Bi Yang Imperial City.
After more than a hundred days, Long Chen once again saw Bi Yang Imperial City. This magnificent jade-colored city hadn't changed in the slightest because of the passage of time. On the city walls, on the city towers, on the buildings, those jade-colored jadeite emitted a dream-like radiance under the illumination of the sunlight, turning Bi Yang Imperial City into a city in a fairyland.
Long Chen stood more than 1,000 meters away from Bi Yang Imperial City and looked at the endless stream of people at the city gate. This time, he must break into this city, but before that, he still needed to go to another place.
"Let's go, Little Xi. I'll go to Ni Yang Immortal Realm now and take out the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit. After you recover your physical body, I can focus on dealing with the Imperial Family." After Long Chen finished speaking, he left Bi Yang Imperial City and headed in the direction of Ni Yang Immortal Realm.
"Chen, do you really want the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit?" Lingxi asked a little nervously.
"Hey, what do you mean? We came to Bi Yang Imperial City from Yuan Ling City and experienced so many hardships. Don't we want to get the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit?" Long Chen was startled and asked a little strangely.
"It's nothing. I'm just afraid that you'll get hurt."
Lingxi concealed her emotions and somewhat dodged the question. Long Chen didn't notice this.
"Don't worry. Here, the only person who can suppress me is the Sword Emperor of Ascension Realm. Even if it's him, I might be able to keep my life. Moreover, the Sword Emperor is in Bi Yang Imperial City. If I make a scene in Ni Yang Immortal Realm, he won't be able to rush over," Long Chen said with a smile.
Lingxi didn't say anything. Actually, she wasn't worried about Long Chen's safety, but whether she should use the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit.
"Forget it. I'll let Chen get the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit first and understand his wish. Then, I'll decide whether to use it or not. When I get the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit, I'll confess to Chen. I hope he won't blame me …" Lingxi felt a little bitter.
So, Long Chen chatted with Lingxi as he walked in the direction of Ni Yang City. He had only been to Ni Yang City once, but he was still very familiar with the route in his mind. Last time, he had followed behind the members of the Heavenly Wolf Gang. But this time, Long Chen had undergone a tremendous change.
After walking for about half the distance, the sound of fighting suddenly came from ahead. Long Chen lay low and quietly approached the col in front of him. He looked down from above and saw that there were actually two groups of people fighting. One group of people was dressed like the guards of the Imperial Palace. Every one of them had great cultivation. There was a total of six or seven guards who were protecting a young man in luxurious clothes who was about twenty-five years old. This young man's appearance was somewhat similar to that of the Ninth Prince. At this time, Long Chen faintly heard the three words' First Prince '. From this, he was able to determine the identity of this group of people.
"Xiao Lang, does this First Prince have any enmity with you?" Long Chen's eyes darkened as he asked in a low voice.
Long Chen remembered that Xiao Lang had once said that among those who had enmity with him, the Sword Emperor was naturally the one who gave the orders, while the Sword Demon and Lin Zichen were the ones who carried out the orders. That was why he had asked this question.
Xiao Lang, who was in Ling Han's arms, shook his head.
'None of the members of the Imperial Family are good people. I will kill him today as an appetizer. However, it seems that he is almost no match for the other party.'
Long Chen thought. Then, he looked at the other group of people. This group was all dressed in black, and their faces were covered with black cloth. It looked like they were very professional assassins. At this moment, under the leadership of a sturdy middle-aged man, they were breaking through to the middle. This guy was actually at the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier. It would not be long before he would be able to kill the First Prince with a single palm strike.
'There are actually people assassinating the First Prince. Looks like they are the same kind of people.' Long Chen thought. If there were people who wanted to kill him, he would be too lazy to do it.
At this moment, the First Prince roared furiously, "You're all sent by Lin Zichen, aren't you? That guy really has the heart of a snake and scorpion. Father only said that he wanted to choose the Crown Prince and he actually sent people to kill me. Does he think that Father is an idiot?"
"First Prince, you are right. We are indeed His Imperial Highness's men. However, the idiot is not His Imperial Highness, but you. His Imperial Highness has always been swift and decisive. This is what His Imperial Highness values. As long as he kills you, with his strength, who would dare to say anything in the Imperial Court?" The group of people dressed in black was certain that they had the First Prince in their hands, and at this moment, they directly admitted it.
"Lin Zichen is only a martial artist, he knows nothing about governing a country. I, Lin Batian, have led troops to war for many years, defended the borders, and eliminated evil people. I am also familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as the way to govern a country. I am the one who is truly suitable to be the Crown Prince. Lin Zichen should just go and cultivate. If he is allowed to govern the country, the people of the Cangyang Country will definitely not be able to make a living." Lin Batian's face was filled with anger.
"Sorry, our mission today is to kill you. As for the rest, you can go to hell and talk to the ghost soldiers, haha."
