In the inner courtyard at the back of the mansion, Gongsun Yuanzhou and Lu Chuan were sitting opposite each other. There was a Go board in front of them. The chessboard was simple, but it seemed to be quite special. It was not like ordinary wood. It exuded a faint chill and seemed to be made of black ice. The black and white chess pieces already occupied most of the board.
"Now that the fish has entered the net, when do you plan to close the net?"
Lu Chuan held Bai Luozi and spoke softly.
"Don't worry, the formation has been set up. The main hall here is the core of the formation. It won't be too late to take action after the fish comes in."
Gongsun Yuanzhou Heizi fell down and said lightly.
"Thousand Faces has some tricks, and he can actually persuade Myriad Spirits Sect and Ten Absolute Sect, seven Divine Form Martial Artist, it's such a big battle, if the seven Divine Form are defeated, it will be a bit tricky." Lu Chuan picked up a white stone and dropped it at will. Obviously, his heart was not as calm as Gongsun Yuanzhou.
"Commander Lu, times have changed. Now that Myriad Spirits Sect and Ten Absolute Sect are involved, it saves me the trouble."
Gongsun Yuanzhou spit out a sentence lightly, and at the same time the last word fell.
"You lose, Commander Lu."
"Shuang'er!"
City Lord's Residence In the outer courtyard, Wan Jun did not hesitate at all. A layer of dark green luster appeared on his hands. He held Blue-Gold Cage, and soon the thick and tough cage was torn apart.
He grabbed the unconscious Wan Shuang from the cage and held him in his arms.
He eagerly checked his physical condition.
After confirming that apart from being extremely weak, there was no danger to his life, his anxious heart relaxed a lot.
Immediately, a raging anger arose.
"Gongsun Yuanzhou, how dare you really do something to me Myriad Spirits Sect!!"
At this moment, his heart was filled with murderous intent.
Although he had thought about this possibility before, seeing this scene with his own eyes completely made him unable to suppress the anger in his heart.
"Sect Master Wan, don't get angry yet, don't forget the true purpose of our trip."
Seeing Wan Jun's anger, Qi Ning comforted him softly from the side.
"I know." Wan Jun took a deep breath and understood that he couldn't be exposed yet.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, he put Wan Shuang on his back and prepared to continue towards the inner courtyard of City Lord's Residence.
City Lord's Residence occupies a large area and is divided into two courtyards: an inner courtyard and an inner courtyard. The outer courtyard is basically used for official business, and only the inner courtyard at the end is where you can rest and practice.
According to the information, Gongsun Yuanzhou spent most of his time practicing in the inner courtyard, so he is naturally there now.
The few people did not stop and were about to go deeper when Qi Ning suddenly spoke.
"Wait!"
"What's wrong!?"
Tian Jue Old Man and the others frowned and looked over.
Qi Ning also frowned slightly, turned his wrist, and took out a black stone pendant from his arms.
At this time, a faint light was emerging on the black stone pendant.
Tian Jue Old Man, Wan Jun and others were a little confused when they saw this scene.
But Lan Man and Black Eagle, who were wearing blue robes and masks, had unexpected looks in their eyes.
"Why does the star stone light up at this time?"
The star stone is one of the communication tools in Dark Star, and can also be used to determine the location.
However, star stones are basically only used in emergencies.
The glowing star stone indicates that something is going on, and it also means that there are star stones nearby.
There are not many star stones. In their operation this time, only Qi Ning brought one star stone, and the other star stones were in the station. How could it light up at this time?
"There is a situation." Qi Ning frowned.
"What are you waiting for? If you delay for a long time and let Gongsun Yuanzhou notice it, it will not be so easy to attack and kill him..."
Tian Jue Old Man urged impatiently, they took a lot of risks this time, and nothing could go wrong. Although all the soldiers from the outer courtyard were killed by them, there might be soldiers from the inner courtyard coming out at some point. As time goes by, the risk of exposure will become greater.
