145: It's a small game, I just pushed it a little bit

A region with three thousand states, Taichu Holy Land dominated three hundred major states in the Middle Ancient Region, looking down upon the world.

On this day, the Holy Land, which stretched for ten thousand miles on the Tai Chu Mountain Range, saw countless floating immortal mountains fall like birds with broken wings.

Above the Nine Heavens, endless Dao principles descended like the Milky Way, shattering the Void Realm, and the firmament cracked like a mirror.

Dark clouds rolled in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the surging sea of clouds was as crimson as a sea of blood. Blood rain poured down, staining the earth, as if mourning the fall of countless powerful Holy Spirits.

The lightning became more rampant, roaring like a Dragon, and divine fire blazed, dyeing half the sky crimson, as if it were the end of the world.

Endless evil Qi surged out like a broken dam, transforming into countless ghostly skeletons, which, like locusts, submerged this world.

Purple Holy Light, mixed with endless gray mist, spread like a plague, and wherever it passed, space shattered like bubbles.

A flood Dragon, covering the sky and sun, churned in the sea of clouds, its blood-stained claws hanging high like a blood moon, exuding a suffocating aura of destruction.

On this day, within the Taichu Holy Land, a peerless sword light, like a rainbow piercing the sun, shot straight into the sky, tearing through the firmament.

The Heavenly Dao appeared, unleashing world-destroying divine lightning, like a doomsday judgment.

A peerless young man, possessed by a War God, shot up into the sky and, after working with the peerless divine sword to destroy the divine lightning, disappeared into the horizon like a meteor.

Subsequently, two more Immortal Sacred Artifacts awakened, soaring like a pair of colorful Phoenixes, joining the battle above the Nine Heavens.

The sky was covered in dark clouds, like a black curtain. Within the vast Taichu Holy Land, countless buildings collapsed like building blocks, and immortal mountains sank.

Broken divine weapons and war spears, like defeated soldiers, were embedded in the ruins, emitting a faint light under the dim sky, as if narrating their former glory.

On this day, the world changed color, and mountains and rivers shattered.

A gigantic compass, covering the sky and sun, like the eye of the firmament, enveloped this sky. Endless divine light was as brilliant as the scorching sun, heavenly wolves fell like meteors, and Saints withered like fading flowers.

An ancient blood banner, stained with black blood, like a banner from Hell, exuded endless decaying black mist, clashing with the gigantic compass.

At the same time, terrifying auras, like ghosts, emerged from the Void Realm, like hungry wolves, attempting to encircle and kill the compass master.

In an instant, on the ancestral land of the Taichu Holy Land, the vast magic array, as fragile as glazed glass, was easily shattered by the compass master's palm.

Innumerable terrifying auras instantly awakened within the ancestral land, erupting like a volcano, confronting the enemies from the Void Realm and engaging in an astonishingly terrifying battle.

The battlefield continued to expand, and countless forces in the Middle Ancient Region, like locusts, stirred restlessly, carrying Sacred Artifacts and surging forward like a tide.

This battle lasted until night, as long as an eternal night!

...

Within Yan Province of the Middle Ancient Region.

Jiang Qingchen sat on an immortal crane like a banished immortal, his gaze like a torch, looking towards a distant place.

In his eyes, that world seemed to be reflected: lightning flashed, thunder roared, and fire soared, as terrifying as the end of the world.

"A small bait, yet it can attract so many big fish, truly interesting to the extreme!"

"Everyone thought that when Taichu Holy Land attacked the Nether Sea, their main camp would surely be empty and unguarded. Little did they know that Divine Appearance Child, that old fellow, is like a giant alligator lurking in the sea of time, having laid out plans for eons, mysterious and unpredictable, and how could he be described as merely a Great Saint... or even an Immortal Saint?"

Jiang Qingchen withdrew his gaze, shaking his head inwardly. He knew Divine Appearance Child's terrifying nature deeply. On this continent, perhaps only Shenji Zi, who had sealed himself for countless eras in Tianji Holy Land, knew the terrifying aspects of this old fellow.

If this chess game were to begin, Divine Appearance Child and Shenji Zi would surely be two of the chess players behind it.

This time, in attacking the Nether Sea, Divine Appearance Child must have had a plan long ago. His purpose might be the same as his own, or perhaps he had other motives!

"Wan Jun's death actually caused such a huge uproar. I wonder if Divine Appearance Child discovered the writing I left for him!"

