Although the disturbance in the Wutong Holy Land's council hall was deliberately concealed, it could not escape the detection of the Taichu Holy Land, another top-tier Holy Land.
Almost on the afternoon of the very day the Wutong Holy Land ordered the assembly of its forces, an intelligence report crossed mountains and seas and was delivered into the hands of Ji Lingxuan.
Inside the Holy Son's Palace of the Taichu Holy Land.
Ji Lingxuan, dressed in a silver-white brocade robe, sat upright on a jade throne.
She held the intelligence report in her hands. Her normally calm and composed brows were now tightly furrowed, and a trace of unconcealable shock flashed deep in her eyes.
The intelligence clearly recorded the movements of the Wutong Holy Land—
Saintess Su Yao was furious. She ordered the assembly of forces, dispatching three Tribulation Realm elders to lead the charge, accompanied by countless Mahayana and Dao Comprehension Realm elders and disciples. Their target was aimed directly at the Yuxu Sect, vowing to seize the secret realm's key and slay Huang Haotian.
Huang Haotian... Who is that?
Is that the Master's name?
But these were not the main points.
"Three Tribulation Realm experts..." Ji Lingxuan muttered in a low voice, seeming to have a headache.
"That witch Su Yao is really willing to pay any price for her family's patriarch!"
She and Su Yao were the Holy Son and Saintess of the two great Holy Lands. Even though Su Yao was slightly older, they had known each other for many years. She knew well of Su Yao's fiery temper and ruthless methods, but she never expected Su Yao to act so recklessly—
Tribulation Realm experts were the absolute peak combat power on the Tianxuan Continent. Every Tribulation Realm expert was the foundation and pillar of the major Holy Lands.
Under normal circumstances, even when encountering a major crisis, a Holy Land would absolutely not easily dispatch a Tribulation Realm elder to take action, let alone dispatch three at once!
Not to mention the Taichu Holy Land, even for the Wutong Holy Land with its inheritance of countless millennia, five Tribulation Realm elders were the entirety of their confidence and foundation.
Sending out three at once undoubtedly meant pouring out more than half of their foundation. It was evident that Su Yao's determination to seize the secret realm key and slay Huang Haotian had reached an absolute extreme.
Ji Lingxuan slowly stood up and walked to the palace window, looking at the distant misty mountains of the Taichu Holy Land, her expression gradually turning solemn.
These past few days, doubts had lingered in her heart.
Ye Chuan's strength was simply too bizarre. With a bone age of less than a hundred years, he possessed combat power that could crush the Mahayana Realm. His methods were overbearing and uncanny, and the chaotic energy surrounding him was something completely unheard of and unseen.
It was absolutely not something a native cultivator of the Tianxuan Continent could possess!
She suspected more than once that Ye Chuan was not a person of this world, but came from the legendary Upper Realm that lorded over the Tianxuan Continent!
However, all of this was merely her speculation, without any proof.
Now, the Wutong Holy Land was pouring out more than half of its foundation to strike, and their target was Ye Chuan and the Yuxu Sect.
She was faced with a dilemma—should she stand by and watch Ye Chuan be jointly slain by three Tribulation Realm elders and the Yuxu Sect be trampled flat?
Or should she intervene to help, mobilizing the power of the Taichu Holy Land to confront the Wutong Holy Land head-on?
Standing by would certainly allow the Taichu Holy Land to avoid a storm and prevent mutually destructive warfare with the Wutong Holy Land. But if Ye Chuan truly came from the Upper Realm...
Then the Wutong Holy Land might not necessarily be able to take Ye Chuan down.
Missing this opportunity to befriend a powerhouse from the Upper Realm meant that if the Taichu Holy Land encountered a crisis in the future, they would no longer have such a powerful aid. They might even face accountability from the Upper Realm because of their inaction today.
But if she intervened, it meant making a direct enemy of the Wutong Holy Land.
The Wutong Holy Land had five Tribulation Realm elders and an Ascension Realm patriarch holding the fort. Even if they dispatched three Tribulation Realm experts at once, the remaining two could still guard the Holy Land's foundation.
