Free Web NovelChapter 564: Chapter 286: For Lin Jiang, Before Celestial Sword Peak
"You!"
Zang Qianjian grew more and more furious as he thought about it. This Yi Nian Guan Shan had actually kept such a crucial piece of information hidden from him all this time.
In his view, it might not have been forgetfulness but rather intentional. This was definitely an attempt to drag him into a confrontation with the Three Life Gates through the hands of Wusheng completely, sparking a war between him and the Three Life Gates.
As a confidant of General Lin, taking action would mean the involvement of the Spirit Suppressing Army, making it impossible not to aid the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks.
Because along the way, the secret techniques on the walls had become increasingly profound, confirming that the core of the Stone Array indeed contained the legacy of the Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch, possibly even the greatest secret behind the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit that the Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch had claimed as a Loose Cultivator.
Even if it’s not true, General Lin dared not gamble on it being false. If the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect were to obtain it, the trouble would be immense.
"Yi Nian Guan Shan, you are truly calculating, forcing me into a corner even at the cost of sacrificing everyone in the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks." Zang Qianjian couldn’t help but speak angrily, "I really underestimated you!"
"Fellow Daoist Zang, I’m afraid I don’t understand the old man’s words. I only know that, in order to help General Lin obtain the Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch’s legacy, we’ve already sacrificed a hundred thousand people from the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks. If the Three Life Gates were to attack, we’d have to stand by and watch as even more of our loved ones and descendants perish." Yi Nian Guan Shan spoke solemnly, refusing to admit anything.
Then he added, "Fellow Daoist Zang, instead of making malicious speculations about me, you should think of a way to handle the situation. We both know that the Stone Array is easy to enter but difficult to leave, and the Life Gate is hard to find, yet that person can easily lead others out of the array, indicating a deep familiarity with the Stone Array. If they truly were to collaborate with the outsiders from the Three Life Gates, we might just have to hand over the legacy here."
Zang Qianjian’s face froze, "Alright, alright, consider yourself victorious."
Yi Nian Guan Shan didn’t reply, simply analyzing, "The Blood Phoenix Demon Monarch, having operated for a millennium as a Loose Cultivator and managed to claim the Demon Infant Dao Fruit, is the foremost among Demon Cultivators. His legacy more likely than not involves this secret. For the righteous path and for General Lin, no matter the cost, we at Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks absolutely cannot let the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect seize it... So, I sincerely ask Fellow Daoist Zang to cooperate with me in confronting this powerful enemy!"
"You..."
Zang Qianjian’s anger surged in his heart, almost causing a disruption in his breath.
He never expected that, despite having pressured Yi Nian Guan Shan all this time, he would ultimately be outmaneuvered by him. Thus, rescinding bridges after crossing the river was now utterly impossible.
For dealing with the Demon Pill Cultivator is an urgent necessity, if left unchecked, it poses a great threat.
Yet if he were to deal with the Demon Pill Cultivator, preventing an alliance with the interior, while simultaneously halting the advances of the Three Life Gates.
It would mean entering the fray.
"I will definitely report to General Lin about this, to request your merit!" With gritted teeth, after uttering these words, Zang Qianjian immediately turned around and headed back the way he had come. Despite his reluctance, he was left with no choice but to deal with the Demon Pill Cultivator first.
Yi Nian Guan Shan raised his hand in a gesture of courtesy, almost like giving thanks, or perhaps implying something deeper. After casting a glance at the surprised Qu Wuyi and Bao Tiangai, whose face remained dark throughout, he did not linger and casually followed Zang Qianjian.
However, before stepping forward, he transmitted to Bao Tiangai and Qu Wuyi.
"Everything is for the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, we have no choice but to sacrifice for its future."
Qu Wuyi remained silent.
Even though she thought the ancestor was too ruthless, willing to sacrifice everyone for this game of chess, she ultimately chose to understand.
For what she had seen, she realized that it was no longer a troublebearable by just a few of them.
But Bao Tiangai’s heart still harbored resentment, he asked via transmission, "Ancestor, is there truly no other way? Among those hundred thousand, there are our relatives, our..."
"No!"
Yi Nian Guan Shan responded coldly.
Then he added via transmission, "You should learn from that Feng Jue. If he hadn’t forsaken the entire Moon Extreme Sect, he wouldn’t have today’s achievements and status. Even though he was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, not a great talent, he should be your model."
With that said.
Yi Nian Guan Shan had already moved a hundred feet away.
...
One hour later.
Before a stone wall on the outermost area of the Stone Array, after multiple confirmations, Zang Qianjian finally spoke, "This Stone Array possesses self-repairing capabilities; even a full-powered strike by a late-stage Golden Core Cultivator can only open a small breach temporarily. We no longer have the luxury of time to search for the Life Gate; we can only forcibly create an exit.
I have one Tier Three Top-Grade Talisman that we can try, but the consumption must be completely borne by the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks!"
The last words were almost shouted by Zang Qianjian, as anger surged again in his mind. Although he still had two hidden, the Tier Three Top-Grade Attack Talisman was much rarer than a Protective Talisman, and he had only obtained three of them a hundred years ago.
He usually couldn’t bear to use them even in danger, but today he had to expend one here, which made him exceedingly furious.
Yi Nian Guan Shan smiled sycophantically, "Naturally."
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He only feared not owing Zang Qianjian anything.
For the more one owes, the deeper the entanglement.
With Yi Nian Guan Shan’s nod of agreement, Zang Qianjian felt somewhat relieved, retrieving a Tier Three Top-Grade Attack Talisman from his storage bag and tossing it toward the stone wall, then quickly retreating.
Hiding behind a stone wall several hundred feet away, with the protection of Golden Core Power and a Magical Artifact, ensuring nothing could go wrong, Zang Qianjian proceeded to activate the Tier Three Top-Grade Talisman.
BOOM——
The talisman exploded.
A thunderous roar shook the heavens.
A golden lightning burst forth violently from within the talisman, instantly enveloping the outer perimeter of the Stone Array. Although Zang Qianjian and the others were shielded by a stone wall and protected by Magical Artifacts and Talismans, the blast still sent them flying dozens of feet, crashing into a stone wall with a thud before they managed to stabilize themselves.
