Space Blockade
The moment Mo Zuili got her hands on the dragon-patterned jade seal, she rushed out of the Dragon Clan's main hall without looking back. The sounds of fighting outside the door hadn't stopped, and Qing Shanyue and Jun Yuze were locked in a fierce battle.
Mo Zui Li shouted loudly at Qing Shan Yue, "Go!"
The sound pierced through the chaotic battle, and Jun Yuze caught a glimpse of Mo Zuili rushing out of the main hall, his pupils suddenly contracting.
Almost instantly, Jun Yuze unleashed his spiritual power, attacking Mo Zuili.
At the same time, Qing Shanyue threw the wooden branch in her hand at Jun Yuze, who was a step ahead of her.
Jun Yuze did not slow down and dodged to the side.
Just as he was about to encounter Mo Zuili, the wooden branch that he had dodged suddenly grew rapidly. Tender green buds sprouted from the tips of the branches at a speed visible to the naked eye. The tender green vines wrapped around Jun Yuze and grew wildly along his sleeves, tightening their grip like a living thing, forcing him to distract himself and suppress them.
Mo Zuili also swept through the chaotic crowd at this moment and came to Qing Shanyue's side. Qing Shanyue crushed the token and opened the spatial tunnel.
Jun Yuze's eyes were bloodshot with rage. Ignoring the backlash of his spiritual power, he forcibly tore through space in an attempt to block their escape route.
Qing Shanyue didn't care about anything else. She gathered spatial power at her fingertips, but seeing that she still couldn't withstand Jun Yuze's power, she directly reached out and struck her own heart, breaking off a scale and throwing it out fiercely.
At the last moment before Jun Yuze attacked, the two figures were swallowed up and disappeared in the spatial tunnel.
The next instant, the two of them crashed heavily onto a cold, stoney ground.
Mo Zuili looked up and saw a solitary giant gate standing before her, about three zhang high, carved from blue rock, with intricate runes engraved on it.
Mo Zuili, leaning on her knees and panting heavily, asked, "Is this the spatial entrance of the Priest lineage?"
Qing Shanyue nodded, not having time to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth, and took the dragon-patterned jade seal handed to her by Mo Zuili. She turned to face the giant gate, placed her palm on the cold stone surface, and continuously poured spiritual power into it.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the giant door slowly opened a crack, and Qing Shanyue slipped inside without looking back.
Mo Zuili slumped to the ground, and just as she recovered, she saw a ripple in the space not far away, from which Qi Shuyan staggered out.
The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with smiles.
Obtaining the jade seal signifies completing the most crucial step. Next, all that remains is for Qing Shan Yue to complete the ritual and become the new Dragon Emperor.
Mo Zuili and Qi Shuyan sat down back to back, their gazes fixed on the tightly closed giant door.
The priests primarily operate in sacrificial sites deep within the Dragon Realm, independent of the main space of the Dragon Realm.
Qi Shuyan is on good terms with the priests, but the priests cannot break the rules because of Qi Shuyan.
The priesthood has always been neutral.
Either bring the dragon-patterned jade seal to the priest to hold the enthronement ceremony, or the current Dragon Emperor will personally bring his successor to hold the abdication ceremony.
However, the old Dragon Emperor's mentality was broken by Mo Zuili, and he was thinking "what if".
What if Qi Shuyan really has the means to persuade the priest? What if the jade seal is discovered after my death...?
The two guarded the door for about half an hour when the runes on the giant door suddenly flashed.
Mo Zuili tensed up instantly, gripping the Phoenix Flame Spear tightly and looking warily toward the door.
The giant gate opened again, and Zhu Zhu, with pink hair and a hood, sneaked out.
When he saw that there were two other people outside the door, he suddenly looked surprised.
Mo Zuili and Qi Shuyan were also taken aback.
The three voices rang out simultaneously.
What are you doing here?
In that instant, countless guesses flashed through Mo Zuili's mind.
Could it be that Qing Shanyue made a mistake during the ceremony? Or has the priestly lineage suffered a change due to the turmoil outside?
After explaining things to Zhu Zhu, Mo Zuili realized that Zhu Zhu had run away from home.
Ever since Zhu Zhu went to the Qing Shan Yue Palace with Mo Zui Li and was warned and sent back after bumping into Hua Fei, he has been kept under the control of his elders and has been staying in the sacrificial space.
Zhu Zhu tossed his hair and said with a grin, "For some reason, most of the people in the space suddenly disappeared today. Everyone was rushing to the sacrificial altar, so I took advantage of the chaos to run away."
The altar is the center of the sacrificial space, where Qing Shanyue's succession ceremony will be held.
After finishing speaking, Zhu Zhu glanced at Mo Zuili and Qi Shuyan, and tentatively asked, "And what about you two? What are you doing here?"
Mo Zuili reached out and rubbed her temples. She didn't answer directly, but said with a hint of helplessness, "The situation outside is tense right now. A new Dragon Emperor is about to be born. You're likely to run into danger if you wander around."
"The Dragon Emperor is about to be born?" Zhu Zhu's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized, "No wonder they're all rushing to the altar! Who's going to succeed him?"
Zhu Zhu frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly shivered: "Could it be Hua Fei? She's so fierce..."
Mo Zuili's gaze remained wary as she scanned her surroundings before she managed to reply, "It wasn't her, it was Qing Shanyue."
Zhu Zhu was stunned, his face full of surprise.
"Didn't Qing Shanyue always stay in her own courtyard and not care about anything? How could it be her?"
Qi Shuyan said softly from the side, "It's a long story. I'll tell you slowly after she takes the throne. Why don't you go back to the sacrificial space now?"
Zhu Zhu gazed at the massive gate behind him, remained silent for a moment, then spread his hands and said, "I can't go back now either. If the ceremony has already begun, the spatial gate will be sealed."
