Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
Wu Mengqi said quietly, “The Spirit Sea may be our only chance, but Lin Feng must be aware of this too. He may take action to remove us and any other potential competitors beforehand. We must be wary of him.”
The Xuan Yi Holy Man nodded his head, “Although I don’t know what his limit is, he can’t use that ferocious sword limitlessly.”
“Although the Supreme Heavenly Mirror is not fully restored, our sect can’t be defeated so easily even if Lin Feng comes since Senior Tai Yi and Zheng Yi are both on Mount Baiyun now.”
“The attention of the Hades tribe, Immemorial Celestial Dragons and Ancient Demon Ape tribe are also on Lin Feng. If he tries to fight us, he’ll only benefit the demons. Lin Feng won’t make such a lowly mistake.”
After pausing for a moment, he turned to Wu Mengqi, “But it’s still highly likely that he will try to restrain us in other aspects and increase his own powers. Even in the Netherworld Sea, his eldest disciple Xiao Yan has a close connection with the Heavenly Catastrophe. This means they have a much greater advantage…”
Wu Mengqi turned gloomy and did not speak as he heard what the Xuan Yi Holy Man said.
The Zheng Yi Holy Man said from one side, “Lin Feng seemed to have passed everything to Xiao Yan regarding this matter, from what I noticed at the beginning stages of the War of the Two Worlds. While Xiao Yan is closely connected to Heavenly Catastrophe, his powers are not great enough to cultivate the Heavenly Catastrophe or the Netherworld Sea.”
“Mengqi, you don’t have to actively attack. Just protect your own ground. The longer we prolong this, the more we’ll be likely to succeed.”
“From what you said, Lin Feng must be very ambitious. He won’t wage a war with our sect easily.”
Wu Mengqi nodded his head and acknowledged, “I understand.”
The Zheng Yi Holy Man and Wu Mengqi were elders of the Radical Faction in the Great Void Sect. But it didn’t mean that they didn’t evaluate the situation and act according to the circumstances just because their thinking was radical.
Kuang Heng and the Xuan Lin Holy Man remained calm as usual as they heard this.
The Yu Yuan Holy Woman said coldly, “Although we have to recuperate, the Celestial Sect of Wonders won’t watch as we regain our powers. Even if they don’t wage a war, they will continue to repress us in other areas.”
“We have to adapt and resist as much as possible. Even if it puts us in the temporarily, we’ll still need to be fully prepared. We can’t be controlled.”
Kuang Heng spoke at this point, “Let’s find something else for them to do so that they won’t be too focused on us.”
The Qing Ning Holy Woman’s expression changed slightly, “Junior Kuang, you mean…”
The Tai Yi Holy Man and Zheng Yi Holy Man turned to Kuang Heng and the Qing Ning Holy Man. The Xuan Yi Holy Man explained and said softly, “It was Nanlai’s decision and I agree with him.”
Kuang Heng was indifferent and turned to Yun Yuanzhen, “Junior Yun, your previous arrangement will have to wait.”
Yun Yuanzhen was a little weak, but her gaze remained peaceful. She nodded her head when she heard him, “I understand.”
The Qing Ning Holy Man said in a deep voice, “I hope it works out well.”
In a corner of the Barren Expanses now, there was a majestic imperial palace in the air that flashed with a purplish-golden radiance. It was like the Nine Heavens Divine Palace. There were many light projections above the Imperial Palace, as if there were thousands of Buddhas moving in space above the palace.
Around the palace, many cultivators came and left. They were transporting the various resources that they had mined and taken from the different regions in the Barren Expanses. They were gathering all these resources in this palace.
A middle-aged man in a dragon robe with a mighty aura was seated in the palace. He was Liang Pan. This palace was naturally his Imperial Palace of Emperor Tai.
In the palace, Prince Yanliang of the Great Zhou Empire, Liang Fu, said to Liang Pan, “Your Majesty, we have gathered all the valuable resources in the region.”
Liang Pan nodded his head, “Well done.”
Liang Fu bowed and didn’t say anything else. Liang Pan asked calmly, “You think it’s a pity?”
“Although it’s a pity, I understand Your Majesty’s difficulties.” Liang Fu sighed, “Although it’s a good chance to expand our territories, it’ll only deplete our energy if we seize control of land in the Barren Expanses.”
Liang Panreplied, “That’s right. Moreover, if we’re going to talk about expanding territory, what can be more important than assuming control of the Great Qin’s territories?”
He stood up from his dragon throne and walked past Liang Fu. He came to the door of the pavilion he was in and looked at the vast land in front of him, “The key lies in the future.”
Liang Fu sighed and did not speak.
If Xiling City was completely destroyed, the Great Zhou can guide the Draconic Energy to us and swallow the Great Qin territories. But we don’t have anymore hope now.
Although the Great Qin Empire was very weak now, the Great Zhou was aware that the Great Qin Empire might turn to the Celestial Sect of Wonders in the near future.
As the Celestial Sect of Wonders continued to grow in power, the Great Zhou Empire would find it difficult to have any chance.
On the contrary, they had to consider how they should react if the Celestial Sect of Wonders stood up for the Great Qin Empire.
