Zheng Yunyi's Concerns

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By now, Zheng Yunyi already knew that Qin Yi intended to cooperate.

Qin Yi's involvement clearly indicates he has ulterior motives; he's not just here to play around. Moreover, based on Zheng Yunyi's understanding of Qin Yi, he certainly wouldn't stand idly by while such an evil blood sacrifice is committed; if he wants to intervene, a basis for cooperation is established.

Of course, Qin Yi could kill him and do it himself, but this place is dangerous and the other party's specific plans are unpredictable. It would be much easier for him to do it himself than to have an inside agent like him cooperating.

He could even guess that Qin Yi's reluctance to agree to cooperate stemmed from the fact that he still had the option to kill him at any time.

Zheng Yunyi didn't care about Qin Yi's extreme wariness towards him; it was normal given their long-standing enmity, and it would be strange if he weren't wary. In any case, given Qin Yi's personality, once the cooperation was established, he certainly wouldn't cause internal strife among his partners during the cooperation period. Qin Yi clearly distinguished between priorities; personal grudges were definitely less important than this matter.

Zheng Yunyi also knew what was important and what was urgent. He guessed that his master intended to purge troublemakers; in reality, Heavenly Mystery Child had never said that.

If these Witcher' plans succeed, Master might very well shift the strategic focus of the Scheming Sect to the Four Fiends Control Array. After all, it could indeed be an array effect at the Taiqing level. It's said that four blood sacrifices are too difficult to accomplish, but with Master's full-fledged planning, things could be different.

The scheme personally devised by Heavenly Mystery Child has only failed once so far—he didn't foresee the Palace Master's treachery.

If we were to truly implement the Four Fiends Control Array, it would be tantamount to using the entire world as a game board, and Master must have some kind of desire for it.

But Zheng Yunyi was certain that if these people failed, his master would definitely side with him and go with the flow to purge the troublemakers.

After the Scheming Sect inevitably needs a grand strategy as its development guideline. It can either continue its rivalry with the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, striving for unification, or it can explore new avenues and move in a different direction. What is described as a struggle between old and new factions is, in reality, a struggle over the sect's future path. This current lose-lose situation is the result of Master's observation and selection from the clouds.

He then went on to explain the whole story in more detail, "Setting the competition venue on Burning Heaven Island was a result of our guidance. We already knew that a corner of the Blood Nether Realm was buried in the volcano, and how to open it and how to summon it was all our doing."

Qin Yi listened with great interest. "Tell me more about it?"

"This passage entrance is the Heaven-Severing Door, but the upper limit it blocks is not fixed. When we collect the various energies from your Cloud-Soaring Battle to open it, it will block the Soaring Cloud Realm." Zheng Yunyi laughed, "I must say, their witchcraft is very interesting; we didn't know this trick before."

Qin Yi also found it interesting. "So, this gate was intercepted by Tengyun because of the energy from our great battle here, rather than because the gate just happened to be for Tengyun to pass through?"

"Of course, otherwise how could such a coincidence happen?" Zheng Yunyi said, "This Blood Nether Realm is not a real world, but a kind of exile world. Its murderous intent also depends on the energy required to open it. In other words, the most dangerous level here is at most the early stage of the Radiant Sun realm, because the energy required to open this world is too low."

"No wonder you tried to scatter us. If these people were together, they would be very strong and probably wouldn't be able to kill anyone."

"That's right," Zheng Yunyi said. "The level of the ferocious soul that can be summoned by the flesh and blood of a Tengyun cultivator is also limited. In the end, it can probably only summon a Huiyang level one, and it will also require a lot of effort to cultivate the ferocious soul to grow stronger. So the truly suitable blood sacrifice should be performed by a cultivator above the Qianyuan level, but that's just wishful thinking... Using a Tengyun cultivator's blood sacrifice is the best goal that can be achieved at this time."

Having overheard for a long time, Li Qingjun finally couldn't hold back her anger and said, "How did our perfectly normal martial arts competition turn into this mess! Can't you cultivate in a pure and simple way?"

Zheng Yunyi smiled but didn't say anything.

In fact, he was quite surprised that these two women could listen in so quietly for so long. Clearly, neither of them were ordinary people; An'an actually behaved so quietly, like a pair of wives and concubines, letting Qin Yi make the decisions, barely even interrupting. How did Qin Yi manage to assert his patriarchal authority? It was truly remarkable...