The man in the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier instantly killed the two guards in the seventh level of the Heavenly River Tier in front of Lin Batian. At this moment, he was throwing a punch at Lin Batian.
"Blue Dragon Sword Qi."
At this moment, Lin Batian's eyes turned cold. The blue treasured sword in his hand suddenly swung out, and instantly, a wave of Sword Qi shot towards the assassin in black, forcing him back.
"As expected, a sword cultivator has some skill. However, in front of a cultivator in the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier, he still has to die. First Prince, goodbye."
After being forced back, the cultivator in black was instantly enraged. His speed increased explosively, and the other guards could not stop him. He was almost in front of the Ninth Prince. He suddenly struck out with his palm, directly knocking the First Prince's sword away. Then, he clenched his other hand into a fist and punched towards Lin Batian's chest.
If this punch landed, Lin Batian would definitely die on the spot.
"First Prince."
Seeing that Lin Batian was about to die, the eyes of the guards almost popped out of their sockets. If the First Prince died, they would definitely be killed to keep their mouths shut.
Of course, none of them would be able to save him in time.
Just when everyone was in despair, the cultivator in black's fist did not land. He lifted Lin Batian with one hand, and his other hand was just about to hit Lin Batian. It was only ten centimeters away from Lin Batian's lower abdomen, but it suddenly stopped.
"What's going on?"
Everyone was shocked, and they hurriedly looked over. They were all standing behind the cultivator in black, and when they looked over, the first thing they saw was that there was actually a sword sticking out of the cultivator's back. At this moment, there was actually blood flowing from the tip of the sword.
A cultivator at the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier had actually been stabbed through the heart without a sound.
Everyone was stunned. Lin Batian had originally thought that he was definitely going to die, but in his moment of despair, his opponent actually did not make a move. He suddenly opened his eyes, and only then did he see that there was actually a sword piercing through his armpit, directly into the cultivator in black's heart. At this moment, the cultivator in black also lowered his head to look at the sword sticking out of his chest, and his face was filled with disbelief.
However, at this moment, his life completely dissipated. Even when he died, he still wanted to move Lin Batian's body to see who was behind him. Unfortunately, it was a pity that he no longer had the strength to do so.
Puchi.
Lin Batian retracted the Sword Point and the corpse of the black robed martial artist slowly fell to the ground. At this moment, Lin Batian felt a gust of wind behind him. Then, he saw a black figure in front of him, shuttling back and forth amongst the remaining black robed martial artists. Screams rang out one after another, and in just a few breaths of time, all the black robed martial artists had fallen to the ground. As for the rapidly changing figure, he finally stopped.
It was Long Chen.
Long Chen put away the Star Sword in his hand, and finally looked at the Eldest Prince, who was staring at him in a daze.
There was a reason why he had saved the Eldest Prince, of course. After listening to their previous conversation, Long Chen had a general understanding of the current situation of the Royal Family. In the Demonic Palace, it was time for the fight for the throne, and he did not expect that the Royal Family would also be putting on such a good show. One side was the martial arts genius Lin Zichen, and the other side was the outstanding military talent Lin Batian, who was able to govern the country.
On the path of martial arts, Lin Batian could not be compared to Lin Zichen, but in other aspects, Lin Zichen could not be compared to him either. What Long Chen thought was that only if Lin Batian had a strong cultivator to protect him, he might have a chance. Long Chen's goal was to completely eliminate the few strong cultivators of the Royal Family, and it might be a good choice to first cause chaos.
"Thank you for saving my life, Mister. May I know your name?"
Lin Batian finally came to his senses, and his heart was in turmoil, but he was calm, and at this moment, he forcibly suppressed his emotions, and began to entertain and win over Long Chen.
"I'll pass on the name. It's my style to lend a helping hand when I see injustice. I can't stand Lin Zichen doing as he pleases just because he's powerful. That's why I helped him. You don't have to worry about it. Don't tell anyone about what happened today. Goodbye," Long Chen said as he prepared to leave.
"Mister, since you can't stand Lin Zichen, can you stay and help me? Lin Zichen only knows how to practice martial arts, and he does not know how to govern the country. If he ascends to the throne in the future, he will definitely bring disaster to the people. I hope that Mister will think of the people of the world." Lin Batian cupped his hands and said sincerely.
"The affairs of the world are not my business, and I do not want to interfere. You don't have to say anything, we will meet again if fate allows it." Long Chen said coldly.
"Please help me, Mister. After this is done, if you want anything, as long as the Royal Family has it, I will definitely find it for you."
At this moment, Lin Batian knelt on the ground, and begged with a hopeful look. Since the people of the world could not tempt Long Chen, he would use benefits to tempt him.
Based on Long Chen's ability to kill a cultivator at the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier, Long Chen was definitely an expert. If such an expert were to slip away just like that, Lin Batian would definitely be devastated.