Seizing control and sending the Draconic Energy to Mount Baiyun could be explained using the War of the Two Worlds as an excuse. But after Mount Baiyun was attacked, Liang Pan used the Imperial Palace of Emperor Tai to guide a great portion of the Draconic Energy to Xiling City. This definitely showed the ulterior motive that Liang Pan had.
As Xiling City was destroyed, the various Great Qin Empire cultivators that Shi Zongtang left behind were killed and they couldn’t verify anything. But as Xiling City was saved by Shi Tianhao, Shi Zongtang and the others could naturally sense Liang Pan’s involvement.
It’s difficult to produce any sort of evidence for this kind of matter.
But to the Celestial Sect of Wonders, it’s not crucial that there were no evidences for many things right now. Initially, the Celestial Sect of Wonders and Great Qin Empire had already teamed up to suppress the Great Zhou Empire.
In the War of the Two Worlds this time, the Great Zhou Empire benefited a lot. They were finally rewarded with the caution that they exercised before and during the War of the Two Worlds.
But Liang Pan was not relaxed at all. That’s because the powers of the Celestial Sect of Wonders had increased greatly. Under such a circumstance, the Great Zhou Empire was placed in a more perilous situation.
It was difficult to reconcile many matters. For example, the Great Zhou Empire massacred the Arctic State, Zhu Hongwu and Zhu Yi’s conflict and the Great Zhou Empire’s issue with the Great Qin Empire in the War of the Two Worlds.
The relationship between the Great Zhou Empire and Great Zhou Empire also became closer. The conflict between the Great Zhou Empire and Celestial Sect of Wonders was unavoidable.
The conflict between the Celestial Sect of Wonders and Great Void Sect was bound to affect the Great Zhou Empire. Whereas the Great Zhou Empire had no other choice now. They could only rely on the Great Zhou Empire.
“Although the Great Void Sect’s vital energy is greatly affected, they still have a strong foundation. The Celestial Sect of Wonders has to consider the demons if they want to destroy their foundation.” Liang Pan thought to himself, “In this way, their next targets are likely to be the Great Zhou and I.”
“But I won’t cave in.”
Liang Pan lifted his eyes to look above the pavilion. A ball of radiance appeared. It didn’t seem eye-blinding, but it seemed to contain a deep way concept. It was mystical and unpredictable. It’s very difficult to describe too.
“It’s a pity we can’t leave the Emperor of the Dead behind. Otherwise, we can further our powers and deal with the impending situation.”
Liang Pan thought to himself, while Liang Fu looked at the ball of radiance. He was shocked, “Your Majesty, this…this seems to be…”
Liang Pan regained his awareness and looked at him. He said, “That’s right, it’s the Great Void Sect’s Cheng Heaven Great Void Celestial Light. But it’s very difficult to understand the brilliance behind it. However, it won’t be a problem soon.”
Liang Fu’s gaze flashed and he appeared unstable, “Is it during the time when you guided the Draconic Energy and powers of the Imperial Palace of Emperor Tai to Mount Baiyun? But, Your Majesty, this…”
They had already offended the Celestial Sect of Wonders. If they schemed against the Great Void Sect, it would cause even more problems for them. Although they obtained the Cheng Heaven Great Void Celestial Light, the losses would be far greater for them than the benefits they stood to gain.
Liang Fu didn’t recall Liang Pan to be so unwise. He was just hoping that Liang Pan didn’t become confused because of the pressure by the Celestial Sect of Wonders.
Liang Pan looked at Liang Fu, “Do you think the Great Void Sect is unaware? Of course they know about it. They consented to this. It’s just that based on the current situation, we’ll have to pay a small price if we want to benefit. That’s why it’s difficult to hold back.”
Liang Fu was enlightened. He became much more composed. After this, he laughed bitterly.
The Great Zhou had used such a tactic before. But it’s just that they were in the Great Void Sect’s position then. However, they were having the shorter end of the stick now.
After the Scramble for the Ying Sea, the Great Zhou Empire offered resources to the East Heaven’s Gate to restore the Xuan Heaven Seal.
And after the Anti-Celestial Sect War, the East Heaven’s Gate became the pawn of the Great Zhou Empire and slogged for them.
There was no free lunch in the world. The logic was the same. It’s just that the Great Zhou Empire became like the East Heaven’s Gate now. They couldn’t reject this proposition too, as they needed to grab hold of every opportunity that they had to enhance their powers.
Liang Fu hesitated for awhile before saying, “Your Majesty, the conflict between the Great Zhou and Celestial Sect of Wonders can be resolved. The matter regarding the Arctic State can be resolved quite easily. As for the Great Qin matter, we’ll just need to offer some benefits. As for the Grand Advisor…”
Liang Pan shook his head, “In that case, Hongwu will be completely useless.”
After remaining silent for a while, Liang Fu said, “Even if we rely on Tianjing, we’ll find it difficult to resist the Celestial Sect of Wonders. What can we…”
Liang Pan glanced into the distance and said quietly, “Ying Sea.”
“Although the Celestial Sect of Wonders controls the Yingzhou Celestial Mountain, the Ying Sea is still not controlled by the Celestial Sect of Wonders. If we can control one mountain and conceal ourselves in the Ying Sea, we can’t be traced down. No matter how powerful Lin Feng’s sword is, he can’t do anything to us…”