"Though I've spent these past years pursuing other matters, I haven't forgotten to keep an eye on what's happening in the Primordial Wilderness!"
"Though it began as a casual scheme, it has now swept across the entire Primordial Wilderness. The Wu and Demon Clans are involved, the Three Races have returned, and countless Great Divine Ability Users and Great Luo Golden Immortals are locked in battle. All of this shows that there's still potential to be drawn from this plan."
"The Saint Position Struggle has nothing to do with us, but using the Saint Positions to profit certainly does!"
"Yet from what I've seen over the years, this plan still hasn't been intense enough. So far, only a few Great Luo Golden Immortals have died. Is that good? No, it isn't!"
"Everyone still has their limits, and there's still an unspoken understanding. Not one Great Divine Ability User has fallen!"
"So how can the Saint Positions change hands?"
"If there's no chaos, how can we seize an opportunity? How can we win over more Saints, weaken the Demon Clan, and weaken every force capable of resisting the Wu Clan?"
"My brothers and sisters, I have a plan!"
"It isn't perfect, but it can certainly add to our current scheme!"
"We'll enter the fray ourselves, hide in the shadows, tempt the Gods, and provoke slaughter. We'll turn this plan into a true Calamity of Killing!"
"For instance, we could ambush the Three Pure Ones' disciples, forcing the Three Pure Ones to emerge. Or we could disguise ourselves as a Great Divine Ability User and make a move, stirring up conflict. The Three Races still bear old grudges. We could also force a Future Saint to join the Demon Clan, incite the many Great Luo Golden Immortals among the demons, and trigger an internal strife!"
"If need be, we could even incite the Gods to attack the Demon Heavenly Court!"
"Fortunately, our brothers and sisters can now manifest the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Sha Formation. Both our strength and our ability to conceal the secrets of Heaven have reached their peak. Even Hongjun can't see through us now."
"In this final thousand years, we must at least bring down one Saint!"
"And in public, we must actively protect those Saints who are willing to draw close to us!"
"One Saint's Karma is too little! There are too few fallen Great Luo Golden Immortals and Great Divine Ability Users as well!"
As Chu Xuan laid out his plan, the Ancestral Shamans felt their scalps go numb.
This plan wasn't grand or imposing. It could even be called a way to fill the gaps in their previous scheme.
But it was vicious to the extreme!
Chu Xuan still wasn't satisfied. Using his wisdom, he worked out scheme after scheme, laying them out for the Ancestral Shamans.
As they watched scenes unfold in which Great Divine Ability Users fell one after another, the world descended into chaos, and even Future Saints perished, the Ancestral Shamans felt their scalps go numb.
After a long while, the usually fiery and aloof Ancestral Shaman Xuanming spoke hesitantly.
"Is this what you've been plotting all these years you were away?"
She had only been making small talk to express her shock.
But Chu Xuan simply shook his head, then said something that left the Ancestral Shamans even more alarmed.
"How could it be?"
"Why would I spend a thousand years on such a small matter? That's just one part of a much more perfect plan! If it succeeds, it'll truly boost the fortune of the Wu Clan."
"But let's not talk about that for now. Let's finish this first!"
"You'll understand once it's done!"
Such a small matter, and yet it wasn't even the real plan!
The Ancestral Shamans were dumbstruck!
Even this minor scheme was so vicious. What would the real plan be like?
Suddenly, Dijiang felt he'd agreed to Chu Xuan's proposal far too readily.
These poisonous schemes would be fine if they went according to plan.
But if anything went wrong, the Wu Clan would become the enemy of the entire Primordial Wilderness.
They'd have been better off sitting back and watching the tigers fight from the start. At least they could have picked up the spoils without taking any risks.
Dijiang didn't understand why Chu Xuan was so obsessed with finding a way to bring down a Saint and challenge Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
Though Dao Ancestor Hongjun seemed to be targeting the Wu Clan a little, he hadn't done much to them yet.
Still, Dijiang had already agreed, so he couldn't very well go back on his word now.
