A plan had to be flexible, with a backup. One mistake in a single step could not be allowed to bring the whole plan down.
So if someone behind the scenes really was pushing events along, Tang Changsheng believed that no matter how much havoc he wreaked now, he would eventually be steered back onto the intended path.
With that in mind, Tang Changsheng saw no reason to hold back. He would cause as much havoc as he pleased.
At the very least, he would make more trouble for whoever was behind this!
Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, he vaguely sensed a power that drew him in. All nine of his Nine Secret Apertures began to tremble.
"What is this?"
The moment Tang Changsheng sensed it, he almost went toward it on instinct.
Then his face turned cold. How could anything be so conveniently timed?
He headed in the opposite direction!
"Heavenly Lord, we sense that Cassia Nectar Terrace is over there," Tang Baiying and the others said. They had followed close behind Tang Changsheng and seemed to have sensed something too.
"This place is far too strange," Tang Changsheng said. "We'd better be careful!"
As he spoke, the deathly still ground suddenly shook.
The thick layer of ash covering the ground like snow rose again. Then the earth split open, and a huge black shape, much like a giant bear, emerged from the crack.
At the sight of Tang Changsheng and the others, it reared onto its hind legs. Standing dozens of zhang tall, it roared and made to charge.
"Go!"
Tang Changsheng spared the Black Bear no second glance. He gave the cold command and charged down another route.
Countless ashes gathered ahead, and the Jade Flame Crow King, shaped like a black phoenix, blocked