"BOOM!!"
The ground beneath the Great Xia Capital shook ever more violently, the Dragon Vein wailing like a grieving cry.
At this very moment, Liu Qiushui was deep within the imperial palace's underground chambers.
The depths underground should have been dark and damp, steeped in the stench of decay.
Yet this place shone with brilliant light, radiance blooming everywhere.
Liu Qiushui gripped a blood-red gourd tightly in both hands, chanting under her breath. Mysterious runes emerged from her body one after another, circling ceaselessly around that blood gourd.
At the same time, the Dragon Vein, once tranquil and auspicious, suddenly let out a low, mournful cry.
Liu Qiushui was wholly focused on casting her spell.
The blood gourd in her hands continually flickered with an eerie glow. Strands of golden Dragon Qi surged from beneath the earth like smoke and were drawn into the blood gourd.
As the Dragon Qi poured in without end, the blood gourd grew increasingly heavy.
In this land, with the Old Emperor's assistance—
Liu Qiushui had been able to slip in without a sound.
For this operation, Liu Qiushui had gathered Asura Hall's Left and Right Protectors.
Two Tribulation Crossing Stage great powers.
Along with Asura Hall's many elite members.
And the Old Emperor's trusted confidants. Once they seized the Dragon Vein, the matter would be settled. Even if the various factions in the capital realized what was happening, it would already be too late!!
"..."
The city-protecting grand formation swiftly activated.
The Great Xia worshipped cultivator, a peak Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivator, had previously been deliberately sent away by the Old Emperor.
The old Chief of the Imperial Observatory had also left the Great Xia Capital two years ago to travel the world.
At this moment, only two peak Body Integration Realm Cultivators controlled