Chapter 935: Chapter 935: Military Advisor Gu the Great Immortal
Inside Lingxiu Village Manor.
Liu Zixuan had just finished dinner with a group of beauties when his phone rang urgently.
Glancing at the number on the screen, Liu Zixuan answered the call, "Patriarch Shi."
"Master Xuan, earlier there were people from the Celestial Dao Alliance around, making it inconvenient to speak. Now I can answer your earlier question."
Patriarch Shi paused for a moment and said, "Indeed, there’s a treasure under the mountain in Yuqing City. According to the ancestor of the Willow Association, it’s a nest of some exotic beast. It’s not very useful for Martial Artists, but it’s of great use to the exotic beasts that guard sects. It’s rumored that the Void Mountain Sect of Witch Country has also set their sights on that place."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zixuan fell silent.
It’s said that the Void Mountain Sect also has a guardian beast of their sect, and it’s the Witch Country’s National Guardian Beast, a mutated Nine-headed Serpent. If what’s underground is truly useful for the exotic beasts, then the purpose of the Void Mountain Sect is likely to strengthen that Nine-headed Serpent’s power.
In this way, the reason why the Void Mountain Sect places such importance on that land becomes very clear.
Of course, it also made Liu Zixuan realize that although Miyamoto Haoran gave up competing for that land today, he will surely find other ways to obtain that treasure in the future.
He immediately asked, "Earlier you mentioned that the Celestial Dao Alliance didn’t come for the treasure or to strike at me. But if the treasure is useless to them, how could they strike at me?"
Patriarch Shi sighed, "Saying it’s a strike is just a distraction. The real purpose is to buy time."
"Buy time?" Liu Zixuan was a bit puzzled.
"Master Xuan, you should know that you’re like a thorn in the side of the Celestial Dao Alliance. In principle, upon learning that you had survived the Profound Sword Sect, they should have immediately sent a group of experts to kill you. So why did only a few people from the Wei Family come?"
"Patriarch Shi, stop beating around the bush and tell me why!" Liu Zixuan asked sternly.
Patriarch Shi no longer hesitated, saying, "Master Xuan, you should remember the pearl you brought back from the Sakura Sect?"
"Could it be related to why they’re not coming after me?"
"That’s right, the masters of the Willow Association’s era all experienced something, entering an Ancient Ruin. Because of that ruin expedition, many Emperor Realm experts from Star Sea disappeared from the world, and the ancestors of the Four Great Clans and Eight Great Powers had a major breakthrough in their realm after exiting, standing undefeated."
"Then what’s the use of that pearl?" Liu Zixuan asked.
He vaguely remembered that when they retrieved the pearl, the ancestor of the Willow Association had said that when the time was right, he would give the pearl to him. Who would have thought that as time passed, they ended up on opposing sides?
Over time, he had almost forgotten about that pearl.
"That pearl contains a small world, somewhat similar to the treasured diagram of the Willow Association, but in that small world is a long-lost minor ruin containing many cultivation techniques and boundary-breaking Elixirs."
Changing the topic, Patriarch Shi said, "And now they’re delaying without going to war with you because they’re extracting those cultivation techniques and Elixirs from the pearl to boost their strength before coming for you."
"So have they already taken out the things from the pearl?" Liu Zixuan suddenly became serious.
"They probably haven’t. The ruin within the pearl is very unstable, so every time the ancestors enter, they can only bring out a portion, not all of it," Patriarch Shi explained truthfully.
"Is there anything else I should know?" Liu Zixuan asked.
"I’ve told you everything I know. As for the secrets of the higher-ups of the Celestial Dao Alliance, I have no authority to know," Patriarch Shi sighed. "Master Xuan, I hope you remember your promise to me."
"Understood."
With that, Liu Zixuan hung up the phone.
Everyone looked at his serious expression and immediately stepped forward to ask what happened.
Liu Zixuan slammed the table, "The ancestor of the Willow Association is really insidious!"
"What’s going on?" Ying Qingning and Liu Ruyan asked.
"Do you all remember the pearl I, Yunxuan, and others risked our lives to retrieve from the Witch Country?"
"Yes, I remember the ancestor even said that the pearl was a treasure and would be given to you someday!" Ying Qingning said softly.
"Hmph!" Liu Zixuan snorted coldly, "It’s a lie. That old thing actually used the treasure we risked our lives for to bolster his Celestial Dao Alliance!"
After his explanation, everyone finally understood.
As for the small world and minor ruins, they weren’t important. What mattered was that once the Celestial Dao Alliance obtained the cultivation techniques and Elixirs, their power would surge.
The enemy growing stronger means the weaker we become.
This makes the situation even more disadvantageous for Liu Zixuan’s side.
In front of the Celestial Dao Alliance, behind the Void Mountain Sect.
It’s truly a scenario of being attacked from both sides!
Liu Zixuan pondered for a moment, "You all go rest. I need to discuss with Gu Yu and Mo Chengfeng."
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the beauties did not linger and quickly left the hall, leaving the three of them.
Liu Zixuan asked, "Have you calculated when they’ll return?"
"Yes, Zhao Yi left the Hidden Sect at noon and is currently being led over by the brothers of the Thief Sect," Gu Yu said.
"Now that we’ve obtained the land, how long will it take to complete the construction and grand array?" Liu Zixuan asked again.
"Very quickly," Gu Yu said mysteriously with a smile, "Actually, I had already secretly asked people to start excavating underground days ago because I knew that once you realized the significance of the Azure Dragon Ascending formation, you would not hesitate to secure that land."
"Huang Youcai said we should be able to break through by tomorrow morning. As for the buildings above ground, there’s no rush; they can be developed slowly. Pretending to delay can also mislead those Void Mountain Sect guys."
Liu Zixuan let out a sigh of relief, knowing that this would allow him to avoid worrying about the Void Mountain Sect for now.
He smiled and said, "Having you, Great Immortal, truly makes things much easier."
"You could even be a Military Advisor," Mo Chengfeng joked.
Liu Zixuan nodded, "In that case, since we can delay the Void Mountain Sect for now, let’s take these few days to perfect the grand array. Once Zhao Yi returns, we’ll go give the Celestial Dao Alliance some trouble!"
"Trouble? If they’re currently rapidly boosting their strength, I’m afraid time will be tight, constructing a grand array could take three or four days!" Gu Yu frowned.
Liu Zixuan waved his hand, "No worries, Patriarch Shi just said they can’t get all the cultivation techniques and Elixirs anytime soon, so we still have time."
"Then there’s no time to lose. I’ll have Huang Youcai and the others work overnight, and then I’ll prepare the materials for the grand array. We’ll start laying the array base tomorrow!" Gu Yu finished and quickly left the scene with Mo Chengfeng.
