"I want to enter the sleeping chamber and find the dragon blood. Do you have any ideas?"
Zhang Xuan continued to ask.
"That won't be easy. After Sovereign Chen Ling was injured, even I wouldn't be able to enter his sleeping quarters! At the moment, Ancient Sage Lan Ya is the only one who is able to travel freely, so he's probably the only one who knows about Sovereign Chen Ling's situation! "
Ancient Sage Mo Ling paused for a moment before continuing. "This Ancient Sage has been with Sovereign Chen Ling since he was young, and he's one of his most loyal subordinates. Even though he's only a 1-dan Bloodline Continuance cultivator, he wields an extremely high standing in Sovereign Chen Ling's lineage!"
Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows. "Can you think of a way to lure him out … and then kill him!"
Since the other party was able to enter the sleeping chamber, he might as well kill him and disguise himself as the other party, just like how he dealt with 'Wu Tao'.
Given that Sovereign Chen Ling's subordinates were known for their fighting prowess, no matter how many of them he killed, he wouldn't feel the slightest bit of guilt!
"Kill?"
Not expecting the guild leader to be so vicious, Ancient Sage Mo Ling's lips twitched in worry. "It won't be too difficult to kill him, but if we are noticed by Sovereign Chen Ling, we'll be hunted down, and it'll be difficult for us to escape!"
Given how highly Sovereign Chen Ling regarded Ancient Sage Lan Ya, if the latter were to die, wouldn't he turn the entire capital upside down?
Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before he said, "As long as we make preparations in advance, no one will be able to discover us!"
Looking for dragon blood was equivalent to stabbing the other party with a knife. There was nothing to be concerned about.
"Alright, I'll arrange it now!"
Ancient Sage Mo Ling nodded before returning his soul back into his physical body.
Hula!
At the same time, Zhang Xuan also kept Vicious and the Infernal Blacksaber back into his storage ring. Right after he was done, the space before him suddenly jolted, and countless appraisers and guards appeared before him once more.
The battle between the two of them had been sealed in a unique folded space, so the people outside had no idea what had happened.
"Guards!"
Returning to the main hall, Ancient Sage Mo Ling harrumphed coldly.
The middle-aged guard took a step forward.
Ancient Sage Mo Ling harrumphed coldly. "I have already looked into Wu Tao, and he has a clean background. He isn't the person you are looking for. Continue your investigation and make sure not to let any of them escape!"
"Yes!"
The middle-aged guard hurriedly nodded.
While Wu Tao was a little suspicious, given that even Ancient Sages were unable to find anything amiss with him, there should be no problem at all.
After instructing Appraiser Wu Tao, Ancient Sage Mo Ling turned to Zhang Xuan and said, "Appraiser Wu Tao, I happen to have a few artifacts in my residence, but I'm still not too sure what they are. If you have the time, why don't you help me take a look?"
"It's my honor to be able to serve Senior!"
Zhang Xuan hurriedly bowed.
"I'll be troubling you then," Ancient Sage Mo Ling replied with a smile. He turned to the middle-aged man and asked, "I hope that I won't cause you any trouble if I take someone away with me right now."
"Of course not …"
The middle-aged guard hurriedly nodded.
It was just a single appraiser, and he still had more than two hundred of them on his side. It wouldn't affect the overall progress of the examination too much.
"Alright then. Appraiser Wu Tao, follow me. Continue with your investigation. Make sure not to delay Sovereign Chen Ling's matter!"
After issuing the command, Ancient Sage Mo Ling raised his hand, and Zhang Xuan suddenly felt his body tightening. Without any hesitation, he flew into the air, and the next moment, he was already standing right in front of a massive palace.
"That's the Hall of Sweet Spring in Sovereign Chen Ling's palace. It's a natural spring that is filled with spiritual energy. Every day, Ancient Sage Lan Ya would come here at a fixed time to fetch water.
Ancient Sage Mo Ling said.
