534: Chapter 534 Rescue Operation "Yuan"

"Paladin Squad is in position."

"Priest Squad is in position."

"Joyous Union Sect Special Operations Unit is in position."

"Rescue Team is in position."

Messages kept coming through the communication devices as the personnel of each squad began their alert.

In the wilderness outside the Dream City, a breeze kicked up a swirl of dust, blowing across the rocks and leaving behind the traces of time.

Behind a large rock, Zhou Yan looked at Shi Suiyan and Xie Bian behind him and nodded.

They were the Rescue Team, now only waiting for the right moment.

Just yesterday, Zhou Yan had completed a dialogue with Li Heng through Lord Canglan and reached a cooperation agreement.

So, he conveyed this news to everyone in a different form.

Coincidentally, just as Lv Yang mentioned there would be big trouble, the news of the cooperation arrived.

Lv Yang decisively performed another calculation and found that this incident was indeed related to the crisis he had predicted.

This confirmed the fact that Li Heng was planning something big, an event that even affected everyone present.

Even though no one knew exactly what the other side intended to do, they could guess the severity of the matter.

Now that they knew the source of the problem, everyone planned to work together to resolve this trouble.

This plan was originally only relevant to Zhou Yan and Shi Suiyan. However, because the matter nearly encompassed the entire Dream City, the Joyous Union Sect was also brought in.

In this way, Zhou Yan's side formed an alliance at an incredible speed to deal with the upcoming crisis.

Although this alliance was formed hastily, it was incredibly solid.

Needless to say, Zhou Yan was certainly in full control of the Taiyi Sect.

As for the Joyous Union Sect, it was a bit troublesome; even though Zhou Su was the Young Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect, her power wasn't actually that great.

Otherwise, back in the Northern Territory, she wouldn't have been forced to cooperate with the local Truth Cult.

Indeed, the Joyous Union Sect was a major power after all; there was no reason for them to believe the Truth Cult was up to something big based solely on their word.

Although the Truth Cult were well-known lunatics, they still didn't believe the other party would do anything outrageous in this place where the Six Sects were gathered.

However, Zhou Yan directly brought out the golden leaf given by Li Heng.

After Lord Canglan put this item into his bag, Zhou Yan appraised it immediately.

[linqin leaf]

[Quality: Mythical]

[Description: Born upon the Divine Tree of Infinite Possibilities, it can be endowed with any property at will. Truly marvelous!]

The Heaven-Defying quality and the brief description all spoke to the value of this item.

Even if Zhou Yan didn't know what it meant, how could the Joyous Union Sect, as fellow practitioners, not know?

Originally, when Zhou Yan suddenly decided to redeem their cash cow, Xie Bian, they had some complaints and wanted to make things difficult on purpose.

But once the golden leaf was presented, there was absolutely nothing left to say.

An intelligence team was urgently established to specifically analyze the golden leaf; with Zhou Su watching over them, there was no worry about them tampering with it.

Since they were people of the Demonic Sect, they certainly understood demonic sects better and could obtain information directly. Thus, Zhou Yan didn't plan to refine it, lest he be schemed against by Li Heng after doing so.

In this way, relying on Lv Yang's calculations, Zhou Yan's own prestige, and that golden leaf symbolizing a certain authority within the Truth Cult, no one questioned Zhou Yan's intelligence anymore.

Even the Joyous Union Sect, under Zhou Su's leadership, agreed to let Zhou Yan command the subsequent deployment.

"Senior Brother, where did you get all that intelligence?"

Shi Suiyan was still wearing that tightly wrapped black combat suit; her voice sounded a bit raspy coming through the suit.

Zhou Yan sat with his hands on his knees in a commanding posture and said.

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network!"

Xie Bian looked at the confident Zhou Yan and the infatuated Shi Suiyan, scratching his head.

"By the way, what exactly are we here for?"

Xie Bian's startling words instantly ruined the atmosphere completely.

Shi Suiyan also looked puzzled.

"Senior Brother Xie, you don't know what we're here to do?"

Xie Bian shook his head.

"I don't."

Zhou Yan and Shi Suiyan looked at each other, then pointed at one another and said in unison:

"Didn't you tell him?" x 2

"I thought you told him." x 2

It was finally confirmed that no one had told Xie Bian the plan. Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh.

Senior Brother Xie is truly honest; he followed along without knowing anything.

In the original plan, Zhou Yan had intended to call Bai Ling.

But he found that Bai Ling was severely eroded by Law; according to Zhou Su, this was caused by King Dong's Law Divine Ability.

Even if he remained conscious, he would lose his will to fight and have no combat strength; he needed to rest and recover with several days of treatment.

Therefore, lacking combat power, Zhou Yan temporarily requested Xie Bian to join the operation as well.

Xie Bian agreed without a second thought.

