To lure Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan out, Shi Feiyang had decided to seize the Xuanyuan Nine Swords from Ancestor Haha.
The Yellow Emperor's Nine Palaces Divine Swords had been used to slay Chiyou. Since Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan had fused with Chiyou's primordial spirit, he would surely find some way to obtain or destroy those nine divine swords.
Ever since Ancestor Haha had seized the Nine Swords from the Golden Ship, Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan had repeatedly wreaked havoc on Savage Mountain, but none of his attempts to take the swords had succeeded.
If Shi Feiyang went to seize the swords from Ancestor Haha himself, he had only a fifty-fifty chance of drawing Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan out. He felt those odds were too low, so he had devised this scheme: impersonate Yue Yun, infiltrate the Emei Sect, and then bring its disciples along to seize the Xuanyuan Nine Swords.
Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan might not care if Shi Feiyang took the Nine Swords. After all, they were not enemies yet. After weighing the risks and benefits, he might choose to endure it and remain hidden, continuing his cultivation.
But the Emei Sect was another matter entirely. Wutai and Emei had agreed to three future sword duels, and the two sides were mortal enemies. Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan would never tolerate the Emei Sect obtaining the Xuanyuan Nine Swords!
Shi Feiyang could be certain that Grandmaster Taiyi Hunyuan now had a 99.99 percent chance of coming to seize the swords...
Of course, he could not rule out the possibility that Chiyou, that great sovereign of ancient times, possessed some supernatural power that would let him see through the scheme, resolutely tuck his head into his shell like a turtle, and remain hidden to cultivate.
If that happened, there was nothing he could do. It was like