Upon hearing of Shi Chun's death and thinking about his wife and daughter's interest in the convention, Miao Dingyi fell silent for a moment before asking, "Why would the Domain Master of Xuan State pay so much attention to Shi Chun?"

Young Master Nan replied, "Well, isn't it because Shi Chun mixed with the people from Xuan State? The Su Yuan Sect has already lost two people, suffering nearly half the loss and greatly weakening their strength.

No sect ranked first among the states wants to back down. Even if they can't snatch first place, they at least strive for the top three. They all gathered a team and rushed to the Moon Sea, each with a do-or-die attitude, only to end up suffering heavy losses.

These days, about a third of the top-ranked sects in each state have perished in the Moon Sea, and countless more from each state have been swallowed by the Moon Sea. Brother Miao, you haven't seen it. The scene in the Heavenly Mirror now is often like a ripple of water; people disappear into the Moon Sea, gone.

Xuan State's forces have also assembled near the Moon Sea, and a great battle could break out at any moment. Naturally, the Domain Master of Xuan State is highly concerned."

Miao Dingyi laughed, "Your sister-in-law can't see all this detail in the Heavenly Mirror. It seems their perspective is a bit lacking."

Young Master Nan waved his hand, "Brother Miao, don't make fun of me. I'm just keeping in touch with Old Yang. He's managing things at the moment and can grasp more of the insider details.

Speaking of Shi Chun, every time your sister-in-law and your loved one visit, they are probably interested in Shi Chun's condition. I've been wanting to tell them but wasn't sure how, so I thought it would be easier between men. Thus, I waited here to inform Brother Miao so you can decide how to tell them on their side."

Miao Dingyi found this talk quite tiresome and knew there was still some misunderstanding, but didn't want to explain more to these people who earned easy money. He nodded, "Young Master Nan, your concern is noted. It's truly a pity that he is gone; I had even placed a bet of a hundred thousand gold on him to come first."

Young Master Nan joked, "Brother Miao, you're just saying that to support my event."

Speaking of his event, Miao Dingyi noted Young Master Nan's obviously haggard appearance and asked, "What's the matter, is the situation not salvageable? With your abilities and backgrounds, you should have been able to intervene in the affair on the West Pole, right?"

Young Master Nan sighed deeply, "Brother Miao, let's not talk about it. To speak frankly without evasion, we certainly tried, but it seems like we stepped into a trap. The Royal Court's control over this competition is beyond imagination. No face and no hand can intervene; some of our brothers have already been made examples of."

"Oh?" Miao Dingyi was quite surprised; they had already cut off these people's hands? That was indeed very unusual. He couldn't help but probe further, "With your backgrounds, if it wasn't suitable to set up the game, you should have been forewarned, right?"

Young Master Nan bitterly smiled, "Who knows what happened, my hair has almost turned white from worry. Ah, Brother Miao, let's not talk about it anymore. It's frustrating. Who knows, one of these days I might have to come begging at your doorstep. Let's drop it; I'm going inside now, you go on with your business."

With these words, he bowed and quickly walked away.

Miao Dingyi let the curtain fall and after pondering for a moment, said to the spirit beast outside, "We're not going home; let's head to the Bowan Building."

The spirit beast immediately pulled the carriage and sprinted away.

At the main entrance of the drill ground, Feng Chi, cloaked in a cloak, emerged alone and entered into the woods outside the drill ground, meeting a masked person waiting there.

Seeing no one else around, Feng Chi asked softly, "Isn't there any way to intervene further from above?"

The masked person shook their head, "Attempts were made to intervene, but they failed. The control is beyond imagination. The leaders feel this Sky Rain Meteor Conference is somewhat abnormal; it might not be as straightforward as it appears. Shi Chun has not come out of Moon Sea till now; he probably won't be able to. The miss probably made this trip in vain too. Moving her back safely will suffice. The matter of Wu Kang Mountain's status will have to be arranged differently. That is, both of our objectives for this trip likely failed."

Feng Chi sighed, "That's the only way then. Shi Chun, I really admired him; it's a pity he was lost."

Inside the drill ground, Elder Ke was now flanked by two disciples, one of whom had been replaced by Wu Kang Mountain Elder Yin Huixin.

After receiving the message that her daughter might not make it out of the Moon Sea, Yin Huixin, as a mother, hurried over, her eyes filled with anxiety as she looked into the mirror.

Elder Ke also wore a face of helplessness; out of all the participants from Wu Kang Mountain, only a brothel woman who had been hurriedly enlisted was left. This woman, now acting like a lone ranger, had herself tightly covered and was now drifting toward the Moon Sea.

Initially, Xiang Laner had not been given much attention, but after seeing everyone else disappearing, they had to take alook, only to find something was not quite right.

Being tightly wrapped was understandable; after all, the area had gone mad with killing, and beauty sometimes brought danger.

But logically speaking, taking precautions should mean hiding, not wandering around alone, especially near the Moon Sea.

The sun beat down fiercely.

Thousands of Xuan State's forces lay hidden in a shady valley, also near the Moon Sea.

Su Yuan Sect disciple Guan Yingjie and Chao Zhilin, along with the leaders of four other sects, flew up to a cave on a cliff.

These four were freshly chosen leaders of a large contingent after Yan Ji and Guan Wen had fallen, also ranking among the top disciples of the Xuan State sects.

