"But afterward, I discovered that someone had engineered his death and taken the blood essence he'd collected."
"That was when I realized Li Qing might have been behind it."
"I searched many times, but found no trace of him. Even sealing the routes to the surface did no good."
"Now it seems he must have found some way around that too."
"Somewhere beyond our sight, he's growing stronger at a terrifying pace!"
"He's rapidly approaching the realm above Divine Soul."
"If he truly has formed the embryonic structure of a Principle Seed, his Heart Demon Outer Dao Tribulation is about to arrive."
"He'll need a sufficiently momentous event to survive the tribulation and seize enough Qi Fate."
"What event in the Nine Provinces Four Regions could meet his needs?"
"What could give him enough Qi Fate to soar into the heavens in a single leap?"
"Everything happening in the Nine Provinces Four Regions is under our control!"
"The Investiture of Gods has entered a stable period. Any scheme he tries to stir up will be noticed at once."
"That leaves only those three places."
"I believe he may choose one of them as the site of his Tribulation Crossing."
The Myriad-Calamity World-Ending Devil Lord spoke slowly, a chilling glint in his eyes.
The others saw his point. The Haoran Sage of the Confucian Sect raised a hand and waved it.
A map of the Nine Provinces Four Regions appeared before them.
Countless lights flickered across the land. Each seemed to represent a powerful Longevity Realm cultivator.
The divisions of territory were clear as well. The entire land had been carved up among different factions.
The Haoran Sage said, "Sky Azure City, Qing City, and Quicksand City stand in three different locations."
"If Li Qing intends to survive the Outer Demon