Lord of the night.

Chapter 1412 The Netherworld Palace's Divine Move [Part Two]

Long Canghai swallowed his anger and said, "Brother Yan, the seabed has been hollowed out... Fine, double it it is!"

Yan Nan said, "But Yunyan's position is important after all, and we can't afford any mistakes. Someone should accompany her. She's just a young girl, inexperienced and naive. If she says or does something inappropriate and angers the Golden Dragon Palace, wouldn't it be a sign that our righteous sect has failed in its parenting?"

Long Canghai let out a deep sigh.

As a seasoned veteran who frequently travels secretly between the mainland and the sea, Long Canghai was truly impressed.

You were the one who said Bi Yunyan was a prodigy, unparalleled in the world; you were also the one who said Bi Yunyan was naive and innocent.

Anyway, it's just you repeating the same thing over and over again.
But now the initiative is in the hands of the Sovereign Church.

Moreover, the Golden Dragon Palace only requires Bi Yunyan to go; you just need to come! As for those who accompany you, that's a small matter.

"no problem!"

Long Canghai said.

"In that case, Bai Jing and Bi Changhong, you two choose capable people to escort Bi Yunyan there!"

Yannan Road.

"Order!"

The two of them stepped forward at the same time.

Bi Changhong was sent because he was the patriarch of the Bi family, and this whole affair involved the Bi family, so his presence was essential. Bai Jing was sent to keep an eye on Bi Changhong and prevent him from going insane.

Aside from Bai Jing, it's not certain that anyone else could keep an eye on Bi Changhong!

The five people opposite, including Long Canghai, exclaimed: "!!!"

I'm speechless... It's such a small matter, and you've mobilized two vice-leaders?!

Are they going to wipe out the Golden Dragon Palace?

Bi Changhong said, "Fifth Brother, I've been finding Ao Zhan and Chao Lin quite useful lately. Let them take a few men and come with me."

"As you wish. Of course, you should bring your capable people with you when you go." Yan Nan agreed.

Bai Jing said, "I don't have many men under my command, so I'll transfer some from the Guardian Hall. Let Lao Yin and Ning Zaifei come with me, and I'll bring a few more from the Jing Shen Palace, that should be enough."

Yan Nan said, "That's fine too."

The surface of Longcanghai Lake was as black as the bottom of a pot.

As a seasoned veteran, how could he not know who Ao Zhan, Chao Lin, and Ning Zaifei were?

He cursed inwardly: Why don't you just send Duan Xiyang over here too!

Little did he know, it was because Duan Xiyang wasn't there that Yan Nan couldn't issue any orders or even make contact. If Duan Xiyang were in Shenjing right now, he would undoubtedly be the first choice to go to Jinlong Island.

There will be no surprises.

Yan Nan said, "Since you two are going, and I remember that Ye Mo hasn't had much to do lately, let this child go along and see what it's like."

Fang Che absolutely has to go to Golden Dragon Island!
Yan Nan's little scheme was already in full swing.

That's on the water!

Oh, the ocean!
Night Demon has the power to control water. Although his cultivation level is not high, this kid is a real backup plan in this kind of place!

Moreover, since Night Demon is going, Feng Du will follow.

I sent Night Demon to the island, not to send him back to the Sovereign Church. You have no concerns about that, right?
Feng Laosan! You get to work properly now!

And you went willingly!

I can't even command you anymore?

Once you get there, Bai Jing and Bi Changhong will deal with you! I'll direct them remotely!

After making the arrangements, Yan Nan couldn't help but sigh.

Yan Nan understood perfectly well that Feng Du was willing to stay there to keep Ye Mo under control. Although part of it was due to playing chess and another part was because he didn't want to come back, there was also a part of the reason that... he wanted to cultivate a second Duan Xiyang.

To some extent, this keeps Night Demon outside the true power circle of the Sovereign Church.

Yan Beihan's extraordinary identity has been established; Feng Yun's leadership position has been secured.

The two were evenly matched.

Nightmare can no longer be the third leader.

It's not just about preventing Night Demon from rising to power, but... about cutting off the path for lower-level martial artists to rise through the ranks.

If this door is opened, the nine great families of the True Self Sect will likely face certain death and destruction.

This was truly planning for future generations. No matter how indifferent Feng Du was, the nine great families were the true descendants of the founder. He had to make some plans for the future no matter what.

You can have a transcendent status like Duan Xiyang, but a position like the Vice Chief Cult Leader... is not for you.

Feng Du is the type who says, "I haven't thought it through yet, but I'll put it off for now..." But in his heart, he also has some other ideas.

