Chapter 785: Who Is Here?

After looking at it, Li Yang simply touched it.

The next moment, I suddenly noticed something strange.

He closed his eyes, exercised his technique, and carefully sensed the surrounding atmosphere.

After a moment, he opened his eyes suddenly, a look of surprise on his face.

"Sure enough, something is wrong." Li Yang whispered, "The souls of these people... seem to be outside of their bodies!"

He quickly turned around and said to the prince: "Your Highness, I need a quiet place to set up an altar."

Although the prince didn't understand what Li Yang was going to do, he immediately ordered someone to arrange a side hall for him to use.

After Li Yang arrived at the side hall, he immediately began to arrange the altar.

He took out the talismans and magic weapons that he had prepared and placed them around.

Then, he placed the soul jade seized from the Poison Dragon Cult in the altar, sat down cross-legged, and began to chant the incantation.

As the mantra was chanted, a strange aura began to fill the entire side hall.

The prince and a group of people stood nearby, not daring to express their anger.

After a moment, Li Yang suddenly opened his eyes, with a thoughtful expression on his face:

"Well...as expected."

"The souls of those people were forcibly removed from their bodies using some kind of evil magic, and are now being imprisoned somewhere!"

The prince was shocked when he heard this: "How... how is this possible? To extract the soul? Is there really such a powerful magic?"

Li Yang said in a deep voice:

"Prince, don't forget how the Third Prince was resurrected."

The prince made no movement.

He still remembers things about his third uncle very clearly.

The soul-moving technique of the Poison Dragon Cult allows the third uncle's soul to drive the dead body to move.

The result of this was to turn his third uncle into a rotting corpse that was neither human nor ghost.

Li Yang's calm voice then sounded:

"And...I can vaguely sense that the place where those souls are imprisoned is in the palace!"

"What?!" the prince exclaimed, "you mean the murderer is in the palace?"

Li Yang nodded: "Yes...and, according to my judgment, that place should be...underground in the palace."

When the prince heard this, his face became very ugly: "Underground in the palace...could it be..."

He didn't finish speaking, but Li Yang already understood what he meant.

Underground in the palace, apart from some cellars, the largest building is the legendary underground palace.

It was originally the tomb of emperors of all dynasties, and no one was allowed to approach it on weekdays.

And now, the culprit is hiding in that place...

This is simply the biggest insult to Daxing Country!

The prince looked gloomy and whispered:

"Daozhang Li, if it is true as you say, then this matter will be very troublesome."

"The underground palace is where the late emperor's mausoleum is located. It is heavily guarded on weekdays. Even I cannot enter at will."

"If we want to investigate, I'm afraid it will attract a lot of criticism."

Li Yang pondered for a moment and said:

"In that case, it's better to do this."

"Tonight we quietly sneak into the underground palace to find out what's going on. If we find anything unusual, we will make a decision."

The prince nodded in agreement: "Okay, just follow what Mr. Li said!"

"Tonight tonight, we will meet in the Royal Garden and go to the underground palace together."

After the discussion was settled, Li Yang excused himself and returned to the arranged guest room to rest.

He took out the elixir he had brought with him, drank it, and began to meditate to prepare for the night's action.

As night fell, the entire palace was shrouded in darkness.

Li Yang quietly came to the imperial garden and saw the prince already waiting there.

The prince was accompanied by two guards, one male and one female, both of whom seemed to be skilled warriors.

"Daozhang Li, you are here." The prince said in a low voice, "I have made arrangements. We will enter the underground palace through the secret passage later."

Li Yang nodded and followed the prince to a rockery.

I saw the prince gently pushing a rock, revealing a hidden cave entrance.

The four of them filed in and walked along the dark and damp corridor.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, a heavy stone door appeared ahead.

The prince took out a huge key, turned it gently, and the stone door slowly opened.

Stepping into the underground palace, a cold and damp atmosphere hit my face.

Li Yang secretly used his skills and observed his surroundings vigilantly.

I saw exquisite reliefs carved on the surrounding walls, and the floor was paved with gorgeous floor tiles, showing the royal style everywhere.

"This is the outer area of ​​the underground palace. Further inside are the tombs of emperors of all dynasties." The prince introduced in a low voice.

Li Yang nodded and suddenly looked serious: "Shh! There's something going on!"

Everyone immediately held their breath and only heard subtle footsteps in the distance.

The prince made a gesture, and the four of them quickly hid behind a stone pillar.

Not long after, several men in black came out from around the corner.

The leader was a tall and thin man holding a bronze candle.

Under the dim light, Li Yang saw the man's face clearly and couldn't help but take a breath.

"Is it him!?" Li Yang exclaimed in his heart.

After all, that person was none other than the elder of the Poison Dragon Sect whom he met at the Third Prince's Mansion!

The prince also recognized the man, and his expression became very ugly.

He whispered to Li Yang: "I sent people to search for a day and a night. I wished I could turn the entire capital upside down, but I couldn't find him."

"Shouldn't this person have left the capital? Why is he here?"

Li Yang shook his head and signaled the prince not to speak.

He carefully observed the movements of the group of men in black. They came to a wall. The elder reached out and fumbled on the wall, and actually opened a secret door.

After the men in black entered the secret door, Li Yang and others followed quietly.

After passing through the secret door, the view suddenly opened up to a spacious underground hall.

In the center of the hall stood a huge bronze tripod, surrounded by many strange candles.

The bronze tripod was engraved with strange runes, emitting bursts of black air.

And around the tripod, there were more than a dozen translucent light balls floating...

The number was exactly the same as those of the hysterical guards and palace maids.

The prince had been exposed to the saying that there were no gods or ghosts since he was a child.

He had indeed seen a lot of the methods of the Poison Dragon Cult.

But this was the first time he had seen an ethereal soul!

At this time, the Poison Dragon Cult elder suddenly spoke:

"Everyone, the time is ripe."

"As soon as the hour of the first month arrives tonight, we can start the final ceremony."

"As long as we refine these souls, we can pierce the underworld again and rescue the leader!"

"At that time, not only the current prince, but also the entire Daxing can be controlled in one fell swoop!"

Hearing this, the prince's face changed drastically, and he almost couldn't help but rush out.

Li Yang hurriedly grabbed him and whispered: "Don't be impulsive, we don't know how many helpers they have yet."

The prince took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

At this time, another man in black came in and whispered a few words in the elder's ear.

After listening, the elder smiled: "Very good, it seems that they are almost ready."

"When the ceremony on our side is completed, they can start to act."

"When the court is in chaos, we can take the opportunity..."

He suddenly stopped talking here.

Then, he turned around suddenly and looked behind him.

"Who is here!?"

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