641: Beast bones of the same origin? Xuan Tian Sect!

Void Realm.

This is one of the most mysterious areas in the Nine Nether Imperial Capital.

Unlike the towering prominence of Cang Kong City, the Void Realm does not exist within fixed, manifested space, but is hidden within layers of void fault lines.

Throughout the Nine Nether Imperial Capital, boundaries to the Void Realm are everywhere; no one in the outside world knows exactly how many there are.

However, the location of the Main Realm is incredibly mysterious.

Without a guide from within the realm, outsiders could spend a thousand or ten thousand years and still never hope to find the entrance to the Main Realm.

It stands alongside Cang Kong City and the Xuantian Sect as one of the three top powers in the Nine Nether Imperial Capital.

Deep within the Main Realm, inside a great hall suspended in broken space.

A man stood with his hands behind his back.

The Void Realm Lord.

He was the king of this void land, a terrifying existence on the same level as Netherworld Heaven.

At this moment, he was not Cultivating; instead, he was staring fixedly at a Magic Treasure floating before him.

It was a bone.

The bone was an eerie grayish-white color, covered in naturally formed, complex patterns that seemed to contain some supreme truth of heaven and earth.

This bone was vibrating.

"Buzz—"

Visible ripples spread out from the bone. With every vibration, the already unstable void around it collapsed further, revealing pitch-black, terrifying cracks in time and space.

The Void Realm Lord reached out, attempting to soothe the restless bone, only to be repelled by a tyrannical force.

This beast bone originated from the same Nether Beast as the treasure held by Cang Kong City!

Back then, not only did the City Lord of Cangkong pay a great price to obtain a piece of this Beast God Bone, but after Netherworld Heaven departed, this Void Lord also found a way to acquire one.

Even separated by hundreds of millions of miles, there was a natural Bloodline resonance between the two beast bones.

However, because the Void Lord obtained his later, he had Sealed the beast bone in his hand so its Bloodline fluctuations wouldn't spread outward, while still allowing it to receive the resonance from the piece in Cang Kong City.

Normally, this resonance was so weak it was almost negligible, and the Void Lord didn't pay it much mind.

But today, it had turned violent.

That intense fluctuation was clearly transmitted into the Void Realm Lord's Sea of Consciousness.

"Could it be that something related to the Nether Beast... has appeared!"

The Void Realm Lord's voice was low, carrying a hint of irrepressible trembling.

It wasn't fear.

It was greed.

If he could obtain it, the strength of his Void Realm would surely experience a massive leap!

At that time, Cang Kong City and the Xuantian Sect would all grovel at his feet!

"Cang Kong City really has good Luck... however, they are in the light while I am in the dark, which is a perfect opportunity."

The Void Realm Lord took a step forward.

Without any warning, his figure instantly vanished from the hall.

The void cracks healed silently behind him as if he had never existed... Xuantian Sect.

This was a massive Sect built against a mountain, with beautiful scenery and a vast expanse!

Inside a secret chamber in the Sect's Forbidden Ground.

The Xuantian Sect Master, Xuan He, sat cross-legged on a massive piece of Cold Jade.

His hair and beard were entirely white, his face gaunt, and he was surrounded by a faint green Immortal Qi, giving him the air of a transcendent immortal.

Recently, undercurrents had been surging in the Nine Nether Imperial Capital. The City Lord of Cangkong was in seclusion, and there were movements in the Void Realm, making him sense a hint of unease.

Only by increasing his strength could he gain the confidence to face future turmoil.

"Father!"

An urgent voice broke the silence of the secret chamber.

The Restriction fluctuated as a middle-aged man strode in.

He was the Grand Elder of the Xuantian Sect and also the Sect Master's eldest son, Xuan Xinghai.

Usually steady in his actions, he was now flushed and breathing heavily, clearly having brought some extraordinary news.

The Xuantian Sect Master slowly opened his eyes, not blaming his son for his rashness.

"Why the panic?"

Xuan Xinghai took a deep breath to calm his racing heart and said in a lowered voice:

"Father! I have just intercepted a piece of top-secret intelligence! It leaked from within Cang Kong City!"

"Speak."

"The intelligence says that the First Highness of Cang Kong City, You Mingcheng, took advantage of the City Lord's seclusion to take a supreme treasure from the core treasury! Moreover, he has already left Cang Kong City alone and is heading toward the outskirts!"

A sharp light flashed in the Xuantian Sect Master's cloudy old eyes.

The First Highness?

That You Mingcheng who had only just taken power?

"Alone? Carrying a supreme treasure?"

The Xuantian Sect Master asked back, his tone carrying a hint of amusement.

"Exactly!"

"How do you see this?"

Xuan Xinghai nodded heavily, then frowned again.

"Father, I have thought about it carefully and feel that this matter... is a trap."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"Cang Kong City is heavily guarded. Since the First Highness has just taken power and his Foundation is unstable, why would he leave the city with a supreme treasure at this critical juncture? Furthermore, this news spread too quickly and too easily, as if... someone intentionally shoved it into our hands."

Xuan Xinghai paused, his tone turning cold.

"The struggle for succession among the nine sons of Cang Kong City has long been no secret. This is likely a trick played by the other Highnesses, wanting to use us as a blade to kill the First Highness!"

The Xuantian Sect Master looked at his son, a gratified smile appearing on his face.

"Correct."

"The fact that you can see this layer shows you haven't been blinded by greed."

"Killing with a borrowed knife—this is an open scheme."

"If we really make a move and kill the First Highness, the City Lord of Cangkong will surely hold us accountable when he emerges from seclusion. If we fail to kill him, the First Highness will view us as mortal enemies once he takes full power in the future."

Xuan Xinghai bowed:

"Father is wise! Then we..."

"Do nothing."

The Xuantian Sect Master closed his eyes again.

"Setting aside whether this news is true or false, even if it is true, our Xuantian Sect cannot be this knife. Among the three major powers, a surface-level harmony must be maintained."

"Yes! I will go now to deal with those spies and suppress the news!"

Xuan Xinghai took his orders and turned to leave.

However.

Not long after this news spread.

Inside the Second Highness's estate in Cang Kong City, someone was pacing back and forth, sometimes frowning, sometimes revealing a fierce expression:

"If there is only this one piece of news, I'm afraid it's not explosive enough."

The Second Highness stood by the window, looking at the gloomy sky outside, playing with a message Jade Slip in his hand.

He knew the character of those people very well.

They wouldn't act without seeing certain profit.

The mere title of a 'supreme treasure' might attract some desperate criminals, but it probably wouldn't draw those people out... He had to add more fuel to the fire.

A fire sufficient to burn away their reason.

"It seems I need to add another piece of information on top of the original news."

The Second Highness frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then crushed the jade pendant in his hand!