Chapter 866: Chapter 865 Interception

Chapter 866 -865 Interception

“Emperor Xia most needs this Immortal Peach right now; it must be delivered posthaste!”

Emperor Xia’s situation is not optimistic; he may not live for many more days. It is precisely the right time to consume the Immortal Peach.

What Lu Yang could not understand was why Eldest Senior Sister did not directly have Man Gu deliver it to the Imperial Palace but instead asked him to do it.

Given the urgency of the situation, Lu Yang could not think of a reason and so prepared to set out immediately.

To be safe, Lu Yang also informed Father Meng about the Immortal Peach, hoping that the Meng Family would send someone to accompany him to the Imperial Palace.

The identities of Ao Ling and her two companions were special; if they took action, it would be difficult to explain why these three would help Lu Yang. It would be best if they could avoid getting involved.

“A treasure that transcends the threshold of lifespan and can further prolong it, does such a thing truly exist in the world?”

Meng Potian looked astonished, and despite the Meng Family’s great wealth and power, even he had never heard of the existence of the Immortal Peach.

“Since Daoist Yun Zhi has spoken, it certainly can’t be false.”

“Let’s go; I will personally accompany you to the Imperial Palace!”

Meng Potian knew that this matter was of great import. Although Lu Yang was unfamiliar with the current state of the Imperial City, he understood it well. With Emperor Xia’s lifespan running out, many forces were becoming restless once again, each hoping to profit from the situation.

The existence of the Immortal Peach would certainly be regarded as a thorn in their side!

Not to mention that the Immortal Peach could prolong lifespan, which would attract the attention of many old monsters whose lifespan was not long.

Although the people now could not identify the Immortal Peach as a product of the Heavenly Root, Cultivators who had achieved success in cultivation could determine through the scent emitted by the Immortal Peach alone that it was something that could extend lifespan.

Meng Potian suspected that since Man Gu had brought the Immortal Peach into the Imperial City, from the city gate to the Meng Residence, the fragrance of the Immortal Peach might have already attracted the attention of those with ulterior motives.

Meng Potian tried to seal the Immortal Peach using various methods, but none could lock in its scent; even asking the transcendent ancestor in Meng Mansion Mountain to act was of no use.

Lu Yang and Meng Potian had no choice but to head to the Imperial City, carrying the fragrant Immortal Peach. Accompanying them were several Meng Family Cultivators from the Body Integration Realm, as well as one from the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

On the surface, the Imperial City appeared as bustling and splendid as ever, with Cultivators everywhere. But Meng Potian knew that this was only an illusion; in reality, various powers were extremely tense, ready with a taut bowstring, constantly watching for any movement from the Imperial Palace.

Everyone wanted to know who would ultimately inherit the throne, the Crown Prince or the Second Prince.

The Imperial City was divided into two by a river hundreds of feet wide, separating the South City and the North City. The Imperial Palace was located in the North City, while the Meng Residence was in the South City. To get from the Meng Residence to the Imperial Palace, one must cross the Jinsha River.

As Lu Yang and his party were crossing the bridge, a mighty procession came towards them, and the person leading it, riding a tall horse, stopped in front of them.

“Daoist Lu Yang, Uncle Meng, where are you two headed?”

The man on the horse dismounted and asked politely.

Lu Yang, wary, eyed the other party and quietly stepped back two paces, “That’s no concern of Second Prince’s.”

The Second Prince’s eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze shifting to the box on Lu Yang’s back.

“If I’m not mistaken, the item Daoist Lu Yang is carrying should be capable of extending one’s lifespan? Hand it to me, Lu Yang. Once I ascend the throne, I can grant you anything you desire!”

The Second Prince’s eyes burned with fervor as he looked at the box Lu Yang was carrying, as if he was gazing at the physique of an exquisite beauty.

Among his supporters was a transcendent Cultivator named Cang Mingzi, whom Lu Yang had once encountered on a journey to the East Sea.

Cang Mingzi had informed the Second Prince that Lu Yang possessed something that could save Emperor Xia’s life.

In the eyes of the Second Prince, what was this if not a supreme immortal object that could lead Emperor Xia to hand over the throne to him?

As long as he obtained the life-saving object and used it to save Emperor Xia, the emperor would surely pass the throne to him!

Meng Potian stepped in front of Lu Yang and said coldly, “Step aside. The emperor’s life hangs by a thread, and every second counts. Don’t waste time over such matters.”

