People suddenly saw a beam of light descend from above, and couldn’t help but look up, immediately greeted by blinding golden light.

Moreover, this golden light emitted an oppressive aura, causing many to feel terrified.

Some who were usually timid found themselves instinctively kneeling under the weight of this aura.

Suddenly, two gigantic Dharma Aspects appeared in the sky.

One Dharma Aspect was in the form of an Evil Buddha, with a thousand hands and arms, wielding a thousand exotic weapons.

The other Dharma Aspect was in the form of a Rakshasa, holding a large blade, wearing golden battle armor.

The two Dharma Aspects wielded their weapons, blocking Zheng Yue’s attack.

Boom!

The power exploded in mid-air, forming a hurricane sweeping through the city below.

In the whistling wind, the streets of the city were immediately thrown into chaos.

Lanterns, signboards, banners, and stalls were all blown up by the hurricane, flying everywhere.

Immediately after, Zheng Yue sensed a presence suddenly break away from the crowd, moving towards the north city gate with incredible speed.

Though this presence’s spiritual perception seemed no different from ordinary people, the speed was clearly beyond the ordinary.

This presence swiftly crossed half the city and exited.

After sensing that Su Que had left the city, Zheng Yue stopped attacking the city and pursued Su Que instead.

Seeing Zheng Yue flying as fast as his own lightweight skill, Su Que continued to release the Killing Buddha Dharma Aspect and Rakshasa Dharma Aspect to block Zheng Yue.

These two Dharma Aspects were quite powerful, and each release consumed considerable inner strength.

To shake off Zheng Yue, Su Que, with a thought, released three Killing Buddha Dharma Aspects and three Rakshasa Dharma Aspects simultaneously, blocking Zheng Yue’s path.

Moreover, he infused a great deal of Divine Intent into these six Dharma Aspects.

Zheng Yue destroyed these six Dharma Aspects, in addition to the two previously released in the city, one by one.

Immediately, Divine Intent erupted from the six Dharma Aspects, enveloping Zheng Yue.

Zheng Yue’s mental power was instantly disrupted by the Divine Intent.

For a moment, he was unable to pinpoint Su Que’s whereabouts.

Su Que enveloped himself with spiritual power, further interfering with Zheng Yue’s ability to track him.

Thus, Zheng Yue temporarily lost track of Su Que.

He hurriedly used spiritual power to dispel the Divine Intent Su Que had just released in the air.

Believing Su Que was heading north, Zheng Yue continued northward, afraid of losing him completely.

At this moment, while Zheng Yue could not perceive him, Su Que suddenly changed direction towards the southeast.

Thus, the distance between the two grew ever greater.

When Zheng Yue could fully use his spiritual perception to scan the ground, he extended his spirit northward but still couldn’t find any trace of Su Que.

After moving a good distance southeast, Su Que took a sharp turn and headed towards the capital city.

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Su Que was extremely fast, covering the distance to the capital city in little more than half an hour.

Upon entering the capital, he made straight for the inner city of the Imperial Palace.

The martial artists guarding the capital city were unable to see Su Que’s figure.

Su Que proceeded unimpeded along the way.

After entering the inner city, he headed towards the Imperial Palace.

Although he had never been to the Imperial Palace before, the opulence of the buildings easily revealed its location to him.

Upon entering the Imperial Palace, he questioned three eunuchs in succession, only the last, a higher-ranking eunuch, knew the location of the Imperial Palace Armory.

Upon learning the location of the Armory, he made his way directly there.

The Imperial Palace Armory was also a grand hall, its splendor no less than the palaces where concubines and princes resided.

Though the Armory was quite conspicuous, any martial artist seeking to steal or seize the secret manuals could easily identify its location.

This indicated that the Liang Royal Family had no qualms showing openly where they kept the legendary manuals.

The Liang Royal Family was confident that any martial artist daring to steal or seize the manuals would meet their own demise.