Having followed Fang Che for so long, he has to admit that this kid really does have the aura of a demon, but in some ways, he doesn't seem like someone from the righteous sect.

However, Feng Du kept this matter firmly buried in his heart.

However, it must be said that this is the most important factor in the reason why he detained Fang Che here and prevented him from returning to participate in the ultimate Gu-raising activity.

Feng Du doesn't mind training a few top-tier guardians, but others... are not an option.

This slight suspicion hindered Dongfang San San's overall plan in this regard.

Yan Nan initially shared the same view: Night Demon could not enter the future pinnacle of power within the Sovereign Church.

And this is how it's done.

But after the Night Demon and Yan Beihan... Yan Nan changed a bit, and after the Five Spirit Gu incident, Yan Nan changed again...

Therefore, Yan Nan is now facing the same contradictions and dilemmas as Feng Du.

Yan Nan was also clear about one thing: Feng Du and his own considerations were correct and prudent.

But! ...This is my granddaughter's husband.

So Yan Nan's mood is also very strange right now... just as strange as Feng Du's.

So this is how things got to this point: I sent a message ordering Night Demon to come back! But Third Brother said he couldn't come back, he had to play chess.

So... it's good to play chess for now.

I'll urge them again next time...

With these complicated feelings continuing, Feng Du still couldn't figure it out, and neither could Yan Nan... In other words, neither of them had truly made up their minds!
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a secret where Feng Du is. Just ask Sun Wutian to find out. If Feng Du can come, there's no reason why Yan Nan can't. If he comes, they can all be captured and taken back. But Yan Nan never comes.

The reason is here.

Yan Nan couldn't capture the two people and still felt that he had wronged his granddaughter, was sorry for Ye Mo, and was not in line with his son Yan Suiyun's plan. So... he took the opportunity to make a fuss about Feng Du not working and scolded him.

Otherwise, Yan Nan would have worked for ten thousand years, why would he feel unbalanced for the past six months or two?
However, if Feng Du and Ye Mo were sent to the Dragon God Temple, there would be no such concerns: it would mean that both Yan Nan and Feng Du would be happy! Moreover, from all aspects, the situation would be alleviated.

Both deputy leaders were in a state of inner turmoil, and in some aspects, even they themselves found it difficult to justify their statements.

All I can say is that these old foxes are rather complicated.

At Long Canghai's urgent request, Bi Changhong and others immediately assembled, and the group soared into the sky.

He went to find where Yan Beihan was waiting to pick up Bi Yunyan.

Long Canghai and his group of five were dismayed to find that there were five of them when they came, but more than a hundred when they left... and they still hadn't picked up Bi Yunyan!

……

And the Guardian Headquarters.

Dongfang San San accepted the gift from the Golden Dragon Palace and then began to consider it.

The Second Elder of the Golden Dragon Hall made it very clear: the First Elder has already gone to the True Self Sect.

But what happened at the Golden Dragon Palace involved the Dragon God and the secret realm's inheritance...

Therefore, it is imperative to go to the Guardians' side, because if they don't, the Sovereign Church will inevitably take full advantage of them.

The True Church will not give up this opportunity.

Moreover, regarding the Dragon God's lineage... After learning about the history of the Golden Dragon Palace, Dongfang San San easily concluded that the Dragon God should be from the Flying Bear God's side.

They are native to the mainland.

If that's the case, then they are natural allies.

Dongfang San San stood alone in front of the map, hands behind his back, quietly studying it and making calculations in his mind.

"We must go. But who should go?"

"They nominally invited Bi Yunyan, but who will the Weiwo Zhengxie Church send? Judging from Yan Nan's style, they will definitely send the deputy chief sect leader this time. After all, the matter involves the Dragon God, and Yan Nan will not give up this opportunity."

"The forces deployed will definitely not be weak."

"This can be planned in advance, and then we can wait for news from the True Self Sect. The problem is: will Feng Du go this time? If Feng Du goes, we will have to send Xue Wu here."

“Logically speaking, Fang Che has the power to control water, and Yan Nan is skilled in water-related matters… Feng Du is holding Fang Che down so he can’t move, so Yan Nan must have Night Demon go with him… because that way they can get Feng Du out of the way to do the work…”

“If I were Yan Nan, I would definitely take this opportunity to get Feng Du out. So… let’s first confirm that Feng Du is going. Then we also need to confirm and coordinate with Senior Xue Wu on our side.”

"The True Sect has sent Night Demon and Bi Yunyan, who are considered the younger generation. If we count them that way, they have power at several levels. If there are places with cultivation restrictions, they can basically handle them all."

