Chapter 847: Planning
Even the cultivator with the slowest reaction should also have realized that their appearance in a foreign world had something to do with the three-legged Origin Holy Artifact.
When they were above the heavenly screen earlier, the experts of the Azure Ascension World worked together with each other to fight the experts of the Azure Flame World. They were too occupied by the battle to care about the matter. They had to look for a location to settle down before they could care about other matters.
Since they were no longer under immediate threat and would be safe for the time being, they naturally wanted Kou Chongxue to give everyone a proper explanation.
Despite their aggression, the scene where Kou Chongxue killed a peak-tier expert of the Azure Flame World was still fresh in their minds. When they saw a junior from the Tongyou Institution emerging from the cauldron, they eventually understood that even though what Kou Chongxue did was impressive, he definitely exhausted a good deal of his strength such that he would have to remain hidden in the Origin Holy Artifact for some time.
What they didn’t realize was that the junior of the Tongyou Institution who seemed a little young was also someone difficult to deal with. The strange five colored light ring that appeared earlier seemed to come from someone who possessed the strength of a third element Martial Dipper Realm expert!
When they were still surprised that the Tongyou Institution managed to produce such a troublesome junior to deal with, some people started to think that he only managed to exhibit such strength because he had the assistance of the Origin Holy Artifact. However, there were some who managed to recognize Shang Xia as the expert who killed Feng Yezi. None of them dared to move recklessly.
Finally, mocking laughter came from above as Yifeng made his grand appearance. “Hehehe! Looks like all of you don’t even need to butt in. They have the ability to deal with this on their own! Hehehe... All of you thought too much!”
When everyone raised their heads to stare at the final group that was descending, they noticed that Lu Wuzi of the Northern Sea Mystic Sect, Elder Yifeng of the Eternal Palace, Palace Elder Jiu Du from the Divine Capital Sect, and Huang Jinghan from the Yuanchen Sect arriving. There were also ten or so Martial Dipper Realm experts behind them.
A look of joy flashed across the faces of those who already gathered. They felt that Kou Chongxue wouldn’t be able to do much now that the experts of the Elysiums had arrived. Moreover, they were silently gloating at the fact that Kou Chongxue had the guts to plot against the 4 Elysiums and were waiting for their reaction to his ‘schemes’.
However, there were some who seemed to understand the meaning behind Yifeng’s words and the light in their eyes changed slightly.
After the opening of the Celestial Remains, there were close to 40 Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Azure Ascension World who entered.
Due to the battle earlier against the Martial Sages of the Azure Flame World, their numbers decreased slightly. 7 or 8 of them were killed. Counting everyone on the Southern Yanlin Continent, there were only 32 Martial Dipper Realm experts left.
Most of the slightly smaller powers in the Azure Ascension World only had a single Martial Dipper Realm expert at the helm. If they died during the battle against the Azure Flame World earlier, their faction would probably disappear once news of their ancestor’s death returned.
As for the larger powers, they would also suffer a lot with the death of a Martial Dipper Realm expert. Unless they were factions with deep foundations that had a Sixth Order Ancestor, the loss of a Martial Dipper Realm expert would mean a great drop in overall strength!
After the deaths of their Martial Dipper Realm experts in the battle against the Spirit Abundance World back then and even more now that they fought with the Azure Flame World, the number of Martial Dipper Realm experts in the Azure Ascension World might seem plentiful, but their strength was far from what it was back then.
“Everyone, we might have entered the heavenly screen to arrive in the Azure Flame World, but it won’t be long till the various powers start to surround us again. Do you really think it’s time for us to be fighting among ourselves?” Lu Wuzi might not have lost a clone, but 2 of the 4 light rings he summoned shattered and his strength took a large hit. He might be weaker now, but he still had a lot of prestige and speaking rights among the experts of the Azure Ascension World. The Northern Sea Mystic Sect backing him was still the strongest Elysium in the Azure Ascension World and his words quickly suppressed the stupid thoughts forming in the minds of those present.
“How should we deal with this now that we have been transported over to a foreign world like this without even knowing what happened?! There have been many experts who were sacrificed, and more than a dozen Fate Dipper Clones were killed. We also lost 20 to 30 Martial Extermination Realm disciples! How are we supposed to take this?!”
After a moment of silence, someone in the crowd voiced the question that everyone was thinking of.
Even though they tried to mask their voice to ensure no one would be able to discover who it was, no one would actually give half a shit about who spoke up at that moment.
Lu Wuzi muttered, “Kou Chongxue has already refined the Origin Holy Artifact. If any of you think you’re strong enough, go fight him and try to take it back. Whatever it is, we will need to borrow the power of the Origin Holy Artifact if we wish to return.”
Kou Chongxue’s actions definitely enraged everyone present. However, since he already refined the Origin Holy Artifact, no one could be sure that he wouldn’t detonate the Origin Holy Artifact if they tried to snatch it.
Lu Wuzi might not have said it outright, but everyone present understood his meaning.
“That would mean that he’s holding all of us hostage here! We have no choice but to fight a foreign world and we can’t even do anything to the person who forced us to do this! Do we also have to follow his instructions next? Kou Chongxue can’t possibly have sent us here for fun, right?” Another strange voice rang in the crowd without revealing the identity of the person who spoke.