Qin Yi didn't say anything. On one side was the unscrupulous strategist, and on the other side was a former disciple of the Demonic Witch God Sect. When these two sides collided, you could expect them to be pure... more like just causing trouble.

Zheng Yunyi finally delivered his concluding remarks. "They are already well aware of the terrain and various murderous intent here because of the Witch God Sect's heritage, and I have also shared that knowledge. If Junior Brother Qin cooperates with me, there's no need for such cautious exploration. We'll head straight for the Main Altar, you lie in ambush, and I'll act as an inside agent, finding an opportunity to wipe them all out."

Qin Yi pondered for a moment, then asked, "I have another question."

Zheng Yunyi frowned. "As for the specifics of how to proceed, it's unpredictable at this point and impossible to discuss beforehand. We'll have to adapt to the situation as it unfolds."

"That's not what I'm asking," Qin Yi said. "You said the Witch God Sect's needs conflicted with these people's, hence the expulsion. So, these people's actions have clearly contradicted the Witch God Sect's. Is the Witch God Sect really just sitting idly by? Or... is it that the Witch God Sect's expulsion wasn't actually due to a conflict, but rather something else entirely?"

Zheng Yunyi's expression changed slightly; he seemed not to have considered this question.

"Conflict and expulsion are inevitable. If it's just an act, then it will be seen as a ploy against my Scheming Sect. My master couldn't possibly be unprepared, and he would definitely inform me." He thought for a long time before saying, "But whether the Witch God Sect will appear this time, and what they will do if they do, is indeed an unpredictable variable. I really hadn't thought about it. Junior Brother Qin's reminder is correct."

Qin Yi said casually, "It would be best to find out more about the whole story, such as what kind of marrow the Witch God Sect needs? What exactly is the situation with that thing? That might be the key point."

"I really don't know." Zheng Yunyi's expression was solemn. "Your reminder makes sense. When I go back to them this time, I will try to find out more indirectly and then communicate with you again when the opportunity arises."

Zheng Yunyi racked his brains but could never have imagined that Qin Yi's real target was that marrow... and even the premise of cooperating with him was for that marrow.

Otherwise, if the goal was to kill someone, Qin Yi really wouldn't need his cooperation.

He handed over a jade slip. "This is the terrain here. All kinds of traps are marked here. I'll leave first. You can leave this hall after a while."

He left in a hurry after speaking, clearly troubled by Qin Yi's reminder.

They might actually be worried that the Witch God Sect has designs on their Scheming Sect, and that would be fatal.

It wasn't until quite some time after he left that Qin Yi asked Cheng Cheng, "You're good at distinguishing truth from falsehood, what he said shouldn't be false, right?"

"It's true, you could say he's completely sincere," Cheng Cheng said. "He's scheming for his sect's status, a typical example of someone in the self-serving stage... He knows very well what's most advantageous for him. Look, all the people from Huiyang to Tengyun Scheming Sect came this time are new Witcher, and he's the only representative of the old sect members. In his view, this is a very critical matter, more important than any personal grudges. Of course, Heavenly Mystery Child will have other considerations; he's after the sect."

"In other words, the things Heavenly Mystery Child is considering may no longer be told to him."

"Hmm... the perspective is different now." Cheng Cheng smiled slightly, "You say Heavenly Mystery Child is sentimental, but that's not necessarily true. For those in high positions, sentimentality is often just a necessary gift... mortals have a very good self-identification about this..."

"Lonely? Or a solitary person?"

The two women, both former queens, fell silent.

Qin Yi put his arms around their shoulders. "What's with that expression? You have me here..."

"Bang!" The two of them executed a perfectly synchronized over-the-shoulder throw, sending Qin Yi sprawling face-first into the mud. "Go to hell!"

Sure enough, the person in the illusion couldn't possibly be Cheng Cheng, nor could it be Qing Jun...

Suddenly, a wooden foot appeared in front of him. Qin Yi looked up and saw the Wooden Figure standing in front of him, having collected the Yin Illusion Sand.

At the same time, the entire hall turned into an ordinary Stone Hall, with nothing more ethereal or extraordinary about it.