937: Chapter 256 937: Chapter 256 The Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty situated in the Eastern Wasteland was desolate enough to earn its name.
In the Dynasty, Ghost Province was the most desolate and bitter cold place of all.
It was also the destination for the banishment of those who violated the laws of the Dynasty.
Cao Zhen piloted his Flying Boat all the way, and the further he flew, the more desolate the landscape became.
Upon reaching Ghost Province, the desolation worsened as he soared over scarcely inhabited areas.
After a long flight, he finally spotted a sizable city.
This was the administrative center of Ghost Province.
As soon as he entered the city, a thick stench of blood assailed his nostrils, and the locals appeared to be in a state of immense panic.
“What happened?”
A shock went through Cao Zhen’s heart as he flew towards the source of the bloody scent.
Moments later, a mansion came into view.
The Governor’s Manor!
The Governor’s Manor was now surrounded by guards.
Cao Zhen did not stop but flew directly into the city, his sudden appearance drawing the attention of the soldiers.
Instantly, the guards became tense.
They drew their swords, their faces a picture of vigilance as they looked over.
Leading them, a voice called out loudly, “Who goes there?
By the laws of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, no cultivator is allowed to fly within the city.”
Even in the midst of the Dynasty’s chaos, he knew that as a citizen of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, he had to uphold its laws as long as the Dynasty stood, even if he knew he was no match for the outsider.
With a flick of his wrist, the Token given to him by the Grand Preceptor appeared, and he tossed it towards them while declaring, “I am Cao Zhen, the State Preceptor of the True Xia Dynasty.”
As his words ended, he descended to the ground.
“The Governor’s Token?”
The leader among the soldiers glimpsed the token in his hand and promptly saluted, “My respects to the State Preceptor.”
Following him, the soldiers saluted in unison, “My respects to the State Preceptor.”
Cao Zhen did not waste words with them and pointed directly at the Governor’s Manor, asking, “What happened inside?”
“State Preceptor, a man in a gray robe suddenly arrived at the Governor’s Manor and slaughtered all its guards.
Then, he set up a Formation outside the manor.
We are completely unable to break through the Formation and have no idea what is happening inside.”
Cao Zhen looked up at the Governor’s Manor and indeed saw a Formation outside it.
However, it was just a simple interception Formation, which, though useless against experts above the Golden Core level, was sufficient to keep out these annoyances.
“Follow me inside,” said Cao Zhen, waving his hand.
From his palm, a beam of rich mana shot out, and instantly a huge stone before the Governor’s Manor cracked apart, followed by a series of crisp sounds resonating from around the manor.
Being just a common interception Formation, he did not even need to locate the Formation Eye; sheer strength was enough to break the Formation.
As the Formation was breached, Cao Zhen stepped into the Governor’s Manor, immediately assailed by a potent, acrid smell of blood.
Within his sight, the Governor’s Manor was littered with corpses, their deep red blood continuously flowing and converging toward a single direction.
“Dammit!”
“You bastard, the man in the gray robe!”
The soldiers who followed Cao Zhen into the manor were enraged at the sight inside.
Cao Zhen meanwhile, flew directly towards the place where the blood was flowing.
Soon, following the blood, he went straight down to the Governor’s Manor’s underground chamber.
He remembered being told that the Sect Leader of the Bleeding Tears Demon Sect was imprisoned in the Governor’s Manor’s dungeon.
Could it be now that…
Quickly, underground, he saw four corpses, and amid them, shattered chains lay broken.
The chains were broken, implying the Sect Leader of the Bleeding Tears Demon Sect had escaped?
Cao Zhen’s expression dramatically changed.
He had rushed here at the first vibration of the Governor’s Token, and yet he was still too late.
Clearly, the Sect Leader of the Bleeding Tears Demon Sect had fled.
And these four corpses…
As Cao Zhen looked towards some severed heads in the distance, his eyes suddenly widened.
“The fourth Prince of the remnants of the previous dynasty?
He’s dead?
And that…
That’s the third Prince from the remnants of the previous dynasty?
Wasn’t the third Prince already killed by the fourth Prince?
How come he…
No, wait…”
Cao Zhen quickly approached the third Prince, and immediately, waves of deathly aura assaulted him—an aura he was all too familiar with.
“Zombie Soldiers, these are the aura of Zombie Soldiers, or rather, a Corpse General.
Does this mean that the third Prince was turned into a Corpse General after his death?
The soldiers mentioned a man in a gray robe who intruded here; could it be the fourth Prince’s subordinate in the gray robe?
But now the fourth Prince is also dead.
Could it be related to those Zombie Soldiers involved with the Warrior Immortals?”
Cao Zhen shook his head, a headache building up.
He had thought that by linking to the Eclipse Demon, he even allowed the Eclipse Demon to become the leader of the Sun and Moon Demon Sect in this era.
He also had successfully located the fourth Prince’s whereabouts and had once stormed the fourth Prince’s stronghold, unveiling his next conspiracy.
He thought his next adversary would also be the fourth Prince, but who could have anticipated that the fourth Prince would be dead.
“Could it be that the man in the gray robe betrayed the fourth Prince from the remnants of the previous dynasty?
If that is true, then which faction does the gray robe belong to?
Is he from the Bleeding Tears Demon Sect or is he one of those Corpse Generals?”