Meticulous Scheming

"If Elder Dragon Wyrm has that kind of temperament, then there is all the more reason he must die!"

Li Yan thought to himself.

At this point, Xing Ming paused, then looked earnestly at Li Yan.

"However, leave this matter to me from here on, junior brother. If I need you to act, I hope you will lend me a hand."

Xing Ming slowly explained what he knew and decided to deal with the man personally.

But even he had little confidence in facing a poison cultivator like Elder Dragon Wyrm. Joining forces with Zhang Ming would be safer when the time came. For now, he needed to find the man.

The two then called Su Yuan in and discussed the transaction with the Holy Devil Palace in depth.

After Su Yuan left, Li Yan naturally refused to waste this rare opportunity to have Xing Ming here. He brought up several cultivation matters and asked for guidance.

The man was a veteran Golden Core Realm cultivator. Now that Li Yan had revealed some of his hidden cards, he could ask many questions openly, with far fewer reservations.

Their conversation indeed proved immensely rewarding for Li Yan. Xing Ming's centuries of immersion in the Gold Core Realm were no empty boast.

Xing Ming answered every question, explaining what he knew in detail and offering conjectures after careful consideration when he did not know.

He was increasingly pleased with Elder Zhang, and his mood naturally grew more cheerful. He made no effort to conceal it.

Li Yan could also tell that the man was not merely giving perfunctory answers. He offered his views only after thinking them through.

Many problems that had troubled Li Yan suddenly became clear. He felt the exhilarating ease of unlocking one passage and finding a hundred others