Deep in the pit, the roar of the beast came like thunder. From time to time, large clouds of thick smoke and mist spewed out from the pit, and the entire palace ground was shaking slightly. This was evident from the fierce fighting underground. Later, the roar of the beast no longer sounded like thunder.

As high as before, with a hint of pain, it seems that Master Taiyin has completely gained the upper hand. However, in such a fierce fight, the auras of both sides are intertwined and colliding, and Master Taiyin's elegant aura is only slightly higher than that of the strange beast.

It was just a thin line, how could he gain the upper hand so quickly? Ji Ruochen's heart moved, and his spiritual consciousness gradually went deep into the ground. He carefully understood the method of Taiyin Zhenren's power, and gradually realized it.

At this time, Master Ziyun, who had been watching the battle from above, took out a palm-sized medicine cauldron with a purple gold base and cloud lines from his arms. He held it in his palm and gave a drink. A wisp of green smoke rose up from the cauldron and enveloped it in an instant.

With the whole body supported by the green smoke, Master Ziyun slowly rose up and jumped into the deep pit in the center of the palace.

This medicinal cauldron is called the Purple Gold Qianyun Cauldron, and the green smoke is the Qingyun Wuluo Yan. Its function is not to hurt the enemy, but to protect and nourish the body. Even a dying person can be brought back to life if protected by the Qingyun Wuluo Yan.

It can be seen that Master Ziyun went to the center of the earth not to seek merit, but to seek no faults. With his knowledge, he knew that Master Taiyin had suppressed the strange beast, and the war was coming to an end, so Master Ziyun went with him.

This is a precautionary measure to prevent the alien beasts from retaliating before death and causing trouble for nothing.

Not long after Master Ziyun descended to the center of the earth, a shrill roar of a beast suddenly came out of the pit, and then became silent. Ji Ruochen looked at the pit quietly, and for some reason, he suddenly thought of the turtle that had met at the bottom of the East China Sea, and he felt a little agitated.

Sadly.

After a moment, Master Ziyun and Master Taiyin jumped out of the pit together. Together, they were carrying an animal head that was as big as a tabletop. The animal head was blue-black, with scales all over the head, and dozens of curved horns intertwined behind the head.

It is born with eight small amber eyes on both sides. This beast looks like a dragon but not a dragon, and is somewhat similar to an iron crocodile. It is not recorded in Taoist scriptures and it is unknown what kind of strange beast it is. The eight eyes on its head are still missing.

It kept turning, and saliva could not stop flowing from the huge canine-toothed mouth. These dark-colored saliva fell to the ground, making a hissing sound, and a small hole was eroded in the blink of an eye.

There is a faint layer of green smoke on the beast's head, which is the Qingyun Wuluoyan of Zhenren Ziyun. In this way, although this earth-centered beast has its head in a different place, it will not completely die. Even through the Qingyun Wuluoyan, it will not die completely.

Ji Ruochen still sensed the pure and yang aura in the beast's head.

Ji Ruochen stared at the restless beast head and suddenly said: "Is this the source of spiritual energy?"

Master Taiyin smiled and said: "There is no need to hide it from you. This head is the source of the spiritual energy here. There are apertures in the heaven and earth, and when the energy veins gather, spiritual beasts will be born in response to the energy and lie on the orifices of the air holes.

, after thousands of years, after gathering bits and pieces of spiritual energy in the body, and with the help of heaven and earth, it was possible to achieve such a source of spiritual power. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is also divided into high and low. The spiritual energy here and the alien beasts are integrated into one, and even more

It’s rare.”

Ji Ruochen stopped looking at the beast head and asked Master Taiyin: "I wonder who in the sect has seen through the divine destiny map?"

Master Taiyin shook his head and said: "Since you left the mountain, no one in the sect has been able to use that map of China's destiny. The reason why Master Ziyun and I came here to investigate and excavate is just an inference. The Palace of Eternal Life in Xijing is

The place where the dragon veins of this dynasty are located and where the dragon veins reside is probably the place where spiritual energy gathers. Only if you occupy Xijing can we dig the ground here."