Looking at the forest stretching for ten thousand miles before him, Jiang Qingchen stroked his chin, his thoughts swirling.

Ever since the incident at Star Plucking Holy Land, he had guessed that the missing Prodigies from various major forces might, like Star Plucking Holy Land, have joined a certain Forbidden Ground and become lackeys.

Or, there was an even more secretive behemoth hidden in this world, offering irresistible conditions for the Geniuses on the heavenly dao golden ranking list.

And this time, the Nether Sea incident, he merely pushed it slightly from behind, setting up a small scheme by borrowing Divine Appearance Child's layout.

He didn't believe Divine Appearance Child wasn't plotting something.

Over the past hundred years, he had found much unknown information about the Taichu Holy Land through various channels and discovered that there was a big problem with the Grand Elder's lineage.

Almost all of the previously missing people from the Taichu Holy Land were from the Grand Elder's lineage.

They were very likely plotting something, most probably related to the Taichu Heavenly Palace that Mu Wanjun had once revealed to him.

That was a Legacy place, and also a connection to a mysterious place—the Eternal Land of the Upper Realm!

After his numerous deductions, if the matter plotted by the Grand Elder's lineage was truly related to the Taichu Heavenly Palace, then this time, the Taichu Holy Land's attack on the Nether Sea was an absolute opportunity for the Grand Elder's lineage.

If they wanted to cause trouble, the Grand Elder would definitely stay behind under the pretext of guarding the Taichu Holy Land.

They might even make a move during this period.

He didn't know the exact time they would act, but he could make the Grand Elder expose himself.

How could a person whose lifespan was also not much, stuck at the Half-step Saint Realm and unable to Breakthrough for a long time, refuse the temptation of an Undying Holy Medicine?

The Primal Beginning Holy Master was bound to go to the Nether Sea, so only the Grand Elder would be qualified to make decisions within the Taichu Holy Land.

When Mu Xianer decided to come to him for the Undying Holy Medicine, the plan began.

After all, he had paid a huge price to let the Grand Elder know this news.

Given the Grand Elder's personality, when Mu Xianer returned to the Taichu Holy Land, he would inevitably ask about the Undying Holy Medicine.

How could Mu Xianer be on guard against this Grand Elder who had doted on her since childhood?

As long as Mu Xianer took out the Undying Holy Medicine, the Grand Elder would definitely not be able to refuse the temptation of the Undying Holy Medicine and would seize the opportunity to snatch it.

One move affects the whole situation.

As long as he dared to do this, he would have to kill Mu Xianer, but with Fojian around, the Grand Elder would not be so smooth. At that time, it would attract the attention of others, which would definitely force him to implement his plan ahead of time.

As for the follow-up, that would depend on Divine Appearance Child's plan.

"Alas, Wan Jun, you can't blame me for this. I just wanted to flush out some people, but I didn't expect to flush out so many!"

"I just advanced your Old Ancestor Divine Appearance Child's plan!"

Jiang Qingchen rubbed his head helplessly, feeling a bit of a headache. The situation at Taichu Holy Land seemed to have exceeded his plan. He hadn't expected so many people to move against the Taichu Holy Land.

If it wasn't handled well, Mu Wanjun might directly jump out of her coffin and strangle him!

Dusk was hazy.

The immortal crane's huge figure was like a cloud in the night, drifting into the distance!

"Ding, ten miles to the front right, a Genius with Saint-Grade talent has been detected. Please, Host, go and take them as a disciple."

"Oh, System Maid, you're so proactive now. I remember you weren't like this back when Ye Fojian was around!"

Jiang Qingchen heard the prompt and couldn't help but tease.

System Maid responded: "This System Maid just wants you to speed up. Don't you know what strength the Sect has now? It's still unknown in a small place like the Northern Wilderness Region!"

"Is it my fault? Haven't I started being serious now? When I go back, I'll lock the Sect Master in the orchard and make him become a Saint sooner!" Jiang Qingchen spread his hands helplessly. He could only sacrifice the Sect Master Senior Martial Uncle.

After speaking, he muttered to himself: Is that unknown? Isn't it just to lie low until their strength is strong enough, then deliver a thunderous blow to the world?

System Maid: ...Doesn't want to speak.

"I do not hate the ancients for not seeing me, but I hate that the ancients did not see my madness. Those who know me are but two or three."

"Immortal crane, ten miles to the front right, accelerate!"