Yuanshi: A Mere Human Emperor Dares to Touch My Pawn?

Kunlun Mountain.

Jade Void Palace.

The instant Li Jing's family convoy completely left the borders of Chentang Pass.

Upon the Cloud Bed, that figure—unchanged since time immemorial, as if fused with the entirety of Kunlun Mountain—slowly opened his eyes.

The Sage sat high in the Nine Heavens, looking down upon the ages.

No movement in any thread of Karma between Heaven and Earth could escape his perception.

Just now, the trajectory of Destiny he had laid out for Lingzhuzi had deviated by an extremely minute degree.

Though the deviation was slight, it had undeniably occurred.

Venerable Lord Yuanshi's face remained as indifferent as it had been throughout the ages.

Yet within the entire Jade Void Palace, the already-frigid atmosphere instantly grew even more chilling.

"Hmm?"

Venerable Lord Yuanshi's mind stirred slightly.

Why would Li Jing leave Chentang Pass?

Every move in the chess game he had arranged had been calculated through millions of deductions. A single disturbance could affect the whole.

Lingzhuzi's birth in Chentang Pass was a crucial part of his plan.

The place bordered the East Sea, making it the perfect location to use Lingzhuzi to settle the Karma from the Dragon Clan's attempt to seize the Human Emperor's merit back then.

He could also use the Dragon Clan to accumulate enough murderous Tribulation aura for Lingzhuzi, allowing him to answer this Tribulation.

Two birds with one stone.

But now, this most important pawn had deviated from its predetermined path.

Someone was moving his pawn.

Who?

Who was interfering?

Venerable Lord Yuanshi's thoughts instantly turned cold.

In an instant, several figures flashed through Venerable Lord Yuanshi's mind.

Eldest Senior Brother Taiqing? He followed Pure and Inactive principles and paid no heed to worldly affairs. It was unlikely to be him.

Tongtian? His Interception Sect accepted all kinds of