Yin Ruins in Turmoil

"Sell Zhao Changsheng?"

Li Yan's heart jolted. "You've really got some nerve saying that."

Zhao Qingxu let out a hoarse laugh. "You misunderstood from the start. How could the people of Jianmu be foolish enough to sell their lives for someone else? It's merely profit driving them. If necessary, Zhao Changsheng would sell out his own people faster than anyone."

"That's true enough."

Li Yan glanced at the surrounding Night-Traveling Gods who had fallen into demonic possession and sneered. "Do you really believe Zhao Changsheng can open a passage to the Great Luo Dharma Realm and help you ascend to godhood? I think all he wants is to release these demon gods and turn the mortal world upside down, doesn't he?"

Those words were, in truth, a test.

Kong Shangzhao had already finished translating the Seeking Immortality Chapters. According to Xu Fu's design, an Ascension Array had to be laid out with the Nine Cauldrons at nine dragon-vein nodes, including Mount Tai, Mount Yi, Zhibu Island, Langya, and Kuaiji, to reconnect the Great Luo Dharma Realm with the mortal world.

That was also where the name Jianmu came from.

Back then, the First Emperor had believed in its profound wonders, yet ultimately failed. The Nine Cauldrons had sunk into the dragon veins and been nourished for thousands of years, becoming peerless divine artifacts. The array might not work anymore. But Zhao Changsheng was determined to seize the Nine Cauldrons. Whatever he was plotting was certainly no ordinary matter.

"Heh..." Zhao Qingxu smiled faintly. "You know one side of it, but not the other. Zhao Changsheng acts mysteriously and never shows anyone the full picture. I know a little of the truth—and it's truly horrifying."

"Want to hear it? If you pay the price, it's not impossible to discuss."

Li Yan