Pushing open the door and entering the palace, Zhang Xuan saw a spring at the very center of the hall. Gu, gu! Water was flowing from the spring.
The spring water was clear, and it carried concentrated spiritual energy. Taking a sip, it tasted sweet.
"This water is not bad!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
While the spring water could not compare to Spirit Essence, it was a product of nature, so it was clean and free of impurities. It could be used to forge pills and the like.
"Guild leader, are we going to make a move here? I'm afraid that we might alarm others if we get too close to the sleeping chamber, "Ancient Sage Mo Ling said worriedly.
The perception of Ancient Sages was extremely fearsome. While Ancient Sage Lan Ya's cultivation was not too high and he could easily kill Zhang Xuan in a single strike, if news of him were to leak out, all of his efforts would go to waste.
He had pulled Zhang Xuan into the Myriad Anthive Nest earlier without anyone noticing, but that was only because Zhang Xuan had not intended to send a message to him. If he did, even Ancient Sage Lan Ya would not be able to stop him.
"We're indeed not too far away from the sleeping chamber. I'll set up a formation first so that the aura won't leak out!"
Zhang Xuan.
"Set up a formation? Is there still time for that? "
Ancient Sage Mo Ling frowned.
Be it setting up a formation or inscribing inscriptions, it was an extremely time-consuming task that required a lot of preparation. Just the blueprint alone would take a long time. On top of that, a formation to trap an Ancient Sage would require at least a grade-9 pinnacle formation master. Even the strongest Nine Star formation master would require at least a month or two to complete such a task.
Wasn't it a little too late to prepare now?
"It's not too late … It'll just take a while!"
Knowing what Ancient Sage Mo Ling was worried about, Zhang Xuan chuckled. He walked around the room and flicked his finger, and several hundred formation flags appeared simultaneously in the air.
"Go!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
Hula!
The formation flags flew into the surroundings and pierced into the walls of the sleeping chamber. After a few moments, they vanished from sight.
"That's it!"
Ancient Sage Mo Ling widened his eyes in astonishment.
He had never seen a Nine Star formation master set up a formation before, but he had heard of it before. To insert the formation flags into the ground in the blink of an eye, and that was it?
Wasn't this a little too much of a joke?
"It has been a long time since I set up a formation, so I'm a little rusty …"
Zhang Xuan said with a guilty look on his face.
He had read many books recently, and his understanding of formations had grown deeper and deeper. However, it had indeed been a long time since he had set up a formation. Otherwise, he would have been able to complete the formation with just a few formation flags.
"I'm a little rusty …"
Ancient Sage Mo Ling's cheeks twitched upon hearing those words.
That was because he was a little rusty. How fast was he when he wasn't rusty?
Aren't you exaggerating a little too much?
It doesn't seem like the newly appointed guild leader is a little too unreliable!
Considering how quickly he had set up the formation, he really had no idea whether it was completely useless or not.
Deng deng deng!
Just as Ancient Sage Mo Ling was about to ask Ancient Sage Mo Ling about the matter, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the room. It seemed like someone was walking in his direction.
"Ancient Sage Lan Ya is here!"
Ancient Sage Mo Ling took a look at the time and noted that it was about time for Ancient Sage Lan Ya to fetch the water.
"Take seven steps back and conceal your aura. Make your move when I tell you to!"
Hearing the footsteps, Zhang Xuan instructed.
"Take seven steps back?"
Ancient Sage Mo Ling had no idea what Ancient Sage Mo Ling was up to, but as the guild leader of the guild, it went without saying that he had to obey his orders. Thus, he quickly retreated to the designated location and concealed his aura.
Jiya!
Shortly after he was done, the doors of the room slowly opened, and a towering figure walked in.
It was Ancient Sage Lan Ya.
After entering the room, the Ancient Sage scanned his surroundings before making his way toward the spring.
Ancient Sage Mo Ling narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
He had been standing on the spot without moving at all, and yet, the other party was acting as if he had not seen him at all?
When did that fellow go blind?
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