The Imperial Lord took the memorial from the official, and the more he read it, the more furious he became. The might of a king surged out of his body, “How dare they? The Death Valley is getting more and more presumptuous. They don’t respect the Great Qin Dynasty at all. Aren’t they afraid that the Great Qin Dynasty will use our extreme emperor weapons to raze the place to the ground? ”
The Great Qin Dynasty was an immortal divine dynasty left behind by Qin Shihuang. It had the inheritance of an Emperor of the ages, so it naturally had Qin Shihuang’s extreme emperor weapon.
This was also one of the reasons why the immortal divine dynasties were able to dominate the world and rule endless territories.
Beside him, Qin Chen looked at the Imperial Lord with a puzzled expression, “Your Majesty, what is the Death Valley?”
In front of outsiders, Qin Chen naturally addressed the Imperial Lord as “Your Majesty”, not wanting to reveal his true identity.
“The Death Valley is a forbidden area located at the edge of Mu Province, one of the 36 provinces of the Great Qin Dynasty. Since ancient times, many cultivators have accidentally entered there and never returned. Fortunately, Death Valley has always been peaceful. Thus, the Great Qin Dynasty did not actively seek out danger even though we knew that Death Valley was not as simple as it seemed. Hence, we only sent troops to guard the vicinity and set it up as a forbidden area. No one is allowed to approach it.”
The Imperial Lord said slowly and then frowned, “However, not long ago, there were rare signs of a riot in Death Valley. Many death bats that belonged to Death Valley came out and harmed the people within ten thousand miles. Hundreds of thousands of people were abducted, and who knows how many more cultivators were captured. Even Wuxing realm Masters and Liuhe realm Grandmasters have suddenly disappeared. We suspect that they were abducted by Death Valley. So I sent the 27th Imperial uncle who was guarding Mu Province and ordered him to personally lead many Liuhe realm Grandmasters and Wuxing realm Masters to investigate what happened in Death Valley. But in the end, 27th Imperial uncle and the experts from the Dynasty have all disappeared as well.”
Hearing this, Qin Chen and Lord Dragon were surprised.
To be able to make a Qiyao realm King disappear so suddenly, it could only mean that the mysterious Death Valley was not simple.
“Your Majesty, Mu province is located on the border between the Central Province and the Southern Desolate Lands. Since I’m preparing to return to the Taiyi Holy Land and the place happens to be on the way, why don’t you leave this matter to me?” Qin Chen asked.
The Imperial Lord was pleasantly surprised, but he immediately shook his head and said, “Minister, you have already done so much for the country. This matter is not something that can’t be dealt with. Shortly, I will personally lead the Dynasty’s army and raze Death Valley to the ground. There’s no need to trouble you.”
In truth, he was concerned about Qin Chen.
Because of the matter of ascension, Imperial Lord Qin Feng felt that he owed his 17th brother too much and was unwilling to trouble his 17th brother with everything.
“Your Majesty, you’re being too serious. It’s most appropriate for me to handle this matter. Since even a King has not returned after a trip there, it is apparent that Death Valley is not simple. Moreover, I happen to be returning to the Taiyi Holy Land, I can just do it in passing,” Qin Chen waved his hand. He naturally knew what his 9th brother was thinking, so he took the initiative to take on the responsibility.
In the past, when he was young, his cultivation had been average. He felt that the Sixiang, Wuxing, and even Liuhe realms had been weak, so he had held on to the principle of staying alive and refrained from going out.
Now that he was a great Venerable on level 9, he was considered invincible in this world, at least on the surface. He had the strength to protect himself, so he could just help his 9th brother get rid of the trouble in Death Valley on the way back to Taiyi Holy Land.
Moreover, he might be able to check in at other places on the way!
In just a few decades, just the Taiyi Holy Land alone had allowed Qin Chen to obtain countless treasures, including much emperor-grade supernormal knowledge. The Canglan Continent was huge. Many ancient great emperors had been born since ancient times, and even supreme heavenly emperors.
