Chapter 23: Zhao Wang Changshi, the tree heart is stolen

Yujing City, Temple of Heaven.

The scene of the collapse of the Mother Earth Tree was like a slap in the face to Emperor Qianyuan and all the civil and military officials.

Zhou Sheng, the head of the Secret Realm Department, looked at the doomsday-like scene in the Sky Viewing Mirror and his face turned pale.

As a person in the upper third realm, Zhou Sheng can remain unmoved and as solid as a rock even in the face of hurricanes and rainstorms.

But at this moment, his body shook uncontrollably, he took a half step back, veins on his hands popped out, and he began to tremble.

Finished!

It's all over!
As the head of the Secret Realm Department, he cannot escape the blame for the changes that happened in the Mother Earth Tree Realm.

"Zhou Sheng, I trust you so much, and this is how you repay me?"

Emperor Qianyuan's voice was like a volcano about to erupt, concealing terrifying power and fierce murderous intent.

"Sir, death penalty!"

Zhou Sheng fell to his knees with a thud, pressing his head firmly against the ground.

Emperor Qianyuan's furious gaze made him feel like a thorn in his back, and he felt a pain in his back as if he was struggling.

The atmosphere in the Temple of Heaven was chilly and cold.

The air temperature is so cold that it feels like the cold wind coming from the Far North.

Everyone present felt cold all over and their blood froze.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to catch the thief and recover the losses."

"In terms of understanding of the Earth Mother Tree Realm, no one here can surpass Lord Zhou. I beg Your Majesty to allow Lord Zhou to make amends for his crime."

Prime Minister Jian Bingyang stepped out and said with a bow.

Emperor Qianyuan's gloomy and stiff expression eased a little after being persuaded by Prime Minister Jian Bingyang.

"Zhou Sheng, cooperate with the Imperial Guards and enter the Mother Tree Realm to capture the thieves."

"Leng Shangyun, you lead three thousand imperial guards to seal off the Earth Mother Tree Realm. If any of the thieves escape, you must come to me with your head on your shoulders."

"Sir, obey!"

Leng Shangyun, the commander of the imperial guards, had a stern expression on his resolute face, and no emotion could be seen.

Thirty breaths later, the imperial guards set out.

Leng Shangyun led three thousand imperial guards, under the leadership of Zhou Sheng, into the Mother Earth Tree Realm and blocked all exits.

After deploying the defense, Leng Shangyun looked into the distance towards the central island in the lake.

"Master Zhou, the island in the middle of the lake is the target of the thieves. I intend to go and take a look."

"General Leng, I will go with you."

"Most of these thieves' targets are secret vaults."

Zhou Sheng was worried and sighed.

The Earth Mother Tree Realm is a small world, which is naturally separated from the world where Dayu is located, making it inconvenient to enter and exit.

In addition, the Earth Mother Tree itself has extraordinary strength. Ordinary villains, even if they break into the Earth Mother Tree realm, will only become nutrients for the Earth Mother Tree.

Because of these reasons, the Ministry of Revenue established nine secret vaults on the central island in the lake, storing a large number of rare treasures.

Leng Shangyun and Zhou Sheng flew towards the central island in the lake.

Both of them were powerful warriors in the upper three realms. Their movements were incredibly fast, leaving two sharp sounds in the air.

The closer you get to the central island in the lake, the more broken branches and leaves fall from the Earth Mother Tree.

"Huh? Who are you?"

Zhou Sheng was suddenly startled when he saw a group of clerks from the Secret Realm Department.

The aura of these Secret Realm Bureau clerks was a bit strange, and he didn't know any of them. They were all strangers.

A small group of White Lotus sect followers immediately turned into birds and beasts and dispersed after seeing the two masters Zhou Sheng and Leng Shangyun.

"Where to go!"

Leng Shangyun shouted loudly, and the long sword in his hand somehow came out of its sheath.

