Troops at Foothill Mountain, shattering the mountain and razing its temples (Part One)

Qiyuan and the Rakshasa Woman had to be connected!

Jiang Sheng was certain of it.

When Underworld Lord Shaobai and he had gone to the Flood Demon Cave Abode in the Lingluo Sea, the Rakshasa Woman's appearance there had already suggested as much.

And according to that lunkhead Fireward Rhino, Qiyuan's disciples had recently been traveling far and wide, inviting various factions.

They had invited the Cave Profound True Lords who had come from other worlds, including the Daoist of the Four Seas from the Canghai World, Young Lord Xuanpeng from the Dahuang World, and Underworld Lord Shaobai from the Lingluo Sea.

Rumor even had it that Elder Withered Vine had received an invitation from Qiyuan.

That showed just how well-informed Qiyuan was.

The Daoist of the Four Seas and Young Lord Xuanpeng had made no effort to conceal their movements, but how secretive was Elder Withered Vine's whereabouts?

Qiyuan had found him anyway. That alone said plenty about his capabilities.

Taiyi Cave Profound Heavenly Fortune Qiyuan True Lord—did "Heavenly Fortune" mean he possessed heaven-granted luck, or something else?

Jiang Sheng pondered it, then pushed those questions aside and focused on drawing the last of the three calamity talismans: the Three-Calamity Yinfire Talisman.

Whatever Qiyuan was doing now, his purpose was plain.

Sooner or later, Jiang Sheng would have to cross moves with this prodigy of the Qiankun Dao Sect and see which of them stood higher.

Once the Yin Fire talisman was complete, Jiang Sheng looked at the Fireward Rhino King. "When you delivered my letters to the Eight Sects of Cloud Perch, how did they respond?"

The Fireward Rhino King visibly perked up. "Master, apart from the Foothill Sect, Lanshan Sect, and Qishan Sect, the other five are willing to attend your gathering."

"The Prosperous Cloud Sect was