Chapter 155: Ye Qiong Venerable's Scheme

Chapter 155: Ye Qiong Venerable's Scheme

Qi Yuan sat in his chair, patiently awaiting the results.

It had to be said, the first time using a backdoor felt pretty good.

Currently, Wind Lan Sage had conveyed the message upwards.

...

In the Heaven-Earth Cave, a gust of dark wind howled.

A tall man stood outside the cave entrance, his face filled with reverence and anger. He exclaimed, "Blood Robe Sword God is truly unreasonable, innocently killing Mil and making bold statements in the Divine Flower Society. He dares to provoke the Venerable just because he has the Wind Lord as his backing? Now, he even dares to interfere in the Eastern Land Genius War, wanting to directly obtain a spot. He doesn't put the three Venerables in his eyes at all!"

The tall man was a powerful cultivator in the late stages of the Purple Mansion. He had been serving Ye Qiong Venerable for a long time.

Upon receiving Wind Lan's message, he was furious.

In the Heaven-Earth Cave, gusts of dark wind blew.

A youthful voice sounded, "What do you think should be done?"

Hearing this, the tall man furrowed his brows in thought, "With the Wind Lord, and the Great Tribulation approaching, the Venerable needs to preserve his strength. It's not appropriate to take action against Blood Robe Sword God."

He pondered how to deal with Blood Robe Sword God.

But after some time, he couldn't figure out what to do with him.

Could it be that Blood Robe Sword God would succeed, disrupting the Eastern Land Genius War and entering the Moon Viewing Continent? Suddenly, the tall man's eyebrows twitched, and his eyes showed a glimmer of joy, "Let him obtain a spot in the top twenty of the Dongtu Talents Ranking.

Blood Robe Sword God's actions are definitely aimed at entering the Moon Viewing Continent.

The Moon Viewing Continent's Heavenly Dao is incomplete, and powerful cultivators are scarce. Not only are there those from the Canglan Realm with ill intentions, but also the Mara Clan.

The Mara Clan possesses a supreme treasure that can sense any cultivator above the Five Realms.

If Blood Robe Sword God enters the Moon Viewing Continent, he will definitely be discovered by the Mara Clan. With their unruly nature, they will surely kill Blood Robe Sword God.

Blood Robe Sword God will surely be killed if he enters the Moon Viewing Continent!"

Currently, the Moon Viewing Continent was in a three-way stalemate.

The weakest were the natives of the Moon Viewing Continent.

The strongest were the Mara Clan.

Even the Dark Deities of the Mara Clan were feared by the three Venerables.

Blood Robe Sword God entering the Moon Viewing Continent would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den.

A moment of silence filled the Heaven-Earth Cave, and after a while, the youthful voice sounded again, "Everything will be done as you say."

Hearing this, the tall man's eyes lit up with surprise.

And then, another youthful voice echoed in the Heaven-Earth Cave.

"If it's convenient, investigate his background."

"Based on the current clues, it can be determined that Blood Robe Sword God, Mad Daoist, Seven Desire Demon Lord, and others are the same person.

They all come from a remote Hundred Nations." The tall man lowered his head and reported, "There's no further information to be found. According to my speculation, Blood Robe Sword God might... not be a native of the Canglan Realm."

Silence filled the Heaven-Earth Cave, and only the howling of the dark wind could be heard.

"Investigate which other members of the Divine Flower Society are from the Hundred Nations."

After a while, the youthful voice spoke again, "Understood!" The tall man bowed his head, but his face showed a look of difficulty.

This matter was not easy to investigate.

...

In Cloud City, Wind Lan sat like she was on pins and needles, but her face was filled with a smile.

"Senior Blood Robe Sword God, why are you so eager to enter the Moon Viewing Continent? Why not just casually join some of the Talents' factions and gain the qualification to expand your territory in the Moon Viewing Continent?"

Hearing this, Qi Yuan replied impatiently, "The Moon Viewing Continent is my home. I need to go home."

