Chapter 916

Volume 3, Chapter 6: Spirit Treasure Reaching the Heavens

The sweet female voice hesitated for a moment, then sighed.

"Several years ago, while Your Majesty was in a deep slumber, the Prince independently moved his clone to the surface. He was preparing to utilize it, but then, a group of cultivators from outside unexpectedly intruded. At that time, the Prince was cultivating and needed to absorb the power of the moonlight, so most of the restrictions were focused on the Prince's main chamber. However, an ignorant fool among the cultivators discovered the Prince's identity as a Corpse King, endangering him."

The middle-aged man, eager to hear the critical details, began to show impatience.

"Your Majesty can then collect the souls of these external cultivators, saving us from having to send subordinates out to search," the woman explained calmly.

"Oh, there's such a method? Tell me more."

"It's actually quite simple. That person suggested that the Prince hand over a strange and rare treasure, secretly embedding a wisp of divine sense within it for cultivation. This would serve as a lure to actively draw cultivators to the Prince's ancient path, where the restrictions would then kill them. Their souls would similarly be drawn back to the ancient tomb. However, for such a treasure, it's essential that the Prince's clone and corpse fire don't emit any trace of corpse aura."

"No need to say more. It must be that the Prince gave that Diamond Scepter, which hadn't been fully refined and recognized by its master, to this person," he cut off the woman's words, speaking coldly.

"Precisely, it is as Your Majesty surmised. Once fully recognized by its master, the corpse aura can no longer be concealed. At that time, the Prince urgently needed a large number of cultivator souls for his cultivation, so he took the risk of entrusting this item to that person. Cultivators above the Core Formation stage were avoided to prevent anyone from discovering the flaw. Few people voluntarily came forward, and no mistakes were made... But this incident resulted in the treasure being stolen and the Prince's clone being damaged. He must be captured and thoroughly interrogated," the woman's voice also turned cold.

"Hmph," he snorted, then said coolly, "I've already tasked General Ge with planning something. Once it succeeds, we'll have souls available for use, and it won't attract the attention of those Buddhist monks."

"Is that why Your Majesty brought General Ge out of the ancient tomb and returned some years ago?" The woman was slightly surprised.

"No, that's not it. I allowed those human cultivators to unite with other aristocratic families. Their clan leader... I personally struck first, eliminating all cultivators above the Core Formation stage within their sects. Then, I had General Ge lead human cultivators..." A hint of triumph appeared in his voice.

"Then, Your Majesty's plan...?"

"Hehe! It's not complicated at all. Since then, we have remained safe. We simply move the tomb chamber elsewhere to avoid the cultivators," the man said proudly.

"True Monarch Tianfeng! This person is no simple character, Your Majesty. Don't be too..."

"True Monarch Tianfeng demanded three Blood Heart Pills," the man's voice grew annoyed again.

"But I... I am merged with this tomb. As long as I don't leave this tomb..." The woman was still somewhat worried.

"My dear concubine, your words are indeed reasonable. I shouldn't leave the tomb at certain times," the middle-aged man pondered.

"If Your Majesty has any precautions, you can simply entrust the matter to me and a few of my avatars to handle. After all, no matter what kind of powerful enemy we encounter, they will show Your Majesty some deference," the woman's voice became gentle.

"Haha! My dear concubine, you don't know that everything must be under my complete control. Last time, regarding those families—although there were no Nascent Soul cultivators within them, their inheritances were extraordinary. They possessed several rare treasures that happened to restrain our kind of creatures. That's why we had to eliminate them all in one go. Once these matters are resolved, I should have already used the souls of human cultivators to break through to the final realm and achieve the ultimate physical form," the man seemed to dote on the woman exceptionally, patiently explaining.

"Then, I must offer my congratulations to Your Majesty ahead of time! Once you cultivate the Heavenly Corpse Body, Your Majesty will be able to leave the tomb chamber and no longer be confined here," the woman said, hearing this.

"Haha, at that time, it won't just be me. Both you and the Prince's souls will be able to leave the tomb chamber!"

"However, Your Majesty, that ordinary treasure can instantly become indestructible. That old monk, after provoking Your Majesty's corpse fire, it took three days and three nights to defeat the relic monk. If this relic..." the woman reminded him, speaking.

"My dear concubine, you are mistaken. A Corpse King capable of refining this Diamond Scepter into a treasured shield—besides me—is only the Vice-Valley Master of Myriad Demon Valley, that ten-thousand-year-old Corpse Bear. Do human cultivators dare venture into Myriad Demon Valley? With that Myriad Demon Banner standing tall in the valley, no true cultivator would even approach."

"That's true... Once we know who it fell into, we should send someone to retrieve this treasure."

"Hmm, my dear concubine, speaking of the clone... this person must not be ordinary. Once the whereabouts of this top-tier treasure are known, I will send out two avatars together," he said with unusual confidence.

"I... I... I want to go too!" After speaking with the woman, the one who had remained silent suddenly spoke upon hearing this.

"You can't!" The man's voice sank.

Upon hearing this, the tall figure immediately became dejected, then suddenly remembered something.

With a "whoosh," the stone coffin lid flew up from the ground on its own and resealed the stone coffin.

Several thousand miles away, Han Li, naturally, had no idea that by merely eliminating a tiny wisp of divine sense, he would invite such trouble.

He was now reconsidering his actions.

Meanwhile, Jin Yuan, who had just left the square and returned to his room, suddenly vanished with a soft 'puff' sound, leaving behind a wisp of green smoke that disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, his soul, with a look of panic on its face, appeared in flames, seemingly drawn and enveloped into an inconspicuous fist-sized ball of light, then instantly disappeared.

From start to finish, no one witnessed his disappearance.