Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 295 - 136: The Great Revered One’s lair? The sword’s glow that illuminates the Great Demon Forbidden Land! (A large - of 10,000 words seeking subscriptions)_6
"His Highness the Prince of Nanjun has become different from before. Ever since he emerged from the Great Demon Forbidden Land, his whole being... has become somewhat... somewhat different from before."
"Even I cannot guarantee what he might have done within the bounds of the Great Demon Forbidden Land."
Indeed.
A Commandery Prince and a Taoist Priest of great Daoist attainment had entered the Great Demon Forbidden Land together... An event of such nature was enough to alarm Yun Shouji, the Lord of the Nanjun Prefecture Government, as well as the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine.
They had come in person.
"Whether it be Fan Wu or His Highness the Prince of Nanjun, neither can afford to suffer any mishap," Yun Shouji began, "One of them is akin to a relative of mine, though not by blood. The other is, even more so, the son of the Crown Prince!"
"His Highness the Prince of Nanjun committed such a heinous act of rebellion decades ago, yet neither His Majesty nor the Crown Prince took his life. It is clear that under the guise of punishment, they spared the life of His Highness the Prince of Nanjun."
"From this, it is evident that His Highness the Prince of Nanjun holds a special place in the eyes of both the Crown Prince and His Majesty, and is greatly favored by them."
"If such a Commandery Prince were to encounter trouble within Nanjun, the ensuing whirlpool of troubles..."
"Would be enough to engulf us all."
"No one would be able to extricate themselves."
"Indeed..." the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine nodded, understanding this principle. After taking a deep breath, he said, "I will attempt to use a secret technique to locate His Highness the Prince of Nanjun within the Great Demon Forbidden Land." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Good," Yun Shouji did not refuse. He naturally did not want any harm to befall Fan Wu or the Prince.
"Let’s first enter the peripheral region of the Forbidden Land. The closer I am, the higher the precision of this secret technique," the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine spoke.
Shortly thereafter,
These two major figures from within Nanjun Prefecture entered the rumored Great Demon Forbidden Land!
Truth be told,
This was their first time venturing into such a place. In both their eyes, there was a hint of vigilance.
And... it is not certain that they hadn’t brought any subordinates with them. After all, in such a sinister place, bringing along underlings whose power was inferior to theirs might end up in a situation where it was unclear who would need to protect whom.
If the two of them entered alone, they might still be able to barely escape by relying on their own prowess should they encounter any insurmountable sinister happenings.
Yet if they had to look after others, they might not be able to escape themselves.
"Assist me with the protection," said the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine.
"Alright," Yun Shouji replied succinctly.
Then, they saw,
The Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine pulled from his bosom a strange and special divine idol no larger than the palm of his hand. The idol depicted two deities dressed like Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
One deity glared fiercely, its eyes as large as copper bells, as if those eyes could pierce through the illusions of the world.
The other deity had ears so exaggeratedly large that they almost reached down to its shoulders, its ears as if capable of hearing all things.
The Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine placed the idol nine inches before himself.
In his hand where three sticks of incense which he now held, though it was unclear when they had appeared.
With a light flick of his fingers on the tips of the incense, the three sticks ignited out of nowhere.
The burning incense stood out starkly on this bleak night.
The Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine took out three talismans, one of which had different characters from the other two. This differently inscribed talisman he placed horizontally before his eyes.
Although the talisman did not seem to be coated with any adhesive, it miraculously clung tightly to his eyes.
He attached another talisman each, just a tad above his left and right ears, respectively.
Then.
He clasped his hands together.
Forming a spell seal.
The moment the spell seal was formed, a nameless wind seemed to whip up around him, causing his robes and hair to flutter wildly. Even the talismans on his forehead and beside each ear began to shake precariously.
The Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine changed the spell seal in his hand, and in the profound depth, a bizarre rumbling seemed to sound. The ground beneath him trembled slightly, kicking up a thin layer of dust an inch high.
As the spell seal altered once again, the talismans by his ears spontaneously ignited, yet they did no harm to his skin, nor did they singe his hair, as if the flames bore no temperature.
With another change in the spell seal, the talisman on his forehead also began to burn.
The winds around him grew stronger and stronger.
The three incense sticks burning in front of the delicate statue also burned faster and faster.
When the three incense sticks had completely turned to ash.
So too did the three talismans.
"Huff..." The Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine opened his eyes, slowly stood up, and patted off the dust that clung to him. After exhaling a breath of stale air, under the curious gaze of Yun Shouji, he spoke, "Perhaps... my cultivation is not as high as Daoist Priest Fan’s, and even borrowing the powers of the two Heavenly Generals, I might not be able to trace him."
"However... I have located His Highness the Prince of Nanjun and with the use of a secret technique, I have marked him with a sign that only I can see."
"Moreover... It can last for only the duration of three incense sticks. If we can’t find him before the time of the three incense sticks passes, then he will truly become untraceable."
Upon hearing this, Yun Shouji nodded, "Then let us hurry. We must find them both as quickly as possible. I am not worried about Fan Wu, I believe he has his own judgment in whatever he does. But His Highness the Prince of Nanjun... to speak a bit presumptuously, he has already become abnormal."
"It is hard to guarantee he won’t do something that we find incomprehensible... because this is not the first time he has done such a thing. His Highness the Prince of Nanjun, must not meet with any accident."
The two exchanged glances and reached a silent consensus.
Just as the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine was about to lead the way.
Suddenly!!!
A rumbling sound, faint but growing louder, came from deep within the Great Demon Forbidden Land, followed closely by a muffled "boom" that changed their expressions.
Both Yun Shouji and the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine simultaneously turned their gaze towards the depths of the Great Demon Forbidden Land.
Then...
They saw it, a dazzling white light flashing briefly in the distance. That brilliant light, it was as if someone had released a sword’s brilliance with a single slash!
Despite the great distance separating them, they still felt the terrifying aura within that sword’s brilliance!
If one were caught within that sword’s radiance, even the most fearsome entities might find themselves facing a gruesome demise, wouldn’t they?
And.
That terrifying aura felt eerily familiar to them!
"It’s Daoist Priest Fan!!"
"It’s Fan Wu!!"
Almost in unison, the Thousand Household Leader of the Qiantian Divine and Yun Shouji exclaimed.
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