As early as Yang Lingshu's wedding, when Su Lingyun presented that piece of Ring Cloud Jade, Chen Yang had set his sights on the West Vein Spirit Mine controlled by the Su Family.
By now, he had coveted it for a long time.
Before this, with Su Dingcang holding down the Su Family and his own hard strength not yet having reached the level of an Enlightenment Dao Cultivator, Chen Yang had merely buried this desire in his heart and quietly awaited the right opportunity.
Then, within the Earthly Treasure Secret Realm, Nangong Jinghe's involvement allowed Chen Yang to see a turning point in this matter.
Through verbal deception and the temptation of precious treasures, Chen Yang successfully stirred the thoughts of this old monster from the Lower Realm and carried out that scheme of setting the tiger upon the wolf.
After suffering that "unexpected calamity," the Su Family had not only been dealt a devastating blow to its overall strength and lost the blood-jade supreme treasure passed down through the Lineage, but even Su Lingyun—the hope for the Lineage's future prosperity—had perished completely within it.
Even Su Dingcang himself, the clan's highest combat force, had suffered a massive loss of lifespan from using that life-burning ancient art. He had no more than a few decades left to live.
Had there been no further changes, Chen Yang's original plan had been to wait until he successfully attained True Intent and Su Dingcang died of exhausted lifespan, then strike against the Su Family without any misgivings.
Yet he had not expected this Su Family patriarch to embark upon an extreme path after his Lineage suffered such a drastic upheaval.
Rather than using his scant remaining lifespan to secure a path forward for the Su Family's survival, he chose to forcibly break