"Impossible!" Li Tingyun immediately said.
Qin Si smiled, "Whether it's possible or not, Sect Leader Li alone doesn't get to decide."
"Exactly!" Yue Bufan chimed in, "I've wanted to say this for a long time, Li Tingyun. Did you ask Yueqingshan when you signed that darn agreement with Shenqi Dali? Did you ask the Buddhist Sect, Wanbao Pavilion, or Qianyaoge?"
"Qunyu Mountain and Hualing Mountain agreed!" Li Tingyun said, raising his head sharply and snorting.
Yue Bufan rolled his eyes, "Does Yueqingshan mean anything if Qunyu Mountain and Hualing Mountain represent it? Since your Wushang Sect doesn't regard Yueqingshan as important, I'll have someone go bomb the back mountain of your Wushang Sect right now!"
"Sect Master Yueqingshan!" Li Tingyun's anger could no longer be suppressed.
He had never met such an unreasonable person! To want to bomb his sect right in front of him was a blatant insult!
What was worse, at this moment, Yue Yuan Gui was pulling on Yue Bufan's robes, appearing to stop him, yet saying:
"Father, please calm down, please calm down. The back mountain of Wushang Sect has already collapsed. If you say this, what if they falsely accuse us of causing the collapse?"
"Nonsense!" Yue Bufan roared, "Even if I want to bomb a mountain, I'll do it openly!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
The father and son's voices were not restrained in the slightest, causing Li Tingyun's brows to twitch repeatedly, his face turning as dark as ink.
Qin Si smiled subtly, then quickly concealed his smile. He cupped his fist to his lips and coughed lightly, "The Shenqi Academy has prepared lodging in Anping City. Everyone is invited to proceed to Anping City."
"Thank you." Xuan You was the first to lead the Xuannü Sect away with the people from Shenqi Academy.
The smell of blood here was too heavy, and staying made people uncomfortable. Sects began to leave together.
"Sect Leader Li, what do we do now?" The Sect Master of Fanglan Sect, Lu Fuping, stepped forward to ask Li Tingyun. She glanced at Qin Si with gritted teeth.
If Li Tingyun hadn't held her back, she would have taught that junior a lesson earlier!
"Also, what about Yi'an and Shui Lianyuan and their group? The rift has disappeared, but they haven't appeared. Could they still be in the芥子层 (Jiezi Layer)?" Lu Fuping asked with concern. She had finally taken Daojun Yi'an as a disciple she was satisfied with, and she hoped he wouldn't perish here.
Li Tingyun pondered with a gloomy expression. Although he had instructed his sect members not to act rashly, not only Daojun Yi'an and Shui Lianyuan, but several sects that had alliances with Wushang Sect had entered the rift first at his signal.
Now, Qin Si was clearly trying to seize this opportunity to abolish the Two Realms Agreement, and Yueqingshan was on Qin Si's side. Although he was confident that Hualing Mountain and Qunyu Mountain were on his side, according to the news he had received earlier, Master Ku Lian of the Buddhist Sect had a good relationship with Qin Si. Master Ku Lian had always been the spokesperson for the Buddhist Sect externally, which meant the Buddhist Sect would also be on Qin Si's side. He was also unsure of the attitudes of Lin Qingyu and Wanbao Pavilion.
In other words, Wushang Sect's situation was not good. After a long pause, he said, "Let's go to Anping City first. I will send people to search for Yi'an in the 芥子层 (Jiezi Layer), but..." He paused, his gaze turning cold, "You have to help me do something first."
"Sect Leader Li, please speak." Li Tingyun's lips moved, and no one heard what he said, but Lu Fuping's expression changed repeatedly.
With all matters settled, Qin Si immediately walked up to Qian Ying, "Where is A'yi?" He had already surveyed the area multiple times and had not seen Bai Shengyi's trace. If he hadn't been mindful of Li Tingyun's presence, he would have asked long ago.
"Right!" Yue Bufan slapped his head, "Where is my A'yi? And where is that brat? Didn't they say they were going to get the Xia Ye Plum Forest?"
Yue Shuxin was still unconscious, and even Qing Lan could do nothing about her condition. Although Bai Shengyi had stated with certainty that she could cure Yue Shuxin and wake her up, Yue Bufan had not placed all his hopes on Bai Shengyi. His granddaughter was so young; children of her age in ordinary sects were still clinging to their mothers and acting spoiled. Yue Bufan hoped she wouldn't push herself too hard. Therefore, Yue Bufan had also contacted several alchemists he knew, but as fate would have it, these alchemists were either in seclusion or their whereabouts were uncertain.
Qian Ying recounted what had happened. Seeing the sternness emanating from Qin Si, she immediately handed over the transparent porcelain bottle, "These two people are yours to deal with."
Qin Si looked at Patriarch Mei and Patriarch Lou inside and said coldly, "Guards, take them down and interrogate them thoroughly." A grey shadow flickered past and took away the porcelain bottle.
"I suspect that the Nine Revolutions Fortune Array was set up by two groups," Qin Si suddenly said.
Qian Ying asked, "What do you mean?"
"Sanghai Secret Realm," Qin Si said in a deep voice, "Li Tingyun doesn't seem to know that the Sanghai Secret Realm is a Heavenly Array..." Qin Si wasn't speaking without reason; he had been pondering this issue all along. If Li Tingyun knew that the Sanghai Secret Realm was a Heavenly Array location, meaning Li Tingyun was aware that the spiritual energy in the Sanghai Secret Realm was far superior to other places, would Li Tingyun have so easily given up exploring when the Bagua Yin-Yang Eye appeared? Obviously not. Li Tingyun was driven mad by his covetousness for the secret of the divine realm's fortune!
"Of course, this is just my guess," Qin Si lowered his gaze, "The most important thing now is to abolish the Two Realms Agreement, but I guess it won't be smooth sailing. We can..."
...
What Qin Si didn't know was that his guess was already very close to the truth. In the Heavenly Dao Mountain Ravine, the spiritual energy was recovering at a visible rate. Liu Tianyun and Daojun Qing Lan both stopped their actions simultaneously. Liu Tianyun's left hand hung unnaturally at his side. He raised his right hand and wiped the blood from his lips, the red flames flickering in his eyes having turned into a cold black. He had painstakingly arranged all this, even discarding the pawns Fu Huiyu and Xia Lingling, just to seize the power of the Heavenly Dao's will when the Heavenly Dao was weak. He never expected it to fail at the last moment!
"Damn it!" As soon as he finished speaking, a green mist suddenly arrived and slapped him across the face! The mist dissipated, leaving only a red mark on Liu Tianyun's face as evidence of its presence.
"Qing Lan!" Liu Tianyun looked up in anger, "That's enough!"
Daojun Qing Lan said indifferently, "If you speak ill of me again, I'll hit you again!"
Liu Tianyun said sternly, "Don't forget, you and I are from the same world. You are a spiritual being, and you take her as a disciple. Will she truly consider you her master?" Qing Lan's expression shifted slightly, as if thinking of something, and his eyes dimmed a little.
Liu Tianyun continued maliciously, "They all say that those who are not of my kind are bound to have different hearts. You were born of heaven and earth, with infinite lifespan. Tell me, if she knew your identity, would she still be your disciple without any reservations?"
"Even if the Red Lotus Demon Lord is trying to sow discord, he should at least have some skill. If I knew what you were saying—"