The plan Hai Qianmo had told the Ancient Clan experts was, of course, a lie.
This time, they were indeed going after Lin Heng.
But they would not keep Jian Yin occupied in the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands.
What Hai Qianmo wanted was to feed those Ancient Clan experts false information.
Once they made their move and drew Jian Yin away,
Hai Qianmo would then strike at Lin Heng.
That way, Lin Heng would surely be caught in a deadly trap.
As for the Ancient Clan experts,
they would, of course, be killed by Jian Yin and the Holy Mother of the Jade Lake working together.
That way, Hai Qianmo could also eliminate those who opposed him.
After all, those Ancient Clan experts were all people who had a bone to pick with him.
Hai Qianmo gloated inwardly, then waved his hand and set off.
The Ancient Clan split into two groups.
One headed for the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands.
The other went to where the Holy Mother of the Jade Lake was.
Little did Hai Qianmo and the others know that, as they departed,
Gu Jianhua was standing atop a mountain, watching the place where they had vanished.
"Qianmo, you really are a lot like me when I was young."
"If ours were an ordinary race, I would be more than willing to groom you as my successor."
"But the Ancient Clan will endure for eternity, and I, Gu Jianhua, will neither age nor die."
"The Ancient Clan has no need for a new clan leader, so make one final contribution to our Ancient Clan."
All of this was a play written and staged by Gu Jianhua himself.
And Hai Qianmo was merely a chess piece for him to use.
As for the Ancient Clan experts who