Ji Ruochen smiled and stopped asking about the matter, but said: "I wonder if Master Taiyin will participate in the battle of Qingxu?"

Master Taiyin said calmly: "Others don't know, but Pindao must go to Qingxu for a walk."

Ji Ruochen looked outside the hall, wondering if the spiritual source had been dug up and the sky had changed. At this time, the night sky was starless and moonless, and it was gloomy and gray.

Please pay your respects to Master Ziyang."

A strange look flashed across Master Taiyin's face, but he agreed without saying much, and then left the palace with Master Ziyun and the Daode Sect group, and left through the clouds.

Ji Ruochen glanced at the messy Changsheng Palace again, walked out of the palace slowly, and tapped his right foot. The Daming Palace Changsheng Palace, with its red pillars, green tiles, and jade railings and golden steps, collapsed behind him and turned into ruins.

Ji Ruochen walked leisurely, walked through the hall, passed the corridor, passed the Chengtian Gate, and walked straight to the front of the Taiji Hall. He raised his hand and pushed gently, and the two ajar red-painted doors of the Taiji Hall opened in response.

At this time in the past, the buildings and palaces would have been brightly lit, as bright as day, and the palace maids and servants would be constantly coming and going. But at this time, the palace people had already fled, and naturally there was no fireman to shine the lights everywhere, and everything was dark.

, Tai Chi Hall is no exception.

Although it was pitch black, Ji Ruochen's vision was not affected and he could still clearly see the mess and desolation in the palace. The eight water-polished copper lotus candlesticks that could hold hundreds of giant butter candles were all overturned, and the golden hanging curtains on both sides were torn off.

Most of the two bronze and glass dragon incense burners in front of the steps of the throne have disappeared, leaving only the furnace body overturned beside the steps. On the throne, the dragon chair is still there, but it has also fallen to the ground.

The lacquered gold Nine Dragons carving on the back of the chair had obviously been scratched carefully, and the gold paint was completely gone. It is even more unlikely that the gems inlaid in the dragon's eyes were still there, so all nine dragons had become blind dragons.

Ji Ruochen stood at the door of the palace for a moment, then entered the palace and stepped onto the stage. He leaned over to lift up the dragon chair and slowly sat on it. Although the Tai Chi Palace was dilapidated, the majesty of the emperor in the world still remained. Everywhere he could see

, all showing a faint majesty. I recall that Emperor Ming once laughed and talked about romance and pointed out the country in this palace. However, in just a few days, this place was already so dilapidated. It can be seen that in the world, man-made disasters are more important than natural disasters.

The moment Ji Ruochen sat down on the dragon chair, thousands of demon soldiers had guarded all the doors of the Daming Palace, and no one was allowed to enter. The original servants in the palace, and the royal relatives who had not escaped before they could escape, were expelled by Ji Ruochen.

After leaving the palace, they were captured one by one by Ji Jun. At this moment, in the huge Daming Palace, there was only Ji Ruochen, occupying the supreme position, absorbing the energy of the Nine-Five, and the majestic momentum was continuous.

In addition to a thousand guard sergeants, 50,000 demon soldiers went about their own business, guarding the four gates of the city wall and various key points. The rest scattered into civilian homes to rest. The people who remained in Chang'an at this time were all civilians and had no relatives to rely on.

With no friends to rely on, and with swords and axes knocking on the door, they had no choice but to cautiously open the door and welcome the Northern Army soldiers into their home. Fortunately, although these military masters were all vicious by nature, they had no other bad habits except for having a big appetite.

Even though my daughter-in-law was more delicate, these military men turned a blind eye and fell asleep after eating.

While more than 100,000 people in Chang'an City were trembling in fear, the abnormal celestial phenomena that had originally been dark, with no stars and moon visible gradually disappeared. In the middle of the night, the leaden sky finally reopened, and the half-waned moon hung listlessly high in the night sky. Xijing, which had disturbed Xijing all day, finally

Go to sleep peacefully.

