Upper Clarity Thunder, One Thought Divided a Thousand Ways

This man, dressed in loose robes and with a dignified appearance, was none other than the Household Ancestor Chen!

When Elder Chen entered the Pang Clan Estate at night, he interrupted the group who were immersed in the Military World and took away the Military Miscellany. However, he did not sever the fortuitous opportunity. Instead, he used his Heart Demon as a guide to make the group fall asleep and then projected the Military World into their consciousness.

It was precisely because of this that Qiu Yan was able to defeat several armies in just over half a year, causing changes in the Military World, allowing his consciousness to traverse the starry sky and enter the Sand Battlefield. He even obtained the twin Twin Pagodas that had sealed two Fourth Realm cultivators and absorbed them into his soul.

However, while the Household Ancestor Chen did not cut off the fortuitous opportunity of others, he also tied his own fortuitous opportunity to them. Using some unknown method, he followed Qiu Yan's thoughts and arrived here.

Not only that, Qiu Yan, carrying the fake statue of Lu Hu, landed on the General-Selecting Platform and was enveloped by the light emanating from the platform. He entered this empty space, which seemed boundless, but in fact, there was a hazy glow at the edges that isolated it from the outside. It is unknown how Old Chen entered, as he actually used Outer Demon to condense his own thoughts.

However, once he appeared, he looked down and could see the changes in the entire battlefield.

The landscape on the ground was changing, shaking incessantly, with horizontal and vertical lines undulating and accompanied by colors. Soil, forests, streams and other things gradually condensed and took shape, while the distance between the two armies grew farther and farther, slowly merging with the surrounding environment.

At the same time, faint ripples emanated from the changing landscape, spreading outwards to the hazy, luminous edge, then penetrating through it and continuing to radiate, their reach unknown.

However, after a few breaths, the Household Ancestor Chen sighed, "No one has descended for so long, which shows they don't care about the Military Conquest here. That's right. Since the East Flower Continent was infiltrated by the Divine Path, the Hundred Schools families have declined day by day. After the Military School experienced a massacre, there was a gap in their ranks, and no one has been willing to join the Military World for a long time. They have almost been forgotten, so it is understandable that no one pays attention to them."

That's what they say, and the logic is clear, but the Household Ancestor Chen is, after all, from Donghua, so disappointment is inevitable. Besides, he came here this time by borrowing the Heart Demon Qiu Yan's heart in order to seek fortuitous opportunity deep within the Military Ranks World. If no one pays attention to Qiu Yan, there will inevitably be setbacks after he goes deep into the Military Ranks World, making his efforts twice as difficult and half as effective.

As the person was pondering, the light at the edge suddenly surged and then bulged out, twisting and shifting like a water sac, gradually outlining a human figure.

This change naturally caught the eye of the Household Ancestor Chen, who was immediately invigorated.

"Oh? So there's no shortage of people with good intentions after all!"

As the thought settled, the human figure became clearer, eventually transforming into a slightly thin man dressed in a dark robe and a long gown. He held a rolled-up book in his hand, his long hair flowing in the wind, and his face exuding an air of refined elegance.

However, upon seeing the man's appearance, the Household Ancestor Chen was taken aback, then clasped his hands in greeting and said, "I never expected to see Brother Guo here again."

The slender man's figure was still somewhat blurry, his outline occasionally distorted, but his face was already clear. Turning around, his gaze fell on the face of the Household Ancestor Chen.

"Brother Chen, how have you been? It's been almost a century since we parted ways at Scholar Forest." The man addressed as "Brother Guo" smiled, returned the greeting with a cupped hand, and spoke in a clear voice, "You didn't expect me to be here, but I, Guo, was prepared for Brother Chen's arrival."

"Hmm?" The Household Ancestor Chen's expression changed slightly. "Could it be that Brother Guo has been waiting for me to send a message here?"

The man nodded and said, "Of course. With Brother Chen's ambition, how could he be trapped by mere supernatural Divine Ability? I had long guessed that Brother Chen would try various methods to reach the realm of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and this must be one of them."

"Brother Guo is indeed a prophet!" The Household Ancestor Chen shook his head and sighed. "Speaking of which, Brother Guo is exceptionally talented and a Confucianism scholar. He was just one step away from becoming Grand Confucian back then, and he would surely be Grandmaster by now. Why would he consider joining Military World Military School?"

"This matter is a long story, and it is related to the court of our continent. The country is in trouble and is in turmoil. Although Guo Ji is just a scholar, he knows the importance of the country and that's why he abandoned his pen to join the army." Guo Ji obviously didn't want to talk about this matter, and there was a bloody and violent undertone in his usually simple words.

The Household Ancestor Chen, whose body was formed from Outer Demon energy, was extremely sensitive to emotional changes. How could he not know this? He simply cupped his hands solemnly and then changed the subject. "So, Brother Guo, you didn't come here for the sake of the younger generation of this Continent?"

Guo Ji hearing this. "If I hadn't sensed Brother Chen's presence, how could I have found this Sand Battlefield? Within this Military World, the outermost Sand Battlefield are scattered in various places, and there are constant Military Contest both inside and outside the Military World. Their shadows are projected deep within, and everyone within can see them. They are numerous and difficult to distinguish. In addition, these past few days have been the days when Sun Qi, the most famous of the later Military School, raised his army, attracting attention from all sides. It's inevitable that some oversights would occur. If it weren't for Brother Chen, I wouldn't have been able to find it either."