The Heavenly Dao of the Moon Viewing Continent had been used by him for Foundation Establishment.

Wasn't the Moon Viewing Continent his home now? Wind Lan smiled awkwardly.

The Moon Viewing Continent's level wasn't high enough to support a powerful cultivator like Blood Robe Sword God.

So, it was natural for him to think Blood Robe Sword God was joking.

"After I enter the top twenty, when will I be qualified to enter the Moon Viewing Continent? I'm in a hurry." Qi Yuan was eager to enter the Moon Viewing Continent.

He wanted to see if the Moon Viewing Continent was the world he had once lived in.

He also wanted to know if this time... he would have the chance to meet the woman he hadn't seen before.

"After the Eastern Land Genius War ends, the entrance to the Moon Viewing Continent will briefly open, and Senior can enter at that time."

"Good," Qi Yuan nodded.

At that moment, Wind Lan's messaging jade slip lit up.

Qi Yuan's eyes fixed on him, "News?"

Wind Lan felt nervous and didn't dare to look.

He was afraid that the Venerables above would react strongly, not only disagreeing with Blood Robe Sword God but also acting arrogantly, angering Blood Robe Sword God.

Blood Robe Sword God didn't dare to kill the Venerables, but he dared to kill Wind Lan!

Wind Lan's consciousness entered the jade slip, and his eyes showed a look of surprise, "Blood Robe Sword God, the Venerables above have agreed to let you obtain a spot in the top twenty of the Dongtu Talents Ranking without a trial, and you've also gained the qualification to enter the Moon Viewing Continent."

Wind Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that the Venerables above wouldn't agree.

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up with joy. "Those above are indeed tolerant and generous. When I have time, I'll treat them to a meal."

Wind Lan smiled awkwardly.

He wouldn't pass this message to the Venerables above.

Recently, Blood Robe Sword God had provoked Ye Qiong Venerable in the Divine Flower Society, and Wind Lan knew about it.

If the two met, there would definitely be a fight.

"After I enter the top twenty of the Dongtu Talents Ranking, will I have the chance to choose the Talents' reward?" Qi Yuan looked at Wind Lan and asked.

Qi Yuan remembered the Sect Leader's instructions very clearly.

Wind Lan Sage was stunned for a moment, wondering if his ears were playing tricks on him.

There were indeed rewards for the top one hundred of the Dongtu Talents Ranking.

The treasures as rewards were mostly powerful Divine Infants' artifacts.

For cultivators at the Training Qi Realm, they might be useful, but what use would they have for a powerful cultivator like Blood Robe Sword God?

"Of course," Wind Lan Sage hesitated, but he didn't dare to refuse. With a wave of his hand, a storage bag flew into his hand from the depths of the palace.

"Blood Robe Sword God can freely choose one or even two of these artifacts."

The storage bag opened, revealing a dazzling array of artifacts.

If Qi Yuan was still at the Training Qi Realm, he would have been impressed.

Now, he had already reached the Stellar Core Realm and didn't care about these artifacts.

He looked at the purple-golden small gourd, "This one... I'll take this."

This small gourd was the artifact the Sect Leader had instructed Qi Yuan to obtain.

"Senior has good taste," Wind Lan Sage carefully examined the small gourd and discovered it was a Purple Mansion artifact.

After saying this, Wind Lan Sage immediately regretted it.

An ordinary Purple Mansion artifact wasn't much to Blood Robe Sword God.

He, who had destroyed the Bright Palace, didn't need these.

And at this moment, the usually reticent Master of the Cloud Courtyard glanced at the purple-gold gourd and boldly asked, "May I ask, Senior, do you have a connection to this gourd?"

Qi Yuan looked at him and said, "This is a treasure from an elder in my clan. Now... it's time to return it to its rightful owner."

"I see." The Master of the Cloud Courtyard continued, "May I ask you to leave a way to contact you?"

Qi Yuan didn't refuse and casually showed him a Messaging Jade Slip from a Purple Mansion.

