246: Ten years later, a great war is about to begin.

Beast Taming Sect, Peak Golden Core True Person, and possibly even a Nascent Soul True Lord background!

"Such a figure, Husband and her..."

Zi Ling recalled the scene where An Yunxi pulled Liu Xuan away just now. Could it be that he had even hooked up with someone of this caliber?

"An Yunxi has a simple personality and likely hasn't experienced much tempering. Liu Xuan probably has designs on her, so we had best not interfere, and we must cooperate as much as possible!"

"Husband... is really bold! He even dares to provoke such a figure."

Zi Ling previously felt that, given her status, being a Concubine for Liu Xuan was truly a grievance, but if even a woman like An Yunxi could be won over by Liu Xuan, then, all things considered, it was actually she who was marrying up.

"It is said that the Beast Taming Sect's arrival this time might be because they have designs on the Endless Great Mountains. Fellow Daoist Su, do you have any definite news?"

Su Wan shook her head. "Even the upper echelons of the Heavenly Sword Sect are not clear on this matter. Whether war will actually break out, no one knows."

"I, on the other hand, hope it starts soon!"

A glimmer of anticipation bloomed in Zi Ling's eyes. "Having lost the foundation of the Nether Fire Sect and without resources to support me, it is impossible for me to achieve Core Formation in this lifetime, and I have almost no chance of revenge!"

"But if a large-scale war really breaks out, everything will be reshuffled. Although death could come at any time, there is at least a sliver of hope!"

"Husband risking it all to provoke An Yunxi is likely because he shares my thinking."

Su Wan shook her head gently, not agreeing with Zi Ling's viewpoint.

She had spent a year in intimate company with Liu Xuan and understood him far better than Zi Ling did.

He was simply coveting the young girl's body; even if he was considering the future situation, that was just an incidental benefit!

...

White Crane Lake.

Above a pavilion on the water.

An Yunxi took out several letters as if presenting a treasure, and with a beaming smile, said to Liu Xuan: "My sister praised me! She said I have improved greatly recently and the intelligence I sent back was very well done."

"This is a Third-rank Low-grade Spatial Shift Talisman she gave me. I'll share one with you!" She handed a silver-white Talisman to Liu Xuan.

A spatial teleportation Talisman was among the top tier of Talismans of the same Rank. A single Third-rank Low-grade one cost no less than one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and moreover, there were few Talisman masters who knew how to draw them; it was hard to buy even with money.

"Many thanks, Senior Sister Yunxi!"

Liu Xuan did not stand on ceremony and put it away directly. He truly needed this item; it might come in handy at a critical moment.

"Why be polite between us?"

"Besides, wasn't all that intelligence I sent gathered by the people you sent to help me?"

An Yunxi felt a bit embarrassed instead. She spent her days here at Liu Xuan's either eating or playing, and the fact that she could get her sister's praise this time was entirely thanks to Liu Xuan.

"Senior Sister Yunxi, I keep hearing you talk about your sister. Could your sister be an even greater Genius than you?" Liu Xuan wore an expression of disbelief.

"Of course!"

"My sister is already at the Peak Golden Core stage at less than three hundred years old. She is the number one Genius of our Southern Branch!"

"Not only that, she is also a Disciple of the Beast Taming Sect's Gentlemans Academy and is highly regarded by the Yaoguang Demon Saint."

A Demon Saint! That was an existence on the same level as a Human Race Soul Transformation Cultivator.

Liu Xuan had thought An Yunxi's sister was impressive, but he hadn't expected her to be to this extent.

"As expected of Senior Sister Yunxi's sister, truly a favored child of heaven. Junior Brother's admiration is like a surging river..."

"Senior Sister, your sister is already at Peak Golden Core, so wouldn't your parents be Nascent Soul True Lords, or even Soul Transformation mighty figures?"

"This..."

An Yunxi looked at Liu Xuan with hesitation. "My father doesn't allow me to tell outsiders his identity casually."

"But Junior Brother, you are not an outsider, so it's fine to tell you!"

