Chapter 72 ·Envoys from the Tianyan Dao Sect!

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Now ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍at the seventh layer of Void Refinement, the upper limit of his future glimpses had extended from five hundred years to seven hundred years ahead.

At ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍first, it felt quite novel.

Every ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍day was like following updates—watching what kind of spiritual root disciple the Azure Wave Sect had recruited in each timeline.

But ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍after three months, Gu Yan grew somewhat bored.

Because ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍he discovered that after obtaining 【Body Without Self and Form】, this supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Haotian Mirror, could no longer deduce his own future.

No matter which timeline he tried to observe, as long as it involved himself, the mirror’s surface became a chaotic blur.

He even tried to see what he could obtain through the Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord entry.

No luck.

He had been able to see it before.

The new entry was indeed powerful.

That said, Gu Yan could still observe the futures of those around him through the Haotian Mirror.

From those scenes, he could infer certain things.

Now, the Haotian Mirror was more like a television to pass the time for him.

After all, its uses went far beyond merely peering into heavenly secrets—the wonders of a supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure were endless.

Of course, he would definitely not use it to peek at beauties bathing or anything like that.

Not because of any lofty morals.

Mainly because with divine sense at the Void Refinement realm, he could see whatever he wanted anyway.

There was no need to use the Haotian Mirror for that.

......

Spirit Realm, Eastern Continent, Azure Wave Sect.

Lin You, the sect master’s direct disciple—also Gu Yan’s incarnation of evil thoughts—was currently seated within his cave abode.

Several inner sect disciples stood beside him, all at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

“Senior Brother Lin, you truly are the number one heaven’s favored son of our Azure Wave Sect!”

The leading disciple, surnamed Zhou, spoke with enthusiasm.

“Not yet two hundred years old, and already at the early Golden Core stage—at this speed, no other sect in the Eastern Continent can produce a second like you!”

“Exactly, exactly.” Another round-faced disciple chimed in.

“You’re far stronger than Zhao Lie and Han Song. Those two also have decent spiritual roots, but they’re still lingering at the late Foundation Establishment stage.”

Nether Soul held a teacup, his expression calm as he said, “Keep a low profile, keep a low profile.”

“We are all fellow disciples. One should not belittle one to praise another. Junior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Han are not lacking in aptitude—they simply haven’t encountered their opportunity yet.”

The three exchanged glances and cupped their hands together. “Senior Brother is right to instruct us.”

Nether Soul nodded and said no more.

But what he thought in his heart was something else entirely.

A message had come from the original body, Gu Yan—he, Nether Soul, would take over as sect master of the Azure Wave Sect in thirty to forty years.

He did not know the exact process as an incarnation, but the outcome was already set.

He only needed to wait.

However, the future was not set in stone.

Gu Yan had seen another future—

In that timeline, his master Su Wanyue died, and the Azure Wave Sect encountered great trouble.

The exact reason was not explained in detail. Gu Yan had only said he had already begun intervening, and that timeline would most likely not occur.

Nether Soul felt nothing about it.

Su Wanyue had treated him decently, but he was an incarnation of evil thoughts—he was not one to value emotional bonds.

Since the original body intended to protect her, then she would be protected.

As he was thinking, another person entered the cave abode.

It was a middle-aged steward at the late Foundation Establishment stage, looking hurried. Upon seeing Nether Soul, he cupped his hands and said:

“Young Master Lin, the Sect Master invites you to the Sect Master Hall. There is an important matter to discuss.”

Nether Soul set down his teacup. “Do you know what it is?”

The steward lowered his voice. “I heard it’s news from the Tianyan Dao Sect.”

Hearing this, Nether Soul rose and followed the steward toward the Sect Master Hall.

......

Inside the Sect Master Hall, seven or eight people were already seated.

Sect Master Su Wanyue sat at the main seat, with three Golden Core elders on either side.

As Nether Soul entered, he happened to hear the Second Elder speaking.

“...At most half a year from now, the Tianyan Dao Sect will arrange for a Void Refinement great power to be stationed in our sect.”

“At that time, the two ancestors, True Person Qingxu and True Person Xuanyun, will personally lead the assault and launch a full-scale attack on the Demon Blade Sect, completely annihilating them.”

Nether Soul remained composed and took his seat.

The Tianyan Dao Sect—the backer of the Azure Wave Sect.

Su Wanyue suddenly spoke, “Lin You, what do you think?”

Nether Soul raised his head, his expression calm. “This disciple believes the battle can be fought.”

The attack on the Demon Blade Sect did not surprise him.

Even before the news from the Tianyan Dao Sect arrived, Gu Yan had already seen this through the Haotian Mirror and informed him of the outcome.

Speaking of which, the two late Nascent Soul ancestors of the Azure Wave Sect—True Person Qingxu and True Person Xuanyun—

The reason they had only now dared to act against the Demon Blade Sect was because, upon returning to the sect, they had purged all spies from the Demon Blade Sect within their ranks.

That purge had implicated too many.

Even numerous Golden Core elders had been eliminated.

The sect’s middle tier had nearly been severed, greatly damaging its foundation.

If they had rashly gone to war with the Demon Blade Sect at that time, the outcome would have been uncertain.

Who knew whether the Demon Blade Sect still had other Nascent Soul-level forces?

Thus, they had to wait—for someone to come and take command.

As for why the Tianyan Dao Sect suddenly agreed to send a Void Refinement great power this time—

It was because the granddaughter of True Person Qingxu, who was in the Tianyan Dao Sect, learned of her grandfather’s sect’s situation.

She took the initiative to ask her husband to intervene and persuade the sect to send an elder to the Azure Wave Sect to oversee things for a period.

That Void Refinement great power had come about in this way.

However, another piece of information had also come from Gu Yan.

It concerned the two ancestors of the Azure Wave Sect.

In about ten years, Qingxu and Xuanyun would attempt to break through to the Transformation Spirit realm.

But during that seclusion, both of them would die unexpectedly.

The problem lay in the pills—they had been tampered with.

As for who exactly was behind it, Gu Yan had not elaborated, only saying it involved internal factional struggles within the Tianyan Dao Sect.

The Azure Wave Sect’s level was not enough to qualify for involvement.

Nether Soul showed no reaction after hearing this.

After all, it was a good thing for him.

Gu Yan had seen the future—if those two died from failed breakthroughs, then as the Azure Wave Sect’s number one heaven’s favored son, his succession to the sect master position would be greatly advanced.

As for the Void Refinement great power who came to oversee—

He would not remain in the Azure Wave Sect for long.

Once Qingxu and Xuanyun died, he would naturally return to the Tianyan Dao Sect.

At that time, the Azure Wave Sect would truly be under Nether Soul’s control.

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