Inside the cave, a map hung on the stone wall, displaying the entire Moon Sea. Mulan Qingqing, standing with her hands behind her back, turned around when she heard the others entering.

"Sister."

"Miss Mulan."

Everyone greeted her.

After the greetings, someone asked, "We've been quiet for two days; everyone below is asking, are we just waiting here until the conference ends?"

Mulan Qingqing, devoid of any unnecessary pleasantries, pointed to seven marked spots around the Moon Sea, "Get ready to depart. We'll split our forces into seven groups, each of us leading over a thousand men to these seven spots. I've called you all here to discuss the specific locations each will go to and related matters."

Another person asked, "Why spread out the forces?"

Mulan Qingqing explained, "We'll divide the area around the Moon Sea into seven regions. Each is responsible for monitoring the movements of the sect members from various states within their designated region. Don't engage in the fights; focus on gathering information about the movements of the sects, like the collection status of the Insect Extreme Crystals."

According to the information we've gathered, the top-ranked sects from each region have almost all gathered a force of around one hundred thousand men at Moon Sea.

All desperate and cornered, it would be easy to divide and conquer them, but our losses are inevitable, and over time, they would accumulate, resulting in considerable losses for us. The sects trust the Su Yuan Sect, and we cannot afford to treat their lives like a game. Killing too frequently could unite them against us, increasing our losses.

The previous method is no longer applicable. From now on, you need to spread the word that Xuan State has already collected sixty thousand Insect Extreme Crystals and is securing the leading position at the Sky Rain Meteor Conference. We no longer wish to fight and kill; we've gathered here to uncover who attacked the Xuan State's forces.

Remember, to deceive others, one must deceive oneself first; apart from us few, the real number of Insect Extreme Crystals must not be disclosed to anyone.

Spreading out our troops makes it easier to gather information and reduces the sense of threat felt by the other regions' troops.

Let them focus on competing for other ranks; we only need to observe and control the situation. When they are nearly done killing each other, when they have determined the winner, the Xuan State's forces will strike in unison, deciding fate in one battle!

With a cold, icy expression and an unquestionable tone, their unilateral decision was clearly intended, yet it only garnered approving nods from everyone…

In the darkness, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang arrived atop a mountain, riding the Wind Scale.

Shi Chun, with his superpower, gazed down at the huge pit below and scanned the monsters encircling it.

This was the same pit they had narrowly escaped from when they first arrived; only now did Wu Jinliang understand why Chun Tian had wanted to return to that hole—it was close by.

"Why come back here?" Wu Jinliang continued, his eyes obscured in darkness, trusting wherever Chun Tian said they were.

Shi Chun: "Remember the sound of the horn in Moon Sea? We heard it here last time too."

Wu Jinliang: "Isn't that just the monsters' cries?"

Shi Chun: "In my right eye, normal monsters emit a blue light. Last time, I saw a monster that emitted red light making that horn sound. Moreover, I saw the horn sound could command a group of monsters. If these monsters open up an external pathway again, might they be under a unified command?"

Wu Jinliang, realizing the implications, "So you mean, the one that lights up red might be the leader, and if we find and follow it, we might have a chance to get out next time someone enters Moon Sea?"

Shi Chun: "There's no choice; there are too many monsters in this world, it's impossible to know which will leave, and we can't force all to exit. Only by focusing on the leader will we have a higher success rate."

Wu Jinliang: "Guess we can only try that, have you found it?"

"Not yet, I want to go down and check again."

"Sure, we're here anyway, up to you; I can't see anything anyway."

So, Shi Chun once again rode the Wind Scale, carrying both of them, and plunged like a meteor into the depth of the pit, quickly drawing a large number of monsters to pursue them.

They soon heard the low hum of the horn again.

However, to his disappointment, it wasn't the red-light emitting monster making the sound; it turned out even the blue-light ones could produce the same horn sound.

After circling the pit and escaping its chase, they again intentionally attracted a huge swarm of monsters, managing a massive chasing formation, but still failed to find any red-light emitting monsters.

With Shi Chun's repeated activation of his right-eye superpower, his body couldn't take it anymore, and they had to hastily extinguish their light to flee in panic.

As soon as the two returned inside the bamboo shoot-shaped hole, Bian Weiyin, alarmed by the noise, immediately spoke, "Shi Chun?"

Shi Chun released Wu Jinliang he'd been pulling along, and sat down cross-legged near her, "Yeah, I'm back."

Physically drained, he took a Pill and was about to rest when a pair of searching hands touched his face and body.

Bian Weiyin sat close by, whispering, "I was really scared just now. I never realized I was so afraid of the dark, afraid that you wouldn't come back."

Wu Jinliang chuckled, "Senior sister is overthinking it."

Shi Chun answered dismissively, "It won't happen."

The cave fell silent.

After a while, Bian Weiyin's voice rose again, "Are you really not interested in women?"

Wu Jinliang stifled laughter, sensing that the senior sister must have heard his words.

"Hm?" Shi Chun, who had been meditating with eyes closed, opened his eyes, but he couldn't see anything.

He felt the hands on his body again, and then a person drawing closer, close enough to feel their breath on his face and then a pair of moist lips landed on his, an unruly tongue prying open his lips.

He widened his eyes in disbelief, his mind unable to catch up, what's going on?

This couldn't be Wu Jinliang kissing him.

Wu Jinliang's voice broke the moment, "Smack smack, what are you eating?"

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