen there during the Spiritual World’s First Heaven’s destruction. As a result, the Northern Land’s fate is rapidly increasing. Currently, it’s merely the mansion’s foundations growing. After some time, when Prince Pingbian’s Mansion fully absorbs those foundations, its fate will surge again." Zhang Chen thought to himself, somewhat smug, "Too bad you don’t know, I’ve already planned for all this. I secretly caused Zhang Shicheng’s Dragon Transformation to be tainted, already using bloodstained Qi to pollute Zhang Shicheng’s soul. The more pride you have now, the more disgrace you’ll face later."
While Zhang Chen was pondering all this, Prince Pingbian and Mr. Wuliu’s conversation caught his attention again as Mr. Wuliu said, "But there’s still one matter that requires attention."
Prince Pingbian looked surprised, "What matter requires attention?"
"The fluctuations in the Ancestral Vein’s fate are so noticeable that they surely won’t go unnoticed by those capable people and extraordinary figures. At that time, it’s likely some will become obsessed and plot against the Ancestral Vein." Mr. Wuliu’s voice was full of hesitation.
"How dare they! This is the Dragon Vein, how dare they touch it?" Prince Pingbian’s expression changed upon hearing this.
"Those people only know how to enhance their Divine Techniques to strengthen their bloodlines, how would they understand changes in the Heavenly Dao." Mr. Wuliu shook his head.
"I shall send a hundred thousand troops to guard this place. Anyone who dares touch the Dragon Vein’s Creation shall be sent to their demise with no return." Prince Pingbian’s voice was cold.
Mr. Wuliu shook his head in disagreement, "That’s not enough! The world is full of bizarre methods. If the opposing party wishes to take advantage secretly, digs through the underground mountain veins, who could prevent it?"
Prince Pingbian’s expression turned even darker upon hearing this. Having valuable possessions at home while constantly being targeted by thieves wouldn’t feel pleasant.
"Do you have a solution to this?" asked Prince Pingbian.
Mr. Wuliu contemplated for a moment before responding, "The best solution now is to break that great array and retrieve the mysterious object. That is the most advisable option. Secondly, accelerating the use of the mysterious material energy here and depleting the mysterious energy naturally decreases the motive of those martial-world folks to covet it."
"Why not use both methods?" Prince Pingbian suggested.
Mr. Wuliu nodded, "Excellent." Then he said to Prince Pingbian, "I have a method called ’Dragon Nurturing by Proxy.’ Just build an array here and a temple, then find someone with a life chart akin to the young prince to reside therein. Then I shall invert the Yin and Yang, execute the secret technique to make them into a Tripod Cauldron, guiding the mysterious power from here to flow into their body, and then use the secret technique to draw the Creation from their body to nourish the young prince."
"You must know how fierce the Power of Heaven and Earth is. Such techniques to utterly refine the mysterious fate are at the cost of consuming the proxy’s life force. All benefits go to the young prince, helping him nurture a True Dragon Destiny, and even raise a second True Dragon for the Mansion. By then, the entire world will belong to this mansion." Mr. Wuliu smiled.
Zhang Chen, hearing Mr. Wuliu’s words, couldn’t help but inhale sharply, "Damn it, Prince Pingbian’s Mansion truly hosts no good people. Each one is so vicious; they’re practically inhuman."
Wasn’t it precisely that Prince Pingbian’s Mansion plotted the same against me back then? They wanted me to bear Zhang Xiaohua’s calamity, then Zhang Xiaohua took my place, went to Shangjing City as part of the Zhang Family, and assumed their identity to survive.
Such sinister and malicious methods, apart from Prince Pingbian’s Mansion, who could think of them?
Now Prince Pingbian’s Mansion is again employing such shadowy methods, directly seeking an innocent person to consume their life force to expedite the refinement of the mysterious energies emitted from the Ancestral Vein. This truly is deplorable.
Such sinister and ruthless methods haven’t incurred divine retribution yet, it’s ceratinly karma!
At this moment, Zhang Chen listened to their conversation with his hands tucked in his sleeves, sneering in his heart, "Your plan is good, but too bad you encountered me. I won’t let you succeed and will ensure you lose everything."
When it comes to thwarting Prince Pingbian’s Mansion, Zhang Chen was never stingy.
While Zhang Chen was thinking about how to sabotage their plan, Prince Pingbian spoke again, "Finding someone similar to my son’s Life Chart might not be easy. Any delay could cause tremendous trouble."
"Do not worry, Prince. There is a suitable candidate." Mr. Wuliu smiled.
Prince Pingbian was overjoyed, "Who?"
"Zhang Chen!" Mr. Wuliu said.