Fleeing for Their Lives

Besides being a master of assassination, Emperor Jing was also quite knowledgeable in other areas.

For example, he is involved in techniques such as divination, feng shui, formations, character assessment, and chess skills, making him a truly all-around master.

Of course, this omnipotence is relative to those who don't understand it.

For example, Emperor Jing's political skills were of a high standard, but they were nothing compared to those of the Prince of Liang, let alone the King of Huainan.

Emperor Jing was also very skilled in feng shui. After the battle of Lingnan, Emperor Jing found an auspicious site for himself near Chang'an City and even oversaw the construction of the Yangling Mausoleum, making proper arrangements for his funeral.

This unique and unconventional approach once led the Empress Dowager to believe that Emperor Jing was acting out of spite, but she also acknowledged Emperor Jing abilities in feng shui and formations, since she herself was not an expert in these areas.

When disaster struck Yangling, the Empress Dowager felt it was all retribution.

If she had cared more about Emperor Jing back then, if Emperor Jing had listened more when discussing matters with her, perhaps many things could have been avoided.

The Empress Dowager stumbled backward from in front of the imperial tomb, and Cheng Bushi hurriedly came forward to help her.

"Leave! Leave this place! There's something wrong with the imperial tomb!"

The Empress Dowager could faintly smell the stench of decay brought by the Sha Qi.

If it weren't for the coffin lamp of the Daoist Ran Deng, the area outside the imperial tomb would surely be filled with Sha Qi, making it difficult for even a large number of elite soldiers to escape.

"Hurry!" the Empress Dowager urged.

"Please welcome the Empress Dowager!"

Cheng Bushi understand the situation in Yangling, but the Empress Dowager was clearly not one to speak carelessly.

This was an unusual display of urgency from the Empress Dowager.

He shouted and reached out to grab the person, disregarding the Empress Dowager's sacred body, and scooped them up, running towards the carriage.

After leaping onto the carriage, Cheng Bushi grabbed the coachman's whip and raised it, sending the carriage galloping off.

"Withdraw the troops! The rear ranks become the front ranks! Mount your horses and retreat from Yangling immediately!"

Cheng Bushi shouted.

In an instant, the sounds of armor and horses galloping filled Yangling, and the ground trembled as the horses galloped.

"Empress Dowager, how are you feeling?"

Cheng Bushi asked the Empress Dowager, who was sitting in the carriage.

"It feels very uncomfortable..."

The Empress Dowager was about to say that she felt very unwell, but the shadow that had been hanging over her heart seemed to suddenly recede.

She could even sense the reversal and dissipation of the Incantation Technique.

The person who cast the spell behind the scenes also encountered trouble; the opponent's spell returned to them.

The consequence of the Technique Method's backlash is that the other party will also suffer the effects of the Incantation Technique. The Empress Dowager was injured, and the other party will inevitably suffer the same injury.

The chaos at Yangling left her feeling utterly dejected. The Empress Dowager felt this chaos was unpleasant, but she now sensed that even this accidental turn of events had its advantages.

The other party must be lurking nearby, cursing her, and it's highly likely that the Incantation Technique was interrupted due to the influence of Sha Qi.

She was able to survive with the help of the Life-Creating Pill, but the other party might not be able to. Moreover, the other party did not have a spirit coffin lamp, so being swept away by the Sha Qi was inevitable.

"Hahaha!"

After thinking it through, the Empress Dowager burst into laughter.

She was severely injured, but as the holder of the highest power in the Great Han Dynasty, she had various ways to prolong her life.

She also bore the weight of the Great Han Dynasty's fate, and was more resilient than others.

She didn't dispel the Sha Qi from her body, but she outlasted her opponent in this battle of Incantation Technique.

She won a narrow victory, while her opponent suffered a crushing defeat and may already be dead in some hidden space.

"I wonder if Liu Qi entrusted Liu Che with any special burial objects in that tomb, or if that old bastard Zhu Jiuyin just left them behind when he came last time. It's truly hateful!"

The Empress Dowager laughed heartily at her opponent who had cast the curse behind the scenes, but she couldn't help feeling a mix of bitterness and resentment.

Given the Sha Qi aura, she wasn't sure how many people she would need to send to Yangling to resolve the issue.

If the Sha Qi in Yangling cannot be resolved, Daoist Randeng will be unable to sever the source of similar Sha Qi connected to her body, making it difficult to eliminate these ever-renewing and ever-present Yin Sha Qi.

This is merely the prelude; whether the subsequent burning of Sha Qi will be effective and will not damage her body remains unknown.

The Empress Dowager sometimes felt that she could endure a few more years of lingering existence, but she also harbored resentment.

"Living on for several years... Oh no!"

As the Empress Dowager examined herself, she fell into deep thought and finally realized the kind of curse she was under.

"It's a life-threatening technique! They're taking advantage of my declining cultivation level and serious health problems to weaken me!"

Recalling the pain that had befallen her time and time again, the Empress Dowager was horrified.

If the person behind the curse hadn't been less skilled in divination, she would already be dead.

The Life-Creating Pill can only provide her body with a continuous source of repair, but it will not extend her lifespan.

Once the effects of the medicine wear off, the complications she suffered from the Incantation Technique will inevitably appear.

"This is outrageous!"

After figuring things out, the Empress Dowager was furious, realizing that she had ultimately not escaped this Incantation Technique attack.

If she could uncover the person behind the curse, she would definitely skin them alive to quell her hatred.

"That precious object seemed equally afraid of my coffin lamp; instead of coming out to fight me, it ran away!"

The Daoist priest holding the coffin lamp shouted from the sky, leaving the depressed Empress Dowager at a loss for words.

If the treasure mentioned by Daoist Ran Deng was in Emperor Jing's tomb, she could have identified it by sending assassins. However, Daoist Ran Deng mentioned that the treasure had escaped, which made the Empress Dowager doubt the veracity of his words.

The Empress Dowager even suspected that the Daoist priest Ran Deng had set up a bewitching trap and was just spouting nonsense to fool her.

The Sha Qi in Yangling was not eliminated, and the Sha Qi within her body also remained. In the end, the other party did nothing, while she still had to find people and treasures for Daoist Randeng.

"How could a treasure possibly escape? Did it transform into Sha Qi spirit?" the Empress Dowager said angrily.

How did the treasure escape?

The Daoist Ran Deng paused mid-air, holding the coffin lamp. He pondered for a few seconds, then gestured repeatedly with his hands.

"Perhaps the treasure escaped by using the zombies and spirits in this mausoleum. You know, these treasures possess sentience, and their behavior is difficult to define," said Daoist Ran Deng. "Just like my lamp has some sentience, and the Demon-Revealing Mirror in your Chang'an City also has some sentience, often automatically flying up to slay demons. There are also some ginseng babies running around everywhere. These treasures with sentience are difficult to measure using normal Law Treasure theories!"

The Daoist Ran Deng felt a little uneasy.

He dejectedly offered a long explanation, then pondered the Empress Dowager's health problems, which made him feel that he was unlikely to solve her problem.

If the source of the Sha Qi cannot be addressed, it will keep Sha Qi within the other person's body, and it can never be completely eradicated.

If you don't do things well, the chances of the other party sincerely helping you are low.

Even if the Empress Dowager was broad-minded and selfless enough to help, Daoist Ran Deng felt that the other party's frail body was not destined for long and he might die soon after helping him.