234: Space Lockdown, Junior Tutor Chen Yuan

Zhao Pan turned his head abruptly, his Divine Sense sweeping through every inch of space within a radius of several miles like a storm, yet he captured nothing.

Mo Heng and Gongsun Jing also unleashed their Divine Sense to search, their expressions equally unsightly.

They didn't even detect any spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Who?!" Zhao Pan's hair and beard stood on end, his roar echoing throughout Black Wind Valley. His Undergoing Tribulation pressure erupted uncontrollably, shaking the surrounding rocks until they crumbled and fell.

He felt he had been played, and in front of the Prince, the County Prince, and two opponents of the same level, he had lost all face!

Qi Ming came to his senses, his face alternating between green and white.

Especially thinking about how he had just bragged in front of Wang Zhiqing, yet now couldn't even catch a glimpse of the immortal transformation grass, he was filled with shame and anger, and his gaze towards Zhao Pan even carried a hint of resentment.

Wang Zhiqing took a light breath. Who on earth possessed such powerful means?

Meanwhile, the culprit, Chen Yuan, had long since distanced himself from Black Wind Valley silently like a phantom, under the concealment of his Perfection Realm Void Shadowless Art.

He had used his spatial Divine Ability twice to obtain the immortal transformation grass.

Chen Yuan circulated his movement technique, and just as he stepped outside the entrance of the Soul-Dropping Abyss, a sudden change occurred!

"Hum—!" A grand and vast humming sound suddenly rang out from the void in all directions!

Immediately after, an invisible light screen instantly locked onto the entire space around Chen Yuan.

"Spatial Lock?" Chen Yuan's heart shuddered, his figure forced to a halt by this sudden binding force!

Under a Spatial Lock, no aura could hide.

Chen Yuan was also forced to reveal his true form.

The person who cast this Spatial Lock was none other than someone from Prince Xiangs Estate.

They had made two preparations; even if Zhao Pan failed to obtain the immortal transformation grass and it was snatched by someone else, that person wouldn't be able to leave the Soul-Dropping Abyss.

"Who are you?" A thunderous shout rang out from the lead guard commander of Prince Xiangs Estate.

"Look quickly, the immortal transformation grass is actually in his hands!" "It's the immortal transformation grass!"

Chen Yuan's expression changed slightly, but he quickly calmed down.

He took out a dark black bead covered in spatial runes with his right hand, which contained powerful spatial destructive force.

This was the spatial treasure used to forcibly tear open space—the Space-Breaking Bead.

Such a treasure was extremely rare even in the Qitian Dynasty. Yet, Chen Yuan had a whole storage ring full of them.

"Crack!" Chen Yuan crushed the Space-Breaking Bead without hesitation!

A violent surge of spatial power instantly erupted, slamming into the barrier of the Spatial Lock. In an instant, it tore open a crack only large enough for one person to pass through.

Chen Yuan's figure turned into a stream of light, and just as the guards of Prince Xiangs Estate attacked, he narrowly entered the spatial crack!

"Boom!" The huge palm print from the angry guard commander of Prince Xiangs Estate struck the spatial barrier, causing the entire space to shake violently, but it failed to stop Chen Yuan.

The spatial crack quickly closed and disappeared after Chen Yuan entered.

"Space-Breaking Bead?! He actually has such a treasure!" The commander's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, his heart filled with shock and anger.

Since the opponent had this item, his background was likely not simple.

At this moment, Qi Ming, Qi Hao, Wang Zhiqing, and others had also arrived near the exit in their carriage, just in time to see the final scene of Chen Yuan crushing the Space-Breaking Bead and disappearing into the spatial crack.

They also saw the fleeting glimpse of his side profile when he was forced to reveal his form, and the clear immortal transformation grass in his hand.

"Where is the person? Where is the immortal transformation grass?!" Qi Ming jumped off the carriage in a hurry and roared at the grim-faced Zhao Pan and the guards.

"Prince, please forgive us!" The guard commander hurried to Qi Ming to apologize. "That thief... possessed a high-quality Space-Breaking Bead and forcibly tore open a corner of space... and escaped. We are incompetent!"

