Although Ying Kuang had agreed to attack the Second Prince's fief, he would not do so directly. Instead, he sent some people to the fief and tried to convince some of the Second Prince's loyal Qi Practitioners to be his spies.
When the Second Prince had first arrived at his fief, he had tried to hunt down all the cultivators in his fief. Those who were willing to obey him were all under his command. Those who were unwilling, he used the golden seal that the Heavenly Mother had bestowed upon them to break into their sect and slaughter them all.
Most of these cultivators had been forced to sign the contract and could only listen to the Second Prince's orders. However, the Second Prince treated them like slaves, scolding and punishing them at every turn. It was only because of the contract that they could not resist unless they wanted their lives. Thus, although they were obedient on the surface, they hated the Second Prince to the core.
Now that Ying Kuang had come, he said that he could help them solve this problem.
Those contracts were made by the Dao of Virtue. If they simply dissolved them, they would definitely be found out. However, he had the Heavenly Talisman. As long as he wrote the name of the person who had made the oath on it, the Heavenly Talisman would be able to withstand the power of the oath.
When the cultivators heard this, they were very excited. If they could really get rid of the contract, they would be able to go anywhere in the world. Thus, most of them expressed that they were willing to be spies.
However, there were still some who were wary of the Dao of Virtue and did not dare to betray him. Fortunately, Ying Kuang did not ask for too much. He stated that if they were unwilling, they only needed to swear not to divulge this matter and he would not make things difficult for them.
After deciding on the plan to expel the Eleventh Prince from Zique Mountain, a letter was sent to the Apricot Continent.
The Daoist in charge of supporting the Second Prince was called Chang He. After receiving the letter, he immediately went to look for the Second Prince, Hao Kuang. He also stated the intentions of the sect.
Hao Kuang was puzzled by this action and asked, "Attack the Eleventh Prince first? Why is that? "
He had never taken this Eleventh Prince seriously. Even when the Seventh Prince's fief had been expelled, he did not feel that this Eleventh Prince posed any threat. His target had always been the Third Prince, who also had the support of the Grand Supreme.
Even if he did not consider this, the Yanlu Nation was too far away. Even if he rode on the clouds, a round trip would be enough for his brothers to attack his fief.
There was no threat, and there was no benefit in attacking. Then why did he do it?
Changhe said solemnly, "Your Highness, the sect has already confirmed that the Eleventh Highness has most likely gotten help from the Forgotten Li Mountain."
Hao Jin was surprised at first, then he suddenly understood. He laughed and said, "I was wondering why he suddenly became so powerful. So this is the reason." He showed a look of disdain. "I was thinking that since he was able to expel Seventh Brother, he must have some ability. It turns out that he relied on external help."
Chang He couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't know where this person's arrogance came from. Wasn't it all because of their virtue that he was able to sit here today? Why was it that the Eleventh Imperial Prince had the support of the Grand Elder but was looked down upon instead?
He couldn't figure out what this Crown Prince was thinking, so he shook his head and decided not to pursue the matter. He just advised, "The Eleventh Prince is different from before. After all, there is a Grand Supreme standing behind him. Your Highness can't be underestimated. You have to expel him as soon as possible."
Hao Jin said, "If that's the case, then my Third Brother should be anxious too. Why don't we wait for him to show up? That way, we can take advantage of the situation."
Chang He said seriously, "This is exactly what I wanted to say to Your Highness. The Forgotten Li Mountain might have colluded with the whole Taoism. We can't face two opponents at the same time. We can only take advantage of the current situation to eliminate the weaker side first. Then we can fight against the Third Prince."
Hao Jin became slightly nervous when he heard this, but he was still unwilling. He suspected that Chang He said this on purpose because he wanted his permission. So he waved his hand and said, "This is only Taoist Priest's guess. It may not be true. If it is not true, then my Third Brother will be the fisherman for no reason. This is absolutely impossible. "
Chang He saw that he was unwilling and sighed. He could only give up and said, "This matter was decided by Uncle Zhi Yue. I can't disobey. If Your Highness thinks it is inappropriate, you can go to the Zique Mountain and talk about it."
Hao Jin's expression changed slightly. After what happened last time, he knew that he couldn't leave the Dao of Morality. He said reluctantly, "So it was decided by the three Taoist Priests. How can I oppose it? Chang He, Taoist Priest, please go ahead."
Chang He shook his head in his heart. He wanted to speak nicely, but this person could only force him. There was no way to reason with him. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have wasted so much time talking. He bowed and said, "I will go with Uncle Zhi Quan. If everything goes smoothly, we can return in one night. However, after we leave, Your Highness must not rashly go to battle. Just guard your fief well and stay in the Forbidden Formation."
Hao Jin said, "As Taoist Priest said."
After Chang He came out from Hao Jin's place, he immediately went to a temple. He bowed to the Taoist sitting there and said, "Uncle Zhi Quan, I have agreed with the Eleventh Prince."
Taoist Zhi Quan said, "Good. Go and call your fellow disciples over. We will depart now."
