Li Chenfeng's Plan

"Sword Servant, tell me what has happened in the martial world lately."

In the study, Li Chenfeng sat behind his desk and looked at Sword Servant before him.

"Reporting to you, Young Master, nothing major has happened in the martial world recently. Ever since World Society announced that Xiong Ba had accepted Nie Feng, son of North-Drinking Mad Saber Nie Renwang, as his third disciple, the conflicts in the martial world seem to have suddenly diminished.

"However, three days ago, the Min River flooded, leaving a million refugees displaced. World Society then suddenly announced, in the name of Xiong Ba's second disciple Bu Jingyun, that it was contributing one million taels of silver for disaster relief."

At this point, Sword Servant raised his head and glanced at the still-expressionless Li Chenfeng. "Young Master, I fear this is World Society's scheme.

"Bu Jingyun is known as the Uncrying Death God. His heart is hard as iron, and he kills without blinking. How could such a man produce so much silver to help refugees utterly unrelated to him? This must be Xiong Ba's attempt to win the people's hearts. His ambitions are immense, and they may endanger the villa!"

Li Chenfeng nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Sword Servant's words. Though Bu Jingyun was called the Uncrying Death God, his heart possessed a kindness beyond that of ordinary men.

Everyone knew of Xiong Ba's ambitions, and he had never tried to conceal them. But the claim that he would spend a million taels of silver to win the people's hearts was absolutely impossible!

Though Xiong Ba's ambitions soared high, he was merely a ruthless tyrant. A man like him would never care what became of lowly commoners.

In his mind, so long as he possessed the martial strength and power to suppress the world, everyone would have no choice but to kneel at his feet!

It seems Bu Jingyun has already lost his memory. If I remember correctly, he will next end up at West Lake. That means the God-Seeking Arc's plot has begun, Li Chenfeng thought to himself.

"Goddess Xue Yuan!"

This name suddenly surfaced in Li Chenfeng's mind—the woman hailed as the most perfect woman in The Storm Riders World, and officially designated as Bu Jingyun's lifelong true love.

To be honest, the moment he thought of that name, Li Chenfeng found himself unable to suppress the urge to go to West Lake and seek her out.

But in the end, Li Chenfeng restrained himself. He had no intention of interfering with the events of the God-Seeking Arc.

After all, neither that goddess nor the many masters of God-Seeking Palace—such as Divine Mother Xiaoqing, God General, and even the God known as the Immortal God—were people Li Chenfeng could face at present.

He was not a member of the Bu Clan Divine Tribe, and the Immortal God had no need of his body to prolong his immortality. He would not show Li Chenfeng the slightest mercy.

Setting aside the entanglement between Bu Jingyun and the goddess, Li Chenfeng turned his attention to Xiong Ba, who was keeping himself hidden within World Society.

By Li Chenfeng's estimation, Xiong Ba had yet to truly begin sweeping across the world for two reasons. First, Feng and Yun under his command had not yet matured. Second, his Three-Part Return-to-Origin Qi had yet to reach great completion.

Then the reason he was currently hiding away became very clear: he was cultivating his Three-Part Return-to-Origin Qi.

This was the best time to cause him trouble!

"Sword Servant, invite Sword Demon to the council hall. Tell him that Mother and I have an important matter to discuss with him!"

Sword Servant's eyes lit up, as though he understood Li Chenfeng's purpose. Excitement filled his face as he replied, "Yes!"

Watching Sword Servant hurry away, Li Chenfeng looked through the window at the distant sky.

"It's time to settle this!"

Turning around, he took the Changli Sword hanging on the wall and headed toward the courtyard where his mother resided.

By the time Li Chenfeng accompanied Madam Ao to the council hall, Sword Demon had already been waiting inside for quite some time.

"My son and I are late. We have kept Mister Sword Demon waiting," Madam Ao said, dipping slightly at the knees.

"No matter, no matter. Madam Ao is too courteous!" Sword Demon said, waving his hands repeatedly.

"Master!" Li Chenfeng respectfully bowed.

"Mm. Feng'er, there is no need for such formality." Sword Demon wore a somewhat ferocious smile as he spoke gently.

"Master, we invited you here today for the future of Sword Worship Villa!" After taking his seat, Li Chenfeng spoke first.

Sword Demon frowned, puzzled. "What? Has the villa encountered some danger? With this old man here, who would dare behave recklessly before Sword Worship Villa?"

Li Chenfeng shook his head. "Master, you should understand the current situation in the martial world.

"Xiong Ba looks down upon the world from Mount Tianshan. At present, the entire northern martial world regards World Society as supreme. Only Unparalleled City can contend against it.

"Xiong Ba is currently hiding within World Society and diligently cultivating divine arts, which is why World Society's claws have somewhat withdrawn.

"But Unparalleled City's lord, Dugu Yifang, has lofty ambitions but lacks the ability to match them. If not for the reclusive Sword Saint supporting him from behind the scenes, Unparalleled City would likely have long since been breached by World Society.

"Thus, Unparalleled City can only preserve what it has; it lacks the strength to advance. Once Xiong Ba's divine art reaches completion, World Society will be able to break it with a mere wave of its hand.

"When that time comes and World Society subdues the entire northern lands, Sword Worship Villa may not even be able to remain peacefully in one corner.

"Even if Master's martial arts are formidable, one tree cannot hold up a forest. When facing Xiong Ba as he sweeps across the world, we will have very little strength to resist!"

"Then what do you intend to do, Feng'er?" Sword Demon asked solemnly as he looked at Li Chenfeng.

"Master and I will strike together. Even if we cannot kill Xiong Ba, we must severely wound him and let the entire world know that neither Xiong Ba of World Society nor Dugu Yifang of Unparalleled City can make Sword Worship Villa afraid!

"If we do this, the large and small factions in the martial world that hate World Society or do not wish to be swallowed by it will all gather around Sword Worship Villa. Then, even if World Society or Unparalleled City gains the northern lands in the future, Sword Worship Villa will still be able to stand against it, north against south!"

After hearing Li Chenfeng's words, Sword Demon did not immediately agree. Instead, he fell into deep thought.

Madam Ao quietly listened to their conversation. Seeing Sword Demon's reaction, she softly said, "Feng'er, isn't this too risky? World Society dominates the north, and martial factions great and small have all bowed their heads before it. Xiong Ba, its leader, is also one of the foremost masters in the world..."

The moment Sword Demon heard Madam Ao speak, he snapped out of his thoughts. Hearing her appraisal of Xiong Ba, anger rose uncontrollably within him.

"Madam Ao, you worry too much!" Sword Demon swept out a hand and declared boldly, "Xiong Ba is nothing more than a despicable villain. If not for the battle eight years ago, when the martial world's legend Wuming slaughtered the masters of the ten great sects, leaving them utterly devastated, what would World Society amount to?

"Now Wuming has died in the martial world, the Sword Saint has retired, and this old man has not set foot in the martial world for many years. Only then did that villain Xiong Ba gain his moment of triumph, dreaming of swallowing the world through his power alone.

"If that were all, this old man would not even disdain to contend with him. But now that he threatens Sword Worship Villa, I naturally cannot stand by and do nothing!

"Since Feng'er has such a plan, then as his master, this old man is duty-bound to help!"

Seeing Sword Demon agree so readily, Li Chenfeng immediately smiled and cupped his hands in salute. "Thank you, Master!"

"Hahaha, Feng'er, there is no need for formalities. This is what your master ought to do!" Sword Demon laughed as he watched Madam Ao's face bloom with a gentle smile.