The First Sage of Military Strategists

He only allied himself with Jian Wuhen because it was profitable, and now that Jian Wuhen was dead, there was no need for him to stay any longer.

The Nine Yin Great Sage's expression turned somewhat ugly. He also wanted to run away, but this was the Heavenly Wolf Holy City. If he ran away, his foundation would be destroyed, and who knew when he would be able to rebuild the Heavenly Wolf Fortress Holy Land.

Despite the fact that the people from Tianlang Fortress are weak and unable to help a top expert like Han Qing, they can provide him with great assistance in other areas, such as cultivation and intelligence gathering.

Unless absolutely necessary, he would never want to abandon the Holy Land of Sirius Fortress.

While pondering, Jian Wuhen suddenly burst into laughter: "That's exhilarating! I never imagined that I, Jian Wuhen, would be defeated in this world, and so badly injured!"

Very well, Han Qing, your strength has indeed exceeded my expectations. That bastard Silver Emperor actually gifted you such a powerful weapon as the Nine Extreme Thunder Pool. If it weren't for this, I would have crushed you to dust today!

However, our contest has only just begun. I, Jian Wuhen, will not waver in my resolve because of one defeat. On the contrary, I will strive even harder to increase my strength. It won't be long before we meet again, and at that time, the pain of today will be repaid tenfold!

Upon hearing these words, Han Qing thought to himself that Jian Wuhen truly deserved to be called the number one genius of the Upper Realm. He could still laugh in this situation, which made him a ruthless character. However, the more he acted like this, the more he needed to be killed, otherwise, he would inevitably leave behind endless troubles in the future.

"Sword Without Trace, there will be no next time. To nip the weeds in the bud, I will kill you today!"

"Han Qing, have you ever heard of my reputation as the number one flying technique in the Upper Realm?"

"Watch closely, this move is called Heavenly Shadow Annihilation!"

As Jian Wuhen spoke, he vanished into thin air. Han Qingfa scanned back and forth, but could not find his trace or detect any flight path.

The Great Sage of Nine Yin panicked. He thought Jian Wuhen had a backup plan, but he didn't expect him to leave so suddenly. Now he was left alone to face Han Qing. How could he possibly be a match for Han Qing?
Han Qing frowned and muttered to himself, "What a formidable Tian Jueying!"

He had seen similar information about this move in Silver Emperor's memories.

The Heavenly Shadow Technique is indeed the number one escape technique in the Upper Realm. It is extremely difficult to learn, and there are no more than a handful of people in the entire Upper Realm who can use this move.

Its effect is extremely simple and brutal: it allows one to leap out of this world and escape into the endless void turbulence in an instant.

Therefore, while this tactic can get people out of their current predicament, whether they can survive depends on luck.

According to the memories of those from the upper realm, the Pan Yuan World is the center of all worlds, like a bright moon, while countless smaller worlds are like stars, surrounding this Pan Yuan World in a star-like arrangement, with endless void turbulence filling the space between these worlds.

To fly within it, one must either open 9999 acupoints in martial arts or reach the Rainbow Transformation Realm.

However, being able to fly does not guarantee survival. The void turbulence is extremely terrifying, and martial artists must fight against it, consuming a large amount of vital energy and magical power every second.

Moreover, once you venture deep into the Void, you must leave a beacon in your original world. Otherwise, in the vast turbulent currents, without direction, and without any concept of time and space, even if you are very strong, you will get lost, waste your time, and eventually be swallowed up by the turbulent currents and turned into dust.

With this in mind, Han Qing stopped thinking about Jian Wuhen. Even if this person was lucky enough to survive in the Taixu Space, he would need a lot of time to repair his body. He didn't know when they would meet again. By then, the turmoil in this world might have subsided.

At this moment, he swept his thoughts and landed on the Nine Yin Great Sage beside him. The latter did not run away because he knew in his heart that if he wanted to live, he had to run away in advance, and it was too late to run now.

"Great Sage of Nine Yin, do you have anything to say?" Han Qing asked coldly. Great Sage of Nine Yin bowed slightly, suddenly becoming extremely respectful: "My lord's combat prowess is unparalleled, I am completely convinced. Please spare my life, I am willing to sincerely pledge my allegiance to you and fight together against the powerful beings of the Outer Heavens."

"I've heard that there's a void passage opened up by Jian Wuhen above the Western Wilderness Grassland. Take me there immediately!" Han Qing said in a deep voice.

A look of surprise flashed across the Nine Yin Great Sage's mind. He hadn't expected Han Qing to be so well-informed, so he suddenly flew upwards.
"My lord, please follow me."

Han Qing immediately followed, and the two of them went upwards, passing through the Nine Heavens Gale Layer, and arrived in the Void Turbulence.

This place is equivalent to the outer sky of Blue Star in his previous life. Han Qing can turn back at any time and return to this world.

If we want to go deeper, we must make sure that the clone left in this world does not die. Otherwise, if the clone dies, the main body may not be able to return. At most, if we are lucky, we may go to a strange minor world.

"My lord, come with me!"

While pondering, the Great Sage of Nine Yin continued flying forward, heading deeper into the chaotic void.

Han Qing wasn't afraid of his tricks. At this distance, if things went wrong, one punch would be enough to kill him. The Nine Yin Great Sage would have no room to escape or resist.

The two continued on their journey. Because the void turbulence had no concept of time and space, Han Qing was unable to measure how long or how far he had flown. However, at one point, he saw a small island appear in the endless turbulence, with stone pillars covered in runes on it.

Han Qing was also quite surprised. He hadn't expected that Jian Wuhen could create a small island in the chaotic void. This method was extremely clever, and he knew he would find it difficult to do.

“My lord, the formation is on this island. Jian Wuhen wants to use this formation to open and solidify a void passage from the Pan Yuan World to our world. Now it has reached the final stage. As long as the array patterns on the last stone pillar are perfected, the formation will be activated, and we can open and close this void passage at will.” Jiuyin Dasheng said with his hands clasped.

Han Qingfa scanned the area and indeed saw that the magical patterns on one of the stone pillars were incomplete.

"The leader of the Myriad Paths Alliance really went to great lengths to plunder resources." Han Qing reached out and touched the stone pillar, unable to help but sigh.

To solidify a passage in the turbulent void would require an immeasurable amount of resources.

If it is not solidified, forcibly traversing between the two worlds is not only extremely dangerous, but also time-consuming and laborious. According to the Silver Emperor's memories, this would take five years.

The first powerful beings from beyond the heavens to arrive in this world did so through this method. They landed in the Chu region, helped Xiang Ying grow rapidly, and eventually completely took control of the Chu region.

The powerful figures who arrived later, such as the Silver Emperor and Jian Wuhen, mainly fell into two categories. One category involved using various means, such as sacrifice, to open a temporary passage in the void, allowing a small number of people to descend.

Although this temporary passage does not consume a lot of resources, it will close quickly.

The second type is like the Golden Armor Sect, which descends upon this world by using magical treasures that can traverse the chaotic void.

What Jian Wuhen needs to do now is to build a permanent passage. Han Qing will definitely not allow him to succeed. Otherwise, once this passage is completed, a large number of powerful beings from the upper realm will immediately descend, and even if he is strong, he will not be able to stop an entire army. (End of this chapter)