Chapter 287: Qingcheng Feixue's Calculations
Chapter 287: Qingcheng Feixue’s Calculations
At this moment, it wasn’t just Ang Xiao who looked stunned—other True Monarchs wore expressions of shock as well. Only True Monarch Zengcai Qiluo from the Holy Sect remained composed.
But Qingcheng Feixue had no intention of letting him explain. She unleashed a colossal surge of power into the Underworld. The force of the Modern Realm shook the cycle of reincarnation itself, instantly provoking fierce resistance from the Underworld.
Boom!
The next second, Qingcheng Feixue let out a muffled groan as the Underworld retaliated, her Fruit Position aura dimming sharply.
Yet Ang Xiao fared even worse. As the Underworld erupted, his vital energy plummeted, and his body erupted in blood blossoms—not ordinary blood, but the essence of a True Monarch’s Dharma Body. Each droplet represented an irreparable loss.
“Hahahaha!” Qingcheng Feixue cackled wildly. “I knew it! I knew you hadn’t mastered the Underworld. You were just hiding inside it!”
Using the Veil of Cognition, she’d exploited the Underworld’s rule: it didn’t interfere with the Modern Realm. If Ang Xiao truly controlled the Underworld, he wouldn’t have been able to manipulate the Modern Realm’s Chen Earth.
His earlier claims—letting Tian Qiu enter the Underworld or promising Lv Yang and Suo Huan positions there—were all empty boasts. He’d merely been bluffing, relying on information asymmetry. In truth, even he had “smuggled” himself in, far from mastering the Underworld.
Now, the Underworld’s backlash had erupted. Qingcheng Feixue’s strike triggered its purge of “foreign intruders,” revealing Ang Xiao as the infiltrator. His injuries were proof of the Underworld’s wrath.
“That’s why,” a voice murmured, “I thought it odd. The Everflowing Water was falling, yet no Foundation Stage experts died.”
“A sealed cultivation façade?”
Even Ang Xiao’s expression turned wary. “But how did you mimic Everflowing Water with Valleystream?”
“How?” Qingcheng Feixue sneered. “What’s your cultivation level? A Great Forest Wood cultivator dares question my mastery of water-type Fruit Positions?”
“Water takes no form—it adapts to its vessel. Valleystream, Everflowing Water, Great Sea Water, Celestial River Water—they’re all variations of water. With enough skill, imitation isn’t hard.”
“What? You thought only you could play tricks?”
“Don’t flatter yourself as a Dao Lord yet.”
Ang Xiao shook his head, chuckling bitterly. “Heroes rise like river carp. I underestimated this vixen.”
Her explanation sounded simple, but Ang Xiao wasn’t blind. Her ability to deceive him meant her cultivation had reached unimaginable heights.
“You cultivated a Second-Tier True Cultivation Technique?”
“Did you seize another Jie Tian’s Fruit Position to supplement your Valleystream?”
Ang Xiao rubbed his chin. “Otherwise, how could Valleystream alone accelerate your progress so rapidly?”
“And how did you learn my plan?”
That puzzled him most. He’d thought Suo Huan’s role secret, yet Qingcheng Feixue had countered him at every turn. Unless she’d known he’d use Suo Huan to lure Everflowing Water into the Underworld, her precision wouldn’t make sense.
“Want answers? Come take a punch, and I’ll tell you.”
Qingcheng Feixue laughed maniacally. Her Valleystream surged skyward, her graceful figure reappearing—though her brawling stance was anything but refined.
This was her carefully laid trap.
Never one to forgive, she’d avenged her sister Chongguang’s death and blocked Ang Xiao’s path. How could she retreat into sealed cultivation after such betrayal? She’d come for revenge.
As for Suo Huan’s plan, she’d acted on a hunch. She’d realized Everflowing Water must be his target, while others hesitated due to uncertainty over his identity. When Ang Xiao faked an attack on Celestial River Water earlier, they’d intervened—but Qingcheng Feixue had been certain:
This monster is Ang Xiao!
She’d always suspected the Holy Sect’s “noble” image was a lie.
And now, he’d fallen into her trap.
“Out of the Underworld, you bastard!” she roared, battering the Underworld’s gates. Other True Monarchs eagerly joined, eager to crush a weakened foe.
But then—
“Too bad.”
Inside the Dragon Palace, Chongguang’s Dao Aberration clone stepped forward. With a sigh, he retrieved a thick talisman book. As it unfurled, a veil lifted.
Fate-Linked Destiny Codex!
This Fruit-Rank Treasure, once taken from the Lampfire of Restoration, had been hidden by Ang Xiao using the Veil of Cognition.
The pages flipped:
Lv Yang, discarded by the Holy Sect, trapped in mortal danger—I’ll aid his comeback.
Boom!
A karmic tether slammed onto Lv Yang, drawing the Fruit Position’s gaze. A star blazed in the heavens—the Lampfire of Restoration!
“The Holy Sect never puts all eggs in one basket. If Everflowing Water fails, use Lampfire instead.”
Yet Ang Xiao sighed internally. His ideal plan was to drag both Everflowing Water and Lampfire into the Underworld. At worst, he’d secure one; at best, both—a windfall. But Qingcheng Feixue’s ambush left him gravely wounded, Everflowing Water lost, and Lampfire’s summoning rushed and uncertain.
Thankfully, I prepared.
Even as the Underworld’s purge ravaged his Dharma Body and dozens of True Monarchs pressed him, Ang Xiao remained calm.
That vixen’s Underworld strike drew backlash too—but far weaker. Not just because I’m inside it, but because of Suo Huan.
Earlier, I’d meant Suo Huan to sacrifice himself to Everflowing Water—but he was repurposed, feeding his energy to her Valleystream as a shield. Part of the Underworld’s wrath fell on that Spirit Ruins Fortune Ground instead.
To break this…
His gaze snapped downward.
Amid the True Monarch clash, Suo Huan stood alone, lips trembling as if sensing his fate. Their eyes met.
Suo Huan smiled bitterly. “Master needs me again? What use do you have left for me?”
“Your life.”
With a clang, a blinding sword arc tore through the sky, piercing Suo Huan. As he choked on blood, he turned to see an expected figure.
He laughed bitterly. “Fellow Daoist, we’re both pawns indeed.”
The blade—Tribulation Tempest Blade!
The killer: Lv Yang!
(End of Chapter)
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