Chapter 147: Strategies and Genius of the Canglan Realm

Chapter 147: Strategies and Genius of the Canglan Realm

"There's something happening on the spirit boat, Origin Heavenly Sovereign. Let's talk when we get there."

The Rogue Immortal quickly logged off after saying this.

The group chat immediately became quiet.

Aside from the Rogue Immortal, who was always online, the Great Sun Flame Emperor and Ice Queen were usually only online occasionally.

Qi Yuan clicked on the forum and immediately saw the post made by his alternate account, the Blood-clad Sword God.

There were now a lot more comments underneath it.

"Senior, you really did it!"

"The Bright Palace has done so much evil—they deserve to be killed!"

"Still, try to avoid taking too many risks. If the Zifu experts from the Bright Palace surround you, it could be dangerous. The Bright Palace is powerful, and the Green Cloud Continent is their stronghold. Senior Blood-clad Sword God, you should be cautious."

"I also have a grudge against the Bright Palace. Blood-clad Sword God, would you like to meet up and discuss taking down the Bright Palace together?"

There were all sorts of comments below the post.

Some were just praising him, while others were advising the Blood-clad Sword God to be careful.

"It's a pity that the Blood-clad Sword God is just my alternate account. Otherwise, I could boldly say, 'I, Origin Heavenly Sovereign, have a Heavenly Dao Foundation and a Stellar Golden Core. Why would I fear the Bright Palace?'"

After thinking it over, Qi Yuan used his main account to reply to the post.

"I, Origin Heavenly Sovereign, with a Heavenly Dao Foundation and a Stellar Golden Core, fully support the Blood-clad Sword God. If needed, I can lend my Stellar Golden Core to the Blood-clad Sword God."

After replying, Qi Yuan was very pleased with himself. "The people from the Bright Palace must be trembling in fear after seeing my reply!"

After all, with a Stellar Golden Core supporting the Blood-clad Sword God, how could the Bright Palace possibly stand against him?

However, after a while, Qi Yuan was stunned.

There were several more replies under the post.

"My Immortal Pill Golden Core fully supports the Blood-clad Sword God!"

"My million Golden Cores fully support the Blood-clad Sword God!"

"My Nine-turn Golden Core fully supports the Blood-clad Sword God!"

Qi Yuan looked at these and was dumbfounded. "Can a nine-turn intestine even form a Golden Core?"

Then, his eyes narrowed. "Those who have the Dao receive much help; those who lose the Dao receive little help. The Blood-clad Sword God is sure to succeed!"

With so many terrifying Golden Cores, and possibly even a Calculus Golden Core or Quantum Golden Core, all supporting the Blood-clad Sword God, victory was certain!

Qi Yuan switched to his Blood-clad Sword God account.

"With so much support, I, the Blood-clad Sword God, will go kill more Zifu experts from the Bright Palace to celebrate."

He made sure to reply specifically to the Nine-turn Golden Core user.

At that moment, in a cave dwelling.

A female cultivator widened her eyes, her face showing signs of panic.

"Senior, please don't reply to me!"

She had just been mimicking the comments of others, but she ended up getting a response.

Now, it looked like she had incited the Blood-clad Sword God to go kill more Zifu experts from the Bright Palace.

The Bright Palace was a top-tier force in the entire Eastern Lands.

Naturally, this female cultivator didn’t want to truly provoke them.

"The Bright Palace won't come after me, right?"

"I'm not even in the Eastern Lands right now, so it should be fine."

Thinking this, the female cultivator breathed a sigh of relief.

...

Three days passed.

Qi Yuan was once again clad in his blood-red robe.

Xu Yeli followed behind him, his expression numb.

Just before, he had followed the Blood-clad Sword God to yet another Bright Palace stronghold.

When the suona began to play, a Zifu expert went to their grave.

That particular stronghold had five Zifu experts.

It was one of the larger Bright Palace outposts.

In the end, the Blood-clad Sword God easily slaughtered them.

For the Blood-clad Sword God, killing Zifu experts was as easy as killing infants.

Xu Yeli's body trembled uncontrollably now.

He had reached the point of no return, completely unable to distance himself from the Blood-clad Sword God.

"Senior... do you have any strategies for dealing with the Bright Palace?" Xu Yeli now had to think about his future.