Huang Jinghan coughed heavily once and grunted, “Everyone, we have to look at the bigger picture here!”
However, another mocking sneer came from the side. “Looks like Patriarch Kou already reached a hidden agreement with the Elysiums...”
Finally, Yifeng couldn’t control his temper any longer and he snapped, “What the fuck are you all going on about? If you’re not happy with us, you can leave right now! No one is stopping you! If you aren’t leaving, shut up and listen to us. Since Kou Chongxue has the ability to bring all of us over to the Azure Flame World, he’s definitely responsible for sending us back as well!”
Yifeng’s sudden outburst caused a lot of people to reveal looks of anger, but none of them dared to say anything else, Naturally, no one would know what they were thinking in their hearts.
Snorting once, Yifeng didn’t even bother hiding the look of ridicule in his eyes when he looked at those present.
No one knew if he was pissing everyone off intentionally or unintentionally at that point.
Seeing as no one else was talking, Jiu Du coughed lightly. “Kou Chongxue, hurry up and come out!”
Shang Xia, who had been standing at the entrance of the cauldron, remained silent the entire time. However, his expression changed slightly and he quickly leaped off the top of the cauldron.
Kou Chongxue, who restored his lost energy inside the cauldron, appeared where Shang Xia stood earlier.
“Looks like everyone has already met!” Kou Chongxue, still garbed in clothes with the style of experts from the Azure Flame Continent, greeted everyone. He no longer bothered restraining his unruly aura as it was on full display at the moment.
Even though he made his appearance, he wasn’t going to bother giving them an explanation. After all, he was clear of what was going on. Now that things had already happened, there was no point in an explanation. As such, he wasn’t going to bother giving one.
Feeling the gazes on him, Kou Chongxue turned to stare back at them. Whenever he met their gaze, they would turn to look away.
A strange feeling filled Lu Wuzi’s heart and it didn’t matter what he thought at that point. With things progressing up to that point, he already reached a silent agreement with Huang Jinghan, Yifeng, and Jiu Du. He broke the awkward silence. “Patriarch Kou, what are your plans now?”
Kou Chongxue used so much effort to bring more than half the Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Azure Ascension World over to the Azure Flame World, and there was no way he didn’t have a plan.
Nodding slightly at Lu Wuzi and the rest, Kou Chongxue finally started to speak. “It’s simple. The Southern Yanlin Continent is the weakest of the continents in the Azure Flame World and they have the least population. However, it’s home to the Yanlin Clan, one of the 3 powers of the Azure Flame World. They possess a secret region that is comparable to a Holy Land and the Southern Yanlin Continent can be said to belong to them. To prevent the other factions from interfering with us, we should exterminate the Yanlin Clan and obtain their Holy Land.”
“Why should we do that?” Someone in the crowd couldn’t contain their curiosity any longer and asked.
“That’s because if we wish to return to the Azure Ascension World, we will need to use the Origin Holy Artifact to draw on the world origin of this world! The easiest way to do so is with the connection the Holy World has with the world!” Lu Wuzi explained the situation in Kou Chongxue’s stead and he grunted softly, “I’m only going to say this once. Don’t bother asking so many questions in the future.”
Obviously, everyone knew that Kou Chongxue’s plan wasn’t to occupy a single Holy Land just to send everyone back to the Azure Ascension World.
There were definitely a lot of things they couldn’t be sure of, and there were many things working in the background.
However, it was obvious that Kou Chongxue and the experts of the 4 Elysiums weren’t willing to talk about any of those.
“Alright, how strong is the Yanlin Clan?”
“They definitely have a powerful grand formation if they manage to establish their Holy Land. How should we destroy the formation?”
“What if experts of other factions arrive to help them?”
“We are facing a rejection from the World’s Will at the moment and we can’t display our full strength!”
“Our injuries aren’t fully recovered as well...”
“...”
Seeing as Kou Chongxue and the rest aren’t going to talk about their true reason for coming to the Azure Flame World, everyone could only inquire about matters related to the Yanlin Clan.
In an unhurried voice, Kou Chongxue muttered, “I have been operating in the Azure Flame World for many years now and I have a clear understanding of the strength the Yanlin Clan possesses. They are one of the 3 strongest factions in the Azure Flame World, and they have sole control over the Southern Yanlin Continent. They’re definitely not weak by any means, and they have 6 experts in the Fifth Order of the Primary Realm on the surface. However, they should also have some hidden experts lying around. There shouldn’t be more than 3 of those hidden experts, but I don’t know how many of them died in the battle earlier. I also have no idea if all 6 of them returned...”
Lu Wuzi thought for a moment and he summarized the situation. “There shouldn’t be more than 10 experts at that level. It’s not impossible for us to run them over immediately. However, what about the formations they possess? The moment they activate their grand formation, we might not be able to destroy it in a short period of time. When the experts from the other powers arrive, we will face attacks from all sides!”
Surprisingly, the person who spoke next wasn’t Kou Chongxue. It was actually Shang Xia, who was standing under the cauldron. “Senior Lu Wuzi, please leave the formation to me.”
“You?!”
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