Hearing this, Qi Ning also showed a bit of hesitation on his face. Now they are on the verge of taking action. If they don't continue to act, Gongsun Yuanzhou will definitely be on guard, and they may not have the chance to take action again.
So for a moment, she couldn't help but hesitate.
On the other side, Lin Sheng in Prefecture City looked at the fluorescent star stone and already sensed its approximate location. This was the star stone that Yellow Dog gave him when he left the station, specifically to determine the location.
He frowned, still uneasy after all, and the next moment his figure had disappeared into the ground.
Although it has been determined that Qi Ning and his party are now among Prefecture City, there is no big movement in the city now, so it should still be too late, as long as they are quick enough.
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In the outer courtyard, Qi Ning pondered for a moment, and finally put away the jade, with a look of determination on her face.
"Operation continues, speed up."
After saying that, she took the first step towards the backyard of the mansion.
Lan Man and Black Eagle looked at each other. Although there was some hesitation on their faces, they followed up without saying anything.
Wan Jun was carrying Wan Shuang, who was still in a coma.
He wanted to check its condition carefully, but unfortunately now was not the time, so he had to hand it over to another elder in the sect for the time being.
He is not weak in strength and is also the main force in the operation. Naturally, he cannot carry Wan Shuang with him.
But what he didn't notice was that when Wan Shuang was handed over to the elder of the sect, a black light flashed across Wan Shuang's hanging black hair.
Bang——
Just as everyone quickly disappeared into the courtyard, a sudden explosion came from the City Lord's Residence gate.
The explosion was mixed with the thunder in the sky.
It may not be audible to ordinary people's ears, but for them like Divine Form realm, it is naturally very clear.
Everyone stopped immediately, with a look of surprise on their faces.
Although they didn't know what happened, such a movement would definitely not escape the attention of the masters in the mansion.
"Damn, what's going on!?"
Tian Jue Old Man couldn't help but curse.
The next moment, the wall of the courtyard where several people were located exploded, and a thin figure emerged.
"Death!"
Tian Jue Old Man reacted very quickly and threw his hand forward with great force.
However, a flash of cold light directly destroyed his strength.
The person who took action was none other than Qi Ning.
"Ghost Face, why are you here?"
Looking at Lin Sheng appearing in front of him, although his figure had changed a little from before, he still recognized his identity at a glance.
"Golden Leopard is Imperial Court's spy. This action is a trap. Move quickly."
Lin Sheng said in a concise and concise voice.
"What!?"
Hearing this, Qi Ning and others were shocked.
"Leave now! Leave first and then talk."
Although she was horrified, she did not hesitate and immediately ordered the evacuation.
At this time, in the main hall of the inner courtyard.
Gongsun Yuanzhou The two of them also heard the explosion coming from the outer courtyard.
Gongsun Yuanzhou, who originally looked calm, seemed to have noticed something at this time, with a cold look on his face.
"Want to run!"
He snorted coldly, stretched out his finger and pointed at the center of the chessboard in front of him.
In an instant, the chess pieces on the ancient chessboard flashed with ice blue luster.
As the ice blue luster appears, the luster instantly spreads outwards as quickly as the substance.
At the same time, his figure had disappeared into the hall. Lu Chuan on the side, although his reaction was two beats slow, quickly followed him.
At the same time, a blue light curtain suddenly appeared around the entire City Lord's Residence, exuding a bone-chilling feeling.
"No, it's Ice Ghost Great Array!!"
Qi Ning The group of people looked at the large formation in front of them, their expressions became a little ugly. At this moment, they finally understood that this trip was indeed a trap, a trap aimed at all of them.
"Damn!!"
Old Tian Jue looked extremely ugly.
Another Wan Jun also looks ugly.
Obviously this plan will not work out. If something happens to them, the sect will definitely not end well.
