159: Sima family layout

Northwest corner of Liangyuan Province.

Luo Hui City, spanning a thousand miles.

"Sixth Elder, all the secret realm stones have arrived safely!"

Hearing his subordinate's report, Sima Lie nodded, letting out a long sigh of relief.

The previous two incidents where their goods were intercepted had truly made the Sima Family quite apprehensive.

The next moment, a sinister aura suddenly rose from Sima Lie's body.

He became incredibly terrifying!

Pfft!

Under the terrifying aura, a nearby guard actually strangled himself, committing suicide!

And Sima Lie's face was constantly twisting, as if he could lose control at any moment.

Just then, a distant guard quickly activated a Formation.

Under the white light, the aura on Sima Lie's body finally receded.

As his will recovered, Sima Lie wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He took out a pocket dimension bag from his embrace, his eyes showing a trace of lingering fear as he said, "This thing is truly deadly. If Sima Luotang were here, with her Feng Shui Bloodline suppressing it, I would never lose control!"

"Hurry and build the underground Feng Shui Formation, and invite these nine great gods down!"

That's right,

Inside that pocket dimension bag were exactly nine coffins!

They contained the corpses of the nine strongest emperors from the ancient era.

Even after nearly ten thousand years since their deaths, the aura they emitted was still extremely terrifying.

Just a wisp of it would make him, a Body Integration Stage Cultivator, experience a life-and-death torment!

Each corpse within represented the Luck of a Dynasty.

The Sima Family planned to use them to form a Nine Ring Aura Bureau, to help the Sima Family accumulate Luck and Break through the Bottleneck of becoming a supreme Family!

Once they Break through the Bottleneck, the Sima Family could escape the suppression of imperial power, break free from the control of the mountain and river map, and even ignore the rules left by Xuanyuan Wentian!

This was currently the Sima Family's most important plan!

All these coffins were forged from celestial wood, inscribed with ancient heaven-avoiding magic Formations, making them undetectable even by the mountain and river map!

The reason the Sima Family had remained hidden for so long was that

the construction of these nine emperor coffins was one of the core reasons!

Their current emergence was precisely to utilize the Luck of the nine prefectures to activate the Luck of the nine emperor coffins, helping the Sima Family Break through the Bottleneck of becoming a supreme Family!

Sima Lie, the Sima Family's top forging Great Master!

He was the overall person in charge of the construction plan for the Sima Family's main base in Liangyuan Province this time.

Therefore, the task of placing the nine emperor coffins naturally fell to him!

However, the aura of these nine emperor coffins was too strange and powerful; as a Cultivator in the Body Integration Stage, he couldn't keep them on him all the time.

He had to take them out from time to time and place them in a Soul Suppressing Formation for a Seal!

Sima Lie, holding the pocket dimension bag, entered the Ancestral Hall and placed it on the offering plate.

"Please Old Ancestor, activate the Soul Suppressing Formation!"

The next moment, yellow light emanated,

and the Evil Qi on the pocket dimension bag gradually receded.

Sima Lie's eyes were fixed on the pocket dimension bag, fearing any problems.

Because this matter was a top secret of the Sima Family, only a few people in the entire Sima Family knew about this item.

In fact, the Sima Family wished they could devote all their strength to guarding these nine emperor coffins.

But now the Jiang Family was keeping a close eye on their current construction, and they absolutely could not let them discover the existence of this item!

Otherwise, the Sima Family would likely suffer an unprecedented blow!

Therefore,

to confuse their opponents, the Sima Family had no choice but to deploy a large number of troops to guard the Secret Realms.

They only sent a "normally excellent" small team to protect Sima Lie.

Among those currently building the Sima Family's main base,

only Sima Lie and an Old Ancestor in the Ancestral Hall Secret Realm knew the specific details.

That Old Ancestor was a Cultivator at the Undergoing Tribulation Great Perfection stage, inspecting all details within the Secret Realm.

Should any accident occur, that Old Ancestor would directly violate Xuanyuan Wentian's rules and personally send that pocket dimension bag back to the Extreme Cold Land!

A moment later, Sima Lie retrieved the pocket dimension bag, put it back into his embrace, and then relaxed his tense nerves.

