Taiyi Great World.
Within a vast estate nestled against mountains and beside water, spiritual energy surged abundantly, with several Third-Grade Spirit Veins buried beneath it.
At this moment, Ji Yan sat leisurely before a stone table, playing chess with Qi Xin. They had met their match, trading moves back and forth.
Even though chaos had begun to emerge in the outside world, it seemed unable to affect their state of mind in the slightest.
Ji Yan had retired to the Mountain Field and refused to see outside guests. Even though tens of thousands of powerful cultivators came to visit each day, they could not even find the estate's grand formation, much less meet him.
It could also be said that he had laid his plans years ago. When he withdrew, he did so spotlessly clean, leaving behind no loose ends and shifting every crisis onto the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance and the Boundless Great World.
He had made mistakes in his youth and accidentally entered the Immortal Prison. Naturally, he would not make such mistakes again. Nor did he worry that immortals would come to assassinate him. After all, Du Shi stood behind him.
The position within the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance that he had once fought so hard for was not meant for him to imprison himself like Shi Rongxian... nor would he betray Chen Xun's support throughout his journey.
"Ji Yan, what are your plans for the future? Will you simply wait for the Boundless Great World to invite you back?"
Qi Xin's eyes were thoughtful, his attention entirely on the chessboard. "The situation is strange and unpredictable now. It seems the war between the Boundless Great World's Human Race and the Ancient Sacred Clan is about to decide its victor."
"So soon?" Ji Yan smiled faintly and