Chapter 564: Truly Useless!
Capital City, within Prince Liang Mansion.
At this moment, Ji Yuanfang was in the underground of the mansion, but it was not a hollowed-out basement, instead a separate small world.
This small world was separated by Ji Yuanfang from a broken relic, and he managed to transform the entrance to be under the mansion.
It could be said that without the array, even if someone entered the basement, they would not discover the entrance to this small world.
At this moment, in that small world, a bronze cauldron that absorbed the dragon vein held by Si Tianli was shattered on the ground.
Just then, Princess Pei Yingqiu walked over, startled: "Prince, what happened? Why did one of the Qi Fortune Emperor Tripods shatter?"
"Si Tianli encountered trouble!"
Ji Yuanfang coldly said: "The broken cauldron is the one this prince gave to Si Tianli, and it only absorbed seventy percent of the dragon vein Qi Fortune from the Youxin Ancient Country."
"How is that possible!?"
Pei Yingqiu was in disbelief: "Si Tianli had the Heavenly Evil Corpse General, the Ghost Spirit Blood Gourd you gave him, and the Soul-binding White Bone Temple. His own strength in the Yang God Realm rarely met an equal, how could he be in trouble?"
"This prince gave him so many treasures, yet he still failed, truly useless!"
Ji Yuanfang looked at the fragments of the Qi Fortune Emperor Tripod on the ground and said in a deep voice: "It must be due to Han Zheng!
The risks of the Youxin Ancient Country were already explored by this prince, and he was warned, not to mention the many treasures he had, there should have been no problem.
The only one within Southern Mountain who could pose a threat to him was Han Zheng!
Recently, there was news from Southern Mountain that Han Zheng performed exceedingly brilliantly, settling the Southern Mountain unrest in less than half a month.
Although I understand that that waste Si Tianli couldn't match Han Zheng, he held three treasures yet couldn't overcome Han Zheng and was even killed by him, affecting this prince's plan, truly damnable!"
Pei Yingqiu frowned: "Again it's that Han Zheng! A mere Xuanjia Guard of the Demon Cleansing Bureau is this troublesome, Prince, can't we just eliminate him directly?"
Pei Yingqiu felt nothing for Si Tianli's death.
Just a tool, dead as dead, but losing their three treasures and delaying the plan, Pei Yingqiu even cursed Si Tianli as useless.
Si Tianli saw Princess Pei Yingqiu as his benefactor, believed that she supported him in his weaker times, and trusted that he would achieve the Yang God Realm.
But in fact, Pei Yingqiu and Ji Yuanfang often played the roles of good cop and bad cop, using such small tricks to win people's hearts.
"Madam, rest assured, Han Zheng's days are numbered, losing one Qi Fortune Emperor Tripod doesn't matter, there are surprises elsewhere, this prince's plan is almost complete!"
Ji Yuanfang had a touch of suppressed excitement on his face.
Behind him stood a gigantic array plate, upon which floated eleven great cauldrons, all of which were the Qi Fortune Emperor Tripods!
At this moment, all eleven Qi Fortune Emperor Tripods were exuding golden mist, the power of Qi Fortune manifesting into a tangible form.
In the center of the array plate, within the boundless golden mist, a golden dragon shadow swiftly darted back and forth, its form unclear yet exuding an infinitely mysterious aura, with an unfathomably vast and grand presence from such a small dragon shadow.
That, was clearly a thriving, living dragon vein!
The dragon vein Qi Fortune from the Youxin Ancient Country absorbed by Si Tianli wasn't much, but here still lay eleven Qi Fortune Emperor Tripods. So long as one of them absorbed a bit more dragon vein Qi Fortune, it would be enough to compensate for the Youxin Ancient Country's mistake.
On the day this plan succeeds, it will be the time for altering fate against heaven!
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Inside the Ancient Country Relics of Youxin, Ren Tianying despaired upon seeing Si Tianli slain by Han Zheng.
"Han Zheng! How dare you kill me without the Grand Commander's order, if the Demon Cleansing Bureau investigates, you will surely have no place to be buried!"
Ren Tianying fiercely spoke to Xu Cunbao and others: "So many people are watching now, they stand with you, but if you kill me, it means giving them leverage over you!"
