Chapter 298 - It Seems This Lord is Really Being Underestimated

"Beast, accept your death!"

An angry roar from Lanling Tianxuan echoed from within the Frigid Heaven Ice Grotto.

"Hmph! Damn human!"

"You've finally come!"

A sneer from Fengxiao came from within the grotto.

Soon, a series of violent tremors came from inside, and the ice grotto was instantly on the verge of collapse!

Lanling Tianxuan, his body covered in frost, flew out from the Frigid Heaven Ice Grotto in a rather wretched state.

A beautiful, azure-blue figure, like a divine rainbow, followed closely behind.

Success!

The Clan Head successfully lured away that Frigid Heaven Ice Phoenix!

The Great Elder and the others, hiding in the shadows, saw the figures of Lanling Tianxuan and the Frigid Heaven Ice Phoenix gradually recede into the distance, hidden by the blizzard, and they couldn't help but show their joy.

They hadn't expected the plan to go so smoothly…!

It seems a beast is a beast after all. Although its cultivation is strong, its mind is not very bright!

"Great Elder, let's move!" A disciple said impatiently to the Great Elder.

"No rush."

"That beast has only just left. If it were to notice us, the plan would be ruined."

"Wait a little longer. No one is to act rashly."

The Great Elder raised his arm, signaling for everyone behind him not to be hasty and act rashly.

Hearing this, the group had no choice but to continue to lie in wait quietly.

During this time, another disciple couldn't help but complain with dissatisfaction:

"Great Elder, I still can't figure it out!"

"Why did the Clan Head have to tell that Luo Shen Empress about the existence of the ten-thousand-year Spirit-Calling Celestial Ganoderma?"

"Even without her, our Lanling Clan could have acted according to the plan."

"Yeah, I don't know what the Clan Head was thinking…"

"Just for her to help activate the formation, we have to give her a piece of the celestial ganoderma for free…"

The other disciples also chimed in with dissatisfaction.

Listening to the disciples' discussion, a cold smile couldn't help but appear at the corners of the Great Elder’s mouth.

"You all still don't understand the Clan Head."

"Do you really think the Clan Head plans to share that Spirit-Calling Celestial Ganoderma with her?"

The group was stunned for a moment, then their expressions showed their shock as they seemed to understand something.

"C-Could it be… the Clan Head, he plans to…?"

"N-No way…!"

The Great Elder continued with a cold smile:

"Hmph, that Eight Banners Heaven-Burning Celestial Array that the Clan Head has set up requires at least one person to preside over it.”

"The Luo Shen Empress is unaware of this point, so we'll just let her preside over the celestial array and help us trap that beast!"

"So that's how it is!"

The group, hearing this, revealed looks of joy, finally understanding Lanling Tianxuan’s intentions.

Specially inviting Luo Ruying to assist was, in fact, merely to use her to preside over the formation array and help them trap the Frigid Heaven Ice Phoenix!

This way, they wouldn't need to send any more of their own people to take the risk!

"Th-Then, what happens after it's done…?"

One disciple asked worriedly.

"After it's done, that Luo Shen Empress will certainly have died at the hands of the Frigid Heaven Ice Phoenix!"

"That Eight Banners Heaven-Burning Celestial Array probably can't trap that beast for long."

"Before long, that beast will break free, and by that time, we will have long since obtained the immortal medicine and left~"

"Do you think an enraged Frigid Heaven Ice Phoenix would let her go~?"

The Great Elder said with a confident smile.

How could a cultivator at the Immortal King realm possibly escape from an immortal beast at the Immortal Emperor realm?

Even taking a step back, if Luo Ruying really did escape from the Frigid Heaven Ice Phoenix's grasp, where in these Immortal Realm Trials could she run to?

Since they had already done it, his Lanling Clan would absolutely not let her return alive!

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Hearing the Great Elder's words, the group was instantly set at ease and revealed treacherous, triumphant smiles.

However, one disciple still said with a worried heart:

"Great Elder, the Luo Shen Empress is the Demon Lord's woman. If we frame her like this, and the Demon Lord finds out later…!"

As he spoke, the disciple couldn't help but show fear on his face, and even his body felt a slight, cold tremble.

To this day, the fate of those who provoked the Demon Lord was well known…

The Dao Immortal Clan was the most vivid example. Of the tens of thousands in the entire sect, not a single one was spared…

And it was said that their deaths were particularly tragic…

If the Demon Lord were to find out that they had framed Luo Ruying here, the entire Lanling Clan would probably suffer a catastrophic disaster!

Seeing that everyone was feeling timid, the Great Elder, although also afraid in his heart, still mustered his courage and scolded loudly with a frown:

"What's there to be afraid of!"

"Although the Demon Lord is terrifying, he won't know that we did it!"

"The Luo Shen Empress, in order to obtain an immortal medicine, ventured into the Extreme Cold Land and was unfortunately killed by the Frigid Heaven Ice Phoenix. What does that have to do with our Lanling Clan?"

"No matter how he investigates, he won't be able to trace it back to our Lanling Clan!"

"Y-Yeah, that's right…!"

"Anyway, the Demon Lord won't know!"

"Only the few of us know. As long as we keep our mouths shut, who could possibly find out~?"

Under the Great Elder’s encouragement, the group gradually felt at ease again and comforted each other.

And just at the moment they relaxed, a cold voice suddenly sounded from behind them.

"Is that so? It seems this Lord is really being underestimated."

Hearing the voice, the members of the Lanling Clan were startled, and in an instant, it was as if their entire bodies had been frozen, unable to move!

They hadn't noticed anyone approaching at all…!

They only felt a terrifying, ice-cold gaze fixed deadly on their backs!

The Great Elder mustered his courage and, trembling, slowly turned his head.

He saw Ning Yechen standing tall behind them, watching them with an ice-cold, indifferent gaze…!

"The De-Demon Lord…?!"

Seeing Ning Yechen’s face, the Great Elder’s pupils shrank violently, and he cried out in alarm.

For a moment, he even suspected if his eyes were deceiving him.

How-how could the Demon Lord appear in the Immortal Realm Trials…?!

And of all the bad luck, right near them…?

No, wait, could it be that the Demon Lord had actually followed them into the secret realm when the trials opened…?

Secretly protecting the Luo Shen Empress all along…?

The Great Elder seemed to have guessed something, and his heart trembled with growing terror.

In that case, the Demon Lord knew all of their plans…

And their conversation just now was also overheard…!

The others, hearing the cry of 'Demon Lord,' also turned to look at Ning Yechen with disbelief on their faces.

After seeing that it was really him, the crowd's hearts instantly turned to dead embers, and fear swept over their entire bodies…

It's over… they're finished.

The Lanling Clan is finished too...!

"The Lanling Clan… this Lord will remember it."

"You can die now." Ning Yechen coldly sentenced the members of the Lanling Clan to death.

The moment they planned to scheme against his wife, their fate was sealed!

After Ning Yechen’s voice fell, countless Spirit-Devouring Bugs instantly surged out from the shadow at his feet!

The Spirit-Devouring Bugs, like a tide, instantly submerged and devoured the members of the Lanling Clan, who were too terrified to move!

"Aaaah! Pain! So much pain!"

"G-Great Elder…!"

"De-Demon Lord, sp-spare us… aaaah!"

As the Spirit-Devouring Bugs burrowed into their bodies, the members of the Lanling Clan let out waves of tragic and painful wails.

It was just that these wails were quickly drowned out by the blizzard and the tide of Spirit-Devouring Bugs…

In the blink of an eye, the members of the Lanling Clan were eaten until only a pile of clothes was left scattered on the ground, to be buried by the wind and snow…