Chapter 64 ·Three Years Later, Strike!

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Wan ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Tuxiao half-closed his eyes.

His ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍thinking was different from the others.

If ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍they acted now, the risk was too great.

The ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Azure Wave Sect itself was not weak, with two Nascent Soul late-stage old monsters presiding over it.

Its ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍sect-protecting grand formation had been maintained for thousands of years—solid as an iron wall.

Even more troublesome was the force behind it: the Tianyan Dao Sect!

The Demon Blade Sect’s plan was essentially a case of replacing the beams with rotten wood.

They were not going to openly destroy the Azure Wave Sect—that would inevitably invite the thunderous wrath of the Tianyan Dao Sect.

Instead, they intended to secretly eliminate the core upper echelon of the Azure Wave Sect.

In the end, the Azure Wave Sect would still be the Azure Wave Sect in name.

But in substance, it would already have become the Demon Blade Sect.

This move was called peaceful evolution—demonic cultivator style.

The idea was beautiful, but executing it was not easy.

If any step went wrong—such as letting either True Person Qingxu or True Person Xuanyun escape,

or if the news leaked to the Tianyan Dao Sect…

then what awaited the Demon Blade Sect would be total annihilation.

Perhaps the other side would not even need to come personally—sending a disciple with a magic treasure might be enough to wipe out their mountain gate.

“Sect Master, hesitation leads to chaos!”

An elder named Yin Jiuzhu, seeing Wan Tuxiao silent, stepped forward and spoke urgently:

“Our secret enslavement of Azure Wave Sect disciples has already shown signs of being discovered.”

“If we stop now, not only will all previous efforts be wasted, but once those two old monsters follow the clues and begin a purge, the pieces we planted will surely be uprooted entirely!”

“At that time, if the Azure Wave Sect becomes enraged and joins forces with the Tianyan Dao Sect to investigate, then our Demon Blade Sect will likely…”

He did not finish, but the meaning was obvious.

After years of planning, they were already deeply stuck in the mire.

If they did not act now and waited for the other side to react—

would that not be like drawing water with a bamboo basket, ending in nothing?

The atmosphere in the hall grew heavy.

All the elders’ gazes focused on Wan Tuxiao.

Waiting for his decision.

Ghostly flames flickered, casting their faces in alternating light and shadow.

After a long time,

Wan Tuxiao’s half-closed eyes slowly opened, a blood-red fierce light bursting forth.

“One step slow, every step slow. One step wrong, the whole board lost.”

“Since there is no retreat, then… we strike like thunder and finish it in one battle!”

The elders’ spirits lifted.

“Notify the shadow within the Azure Wave Sect. Have him find a way, in three years’ time, to lure True Person Qingxu and True Person Xuanyun out of the sect’s mountain gate, to the vicinity of Fallen Dragon Abyss.”

“As for the reason… say that clues of a suspected ancient cultivator’s cave dwelling have been discovered, requiring the two Supreme Elders to personally verify.”

“Remember, the traces must be convincing—ensure they believe it.”

“Yes!” Yin Jiuzhu’s eyes flashed sharply as he immediately responded.

Wan Tuxiao continued: “I will personally go to Fallen Dragon Abyss and invite the two Supreme Elders, Blood Soul and Bone Fiend, to act together.”

“There, we will set up the Three Talents Soul-Locking Heaven-Severing Formation in advance!”

“This formation is a modified remnant ancient array. Once trapped inside, it isolates heaven and earth and forbids escape techniques. Even if they are at the Nascent Soul late stage, they will not be able to easily break free!”

“Sect Master is wise!” The elders shouted in unison, their faces showing a mixture of excitement and cruelty.

After years of planning, the moment of truth had finally come!

Tu Wanren also grinned. “As long as we eliminate those two old monsters of the Azure Wave Sect, the rest won’t they be at our mercy?”

“At that time, the Azure Wave Sect will still be the Azure Wave Sect—but the true controller, hehe… will be our Demon Blade Sect!”

“And those spiritual veins, especially that world full of fresh, living ‘materials’… hehehehehe!”

Thinking of the future where they could openly and sustainably harvest the living beings of an entire world,

without having to sneak around in the Spirit Realm in fear,

these old demons all felt that the risk was worth taking!

Wan Tuxiao closed his eyes again and waved his hand.

Understanding his intent, the elders bowed respectfully, then—just as when they came—silently transformed into wisps of black smoke and dispersed to prepare for this final strike.

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