A powerhouse like the Blood-clad Sword God, even if he completely offended the Bright Palace, could just walk away in the end.

Xu Yeli understood that even if the three Palace Lords of the Bright Palace acted together, they wouldn’t be able to capture the Blood-clad Sword God.

And with the Blood-clad Sword God continuously slaughtering the Bright Palace's Zifu experts, those who remained would start to retreat to the Bright Palace headquarters.

Dozens of Zifu experts, along with the three Palace Lords, would retreat to defend the Bright Palace.

If the Blood-clad Sword God dared to go there, it would surely be his end.

So Xu Yeli realized that the Blood-clad Sword God's feud with the Bright Palace was nearing its conclusion.

But he himself didn’t have the Blood-clad Sword God's strength.

"Deal with the Bright Palace?" Qi Yuan replied casually, "I've already made a plan to destroy the Bright Palace within a hundred days, and it's about to succeed."

Currently, he was wiping out the Zifu experts outside.

The remaining Zifu experts from the Bright Palace would undoubtedly retreat to the headquarters.

That would be Qi Yuan's opportunity.

If they didn’t gather together, honestly... they would be hard to kill.

After all, if a Zifu expert wanted to hide, even Qi Yuan would have trouble finding them.

Xu Yeli coughed when he heard Qi Yuan's words, "I look forward to hearing good news from you, Senior."

Destroying the Bright Palace?

Xu Yeli didn't believe it.

Without divine intervention, who could destroy the Bright Palace?

He was deeply worried, feeling uncertain about the future.

Qi Yuan was unaware of Xu Yeli's thoughts, and even if he knew, it wouldn’t have mattered much to him.

Having killed five old and charming 'white moonlights,' Qi Yuan felt his harvest was bountiful this time.

After returning to his cave dwelling, he quickly logged into his alternate account and returned to the Divine Flower Society forum to post again.

Five Zifu experts killed to celebrate for fellow Daoists!

"Sunfire is too conspicuous. The Bright Palace won't let you keep it forever," Xu Yeli said darkly.

The Bright Palace had always been overbearing, but they had at least maintained some semblance of propriety.

But lately, whether it was initiating the Hundred Nations Blood War or anything else, they had been very direct.

Xu Yeli vaguely sensed that something big might be happening.

Unfortunately, his level was too low to know exactly what.

"Master, with the Bright Palace currently dealing with the Blood-clad Sword God, do they still have time to come after my Sunfire?" Xu Tongchen spoke first with frustration, then with excitement.

Xu Yeli remained silent.

Xu Tongchen continued, "The Blood-clad Sword God is truly a peerless powerhouse. With just one man and one sword, he has killed nearly ten Zifu experts from the Bright Palace. Including their lackeys, he’s killed more than ten. A peerless powerhouse like that should be the rightful leader of the righteous path in the Green Cloud Continent."

"But I’m confused—why is there always a black-robed Zifu expert playing the suona behind the Blood-clad Sword God during battles? Why doesn’t he help the Blood-clad Sword God? Is he not strong enough?" Xu Tongchen finally voiced his confusion.

The black-robed suona player seemed like someone who was just there to watch, completely useless.

"Sigh, why would the Blood-clad Sword God keep such a worthless old servant?"

Xu Yeli's expression grew darker and darker.

Xu Tongchen noticed and quickly asked, "Master, what’s wrong? Has the Bright Palace insulted you again?"

Xu Yeli glared at Xu Tongchen, "Your master is the worthless old servant you’re talking about!"

"..." Xu Tongchen was dumbfounded and instantly felt guilty. After a long pause, he became excited again, "Master, you’ve met the Blood-clad Sword God? What’s he like? Is he as noble as the legends say... like a sage?"

"A sage?" Xu Yeli snorted coldly, "He’s a killing god!"

Where would you find a sage like that?

...

When Xu Tongchen next arrived outside Qi Yuan's cave dwelling, he was still in a daze.

His master was actually the Blood-clad Sword God’s follower.

The Blood-clad Sword God could offend the Bright Palace and then simply leave.

But his master couldn’t.

If they were discovered, the fate of the Qiyan Sect would be dire.

He was somewhat distracted as he entered Qi Yuan's cave dwelling.

"You’re here. Quickly, summon the Sunfire so I can observe it," Qi Yuan urged.