"Fang Che is representing the Sovereign Sect this time... He must perform meritorious service for them. He missed the last opportunity to raise Gu, so he cannot miss the Golden Dragon Palace... Therefore, Fang Che cannot seek benefits for the Guardians for the time being."

"Then, on the guardian side, we need to find talented people among the younger generation."

"If the younger generation is to go... Xue Changqing can't be moved, and neither can the Life and Death Squad. So, the person who can go... Xue Yizun is just right. On the surface, Xue Yizun is the one who suppresses the Night Demon on the Cloud Weapon Ranking..."

"As for the women..."

“If Zhao Ying’er goes, she will represent both the Phoenix Goddess and the Guardians. If there is a lack of luck, Zhao Ying’er can occupy a side. In that case, if Zhao Ying’er goes, will Granny Huang go as well? If she goes with us, it will be even more foolproof.”

“If the Five Directions of Fortune were merely the local Five Directions of Fortune, the Golden Dragon Palace wouldn’t need to ask the Guardians and the Sovereign Sect for help. The Golden Dragon Palace could break through on its own. Since the Golden Dragon Palace can’t break through the secret realm now, then the Five Directions of Fortune required by the secret realm is not the five directions, but rather the Five Divine Fortune.”

"If it's about the Five Divine Fortunes, then the Guardians, the Golden Dragon Palace, the Righteous Sect, and the Phoenix God are already in control. What's left are the Divine Weasel Sect and the Spirit Serpent Sect... but there's no need to remind you of that."

"Six gods are present, but only the luck of five directions needs to be broken, which means that one of them will inevitably fail. And the guardian cannot fail under any circumstances."

"With Zhao Ying'er joining as a representative of one side, all four sides will be in place. One of the Divine Weasel Cult or the Spirit Serpent Cult will inevitably fall behind. So, where can we take advantage of this lag to thoroughly weaken the One God?"

"..."

Dongfang San San was making plans in his mind.

In an instant, dozens of plans popped into my mind, and then I eliminated and merged them one by one.

Then someone reported: "The only righteous sect, led by Bi Changhong and Bai Jing, along with the Madman Halberd, Hundred Battles Blade, Yin Demon Heavenly King Xiao, departed from the capital. Their whereabouts were not concealed, and they soared into the sky. There are a total of over 120 people. The exact list of their entourage is still under investigation..."

"Then it's settled!"

Dongfang San San quickly formed a plan in his mind.

"Rui Qianshan, Yu Tianqi, Yu Haoran, Xue Wu; Xue Yizun, Zhao Ying'er, Granny Huang..." "Enough for the team!"

"If we were to add a few more young people... let's add Feng Tian and Feng Di. Feng Di should also go along this time, just in case."

So she started sending messages: "Sister Huang, we're going to have Ying'er deployed this time..."

Sure enough, Granny Huang was still worried: "The Five Directions' Luck? Zhao Ying'er is going alone?"

"With Xuewu watching over you, what are you worried about?"

"That won't do! She'll go to sea alone? Water and fire are natural enemies, dragon and phoenix are sworn enemies!"

Grandma Huang insisted, "I have to go with her."

"Sister Huang, you're being a bit distrustful. What's the big deal that you and Xue Wu, two unparalleled experts, have to be mobilized?"

"Dongfang, you either agree to go with me, or Ying'er simply won't go."

"Oh... I was worried that you would get tired, elder sister."

"Don't worry about it."

"Sigh, I really can't do anything with you. Alright... If you really insist on coming along, it's not impossible, but you have to promise me a few things. They are... and you have to discuss everything with Senior Xuewu, and if there are any disagreements, you have to listen to Xuewu's arrangements. Also, you have to keep an eye on the people on my side for me. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."

"Row!"

Grandma Huang was very pleased with herself.

After dealing with Dongfang San San for so many years, I can finally blackmail him once!
This feeling is truly exhilarating.

Opening the secret realm, you enter the belly of a mountain. The further you go, the hotter it gets, and lava flows like a sea.

In the very center, under the influence of the formation, countless boiling magma formed a huge egg-shaped curtain.

A slender figure sat quietly inside.

With each breath, streams of magma changed color and were flung out, only to be quickly replaced by new, fiery, flowing magma.

"You should go out for a walk. There's something going on this time, and you can't keep avoiding facing it."

"it is good."

Zhao Ying'er sighed, her voice somewhat frustrated: "I just feel... I can't explain to him the people I killed in the Three Realms... so I'm hiding."

"Wasn't the matter involving those people already erased?"

