A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality

Secret Scheme

The shriveled old man gloomily said, “Capture him alive? Are you joking, Brother Fang? As you know, Fellow Daoist Zhong once attacked him. However, not only is he proficient in lightning movement, but he also possesses a blood movement technique that I’ve never seen before. There is no way to stop him from escaping. Additionally, this person’s abilities aren’t small. Capturing him alive isn’t much different from capturing one of us. Fellow Daoists, do you think it’s possible? If we try to kill him and only take the Golden Lightning Bamboo’s magic treasure, we’ll be confident.”

“Since it is so difficult to capture him alive, it doesn’t matter if he dies.” To the old man’s surprise, the black-robed man thought for a moment and immediately changed his words.

The shriveled old man, the scholar, and the others glanced at each other before agreeing to this matter through voice transmission.

Afterwards, these people began to talk about a few more details.

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At the same time, Master Sunreach, Wei Wuya, and the others were also discussing the battle in a hall in the Heavenly South Region.

However, there were fewer people than the spell warriors.

In addition to the three cultivators and Long Han, there was also a red-robed woman and a white-bearded old man with condor eyes.

The old man’s eyes were half-closed and he wore a jade ring on one of his fingers.

The ring was verdant and had talisman characters on it. It appeared to be a rare treasure.

Master Sunreach smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist Eccentric Heavenvenge, we’ll be relying on you few Fellow Daoists this time. We’ll hold back the main force of the spell warrior army here. All you have to do is infiltrate Soaring Heavens City and plunder all of the resource warehouses. Without the spirit stones, materials, and other resources that the Moulans had painstakingly gathered, even if the Moulans are able to gain the upper hand in the battle, we’ll be able to completely wear them down.” It was as if nothing unpleasant had happened in the past with this old man, the renowned Eccentric Heavenvenge.

“As long as you drag the Moulan Divine Sages to the border, infiltrating Soaring Heavens City will naturally not be a problem. Furthermore, there is a teleportation formation provided by Fellow Daoist Wei that will allow us to enter the city directly. This will be an even easier task. My only worry is why the Moulan people would leave all their resources in the city. Could it be a trap that has been waiting for us to jump in?” The condor-eyed old man spoke with a voice that sounded like metal and stone, extremely uncomfortable.

“Don’t worry about that, Fellow Daoist Heavenvenge. According to our spies in the Moulans, although the Moulans have occupied the Fengyuan Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom, the Nine Nations Union has already made preparations to withdraw. All the spirit stone mines and raw materials have been destroyed. Although the spell warriors have arranged for the mortals of the Moulans to do their utmost to repair the facilities, the amount that they have repaired is extremely few and far between. It’s completely useless. The spirit stone resources that they’ve consumed are still the resources that the various tribes have contributed. These items have to be distributed, so they’re all stored in a secret warehouse. There’s a powerful restriction formation set up there, and several Grand Sages are guarding it at the same time. That’s why they’re so at ease. After all, even if an irresistible force attacks the warehouse. With the delay of the restrictions, they have enough time to transfer the items in the warehouse. Logically speaking, it should be as stable as a mountain,” Old Devil Concord said indifferently.

“But what they didn’t expect was that, since our Nine Nations Union has been dealing with the Moulans for such a long time, if they can send spies to infiltrate our State of Yue, our Nine Nations Union can also send people to infiltrate the spell warriors. One of the Grand Sages guarding the resource warehouses is our spy. When the time comes, he will turn off the restrictions on the grand formation. Fellow Daoist Heavenvenge, so long as you keep your movements secret, you’ll be able to catch them off guard,” Wei Wuya said with a cold smile.

“Since Fellow Daoists are so certain, I may have no choice but to make this trip. After this is done…”

Long Han smiled and said, “After the matter is concluded, our four great powers will make the decision to allocate the State of Xu to Fellow Daoist. Fellow Daoist can establish a sect in this country and our four great powers will not interfere in the slightest. From then on, Fellow Daoist can be called the ancestor of a sect.”

“Alright. With your guarantees, I can only give it a try. It’s getting late. I’ll go back and make some preparations. We’ll set off early tomorrow morning and infiltrate the State of Yu first.” Eccentric Heavenvenge received the promise he wanted from them again with a satisfied expression. However, he had no intention of staying here for long, so he bade farewell and left the hall.

Not long after, he disappeared from the hall.

Devil Concord frowned and slowly said, “This old eccentric’s chances of success aren’t small. After all, apart from him, the vagrant cultivators he brought with him are all quite powerful. Since the Moulan were caught off guard, there should be no reason for them to fail.”

“You’re right, Fellow Daoist Huh. As long as we can hold back Moulan Divine Sages, Fellow Daoist Heavenvenge should have a 70% to 80% chance of succeeding. However, I didn’t expect this old eccentric to suddenly think of establishing a sect at his age. Furthermore, he’s even roped in so many vagrant cultivators to bolster his prestige. This is truly unexpected,” Long Han said with a glint in his eyes.

Master Sunreach leisurely said, “This is quite normal! Eccentric Heavenvenge has been in the mid-Nascent Soul Stage for three to four hundred years, but he’s been unable to break through to the late-Nascent Soul Stage for such a long time. I reckon he’s completely given up. It isn’t strange for him to become passionate about other matters. Being able to build a sect is a great honor. It’s just that he’s on bad terms with the great sects, so he took this opportunity to negotiate with us. Their arrival can be considered a surprise attack.”