Meanwhile, the Taichu Holy Land had a similar number of Tribulation Realm elders to the Wutong Holy Land. If a war truly broke out, it would undoubtedly result in mutual destruction. At best, it would deplete their foundations; at worst, they would be encroached upon by surrounding factions and fall from the ranks of the top-tier Holy Lands.
Ji Lingxuan's brows were tightly locked as she repeatedly weighed the pros and cons.
She stood by the window and remained silent for a long time. Ye Chuan's figure surfaced in her mind—composed, domineering, and with unfathomable strength.
"I'll take a gamble."
After a long time, Ji Lingxuan slowly spoke. All hesitation faded from her tone, leaving only firmness and resolve.
A sharp light flashed deep in her eyes. "Setting aside the fact that he helped me secure the position of Holy Son, the Master's value is worth my Taichu Holy Land taking a gamble."
"Furthermore, with the Wutong Holy Land dispatching three Tribulation Realm experts at once, their own foundation is already empty. If a war really breaks out, it might not necessarily be mutual destruction. At the very least, we can force them to retreat and preserve the foundation of the Taichu Holy Land."
She was betting that Ye Chuan truly came from the Upper Realm, betting that his potential was limitless, and betting that offering a helping hand today would exchange for the long-term stability of the Taichu Holy Land in the future.
Even if she lost the bet, the Taichu Holy Land's foundation was enough to handle the Wutong Holy Land's counterattack without being completely annihilated.
Having made up her mind, Ji Lingxuan no longer hesitated. She turned and returned to the jade throne. With a wave of her hand, a silver spiritual energy message flew out. Her clear and majestic voice echoed throughout the entire Holy Son's Palace:
"Pass down my order. Immediately summon all elders at the Tribulation Realm to the Holy Son's Palace for a council!"
As her words fell, the respectful responses of the disciples came from outside the hall: "We obey the Holy Son's command!"
Ji Lingxuan summoned an elder, her tone softening a bit,
"Go to the Yuxu Sect personally. Find the Master and Sect Master Bai Qianshuang. Inform them of the Wutong Holy Land's movements—that three Tribulation Realm elders are leading a team and will arrive at the Yuxu Sect in a few days. Tell them to make preparations in advance."
"Understood!" The elder did not dare to delay in the slightest. He turned, quickly exited the Holy Son's Palace, and immediately set about making arrangements.
Ji Lingxuan sat back on the jade throne, resting her face on one hand, a few strands of her hair falling loose,
"Master..."
"I hope you won't disappoint me."
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Meanwhile, on the other side, at the Yuxu Sect.
"..."
At the peak of the Yuxu Sect, Ye Chuan was currently nestled in a palace with Bai Qianshuang.
Well, besides this, there didn't seem to be anything else to do.
"..." Bai Qianshuang sat in her own seat. She brushed aside her long black hair, revealing her delicate ears.
She closed her eyes, seemingly deep in thought, her earrings swaying gently.
Circulating her cultivation technique, her Innate Dao Body was continuously absorbing the spiritual liquid. After all, battles had taken place over consecutive days. Bai Qianshuang slowed her pace, absorbing the spiritual liquid bit by bit.
"Ye Chuan."
"Hmm?" Hearing Bai Qianshuang call him, Ye Chuan looked over.
"The progress needs to be sped up a little," Bai Qianshuang said while circulating her technique. "I'll need to go out and take a look in a moment."
"You were already controlling it yourself," Ye Chuan said with a smile, watching the dissipating spiritual energy constantly fluctuating in front of him, which he grasped in his hand.
Just at this moment, Bai Qianshuang seemed to sense something. A token placed on the table next to her clothes was glowing faintly.
Sect Master, someone from the Taichu Holy Land has arrived. It seems there is an urgent matter.
The glowing words slowly emerged. Bai Qianshuang withdrew her gaze. After sitting in her seat for a moment, she chose to exit her state of cultivation.
"Someone from the Holy Land is here."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
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