"Farewell, Master of the Courtyard, Feng Lan, and Snot Fairy," Qi Yuan said, transforming into a blood shadow and disappearing.

Feng Lan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

The Master of the Cloud Courtyard's gaze turned pensive, deep in thought.

Moonflower Immortal, on the other hand, wore an expression of silent grievance, at a loss for words.

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When Qi Yuan returned to his cave abode, Kang Fulu's figure was nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Ya stood on the Bodhi Tree, deep in contemplation of her cultivation technique.

Qi Yuan glanced at Jiang Ya and shouted, "I've successfully taken the backdoor, so I won't be participating in the Dongtu Genius War."

Jiang Ya looked at Qi Yuan, her expression perplexed. "Okay."

Given Qi Yuan's strength, participating in the Dongtu Genius War would indeed be like sending him to his doom. It was better for him not to join.

After entering his cave abode, Qi Yuan hung a sign outside.

"Secluding for seven days. Do not disturb. Violators will be killed!"

This was about his Golden Core cultivation, so he naturally took it seriously.

He even placed the kitchen knife and the blood-colored Divine Soul Sword inside the door to guard it.

Two days later, Kang Fulu looked at the writing outside Qi Yuan's cave abode and showed a peculiar expression. He couldn't help but exclaim, "My junior's talent... is even stronger than mine. If the Dongtu Talents Ranking wasn't held early, he might have had a chance to enter the top hundred of the Dongtu Talents Ranking and reclaim the clan treasure from the Sect Leader."

At this moment, Kang Fulu was stunned. He turned to Jiang Ya, "Did Qi Yuan say he was going to take the backdoor?"

"Yes," Jiang Ya nodded, her expression strange. "He said he succeeded in taking the backdoor."

Kang Fulu fell silent, unable to comprehend what was happening.

Coincidence... or something else? "It shouldn't be this little... master!" Kang Fulu muttered to himself.

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"I'm doomed."

Inside the cave abode, cold sweat dripped down Qi Yuan's forehead.

"Have I strayed onto the wrong path?"

While extending the Qi Yuan Canon's spells, Qi Yuan realized that the spells he had obtained were like a drop in the bucket.

Because, previously, he had already decided to pursue both the Golden Core and Divine Infancy cultivation paths.

However, the Golden Core path was endless, with no end in sight.

Qi Yuan estimated that to reach the end, his Golden Core would have to consume countless stars.

This was still a long way off.

"So, the Qi Yuan Canon should be divided into the Stellar Core Chapter and the Advanced Divine Infancy Chapter."

The Stellar Core Chapter would focus on strengthening the Solar Flame and consuming stars.

The Advanced Divine Infancy Chapter would be about ordinary cultivation, eventually stepping into the Divine Infancy realm.

"If I step into the Divine Infancy realm, won't I be a Primordial Core Cultivator and a Divine Infancy Cultivator?" Qi Yuan mumbled, feeling a headache coming on.

"The cultivation technique requires more and more spells. I'm so poor."

The Golden Core stage needed the creation of two spells, requiring a lot of spells.

If it weren't for his sense of justice and his law-abiding nature, Qi Yuan might have considered becoming a Tribulation Cultivator.

"White Moonlight, where are you?"

"Ye Qiong Venerable, why can't you secretly calculate me?"

Qi Yuan was helpless.

He left the cave abode and headed to the inn, which was much quieter.

Everyone had gone to the Mystic Realm to participate in the Dongtu Talents Ranking.

Qi Yuan took out the Messaging Jade Slip, his eyes showing surprise. "The Master of the Cloud Courtyard?"

He hadn't expected that while he was in seclusion, the Master of the Cloud Courtyard would still send him a message.

His figure flashed, and he appeared at the Cloud Palace.

Dressed in a blood robe, his extraordinary appearance immediately attracted many gazes.

"Master of the Cloud Courtyard, what do you need from me?" Qi Yuan asked, his gaze calm.