Looking at Xie Bian's expressionless face, Zhou Yan felt a moment of emotion, and his desire to redeem him grew even stronger.

Such a useful work... friendly Senior Brother must be brought under his wing as soon as possible. Zhou Yan coughed twice and briefly repeated the plan.

"The general plan is that our undercover agent in the Truth Cult is involved in a certain project."

"Now the Truth Cult people are going to punch themselves, taking a 'severing one's wrist to save the arm' stance to forcibly gather unstable hearts together and plot something big."

"So, to ensure the safety of our undercover agent, we need to help him complete this plan."

"First, each squad has different tasks: some are responsible for a frontal assault to draw fire, while others are responsible for taking the opportunity to destroy the mission objectives."

"Meanwhile, we are to rescue Yuan Chenling during the chaos."

"It's as simple as that."

After he finished, Shi Suiyan added another sentence.

"According to the intelligence sent back by Senior Brother's undercover agent, the most troublesome thing about the Truth Cult right now is a Body Integration Stage Cultivator and many Nascent Soul Cultivators."

"In the upcoming operation, there's a chance we'll encounter attacks from Nascent Soul Cultivators, and combat may occur. I hope you're prepared, Senior Brother Xie."

While the two were explaining the precautions to Xie Bian, back at the Truth Cult base, Cen Xiu suddenly approached Lord Canglan, saying a meeting was to be held.

Lord Canglan dismissed Cen Xiu on the pretext of needing to tidy up, using the spare time to pass the information along.

After syncing up, Zhou Yan understood that the time had come.

So, he quickly sent a communication.

"The Breacher can get into position now."

After confirming the plan was proceeding smoothly, Lord Canglan put on the items he had prepared long ago and headed to the conference room.

According to Li Heng's plan from yesterday, Xieli would arrive at the Dream City today, so another formal meeting needed to be held. Using the meeting as an excuse, all the combat forces would be gathered together.

Naturally, the meeting could not be disturbed. As long as Zhou Yan and the others moved fast enough and no accidents like someone suddenly leaving occurred as before, this plan could be easily completed.

However, to prevent any emergencies, Li Heng still requested Lord Canglan to dispatch one or two Soul Transformation Cultivators to assist, ensuring the plan's success.

This was both to ensure everything was foolproof and to test the actual strength of Kong Xuan's influence within the Taiyi Sect, or the power behind her.

To this, Zhou Yan only wanted to reply with one sentence.

Don't worry, I'll be even more reliable than you think.

At the Rescue Team's hiding place, after waiting for a while, Shi Suiyan was still a bit curious.

She hadn't seen Zhou Yan for a long time and had even thought for a while that he had fallen.

She only came to the Dream City because she sensed a trace of his aura through a Divine Ability and felt she might meet Zhou Yan here again.

But now that she had met the person she missed so much, Zhou Yan had become increasingly mysterious.

His suddenly surged cultivation, his connection to the mysterious Taiyi Sect, and his infiltration of the Truth Cult.

She now somewhat wondered if the rumors in the sect—that 'the Sect Master was jealous of talent and pushed Zhou Yan out, and Zhou Yan then worked hard to gather strength and make a comeback'—were true.

If it were true, how should she dismantle the Sect Master's power to ensure her Senior Brother could secure the position of the new Sect Master?

Shi Suiyan's thoughts drifted further astray, but Xie Bian remained calm. After waiting for a while, he curiously asked Zhou Yan.

"Who is that Breacher? Do we have to wait for him?"

"Didn't you just say the time has come? If we don't act now, won't we miss the opportunity?"

At the mention of the Breacher, Zhou Yan became confident.

"Timing or not, it's just a matter of whether we can do better."

"That Breacher is the trump card that truly ensures everything is foolproof."

"Breach... hand? In position." A somewhat strange voice came through the communication channel, interrupting Zhou Yan's explanation.

"Say no more, he's here. Once you've seen his power, you'll naturally understand."

A rift abruptly appeared in the sky over the wasteland, and with a flash of light from within, a grey-haired young man stepped out.

Wearing the Taiyi Sect's combat uniform, he appeared in everyone's sight.

Everyone looked at him, initially having some doubts about his strength and annoyance at his lateness, but before anyone could challenge him...

At a speed no one could react to, a mountain-like bolt of lightning descended from the sky, instantly blasting through the open ground below with a destructive aura, even causing visible distortions in space.

The original spatial connection was shattered, and the entrance to the Truth Cult stronghold, located in a pocket dimension, was revealed before everyone.

The Truth Cult's second-greatest combatant, Zheng Dafu in his prime, now makes his appearance!

At the same time, all the petty thoughts and dissatisfaction of everyone present turned into solid execution, as a single sentence rang out across the communication channel.

"Operation Rescue 'Yuan', begin!"