Master Sunreach turned to Wei Wuya with a serious expression and said, “Alright, although we have Eccentric Heavenvenge as a backup plan, we can’t afford to be careless in the upcoming battle. It’s best to win as much as we can. If the battle really results in a complete defeat, we won’t be able to stop their attacks even if the Moulan spell warriors run out of resources. Brother Wei, are there any problems with the restrictions that your Nine Nations Union uses to counter spirit spell formations? This is the most commonly used battle tactic among spell warriors.”

“After battling spell warriors for so many years, our understanding of spell formations isn’t inferior to that of spell warriors and formation masters. If it weren’t for the fact that we cultivate different techniques, our Nine Nations Union would’ve been able to set up spell formations identical to those of the Moulan cultivators. You don’t have to worry about this, Fellow Daoist Sunreach,” Wei Wuya said in a calm voice.

When Master Sunreach heard this, he was greatly satisfied. Although he didn’t say anything, he turned his gaze to the black-robed man.

When Devil Concord saw this, he indifferently spoke.

The old devil coldly said, “Our six Devil Dao sects have already made preparations. Not only did the Controlling Spirit Sect bring the three guardian beasts, but our Harmonious Bond Sect has also made preparations for the release of the Yin Yang Devils. The Ghost Spirit Sect’s Myriad Soul Formation can be activated at any time. The other three sects will use their most powerful techniques. As for Fellow Daoist Sunreach, do you have any killing moves prepared?”

“Before our Righteous Dao Alliance departed, the various sects had already opened their ancestral halls and taken out over a dozen powerful ancient treasures. When the time comes, we definitely won’t disappoint you.” Master Sunreach’s words were simple, but Devil Concord’s expression relaxed and he nodded as if he knew what those ancient treasures were.

“Our Heavenly Dao Alliance is very lax, but the various sects in the alliance have already made preparations. I’m not sure of the specific methods, but our Phoenix Cry Sect has taken out a few ancient jade talismans from our collection. Their abilities are definitely enough to broaden the horizons of the Moulan spell warriors. However, they’ve been around for too long, so they don’t have much residual power. I reckon they’ll be useless after this battle,” Long Han said with a regretful expression.

Master Sunreach pondered for a moment before hesitantly asking, “Ancient jade talismans? I didn’t expect the Phoenix Cry Sect to have such treasures. I believe the other sects in the Heavenly Dao Alliance won’t disappoint us. The only thing we have to worry about is the black-robed men and the battle of wagers. Brother Huh, the black-robed men’s cultivation arts are also Devil Dao cultivation arts. Could Fellow Daoist identify their cultivation arts?”

The black-robed man sullenly replied, “Humph! Since they cultivate Devil Dao techniques, I should be able to recognize them? I’ve only heard about the characteristics of the cultivation techniques of those black-robed men from the Nine Nations Union Fellow Daoists. I haven’t personally seen them, so how can I make an accurate judgment? The only thing I am certain of is that these people’s devilish techniques seem to be much purer and more ingenious than our six sects of the Heavenly South. Furthermore, they somewhat resemble the cultivation techniques of the Ghost Spirit Sect.”

“Ghost Spirit Sect? I don’t know the exact number of these black-robed men, but during the battle in Soaring Heavens City alone, there were seven to eight of them, and all of them were Nascent Soul cultivators. They’re clearly cultivators from the same sect. The only sect that can have so many devil cultivators is that country’s demon sect. Could they really be from the Great Jin?” Master Sunreach analyzed with a dark expression.

When the others heard Master Sunreach’s words, they didn’t reveal any surprise. It seemed they had the same guess.

“Humph! So what if they’re cultivators from the State of Jin? Look at how these black-robed men are hiding and acting as if they don’t dare to see anyone. They’re definitely only interfering in the matters of the cultivation world of our Heavenly South Region. It’s definitely just one of the demonic sects, or even a portion of them. What’s there to be afraid of? We’ll just treat them as spell warriors and pretend we don’t know anything.” The red-robed woman, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke in a clear and pleasant voice.

Master Sunreach agreed, “Lady Feng’s words are reasonable. Even if a certain demonic sect of the State of Jin were to fully support the Moulans, our enemies would only be slightly stronger. Could it be that we would give them the Heavenly South?”

Devil Concord solemnly said, “That is true, but there is no doubt that the cultivators of the State of Jin are superior to those of our Heavenly South Region in terms of cultivation techniques and treasures. If these devilish cultivators participate in tomorrow’s battle and secretly tamper with it, it will be quite troublesome. The State of Jin has countless cultivation techniques and secret tricks, many of which are impossible to guard against.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’ve already considered this point. Do you still remember our Sublime Truth Sect’s Restriction Breaking Bead?”

Long Han asked with surprise, “The Restriction Breaking Bead? It’s a one-time use magic tool that can break restrictions. Isn’t it only useful against low-grade restrictions? Furthermore, even Nascent Soul cultivators would have to expend a great deal of effort to break through the barrier. What use can that magic tool have?”