Two quarters of an hour passed, and the Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Princess, who were conversing, suddenly paused and looked towards the west in unison. The cultivators from the surrounding seven nations also looked west, erupting in earth-shattering cheers because, at that moment, a figure emerged from the west—Lin Changqing, who had completed the inheritance.
"Congratulations, Young Master Lin, on your great victory in this Starry Sky Ancient Road and for obtaining the Stone Monkey Celestial Art inheritance."
The Chu Kingdom princess stepped forward to congratulate him, and the cultivators from Chu and the other six nations also offered their congratulations. You responded to them one by one. Then, the Chu princess pulled you aside and secretly transmitted a message, mentioning the plan to return to Chu.
"Young Master Lin, now that you have obtained the Stone Monkey Celestial Art inheritance, the Wu Kingdom will definitely not let you return to Chu. Our journey back to Chu will be arduous, but don't worry. Our Chu Kingdom also has Nascent Soul cultivators stationed near Falling Dragon Mountain. They will do everything in their power to come and escort you back to Chu."
The Chu princess transmitted this message to you. You nodded in response, not worried about returning to Chu. Because you have three life-saving hairs, you are not too concerned, no matter how many Nascent Soul Kings and Marquis from Wu Kingdom besiege you. Subsequently, you told the Chu princess this news. The Chu princess was very happy upon hearing this. Originally, she was worried about your return to Chu. Although she had notified the Nascent Soul Kings and Marquis of Chu, Wu Kingdom was the strongest of the seven nations, and Chu's Nascent Soul Kings and Marquis certainly could not match Wu's in number. Now that she heard you say this, she was relieved.
Another two quarters of an hour passed, and you, the Chu princess, and a group of cultivators from the seven nations walked towards a white jade platform outside the palace. This platform was the teleportation platform. The Starry Sky Ancient Road was about to end. Standing on this platform, you would be teleported to Falling Dragon Mountain in one hour.
"Lin Changqing, just you wait! When you exit the Starry Sky Ancient Road, it will be the moment of your death!" On the platform, the Fourth Prince glared at Lin Changqing with hatred. At this moment, Lin Changqing was the center of attention, with cultivators from the seven nations congratulating him. The Fourth Prince was furious at this sight. Fortunately, Lin Changqing's得意 (triumphant) would not last long. In just one hour, upon arriving at Falling Dragon Mountain, the Nascent Soul Kings and Marquis of Wu would immediately besiege and kill Lin Changqing. He wanted to see how Lin Changqing could still be得意 (triumphant) then!
"Your Highness, in one hour, we will arrive at Falling Dragon Mountain. I estimate that a large number of Wu Kingdom Nascent Soul Kings and Marquis will come to besiege me. When that time comes, we will do this and that..."
On the other side, you and the Chu princess also discussed for a while how to use the three life-saving hairs to escape after arriving at Falling Dragon Mountain.
After another moment, the platform began to be enveloped in layers of white light. Everyone knew that the platform was starting to teleport, and in one hour, they would arrive at Falling Dragon Mountain. At the same time, outside, beyond the Starry Sky Ancient Road, beyond Falling Dragon Mountain, a storm was brewing.
Due to the Thirteenth Princess's message, a large number of Wu Kingdom soldiers had already gathered at Falling Dragon Mountain.
Falling Dragon Mountain, the border of the Wei, Wu, Zhao, and Chu kingdoms. The mountain range is a peculiar black color. When viewed from the sky, the entire mountain range stretches from west to east, resembling a true dragon descending, hence the name Falling Dragon Mountain.
At this moment, at the western entrance of the Falling Dragon Mountain range, yellow smoke billowed in the distance, and the earth trembled. A large number of densely packed Wu Kingdom black-armored soldiers could be seen advancing majestically towards this location.
The roars of demonic beasts could also be heard in the front ranks, which were the Black Wolf cavalry of the Wu Kingdom. They rode black demonic wolves, advancing coldly towards Falling Dragon Mountain.
"Captain, what's going on? Why have we deployed so many people to Falling Dragon Mountain? I remember that when we attacked Anshan City, a key city of the Zhao Kingdom, we only deployed two Marquis armies. But now, I see that all six Marquis armies near us are gathering near Falling Dragon Mountain."
A Black Wolf cavalryman named Wang Shan asked the cavalry captain walking in front. This cavalry captain's name was Zhao Long, and he was a squad leader of the Black Wolf cavalry.
The Wu Kingdom's army numbering system is that a Nascent Soul Marquis leads an army. For example, the name of Zhao Long's team is the Volcano Army, and the leader is the Volcano Marquis, who is a Nascent Soul cultivator leading the army.
Usually, when the Wu Kingdom clashes with the other six nations, it is done by one to two Nascent Soul Marquis armies gathering to attack, which is already considered a considerable force.
But today, for some unknown reason, the Wu Kingdom has gathered at least six Marquis armies.
Therefore, the Black Wolf cavalryman named Wang Shan was very puzzled about what they were going to do that required the gathering of six Marquis armies. Could it be to attack the Chu Kingdom's capital? But the Chu Kingdom's capital is not in Falling Dragon Mountain.
"Don't ask so much. Do your own job," Zhao Long chided Wang San. Wang San smiled and scratched his head, not too afraid, because Zhao Long was usually a good person, so Wang San was not too afraid of his scolding.
"Captain, just tell us. You are so knowledgeable, you must know the reason. Just tell us quickly," Wang Shan said with a smile. Some cavalrymen around him also looked at Zhao Long with curious eyes, seemingly hoping that the captain would tell them the reason.
Finally, Zhao Long sighed helplessly: "You people are too curious. Fine, it doesn't hurt to tell you. I just heard a general say that we are going to kill someone, so all six Marquis armies have gathered."
"What? Kill someone? To require the gathering of our six Marquis armies, what kind of person is that? A Nascent Soul cultivator? Or perhaps a prince or grandson from one of the other six nations?"
Upon hearing Zhao Long's words, the soldiers around him were very surprised because gathering six Marquis armies just to kill one person was something they had never heard of. How much of a threat did this person pose to the Wu Kingdom to require the gathering of six Marquis armies to besiege him?
"None of the above," Zhao Long sighed. "This person is neither a Nascent Soul cultivator nor a prince or grandson from one of the other six nations, but our Wu Kingdom's Lin Changqing."
"What! The person to be killed is Lin Changqing?" Several soldiers looked at each other in dismay after hearing this. They did not expect that the person to be killed was Lin Changqing.
"Captain, why is that? Lin Changqing is our Wu Kingdom's genius. Why kill him? Isn't that hurting our own and pleasing our enemies? I heard that his talent is even better than the Fourth Prince's," one soldier said with such confusion. He did not know what had happened on the Starry Sky Ancient Road.
But before that, Lin Changqing's reputation had already spread in the Wu Kingdom. Everyone knew that he was a genius who ranked higher than the Fourth Prince in the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm and that he had risen from a rural area in Qingzhou. Therefore, this person was an idol in the eyes of many ordinary soldiers.
A poor student's disciple actually had better talent than the Fourth Prince of the royal family. Therefore, upon hearing that the captain was going to kill Lin Changqing, these soldiers were very surprised and puzzled. In their eyes, Lin Changqing was the Wu Kingdom's pride, so why kill him?
