Peerless Dragon Sovereign-Chapter 577: Plotting Against Zhao Shibang

After enslaving Chen Dou, Chu Nan immediately chose to enter seclusion upon returning to the Blood Demon Hall.

Although the inheritance from the True Martial Holy Hall could make him extremely powerful in a short time, the cultivation of martial intent could not be delayed.

Only with a sufficiently profound comprehension of martial intent could he perfectly wield the power of these inheritances.

From the Imperial Capital to this Desolate Ancient City, along his cultivation journey, having obtained numerous opportunities, Chu Nan’s martial intent comprehension also saw immediate results.

Sword intent, five elements, four symbols, light and dark, power dao, soul dao... all have reached the second tier, with Blood Dao Martial Intent progressing the fastest, almost reaching the fourth tier.

Among the Sevenfold Cloud Seas of Blood Dao, five elements, four symbols, power dao, yin soul, sword dao, and dragon qi, the strongest was undoubtedly the Blood Dao.

After all, whether it is the Desolate Profound Transformation Sutra or the Nine Secrets Eternal Life Art, they mainly rely on the power of the Ancestral Bloodline to drive them.

Moreover, due to Chu Nan’s own physique, his talent in the Blood Dao could be said to far surpass countless martial artists.

Once the Blood Dao Martial Intent reaches the fourth tier, the strongest Blood Dao Cloud Sea can also unleash even more terrifying power.

Chu Nan had a feeling in the depths of his mind that the breakthrough of the Blood Dao Martial Intent to the fourth tier was getting closer and closer.

"Master, there’s an important matter to report!"

Suddenly, Jiang Chou’s voice came from outside the door. Chu Nan’s eyes flashed before he said, "Come in."

With a creak, the door was slowly pushed open. Jiang Chou walked in with his head bowed respectfully, knelt on the ground, and said, "Not disappointing the master’s high hopes, I finally created an opportunity to meet Zhao Shibang alone."

Chu Nan’s expression was unmoved; he had already had a plan for all of this.

Thus, he nodded and said, "Speak."

After a slight hesitation, Jiang Chou said, "As per the master’s instructions, I hid the Emperor Martial and a large number of treasures you bestowed to me a thousand miles outside the Desolate Ancient City."

"I created the illusion that a secret realm was about to emerge and informed Zhao Shibang."

"Zhao Shibang indeed believed it. To accumulate more strength during the competition for the position of the ninth Hall Master, he decided to personally seize the Emperor Martial!"

Chu Nan nodded secretly, aware that cultivation resources were scarce in the Southern Desert, and even secret realms were few and far between.

Coupled with the rarity of Emperor-grade Spirit Martial, even Zhao Shibang of the Sixth Heaven couldn’t resist its allure.

After all, in the Celestial Crossing Realm, someone like Chu Nan who not only had several Emperor-grade Spirit Martial but also Heaven-grade Spirit Martial was exceedingly rare.

Therefore, a few days ago, to speed up the process of enslaving Zhao Shibang, Chu Nan gave Jiang Chou an Emperor-grade Spirit Martial to create a fake secret realm to tempt Zhao Shibang.

Everything went very smoothly; even if Zhao Shibang knew there might be danger, he would certainly take the risk.

Even if Zhao Shibang didn’t take the bait, Chu Nan could place it on the fifth elder Zhuge Yun and try again.

"When does Zhao Shibang depart?" Chu Nan inquired.

After pondering, Jiang Chou replied, "Zhao Shibang will set off tomorrow, bringing along several of his Ninth Heaven cultivators, guided by me to the fake secret realm."

Slowly standing up, Chu Nan looked in the direction outside Desolate Ancient City and murmured, "If that’s the case, then I should set off too."

Dealing with Zhao Shibang himself wasn’t difficult; Chu Nan’s goal was to enslave him silently.

Then help him become the Hall Master of the ninth hall, standing in the forefront.

All of this needed to be carried out in an unobtrusive place. Inside Desolate Ancient City, the many prying eyes, if a battle with a Ninth Heaven cultivator broke out, it would surely alert the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Enslaving Zhao Shibang under the noses of the many experts of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall? Unless Chu Nan had gone mad.

After setting everything in place, Chu Nan left first, quietly departing from Desolate Ancient City without anyone noticing.

This is the advantage of playing the fool; to outsiders, he was just of the Divine Illumination Realm cultivation, countless in Desolate Ancient City, so no one would care about his movements or life and death.

Flying over the vast desert, Chu Nan quickly found the place where the Emperor Martial was hidden.

Beneath the yellow sand lay a gigantic palace, originally a place of opportunity that had been fully explored thousands of years ago.

Chu Nan had Jiang Chou build an additional hidden layer on top of the existing underground palace and covered it with ancient arrays, making it appear as an undiscovered part of the original site.

If observed closely, one would find many flaws in this underground palace, but Chu Nan didn’t care; as long as Zhao Shibang dared to come, he shouldn’t think about leaving!

Chu Nan lowered his body, entered the newly constructed underground palace, and saw the Battle Soul Banner placed here by Jiang Chou.

This banner was surrounded by a gusty yin wind, with yin souls howling within, while chains tightly bound it, as if it were some kind of seal.

The Battle Soul Banner was something Chu Nan had snatched from Emperor Zhou in the Corpse Bone Mountain Range, containing the souls of several Ninth Heaven cultivators refined within it.

As for the chains, they were the Prison Sky Chains, used by Ji Wudao, the Eldest Prince of Qin Kingdom, during the battle in the Cyan Demon Mountain Range to imprison the holy-grade Spirit Martial of the True Martial Holy Hall!

Holy-grade Spirit Martial wield incredible power, able to temporarily trap even the True Martial Holy Hall’s Heaven-grade Spirit Martial, proving its might.

However, during the battle, the Prison Sky Chains suffered damage with Ji Wudao’s death, falling from holy-grade to emperor-grade, and restoring it would require sacrificing several emperor-grade Spirit Martial.

Chu Nan had slain many Ninth Heaven cultivators and obtained numerous Emperor-grade Spirit Martial, but due to his average artifact refining skills, he dared not attempt repairs hastily and planned to wait for another opportunity in the future.

Looking around, the array was set up around the underground palace but was slightly damaged, revealing a trace of the Emperor Martial’s aura.

This array was set up using the ancestral bloodline and inheritance essence blood from the True Martial Pavilion, which would disappear after one use, giving it an appearance of authenticity by adding some worn-out sections.

Making it look like this underground palace was unintentionally revealed.

Chu Nan found a spot in the underground palace from where he could overlook the entire structure, sitting cross-legged to wait quietly.

The trap was set, now just waiting for the prey to take the bait.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived, and the trembling of the array woke the meditating Chu Nan.

A cunning smile appeared on the corners of his mouth as he further concealed his presence, saying to himself, "Finally here."

Sure enough, not long after the array shook, someone forcefully tore open a gap from the outside.

The first to step in was Jiang Chou, who excitedly and eagerly said to those behind him, "Hall Master Zhao, there’s indeed an Emperor-grade Spirit Martial here!"

Bang!

A tall young man in a Blood Robe stepped out from behind Jiang Chou.

This young man’s face bore pitch-black patterns, with sunken eyes, looking exceptionally disturbing and frail, like a living corpse.

With a single glance, Chu Nan deduced that this young man must be Zhao Shibang.

Zhao Shibang, though less than a millennium old, possessed the cultivation of the Sixth Heaven, which was quite extraordinary.

Moreover, the path he walked was similar to the Spirit Corpse Sect; in addition to cultivating himself, he also created Spirit Corpses for battle.