"Haha, the Seventh Prince certainly won’t default on the bet, I believe that, farewell!"
Hua Lidian laughed heartily again and then rode away on his steed, as he had no time to stay and witness the handover of the wager.
Beigong Xianfeng, however, smiled slightly, looking at Ji Ming as he said, "Seventh Prince, I was just joking just now. If Your Highness really can’t bear to part with the Seven Wolf Guards, I certainly won’t insist."
After speaking, Beigong Xianfeng squinted his old eyes, with a look that was both smiling and not smiling.
With the corners of his mouth twitching frantically, Ji Ming gritted his teeth and replied, "This prince would never default on a bet, be at ease, Old Commander of the Beigong."
Having said that, Ji Ming left as if his heart was bleeding.
He really wanted to default on the bet, but with his royal status, if he did not honor it, wouldn’t he be ruthlessly ridiculed to death by his royal brothers? When it came to competing for the throne, he would certainly be out of the running.
Blast it, it’s all because of Sikong Jing, that screw-up.
Now, Ji Ming could only silently pray that Sikong Jing would be caught up by Chang Wang and Feng Tingfu and be killed outright.
Meanwhile, Chang Wang and Feng Tingfu, in hot pursuit of Sikong Jing, had fierce and sinister expressions on their faces. How could this youngster be so fast?
Even if he had a Demon Dragon and Xuantian Treasures...
But Chang Wang and Feng Tingfu both possessed Daoist Martial Treasures of a higher level.
And their strength was far superior to Sikong Jing’s, yet even after a quarter of an hour, they had still not managed to catch up.
"Don’t worry, he definitely can’t escape the Long Night Imperial City," Ma Daoming said through gritted teeth.
Sikong Jing wanted to lure them into some dangerous place, but apart from the Imperial Palace, where was there a dangerous place in the Imperial City? Therefore, Sikong Jing would definitely have to leave the Imperial City.
But at his current speed, he was nowhere near fast enough.
Ahead, the eyes of Sikong Jing were cold and sharp as the Xuantian treasure, the Dark Wing Mask, continued to burn Light Core Crystals.
At the same time, Sikong Jing was also feeling all the meridians of the Demon Dragon beneath him, and he was modifying its meridians...
This Demon Dragon was called the Wind Travel Battle Dragon, and it was known for its speed.
Now, Sikong Jing was adding the meridians belonging to the Wind Dragon Mountain Road to the dragon’s body, allowing it to break through to the Daoist Martial Fifth Realm and to have an even stronger understanding of the wind.
Simultaneously, Sikong Jing also gave it a drop of Demon Blood from a Blood Devouring Demon Beast that had become demonized, plunging it into a state of frenzy.
That’s why its speed had increased several fold...
The Demon Blood of Sikong Jing after becoming demonized was a completely different concept from the blood he carried normally.
After regaining his sanity at the Wangyou Sect, he felt the Demon Blood could come in handy, so he kept a small vial of it.
And now, it indeed proved useful.
Even so, Sikong Jing was well aware that no matter how fast he was, it was impossible to shake off Chang Wang and the others before leaving the Imperial City.
But Sikong Jing’s destination was not outside the Imperial City at all, but the Long Night Saint Dragon Palace.
After an unknown period of fleeing, Sikong Jing finally saw the Long Night Saint Dragon Palace.
Naturally, Chang Wang and the others behind him saw it too.
They dumbfoundedly furrowed their brows, and Shui Yuyin immediately said, "Master Chang, Sikong the little beast is clearly deceiving us, what dangerous place? He is clearly heading back to the Long Night Saint Dragon Palace."
The rescued He Jia also asked viciously, "Master Chang, what do we do now?"
The Long Night Saint Dragon Palace, that was Sikong Jing’s territory.
Chang Wang’s eyes flickered with cold light as he replied softly, "Of course, we’ll pursue him inside."
"Aside from a Seven Transformation Divine Dragon that is on par with my strength, the Long Night Saint Dragon Palace no longer has any other experts."
"If he refuses to hand over the Six Symbols Dragon Sword, we’ll simply destroy Qilong Mountain."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone quickened their pace.
On the other side, Feng Tingfu snorted coldly, "The Six Symbols Dragon Sword is mine; if you dare to compete for it, I will not let you off easily."