He sensed that in this Cloud Courtyard, there was a Late-Stage Purple Mansion Cultivator, over thirty Mid-Stage Purple Mansion Cultivators, and several Early-Stage Purple Mansion Cultivators.

Could it be that White Moonlight had taken a liking to him and came to deliver a cultivation technique? These people were all high-quality human elders.

"Greetings, Blood Robe Sword God!"

"Greetings, Blood Robe Sword God!"

Over thirty Purple Mansion Cultivators bowed to Qi Yuan in greeting.

Among them was Qi Yuan's old acquaintance, Xu Yeli.

However, at this moment, Xu Yeli pretended not to know Qi Yuan.

These Purple Mansion Cultivators could be considered the top forces in Green Cloud Continent, all gathered here.

Any one of them could cause chaos in a city or a country.

But facing Qi Yuan, they could only show reverence.

Qi Yuan looked at the Lord of Yunzhong Pavilion, his gaze calm: "What do you want to do?"

The strength of the Lord of Yunzhong Pavilion in this group of Purple Mansion cultivators was not the strongest, but at this moment, he seemed to be the leader.

"The elders of the past perished the Bright Palace, to eliminate the great evil from Cuiyun Continent! Now, Cuiyun Continent is leaderless. We are willing to jointly recommend the elder as the leader of Cuiyun Continent!" the Lord of Yunzhong Pavilion said solemnly.

The late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator also lowered his head: "We are willing to recommend the elder as the leader."

Qi Yuan was amused by this.

Was this making him the leader of the martial alliance?

"I like straightforwardness, no twists and turns," Qi Yuan said.

A group of Purple Mansion cultivators recommended him as the leader, which was like finding a father to manage them.

If there wasn't a special situation, who would willingly do this?

Then, the late-stage Purple Mansion sage stepped forward and said, "Elder, do you know that the Great Tribulation is coming?"

Qi Yuan shook his head.

Nonsense about the Great Tribulation, he had only heard it from the Lord of Yunzhong Pavilion and didn't know what it specifically was.

He guessed these Purple Mansion cultivators didn't know either, only Yin spirits would know.

"Several hundred years later, the Great Tribulation will arrive, and the world will likely fall into disaster. All cultivators will be in peril. Even if we are from the Purple Mansion, in the Great Tribulation, we will only have a precarious existence. It is precisely because of this that the Bright Palace initiated the Hundred Nations Blood War, hoping to repair the Imperial Apex Dragon Crown to reduce the impact of the Great Tribulation. Only with the power of a Yin Spirit can there be a slight chance to resist the Great Tribulation, allowing us to survive."

"So, you want me to... protect you?" Qi Yuan understood.

The Imperial Apex Dragon Crown is gone. The Bright Palace is gone. The Yin Spirit foundation of Cuiyun Continent is gone. Faced with the boundless Great Tribulation, Cuiyun Continent cannot withstand it. Therefore, these Purple mansion cultivators have come forward to rely on Qi Yuan.

After all, Qi Yuan destroyed the Bright Palace and has the foundation of Yin Spirits.

"Indeed," the late-stage Purple Mansion sage said.

Everyone looked at Qi Yuan, all with reverence.

The Purple Mansion sage continued, "We are willing to form the Blood Robe Alliance and recommend the elder as the leader. We are willing to be at the elder's command! Whatever the elder wants to do, we are willing to be the elder's arms. Whatever the elder needs, be it magical treasures, spells, or treasures, we can find them for the elder."

Qi Yuan, upon hearing this, pondered with his gaze.

It had to be said, he was somewhat moved.

Because he indeed needed spells.

If these Purple Mansion elders helped him find spells, it would be much more convenient than him finding them himself.

In a sense, if he became the leader of Cuiyun Continent, wouldn't the spells of Cuiyun Continent be his?

At this moment, the Lord of Yunzhong Pavilion stepped forward: "Elder, please look, who is this?"

Following the Lord of Yunzhong Pavilion's voice, an old man with a weak aura was brought forward.

In the old man's eyes, there was fear, and also a hint of resentment.

