Chapter 362: First Sight of the Emperor
The half-day that Snow Blue said meant the speed at which she walked with those men, and Ye Qing would save at least half of the time if she went alone.
Snow Blue offers a location in a hidden valley that looks like an ordinary mountain from the outside, surrounded by a large river.
The place where the Holy Fire Emperor is located is in the middle of this mountain, and it needs to be passed through a secret passage at the bottom of the river. Because this mountain is protected by an ancient array, the strength of the demigod-level is not broken. And there are also a large number of mechanisms in the secret passage at the bottom of the river, and those below the martial saint will die if they are in the first trap.
Under such strict protection, the whereabouts of the Holy Fire Emperor were still investigated by the King of Zhenbei, which showed a very serious problem. That is, there may be a mole, the place where the Holy Fire Emperor is located is an absolute secret, Snow Blue has never told her subordinates, and only a few core people on the eldest prince's side know.
However, for the time being, it is not the time to investigate whether there is really a traitor, and the most important thing now is to protect the safety of the Holy Fire Emperor. Princess Lan Xue told Ye Qing that in fact, the Holy Fire Emperor's injuries had healed, but his cultivation had not returned to his peak state, as long as he could successfully complete this retreat. The cultivation of the Holy Fire Emperor will return to the original demigod realm, and even have the opportunity to impact the god-level realm.
Along the way, Ye Qing did not meet the people of the King of Zhenbei, nor did he meet the people of the eldest prince. Ye Qing guessed that the eldest prince's men had already arrived, and the people of the king of Zhenbei were likely to be dispatched. This time it is likely to be a conspiracy.
The place where the Holy Fire Emperor was located was so secretive, and there were so many means of defense. Although the strength of the King of Zhenbei is good, there will be no more than five Martial Saint powerhouses under his command. It's hard to threaten the Holy Flame Emperor.
Ye Qing has already come to the river, it should be said that it is a lake. The lake is thousands of miles in circumference, completely surrounding the mountains on the side. The mountains looked very vague, and Ye Qing knew that it was because of the formation. If you go rashly, there will definitely be no return.
The soul power quickly probed at the bottom of the river, and it didn't take long for Ye Qing to discover a hidden hole. Originally, Ye Qing would not have been able to discover this cave, but there were some True Yuan Force fluctuations left at the cave entrance, and it should have been someone who had entered it.
After looking around, no one was following. Ye Qing threw himself directly into the river and headed towards the entrance of the cave.
The river was blocked by the golden light on Ye Qing's body, and where Ye Qing walked, the river automatically parted to both sides, which looked very spectacular.
The entrance to the cave is not large, and only one person can pass through. Ye Qing scanned it with his soul power and found that there was no one guarding the cave, but there were many places that exuded faint energy fluctuations. These should be the mechanisms in the cave, but Ye Qing didn't know how to avoid them. I could only walk in cautiously.
There is no water in the cave at all, it is a dry path. On both sides of the cave wall, there are night pearls for lighting, which are of various colors and look extremely beautiful.
Every time Ye Qing approached the mechanism, he would use a flash step to pass over, so that he would neither use the mechanism nor damage it.
In the belly of the mountain, there were already more than a dozen people in it at this time. It was a small palace-like existence, and a majestic man sat on the top chair, slowly breathing his body. There was a group of people standing below him, led by the eldest prince that Ye Qing had seen. Behind the eldest prince were three martial saint powerhouses, one of whom was ruthless. The last ten people were all masters of the ninth level of Wuzun, and they looked more like dead soldiers under the eldest prince.
The group didn't say a word, they stood there like puppets. But their eyes were cold, as long as the eldest prince gave an order, he would definitely dare to break into any place.
"Father, the king of Zhenbei seems to have discovered this place and is sending someone over. We need to be prepared. ”
The eldest prince looked a little anxious, and seemed to be a little jealous of King Zhenbei.
The man in the seat slowly opened his eyes, still looking cold.
"It's a matter of time before he finds out, so there's no need to panic. Most of my strength has been restored, and even if the King of Zhenbei comes in person, he will not be able to take advantage of it. It's just that the matter of impacting the god-level realm will be delayed. ”
Hearing the words of the Holy Flame Emperor, the Great Prince was visibly relieved.
"Father, the son thinks this matter is a little strange. I doubt ......"
Before the eldest prince could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Holy Fire Emperor, "Needless to say, I know it in my heart." ”
Suddenly, the Holy Flame Emperor looked up at the glowing wall beside him.
"Someone broke in, and they were able to avoid the traps with clever tricks. ”
The eldest prince looked back and saw a man walking down a narrow path on the glowing wall, sometimes stopping, sometimes moving fast.
"Father, this person is Lan Xue's friend, it should be that Lan Xue asked him to come to protect his father after receiving my notice. ”
The Holy Fire Emperor glanced at the eldest prince, and then thought for a moment.
"Interesting, this little guy is not simple! If he is really a friend of the three girls, he is a good assistant. The fact that he was able to come here shows that he has won the trust of the three girls, and he should be a trustworthy person. ”
The Holy Flame Emperor raised his right hand, and a True Yuan Force struck a raised wall. The entire underground palace suddenly trembled slightly, and then regained its calm.
Ye Qing in the secret passage was engrossed in observing those hidden mechanisms, and he was very careful with every step.
Suddenly, the secret passage trembled slightly. Silence fell on, and even those energy fluctuations disappeared without a trace.
"Looks like they found out about me and shut them down. So it is true that the people of the king of Zhenbei have not yet come. ”
Ye Qing thought in his heart, and then sped up and walked forward.
Soon, Ye Qing came to a stone gate. As he approached the stone doors, the two stone doors opened automatically.
Ye Qing smiled slightly, and then stepped in.
There were not many people in the main hall, there were fifteen people in all. One of the middle-aged men with the most powerful aura sat on a stone chair at the highest point, and a domineering aura naturally emanated from his body. This momentum is not deliberately pretended, but formed by being in that position for a long time. Others can't pretend even if they want to.
The others were the Grand Prince and his men, and one of the old men was Bloody and Ruthless. Seeing Ye Qing coming in, he smiled slightly. There are also two old men with strong breath beside the bloody hands ruthlessly, which should be the other two martial saint powerhouses under the eldest prince.
The people standing in the back row were all masters of the ninth level of Wuzun, and there was an aura of slaughter on these people, and Ye Qing saw that they seemed to see a human-shaped murder weapon.
Ye Qing walked to the middle and saluted the middle-aged man in the seat.
"Ye Qing has seen the Great Emperor!"
The expression of neither humility nor arrogance made the Holy Flame Emperor nod slightly.
"I already know Ye Shaoxia's intention, thank you for your help. ”
The Holy Flame Emperor said very politely.
"I'm icing on the cake, with the strength of the Great Emperor, the King of Zhenbei will definitely not be able to bargain at all. ”