Dragon-Marked War God

“However, lately people from the Forbidden Demon Clan have often been seen around Myriad Saints Mountain to the east of the Forbidden Divine Clan. That place is the great chasm that separates our Forbidden Divine Clan from the Forbidden Demon Clan. The Myriad Saints Grand Canyon is bottomless. Even experts at the Emperor level who went down there never came back alive. So I ask the princess and the princess’s attendants not to go out casually. Otherwise, I really can’t guarantee their safety. I think the princess can understand my good intentions, right? Heh.”

Songzan Kangying’s words were full of warning and threat. Although he made them sound light and casual, Jiang Chen and Yu Jingxian both knew there was more behind them.

“All right.”

Yu Jingxian nodded.

“Very well. You must be tired from the long journey. Please rest first, princess. I have already prepared the best guest rooms for you.”

Songzan Kangying said very modestly. But as a member of the Forbidden Divine Clan, Songzan Kangying still had the pride of a descendant of the Divine Clan, and his unruly arrogance showed between his brows.

At this point, someone immediately led Jiang Chen and Yu Jingxian to the place where they would rest.

Not long after Jiang Chen and Yu Jingxian left, Songzan Kangdi and Ganbu Lada appeared before Songzan Kangying.

“Second Brother, we couldn’t find that guy, but I’m sure he’s still in the Rushing Thunder Mountains. Second Brother, you have to stand up for me.”

Songzan Kangdi said through gritted teeth. Jiang Chen had badly injured him and made him lose all face on his own turf. He had suffered a great injustice. How could he just let it go?

“You couldn’t even find the man, so how am I supposed to help you vent your anger? If you really feel you’ve been wronged, go take it back yourself. You let someone bully you right on your own doorstep. Go reflect on that. I have important business right now and no time to deal with this nonsense of yours.”

Songzan Kangying waved his large sleeve and said coldly, then turned and left.

Songzan Kangdi smiled bitterly, looking helpless. He had not even found a trace of Jiang Chen, so even if he wanted revenge, he had nowhere to take it.

“The ancestral sacrifice is coming up, so it’s only natural for the Second Prince to be busy. Besides, a princess of the Azure Feather Clan has come to our Tuying Clan. Now that the Second Prince holds the power of the Tuying Clan, of course he has no time for anything else.”

Ganbu Lada said in a low voice.

“Hmph, I’d like to see who this so-called princess of the Azure Feather Clan really is. Isn’t she just after our Tuying Clan’s Lightning Mother Seed? But I’m quite curious about the ancestral sacrifice. Why is it that every time only the prince who will inherit the throne can go perform the sacrifice? It should have been Eldest Brother who went to perform it, but Eldest Brother is away and hasn’t come back. It looks like Second Brother gets to reap the benefits this time, hmph.”

Songzan Kangdi felt somewhat vexed. He had never expected his Second Brother to completely ignore him now. It was all because of that princess of the Azure Feather Clan and this sacrifice.

“The ancestral sacrifice has always been the most mysterious thing in our Forbidden Divine Clan. I’ve never seen it. Young Master Kangdi, why don’t the two of us go take a look?”

Ganbu Lada said with a grin, full of curiosity.

“Forget it. If I really anger Second Brother, it’ll be the death of me. Even though we were born of the same mother, he treats me the same as all the other brothers. Only the prince who will inherit the throne is qualified to go to the ancestral sacrifice. I wouldn’t dare overstep my place and commit such an offense.”

Songzan Kangdi shook his head and said.

“Young Master Kangdi, aren’t you curious at all? Maybe from now on, Young Master Kangying will really inherit the throne. Then your status won’t be like the other princes’, will it? Right now the Second Prince is surely just putting on a show for others. After all, they are all brothers, all clansmen of the Tuying Clan, so he has to treat everyone the same. But once he inherits the throne, you, his brother of the same mother, will surely be above everyone but one.”

Ganbu Lada said, covering his mouth as he laughed.

“You can’t say things like that carelessly. Lada, do you want to die? If Eldest Brother’s people hear you, Eldest Brother will definitely kill you.”

Songzan Kangdi’s face changed slightly, and he looked around to see if anyone was passing by.

“Young Master Kangdi, you’re the only one still in the dark. The Eldest Prince hasn’t come back in so many years. Ever since he left, there’s been no news of him at all. Do you think he’s still alive? And all this time, it’s been the Second Prince managing the whole Tuying Clan with full authority, making the Tuying Clan stronger by the day and keeping everything in good order. The chance to inherit the throne must belong to the Second Prince. What harm could there be in the two of us just watching the ancestral sacrifice?”

Ganbu Lada’s words made Songzan Kangdi’s face change again and again. But he felt that Ganbu Lada had a point. Besides, Eldest Brother had not come back in so many years. Maybe he really had already… Second Brother would definitely inherit the throne. The Tuying Clan could not go a single day without a ruler. Second Brother inheriting the throne was only a matter of time and the right opportunity.

“All right, then let’s go take a look.”

Songzan Kangdi’s eyes lit up, and a trace of excitement appeared at the corner of his mouth. As long as Second Brother inherited the throne, he would be above everyone but one from then on. Wouldn’t he be able to strut around the Tuying Clan however he liked? Wouldn’t all those people who disliked him and those few brothers have to treat him with the utmost respect?

At this thought, Songzan Kangdi looked even prouder. If he went and carefully took a peek at the sacrifice, even if Second Brother really caught him, Second Brother would definitely turn a blind eye.

…………

At this time, Jiang Chen had felt an extremely oppressive feeling all the way here, because he sensed that something big was about to happen nearby, especially in the east that Songzan Kangying had mentioned. The pressure was coming from the east. Jiang Chen’s Great Divination Art gave an inexplicable tremor at this moment. Jiang Chen had not used the Great Divination Art for a long time, because he had already pushed the prophecy of the Great Divination Art to its limit, and after coming to the Divine World it was of very little use.

But at this time, when Jiang Chen used the Great Divination Art, he sensed that something extraordinary seemed about to happen in this Forbidden Divine Clan, or rather at Myriad Saints Mountain to the east that Songzan Kangying had mentioned. Even Jiang Chen’s head felt a tearing pain when he used the Great Divination Art. Although it lasted only an instant, Jiang Chen knew this was no ordinary matter.

In particular, Songzan Kangying had said that this Myriad Saints Mountain was the great chasm between the Forbidden Divine Clan and the Forbidden Demon Clan, impassable from either side. That caught Jiang Chen’s attention even more. If he did not go and see for himself, he would never feel at ease.

That night, Jiang Chen went alone to the Myriad Saints Mountain that Songzan Kangying had spoken of. Rather than a mountain, it was more like a great canyon, because the mountaintop was covered with giant stone tablets lying every which way. The inscriptions on the tablets were obscure, there were marks of blades and swords everywhere, and everything was covered in dust, like a mass grave. This Myriad Saints Mountain was actually built from those stone tablets, each tens or hundreds of zhang in size. It was truly unbelievable.