When Emperor Ming was awakened by the noise outside, the place where he opened his eyes was completely dark, as if it was still the middle of the night. Emperor Ming's eyelids were as heavy as lead, and he wanted to fall asleep again. However, the faint sound of fighting coming from outside was exactly the same.

The basin of ice water poured down on his head, which made his whole body tremble with shock, and he immediately turned over and sat up! However, Minghuang's whole body ached immediately with such a movement, and every muscle was spinning. He couldn't help but scream, and he lay down again.

After all, he is old, and has not had a day of peace since the fall of Tongguan. When he goes to the palace to discuss matters during the day, he will inevitably be frightened, angry, and a little idle. The old man sleeps lightly at night, and he has never had a good sleep these days. He is in a state of panic.

Not only was the journey out of Beijing tiring, but I also suffered a lot of frights. At this time, I fell into a deep sleep because my body was so tired that I couldn't hold on any longer. Unexpectedly, I was suddenly awakened, and I felt a little overwhelmed.

A pair of plump and white hands next to him stretched out and held Minghuang's head just in time to prevent him from hitting the head of the bed. Minghuang's body was heavy, and after such a fall, he was on the bottom. Although he was fine, he took this

The pair of jade hands hit the head of the bed heavily. There was a faint hum from beside him, and Emperor Ming was finally fully awake. He hurriedly propped himself up, held the pair of jade hands in front of his eyes, and looked vaguely through the dim light in the room.

There were several bruises on the backs of the jade hands. Emperor Ming's heart trembled with regret, he held the hands carefully in his palms and breathed continuously.

Beside her, Concubine Yang said softly: "Your Majesty, it's important to take care of yourself. Don't worry about me."

Emperor Ming felt even more heartbroken. He looked around and saw everything was dark and shabby. His eyes felt a little sore and he almost shed tears. He sighed: "It's because I don't know people well and didn't see through the wolfish ambition of An Lushan's Hu'er.

I have fallen to this level and caused Taizhen to suffer along with me, which I cannot bear!"

Concubine Yang smiled softly and said: "Your Majesty is the real dragon emperor, so why worry about the little rebels? When the time comes, Xiao Xiao will be crowned naturally. Don't say that this moment is just a small hardship, even if the future is full of swords and mountains of fire, Yuhuan will be with you forever."

Emperor Ming felt even more sad. He held her hands and was speechless for a moment.

The place where Emperor Ming is currently located is just a small temple, dedicated to the land of the mountain god. The small temple has no incense and is quite dilapidated. The main hall was temporarily cleaned up by the soldiers of the imperial army last night. From the palace,

Several tables of brocade quilts and silk quilts were brought out in a hurry and spread on the incense table to serve as dragon beds. Last night, people were sleepy and the few servants did not clean up very carefully. They even forgot to clean the cobwebs on the beams.

However, Emperor Ming's thoughts were surging, and the more dilapidated the place became, the more clearly he and Concubine Yang had strong feelings for each other in times of adversity.

The noise outside the palace suddenly became louder. It was clear that many people were arguing fiercely on two sides, and many people were making endless noises nearby. The sound of swords and shields was also heard, and it was obvious that the soldiers of the Imperial Army were making a fuss.

Emperor Ming broke out in a cold sweat and suddenly felt that Ji Ruochen's demon army must have caught up with him. He hurriedly sat up and put on his clothes. Yang Yuhuan also got out of bed and tidied up his appearance slightly.

At this time, there were several knocks on the door, and Gao Lishi's slightly nervous voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, have you gotten up?"

Gao Lishi has been following Emperor Ming for thirty years since he was twenty-nine. Gao Lishi is calm and considerate of the overall situation. He can handle even the most critical matters smoothly. Therefore, he has been favored by Emperor Ming for many years and has sole control of the inner palace.

