Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Destiny

Chapter 423: Soul Capturing Pill

Elder had left not long ago when five figures of varying heights walked in.

It was Shao Ming and others who had previously visited the residence of Blue Cloud Venerable to seek his help in finding the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony.

“We pay our respects to Crown Prince, and to Elder Jiang!”

Upon entering the room, the five bowed in greeting.

“No need for formalities!”

Prince Yuanqing waved his hand and then turned to Jiang Li, “Elder Jiang, since the Five Forms Venerable Sage has matters with you, we shall wait outside!”

“Your Highness, please wait;although we came to see Elder Jiang, we are actually here to seek the Prince!” Shao Ming hurriedly said.

As inheritors of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, several places within the Tianli Empire require their regulation and standardization, hence they are already acquainted with the Prince and can even be considered quite familiar.

“Oh?” Yuanqing looked over curiously.

Without hesitation, Shao Ming shared his thoughts, “We heard of the emergence of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, hence we sought Blue Cloud Venerable’s help through karma to locate it. He offered a condition—to investigate the rise of demonic energy within the city, to further eliminate remnants of the Demon Clan… Tianli City is vast, with a population exceeding hundreds of millions and many areas with restrictions on scrutiny. Just a few of us siblings absolutely cannot accomplish this alone, thus we thought to seek help from your Highness. Just now, we went to the Eastern Palace, and upon hearing the Prince was here, we took the liberty to come…”

“The inheritor of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, the Emperor is also

Prince Yuanqing responded indifferently, “You plan to strip that Inheritor of his Heavenly Destiny Inheritance?”

Wan Yin nodded, “We just don’t want too many complications. If he fully inherits the Heavenly Destiny and, like Zhou Ji in the past, refuses to submit to authority, wouldn’t that be a problem…?”

“Quite reasonable.”

Prince Yuanqing nodded, then turned to Ren Qiuyao, “You heard that. Find this Inheritor, and if he is obedient, fine. If not, coordinate with the Five Forms Venerable Sage!”

“Yes!” Ren Qiuyao nodded.

“Thank you, Your Highness!”

Unexpectedly, the other party was so easy to talk to. With just a request, they agreed directly. Shao Ming and the others immediately got excited, their eyes shining as they bowed in unison.

“Now that Your Highness has agreed, there’s no time to delay. Elder Ren, let’s hurry to find the person!”

Wan Yin urged.

Everyone nodded simultaneously, taking Ren Qiuyao to leave the room. But before they got far, they heard Prince Yuanqing’s voice slowly rise, “Have you perhaps forgotten something?”

“Forgotten?”

Shao Ming and the others turned around, puzzlement filling their eyes.

Prince Yuanqing stood with hands clasped behind his back, calmly watching them, “You think a casual promise will make me help you, isn’t that thinking too simplistically?”

Shao Ming and the others felt a shock in their hearts, and immediately cupped their fists, “We beseech Your Highness to elaborate!”

Prince Yuanqing glanced at Jiang Li, who, coming to a realization, flicked his wrist. A jade bottle appeared, its stopper removed, and five grey-green pills floated up.

“These are Soul Capturing Pills, each containing a larva of the Heart Devouring Gu. Once ingested, they coexist with the heart, requiring a dose of a special spirit herb every three months to suppress it, or else the heart will be completely consumed, making life worse than death,”

Prince Yuanqing eyed the five, “Take these, and I will have Ren Qiuyao help you find the Inheritor of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony and figure out a way to strip that Heavenly Destiny…”

“This…”

Shao Ming and the others stood stunned, their faces turning extremely grim.

Taking this pill meant becoming the other party’s dogs, having no freedom at all!

As inheritors of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, although cooperating with the Tianli Empire, they usually only obeyed orders selectively. But now they were being demanded to be dogs, and the other party wasn’t even the emperor but just the Crown Prince… How could this be possible!

As Second-level Heavenly Destiny Inheritors, they also had their own pride.

“Your Highness must be joking…”

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Shao Ming took a step back, giving a forced smile.

“I never joke!”

Prince Yuanqing’s face remained unchanged, as if nothing could disturb his composure.

“Then… we won’t trouble Your Highness any longer, we will find him ourselves!”

Shao Ming took another step back, signaling his siblings, ready to leave the room.

“Your Highness’s status is noble, if you wish to request something you may, but if you don’t want to request, then leaving… it’s not that simple.”

Just then, a faint voice spoke up, and five black figures abruptly appeared, stationed around them. Ren Qiuyao stepped forward, her arm extended, her gaze carrying a mix of coldness and severity.