The Sword God of the Universe

After two days of stabilizing his Cultivation in the Middle Dao Spirit Realm, Jing Yan once again closed off from the outside world!

With the power of the Divine Dao Pill, it took Jing Yan roughly three days to advance from the Early Dao Spirit Realm to the Middle Dao Spirit Realm.

However, advancing from the Middle Dao Spirit Realm to the Late Dao Spirit Realm was noticeably more difficult.

In the blink of an eye, three or four days passed, yet Jing Yan's purple Fog Vortex was still in the midst of Transformation. And the resources consumed by these continuous breakthroughs were indeed enormously astonishing. Fortunately, Jing Yan had an abundant supply of Top-grade Spirit Stones and various Elixirs on hand, so he had no worries about running out of resources during his breakthrough.

Several more days went by, and the Transformation of the Fog Vortex was finally nearing its end. By this time, the Primordial Energy within Jing Yan's Fog Vortex had fully liquefied, and the Power contained in each drop of liquefied Primordial Energy was extremely terrifying.

A Martial Artist at the Early Stage Daoist Realm would probably not surpass Jing Yan in terms of the richness of Primordial Energy.

As for the number of Daoist realm experts within the entire area of Lanqu County City, they were few enough to be counted on one's fingers.

Once Jing Yan successfully advanced to the Late Dao Spirit Realm, his Combat Power would also enter the ranks of the top experts in the Lanqu County area.

Looking across the whole Heavenly Origin Continent, although this was not enough to dominate one side, it would allow him to break free from being manipulated by others.

At this moment, in the Wen Family Mansion of Lanqu County City.

Inside a separate courtyard where Wen Family Patriarch Wen Lan resided.

"Patriarch, did you call for me?" asked the Sixth Elder of the Wen Family as he entered Wen Lan's room and bowed to the latter who was facing away from him.

"Please, Sixth Elder, have a seat!" Wen Lan heard the Sixth Elder's voice, turned around, smiled, and spoke.

The Sixth Elder of the Wen Family held considerable authority within the family and was an important part of the core power of the Wen Family. Therefore, Wen Lan was quite polite when meeting the Sixth Elder.

"Hmm," the Sixth Elder responded with a hum and sat down on a chair.

"Does the Patriarch have something for me?" asked the Sixth Elder after sitting down.

"It's time for that piece of news to be released," Wen Lan said, his eyes slightly intense and voice lowered.

Upon hearing this, the Sixth Elder also had a flash of sharpness in his eyes, clearly understanding what news Wen Lan was referring to.

"Is it time? Should we wait another couple of days?" the Sixth Elder also lowered his voice.

"It's about time, a week has passed already, Mr. Yin should have arrived in Haofeng City by now. Even if the Prince and Mu Liantian now become aware, it's too late to extinguish the fire from afar," Wen Lan said with a hint of a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.

The news he wanted to release was about the Dark Night Ace attempting to assassinate Jing Yan.

Wen Lan was very clear about the extent to which the Prince valued Jing Yan. Simply by Jing Yan's word, the Prince had conferred the role of the Donglin City Lord to a member of the Jing Family, an indication of attention that went beyond common understanding.

Therefore, Mr. Yin's assassination of Jing Yan was something Wen Lan absolutely would not allow to be traced back to the Wen Family. He couldn't afford to take the risk. So, by letting the Prince know of this news before Jing Yan was killed, he could further reduce the risk to the Wen Family.

This matter was only known by the Patriarch and a few key elders within the entire Wen Family. The Sixth Elder was one of them, and since he was specifically responsible for intelligence, entrusting him with the task of spreading this news was most fitting.

"Sixth Elder, under no circumstances can the source of this news be connected to our Wen Family," Wen Lan instructed.

It wasn't that he doubted the Sixth Elder's abilities; rather, the stakes of the situation were too high to afford even the slightest oversight. Even a tiny clue could lead to a fatal threat.

"I understand! I will handle this matter appropriately. If there's nothing else, then I shall make the arrangements," said the Sixth Elder as he stood up, ready to take his leave.

"Very well!" Wen Lan also stood up to see him off.

That evening.

Mu Liantian rushed into the Prince Manor urgently, not even waiting for Zhou Che to announce him, and went straight into the courtyard where the Prince resided.

Seeing how anxious Mu Liantian was, Zhou Che did not dare to stop him and quickly followed behind.

"Liantian, what's happened?" Prince Zhou Shangyun, upon seeing Mu Liantian, detected a hint of foreboding from his expression.

An incident capable of making Mu Liantian so urgent was definitely no trifling matter. Even Zhou Shangyun himself seldom saw Mu Liantian so hurried and flustered.

"Prince, Jing Yan is in danger!" Mu Liantian said immediately.

"What's going on?" Zhou Shangyun's face also changed drastically as he focused and asked.

"I just received a message that the Dark Night Assassin is after Jing Yan. Jing Yan is currently in Haofeng City, and the Dark Night Assassin should already be on his way there," Mu Liantian said rapidly.

When he spoke, one could clearly sense the anger weighing on his heart.

It wasn't often something could incite such rage in Mu Liantian.

Even Zhou Che's gaze sharpened upon hearing Mu Liantian's words. Being responsible for the Prince's internal affairs, Zhou Che was arguably one of the people who knew the Prince best. If Jing Yan were killed, the Prince would definitely be furiously incensed.

"Boom!" An icy aura explosively erupted from Prince Zhou Shangyun's body.

"Dark Night?" The Prince's face was extremely dark, as though he was squeezing these two words through clenched teeth.

"Yes!" Mu Liantian nodded, "The news isn't completely confirmed, but it's likely true. Moreover, it seems someone deliberately spread the news."

"Jing Yan has now advanced to the Dao Spirit Realm, and his strength is extremely formidable. Even a Late Dao Spirit Realm Martial Artist would find it difficult to threaten him. However, this time, the person Dark Night sent is none other than their leader, Mr. Yin," Mu Liantian continued.

The reason for Mu Liantian's urgency was precisely because he knew that Dark Night's Assassin, Mr. Yin, was on the move. Dark Night Assassins, even their Gold Medal Assassins, to be particular, would find it hard to deal with Jing Yan. But Dark Night's leader, Mr. Yin, was a Dao Master Realm powerhouse, and it was rumored that he had assassinated many Dao Masters.

"Can we find out who spread this news?" Zhou Shangyun took a moment to ponder and then asked.

If they could determine who or what power disseminated the news, they would have a good chance of figuring out who hired Dark Night Ace Mr. Yin. Because those who knew this news might very well also know who hired the assassin to kill Jing Yan.

"It's hard! I have tried, but the trail goes cold; the one who initially spread the message has vanished," said Mu Liantian angrily, "However, I think in Lanqu County City, the one who most wants Jing Yan dead is the Wen Family."

"We still need to be certain! Does Wen Lan have the courage? If it was the Wen Family, wouldn't they cover their tracks?" Zhou Shangyun said, exuding a murderous intent.

"Hmm, I will continue to investigate. But right now, I want to rush to Haofeng City immediately, to see if I can make it in time," Mu Liantian said.

Though he spoke these words, Mu Liantian himself knew that it was probably too late. To get from here to Haofeng City, even if he exhausted all his energy, it would take several days to arrive.