She changed her position, moved closer to Liu Xuan, and whispered: "Actually, my father is the Academy Head of the Southern Branch, with a Mid-Nascent Soul Stage cultivation."

"Holy crap!!!"

"Senior Sister... you aren't lying to me, are you?!!!"

Liu Xuan looked An Yunxi over again. He kept feeling that it didn't make scientific sense. Could this girl have been lying to him the whole time?

An Yunxi looked innocent and naive, but everything was said by her alone. The Beast Taming Sect was hundreds of millions of miles away, and he had no way to verify it.

The human heart is difficult to fathom; sometimes even seeing with one's own eyes is not the truth. This matter was too exaggerated and coincidental; it was hard for Liu Xuan not to be suspicious.

"Why would I lie to you? When they come over later, I will take you to pay your respects, and then you will believe it!"

An Yunxi picked up a piece of pastry from the table, tasted it carefully, and said nonchalantly.

"They are coming over later? What are they coming for?" Liu Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

"Of course, they are coming to fight a war!"

An Yunxi flipped through the letters in her hand, took out one from the middle, and handed it to Liu Xuan. "My sister said that the matter of the Beast Taming Sect uniting with the Azure Profound Sect to attack the Demon Court is confirmed. They will officially send troops in ten years."

"What!!"

Liu Xuan took the letter and read it carefully. The content on the letter was indeed as An Yunxi had said.

The Beast Taming Sect had confirmed it would attack the Endless Great Mountain Demon Court, and the Main Mountain had already begun preparing an army of Cultivators.

An Yunxi's sister, An Yunmiao, urged her to pay attention to safety and it would be best to stay by Immortal Master Yunhe's side and not run around.

Although the time for the general offensive was ten years away, the Beast Taming Sect had already begun sending people here to prepare for the war.

If the letter was correct, in one month, Beast Taming Sect Cultivators would appear one after another in the Heavenly Sword Sect territory.

Not only that, this war was a joint effort between the Beast Taming Sect and the Azure Profound Sect. If the news was true, the Heavenly Sword Sect's orders would also soon reach the hands of Red Pine Sect's Xiao Changfeng.

'The Azure Profound Sect has been peaceful for over two thousand years, and the Red Pine Sect has been stable for several hundred years since Xiao Changfeng took over as Sect Master. Why is it that as soon as I arrive, I encounter this kind of large-scale war?'

'I just want to develop steadily, spend every day with my Concubines and children. Is such a simple wish not possible?'

The only thing worth being glad about was that the strength gap between the two sides in this war was quite disparate. The Endless Great Mountain Demon Court only had one Hua Shen Demon Saint, and its strength was only comparable to the Azure Profound Sect; it was highly probable that it could not stop the combined forces of the Beast Taming Sect and the Azure Profound Sect.

He was on the side that held the absolute advantage. If he could also latch onto the Beast Taming Sect's thigh, perhaps a bad thing could turn into a good thing.

The class structure within the Azure Profound Sect was severely solidified. No matter how strong Liu Xuan's strength was or how fast the Liu Family's strength grew, he could only operate slowly and infiltrate the upper echelons gradually; otherwise, he would attract the attention of the high-level big shots and could be suppressed if he were not careful.

For example, in the Red Pine Sect, if it weren't for the coincidental Opportunity of turning Xiao Changfeng into a Puppet, he would never have been able to control the Sect.

Killing Xiao Changfeng wouldn't work either; the Red Pine Sect was just a subordinate Sect of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and if Xiao Changfeng died, a new Golden Core True Person would immediately be sent down.

The only way was to show his talent bit by bit, gain Xiao Changfeng's trust, and achieve a Breakthrough to Golden Core before Xiao Changfeng died.

This slow development was not without risks. Geniuses were appearing one after another among the Liu Family Disciples, which could also potentially attract the attention of the upper echelons. Once a big shot took action to test him, it could very likely lead to the entire Azure Profound Sect taking action against him.

Once the war started, the situation would change rapidly. Although there was an extra layer of risk, there was also an extra Opportunity to fish in troubled waters; all in all, it was actually not a loss.

"I'll take it one step at a time! Let's see the Heavenly Sword Sect's attitude first."