"Alright." Xu Tongchen summoned the Sunfire.

For him, it was better to focus on improving his strength rather than worrying about useless things.

Qi Yuan's gaze once again fell on the Sunfire.

He squinted his eyes, carefully examining it.

At the same time, the small sun in the sky seemed to flicker with a tiny flame.

After half an hour, Qi Yuan showed a satisfied expression, "Not bad, not bad—I’ve made some progress."

Xu Tongchen could feel the growing strength of the Sunfire and couldn’t help but ask, "Did Fellow Daoist Qi Yuan gain some insight?"

"I’ve gained a little insight," Qi Yuan replied seriously.

Indeed, it was just a little, like how a tricycle can only carry a little.

Xu Tongchen was stunned.

It had taken him decades to gain insight into the Sunfire.

And Qi Yuan had done it in just a few days?

Was he lying?

"At this rate, I should be able to fully comprehend it in ten to fifteen days."

"Alright..." Xu Tongchen hesitated, unsure whether Qi Yuan was telling the truth, but he still said, "If you manage to comprehend the Sunfire before the Eastern Lands Genius Battle, you’ll surely sweep through the competition and rank in the top twenty."

"Sigh, to be honest, ranking in the top twenty is a bit stressful for me. After all, these geniuses come from noble backgrounds, while I come from humble beginnings. I feel very inferior when I see them," Qi Yuan said.

Xu Tongchen was speechless.

Not long ago, he was criticizing his Golden Core for being small, and now he’s feeling inferior?

"Fortunately, Heaven rewards hard work. I worked tirelessly and finally made it out of the mountains, achieving a Heavenly Dao Foundation. I’ve finally distanced myself from these geniuses."

So all that talk before was just nonsense.

Feeling inferior with a Heavenly Dao Foundation? Xu Tongchen was now certain that Qi Yuan had some mental issues—he spoke like a madman.

However, when he heard "Heavenly Dao Foundation," he couldn’t help but marvel, "In this Genius Battle, there’s indeed a Heavenly Dao Foundation cultivator named Gu Xiaoyao."

"A Heavenly Dao Foundation?" Qi Yuan’s expression grew serious, "Is it a perfect Heavenly Dao Foundation or a flawed one?"

According to Ice Queen, a perfect Heavenly Dao Foundation could speak with the authority of the Dao, causing gods to fall.

But Qi Yuan, with insufficient talent, only had a flawed Heavenly Dao Foundation.

This meant that even after achieving a Heavenly Dao Foundation, his strength was pathetically weak.

At the Foundation Establishment stage, he could only kill Nascent Souls.

So whenever he encountered a Nascent Soul, he would shout:

"I have a Heavenly Dao Foundation, what’s wrong with killing a Nascent Soul?"

He wasn’t bragging; he was expressing his frustration.

He, a Heavenly Dao Foundation cultivator, could only kill Nascent Souls like dogs.

Xu Tongchen was puzzled by Qi Yuan’s words.

Since when were there perfect and flawed Heavenly Dao Foundations?

"Of course, it’s a perfect Heavenly Dao Foundation," Xu Tongchen replied.

Hearing this, Qi Yuan’s expression grew even more solemn.

This time, in the Eastern Lands Genius Battle, he would finally face a terrifying opponent.

The legendary Heavenly Dao Foundation.

"Tell me, with my Heavenly Dao Foundation and a Stellar Golden Core, can I defeat this Gu Xiaoyao?" Qi Yuan asked quietly.

Xu Tongchen shook his head, "Fellow Daoist Qi Yuan, even if you comprehend the Sunfire, you won’t be able to defeat that Heavenly Dao Foundation cultivator."

Qi Yuan fell silent.

He was still too weak.

Should he avoid participating in this Eastern Lands Genius Battle?

Otherwise, if he encountered that Heavenly Dao Foundation cultivator and couldn’t win, it would be very embarrassing.

But when he remembered the promise he made to the sect master, he became conflicted.

He needed to find a way to avoid running into that Heavenly Dao Foundation cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist, in two days, Huang Tu will be hosting a Fish-Dragon Banquet, and I need to accompany him. I won’t be able to come and cultivate with you, so please bear with me," Xu Tongchen said softly before leaving.

Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Alright."

The Fish-Dragon Banquet is starting?

Isn’t the Rogue Immortal arriving soon?