“But Fang Che never mentioned it to me or asked me about it, which means he hasn’t erased it from his mind.”

"You think too much."

"perhaps."

Fang Che is not going on this trip to the sea to relax.

"...Then I don't want to go either."

"Go ahead, I promised Strategist Dongfang that I would accompany you for a stroll. It's said to be the Golden Dragon Secret Realm."

"..."

After a long silence, Zhao Ying'er reluctantly said, "Alright."

So the Guardians immediately gathered all their forces and set off.

At a command, Xuewu led her team to Jinlong Island.

At the same time that the Guardians set off, the True Self Sect was still arguing with Yan Nan.

After all, the distance is tens of thousands of miles shorter...

When Bi Changhong and Bai Jing led their troops to Yan Beihan's location, Yan Beihan had already completed his final assault on the Netherworld Palace.

Due to the original plan, we couldn't touch the Netherworld Palace first, which resulted in the deaths of Lan Xinxue and Yin Yunxiao.

Yan Beihan was extremely angry because her wish to avenge her husband had not been fulfilled.

When her team arrived at the Netherworld Palace, the palace was still cleaning up the ruins.

After the incident where the luck was drained, it is said that the Eastern strategist was furious: The Netherworld Palace and the Underworld framed my guardian, the life-and-death patrol!

Yu Tianqi and Rui Qianshan came together to the Netherworld Palace and the Underworld to demand an explanation.

What happens in the underworld is still unknown, but the Netherworld Palace was almost half destroyed by Yu Tianqi's axe blows.

Liu Yao, the deputy hall master of the Netherworld Palace, was severely beaten by Rui Qianshan, which injured his very core. Lord Ningxue Sword was clearly furious and didn't hold back, causing Lord Liu Yao to lose his fertility...

A cough, very faint.

When Yan Beihan and the others arrived, the Palace Master Lan Wuxiang had been severely injured in the last incident involving the flow of fortune and was far from recovered. This dignified Saint King was still lying in bed.

Only Vice Hall Master Liu Yao was in charge of affairs.

Poor Vice Hall Master Liu was already seriously injured and had not yet recovered. With a single move from Bing Tianxue, Vice Hall Master Liu was frozen into an ice sculpture.

The chilling aura emanating from the peak expert completely extinguished Vice Hall Master Liu Yao's True Yang Fire.

Yan Beihan has taken a rather ruthless approach to the division within the Netherworld Palace this time.

It came on with the imposing aura of a mountain pressing down and thunderous force.

Bi Yunyan, who has always been a lazy bum, truly showed her 'Great Witch of the Clouds' style in this operation.

"Isn't this a division?"

Liu Yao coughed up blood, clutching his chest, and asked in despair, "How come once we arrive at our Netherworld Palace, it becomes an extermination operation?"

Bing Tianxue subdued him and said calmly, "It's not about annihilation! It's just... where are your Netherworld Palace's ancestors? Why haven't any of them come out?"

Liu Yao's face was ashen: "In order to protect the Qi Luck Furnace back then, the ancestors were seriously injured along with the Palace Master, their Qi Luck was annihilated, and their origins were severely damaged... So even after they came out... sigh... they had no fighting power!"

This left Bing Tianxue speechless. She returned to Yan Beihan to discuss: "Should we completely annihilate them, or...?"

Yan Beihan was also taken aback.

The plot to seize control of the Azure Nether Palace was incredibly troublesome. It only became possible after two of the Azure Nether Palace's patriarchs fled into the mortal world for personal reasons. The palace is teeming with powerful figures; without instigating internal strife, it would be difficult to escalate into a split.

However... the fact that the Netherworld Palace, with a history even longer than the Azure Netherworld Palace, was so vulnerable caught Yan Beihan completely off guard.

"Where are the experts from the Netherworld Palace? There should be at least seven ninth-rank Saint Kings, with at least one or two of them being at their peak or close to the half-step realm. How come they're so weak?"

Yan Beihan looked puzzled.

All that effort and long-planned strategy was wasted, like a punch landing on a persimmon!
"They're all lying down."

Bing Tianxue said calmly, "I understand. In the last incident of their fortune backlash, in order to retain and reclaim the fortune that had been devoured, they not only sacrificed their entire fortune, but also had top experts from their sects use their life essence to try and draw it back... In the end, it was all drained away!"

"The key is that their magic array was set up in the Netherworld Palace at the time. If it was disconnected in the Underworld, there would be no problem. However, after that incident, the Netherworld Palace was still being drained continuously, and the draining was particularly severe."

Bing Tianxue was somewhat impressed: "That Fang Tu is quite a character! He single-handedly crippled the Netherworld Palace..."

