443: The Second Divine Jade, the End of the Jade Holder

“Yes!”

Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu responded in unison.

Thousands of Demon Suppression Guard and Tiger Brave Army had long been ready to go. Upon receiving the order, they quickly marched into Wu Prefecture City.

Before coming to Wu Prefecture City, they had already thoroughly investigated the forces colluding with Wu Ling King. Now that the time was right, they directly uprooted these forces.

The Wu Spirit Royal Mansion occupied the best treasure land in the entire Wu Prefecture City. The guards went straight to the Dragon's Den, storming outside the mansion.

Bang!

Wang Chao kicked open the iron gate of the Wu Spirit Royal Mansion and coldly shouted, “The Lord has an order, leave no one alive!”

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

...

Chu Jiang’s personal Demon Suppression Guard, who had followed him in battle and devoured a large amount of Cultivation resources, almost ninety percent of them had achieved a Breakthrough to the Divine Power Realm or above, with the weakest being at the Peak of the Golden Core Realm.

Confiscating property and exterminating clans was already second nature to them.

In a short while, the entire Wu Spirit Royal Mansion was surrounded.

“How dare you! This is the Wu Spirit Royal Mansion, the current Your Majesty’s imperial uncle, a noble of royal blood. You are not allowed to act wildly here, get out of my sight!”

“Do you still have any law? Imperial family members can only be judged by the Celestial Observatory. No one has the right to interfere!”

“Mere Demon Suppression Guard, trespassing into a Royal Mansion, is a capital offense!”

For a time.

Inside the Royal Mansion, shouts of curses rang out. They brought up the court laws, attempting to deter the Demon Suppression Guard and make them retreat in the face of difficulty.

However.

Their response was the gleaming Demon Suppression Blade.

Since the experts had been sent out by Wu Ling King in advance, the mansion was severely lacking in high-end combat power, and there was basically no decent resistance.

Soon, blood flowed like rivers, and corpses lay everywhere, with severed limbs and broken arms.

The aristocratic families in Wu Prefecture City were all terrified. This Chu Jiang was truly a God of Slaughter. He had just repelled the Eternal Mother and, without a moment's delay, directly suppressed the Royal Mansion.

Some families who had just survived the disaster and hadn't even had time to celebrate were plunged into panic, as they discovered the Tiger Brave Army had entered their mansions and began a massive slaughter.

These forces were, of course, closely allied with the Wu Spirit Royal Mansion, and their crimes were no less severe than those of the Royal Mansion's people.

“Beast!”

“Damn Chu Jiang, I was just burning incense and praying to Buddha for you, and in a blink of an eye, you come to kill me. You are not a human, you...”

“Eternal Mother, I was wrong, come back quickly and take care of this scoundrel!”

From wishing Chu Jiang dead—to hoping Chu Jiang would win—to wishing Chu Jiang dead.

This was the emotional journey of some families in the city, a rollercoaster of emotions.

For moderate offenses, the entire clan would be ransacked.

In Wu Prefecture City, wails filled the air. Apart from a few stubborn ones, almost no one resisted.

At most, they would lose some money, but if their lives were gone, they were truly gone.

Even the State Secretary Office and the high-ranking officials of the Wu Prefecture Army chose to turn a blind eye, pretending to be unaware, as appropriate blindness could ensure their safety.

But they still couldn't escape suppression. Chu Jiang came to the Three Prefectures to thoroughly clean up the cancerous elements of the Three Prefectures, so he naturally couldn't leave any future troubles.

In the Palm World, Wu Ling King's aura was weak. It had to be said that the Azure Wood Emperor Skill was indeed Heaven-Defying. Even under such refinement, he could survive for so long, always clinging to a breath of life.

“Chu Jiang, spare this King. I truly have an astonishing Opportunity to share with you!”

“We can cooperate in the future!”

Wu Ling King spoke with difficulty.

“Speak!”

Chu Jiang said indifferently.

“You first release this King, and then this King can tell you...”

Wu Ling King said in a deep voice.

“Nonsense, this Dominator is not interested in knowing now!”

Chu Jiang's eyes were cold, and the two-fold Law Domain erupted. With a large grasp, the Palm World instantly became a frozen hell. A towering ice finger pressed down on Wu Ling King, which was precisely the Ice Seal Finger.

