Playing Gods-and-Ghosts Technique in Plain Sight, a Chain of Poisonous Schemes All for Xu Xiaoshou

In the Chaotic Spirit World, the sky became a blocked gate, and mountains were mountains no more.

All manner of strange spirits and eerie creatures took shape in midair. Within the world behind the ancient bronze gate, there was no longer north, south, east, or west; it was like hell.

Dao Qiongchang walked through the dim void, at times upright, at times tilted sideways...

His body drifted unsteadily with gravity, yet he remained as straight as a javelin.

An ethereal voice emerged either from his mouth or pieced itself together from every direction. Once it reached the ear, it formed words that were easily understood: "True despair is not dying after being powerless to resist, nor is it having one's soul perish in Huangquan after falling into danger."

"It is waiting and loneliness—clear-minded and agonized, worse than death, dying with resentment."

Dao Qiongchang hung upside down in the air, his eyes lowered toward the darkness below. The Heavenly Secrets Compass glimmered faintly, casting a chilling light across his face. "I wanted to kill you. I laid the board from the Four Symbols Secret Realm, drew the Saint Emperor Qilin into the game, and used Bei Huai's power as a restraint..."

"I wanted to kill you. I used the Ran Ming Ruins as a guide, avoided the ties of the Godslayer Official's fate, and cut off the Saint Slave's support and backup plans..."

"I wanted to kill you. Openly, I used Xiang Yaoyao as bait; secretly, I forced Cao Yihan to remain still. From driving Rao away and pursuing Ye, to pressuring the Holy Palace, down to the Golden Gate Arts, every measure had its safeguard..."

"I cleared everyone from the field and reduced the variables to the lowest, weakest, smallest degree—within the scope of my control."

"Even so, Five Declines