The Blood Sea's Deadly Plot, Guangchengzi's Ruthless Move to Open the Supplementary Register

Within the Blood Sea's hidden valley, the turmoil from summoning Wuyun Xian and suppressing the Primordial Asura King gradually subsided. Only the pure aura of the Blood Sea Origin continued to flow slowly, now even more concentrated than before.

Ancestor Minghe's true body had already departed, but his attention, permeating every drop of water in the Blood Sea, had not faded. Tongtian knew that his ally was still watching everything from the shadows. The unexpected incident had been dangerous, but it had also revealed their respective strength and value, giving their alliance a firmer foundation.

Tongtian sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, but his mind had not fully settled into cultivation. He was repeatedly refining his plan to sow discord between the Western Teachings and the Wu Clan. The stakes were high. If it succeeded, the Western Teachings' years of work in the Underworld would be destroyed, and it might even spark a direct conflict between the Wu Clan and the West. If it failed, the Wu Clan might be driven into the arms of the Western Teachings instead, achieving the opposite of what he intended.

It had to be foolproof!

He focused his thoughts and contacted Ancestor Minghe again. "Fellow Daoist, we still need to consider the details of the plan carefully. The person playing the Wu Clan member must be flawless. Their aura, Cultivation Method, and even their words and mannerisms must be indistinguishable from those of a genuine Great Witch. And the 'contact' with Ksitigarbha must be 'accidentally' witnessed by several key figures."

Minghe's impatient yet faintly excited voice came from deep within the Blood Sea. "Enough nagging! I have several War Souls of the Wu Clan under my command, captured many years ago. They've lost their intelligence, but their bodies and bloodline power remain. I'll have Indra pick a clever Asura Demon General, extract his soul and refine it into one of them, then use the Blood Sea Secret Method to imitate the Wu Clan's baleful aura. Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal will struggle to tell the difference! As for witnesses... Hmph, I'll 'arrange' for a few Netherworld Ghost Kings who've long been suppressed by Ksitigarbha to 'happen' to pass by."

Tongtian felt somewhat reassured. An old devil like Ancestor Minghe was indeed an expert at this sort of conspiracy.

"Excellent. And the 'token'—"

"It's ready!" Minghe cut him off. "It's an imitation made from the Blood Sea Origin, a false mark containing a trace of 'Ancestor Witch Houtu's compassionate intent,' hidden inside the fake Wu Clan member. That bald donkey Ksitigarbha is in such a hurry to succeed that he'll treat it like a treasure and won't examine it closely. When he uses the mark to incite the Wu Clan, heh..." Minghe let out a sinister laugh.

A cold gleam flashed in Tongtian's eyes. "Then, at the Reincarnation Protection Association, we'll expose the mark in front of everyone as a forgery made by the Blood Sea, and 'accidentally' discover its connection to the Western Teachings' Power of Salvation! That will prove that the Western Teachings forged an Ancestor Witch's mark, deceived the Wu Clan, and plotted against them!"

"Brilliant! Hahaha! That's the plan!" Ancestor Minghe roared with laughter, as if he could already see Ksitigarbha's helpless predicament.

With the plan settled, neither said more. Each went to make preparations.

Tongtian focused his mind and began further refining the few Mind Reading Spirit Seeds he had obtained from the system. They needed to be nurtured with blood essence and spiritual thoughts to fully harmonize with their hosts' minds, influencing their judgment without a trace. He intended to use them on several key figures at the Reincarnation Protection Association.

At the same time, he continued familiarizing himself with the newly acquired power of the Space Law. His figure appeared and disappeared throughout the hidden valley like a ghost. He could even briefly merge with the Blood Sea's currents, concealing himself far more effectively than before.

