Entering the Realm

Jade Pivot Hall.

Ning Ye sat upright in the hall, cultivating.

A ball of Black Flame suddenly rose up, taking Black Flame's form. With a grin, he said, "Everything has been taken care of. Now it's up to you. Ning Jian's Righteous Qi is only average—replacing someone else with him won't be easy. How will you handle this?"

Ning Ye glanced at him. "Ning Jian is Ning Jian. Why call him Little Jian? Do you think I don't know that name was your idea?"

Black Flame giggled.

Only then did Ning Ye say, "Replacing one person naturally won't work, but how can there be such perfectly convenient things in this world? Send a few more people over. Having several stand-ins will make for a better explanation. With Jifeng and Dongping there, it shouldn't be a problem. The key is whether your method can fool Purple Zenith."

Black Flame immediately replied, "Don't worry. This was passed down by the Dominator. Purple Zenith will never discover it. But... I still don't understand. Why do you want to delay this matter?"

Ning Ye snorted. "Stop playing dumb with me. You're speaking to me here in Jade Pivot Hall—surely you understand what I'm after."

Black Flame laughed. "All right, all right. Your ambition still soars to the heavens. The Dominator went through untold hardship to corrupt a saint, yet you want to pluck the fruit for yourself. You want to slaughter a saint and prove your Dao—that is your own ability. But this will ultimately affect the Dominator's grand plan. We must give the Dominator an explanation, mustn't we?"

"What explanation is needed?" Ning Ye sneered. "Once the Demonic Saint is born, how could the other eight Sacred Venerables simply stand by? Purple Zenith is doomed to die. The only difference is whose hand