Chang He obeyed and left. Not long after, a total of five Taoists arrived.
Zhi Quan looked at them. These people were either his disciples or his juniors. However, they had cultivated for about the same amount of time as him. Disregarding seniority, their cultivation level was similar to his. He said, "Your Highness, we can't afford to make any mistakes here. Are you all ready?"
One of the Taoists said, "Uncle Zhi Quan, the Forbidden Formation has been set up. Even if all the Taoists attacked, it would be able to hold them off for two to four hours. We can still make it back in time."
Zhi Quan made a sound of acknowledgement. Since the arrangements had been made, there was no need to delay any further. Just as he was about to get up, an attendant rushed in from outside. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"
The servant quickly bowed and said, "Reporting to the Taoist Priests. The Demon Soldiers in the South Camp are in chaos. The Third Prince has invited a Taoist Priest to suppress them."
Zhi Quan snorted and said, "They are still beasts."
These demon soldiers had never been restrained and would cause trouble every now and then. The Second Prince had no choice but to rely on them every time to suppress them.
He used a spell and observed the situation. Indeed, in a large camp in the South, the Demon Soldiers were fighting each other. It was no different from before. The Demon Soldiers that were sent to keep an eye on the Demon Soldiers were nowhere to be seen. It was obvious what had happened to them.
He immediately pointed at two disciples with decent cultivation levels and said, "Go and suppress the chaos. Come back quickly."
The two disciples bowed and left with the order.
Zhi Quan originally thought that this was a small matter. Moreover, it was not the first time that these two disciples had done this. He believed that it would not take long for them to settle this.
However, after a long time, the commotion did not die down. Instead, it became louder and louder.
He looked again and realized that he could not see through it. It was obvious that someone was hiding it.
"Not good!"
He immediately reacted, and with a thought, he was already in the sky above. He found that all the demon soldiers here were gone, and only the two disciples he sent earlier were still here. However, at this moment, their fontanelle was suppressed by talismans, and they could not move.
His face darkened. He descended and waved his sleeves to get rid of the talismans. He said, "What happened?"
The two disciples couldn't tell what was going on. They just saw a red light flash when they arrived, and then they lost consciousness.
Zhi Quan could not help but furrow his brows. A ray of light flashed in his eyes, and the scene he had just experienced was reflected in front of him. Only then did he understand everything. It turned out that the ones causing trouble here were not the monster soldiers, but the Qi Practitioners.
He couldn't help but be surprised. These Qi Practitioners had all signed a contract, and it was impossible for them to undo it by themselves. Then, there must be someone helping them from behind, and that person must be quite capable. At the very least, he couldn't do it.
Then, he tried to calculate the whereabouts of the Qi Practitioners, and found that the whereabouts of the Qi Practitioners were also concealed.
He realized that there were enemies watching in the dark. He became alert and returned to the temple. He immediately reported this matter to the higher-ups and requested for more manpower.
However, Zique Mountain rejected the request and asked him to handle the aftermath himself.
This was because the Virtue Sect and the Quan Dao Sect were wary of each other, so the number of disciples they sent to the lower domain was roughly the same. If one side suddenly sent more manpower, the other side would also send more disciples to prevent themselves from being suppressed by the other side. However, if more disciples were to come, the Quan Dao Sect would easily misunderstand the situation. If it was not good, the two sects would fight each other prematurely.
Zhi Quan felt helpless when he received the reply from the mountain gate. He could not ignore the Third Prince's fief. After all, it was more important. Thus, he could only put aside his original plan to deal with the Eleventh Prince.
In the following days, under Ying Kuang's control, many Demon Soldier camps in Xing Tai Continent were in chaos. This made Zhi Quan even more afraid to leave without permission.
The Second Prince, Hao Kui, did not want Zhi Quan to attack the Yanlu Kingdom. Now that he had this excuse, he became even more passive and did nothing for half a year.
As for the Eleventh Prince, he took this opportunity to attack again. He destroyed another Prince's fief, and the Third Prince did the same. At this point, eight Princes had been expelled from the fight for the throne. Now, only the First Prince, Hao Qi, Second Prince, Hao Kui, Third Prince, Hao Chang, and the Eleventh Prince, Hao Neng, were still in the game.
The First Prince's identity was special. If he could sit on the throne, there would not be so many problems. Thus, if there were no accidents, one of Hao Kui, Hao Chang, and Hao Neng would be able to ascend to the throne in the future.
Each of these three had a Taishang Dao Ancestor behind them. However, due to certain reasons, although the three sects could intervene, they could not do everything for them. Thus, the Princes still had to rely on their own strength to decide the outcome.
At this time, Zhang Yan received a letter from Quan Dao. It was an invitation from the two Taishang Daoists.
He understood that the discussion was fake. They wanted to continue the topic they had not finished before, and they also wanted to discuss how to deal with De Dao.
He summoned the disciples and said, "I have been invited by the two Daoists, Quan Dao, to discuss the Dao. All of you, guard the mountain gate." After giving his instructions, he waved his sleeves and left the Forgotten Mountain, heading towards the agreed place.
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