While Tongtian and Minghe busily made their arrangements in the depths of the Blood Sea, elsewhere, inside the Heavenly River garrison compound in the Celestial Court—

Guangchengzi's expression was cold as he dismissed his attendants and went alone into a secret chamber covered with Jade Pure Immortal talismans. At the center of the chamber floated the phantom of a scroll, neither metal nor jade, radiating a faint pressure from the Heavenly Dao. It was none other than the supplementary register of the Investiture of the Gods! Though it lacked the main register's absolute authority over the life and death of true spirits, it could monitor the state of those listed and wield a certain power of "punishment"!

Guangchengzi took a deep breath and bowed respectfully to the supplementary register. "Your disciple, Guangchengzi, obeys the decree of Venerable Lord of Primordial Beginning. I hereby open the supplementary register of the Investiture of the Gods and exercise the power of oversight and punishment!"

The supplementary register trembled slightly. Light rippled across its surface, revealing the faint silhouettes of numerous names. They belonged to the true spirits of Jiejiao Disciples who had been drawn in to fill gaps in the Heavenly River! Among them, Golden Light Holy Mother, Hanzhi Immortal, and Caiyun Fairy stood out. Their true spirits were the weakest, as if they might go out at any moment.

There was no mercy in Guangchengzi's eyes, only icy killing intent and the resolve to carry out his master's orders. He extended a finger, channeled Jade Pure Immortal power, and slowly pointed at Golden Light Holy Mother's name.

"You remnants of the Interception Sect defied the Heavenly Dao. You deserve this calamity. Today, I'll use your lingering true spirits as a warning to that rebel Tongtian, and, while I'm at it... add fuel to the coming Reincarnation Protection Association!"

Immortal light gathered at his fingertip. He was about to invoke the supplementary register's power and forcibly destroy Golden Light Holy Mother's true spirit!

But just then, something unexpected happened! The name representing Golden Light Holy Mother on the supplementary register flickered ever so faintly. A tiny but incredibly tenacious streak of purple lightning suddenly burst from the name and raced along Guangchengzi's fingertip, striking at his Nascent Soul!

"Hm?!" Caught off guard, Guangchengzi felt a stab of pain in his Nascent Soul. The purple lightning contained an incredibly pure power of thunderous destruction, along with an aura of Chaos that made his heart tremble!

"Tongtian's doing?!" Startled and enraged, Guangchengzi immediately circulated Jade Pure Immortal Light and finally forced the strange purple lightning away! Looking down at his fingertip, he saw that it had been scorched black!

He looked back at the supplementary register. Golden Light Holy Mother's name was still dim, as if nothing had happened. But the pain in his Nascent Soul and the injury to his fingertip told him otherwise: Tongtian had somehow planted a counterattack restriction deep within the true spirits of these Jiejiao Disciples!

The restriction wasn't powerful enough to truly injure him, but it was an unmistakable warning, and it made him hesitate! If he tried to destroy them by force, he might trigger an even stronger backlash, perhaps even alerting his master!

"What a vicious Tongtian!" Guangchengzi's face turned livid as he ground his teeth. He had originally planned to quietly dispose of a few of the weakest. That would weaken the Interception Sect's remaining forces and provoke Tongtian, unsettling his mind. It seemed that this path was temporarily blocked.

With a dark expression, he paced around the secret chamber for a long while, cold light flickering in his eyes.

"If I can't destroy them directly... I'll use another method." He suddenly stopped, a cruel smile appearing on his face. "I hear the 'Chaos Wind Eye' deep in the Heavenly River has been unstable lately, often spitting out Chaos Thunder Fire that injures the garrison... If it 'happens' to hit a few of the Jiejiao Disciples whose true spirits are weakest... well, that would be a natural disaster, beyond anyone's control, wouldn't it?"

He approached the supplementary register of the Investiture of the Gods again. This time, he didn't target the true spirits directly. Instead, he began channeling the register's power to subtly adjust a section of the Heavenly River embankment's formation, creating an almost imperceptible energy-guiding fissure that led straight to the Chaos Wind Eye... Its path just happened to "pass by" the area where Golden Light Holy Mother and the others' true spirits were suppressed.