"What?"
Mo Zuili turned around abruptly, her eyes filled with astonishment, and exclaimed, "You mean, after Qing Shanyue went in to begin the ceremony, this door couldn't be opened until the end?"
Zhu Zhu was startled by Mo Zuili's reaction and nodded blankly after a long while.
He turned and took a few steps forward, placing his hand on the stone door. The runes beside the door lit up for a moment, then dimmed, and the door remained closed for a long time.
Zhu Zhu withdrew his hand, saying helplessly, "It seems it's already started. Luckily I ran fast, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Zhu felt a sudden tightening around his waist.
After realizing what was happening, Mo Zuili put her arm around Zhu Zhu's waist, and with the help of Qi Shuyan's spatial power, the three of them instantly ran several hundred meters.
Zhu Zhu instinctively grabbed Mo Zuili's shoulder, asking with a mixture of surprise and suspicion, "What are you trying to do?"
Mo Zuili's teeth-gritting laugh, mixed with the sound of the wind, reached Zhu Zhu's ears: "Let's find a cool place and wait for Qing Shan Yue, who has become the Dragon Emperor, to come out. No one is allowed to enter or leave after the ceremony begins, so what are we guarding at the door for!"
Less than a quarter of an hour after the three disappeared, Jun Yuze had already rushed to the front of the giant gate, and Ao Que behind him was not to be outdone, following closely behind.
Jun Yuze stopped and cautiously scanned his surroundings, his brows furrowed.
There was no one here, and the area in front of the giant gate was spotless.
Where are Mo Zuili and Qi Shuyan? Aren't they here keeping watch? Could it be another scheme to lure us away from our base?
No, if Qing Shanyue really gets the Dragon Pattern Jade Seal, she will definitely come to the sacrificial site to hold the succession ceremony.
Taking a deep breath, Jun Yuze forcibly suppressed his doubts, walked to the giant gate, placed his palm on the stone door, and continuously poured in spiritual power.
The runes lit up for a moment and then quickly dimmed, just like the situation with Zhuzhu earlier.
"Can't open it?" Jun Yuze cursed under his breath and increased his spiritual power output.
The stone gate remained completely still.
"How is this possible?" Jun Yuze was about to try again, but Ao Que had already squeezed forward from behind.
Having lived in the Dragon Domain for over a thousand years and had dealt with the priests quite a bit, Ao Que said in a deep voice upon seeing this, "Let me try."
After Ao Que tried, the stone gate remained unresponsive.
Damn it!
Ao Que abruptly withdrew his hand, veins bulging on the back of his hand, and said angrily, "The ceremony has already begun!"
The two stood before the stone gate, the atmosphere frozen and icy.
The Dragon Realm is vast, with the Dragon Clan's forbidden areas and sacrificial spaces located far apart.
After the ceremony began, Hua Fei and Ao Lin received the news and rushed over, but it was too late to change anything.
As Hua Fei, Ao Lin, and Jun Yuze were locked in a stalemate in front of the giant gate, Mo Zuili picked up the teacup handed to him by Qi Shuyan, took a small sip, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Mo Zuili casually remarked, "Do you think they'll find they can't get in and block the stone gate? Will they start fighting again?"
Zhu Zhu sat opposite Mo Zuili, holding a porcelain cup and sipping fruit wine, the wine glistening on the corners of her lips.
Upon hearing this, she suddenly looked up at Mo Zuili, her eyes filled with shock: "So you didn't defeat Hua Fei at all? You were just stalling her? She won't come looking for us, will she?"
Mo Zuili pondered for a moment, then shrugged and said, "They probably won't find their way here."
After speaking, Mo Zuili cast an inquiring glance at Qi Shuyan.
Qi Shuyan took a plate of pastries from outside the door and placed it in front of Mo Zuili, saying, "This is the palace of the thirty-seventh prince. The thirty-seventh prince is a low-key person who doesn't offend anyone. The location here is also hidden, so they won't be able to find this place in a short time."
Mo Zuili didn't think much of it, picked up the pastries, and looked around at the room's layout.
The carved wooden windows were covered with semi-transparent gauze paper, a celadon tea set was placed on the table, and several pots of thriving green plants were placed on the antique shelf in the corner.
Mo Zuili thought to herself, "Not bad taste."
Zhu Zhu tilted his head in confusion and asked, "The Thirty-Seventh Prince? Where is he?"
Qi Shuyan spread her hands, revealing an innocent expression: "Maybe things haven't settled down yet, and they're too afraid to see us."
There are many princes in the Dragon Realm. After the old Dragon Emperor fell ill, only four are truly competitive now. Most of the others are either unambitious or chose to remain neutral early on.
The thirty-seventh prince should be a neutral party.
Mo Zuili looked at Qi Shuyan and teased, "So you have a pretty good relationship with him, that he's willing to let us in at such a crucial moment."
After he finished speaking, a brief silence fell over the table.
Zhu Zhu frowned, looking puzzled.
After waiting for a while without receiving a reply from Qi Shuyan, Mo Zuili turned her head in confusion.
Qi Shuyan coughed awkwardly and said innocently, "I don't know him. I don't even know his name."
"ah?"
Mo Zuili and Zhu Zhu both spoke in unison, their faces showing utter astonishment.
When the three of them left, Mo Zuili didn't know where to go for a moment.
Halfway there, Qi Shuyan led the way, using spatial power to make many twists and turns, and finally arrived at the palace.
Upon hearing Qi Shuyan's words, Mo Zuili subconsciously stood up, the wooden chair scraping against the ground with a sharp "screech".
Mo Zuili stared at Qi Shuyan, shocked, and asked, "Then why do you know his personality so well?"
Qi Shuyan blinked and said, "It was analyzed on-site."
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