Upon hearing this, the Household Ancestor Chen burst into laughter. "So that's how it is. As a newcomer, I indeed couldn't attract the attention of those powerful figures. However, when they look back in the future, they'll probably regret it."

"Oh?" Guo Ji was slightly surprised upon hearing this. "Brother Chen seems to value this junior of yours. Is he your nephew or niece?" As he spoke, he inadvertently cast his gaze in that direction.

In reality, Guo Ji wasn't particularly concerned about the current military competition in Dianjiangtai.

The reason is simple: it's not entirely because there are too many daily Military Contest to attend to, but because the conquest of the Sand Battlefield is a competition for the qualification to advance into the Depths of the Army —the most obvious and straightforward thing.

The descendants of Military School gathered on the Sand Battlefield may be outstanding in their respective Continent, but the Military School of many Continent have long since declined. To stand out in such Continent and come to the Military Ranks World, which gathers the essence of the entire starry sky, is nothing special.

To attract the attention of Grandmaster and generals in the Military Ranks World, one must wait until leaving the Sand Battlefield and advancing step by step. In terms of status, Guo Ji is not low in the Military Ranks World. The reason he came here was indeed because of Ancestor Chen. Otherwise, he would not even bother to cast a thought to observe from afar, let alone condense a mental body.

Guo Ji didn't find Chen Zu's high regard for Qiu Yan strange.

He had some knowledge of the situation of Military School in the Eastern Radiance Continent. They were suppressed by Confucianism and had also encountered problems in their own lineage. Those who could stand out were naturally the top figures in Donghua, but if placed in the Military World, they might not necessarily become famous.

However, elders generally have a high opinion of their juniors, and they differ in their closeness to them. Naturally, they feel that their close juniors have a bright future, much like parents view their own children.

"As for my descendants, they know for themselves." The Household Ancestor Chen noticed Guo Ji's expression, guessed his thoughts, and said this without arguing.

It should be noted that when Guo Ji Scholar Forest, he was still young. He met the Household Ancestor Chen by chance, and the two became close friends. How could the Household Ancestor Chen not know that Guo Ji, despite his seemingly humble and refined demeanor, was actually extremely arrogant? How could he possibly think highly of Qiu Yan based on just a few words?

Guo Ji smiled, said nothing, and turned his gaze to the two armies below, then his expression changed slightly.

"Huh?" He looked at Qiu Yan's retreating figure, a glint of light in his eyes. "This young man actually carries a trace of the Upper Clarity Sect's aura."

"Upper Clarity Sect?" Upon hearing this, the Household Ancestor Chen's brow twitched slightly, but he quickly concealed it. "Brother Guo is so familiar with the Daoist Sect. To be honest, I am now also practicing Daoist arts and have a good understanding of the Daoist Sect, but I had not noticed this before."

"It seems this person is not Brother Chen's nephew or niece, but merely a junior," Guo Ji gleaned a considerable amount of information from Ancestor Chen's words. He smiled slightly, reached into his sleeve, and when he pulled his hand out again, a constantly pulsating and twisting bolt of lightning appeared in his palm. "To be honest, I was able to sense it because of this Upper Clarity Token. That young man must also possess something similar, containing Upper Clarity Thunder. The two resonate subtly. Even if someone else had cultivation, they probably wouldn't be able to detect it."

Lightning appeared, creating an immediate sense of repulsion around it; the scene became slightly distorted, and a faint friction sound was emitted.

"Oh? A token from the Upper Realm Clear Dao?" The Household Ancestor Chen glanced at it, discerning the true nature of the lightning bolt. He knew that the reason it had the word "token" in its name but resembled lightning was because the lightning itself was the token's extraordinary essence; the outer copper and iron were merely a shell and unimportant. "Brother Guo possesses such a treasure; it's truly unbelievable."

Guo Ji Jize said, "Some of my ancestors cultivated Daoism and ascended to heaven in broad daylight. They belonged to the Upper Clarity Sect. Because they saw that I had some talent, they assigned me a bolt of lightning to protect me."

"In that case, this item must be extremely precious. I wonder how my descendant obtained it. Could it be that he also had some connection with True Person Clear Dao?" The Household Ancestor Chen said, his curiosity piqued.

"That remains to be seen," Guo Ji said, withdrawing the lightning and restoring the surrounding scenery. "The Outer Sect of Clear Dao appears vast, but it is actually extremely scattered. Often, there are only a few peaks in a Continent, and the connections between them are not very close. I heard that a year ago, the Shangqing and Upper Spirit sects started a war because of the relationship between the descendants of two disciples, but in the end, only a few peaks were involved."

"I see..." Ancestor Chen nodded, no longer asking further questions, his gaze shifting downwards again, landing on the ground below.

The crisscrossing beams of light had now disappeared, replaced by a dense forest. Qiu Yan and Lu Hu's two armies, shifting with the changing terrain, disappeared into the woods, losing track of each other. However, Ancestor Chen and Guo Ji could still see the positions of the two armies, neither too close nor too far apart, but separated by complex terrain.

Snap!

With a soft sound, the rapidly changing terrain stopped shaking, and the immense power that had suppressed the two armies vanished, allowing them to resume their respective operations.

"Brother Chen, your junior is at a disadvantage," Guo Ji and shook his head. "His adversary rides tigers and leopards, which gives him a great advantage in the Lin Zhong, hmm?"

As he spoke, he suddenly widened his eyes, staring silently at Qiu Yan, and after a long while, he uttered a single sentence—

"What astonishing ability to distract oneself! This..."

The calm expression on his face finally changed. (To be continued...)