"Even the patriarch was ruined by it?"

Yan Beihan was still incredulous and frowned, saying, "Be careful, it might be a trap."

"That's absolutely true."

Bing Tianxue said, "After that, in order to restore the fortune of the Netherworld Palace, the ancestor personally set up an array again, linking it with the founding fortune, and once again gathering fortune in the furnace; however, the fortune link had already been formed..."

Bing Tianxue continued, "You might not understand what I mean, but it's like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea. Once you enter the ocean, you naturally have a waterway!"

Yan Beihan immediately understood: "So you were drawn again?"

"Correct."

Bing Tianxue said, "Because the loss of fortune was too severe, how could the Netherworld Palace bear to lose so much? Moreover, more than 80% of the fortune of tens of thousands of years was extracted. A desperate struggle was inevitable, but it was precisely this desperate struggle that cost the lives of the sect's ancestors... Using their primordial life essence to combine with the ancestral fortune extraction was the ultimate gamble of the Fortune Bureau, which should have worked in theory, but they encountered a ruthless person and were unable to do anything about it."

Bing Tianxue was not quite aware of the subtle changes and the direction of fortune.

She had no idea that the reason the Netherworld Palace was in such a state was not only because it had encountered Fang Che himself, but also because it had encountered two sinister people, Yan Nan and Dongfang San San: after discovering the source of the fortune, these two had already changed the fortune array into a return flow array without prior agreement.

As long as there's still activity over there, we can continue to reap the benefits here.

These two Return Stream Formations are the real culprits behind the decline of the Netherworld Palace.

Fang Che, who was acting as a transit point, was completely unaware of this.

And that's how it turned out. The Netherworld Palace is in such a sorry state now... Well, originally, the Netherworld Palace was located in a place of magnificent grandeur, with the earth's veins intertwined like dragons, full of vitality.

But now, even the newly made golden tiles look lifeless: they look like an old graveyard that has been abandoned for hundreds of years.

"With the Netherworld Palace's current strength..."

Bing Tianxue said calmly, "I'm not underestimating them, but I alone can wipe out the entire Netherworld Palace! A bloodbath! Leave no one alive!"

Yan Beihan was no saint either, and said, "Back then, the Bureau of Destiny..."

He paused there and put it another way: "Kill all the Saint Venerables and above in the Netherworld Palace of the Lan Clan, burn the entire sect to the ground, and let the rest fend for themselves."

"Why not recruit people from here into the church?"

"No more."

Yan Beihan shook her head, she had a natural aversion to the Netherworld Palace: "It's not of much use."

"it is good."

After a series of actions, the Netherworld Palace disintegrated. Upon hearing that they could leave, many people departed without even packing their belongings. The deputy palace master, the heavily injured Liu Yao, led a group of people and scattered like stars, wandering the world.

When Bing Tianxue captured several of the peak patriarchs and experts of the Netherworld Palace, who were once known as the 'Five Pillars', she was shocked.

The five people, along with their sect leader Lan Wuxiang and several other high-ranking Saint Kings, all looked like skin and bones, barely clinging to life. Their eye sockets were deeply sunken, and they were emaciated.

His cultivation was almost completely dissipated.

Only after asking did Bing Tianxue learn that these guys were the ones who set up the Qi Luck Bureau, connecting the formation with one hand and protecting it with the other, as well as promoting the life energy of the Qi Luck Furnace...

Almost everyone was involved, except for the two oldest ancestors who weren't present. However, it was the two ancestors who presided over the subsequent extraction of fortune, and the first extraction left the person half-dead. Undeterred, they moved the fortune furnace, directly connecting it to the ancestral grave's energy vein, and extracted the fortune again.

In other words, their subsequent efforts were not just once, but twice.

This last time, because it was connected to the ancestral graves, it is still being pulled back to this day.

Several experts' lifelines were all connected to it, and it was drawn out day after day, which was unstoppable and could not be broken from the very beginning.

They've been drawing lots like this until now. If Yan Beihan and the others don't come soon, in another six months, everyone in the Netherworld Palace will probably be turned into dried corpses.

But this outcome... neither Dongfang San San nor Yan Nan knew. All they knew was that the Qi Luck Furnace they saw seemed to be growing stronger day by day.

But I never doubted that there were good people outside still sending them: If it were an idiot who sent them that time, that would have been enough, right?

But to everyone's surprise, the Netherworld Palace kept sending them over relentlessly until the Netherworld Palace was destroyed!

After understanding everything, Yan Beihan was dumbfounded.

That was truly... amazing.

(End of this chapter)