Chapter 2519 - 2209: I Will Never Let Him Leave the Border Wilderness Alive

Noticing that the entrance to the ruins was guarded by a Holy Realm expert of the Sky Demon Sect, Song Hong and the other quickly hid.

Ye Hanjiang stared at the motionless entrance of the ruins before him, his expression gloomy to the extreme.

They didn’t understand why the Central State forces suddenly withdrew, but seeing their retreat, Ye Hanjiang seized the opportunity to immediately bring the Holy Realm experts of the Sky Demon Sect to the entrance of the ruins, intending to destroy it.

The result was the same as before; no matter how they bombarded the entrance, they couldn’t cause even the slightest damage to it.

At this moment, a Holy Realm elder approached Ye Hanjiang, saying, "Demon Prince, I fear this entrance cannot be destroyed by human means."

Ye Hanjiang said, "Forget it, if it can’t be destroyed, it can’t be destroyed."

Ye Hanjiang also gave up, they had been bombarding it continuously for many rounds, yet the entrance remained unchanged, likely truly indestructible.

At this time, a disciple of the Sky Demon Sect approached Ye Hanjiang, saluted, and said, "Greetings, Demon Prince."

Ye Hanjiang acknowledged with a hum, then asked, "Have you found out? Why did those Central State forces withdraw from the Border Wilderness?"

The Sky Demon Sect disciple replied, "To answer the Demon Prince, it is said that today Lu Chen emerged from the ruins and instantly killed Pan Rui of the Wind and Cloud Tower with a single move. This frightened the Holy Realm experts of the Central State, so they all chose to withdraw from the Border Wilderness."

Hearing the Sky Demon Sect disciple’s response, Ye Hanjiang was momentarily stunned.

Lu Chen instantly killed Pan Rui of the Wind and Cloud Tower with one move, are you kidding?

If he remembered correctly, Pan Rui should be a Holy Realm expert, right?

How could Lu Chen, a King Realm, possibly kill a Holy Realm expert with a single move?

Before Ye Hanjiang could speak, the Holy Realm elder beside him immediately said, "Impossible! Lu Chen is merely a Border Wilderness native, and only a King Realm cultivator, how could he have the strength to instantly kill a Holy Realm expert?"

The disciple who was gathering intelligence responded, "Elder, this matter is likely true; these pieces of information were gathered from the disciples of those Central State forces."

After a long pause, Ye Hanjiang finally came to his senses.

He looked at the entrance of the ruins and said, "Do you all remember that terrifying power we sensed before?"

Hearing Ye Hanjiang’s words, the elders of the Sky Demon Sect immediately recalled the black column of light reaching the sky they had seen that morning.

At that time, they thought some anomaly had appeared in the ancient ruins.

At this moment, a Sky Demon Sect elder said, "Demon Prince means that terrifying power was the magic released by Lu Chen?"

Ye Hanjiang said, "I’m afraid so, it seems Lu Chen may have already obtained the ancient inheritance from the ruins, hence possessing such terrifying power."

At this moment, a Sky Demon Sect elder asked, "What should we do now? The Saintess is still within the ruins."

Ye Hanjiang thought for a moment, then coldly laughed and said, "Since all the forces of the Central State have already retreated, we have no reason to stay any longer."

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They were here primarily to eliminate Xue Linglong, the Saintess threatening Ye Hanjiang’s status, but now Xue Linglong’s life is unknown, retreating like this, if Xue Linglong returned to the Sky Demon Sect, she might compete with Ye Hanjiang for the position of Sect Hierarch.

At this moment, a Holy Realm elder proposed, "This Lu Chen has terrifying power and has offended the orthodox forces of the Central State, why not let him join our Sky Demon Sect? In this way, our Sky Demon Sect would have another Holy Realm combat power."

Upon hearing this elder’s words, Ye Hanjiang frowned deeply.

According to their intelligence, Lu Chen is not yet fifty years old, if Lu Chen joined the Sky Demon Sect, his position as Demon Prince would likely fall to Lu Chen.