The Second Prince was reluctant to offend the Meng Family and the Seek Dao Sect, but he knew this was his only chance to seize the throne. According to news from the palace, Emperor Xia had already prepared to issue a decree to pass the throne to his elder brother; however, at this juncture, the emperor had fallen into a coma.

Once the emperor awoke and issued the decree, he would have no more chance at contention!

Success or failure hinged on this moment; he was all in!

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In order to seize the throne, he had colluded with too many people and made too many exchanges of interests; if he were to give in at this time, the forces behind him would not agree.

“What if I refuse to yield!”

“Then scram!” When Meng Potian was young, he roamed the Cultivation World with Old Ma and Housekeeper Xu, originally possessing a bandit-like nature. It’s just that after becoming the family head, his personality had become more restrained.

At this moment, he simply stopped pretending.

“All attack together!”

With an order from Meng Potian, the Elders of the Meng Family struck simultaneously, as the power of the Five Elements circulated, and Yin and Yang energies surged forth.

However, the Second Prince’s side was not to be trifled with, as they also had several cultivators in the Body Integration Realm.

Boom!

The two sides commenced battle above the Jinsha River, the bridge collapsed with a thunderous crash, turning into boulders that splashed into the river with heavy plops.

Fortunately, the pedestrians crossing the bridge had sensed the tension between the two sides early on and had kept a safe distance, not daring to cross the bridge.

Facing the chaotic battle of the Body Integration Realm, Lu Yang couldn’t be of help and had to hide to the side.

But he held an Immortal Peach, which was precisely the focus of the two sides’ battle. Under the river’s surface, a shadow of water locked onto Lu Yang, swiftly closing in.

The river boiled, a mist rising, and chains made of water vapor shot towards Lu Yang.

“Cang Mingzi, you’ve got some nerve!”

A loud shout came from above Lu Yang’s head, the voice containing the true essence of a lion’s roar which shattered the chains.

Cang Mingzi emerged from the water’s surface, and upon seeing the person who destroyed the chains, his pupils shrank abruptly.

“Meng Kuang, when did you reach the Transcendance Tribulation Stage!”

Meng Kuang, Meng Jingzhou’s grandfather, Daoist Buyu’s friend, the great enemy of both the Left and Right Chancellors, and the previous family head of the Meng Family.

“Since when do I have to report to you when I reach the Transcendance Tribulation Stage?”

Meng Kuang grasped a large blade, tracing his palm along the edge of the blade, his blood flowing over it and quickly being absorbed. The blade turned a glaring red and wound around Meng Kuang’s wrist as if becoming one with him.

“To flatter that younger Jiang, daring to steal from the juniors, have you no shame?”

Meng Kuang’s crimson blade whipped up a maelstrom of blood and foul wind. Cang Mingzi’s face changed drastically at the sight, he shouted in disbelief, “The Combat Blade Technique achieved Consummation? How is that possible? The Combat Blade Technique demands nurturing through battles, insights and breakthroughs in wars; there hasn’t been a major war in nearly a thousand years, where did you get the chance to practice the Combat Blade Technique?”

Meng Kuang laughed heartily and swung his blade at Cang Mingzi.

“Idiot, isn’t a business war also a war? How many business battles has the Meng Family been through since I was the family head?”

“Look at this move, Combat Blade Technique: Endless Wealth!”

Cang Mingzi turned into a watery figure, embodying the ideal of supreme goodness like water, overcoming the rigid with the soft. As a cultivator proficient in controlling water at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, he was a natural counter to blade and sword cultivators.

As Meng Kuang’s blade came down, Cang Mingzi split into two, transforming into two separate bodies of water. The two bodies melded back together, leaving Cang Mingzi unharmed.

“How capable do you think you are, old ghost Meng Kuang? Don’t assume that secretly reaching the Transcendance Tribulation Stage makes you my match!”

Meng Kuang chuckled, reaching behind to pull out a big cloth bag, filled to the brim with Top-grade Spirit Stones.

Cang Mingzi’s face became extremely animated at the sight of the big cloth bag. He rushed to check his Storage Ring, only to find that all of his Top-grade Spirit Stones were gone!

“What kind of move is this!” Cang Mingzi cried out in desperation, for those were his Spirit Stones.

“I told you already, this is called Combat Blade Technique: Endless Wealth.”

“Bullshit, there isn’t such a move in the Combat Blade Technique.”

“Business battles are just about turning your money into my money. Isn’t it normal for me to realize such a technique from my business battles?”