"Old Ancestor, Sima Lie takes his leave!"

Sima Lie bowed and left the Ancestral Hall.

Returning to the construction site, moving mountains, digging foundations, arranging Formations, and guiding spiritual Qi,

one Divine Ability after another was displayed back and forth in the center of the site, a lively scene.

Just then, a guard team rushed over.

"Sixth Elder, urgent message from Feng Shi!"

Sima Lie activated the communication talisman, and a message appeared in his mind.

His eyes suddenly gleamed, and he said, "Send the Twelve Eagle Guards to Cloud Marsh Prefecture, Upper Executive's wind chime has rung!"

The captain of the guard team asked doubtfully, "What if something goes wrong here...?"

Sima Lie shook his head and calmly said, "It's fine, we don't just rely on the Twelve Eagle Guards to monitor those three hundred and sixteen Secret Realms!"

"We also have seventy-two Sentinel and six hundred and sixty Dark Eyes!"

"Upper Executive is extremely important, they must bring Upper Executive back!"

The guard team stood at attention and replied, "Understood, I will relay the message!"

Watching the departing Twelve Eagle Guards, a fierce look appeared in Sima Lie's eyes.

Indeed, just as Feng Shi had predicted!

The other party still harbored ill intentions towards the Sima Family!

Although the Twelve Eagle Guards on the surface were transferred away, the Sima Family had secretly added over a thousand surveillance points, allowing them to see every place without any blind spots!

Come on, let me see who exactly it is, causing trouble for the Sima Family repeatedly!

The sun gradually set, and the foundation Formation, combined with the Feng Shui arrangement, had been completely built.

Even the outer city protection Formation was also completed!

Now, whoever comes, without his permission, it will be impossible to leave Luo Hui City!

In the main hall, Sima Lie felt puzzled.

Is that all?

Had the other party given up?

Just then, a guard came to report.

"Sixth Elder, Rong Rui has arrived with His Majesty's imperial decree to announce it!"

Sima Lie thought to himself, "Is it that Great Eunuch from the Jiang Family?"

"Is it a bit late to come now?"

"The Formations have already been set up completely. As long as there's any disturbance, no one will be able to leave Luo Hui City!"

"But it's not stable yet, the nine emperor coffins haven't been placed, so I must be careful!"

...

Jiang Family,

The sun had just set, and Han Qian was already waiting for Jiang Lin in the room.

Today, she was graceful and dignified, with extremely delicate light makeup on her face.

Her originally flawless, delicate face now had a touch of maturity.

At this moment, Jiang Lin had just finished guiding Xia Shirou's cultivation and helped her refine her True Qi.

As night fell, Jiang Lin returned to his residence, with Xia Shirou reluctantly seeing him off.

"Husband, you're back!"

Han Qian excitedly greeted Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin's eyes lit up; this woman was truly too immersed in the role!

If he didn't have self-awareness, he would really think she was his lawfully wedded wife.

But Jiang Lin wouldn't forget that he had killed her brother in front of her!

This girl was probably faking it to gain his trust, waiting for the right moment to avenge her brother!

This gentle trap, in this life, I will not fall for it.

On the surface, Jiang Lin gently nodded, looking at Han Qian with doting eyes,

and at the same time, handed her a yellowed ancient Secret Manual.

"The Record of Mechanical Puppets"!

"I don't have much to give you; this Secret Manual is very suitable for your Bloodline, so I'll give it to you!"

Han Qian's face instantly showed the joy of a young woman, and she excitedly took the Secret Manual.

"Thank you, Husband!"

"Let me take Husband to see my Divine Ability!"

"You absolutely won't believe how beautiful it is inside!"

Jiang Lin nodded,

the next moment, he appeared in a misty space.

At its center was a mysterious light, making the surrounding vision appear illusory and dreamlike.

Jiang Lin instinctively narrowed his eyes, looking at the mysterious light in the center of the space.

It was a towering tree emitting a faint white glow.

It was surrounded by creatures resembling fireflies.

It was on an island,

The island was surrounded by a shimmering lake...

It formed a beautiful and ethereal paradise.

Was this the Bodhi Tree, which all Great Cultivators dreamed of?