This approach was far more discreet. It looked like a natural disaster, but was in truth a silent way to kill!

In the hidden valley of the Blood Sea, Tongtian was practicing his divine abilities when his heart suddenly gave a sharp pang, as if something precious were about to be lost! He immediately sensed the Karma Threads within the Chaos Bead, the ones representing his disciples.

The Karma Threads representing Golden Light Holy Mother, Hanzhi Immortal, and Caiyun Fairy began to tremble violently. They grew terribly unstable, as if they might snap at any moment!

"Guangchengzi! How dare you!" Tongtian understood at once, murderous intent surging in his eyes! He hadn't expected Venerable Lord of Primordial Beginning and Guangchengzi to be so ruthless. Afraid to openly break ties, they had resorted to such underhanded methods!

He immediately tried to send Power of Chaos along the Karma Threads from afar, stabilizing his disciples' true spirits. But the distance was too great, and the Heavenly River's barrier and the Investiture of the Gods stood in the way. The effect was negligible!

The few Karma Threads were growing dimmer by the moment...

Tongtian clenched his teeth, a look of determination flashing across his eyes!

He quickly took out a partially used stick of Myriad Spirits Nourishing God Incense that he had crafted earlier. He added three drops of his Life Blood Essence, then drew on a trace of the Chaos Bead's Origin!

"Let my blood be the medium, Chaos the bridge. Let this incense burn across the void and protect my true spirits!" he growled, lighting the specially prepared incense! Its strange fragrance didn't spread. Instead, it became three exceedingly faint Chaos Streamers that followed the three nearly severed Karma Threads, crossed the endless void regardless of the distance, and shot toward the depths of the Heavenly River! At the same moment, the Chaos Thunder Fire that Guangchengzi had secretly redirected erupted from the Heavenly River embankment, sweeping through the area where Golden Light Holy Mother and the others' true spirits were located!

Boom! The terrifying Chaos Thunder Fire raged! Yet, just as the destructive energy was about to consume those frail true spirits, the three Chaos Streamers arrived in time, transforming into three tiny phantoms of the Chaos Green Lotus that shielded the true spirits of Golden Light Holy Mother, Hanzhi Immortal, and Caiyun Fairy!

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! The Chaos Thunder Fire collided violently with the Chaos Green Lotus and was annihilated! At last, the thunderfire dissipated, and the three lotus phantoms vanished completely. But those three true spirits had narrowly survived. They were even dimmer than before, but they hadn't vanished!

"Pfft!" In the Blood Sea, Tongtian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face as pale as paper. Using such a divine ability across the void to resist a calamity in the Heavenly River had cost him dearly and brought on a serious backlash.

Yet his eyes were filled with relief and lingering fear, along with an even colder killing intent!

"Guangchengzi, Yuanshi, I will have my revenge!" He slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His gaze seemed to pierce the endless void, fixing on Kunlun Mountain.

Inside the Heavenly River garrison compound, Guangchengzi stared at the few names that still stubbornly remained on the supplementary register, his expression dark as a thundercloud.

"Another failure?! Tongtian, how many tricks do you still have?!" He flung his sleeve in fury. Knowing there was nothing more he could do, he put away the supplementary register for the time being and left with a grim expression.

The distant clash ended, for now, in a bitter victory for Tongtian. But both sides knew this was only the beginning.

The Reincarnation Protection Association had yet to convene, and already their secret battle had drawn blood.

Tongtian suppressed his injuries and looked again at the Space Rune he had obtained from Yang Mei, as well as the Chaos Thunder Bead that had quietly undergone a change.

Time was running short.

He had to master the power of space as soon as possible and prepare enough trump cards to flip the table before the Reincarnation Protection Association convened!

The Blood Sea surged, its undercurrents growing ever more turbulent.