121: Ants seeking death

"It seems the jade book iron voucher really is with you?"

Hearing that the item he came for was indeed with Nalan Shu, Shen Lian immediately became interested.

"Hand over the jade book iron voucher, and I will spare your life."

"Hmm?"

Nalan Shu's eyes narrowed; he had not expected the visitor to make such a demand.

"Your Excellency, this makes things very difficult for this prince. If you truly desire this item, you must win the tournament, and at that time, this prince will surely present it to you with both hands."

"Nonsense!"

Shen Lian let out a deep shout, cutting off Nalan Shu's next words.

"You dare to stall when it comes to something I, Shen Lian, want? That grandstanding game of a tournament is just a waste of cultivation time."

"Does Your Excellency intend to take it by force? This prince will remind you, this is Liyang City."

"And then what? A mere royal city can restrain ants and trash, but can it restrain me in the slightest?"

Shen Lian spread his hands and said indifferently.

"Hand over the jade book iron voucher, and you can remain unharmed. Otherwise!"

Boom—

A wave of Qi surged, and the reinforced steel rock slabs behind him shattered instantly.

Seeing this, Nalan Shu couldn't help but tighten his grip on his wine goblet, saying in a tone of extreme restraint: "Does Your Excellency think that just because you have a profound cultivation Foundation, you can act recklessly in Prince Jings Estate?"

As soon as he finished speaking, four figures immediately appeared around Nalan Shu.

These four were all Cultivators of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, each looking at Shen Lian with sharp eyes.

However, Shen Lian couldn't even be bothered to glance at them.

"You don't actually think that with these four ants by your side, you can rest easy, do you?"

When these words were spoken, the four Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators felt their dignity offended and immediately shouted at Shen Lian: "Kid, you'd better see who your opponent is before being arrogant. This is the first time I, Gao Tianci, have seen someone dare to speak to me like that."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Gao Tianci was directly pulled into Shen Lian's hand by a powerful suction force.

Shen Lian took the opportunity to seize him by the neck, lifting him above his head with one hand.

"What..."

The other three were stunned to see this scene.

Gao Tianci had the highest cultivation among the four; even those of the same Realm rarely found themselves his match.

Yet now, he had been seized by the throat in a single encounter.

The newcomer's cultivation must be at least the Primordial Chaos Realm...

"You, let go, I..."

Gao Kaiyang felt difficulty breathing; the Spiritual Qi in his body seemed to have been drained in an instant, and he was in agonizing pain, his face contorted.

"Now, do I have the qualifications to speak to you like that?"

Shen Lian asked sternly, but Gao Tianci could not utter a single word at this moment.

"Since you have chosen to default, then as the price for offending me, I can only let you die without a complete corpse."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yin and Yang Qi flashed instantly in Shen Lian's hand.

"Ah..."

Boom—

After a scream, Gao Tianci exploded and died.

"Ah—"

Seeing such a terrifying scene, the other three immediately trembled with fear.

As for Nalan Shu, he kept stroking his chest, looking extremely terrified.

"Now, do you still want me to continue?"

Shen Lian asked in a deep voice, taking a light step forward.

The other three immediately took a step back.

"Cough, cough—"

Nalan Shu coughed twice in a hurry, then stood up and bowed to Shen Lian: "Fellow Daoist Shen's cultivation is profound, and your Foundation is unfathomable. Since that is the case, why should this prince make an enemy of you for a mere worldly object?"

After speaking, he produced a jade scroll: "The jade book iron voucher is here. I ask for Your Excellency's understanding."

"Hmph."

Shen Lian snorted coldly, directly drawing the jade book iron voucher into his palm, and then sensed it for a moment.

"This Spiritual Artifact seems to be a key to open a certain Barrier?"

After confirming that the jade book iron voucher was not the Origin lost in his past life, Shen Lian could not help but feel a little disappointed.

But that inexplicable power was telling him that this jade book iron voucher was not simple.

He still put away the jade book iron voucher and turned to walk out of the estate.

"Your Excellency, please stay your steps."