"At death's door yet daring to sow discord, truly ignorant!"
Han Zheng sneered, striking with one slash, an overwhelming demonic energy surged in an instant.
After continuous battles, Han Zheng's powers had indeed dwindled significantly.
Yet at this moment, Ren Tianying too was almost at the end of his rope.
The Devouring Origin Demon Eye he obtained from the relics of Youxin Ancient Country was certainly mysterious, but it had its limits.
Swallow too much power and its devouring speed slows, moreover it might even cause him to burst apart!
Facing the assault of several Yang God Realm Martial Artists now, Ren Tianying couldn't withstand it anymore.
Although strong Gang Qi energy surrounded him, his aura had even climbed to its peak, yet his strength dwindled the more he fought, his movements slower.
The power within him severely impeded his combat strength to the point where, if continued fighting, it would tear him apart from within!
Ren Tianying shot a cold and ruthless look at Han Zheng.
Though Ren Tianying both lacked good character and capability, he had once been Chief of the Thirteen Guards, clawing through countless life-and-death battles.
Driven to despair by Han Zheng, instead of waiting to die, he'd bet everything on one last effort!
In an instant, the power within Ren Tianying erupted entirely, transforming into a massive storm of force, sweeping towards Han Zheng!
Ren Tianying had used this move before, but Han Zheng had fended it off.
However, this time Ren Tianying held nothing back, almost emptying himself of all energy.
Simultaneously, atop Ren Tianying's forehead, the black, sinister light of the Devouring Origin Demon Eye blazed, and he forcibly maneuvered its power to shift the storm's center towards Han Zheng.
Manipulating such force was almost beyond Ren Tianying's limits.
Blood streamed from his eyes, and even the Devouring Origin Demon Eye glowed a fierce red.
Just when he thought this level of power would certainly obliterate Han Zheng, a radiant golden brilliance suddenly shone out from within the storm of power.
Yan Xuankong was surrounded by a golden divine glow, empowered by Incense Fire Divine Power, directly tearing open a path in the mighty channel of force.
Han Zheng followed closely behind Yan Xuankong, his Qi Blood Power burning fiercely, the Stealing Heaven Bow in hand, a brilliant blood-red Blood Jade Arrow formed, accompanied by a rumbling thunder as it shot ahead, the dazzling blood brilliance already reaching the front!
Ren Tianying stretched out his hands to block the arrow, but having unleashed all his power, he had no strength left to intercept.
Thus, he could only watch as Han Zheng's arrow shredded his hands, the final arrow piercing through his forehead completely, shattering the Devouring Origin Demon Eye to pieces!
[Slain a Yang God Realm Martial Artist, obtained 600,000 Qi Blood Essence, 100 Soul Crystals]
With Ren Tianying dead, Han Zheng and the others faced no more opponents within Youxin Ancient Country.
Xu Cunbao approached, slightly worried as he looked at Ren Tianying's corpse: "Han Zheng, you killed Ren Tianying just like that, won't the headquarters investigate this afterwards?"
Han Zheng replied in a deep voice: "Rest assured, Xu Elder, the headquarters won't waste energy on investigating, moreover the relics are closed, even if they wanted to investigate, they have nowhere to go.
The most crucial point is, for the Grand Commander, Ren Tianying dead is more valuable than him alive."
Qi Zhangwu outwardly seems affable towards his subordinates, but that only holds if you don't cross his bottom line.
What Ren Tianying did had already crossed Qi Zhangwu's threshold, even if he returned to the Demon Cleansing Bureau, it would have ended very badly for him.
Moreover, strictly speaking, Ren Tianying, promoted by Qi Zhangwu as Chief of the Thirteen Guards, doing such things in Southern Mountain would also subject Qi Zhangwu to criticism for poor judgment.
Now with Ren Tianying dead, the issues in Southern Mountain are considered closed, and no one would pursue anything further.
After all, with Ren Tianying dead, are you going to dig him up just to whip his corpse?
Not whipping Ren Tianying's corpse means the Grand Commander won't be implicated.
Therefore, Han Zheng had already decided to return and directly report to Qi Zhangwu that he himself dealt with Ren Tianying.