"This is not the center of the formation, and the formation is not powerful enough. We will not be able to trap us for long with all our strength."
At this time Qi Ning spoke in a deep voice.
As he spoke, the dagger in his hand, which was completely black, had already landed on the light blue light screen in front of him with tyrannical force.
A harsh noise sounded, and although the light curtain was not damaged, it shook like water ripples.
Seeing this, others also took action with all their strength.
Except for Lin Sheng, the people present were all Divine Form Martial Artist, with extraordinary strength. At this moment, they all exploded, and a series of ferocious attacks immediately bombarded the light curtain.
The light blue light curtain kept shaking. Although it did not break, the amplitude of the vibrations became larger and larger. At the same time, the luster emitted was slowly dimming. It was obvious that it would be broken soon.
Lin Sheng also punched continuously on the light screen, and the feedback felt like it was bombarded on Hundred Refinements Azure Gold. It was very tough, which fully showed the strength of this formation.
He thought of Blood Demon Great Array who trapped Phantom Demon Beast in Lin'an County City.
This formation should be at the same level as that Blood Demon Great Array.
The formation that can trap Demon Beast can be seen. Although it is not the center of the formation, its power is not weak. Even if multiple Divine Form Martial Artist take action at the same time, it will take some time to rush out.
Although he appeared in time to stop everyone from going deeper, the formation was now activated, which undoubtedly meant that the hunter was about to close the net.
Others naturally thought of this too.
"If this continues, Gongsun Yuanzhou may have already led his men to surround us before we can break the ice ghost formation."
Tian Jue Old Man said in a deep voice. While speaking, he did not stop moving his hands and struck the light screen one after another.
"Ice Ghost Great Array?"
Lin Sheng was equally anxious in his heart. Feeling the bone-chilling coldness emanating from the formation, he suddenly thought of something.
The big hand rested on the light blue light screen, and the next moment Golden Flames emerged from the palm.
"What are you doing!?"
Tian Jue Old Man noticed this scene and frowned.
He naturally doesn't have much patience for a Bone Tempering warrior.
Although the other party took a huge risk to break into City Lord's Residence to send a message, in his opinion, the flaw in this matter lies with Dark Star.
If they hadn't discovered the spy, how could this difficult situation have arisen.
Lin Sheng didn't even look at it, and used all his strength to activate the flames. As Golden Flames continued to pour out, the surrounding temperature immediately increased, eliminating the original coldness.
Seeing that the other party was ignoring him, Tian Jue Old Man had a chill in his eyes, just when he was about to say something else.
The light curtain suddenly flickered at an extremely fast speed, and the blue light quickly dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seeing this, Qi Ning's eyes lit up, he took a deep breath, and the black dagger in his hand glowed brightly. Amidst the dense sonic boom, the powerful dagger pierced the much dimmed light screen.
This time, the dagger directly pierced the light curtain. Qi Ning put more force in his hand, and the dagger danced, cutting a half-human-sized gap in the light curtain in the blink of an eye.
Although there was a break in the light curtain, it quickly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it didn't take long for it to return to its original state.
"Let's go!"
After she finished speaking, she grabbed Lin Sheng and got out directly.
The other people didn't stop for a moment and rushed out in a flash..
A few breaths later, two figures appeared in front of the mansion door one after another, but they only saw a pile of corpses.
"How is it possible? Although they are not the center of Ice Ghost Great Array, they should not have become a breakthrough formation so quickly."
Lu Chuan looked at the gap in the light curtain that was only the size of a bowl and was still shrinking, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Could it be that there are late Divine Form stage masters among them!?"
"No, there should be some way to restrain the Ice Ghost Formation, so I managed to escape by luck."
Gongsun Yuanzhou spoke in a cold voice, his face as gloomy as water.
Wisps of black lines appeared on the top of his head, and it could be seen clearly that there seemed to be densely packed things under his skin, constantly surging, trying to break through the skin.