Just as Shen Lian was about to leave the hall, Nalan Shu called out to him in time.

Shen Lian did not look back, just flicked his sleeve, and said very impatiently: "What else do you want?"

Nalan Shu: "This prince hopes that Your Excellency can stay in the estate and do this prince a favor."

Shen Lian: "Help you? Are you worthy?"

"Your Excellency has taken this prince's jade book iron voucher; shouldn't you pay something in return?"

"Hahahaha!"

Shen Lian couldn't help but laugh wildly.

"If you want to make Shen Lian pay a price, you must first have the ability to negotiate that price. Bluffing will only make your life worthless!"

After speaking, Shen Lian walked to the entrance of the estate and stopped again, turning his head slightly.

"Possessing absolute power yet still playing at schemes and calculations—the base nature of the imperial family is truly beyond saving."

Leaving a cold breeze behind, he departed with flair.

Watching Shen Lian's departing back, Nalan Shu's eyes darkened, and he gradually fell into deep thought.

"Your Highness, this..."

"You all withdraw first. Today's matter was due to my lack of consideration; I have caused you all to be alarmed. All of you, go down."

After dismissing the guards, Nalan Shu looked at Xue Zhirou, who had already fainted, sighed lightly, bent down to scoop her up, and walked into the sleeping quarters.

"I have wronged you, sigh."

...

After coming out of the estate, Shen Lian looked at the jade book iron voucher in his hand, feeling very irritable.

"It seems this Origin is not here. Apart from accelerating the circulation of Spiritual Qi in the body, this jade book iron voucher has no other use. How could something like this be considered a Spirit Treasure? Heavenly Dao, do you know how serious the price for deceiving Shen Lian is!"

Thinking of this, he instinctively felt the urge to destroy the jade book iron voucher.

But just at this moment, someone behind him shouted urgently: "Fellow Daoist Shen, you must not be impulsive."

Shen Lian turned around to look, and it was Zuo Qianyue looking at him with a face full of smiles.

"It's you, Zuo Qianyue?"

"It's a good thing I reminded you in time. If you had destroyed it just like that, I'm afraid you would have regretted it too late."

"What do you mean? Does this item have other uses?"

Zuo Qianyue nodded: "Of course, I only heard it, but the jade book iron voucher was originally left behind before the fall of the previous Saint-Grade dynasty. It is said that with this jade book iron voucher, one can open the previous dynasty's imperial mausoleum and obtain wealth that can rival the entire domain."

Shen Lian listened and scoffed: "Mere worldly possessions, what use are they to me?"

Zuo Qianyue: "Besides these, more importantly, there is a vast power circulating within the imperial mausoleum. If one can absorb this power, one's cultivation will surely increase significantly. What's more important is that there is a Saint-Grade Cultivation Technique containing infinite power inside. If one can obtain it, there will be no more obstacles on the path of cultivation."

Shen Lian's expression tightened. After thinking quietly, he asked: "Do you know where the previous dynasty's imperial mausoleum is?"

Zuo Qianyue thought for a moment: "I don't know the specific location, but after the previous dynasty was destroyed, a Golden Immortal Temple inexplicably appeared on the ruins of the old capital. I think we can start from there."

"Where is the Golden Immortal Temple?"

"Two thousand li north of Liyang City, but it is guarded by heavy troops of the Immortal Dynasty, making it difficult for ordinary people to get close."

Shen Lian listened and immediately became spirited: "In this world, there is only the place I don't want to go, there is no place I cannot go. Golden Immortal Temple, is it? I must go and investigate it."

After speaking, black clouds flashed within his body, immediately transforming into a netherworld chariot, carrying Shen Lian as it sped rapidly toward the outside of the city.

Zuo Qianyue was left empty-handed. Watching the chariot drive away, he was stunned for a long time before shouting loudly: "Fellow Daoist, I haven't gotten on yet! I haven't gotten on yet! Damn it, wait for me, don't leave me behind!"

As he spoke, he immediately chased desperately in the direction Shen Lian had sped off to.