Didn’t he want to eliminate Xue Linglong to solidify his status?

How could he let a prodigy like Lu Chen join the Sky Demon Sect?

Ye Hanjiang then said, "Since the inheritance has already fallen into Lu Chen’s hands, this matter is concluded, we should also return to the Sky Demon Sect."

"As for inviting Lu Chen to join the Sky Demon Sect, let’s leave Elder Xu here to wait, and if Lu Chen emerges from the ruins, Elder Xu will attempt to recruit him, to see if he is willing to join the Sky Demon Sect."

Their apparent purpose was to seize the ancient inheritance and prevent the orthodox forces from acquiring it.

Now that the orthodox forces of the Central State have already retreated, and the inheritance has fallen into Lu Chen’s hands, they have no reason to remain in the desolate Border Wilderness.

As for inviting Lu Chen to join the Sky Demon Sect, Lu Chen’s emergence time from the ruins is unknown.

Leaving so many Holy Realm experts here to guard, what if something happens at the Central State Demon Sect headquarters, and they can’t return in time?

Leaving just one person here to guard is sufficient.

Upon hearing Ye Hanjiang’s command, the other Holy Realm elders immediately said, "Yes, Demon Prince."

As these words fell, Ye Hanjiang led the disciples of the Sky Demon Sect back to the Central State.

As soon as Ye Hanjiang returned to the Flying Boat’s room, he quickly took out a Jade Token, then spoke to it, "Elder Xu, set up the Nine Nether Spirit Locking Array outside the ruins entrance, and once Lu Chen and Xue Linglong emerge, activate the formation to kill them."

In midair, Xu Jichuan was momentarily stunned upon hearing Ye Hanjiang’s transmission.

He quickly reacted, realizing that their Demon Prince did not want Lu Chen to join the Sky Demon Sect.

Lu Chen obtained the inheritance, and with such monstrous talent, if he joined the Sky Demon Sect, there would no longer be a place for Ye Hanjiang.

Xu Jichuan, as an elder of the Demon Prince faction, should help Ye Hanjiang eliminate such a potential rival.

Xu Jichuan subsequently said to the Jade Token, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will not let him leave the Border Wilderness alive."

The Nine Nether Spirit Locking Array can annihilate Holy Realm experts, but it needs a lot of resentful souls.

However, this is simple; just kill all the natives in the Border Wilderness to set up the formation.

It takes some time to set up this formation, but Lu Chen’s emergence from the ancient ruins is unpredictable.

As long as Lu Chen stays in the ruins for a few more months, the Sky Demon Sect will have enough time to set up the Nine Nether Spirit Locking Array.

After the Sky Demon Sect’s flying boats withdrew from Dazhou, Xu Jichuan immediately ordered the remaining Sky Demon Sect disciples to massacre the ordinary people of the Border Wilderness, collect resentful souls, and prepare to set up the Nine Nether Spirit Locking Array.

At this moment, Song Hong looked at Xu Jichuan in the sky, his expression incredibly stern.

The elder beside asked, "Elder Song, what should we do now? Just watch like this?"

Song Hong said, "Even if we went over now, we might not be a match for that Sky Demon Sect elder."

"Moreover, we can’t enter the ruins, so there’s no need to confront them directly. We’ll just guard here, and I don’t believe that Sky Demon Sect elder will stay here forever."

Speaking of this, Song Hong suddenly thought of something and continued,

"I’ve heard that previously, those Central State forces captured many mysterious entities to probe the ancient ruins. We can do the same."

...

Days later.

Within the ancient ruins, Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Lu Chen was laboring on Yun Yudie’s bed.

At this moment, a maid’s voice suddenly came from the doorway, "Lady Yun, someone is here to see you."

Hearing the maid’s words, Yun Yudie knew the mysterious entity she sent to gather information had returned.

She looked coldly at the struggling Lu Chen, pressed his chest with her jade hand, and said indifferently, "That’s enough for today."