Jiang Fulong could only leave in a hurry with the disciples of Tyrant Extreme Mountain. They looked utterly different from the arrogant bunch who had arrived.
Xiang Yun watched the disheveled people of Tyrant Extreme Mountain leave, his eyes flickering. It seemed he had to get his master to suppress the Great Desolate Region first.
As for these so-called super sects?
How could they call themselves super sects without a Samsara Stage expert?
Even so, they had to win some over and suppress others. At the very least, they had to find out how many pieces the Yuan Sect had planted here first.
And this time, he was probably going to have to contact the Dao Sect.
He rubbed his chin. Should he tell old man Ying about Zhou Tong and get the old man fired up?
Ever since Zhou Tong was killed, the old man had kept a low profile for a long time. He seemed very weak, not even daring to settle the score over Zhou Tong's death, but when the Yuan Sect later launched its war,
The Dao Sect was the one left most intact. From that, it was clear Ying Xuanzi must have made extensive preparations.
But that also showed Ying Xuanzi really did act like a turtle. All he thought about was the bigger picture, placing himself in the position of preserving stability across the entire Eastern Xuan Region.
The Yuan Sect, however, didn't care about the bigger picture. If you were a threat to them, they would deal with you.
They even colluded with the Yimo.
Ying Xuanzi simply lacked strength and thought too much.
Master's head still doesn't work quite right. Sigh, otherwise, he should have tried to get in touch with the Sea Giant long ago. Since the Primordial Hall has some connection to the Master of Primordial, there's at least some goodwill between them.
Under the fervent gazes of the crowd, Xiang Yun turned into a streak of light and flew toward the Primordial Battle Hall. The streak of light descended, and he walked naturally inside.
This time, Hong Wuji wasn't wearing his Daoist robes. He was cultivating bare-chested when a layer of dragon scales suddenly appeared on his skin, then vanished again.
"Hmm, the Dragon Clan? Master, aren't you afraid those guys from the Dragon Clan will come looking for trouble? You've got some nerve, branding yourself with dragon marks just like that. Are you planning to hunt down and kill members of the Dragon Clan to strengthen your divine ability later?"
Xiang Yun casually found a place to sit and couldn't help speaking up. He hadn't expected the Battle Body Divine Ability to have developed this far in just a few days.
It even had a Divine Ability Mark from the Dragon Clan?
The features on Hong Wuji's body were clearly those of the Dragon Clan, and on the Tianxuan Continent, the Dragon Clan was not to be trifled with.
Though the clan was no longer as flourishing as it once had been, some of its experts remained, such as the Azure Dragon King, its current clan leader.
"Don't concern yourself with that." Hong Wuji opened his eyes, and the dragon scales on his body withdrew back into him.
Seeing that Hong Wuji offered no further explanation, Xiang Yun didn't ask. Still, there was clearly some cause and effect behind it.
"You handled the matter with Tyrant Extreme Mountain well. Once word got out that you'd suppressed your father, I expected the Yuan Sect to make a move."
"I thought some other faction would be the one to test us, but I didn't expect it to be a super sect from the Great Desolate Region."
Hong Wuji drew in his presence. Xiang Yun had now risen to prominence.
Given the Yuan Sect's overbearing way of doing things, even if the Primordial Hall didn't compete with it, the Yuan Sect would surely keep making underhanded moves.
This was a storm the Primordial Hall was bound to face. He just hadn't expected the first trouble to come from within.
Although the super sects did covet the positions of the Eight Great Super Sects, the super sects beneath each of the Eight Great Super Sects often formed groups of their own.
This region was really no different from the many dynasties.
Most of the competition took place internally, with the strongest being the feudal lord.
What Tyrant Extreme Mountain had done was equivalent to colluding with the ruler of another dynasty to suppress the Primordial Hall.
"The Yuan Sect's hands are hardly clean. It's only natural for them to meddle in other regions. Master, you know their ambitions too."
Xiang Yun would not pass judgment on such conduct.