Unfortunately, Chang Wang didn’t give a damn about him.
Just like that, they chased after Sikong Jing and rushed into the Long Night Saint Dragon Palace.
Then they followed Sikong Jing to the desolate Drunk Dragon Mountain, and finally saw Sikong Jing stop outside the Drunk Dragon Sword Cave.
Upon seeing Chang Wang and the others fall behind, Sikong Jing said, "Master Chang, this is a very dangerous place. If you’re brave enough, come in."
After saying that, Sikong Jing turned and disappeared into the Sword Cave.
Instantly, Chang Wang and the others felt suspicious; they had no idea what was inside the cave.
But as an elder of the Holy Dragon General Academy, Feng Tingfu was very clear about the Drunk Dragon Sword Cave and shouted coldly, "Nonsense danger. Now it’s just an ordinary cave; you may deceive others, but not me."
After speaking, Feng Tingfu let out a series of sneers and didn’t even think before chasing into the Sword Cave.
The Drunk Dragon Sword Cave, having lost the Six Symbols Dragon Sword, was of course just an ordinary cave—Feng Tingfu had been there just yesterday.
Chang Wang exchanged looks with the others and gently said, "Let’s also go in and take a look; we can’t let Feng Tingfu get there first."
Having said that, the people from the Long Night Heavenly Dao Palace immediately followed suit.
After entering the Sword Cave, they found that it indeed was just a mundane cave with no other exit, and Sikong Jing was standing in the center of the cave...
Suddenly, Chang Wang’s heart began to race; he had a bad premonition that he might be overlooking something.
But Feng Tingfu certainly was very familiar with the Long Night Saint Dragon Palace. If he hadn’t spotted any issues, then there probably weren’t any problems.
Sure enough, Feng Tingfu had already launched an attack, yelling at Sikong Jing, "Boy, hand over the Six Symbols Dragon Sword!"
Seeing this, Chang Wang could only grit his teeth and say, "We, go!"
Even with an uneasy premonition, the Six Symbols Dragon Sword absolutely couldn’t fall into Feng Tingfu’s hands.
This was the Long Night Saint Dragon Palace, and as an elder of the Holy Dragon General Academy, Feng Tingfu certainly had a greater advantage than them.
He could even activate the Holy Dragon Formation; they couldn’t afford to be negligent...
However, Sikong Jing looked at the people frantically charging at him and laughed. He casually inserted the Six Symbols Dragon Sword back into its original position and then said coldly, "If you want the Six Symbols Dragon Sword, come and pull it out yourself!"
As soon as these words were uttered, and the moment the Six Symbols Dragon Sword was inserted into the ground, the Drunk Dragon Sword Cave suddenly trembled with a loud hum.
Then, the formation left by the Six Symbols Heavenly Dragon before its death abruptly activated. Terrifying power, centered on the Six Symbols Dragon Sword, harshly shook outwards. Feng Tingfu and Chang Wang, who had just approached Sikong Jing, had their faces change dramatically.
Both of them screamed simultaneously and crashed heavily to the ground, then found they couldn’t get back up no matter how they struggled.
At the same time, the people from Heavenly Dao Palace experienced the same fate.
All of them were suppressed by the power of the Sword Cave and the Six Symbols Dragon Sword on the spot, their True Qi pressed tightly within their bodies, unable to move. Each of them turned red-faced, staring at Sikong Jing in disbelief.
"This... this... this..."
Feng Tingfu shrieked, "This is the Drunk Dragon Sword Cave’s formation. You’ve pulled out the sword, and the formation hasn’t disappeared?"
Of course, he knew about the formation in the Drunk Dragon Sword Cave centered around the Six Symbols Dragon Sword.
Normally, the formation would disappear once the sword was pulled out, and he had not sensed the presence of the formation either. Nevertheless, it didn’t disappear, and he, eager to obtain the sword, had not checked carefully.
Now, they were caught in the Sword Cave’s formation.
The Six Symbols Dragon Sword could only be approached and touched by those who successfully challenged the Drunk Dragon Mountain Road. Others couldn’t get close, or to say, after getting close to a certain point, they wouldn’t be able to move forward any further.
Just like the Tan Family’s three siblings, the closer they got to the Six Symbols Dragon Sword, the more intense the pressure became.