"So that was it..."
Yaochen's expression did not change, but True Person Tan Feng's heart sank.
The Jade Sea Flood-Dragon King was the reinforcement Great True Person Yaochen had called in. Who would have thought someone would "persuade" him to turn back halfway there?
"How could my calculations be so far off?"
Great True Person Yaochen calculated on his fingers, troubled by a vague sense of foreboding.
But when he thought of the East Sea Blessed Land, which he had coveted for years and spent so long plotting to obtain, his resolve hardened.
He looked at True Person Guangmu. "Guangmu of the Supreme Unity Arcane Sect... I've heard of your great name. You're a renowned elder in the east. Surely you don't mean to make trouble for us demons today?"
As he spoke, True Person Yaochen secretly sent a voice transmission to Great Dharma King Jiumoluo Jie.
Sangji stood behind his Great Dharma King with Demon-Subduing Black Tara, his head bowed as though chanting scripture.
Yet everything they saw fell into the eyes of Fang Qing, still in the Qi Refinement Way.
I'm hiding in the Qi Refinement Way, shielded by the Grotto-Heaven, with the Dao-Born Pearl keeping things in check... I can even look straight at a Golden Core True Lord without trouble, and get plenty out of it besides...
Fang Qing watched Yaochen's movements and calculated on his fingers. Past openings of Grand Yellow Heaven never drew someone like Guangmu, a figure with four abilities and Divine Ability Perfection... Could something even bigger be hidden inside the East Sea Blessed Land?
Whatever storm is waiting there, it has nothing to do with me.
"Heh... I merely have an old grudge against the Outer Sea Flood-Dragon Palace. As for the Esoteric Treasury and Cloud-Touching Cliff, you set this