"How many hours?"
Long Chen was startled. He felt it had only happened in an instant—how had several hours already passed?
When Long Chen and Mo Nian emerged from their seclusion, a golden war chariot had already been prepared. Xing Wujiang was standing beside the chariot, and apart from Xing Wujiang, there was no one else around.
The city lord's mansion used to be bustling with activity, but now, all these people had disappeared. Long Chen and Mo Nian didn't notice these details and hurried over. Mo Nian apologized, saying,
"Brother Wujiang, I'm sorry to keep you waiting."
"Long Chen, are you alright?" Xing Wujiang saw Long Chen's face pale as paper, as if he'd just been pulled out of water, and was startled.
"Brother Wujiang, I'm fine." Long Chen hurriedly said. Because he was watching that scene, he instantly drained all his strength.
But this deficiency wasn't due to Dao injury, but excessive consumption. With just a short rest, he would recover quickly. Long Chen had already taken pills and was rapidly recovering his strength.
Xing Wujiang said, "Then get in the car. Hurry up and recover while you're in the car. The opening time for Tianmu Mountain has already passed..."
"What?"
Long Chen and Mo Nian were startled.
"It's fine. I've already asked Fang Tianyin to keep stalling for time. If you don't arrive, Tianmu Mountain won't open." Punishments have no boundary principles.
Originally, the best time to open Tianmu Mountain was at the hour of the dragon. However, because of Long Chen, Xing Wujiang, the master of the main seal, had a way to manage the time. Still, no matter how much it was delayed, it couldn't be beyond noon. Otherwise, forcibly opening it would consume a large amount of the seal's source power.
Tianmu Mountain isn't something you can open casually. Even with the immense power of the Fangtian Seal, you need to warm up in advance and communicate with the laws of Tianmu Mountain. Only after the two forces merge can an exact activation time appear.
If the best time to activate it has passed, then the Fangtian Seal may need decades to recover its strength before it can reopen Tianmu Mountain.
Hearing this, Mo Nian and Guo Ran quickly jumped onto the war chariot with Xing Wujiang. The chariot slowly soared into the air, flying straight out of the City Lord's Mansion.
From inside the chariot, they could see the full view of Fumo City, but to Long Chen and Mo Nian's surprise, it was now utterly silent. Apart from the continuous clusters of buildings, not a single ghostly figure could be seen. Was this still the bustling city of the past?
"With the opening of Tianmu Mountain, the Fangtian Seal will weaken due to the enormous consumption of primordial power. Therefore, many people are worried about war and have all withdrawn." Xing Wujiang explained.
"Did the Feather Spirit Clan leave too?" Long Chen hurriedly asked. What he cared about most was still the Feather Spirit Clan.
"Yes, they were the first to leave. The entire Sacred Mountain was moved." Punishments have no boundary principles.
Hearing that the Yuling Clan had all moved out, Long Chen and Mo Nian immediately relaxed. Long Chen suddenly looked at Xing Wujiang, pointed downward, and casually nodded.
Xing Wujiang said nothing, but instead turned to look into the distance and said, "In a moment, I'll use the power of the Fangtian Seal to teleport us out. At that moment, you'll face tremendous pressure. Get ready." "
Alright,"
Long Chen and Mo Nian nodded simultaneously.
Long Chen and Mo Nian exchanged a glance. They understood that they couldn't speak recklessly now, because once they left the City Lord's Mansion, everything about them was under Fang Tianyin's surveillance. Any suspicious move could arouse Fang Tianyin's suspicion.
"Buzz!"
Sure enough, when the chariot flew a certain distance from Fumo City, the city trembled, and a beam of golden light shot out, piercing through the void and sending the golden chariot into a spatial passage.
The golden war chariot trembled violently as it was sent into the passage by the divine light. The moment the passage closed, Long Chen's pupils involuntarily contracted.
Because he saw the massive head beneath Demon-Subduing City tremble, and at that moment, Long Chen couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Now, Demon-Subduing City has become an empty city, and even Xing Wujiang has been sent away. Now, it can do whatever it wants, and no one knows what it is doing.
Perhaps the reason it was so obedient was precisely because of this purpose. Long Chen quietly glanced at Xing Wujiang, who saw his expression calm and undisturbed. He even gave Long Chen a slight smile, signaling him to rest assured.
Long Chen and Mo Nian both felt a bit sad. Whether or not Mo Nian could successfully collect the demon corpse, the Fangtian Seal, now completely possessed, probably would never return to how it was before.
The divine weapons that the Xing family had supported for generations had betrayed just like this. Such loss was something no one could accept.
"What a pity. I wish that Fangtian Seal could wait a little longer for me." At this moment, a sigh from the depths of Long Chen's soul echoed through the Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
"What?" Long Chen asked.
"Wait a little longer, make me stronger. Once I digest the power of the Imperial Blood Silkworm Net, I can swallow it." Longgu Xie Yue said.
"After you swallowed the Imperial Blood Silkworm Silk Net, you can now swallow the Fangtian Seal?" Long Chen was shocked. According to this logic, the Imperial Blood Silkworm Silk Net must be a treasure on par with Fang Tianyin's.
"If it were at its strongest, it might not work, but now it's half-dead, so swallowing it won't be difficult.
Long Chen, do your best to take down that corpse and prevent it from merging. When I get a bit stronger, give me a big feast." "Dragon Bone Xie Yue said.
"You don't need to say that. Mo Nian is determined to get that demon corpse, not for anything else. Even if it's for Brother Wujiang, we must give it our all." Long Chen said.
"Ah, I'm so anxious. My body is insanely strong, but I just can't muster any strength. I feel like I'm going crazy." Longgu Xie Yue said angrily.
Back then, it devoured the Endless Dragon Soul to control this body. As its master, it knew just how terrifying this divine weapon was.
However, its own strength was too weak to wield this divine weapon. Every time, it relied on Long Chen's strength. It felt like a useless waste, unable to help at all. This was even more dejected than when it was in the mortal realm, which made its proud self feel deeply sad.
"Don't worry, I believe it won't be long before your name 'Dragon Bone Evil Moon' will echo across the heavens and earth." Long Chen could understand Dragonbone Xie Yue's feelings.
But the road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten bite by bite. Some things can't be rushed; the more anxious, the more likely problems are to arise.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the void trembled as the golden war chariot broke through the air. The world before him was a mountain range shrouded in a black sky. Even inside the chariot, one could still feel the aura of decay. The scent of death was everywhere.
"Tianmu Mountain, hehe, I'm back again."
Seeing the endless mountain range, Mo Nian chuckled, his eyes full of excitement.