Chapter 1618: Chapter 1617: Killing with a Borrowed Knife?
Facing the elders’ curses, Wushuang felt utterly speechless.
Though these elders were residual souls, each of them was an old monster who had lived for ten thousand years.
Calling them "cannon fodder" took a lot of guts, and it seemed only Qin Feng had that courage.
Qin Feng shrugged and said, "Why, isn’t that the case?"
"..."
The elders were so angry that they were speechless.
Two of them even considered making a move to crush Qin Feng, but Luo Jinhong stopped them.
Luo Jinhong continued looking at Qin Feng and said, "I get it now. You want us all to join forces to break the Dragon Root’s constraint, right?"
"That’s right." Qin Feng nodded.
"But, have you considered how much energy it would consume? Even Emperor Wujian wouldn’t expend his strength to break it. According to the estimated Spiritual Energy consumption, I’m afraid our Demon Suppression Hall won’t have the strength to fight." Luo Jinhong said.
"I’ll help."
Qin Feng said.
The elders all sneered and scoffed again.
"You? Who do you think you are?"
"You’re just a lowly human with inferior cultivation. Even if we harness your body for energy, it would be useless against the Wanxing Sect!"
"Exactly, you think too highly of yourself!"
"..."
Not only the elders but also the Four Great Guardians and the Eight Great Vajra scoffed at Qin Feng at this moment.
One of them said, "The problem now is, even if we did not save energy and lifted the constraint, all our combined power would still not be a match for the Wanxing Sect."
"Yeah! This whole talk is pointless!"
"In the previous battle with the Heavenly Destiny Sect, we sacrificed most of our combat strength. Even if we band together now, we can’t compete with the Wanxing Sect."
"Talking won’t solve anything!"
"..."
The crowd clamored again.
Qin Feng smiled and said, "I never said you should confront the Wanxing Sect head-on."
"So what do you mean?" Luo Jinhong asked.
"We can ’use a borrowed knife to kill’!" Qin Feng said.
Upon hearing this, Luo Jinhong’s eyes brightened, "I understand! You mean to leverage the Heavenly Destiny Sect’s strength to attack the Wanxing Sect!"
"Yes, if the Heavenly Destiny Sect learns that the Dragon Root is within the Wanxing Sect, they will surely attack the Wanxing Sect first. The Dragon Root is of utmost importance to them. Isn’t Emperor Wujian very powerful? We can get him to distract the Heavenly Destiny Sect, then forge a new path to the Dragon Root’s location!"
Qin Feng said.
"Great idea!"
Luo Jinhong, whose face was usually cold and heavy, showed a hint of excitement.
It was as if he saw hope anew.
The others, like the Silver-haired Elder, and the Eight Great Vajra and Four Great Guardians who had previously scoffed at him, couldn’t help but their eyes light up.
It truly seemed like a good plan!
"Next, we need to make the Heavenly Destiny Sect believe that the Dragon Root is indeed within the Wanxing Sect."
Qin Feng said.
"But how do we make them believe it? The Heavenly Destiny Sect isn’t patient enough to listen to us talk so much."
The Silver-haired Elder said.
Qin Feng chuckled and said, "It’s simple. They won’t believe my words, but they will certainly believe their own people’s words. We’ll have two spies infiltrate them to quietly disseminate the message, and they will believe it."
"What if they still don’t believe it?"
The Silver-haired Elder expressed concern again.
"When all of us leave Fumo Mountain and inform the Heavenly Destiny Sect we’re heading to the Wanxing Sect, won’t they believe it then?"
Qin Feng said.
"Right!"
The Silver-haired Elder couldn’t help but clap his hands, "It indeed is a brilliant idea! If all of us leave the Fumo Mountain, which has the Mountain Protection Array, and opt to ’put all our eggs in one basket’ by going to the Wanxing Sect, the Heavenly Destiny Sect will surely think we’re after the Dragon Root at the Wanxing Sect!"
"Indeed, this plan is ingenious!"
"Why didn’t I think of it?"
"..."
The crowd marveled.
The Silver-haired Elder moved closer to Qin Feng and asked, "Then when shall we act?"
"Naturally, the sooner, the better."
Qin Feng said.
The Silver-haired Elder then looked at Luo Jinhong, "Your Highness, should we act now?"
Luo Jinhong was quite astonished at this point.
The look he gave Qin Feng became even more amazed.
This mere human with low cultivation was talking with them, powerful figures from tens of thousands of years ago, not only without any fear but convincing them all, despite their objections, to follow his plan. Not simple at all!
"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
The Silver-haired Elder called out to her twice when he saw her dazed.
Luo Jinhong snapped back to reality, quickly diverting her gaze from Qin Feng, then said, "Alright, let’s start the operation now!!"
Next.
The Demon Suppression Hall first arranged for two individuals to quietly head to the Heavenly Destiny Sect to spread the word about the Dragon Root.
Then Luo Jinhong led everyone out in full force.
A total of sixty thousand people remained and all left Fumo Mountain, following Qin Feng to the Dragon Root’s location.
As for the Dragon Root’s exact spot, Qin Feng didn’t know.
Back then, he used the "Dragon Phoenix Illusion" Divine Sense to navigate through the twisting tunnels at the back mountain of the Wanxing Sect, where he vaguely saw a vast area of purple-red. He judged the direction based on those twists and turns.
On the road.
Qin Feng traveled with Shuiyun Immortal and the Twelve Wanderers.
He hadn’t forgotten the matter of Bing Chenzi and said to Shuiyun Immortal, "Predecessor Bing Chenzi once entrusted me to tell you that all these years, he has been guarding the Seven Stars Formation at the Heavenly Mountain Snow Peak. With the Ksitigarbha Demon now dead, he is following your wish to help maintain world peace in Lake City."
No matter what, he had great respect for Bing Chenzi.
Since he met Shuiyun Immortal, he fulfilled his promise.
Being able to stay in an icy place for a century for a single woman is truly something.
"Bing Chenzi? Who is that?"
Shuiyun Immortal felt puzzled for a moment.
"Ah??"
Qin Feng was momentarily stunned and said, "You don’t know? He has white hair, a lean figure, and his eyes resemble beans. He always carries a horsetail whisk..."
"Bing Chenzi, the name sounds a bit familiar..." Shuiyun Immortal thought for a while and said, "I remember now, you’re talking about Xiao Chenzi! I didn’t expect a hundred years to pass, and he turned into a white-haired old man. Back then, he was just a twelve or thirteen-year-old lad. He was indeed very spirited and was a righteous person..."
"..."
Qin Feng was utterly stunned at this moment.
He always thought Bing Chenzi must have been two to three hundred years old, and it turned out he was just over a hundred.
But that was irrelevant.
What shocked him was the fact that Shuiyun Immortal managed to maintain her appearance for a hundred years, and Bing Chenzi had been infatuated with her since he was twelve or thirteen, maintaining his affection until he became a white-haired centenarian...
"He truly is a lovesick fool..."
Qin Feng shook his head and sighed.
Shuiyun Immortal then asked, "By the way, you mentioned our Earth World is about to face the greatest calamity in history, what is going on?"
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