"Clack—"

A piece fell, and the situation on the chessboard was about to reach its endgame.

"The peacock remnants from the Western Regions have formed a large army, stationed on the edge of the grasslands. Although the combat strength of this group of Sanghas is worrisome, with the three nights of Nalanda Temple present, all disadvantages can be neutralized."

Although Mie Tian and Shi Tian have only become the strongest in recent years, Fantian's strength is extremely profound.

As a result, the peacock remnant army pressed on, making Northern Zhou feel as if facing a formidable enemy.

Not to mention, under these circumstances, the remnants of the Golden Wolf Han Court have also begun to cause trouble.

So regardless of whether it's the Northern Zhou Court or the Four Demonic Sects, which relocated their new headquarters to Meng Province, it's difficult to spare manpower these days, as they're busy suppressing rebellions and standoffings against the peacock remnants.

"It seems my enemies are planning to launch a life-ending strike against me." Qing Yu clapped his hands, stood up, and said.

To ensure Qing Yu's absolute elimination, it's essential to prevent him from finding powerful support. Northern Zhou and the Demon Sect, Qing Yu's greatest allies, must be preemptively addressed.

It's unclear what conditions were used to persuade the peacock remnants.

"Planning for a long time and setting meticulous arrangements, both our plans and the enemy's are reaching their culmination. Next, we should put a period at the end of it all."

The white-haired Taoist's figure vanished like a bubble, leaving behind an unfinished chess game.

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"This is the place, Qing Yu's hiding spot."

Two hundred miles from the Zhenwu Sect, on a high mountain, the Witch King held the Rebellion Heaven Bow, sensing a slight connection and confidently spoke.

Even after obtaining Qing Yu's Qi mechanism and adding the senses of the Rebellion Heaven Bow and Sun Stealing Arrow, it took them four days to locate this place. Qing Yu's ability to hide his breath is remarkable.

"I didn't expect Qing Yu to finally choose Cui Feng Mountain, only two hundred miles from the Zhenwu Sect. I thought he would choose somewhere in Northern Zhou's territory." Ji Chengtian looked at the somewhat desolate mountain, his eyes filled with both emotion and deep killing intent.

This area is still within Zhenwu Sect's autonomous region. Because the earth's Qi was forcibly extracted back then, it's still barren now, unworthy of the name Cui Feng Mountain.

If it weren't for the Witch King's method to find Qing Yu's location, Ji Chengtian and Elder Shiming might never have expected that Qing Yu was neither in the safest Northern Zhou nor at the most dangerous yet possibly safest Zhenwu Sect, but chose a desolate mountain near the Zhenwu Sect.

However, this is very much in line with Qing Yu's style, isn't it? If it were so easy for others to guess his thoughts, he wouldn't be Qing Yu.

"Over on the grasslands, both Yin Tianxia and that demon beast comparable to the strongest have shown themselves. Even if the demon beast can traverse the earth through the Earth veins, it cannot arrive here. Not to mention, there's already a great formation laid out by the Witch King."

Elder Shiming spoke with subtle meaning, glancing at the Witch King.

As soon as it was confirmed that Qing Yu was here, the Witch King had his brother Hou Huai lay out a large formation, suppressing nearly a hundred miles, to isolate the inside and outside.

According to the knowledgeable Elder Shiming's observations, that great formation also has the effect of suppressing the earth Qi, which would suppress even the demon beast here.

After all, the most troublesome thing about that demon beast is its connection with the Earth veins, making it almost undying.

But such an arrangement would also impact the Witch King's strength, right? The martial arts of the Southern Border largely rely on earthly evil Qi.

As if seeing through Elder Shiming's doubts, the Witch King said calmly, "Since this king has made such arrangements, there are naturally ways to avoid the drawbacks. Besides, do you think a Witch Tribe Battle Body would fear such a limitation?"

"Ha ha, Witch King, you have everything calculated perfectly; I admire that," Ji Chengtian saw the situation becoming tense and mediated.

"You're too kind. I'm always fond of the culture of the Central Plains, especially the art of war. As it is written: 'Those who win before fighting have more plans; those who do not are few. The many plans win over the few, let alone no plans at all!'

This king just plotted a little more than usual."

As he finished speaking, Elder Shiming remained in place, while the Witch King and Ji Chengtian unabashedly released their auras, stepping into the air, heading for Cui Feng Mountain.

What follows is a fierce confrontation of dragons and tigers. Even a sick dragon is not something Elder Shiming can involve himself in. If Qing Yu, in his death throes, sought to take someone down with him, Elder Shiming, in the Divinity Realm, would be the perfect choice.

On the desolate mountain, a small pool of rolling turbid water had appeared at some unknown time, boiling like hot water. From time to time, a stream of evil Qi spurted out, rampaging on the surface of the pool with fierce momentum.

"When the Great Witch Sacrifice informed this king that the Daoist Master had a Mysterious Technique capable of expelling Vile Aura, I didn't believe it. Because in this world, no one understands evil Qi better than we of the Southern Border or uses the earth's power more effectively.

But today, seeing this, I realize I was too arrogant," the Witch King murmured softly, amazed upon seeing the small pool.

Beside the small pool, a figure with disheveled white hair, bare feet, and only wearing a Daoist robe reached into the pool. Streams of Vile Aura seeped from his hand, flowing into the pool.

Clearly, the Witch King believed Qing Yu was using this method to expel the Vile Aura.

The white-haired Taoist at the edge of the pool withdrew his right hand at these words, stood up slowly, his face showing no trace of illness, but the dense evil Qi swirling around him showed his situation was precarious.

"So, it's true that Daqian has collaborated with the Southern Border. The 'Earth Scroll' that fell into Daqian's hands is known to the Southern Border Witch King. Three hundred years ago, they were mortal enemies, and now they've entered into cooperation. Isn't that funny?" Qing Yu's face showed irony and sarcasm.

Three hundred years ago, Emperor Daqian personally led the campaign to annex Qing Province, adding yet another territory to the Central Plains. Back then, the Witch King of the Southern Border should have been this man's father, and the Great Witch Sacrifice hasn't changed over these three hundred years.

And now, three hundred years later, both sides are cooperating. It's truly remarkable how things turn out.

"There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. This sentence, too, is from your Central Plains. I'll give these words back to you," the Witch King said.

It was evident this Witch King was well-versed in the Central Plains' culture, thoroughly understanding their texts and tactics.

"And what about you, Ji Chengtian? Aren't you afraid Sword God will blame you if you kill this poor Daoist?" Qing Yu asked, turning to Ji Chengtian.

"The Sword God won't know it was I who killed you. Even if he did know, he couldn't eliminate an ally of the strongest like me. Qing Yu, if you're hoping for the Sword God, you'll only disappoint me."

Ji Chengtian stepped forward, unleashing a powerful aura, "Back when you and Ren Piaomiao joined forces against the Sword God, I feared your strength, but I must admit you were a prominent figure in this world. Now, if in your dying moments you show any ugliness, it would mean the Sword God, myself, and everyone else in the world misunderstood you.

So, preserve some dignity for yourself."

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