If he went to check in at the various Emperor relics, he would have a high chance of breaking through to the Jiutian Sage realm in advance.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll have to trouble you, Minister,” The Imperial Lord said gratefully to Qin Chen. He had just assumed the position and there were still many matters within the Great Qin Dynasty that he had to deal with. He could not leave easily. The fact that Qin Chen was willing to take on the responsibility greatly reduced the pressure on him.
“Let’s go!”
The Black Flood Dragon King transformed into a huge flood dragon that was several thousand feet long. It rode the clouds and mist as it soared into the sky.
Qin Chen and the others stood on the back of the Black Flood Dragon King. In an instant, under the gaze of countless, they shot through the sky like lightning and disappeared without a trace.
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Mu Province.
It was one of the 36 provinces of the Great Qin Dynasty, located on the border between the Central Province and the southern desolate lands.
Even though it was only one of the 36 provinces, it was still extremely vast.
Compared to the other provinces, the Mu province was the furthest from the Great Qin Dynasty’s central and was close to the southern desolate lands. Hence, it was relatively desolate and had countless mountains.
In the depths of the mountains, there was an area that the entire Mu Province regarded as a forbidden area.
It was a terrifying valley. Since ancient times, anyone who entered this valley had never returned. As time passed, it was known as Death Valley.
At this moment, at the foot of Taihua Mountain, not far from Death Valley, a group of merchants was walking on the mountain path with savage beasts pulling the heavy treasures.
Looking at the gradually thickening fog before them, a burly man in the Sancai realm at the front frowned and said, “Damn it, the fog is getting thicker. It’s getting more and more inconvenient to pass through Taihua Mountain.”
At the side, there was a pretty young girl wearing a veil that only vaguely revealed her pretty face. Anyone could see that she was born with a delicate and alluring appearance, as beautiful as a lotus flower out of the water.
She frowned slightly and said to the burly man, “Captain Yang, the fog in Taihua Mountain is getting thicker, which will affect the caravans’ progress. Can’t we go through the mountain from other directions? Death Valley has been very dangerous recently.”
Naturally, for people like them who had been using the shortcut of Taihua Mountain to shorten their journey all year round, they knew about the recent riot that had occurred in Death Valley. In a radius of ten thousand miles, people’s lives were in misery.
They were especially panicked when they heard that not long ago, many powerful cultivators from the Great Qin Dynasty’s imperial family had entered Death Valley to investigate the cause of the riots but never returned.
The burly man, who was addressed as Captain Yang had fear on his face, but still shook his head, “Miss, we are in a hurry to deliver these goods to the Snow Sect. If we delay, the Snow Sect will definitely be unhappy and may even stop doing business with us in the future. The Snow Sect is our trading company’s biggest customer. We can’t afford to lose them. Taihua Mountain is the only mountain path that can shorten the journey. As long as we pass through Taihua Mountain, we can shorten the journey by at least two days.”
The young lady frowned and said, “It’s just that I’ve heard that Taihua Mountain is near Death Valley. Death Valley is extremely dangerous. Since ancient times, anyone who has entered it has never returned. Recently, even the experts of the Great Qin Dynasty’s imperial family have failed to return. I’m just afraid that…”
She didn’t finish his sentence, but everyone could hear what she meant.
“Don’t worry, miss,” Captain Yang said seriously, “Although Death Valley is nearby, as long as we don’t get too close to it, it won’t be a problem if we go around it by following this road.”
The young lady merely nodded her head. The Snow Sect was their trading company’s biggest customer. If the delivery was delayed and the Snow Sect was displeased, they might stop doing business with them. This would be a huge loss for the entire trading company.
However, she soon frowned and looked up at the increasingly dense fog, “It’s been many years since I’ve seen so much fog. I hope that there won’t be any problems during this detour.”
The entire caravan was panicking. After all, the recent riot in Death Valley made them no choice but the feel flustered.
At this moment, a few figures suddenly appeared in front of them.
Of the two people in the lead, one was handsome and delicate, like a young master in the chaotic world, while the other was tall and burly, with a dignified expression.
Behind them were five people, each of them looking strong, their eyes filled with an unrestrained look.
The seven of them met the caravan.