This old man, his aura clearly indicated he was from the Purple Mansion.

Qi Yuan shook his head: "I don't recognize him."

The Lord of Yunzhong Pavilion continued, "A while ago, the elder once took the Purple Golden Gourd under the command of a senior.

The Purple Golden Gourd came from the Honglian tribe. Two thousand years ago, the old bastard Honglian set his eyes on the Holy Empress of the Wood Clan, wanting to take her as a concubine.

The Holy Empress of the Wood Clan would rather die than comply, and hanged herself.

As a result, the old bastard Honglian, in a fit of rage, slaughtered the entire Wood Clan, with only one or two survivors escaping!

The Purple Golden Gourd is what Honglian obtained from the Wood Clan.

The senior of the elder should be a person of the Wood Clan.

The old bastard Honglian has been taken by us, and is at your disposal, elder!"

Honglian looked at the Lord of Yunzhong Pavilion, his eyes full of anger: "I have already joined the Water Fairy Continent. Are you trying to provoke a war with the Water Fairy Continent?"

The Water Fairy Continent, adjacent to Cuiyun Continent, was somewhat stronger than the Cuiyun Continent with the Bright Palace, but not by much.

Qi Yuan looked at Honglian.

He roughly understood.

This should be the clan destroyer of the sect leader and Xuancong.

Back then, the temperamental Xuancong had been rather considerate towards him.

Qi Yuan looked at Honglian, a smile on his face: "If the Water Fairy Continent were all like you, what would a war be like?"

He couldn't get enough of the White Moonlight.

The late-stage Purple Mansion sage awkwardly laughed, not daring to speak.

At this moment, Qi Yuan said, "Since that's the case, I'll take on the role of the leader of Cuiyun Continent.

And you, you must collect spells for me, the more the better."

These Purple Mansion cultivators, upon hearing this, all showed smiles.

The Blood Robe Sword God agreed, the stone in their hearts finally landing.

Several hundred years later, they wouldn't have to suffer alone without support.

At this moment, Qi Yuan said again, "Xu Yeli, and you, I have a task for you."

The face of the late-stage Purple Mansion sage tightened: "As you command, elder, calling me Meishan is sufficient."

"Hmm, the two of you, take Honglian away..."

Qi Yuan swept his gaze over the present Purple Mansion cultivators.

They all tactfully left.

Qi yuan then continued, "Da Shang, the Radiant Light Sect, hand it over to the Withered Tree True Monarch."

Meishan and Xu yeli's expressions stiffened: moment: "As you command."

Understanding such a secret matter, their bond with the Blood Robe Sword God could no longer be clearly defined.

"This Purple Golden Gourd, give it to him as well," Qi Yuan smiled.

Inside the Purple Golden Gourd, he left a primordial divine technique and a thread of Solar True Fire.

He wasn't afraid these two would have other thoughts.

After Qi Yuan finished speaking, his figure dissipated, disappearing.

Only Meishan and Xu Yeli, along with Honglian, remained.

Xu Yeli looked at Meishan, confusion showing in his eyes: "Elder, in fact, I am quite curious, why did you choose the Blood robe sword god?"

The news about the Great Tribulation coming, Xu Yeli had only recently learned.

Only then did he realize that they, this group of Purple Mansion cultivators, were so close to death.

"Are you saying that since the Blood Robe Sword God offended the Venerable, his days are numbered?" Meishan spoke, his voice desolate.

"Not... junior isn't implying that."

"Besides the Blood Robe Sword God, do we have any other path? For these past few hundred years, the Venerable has been wary of the Great Tribulation and has not acted against the leader of the alliance. Only in this way, under the protection of the alliance leader, several hundred years later, when the Great Tribulation arrives, will we have a chance to survive."

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Note: I am taking a day off due to poor health. I apologize for not updating at 6 AM. Starting tomorrow, I will aim to release two chapters around 6 AM daily (the time may vary as I adjust to a more suitable schedule), and no updates at midnight to accommodate everyone's morning routine. (End of Chapter)

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