Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 977 - 838: Tough Fate!
Jiu Qing, who was set on pocketing the Divine Artifact, remained expressionless, quietly urging a transparent gourd to cover the Seven-Layered Glazed Treasure Tower, then glanced at Jiu Mu.
In his mind, he thought if you’re exaggerating, let’s be prepared to run. Hopefully, the Demon King’s palace has spatial cracks.
Jiu Mu’s eyes carried a slight admiration for his continued efforts to seize the Divine Artifact.
Running was definitely on the agenda. Yun Li’s life or death was uncertain, and seeing how easily Luo Nanjia replaced him, it was evident that a bunch of incompetent fools were in charge. Serving Yun Li was one thing, but serving those fools was an absolute fool’s errand.
Being able to take away a powerful Divine Artifact would make the escape worthwhile.
"Whoo~ Whoo~"
The mist in the crystal ball gathered and dispersed, yet nothing was found.
The incomplete version of the Book of Life and Death was in Fengdu, a place where even the Mirror of Eternity had trouble peering; the Mirror of Eternity was with Jiang Yuan and was personally protected by the system; but the Seven-Layered Glazed Treasure Tower, which was right in front of them, was concealed by the gourd, leaving the crystal ball unable to detect anything.
The Great Lord was seething, taking deep breaths throughout to maintain his noble demeanor.
"All three Divine Artifacts lost, Luo Nanjia deserves a thousand deaths!" Unable to hold it in any longer, he cursed through gritted teeth.
No matter how vast the Demon Realm is, those Divine Artifacts aren’t just ordinary cabbages. Moreover, the three given to Luo Nanjia this time were genuine articles from the Celestial Realm, once used by Immortals!
He had high hopes for the surprise decapitation strategy, yet it was entirely ruined by that waste even before it officially started!
Sweeping his eyes over the two injured Demon Cultivators, the Great Lord sighed, "Thankfully, you both managed to escape in time, otherwise who knows when the news would have returned. Now I’m most worried if the three Divine Artifacts couldn’t hold up, would the remaining members of Operation Station 7 be captured alive..."
Others didn’t matter much, but Luo Nanjia was pivotal.
If captured alive, Demon Cultivators’ methods of interrogations were no less brutal than Demon Cultivators’, and if he couldn’t withstand the torture and revealed more about the Demon Realm’s invasion plans, what then?
"Forget it, you both should go and rest first." The Great Lord waved his hand, mumbling, "The urgent task is to notify other operation stations to relocate quickly. That sneaky Luo Nanjia might have dug out more secrets without us knowing which force he’s provoked; it would be troublesome if other operation stations get implicated."
Jiu Mu and Jiu Qing did not reply, saluted, and jointly exited the side hall.
"Tap Tap!"
The Great Lord watched as their figures gradually receded, tapping the screen behind him, and quietly said: "There are too many Restrictions in the Demon King’s palace, making it cumbersome. Follow them and seize them for Soul Searching as soon as they step out of the city gate.
That concealed Operation Station 7 only had those two surviving, who knows if there was a fallout with Luo Nanjia, seizing the opportunity to sabotage us!
A White-haired Dog Demon at the Tribulation Crossing Realm? Haha, I’ve never heard of such a Great Demon Beast in the Wilderness; might just be a fabricated creation."
A sharp, thin voice came from behind the screen, "Forget about Jiu Qing, but Jiu Mu is the most skilled in Space Techniques among the Demon Cultivators over the years, even the Demon King regards her differently. You’re not keeping her for future utility?"
"What’s the use of Space Techniques, no matter how powerful? It’s nothing more than tearing space a bit quicker, and she still can’t lead an elite attack on the Demon Realm Alliance headquarters!
As for establishing independent small spaces, using an Artifact Refiner is more cost-effective, her skills are not comparable to the three real Divine Artifacts at all! It would be just perfect to Soul Search both of them, only by confirming each other can we know the truth. We must retrieve the Divine Artifacts, understand?"
The other party fell silent for a few moments, and then said faintly, "Hmm, there’s also a more convincing reason for eliminating her — Jiu Mu is favored by the Demon King, and now it’s time to remove dissidents, right?"
"Do you still want to keep Yun Li’s subordinates? Aren’t you afraid they will detect the issue and cause trouble at this critical moment?"
After being rebuked, a gentle breeze swept past the screen, drifted out through the window crevice, stirring the plants in the flower bed.
Led by the black-robed guard, Jiu Mu, with hands behind her back, leisurely walked forward, the two eyes in her slightly open palm attentively observing every slight movement around.
The two eyes on her ear’s tip, hidden in her hair, one lifts to look upwards; the other lowers to analyze the ground carefully.
Something’s wrong! Very wrong!
She’s been in this majestic palace complex more than once, even back when Yun Li just ascended to the Demon King’s throne, he especially invited her over to play.
Familiar with every plant, even every secret room within these palace grounds, Jiu Mu’s nine eyes "saw" the entire complex as empty, even those small animals Yun Li raised were gone.
The deepest retreat area, the most fortified with Restrictions, typically unobtainable, now she could see at a glance into the empty comfortable nook—without even the most basic Array opened!
The entire palace complex seemed lifeless, like it had stopped breathing.
She saw the Great Lord’s mouth open and close, obviously speaking quickly out of rage, making it hard to decipher his words from lip-reading. Besides, he was a Great Lord at the Mahayana Realm, even with special Cultivation Techniques, Jiu Mu dared not blatantly eavesdrop.
She observed the wind blowing up behind the screen, then watched it pass over the flower bed across the city walls, finally pausing beside the gate through which she and her companions had to pass while exiting the palace.
