In the deepest reaches of the Sea Eye Ruin, within a forbidden zone regarded as the "Burial Immortal Ground."
"Look, Old Fellow."
The Judge, seated cross-legged, suddenly smiled faintly.
Above his head, the white jade lamp, bright as moonlight, suddenly spun round and round, scattering a rain of ethereal, dreamlike light.
Gradually, the rain of light gathered into a luminous screen, displaying scenes from the Ascension Immortal Secret Realm.
Within the scene, Taihao Qingcang suddenly burst forth from the Fire Lotus Seal, setting off a string of deadly calamities!
In the distant darkness, the Prisoner, who was likewise seated cross-legged, narrowed his eyes imperceptibly.
"You and Taihao Qingcang had colluded long ago?"
The Prisoner spoke in a low, hoarse voice, with a trace of surprise. "No wonder you, a frog in a well, weren't worried about any 'unexpected outcome' and confidently declared that Su Yi would surely die..."
The Judge shook his head. "Wrong. At first, I had no idea Taihao Qingcang would come. Only when Taihao Lingyu used the Fire Lotus Seal to kill her enemies did I sense something amiss and discover Taihao Qingcang hidden within it."
The prisoner frowned. "So Taihao Qingcang wasn't your contingency plan?"
The Judge smiled faintly. "Indeed. Now that Taihao Qingcang is here, the contingency plan I left behind is no longer needed."
The Prisoner did not ask what exactly the Judge's "contingency plan" was.
He said gravely, "If so, why have the disciples and descendants of your Karma Calamity Lineage joined forces with the Zhuanyu Clan to deal with members of the Taihao Clan in Ten Thousand Tribulation Land?"
The Judge sighed. "Old Fellow, do you think I would personally arrange such trivial matters?"
As he spoke, he shook his head. "Conflicts among disciples are all petty affairs. Neither I nor Taihao