Chapter 1412 - 1412: Return to the Celestial Palace

Everyone was even more shocked upon hearing Yuan Guang's explanation.

This Perfect Sword Dao is simply too miraculous.

The Sword Dao can actually persist for a while after being used, like actual material substance.

They didn't wait long.

Moments later, Jiang Cheng woke up on his own.

And the Sword Dao World finally dissolved completely.

However, the void still hadn't recovered.

It seemed that sword directly annihilated the space within its attack range, creating a not-so-large hole in the void.

Surrounding spatial turbulence slowly drifted over, but was quickly extinguished, creating a cycle of repetition.

It seemed it would take several months to restore it to its original state.

Everyone couldn't help but be amazed again.

As a high-level plane, the space of the Primordial Immortal Realm is extremely stable.

They had only seen such a scene of spatial destruction in the True Realm before.

"The Supreme Palace Master actually mastered the Perfect Sword Dao, deserving of our utmost respect!"

Yuan Guang was the first to step up with praise.

He now had the mentality to willingly be a subordinate, even feeling that being under Brother Cheng's command might be his opportunity.

The other elders were not to be outdone.

"Jiang Taishang's divine might is unparalleled!"

"Absolutely invincible in the world!"

"With Jiang Taishang here, if a god blocks, he slaughters the god..."

Coming out, Brother Cheng listened cheerfully to everyone's compliments while consuming Emperor Pills to restore his Divine Soul and Immortal Power.

Though the Daoist Venerables' flattery was straightforward and unskilled, he didn't mind.

At this moment, Gong Qing had already gathered the three hundred thousand disciples.

Seeing that they planned to return to Yunmi Dao, Jiang Cheng suddenly announced his farewell.

"I plan to visit the Celestial Palace that way."

"Ah?"

"Return?"

Everyone, including Gong Qing, didn't quite understand this decision.

"There's no need for you to go back!"

"Indeed, they never had good intentions towards you."

"This visit might lead to another assassination attempt by the Celestial Palace."

"You might as well stay in the Land of Dao Extinction; we still need your guidance!"

They were speaking very tactfully.

In their hearts, they were thinking, you killed seven of their Daoist Saints, do you still expect them to welcome you?

This was clearly walking into a trap.

However, Brother Cheng had his own plans.

"Their bet isn't over yet, and as principled people, we must see things through to the end."

"Moreover, I also want to see their next move, whether they'll prepare to attack our Ice Palace."

"As the Supreme Palace Master, it's my duty to infiltrate the enemy camp and gather intelligence!"

Hearing his righteous and passionate declaration, all the elders and disciples were filled with respect.

But the Three-Eyed Tiger quietly smirked to itself.

Every time this guy spoke so seriously, he surely had something else in mind.

And indeed, that was the truth.

Brother Cheng actually hoped the Celestial Palace would continue to target him.

In the previous battle, due to the excessively powerful destructive force of the Perfect Sword Dao, thirteen Daoist Saints were reduced to nothing, leaving not a single piece of loot.

This battle had been a complete loss.

The costs were incredibly high, and the gains were zero.

Jiang Taishang, who always valued frugality, couldn't accept this.

Since the Celestial Palace harbored harmful intentions, it was necessary to retrieve these losses from them.

He hoped next time a few Celestial Emperors would show up.

This god-level plan of his couldn't be openly disclosed.

Seeing his resolution to leave, no one attempted to dissuade him further.

This time, the Three-Eyed Tiger had no desire to accompany him.

Although following Brother Cheng brought a significant sense of prestige, this was clearly suicidal. Master Tiger considered staying alive more important.

Even if resurrected, the instant death was still painful.

As for Yan Yi, after a couple of inquiries from Brother Cheng, she ultimately decided to stay in the Ice Palace.

Ultimately, Jiang Cheng embarked on the journey alone.

After he departed, Yuan Guang and the other elders couldn't hide the worry on their faces.

"Jiang Taishang's power is undeniable."

"But the Celestial Palace has the Ten Celestial Emperors, each possessing a Celestial Dao Supreme Treasure; this trip may be full of dangers."

"No matter."

Gong Qing smoothed the icy strands fluttering by her ear.

After the battle, she had long regained her usual calm composure.

"Every decision Jiang Taishang makes, no matter how outrageous, is surely correct."

"Moreover, I won't let the Celestial Palace target us."

"Oh?"

Yuan Guang expressed interest.

"What is your plan?"

Gong Qing spoke softly, "Fifteen Daoist Saints have fallen; this is clearly not something our Ice Palace could accomplish."

"At least from the outside world's perspective, we don't have that kind of power."

Yuan Guang understood.

"You intend to secretly fan the flames, creating the illusion of mutual slaughter between the Celestial Palace and the Evil Immortal Realm?"

"Exactly, when neither of them knows who the real culprit is, naturally they won't have the time or attention to bother us."

Looking at her serene face, Yuan Guang and the other elders were at a loss for words.

Although the Ice Maiden's power is ordinary, her mind is terrifying.

She actually intended to provoke an all-out war between the Celestial Palace and the Evil Immortal Realm.

In terms of her level of danger, she's no less than Jiang Taishang.

The cooperation between these two is simply cheating!

However, they didn't know that Brother Cheng rarely acted according to Advisor Gong's plans.

Not long after the Ice Palace vacated the site, others arrived.

These weren't the local immortals of Yuanji Dao, but rather two top Great Powers from the Evil Immortal Realm, along with a dozen other Daoist Saints.

"This is the place!"

Gazing at the bottomless void before them, and the surrounding expanding spatial turbulence, even they couldn't help but shudder internally.

The space in the Land of Dao Extinction is extremely stable, but they could manage to create a few tears.

However, it couldn't be as seamless as the void before them, nor would it last so long without dissipating.

"It's as if the space has been directly erased."

"Could it be that a Great Power specializing in the Space Origin made a move?"

"What exactly happened?"

"Who did this?"

The sudden and collective fall of Daoist Saints Gu Qi and Shengjue wasn't something they could ignore.

Losing eight Daoist Saints at once is a colossal event for any force.

The Evil God of the Evil Immortal Realm even came personally.

They exerted their methods upon the void, hoping to retrospect the scene, to see who killed those eight Daoist Saints.

However, to their surprise, the void and its surroundings were impervious to retrospect.

"The calculations are impossible."

"Retrospect is futile."

"What sort of method is this?"

To trace back the events here required a causal thread.

By tracing back the individuals involved, or the causal line of this area, one could gradually retrospect the scene.

Unfortunately, the Perfect Sword Dao was too domineering, even devouring and destroying nearby causal connections.

Ultimately, they gained nothing and found nothing.

"The enemy is too overwhelmingly powerful."

"Likely no weaker than myself!"

The Evil God of the Evil Immortal Realm ultimately reached a conclusion that was of little use.

"There aren't many who could accomplish such a feat..."