"Trash! You are all trash!" Qi Ming was so angry he stomped his feet. Watching the cooked duck fly away, especially in front of Wang Zhiqing, made him lose all face.

"Prince." The commander said quickly, holding a slightly glowing Jade Slip in his hand. "The Spatial Lock Formation forced that person to reveal his form, and the Formation runes have already engraved his appearance into this Jade Slip."

Zhao Pan snatched the Jade Slip and sank his Divine Sense into it. The Jade Slip trembled slightly, revealing a refined figure in green robes.

"Immediately make multiple copies of this image, distribute them to all forces of the Estate, and notify the Imperial City Guard to issue a wanted notice for this scoundrel throughout the entire territory! Anyone who dares to rob Prince Xiangs Estate must pay the price!" Zhao Pan ordered through gritted teeth.

At this moment, Wang Zhiqing, who had been staring closely at the image on the Jade Slip, suddenly let out a soft "Eh." A flash of shock crossed her beautiful eyes.

She hesitated for a moment, then spoke softly, her voice clearly reaching everyone's ears: "This person... I think I recognize him."

"What? Sister Zhiqing, you recognize this thief?" Qi Ming turned his head sharply to look at her.

Qi Hao also cast an inquiring gaze. He looked carefully at the image on the Jade Slip, and his brows furrowed slightly, as if he also felt it looked somewhat familiar.

Wang Zhiqing nodded, her tone carrying a hint of uncertainty: "If I am not mistaken, this person should be Mr. Chen, Chen Yuan, who was recently appointed by His Majesty to serve as Princess's sword Dao teacher. His Majesty even specially bestowed upon him the title of junior tutor."

"A few days ago, when the court announced new appointments, I saw the portrait submitted by the court painter in my father's study... It is at least 70-80% similar to this person in the Jade Slip."

Qi Hao, reminded by her, immediately recalled it as well and added: "Young Miss Wang is right. It is indeed junior tutor Chen. I heard that this person's sword Dao cultivation is unfathomable, and His Majesty values him quite highly. I just didn't expect it to be him." He glanced at the Jade Slip in Zhao Pan's hand.

"junior tutor Chen? Princess's teacher? That wild kid who popped up from nowhere?!"

Qi Ming was stunned for a moment, then, like a lit powder keg, instantly flew into a rage, his voice filled with extreme anger: "Rebellion! This is total rebellion! A mere junior tutor, nothing more than a teacher for a Little Girl!

To put it nicely, he is a teacher for the imperial grandchildren; to put it bluntly, he is just a dog with some skills raised by our royal family! He has the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard to dare to rob our royal family's things?! To rob this Prince's immortal transformation grass?!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, especially thinking about how he had just made promises in front of Wang Zhiqing, only to be intercepted by a royal teacher he looked down upon. This was simply a great humiliation!

"Elder Zhao!" Qi Ming looked at Zhao Pan with red eyes. "Return to the Estate immediately! I want to see Father! This matter cannot be let go just like that! I want Father to submit a report to His Majesty to severely punish this lawless Chen Yuan! Retrieve the immortal transformation grass! And charge him with the crime of insubordination and stealing royal treasures! I want to see whether His Majesty protects an outsider or his own family!"

His chest heaved violently with anger, and he spoke without thinking: "What kind of teacher did they find? It's simply inviting a wolf into the house!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhiqing frowned imperceptibly, but did not speak.

Zhao Pan's face was dark as he put away the Jade Slip. Involving the internal affairs of the royal family, things had become complicated. He glanced at the furious Qi Ming and the thoughtful Qi Hao and Wang Zhiqing, knowing he must return immediately to report to Prince Xiang for a decision.

"Gather the team, return to the Estate!" At Zhao Pan's command, the group from Prince Xiangs Estate surrounded the carriage and quickly left the Soul-Dropping Abyss.

Leaving behind only a mess and countless Loose Cultivators who were secretly relieved or gloating.

A legend about a mysterious expert snatching food from the tiger's mouth and toying with three great Fourth-Turn Undergoing Tribulation experts began to spread quietly.

Meanwhile, Chen Yuan, the center of the incident, had already appeared in a barren mountain thousands of miles away.