He drew his sword so quickly that one couldn't even see the movement of him drawing the sword clearly.

In a flash, twelve sharp blades slashed across the sky.

Screams sounded in the air.

Balls of blood mist, like bright red datura flowers, suddenly bloomed.

"White Lotus!"

Seeing the tricks these people used when they were resisting stubbornly, Leng Shangyun could see through their background and his brows couldn't help but frown.

"Hmph - the people from the White Lotus Sect are really lingering around!" Leng Shangyun couldn't help but think of the assassination of the second prince, which was most likely related to today's events.

Song Heng was also a waste. After investigating for a long time, he boasted that he had captured many evil people from the White Lotus Sect, but in the end, he didn't even understand the purpose of the White Lotus Sect.

I don’t know how he became the Minister of Justice?

"Master Zhou, keep going deeper, maybe there will be other discoveries."

"General Leng, this official also thinks so."

The two went deep into the central island of the lake and finally arrived at the root of the Earth Mother Tree.

The towering trunk of the Earth Mother Tree fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Only a tree trunk with a diameter of ten feet remained, standing bare on the ground.

A big hole was dug on the huge tree stump.

Seeing the big hole on the tree stump, Leng Shangyun's face changed drastically, and there was a trace of panic and fear in his eyes.

"The tree heart is gone!"

The heart of the Earth Mother Tree was actually dug out.

In Leng Shangyun's heart, there was a huge wave that was ten thousand feet high.

This horrified emotion could not be controlled and was revealed. His usually expressionless face showed extremely rare shock, fear, and anger...

It is surprising that all kinds of emotions can be shown on one face at the same time.

Zhou Sheng, who was standing by, felt a black screen in front of his eyes and almost felt dizzy.

Finished!

This time it’s really over!
"We must not let the White Lotus thieves go."

Leng Shangyun spat and said viciously, his fists clenched in anger.

"Master Zhou, you know the Earth Mother Tree World best. Where do you think the White Lotus Church escaped from?"

"General Leng, the Earth Mother Tree Realm only has one safe entrance, the Temple of Heaven."

"In addition to the safe entrance of the Temple of Heaven, there are also unstable space nodes. Being able to enter is extremely dangerous."

"But these spatial nodes are extremely secretive, and they often move around, with their locations being erratic..."

"So, Lord Zhou, are you trying to say that there is a traitor in the Secret Realm Department?"

Zhou Sheng did not answer directly, but just sighed helplessly.

"General Leng, let's put the matter of the traitor off until later."

"The White Lotus Sect has a large number of people. There are only two spatial nodes that can accommodate so many people passing through at the same time. One is located at Sunset Peak and the other is located at Shili Creek. We should act separately."

Leng Shangyun and Zhou Sheng split up and headed to two space nodes located at Sunset Peak and Shili Creek.

When Leng Shangyun rushed to Sunset Peak, he happened to see the White Lotus followers retreating from the space node.

"Die!"

Draw your sword and mount your horse!

The mad sword slashes down!

A blade light several meters long, as if forged from colored glass, with colorful colors, was cut out from the long sword in Leng Shangyun's hand.

The blade was so sharp that even before it fell, the White Lotus followers present felt as if they were being split in half.

"Ugh--"

"Leng Shangyun, I haven't seen you for many years. Your sword skills are still so straightforward and lack variety."

A sigh suddenly sounded in the void.

Immediately afterwards, a giant silver-white palm several meters high stretched out from the void.

It was like a green dragon stretching out its claws and grasping the glazed blade.

Click!
The glazed blade was crushed into pieces.

Leng Shangyun put away his knife and looked at the gentle figure in the air with an expression of disbelief on his face.

It was like seeing the most incredible scene in my life.

"Tai Shuqing, you are still alive!"

Even if Tai Shuqing turned into ashes, Leng Shangyun would still be able to recognize him.

This person is the Chief Secretary of King Zhao.

King Zhao's most trusted confidant.

(End of this chapter)