"Better a short agony than a long one!" Xin Bairen sighed heavily. "This time, we might as well let Earth Pass Island descend into chaos. We'll treat it as a piece of rotten flesh on our Azure Wave Archipelago.
"As long as we cut away that rotten flesh, Qing Chen's faction should lose its power! Once I successfully become a Golden Core True Person, I will proceed steadily, gradually eating away at the other archipelagos and strengthening our Condensed Jade Sect.
"Given time and a few centuries of accumulation, perhaps our sect could even produce a Nascent Soul Early Stage True Lord like Heavenly Shu True Lord!"
Baili Tingfeng listened as though lost in clouds and mist, utterly unable to understand what connection there could possibly be between selling out their sect and cutting away rotten flesh.
Still, when he thought of how his master was about to break through to the Golden Core Stage, every word his master said naturally became beyond question.
He could only bow and say, "Master, your wisdom is supreme. This disciple is willing to serve you like a hound or horse."
Xin Bairen methodically finished giving instructions on several important matters, then waved his hand and ended the transmission.
Brimming with satisfaction, he said, "Once this matter is settled, Qing Chen should have trouble even protecting himself. He won't have the energy or the opportunity to interfere with my Golden Core breakthrough again. He might even die."
Meanwhile, Qing Chen, whom Xin Bairen could not stop thinking about and hated enough to grind his teeth, was silently passing through Earth Pass Island's layer upon layer of restrictions under cover of night.
After he invoked the Great Void Heavenly Secrets Authority, his appearance and aura became indistinct, making him difficult for even a Nascent