His original plan was to wait and see in the inner courtyard. When these people entered the center of the formation, they would naturally be unable to escape. Unexpectedly, he was about to succeed but fell short. This made him feel a violent emotion in his heart.
At this moment, more and more black lines were surging on his head, almost covering his entire head, and his body exuded a strange and evil aura. Lu Chuan on the side frowned secretly.
Suddenly, he raised his hand, and the five fingers stretched and turned into slender flesh touches, and they were buried in the corpses on the ground. As the corpses of officers and soldiers shriveled up, they turned into Mummified Body. The black marks on their heads finally stopped spreading and returned to the body. The strange aura that originally emanated from their bodies also disappeared.
After what happened just now, Gongsun Yuanzhou's expression returned to calm.
Boom——
A thunder exploded in the sky, lighting up the entire Prefecture City.
Gongsun Yuanzhou squinted his eyes and looked somewhere outside the city, with a cold look on his face.
"They can't escape. It's just a pity that they don't have the chance to catch them all in one fell swoop. They have to spend more effort..."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure had already rushed out of the formation and galloped away.
Seeing this, Lu Chuan hesitated for a moment and quickly followed.
Outside Prefecture City.
Several figures shuttled rapidly, like phantoms quickly moving away from Prefecture City.
It wasn't until it was dozens of miles away from Prefecture City that it stopped in a Dense Forest.
"Qianmian, you Dark Star must give us an explanation for this matter. I, Myriad Spirits Sect, am no better than you, Dark Star. Now that the plan has failed, I'm afraid there is no place for our two factions in Tiannan Prefecture."
As soon as everyone stopped, Wan Jun had already spoken in a deep voice, with a very ugly look on his face.
"That's right. Fortunately, you were able to survive so long under the pursuit of Imperial Court without even noticing that there were spies under your command. This time, you must give an explanation to both my factions."
Tian Jue Old Man also echoed in a deep voice.
"Explain, what explanation can I give? Imperial Court can arrange spies among us, and there will only be more of you two factions. Moreover, Beast Taming Army's matter is obviously aimed at sect families like you. If you don't want to solve it, Gongsun Yuanzhou will take action against you sooner or later."
Before Qi Ning could speak, Lan Man had already taken the lead and replied coldly.
"You..." Upon hearing this, a dangerous aura immediately emerged from Tian Jue Old Man's body.
"What are you!?" Lan Man opened the black umbrella in his hand, and the same aura came out of his body.
"Sect Master Wan, Master Xiang, things have happened. There is no point in talking about this now. We should think about how to deal with it. Since Imperial Court can lay a trap, he obviously wants to catch them all."
Looking at the two people who were at war with each other, Qi Ning said slowly, thus relaxing the atmosphere.
"Tian Er, return to the sect quickly and let them start preparations."
Tian Jue Old Man snorted coldly, ignored Lan Man, snorted coldly, and explained something to the tall and strong sect elder behind him.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
The sect elder also knew that the situation was serious, so he turned around and disappeared into the forest after responding.
Seeing this, Wan Jun took Wan Shuang from the elder behind him and said a few words.
They had already prepared for the worst before coming out, so they naturally had measures to deal with it.
However, he did not wait for the Myriad Spirits Sect elder to leave.
Boom.
Deafening thunder sounded, and lightning flashed across, shining Dense Forest into a brief light.
Lin Sheng suddenly turned his head and looked towards the side of the forest.
Several other people obviously noticed something looking at Lin Zhong.
Elder Tianjue Sect, who had just left, was standing blankly in the forest hundreds of meters away, looking at them with wide eyes.
"Tian Er, what are you doing..."
Tian Jue Old Man asked with a frown.
But the next moment he saw a scene that horrified him.
I saw the early Divine Form elder slowly falling to the ground, revealing a bald man behind him with a mouth full of white teeth, smiling at them.
"Gongsun Yuanzhou!!"