After decades of power, Emperor Ming had never seen Gao Lishi truly panicked several times in his life. This time, just by listening to the voice, he knew that Gao Lishi had lost his bearings. Needless to say, the matter must be extremely urgent.

With the help of Concubine Yang, Emperor Ming quickly tied up his robe, sat upright, cleared his throat gently, held a piece of warm jade in his sleeve, and then said slowly: "Hercules, come in.

.But it’s still early in the morning, why is it so urgent?”

As soon as the palace door opened a small crack, Gao Lishi stepped in, and then carefully closed the palace door. In that short time, Emperor Ming had already caught a glimpse of the backs of the servants and guards outside the palace door, crowded together.

Guard the small temple in groups.

The hand in Emperor Ming's sleeve suddenly grasped Wen Yu tightly, and he didn't even feel the pain when he squeezed it until his knuckles hurt. Looking at the posture outside, it was obvious who was confronting the eunuchs and guards. But as long as he was not a demon soldier of the Northern Army,

, Emperor Ming’s heart quietly relaxed a little.

"Your Majesty..." Gao Lishi seemed extremely embarrassed. He hesitated several times and didn't know how to speak.

After all, Emperor Ming was considered a wise king when he was young. He managed the country and brought peace to the world without any hesitation. He also did a lot of bloody things such as imprisoning his father and beheading his aunt. Now that he is facing a crisis, he has to regain three points.

With the domineering attitude of his youth, he glared and sneered, "Does Chen Xuanli want to rebel?"

Gao Lishi was shocked, lowered his head and replied: "General Chen is loyal to His Majesty, there is no doubt about it. But..."

Emperor Ming waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter if you have something to say."

Gao Lishi only stared at the area three inches in front of his toes, and said carefully: "When I woke up this morning, the soldiers of the imperial army refused to leave anymore, saying that they wanted to... Qingjun side, punish the country's loyal."

"Sure enough, it's the Forbidden Army!" Emperor Ming slapped the head of the bed hard and shouted: "If it weren't for someone to sow discord, how could these soldiers have thought of siding with the Qingjun and killing the country's loyalists! I'm afraid it's not the soldiers of the Forbidden Army who want to seduce the Qingjun, but Yang Xuanli

Bar!"

"Well...General Yang did indeed say that he wanted to clear the emperor's side and punish the country's loyalists." Gao Lishi had faint sweat on his forehead and continued: "But as far as the old slave knows, it was indeed the imperial soldiers who made the noise first, and Duke Xuanli

I can't suppress it, so I have no choice but to do this."

From the corner of his eye, Emperor Ming saw Concubine Yang's slightly pale complexion, so he snorted and sneered: "What a last resort! He pushed it all away! Huh, Qing Jun sideways, punishing the country's loyal. I think he is not just thinking about it.

When you kill Guozhong, you want to kill me too, right? If you want to kill Guozhong, go tell Chen Xuanli and kill me first!"

Seeing that Emperor Ming was angry, Gao Lishi lowered his head and even bent his body, unable to help but accuse him. Although it was cold winter, the sweat on his body was even soaked through his cotton robe. However, before Emperor Ming could get angry,

After a moment's pause, Gao Lishi braced himself and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. When I woke up this morning, the mutinous Imperial Army soldiers... already killed the Prime Minister!"

The scowl on Emperor Ming's face immediately froze, and he looked like a clay or wooden sculpture, and could no longer move. The piece of warm jade he had been playing with quietly slipped out of his sleeve, fell to the green brick floor, and shattered into seven or eight pieces.

Startled by the sound of jade breaking, a trace of blood appeared on Emperor Ming's face, but it soon faded completely. He stood up tremblingly and said: "What... is this good? Hercules, they really...

Sure enough, he killed Guozhong? Chen Xuanli... still wants to kill the king?"

Gao Lishi gave him three high-fives, and the palace door opened again. A handsome, smart and capable chamberlain walked in quickly. He carefully closed the palace door behind him, then knelt down and raised the wooden box in his arms high.

Over the head.
To be continued...