285: What are you mumbling about?

“Yes.”

Yue Shan made no attempt to hide the purpose of this operation:

“Things are more complicated over in India.”

“The caste system and federal system have severely fractured their society.”

“After two Qi Revivals, they have a total of 13 City-Level combatants: 12 Awakened and one Ancient Cultivator who was bolstered by heaven and earth treasures.”

“Among these 13, 3 are from the Brahmin and Kshatriya castes, and 6 from lower castes have been bought over by them.”

“This means the high-caste faction of Brahmins and Kshatriyas has a total of 9 people, and these 9 are the ones who came this time.”

“Of the remaining 4, 1 low-caste individual formed a resistance army, and 3 are from Assam, Kashmir, and Balochistan.”

“The low-caste resistance is vying for power, and those states have always been agitating for independence.”

“Once the Brahmins and Kshatriyas lose power, and the high-end combatants can no longer suppress them, internal strife in India will become inevitable.”

“The heaven and earth treasures Bodhi Fruit, while good, is just a fruit.”

“It’s best if we get it, but it’s fine if we don’t. However, our strategic objective must be achieved…”

As Yue Shan spoke, Uncle Lei landed on the cliff peak in a flash of lightning and thunder.

After landing, he first nodded to Yang Dian and Uncle Yue, then spoke:

“Loha has also come, but he hasn’t shown himself. He just messaged me saying he wants to team up with us to deal with Rajput and his people.”

Loha is the leader of the low-caste resistance army in India.

He Awakened fire abilities and calls himself the Fire God.

As for Rajput, he is the spokesman for the Kshatriyas, having Awakened abilities of gigantification and strength, and claims to be the Reincarnation of Indra, the Heaven Emperor of India.

Upon hearing Uncle Lei’s words, Yue Shan raised an eyebrow:

“India is fickle and untrustworthy; they could betray us at any moment. We cannot rely on him as an ally; in fact, we must be careful not to be backstabbed by him.”

Uncle Lei nodded:

“That’s what I thought too. So, we ignore him?”

“Ignore him, just keep him on the hook…”

Time slowly passed, and the moon gradually climbed high into the sky.

As the stars filled the heavens, a shimmering light emerged from the Bodhi Tree.

Just being illuminated by that light, Yang Dian felt a refreshing coolness rise in his head, and his whole being became comfortable.

Yue Shan then spoke:

“Starting 10 days ago, every night at 10:15 PM, the Bodhi Seed begins to glow.”

“At that time, the light from the Bodhi Seed covered a much wider area than now, encompassing a 10-kilometer radius upon its appearance.”

“However, as time passes, the illuminated area is also shrinking.”

“If nothing unexpected happens, all the light will converge on the Bodhi Seed tonight, and that will be when the Bodhi Seed matures.”

Yang Dian nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly sensed a malicious intent coming from the mountainside 10 kilometers away.

Subtly glancing at the mountainside with his peripheral vision, Yang Dian frowned and said:

“Uncle Yue, does India have anyone with invisibility abilities?”

Yue Shan checked his phone and nodded:

“They didn’t before, but one of them has Awakened invisibility.”

Yang Dian understood:

“That invisible person is also here, on the mountainside of that peak 10 kilometers to the southwest.”

After sensing more carefully, Yang Dian shook his head again:

“It’s not just him.”

Feeling multiple malicious gazes falling upon him, Yang Dian continued:

“His ability should also allow him to make others invisible. I sense a total of 27 malicious gazes on me.”

At this point, Yang Dian speculated:

“Uncle Yue, is there a possibility that India intends to use Rajput and others to attract our attention, and then have that invisible person secretly pick the Bodhi Seed?”

Yue Shan nodded:

“That’s not impossible.”

“However, we’ve made arrangements around the Bodhi Tree; even space ability users can’t get close.”

Yang Dian glanced at the Bodhi Tree, operated his wristband a few times, then tossed it to Yue Shan:

“Uncle Yue, please hold this for me.”

Yue Shan held the wristband and raised an eyebrow:

“What do you plan to do by creating a projection?”

Yang Dian entered the Unity of Man and Nature state, concealed his figure, then stepped back.

Looking at the projection left behind and feeling the malice that had disappeared from his body, he couldn’t help but smile:

“Since I’ve sensed their presence, why not just go directly and fight them?”

“The trope of fighting for treasures only after they appear only happens in novels, doesn’t it?”

At this point, Yang Dian finally added:

“Uncle Yue, please tell Uncle Lei and the others to support me once the fight starts.”

“I can definitely beat them, but I’m afraid some might escape.”

Noticing that Yang Dian had completely vanished from his perception after speaking, Yue Shan was momentarily stunned.

“Why is this different from what the books say?”

“It’s supposed to be old people who are impulsive and passionate, middle-aged people who are ambitious and progressive, and young people who are mature and steady, isn’t it?”

Muttering to himself, he sent a message to Uncle Lei, who was hiding elsewhere, reminding him that Yang Dian was about to make a move and to be ready to provide support at any time.

Meanwhile.

Yang Dian, who had approached the mountainside, frowned.

There were indeed people on the mountainside, even more than 27.

In his Divine Thought perception, there were a total of 36 people present.

Judging by the strength of the life magnetic fields emanating from them, there were individuals at the Village-Level, Street-Level, and City-Level stages.

Of course, the problem wasn’t who came.

The problem was that he only sensed 3 City-Level combatants among the crowd.

“Where are the other six?”

Pondering for a moment, Yang Dian chose not to act, but instead ascended above the Bodhi Tree, preparing to conduct a carpet search with the Bodhi Tree as the center.

As his Divine Thought surged out, Yang Dian immediately noticed something amiss.

“How did an extra cavity appear down here?”

Landing on the mountainside about a kilometer from the Bodhi Tree, Yang Dian frowned and muttered, then focused his senses.

He then detected 6 life signatures inside that cavity.

“Tsk~”

Shaking his head, Yang Dian couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

“Nobody’s a fool, huh~”

Those City-Level combatants from India probably guessed that they would be targeted.

So, they simply released three baits, hoping to attract Yang Dian’s attention.

As for the remaining six, they hid in a cave not far from the Bodhi Tree, likely planning to grab the item and run.

And those three baits?

In the eyes of the Brahmins and Kshatriyas, low-caste people are not worthy of being called human.

Selling them off was no big deal.

After a moment of thought, Yang Dian lowered himself and landed on the ground.

He first sent a message to Yue Shan, Uncle Lei, and others, then tapped the ground with his right foot.

Blood Qi surged from his feet, seeping into the earth.

As the Blood Qi permeated the underground cavity, Yang Dian, with a thought, transformed the Blood Qi into a large foot and stomped heavily on Rajput, who was in the middle of saying something.

“What gibberish is he speaking? I can’t understand a word.”