The Armory had one wall with a single-floor facade, made of redwood with a large, heavy red door studded with copper nails.

This red door was extremely heavy, beyond the ability of ordinary people to push.

Su Que gently pushed the door and found it locked.

He immediately channeled inner strength to the lock, breaking it with a snap, and then pushed the door open.

Behind the door was the interior of a three-story grand hall.

The interior of the hall was rather dark, with only a few flickering candle flames.

Unlike the Scripture Pavilion of most sects Su Que had visited, typically a single floor resembling a large plaza with rows of bookshelves.

The Imperial Palace Armory was divided into several small rooms.

Upon entering the Armory, Su Que intended to search each small room for the Divine Intent Diagram or Evil Technique he desired.

Suddenly, a voice came from the darkness: "Who are you, that you dare to intrude into the Imperial Armory?"

The voice caused the princes, generals, and meritorious officials inside the small rooms, looking at secret manuals, to bright-eyed look up, turning towards the entrance of their compartments.

Though the voice came from the darkness, Su Que’s spiritual power had already swept over the third floor, where two people were seated, sipping tea while observing everything below.

The voice belonged to one of these individuals.

Upon hearing this voice, Su Que pushed off with his feet, shooting into the darkness above.

The next moment, there were two angry shouts.

Su Que had dragged down two old men with white beards.

These two elders, both at the middle stage of the Divine Realm, were relatives of Emperor Jing of Liang and the guardians of the Royal Armory.

After pulling these elders down, Su Que quickly knocked them unconscious, then planted Demon Seeds in their bodies.

Meanwhile, those reading in the compartments, hearing the commotion, also started coming out, wanting to see what was happening.

Those who could enter the Imperial Armory were all geniuses of the Liang Kingdom, with exceptional potential.

As they came out, Su Que did not hold back, extending his ten fingers and launching a series of qi forces forward.

The qi force sliced through the air, causing these individuals, in their astonishment, to be knocked unconscious.

Then, with a thought, Su Que caused his Lifebound Demon Seed from his dantian to divide into multiple Affiliated Demon Seeds.

Following Su Que’s intention, the Seeds flew out from his dantian, dispersing into the air.

The Affiliated Demon Seeds emitted a purple light, appearing like purple stars in the dimly lit Armory.

Su Que controlled the Affiliated Demon Seeds with spiritual power, letting them fall upon the individuals.

Though these individuals had potential, their strength was not formidable.

Quickly, the Affiliated Demon Seeds took root in their dantians, tightly linking with their essence, qi, and spirit.

Afterward, Su Que flew through the Armory, using his spiritual power to search for secret manuals within.

Soon enough, he found a secret manual for Divine Realm cultivation in a small compartment on the third floor.

This small compartment seemed dedicated to storing Divine Intent Diagrams.

With a sweep of spiritual power, he found over a hundred secret manuals on the bookshelves.

Su Que rapidly skimmed through the manuals, pulling out those Divine Intent Diagrams encapsulating Divine Will and Divine Beast Divine Intent.

Another sweep of spiritual power revealed ninety-nine more Divine Intent Secret Manuals.

Su Que immediately began cultivating each one.

The Divine Intents in these manuals varied in quality.

Fearlessly, Su Que cultivated them all.

With his current talent, upon seeing a Divine Intent Diagram, he could immediately comprehend its Divine Intent.

The Divine Intent immediately formed in his mind, then, with a thought, moved to the corresponding organ.

In the Imperial Armory, candles continued to burn, casting their light around.

The people Su Que had knocked unconscious lay sleeping on the ground.

Within Su Que’s body, transformations were happening, constantly generating Divine Intents.

Forcefully integrating Divine Intents could cause significant harm to a martial artist’s body.

Su Que’s body now contained eighteen sets of Divine Intents; with each new integration, his body felt a sense of comfort overcome it.

This was because the adverse effects of over-integrating Divine Intents had reversed in him. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

His physique continuously strengthened, and his lifespan increased.