Crack!

Wu Ling King's ten great heavens froze, his magical power, and even his Soul, were instantly sealed by ice, rendering him half-crippled.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

A mysterious item hidden within Wu Ling King's cave heaven, and a deep blue spatial ring.

Were taken into Chu Jiang's hand.

“Chu Jiang, you... quickly return it to this King!”

Seeing the item in his cave heaven being taken away, Wu Ling King turned pale with fright.

This item was a rusty iron box, locked with a copper lock. Even a Rongtian Stage Soul and the True King's Eye could not peek into it at all.

Seeing this item.

Chu Jiang's eyes widened. This thing was too similar to the iron box he obtained in the Purple Flame Demon Sect. The only difference was the lock.

Chu Jiang immediately started scanning!

“This item is special. Do you want to spend a thousand years of Lifespan to scan it?”

“Yes!”

【One of the Eight Divine Jades, Key to open the Divine Tomb (2). The Divine Tomb is the burial ground of the ancient gods. Collecting all eight Divine Jades can grant the Opportunity to become a god.】

(Note: This iron box has been Sealed. If opened, it will be like a lamp in the dark, attracting the prying eyes of unknown existences.)

Indeed.

This was the second Divine Jade key, still sealed by an iron box.

“Don't open it, it's not time yet!”

Wu Ling King saw Chu Jiang staring at the iron box, panicked, and quickly reminded him, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.

“Where did you get this Divine Jade!”

Chu Jiang said indifferently, putting the rusty iron box into the purple gold gourd.

“You... how do you know about this item!”

Wu Ling King's eyes trembled slightly. Not many people in this world knew about the existence of the Divine Jade. This iron box could block all Divine Sense probes, so no one knew what was inside.

Even he only heard about it.

“When this Dominator speaks, you just answer!”

Chu Jiang said coldly.

“This was personally given to me by the Eternal Mother for safekeeping. She said that when the time was right, she would come to retrieve it herself.”

“As compensation, she would explore the ancient Divine Tomb with this King, seeking the Opportunity to attain the Dao and become a god.”

“The Eternal Mother once said that those who possess the Divine Jade, or the forces that possess it, will prosper for a period of time, but their ultimate end will be extremely tragic!”

“At first, I didn't believe it. After all, I witnessed prosperity, constant Opportunities along the way, rapidly increasing strength, obtaining secret methods to Break through the upper limit, becoming the Dominator of the Three Prefectures, controlling the changing tides. I thought the bad Luck had dissipated, but it turns out it wasn't that it wouldn't come, but that the time hadn't arrived.”

Wu Ling King sighed.

Now, the Wu Spirit Royal Mansion, which had been passed down for two thousand years, met the fate of having its entire family exterminated, which confirmed the words of the Eternal Mother.

He understood now.

This Divine Jade carried both Luck and a curse.

Those who possessed it ultimately met an extremely tragic end.

The Eternal Mother probably gave him the Divine Jade for safekeeping because she was afraid of suffering misfortune and affecting her own destiny.

She would retrieve the Divine Jade when the time was ripe in the future.

Hearing Wu Ling King's words.

Chu Jiang instantly understood.

No wonder.

The Divine Jade's owner never personally held it, always letting others hold it on their behalf.

Either given to a small School in a remote prefecture, or to some important figures, promising to explore the Divine Tomb with them.

This thing, if carried, would bring misfortune.

It would kill people without consequence.

However, this thing accumulated slowly, and only exploded when it reached its limit.

It always started with several hundred years.

It didn't affect him much.

After a few hundred years, he would probably have already attained the Dao and become a god, or even surpassed a god.

But why was the Divine Jade from the Purple Flame Demon Sect already in his hands?

After so long, it was logical that the other party would have already known about the destruction of the Purple Flame Demon Sect, and the iron box would most likely have fallen into his hands.

Why didn't they come to snatch it?

Could they already be dead?

Chu Jiang shook his head, no longer thinking deeply, and turned his gaze to the deep blue spatial ring, forcefully erasing Wu Ling King's Divine Sense imprint with his Peak Divine Sense.

After some investigation.

Chu Jiang's face showed joy, and he secretly thought, “This Wu Ling King really has a lot of treasures!”