After all, saying they were simply preparing for trouble before it arose would explain everything.
In the end, he could only offer one reason.
"The Primordial Wilderness may be caught up in conflict, but because everyone respects the understanding established when Dao Ancestor gave his lectures, the impact of any one battle is actually quite limited!"
"That's why the Saint Positions haven't changed hands, and none of the Gods have fallen!"
"If we follow your plan, the conflicts will escalate and become a Calamity of Killing. That'll surely break the understanding—and might even draw that person into the fray. Isn't that a little unwise?"
Dijiang hadn't expected to persuade Chu Xuan. He'd only tried out of instinct.
But to his surprise, Chu Xuan nodded.
"Exactly. This will definitely break the understanding, and it might even escalate to the point where that person gets involved!"
"So..."
"So we should drop it?" Dijiang asked hopefully.
Chu Xuan looked at him in surprise, then said,
"Drop it? No way!"
"Then the Calamity of Killing would be for nothing!"
"So we have to move faster—fast enough to finish our plan before that person steps in! We'll make the Calamity of Killing erupt all at once!"
"And we must prioritize the most urgent matters. The Demon Clan comes first!"
"Right now, the Demon Clan is our greatest public enemy!"
"In that case, let's find a way to lure Jieyin and Zhunti into the Demon Clan!"
"Di Jun has already sent people to approach them several times lately, and Jieyin and Zhunti seem to be showing signs of going along with it!"
"As for the Three Pure Ones, they can just be one part of the chaos. Let's do less there!"
Listening to Chu Xuan's calm explanation, Dijiang smiled bitterly, but still accepted the plan.
At least if they did less, the risk would be lower.
The Calamity of Killing would erupt all at once!
Houtu, who had been worried at first, also breathed a sigh of relief.
If it only erupted in an instant, the impact wouldn't be too great.
For some reason, Houtu thought it didn't sound too bad.
They could strike at the Wu Clan's enemies without making things too brutal.
Under Chu Xuan's influence, the kind and gentle Houtu had gradually begun to overlook many problems. Something in her had changed.
With Chu Xuan's persuasion, the Wu Clan finally began to take action.
Thanks to figures like Zhurong secretly breaking through over the past thousand years, the Wu Clan now had seven Quasi-Saints.
In the Primordial Wilderness, which hadn't fully entered the Quasi-Saint Era, that was practically a dimensional advantage.
Before long, a disciple of the Three Pure Ones in Kunlun, a fellow named Guangchengzi, was targeted in a terrifying assassination attempt.
Several incredibly powerful figures tore through his cave abode and stormed Three Pure Ones Mountain, alarming Yuqing Primordial.
Primordial had been entertaining a guest. He was drawn into action at once.
When they saw this, several Great Luo Golden Immortals and other powerful figures hidden in the shadows were stunned, unsure who was behind the attack.
Still, they secretly joined in, attacking Primordial.
Primordial was mobbed by more than a dozen hidden experts and was wounded in an instant. Had Taiqing, Laozi, Shangqing Daoist Tongtian, and a figure wearing a crown not arrived, who knew what might have happened?
Primordial was furious.
"Outrageous!"
"How dare you act like this!"
The crowned figure beside him was none other than East Prince Gong, who had once helped Jieyin and Zhunti.
But back then, Jieyin and Zhunti had been manipulated into distrusting him. They had even betrayed him. As a Great Divine Ability User, East Prince Gong still had his dignity, so he stopped pestering them.
When he heard that Kunlun had also come under attack, he naturally came to help.
He was a cultivator of Kunlun Mountain, after all.
Besides, the Three Pure Ones knew how to treat their guests.
So there was no misunderstanding like the one with Jieyin and Zhunti.
After helping them several times, he had finally been invited to the cave abode to discuss the Dao not long ago.
He hadn't been there long before witnessing another assassination attempt.
This attack had been terrifying. Even the formation protecting the stronghold—one capable of withstanding Great Divine Ability Users—had been torn apart in an instant.
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