The Immortal-Slaying Plan Begins, the Great Explosion on Jade Spring Mountain

The Temporary Palace Villas are especially quiet tonight.

There wasn't even the chirping of cicadas or birds.

It was as still as a stagnant pool, yet shrouded in a chilling killing intent.

After a deathly silence,

Suddenly, a deafening explosion rang out.

The entire Temporary Palace Villa looked as if it had been blown away by an erupting volcano.

The earth cracked.

The palace collapsed.

Trees and grasses disappeared.

Flames roared into the sky.

A terrifying shockwave swept across the entire Jade Spring Mountain, and the intense tremors even shook the Capital, which was more than ten miles away.

The State-Guarding Eldest Princess's Residence

Xiao Zhaohuang was listening to the report from the Black-Clad Mysterious Person.

Most of the criminals who dared to slander the Immortals have confessed and been executed. The remaining remnants are trapped in the Capital and have no way to escape. It is only a matter of time before they are all wiped out.

All rumors and gossip have been suppressed, and no one in the entire Capital dares to spread them anymore.

As for the officials of the Ministry of Works and the Bureau of Astronomy,

Unable to withstand the severe torture in the Imperial Prison, he revealed some information.

The saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal secretly transported into the Jade Spring Mountain Temporary Palace Villa every day, though they didn't know what they could be used to make, were only known to be materials that the Alchemy sect) often used for Daoist School.

I've heard it's extremely powerful, but also very unstable.

If one is not careful, the entire Alchemy room will be blown up.

A single furnace of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal could collapse a house, and the amount of these materials transported into Cloud Spring Mountain every day would easily exceed ten thousand catties.

Wouldn't that mean the entire Temporary Palace Villa would be razed to the ground?

Upon hearing this,

Xiao Zhaohuang could no longer sit still.

"Immediately summon all the Phoenix Plume Guards; I must go to Jade Spring Mountain immediately."

But as soon as he finished speaking,

A loud roar was heard, and the study shook violently.

It was like an earth dragon turning over.

He can't even stand up straight.

Xiao Zhaohuang was startled at first, then seemed to realize something.

He immediately rushed out of the study.

Then, in the direction of Jade Spring Mountain outside the city, flames roared into the sky and thick smoke billowed into the heavens.

Temporary Palace Villa.

She was ultimately too late.

Xiao Zhaohuang's eyes widened in fury, and his entire body radiated a murderous aura.

She had just sworn a few days ago that she would never allow the Immortal to suffer any harm, but now she had been thoroughly slapped in the face.

"Father... Emperor..."

After uttering those two words through gritted teeth, Xiao Zhaohuang's expression was instantly replaced by panic and anxiety.

Then, anxiously, he rushed to the stables.

She had to confirm the Immortal's safety immediately before confronting her father, the emperor.

"Immediately notify all Phoenix Plume Guards to rush to Cloud Spring Mountain with utmost urgency. Also, convey the princess's decree to mobilize the Five-City Military Commands and impose martial law throughout the city. No one is allowed to leave the city; anyone who disobeys will be punished on the spot."

Unlike the Eldest Princess, who was blinded by anger and worry, the Black-Clad Mysterious Person was clear-headed enough. Although this action was presumptuous, the matter was urgent, and she could not care about the hierarchy and etiquette. She immediately issued orders on behalf of the prince.

The Ministry of War Minister's Residence.

"Master, Yan'er has locked herself in her room for days, refusing to eat or drink, and won't answer the door when we knock. What should we do?"

Outside, Madam Zhang wiped away her tears, speaking with worry and heartache.

"He only became like this after returning from Jade Spring Mountain. He must have had some conflict with the Immortals. A mental illness requires a mental cure; what can we do?"

Zhang Erhai also looked worried at this moment.

"Why don't you go to Jade Spring Mountain tomorrow and ask the Immortals for help?" Madam Zhang suggested.

Upon hearing this,

Zhang Erhai looked at Madam Zhang as if she were a fool.

"You overestimate me. What am I? Countless princes and generals in the Capital can't even get through the gates, yet I, a Minister of the Ministry of War, don't even have the right to go up the mountain."

"Besides my son, who else in the entire Capital can freely come and go from the Temporary Palace Villas?"

Zhang Erhai said with a wry smile but also with pride.

"But we can't just do nothing, can we? If Yan'er continues like this, something bad will happen."

Madam Zhang said with great concern.

"Don't worry, this brat is no ordinary person after being blessed by the Immortals. He won't die even if he doesn't eat or drink for ten days, let alone go for a few days without food or water."

Zhang Erhai offered words of comfort, but the envy and jealousy in his tone were hard to conceal.

"Nonsense! I don't think you're worried about your son at all. How could I have married such a heartless man like you?"

Madam Zhang pounded Zhang Erhai's chest with her small fists, her eyes brimming with tears.

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was an elderly couple flirting.

But with a deafening roar and a violent shaking of the house, the elderly couple's expressions suddenly froze.

Zhang Erhai turned and walked out from under the eaves.

After seeing the flames and thick smoke in the direction of Jade Spring Mountain,

He was immediately filled with shock and horror.

Those Immortals live on Jade Spring Mountain.

Could the earth-shaking tremors just now have been caused by Immortals?

After all, apart from Immortals,

Who could possess such supernatural Divine Ability and strength?

Wrong,

Even if Immortal wanted to cast Law Technique, they wouldn't do it in their own immortal abode.

Could it be...?

Zhang Erhai immediately turned his gaze towards the direction of the palace.

A chilling, terrifying thought suddenly surfaced in his mind, and he felt a bone-chilling cold rush from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Driven to the brink by the Eldest Princess, does His Majesty intend to slay immortals and gods?

What audacity! What utter rebellion!

Zhang Erhai panicked.

I panicked completely.

Having spent half his life in the military and long in the imperial court, he had never felt so flustered as he did tonight.

Regardless of whether His Majesty's plan succeeds or not,

The power dynamics between the imperial court and the Liang Kingdom will absolutely undergo a dramatic transformation.

"Yan'er, stop pretending to be dead, come out quickly, something has happened to the Immortal."

Zhang Erhai turned around and ran quickly outside, frantically banging on the door.

"What? Something happened to my older brother?"

The door, which had been closed for several days, was finally opened.

With red-rimmed eyes, disheveled hair, and a haggard, dejected look, Zhang Qingyan rushed out of the house.

When he saw the towering flames and thick smoke in the direction of Jade Spring Mountain, which his father was pointing to, his face immediately showed anxiety and worry.

"No, I want to go to Jade Spring Mountain. I want to see my older brother."

As he spoke, Zhang Qingyan was about to rush towards the gate, but Zhang Erhai grabbed him.

"Father, you tried to stop me that day, do you still want to stop me now?"

Zhang Qingyan said angrily, her voice filled with anxiety.

"You brat, with something this serious happening, the entire Capital must be under martial law. How are you going to get out?"

"I don't care, even if it means death, I'll break out of here. All I care about is my brother's safety."

Zhang Qingyan said hysterically.

"It's not like I disagree. Just wait, take my Military Credential. The commander at the north gate used to be one of my soldiers; he'll let you out of the city."

After saying that,

Zhang Erhai then walked towards the study.

"Hurry up and fetch a horse for your young master! Your brains are all filled with mush. This family will fall apart without its father."