I Have A Dual World Seal

Huang Ruoxing’s words were artful.

Listen, we don’t want those two treasures to fall into the Netherworld, but we didn’t say we want them either.

Tsk tsk, Lu Zheng stroked his chin and decided to keep the fact that he and Shen Ying currently possessed those two treasures hidden a bit longer.

Anyway, they usually don’t come in handy, and when they do, just make sure to eliminate any witnesses.

...

Lu Zheng is a disciple of the White Cloud Temple and has helped Huang Ruoxing not just once or twice, plus there’s also Si Lingxi standing behind him.

So, Huang Ruoxing couldn’t force Lu Zheng to stay, whether Lu Zheng found an excuse or not.

Thus, after seeing Lu Zheng off, Huang Ruoxing turned around and was about to fly back to the city, when he instinctively stopped in his tracks.

Thinking about possibly sitting on top of a Demon Cave Secret Realm made Huang Ruoxing feel a bit uneasy.

The problem is, that’s not even the most important thing; the most important thing is that there are nearly two hundred thousand people in the Lianzhou Prefecture!

This is a big deal!

Huang Ruoxing returned to the Lianzhou Government Office — the Observatory, handling business locally, had temporarily commandeered a side courtyard of the Prefecture Government Office — and immediately reported the matter to the Capital City.

Although the matter was not confirmed, Huang Ruoxing dared not easily investigate the Marquis Teng’s Mansion, as if it were indeed a Grotto Heaven, especially a Demon Cave, then the 200,000 people in the Lianzhou Prefecture would basically be gone.

...

Lu Zheng did not go to the Northern Domain but returned to Sweet Rice County instead.

Sweet Rice County is less than a hundred miles from Lianzhou Prefecture, so riding the wind, he arrived in a flash. Lu Zheng was in no hurry and booked a room at the largest inn in Sweet Rice County to stay for now.

It must be said, the Observatory moved rather swiftly, and after more than half a year without progress, many people were anxious; after all, there were too many things going on, and they couldn’t indefinitely keep their manpower tied down here.

So, on the third day, while Lu Zheng was listening to storytelling on the second floor of a tavern in Sweet Rice County, he sensed a group of more than twenty Abnormal People flying overhead.

No wonder it’s the Da Jing Court, able to gather so many formidable Abnormal People at once.

"They’re here!"

Lu Zheng’s eyes flashed; he waited for the storyteller to finish for the day, rewarded him with a full two hundred coins, and then left naturally.

Leaving the tavern, Lu Zheng kept his Qi hidden and breath held, not flying but silently traversing mountains and forests, arriving at a mountain peak outside the Lianzhou Prefecture.

At this time, the Lianzhou Prefecture still looked bustling and tranquil as ever.

Lu Zheng stood on a branch of a large tree, eyes grave and complexion poor, not knowing what the Observatory was planning to do.

Would they abandon this city of people?

The Da Jing Court had previous records too; last year, to deal with Divine Monarch Xuan Ruo, it’s said they also used a county as bait, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands.

Damn, this world is still really dangerous!

Moments later, he saw a team of government officials leading the Observatory officials out of the city, burying some items in several places outside the city.

"Array?"

Lu Zheng’s eyes flickered; he nodded slightly. If there was an Array, it could protect most people, of course, provided they could handle that demon.

For a whole day, Lu Zheng watched those officials burying items. From his vantage point on the mountain west of Lianzhou Prefecture, within his line of sight, he saw the officials bury sixty-eight items, only stopping when the sun was about to set, and then returned to the city.

Next, smoke curled into the sky as the people of Lianzhou Prefecture headed home, prepared meals, rested, and then, as night fell, went to bed as usual.

...

At the second hour, when mortals are in their deepest sleep, experts from the Observatory and Anomaly Suppression Bureau arrived at the well in the left side courtyard of the Marquis Teng’s Mansion.

Leading the group were two men. On the left was a man in a blue official gown, with a long robe and wide sleeves, sporting a Star Crown on his head, a Star Pointing Belt around his waist, Star Cloud Shoes on his feet, with three long strands of beard cascading to his chest, and a pair of eyes containing restrained divine light.

He was none other than the Director of the Imperial Observatory, Li Muran.

On the right stood a man in a black official robe, with a square face, thick eyebrows, large eyes, and a stern complexion, his large and wide hands complementing a robust and solid build.

He was none other than the Governor of the Anomaly Suppression Bureau, Tie Yi.

Accompanying them were experts from the Observatory and Anomaly Suppression Bureau, with Huang Ruoxing among them.

At this moment, Huang Ruoxing stood next to Li Muran, feeling a bit uneasy, "This matter is not yet confirmed, bringing Lord Tie here..."

"No harm done." Li Muran shook his head, "In any case, Tie Yi is free, and even if there’s only a fifty percent chance, we must be fully prepared."

Some things Huang Ruoxing didn’t know, but Li Muran did.

The Demon Tribulation was imminent, and besides the one in front, there’s likely another Supreme Profound True Profound Unextinguished Celestial Demon Lord descending in the west; whether there are others remains unknown.

Once the Demon Tribulation breaks out, the most miserable would naturally be the ordinary folk, but the most affected would certainly be the Da Jing Court.

So, if they could take care of a hidden demon in advance, it would undoubtedly be for the best.

Moreover, the opponent might also provide the bonus of a Secret Realm corrupted by Demonic Qi, which is even scarier than ordinary Demon Tribulations!

"Are the arrays all set?" Li Muran asked.

"They are set." Huang Ruoxing replied, "Ready for activation at any time, enveloping the entire Lianzhou Prefecture."

"Good."

Li Muran nodded and, seeing the silent group under Tie Yi, refrained from further words. With a wave, a porcelain bottle appeared in his hand.

He approached the well, a sharp glint in his eyes, gently uncorked the bottle, and tilted it slightly, letting a handful of shimmering Star Moon Sand pour directly into the well.

"Rustle..."

The fine sand fell into the water, and then, the moonlight above suddenly brightened.

A beam of moonlight seemed attracted by the sand, gathering together to form a pillar of Moonlight, descending from the sky, piercing through the clouds, and directly illuminating into the well.

Moonlight pierced the clouds, broke through the mist, and shone through the soil and stone. Using the fine sand as a guide, the area within dozens of feet beneath the well was bathed in moonlight, with the sand seemingly penetrating through physical barriers, spreading across the dozen feet of space.

In the air, within the bricks and stones, in the well water...

Then, using the sand as a guide and Moonlight as leverage, a faint spiritual power began to resonate with the Power of Space within this range of several dozen feet.

"This is Star Moon Sand, capable of evoking the subtlest Power of Space. If there are hidden entrances to Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, Star Moon Sand can evoke the Moonlight Power to reveal them."

On the other side, Tie Yi explained to his subordinates from the Anomaly Suppression Bureau, "However, Star Moon Sand is difficult to refine and its materials hard to find, even the Observatory’s stock should be limited, yet Director Li used it straight away instead of other methods."

"Why is that?"

"Because... they don’t want to give the demon inside the Grotto Heaven time to react."

Tie Yi had just finished when his body shook, his eyes suddenly flashing.

He sensed the space beneath the water surface of the well suddenly start to tremble.

The next moment, a small portal appeared in the water, and then...

Demonic Qi overflowed!