Or rather, this was normal conduct. Perhaps the Tianxuan Continent had grown so accustomed to strength reigning supreme that people weren't very good at using schemes and tricks.
Without strength, a scheme was a paper tiger, punctured with a single poke. But paired with the Yuan Sect's strength as the hegemon of its region,
It meant engaging with orthodox force and winning through surprise.
"Then what should we do?"
Hong Wuji looked at Xiang Yun. He knew Xiang Yun was quite clever too; he simply chose to let his fists do the talking.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone straight to suppress Ning Chen and Xun Wu as soon as he came out of seclusion back then.
"The Yuan Sect has been building its power for so long. All they're lacking now is an opportunity. They'll definitely launch a war."
Hong Wuji wanted to say that the sects wouldn't simply stand by, but he held back the question and continued listening to Xiang Yun.
"Bring in the Immortal Sacred Whales to break part of the deadlock, and join forces with the Dao Sect and the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace to resist them from within."
"I understand the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. You have some connection with Ling Qingzhu. But the Dao Sect? That old man didn't even dare cause the Yuan Sect trouble after Zhou Tong died..."
Xiang Yun suddenly smiled. "What if Zhou Tong didn't die?"
"Zhou Tong didn't die? How could that be..."
Hong Wuji couldn't help exclaiming in surprise. For nearly a hundred years, everyone had assumed Zhou Tong was long dead, and now Xiang Yun was suddenly telling him Zhou Tong was alive?
"I can't tell you my source, but Zhou Tong seems to be alive. His fate hasn't been much better, though."
Xiang Yun tapped the armrest. He knew Zhou Tong had definitely been controlled, but he didn't know exactly where he was.
Unlike the other regions, where the Yuan Sect had planted its pieces,
The Yuan Sect had made the Yuan Region as secure as an iron barrel. The other sects could hardly interfere at all. It was only to be expected that the other super sects would be destroyed later.
While you were still smiling away, maintaining the Eastern Xuan Region and developing slowly, the Yuan Sect had long since laid layers of schemes throughout the region.
"There's no proof of that. Old man Ying might not believe it."
"Sect Master Ying probably had his suspicions long ago. When he went to the Yuan Sect back then, he should have been suspicious, but he didn't find any proof."
"He only left to prevent the conflict from escalating again."
Xiang Yun felt that, with Ying Xuanzi's cultivation, if he had really wanted to uncover something, it wasn't necessarily beyond him.
The power of the Yimo was probably concealing it. The power of the Yimo stood above the Tianxuan Continent's cultivation system.
That was why Ying Xuanzi couldn't find him.
"Doesn't that mean it's still a dead end?" Hong Wuji rubbed the space between his brows.
Xiang Yun rolled his eyes at Hong Wuji. "How could it be a dead end? Don't worry. I'll talk to that old man this time, and he'll definitely make a move."
"All right, go cultivate. I'll handle the Great Desolate Region. I've already sent a Death Profound Realm elder to the Immortal Sacred Whale Clan as well."
Xiang Yun nodded. "These things can't be rushed, but they have to be done quickly."
There weren't many years left before the Yuan Sect launched its war. The Yuan Sect had probably been planning it for a long time, which was why it had slaughtered a generation of the Dao Sect at the sect competition.
Otherwise,
Even with the Yimo's support, it wouldn't have been so easy for the Yuan Sect to sweep across the Eastern Xuan Region.
"I know."
Hearing Xiang Yun throw his own earlier words back at him, Hong Wuji replied irritably.
Xiang Yun rose to leave, but suddenly remembered something. "Right, Master, see if you can master this secret art. If you can,"
"Never mind Peak Samsara experts-you could probably even fight an ordinary Reincarnation Stage expert!"
Xiang Yun turned his hand and took a jade slip from his Universe Bag. He branded it with his mental power, then passed it to Hong Wuji.
Hong Wuji took it and sent his mental power inside, sensing the many intricate formulas, vast as a sea of smoke.
"What is this?"
Xiang Yun said, "The Heavenly Horn Heaven-Overturning Art, a martial art that amplifies strength."