Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another half month had passed.

The Northern Domain had already begun to snow.

Large, goose-feather-like snowflakes fell, making the battlefield appear even more tragic. Under Jubei City, even the snow seemed to be stained red.

At the same time, Zhou Dongfei finally returned from the Four Symbols Sect.

This time, he not only extracted significant resources from the Four Symbols Sect, but also secured their promise to send people to the Northern Domain to withstand the Deserters' attack. Furthermore, the Four Symbols Sect promised that regardless of the outcome, they would not seize the opportunity to intervene in the Northern Domain.

Of course, this promise was essentially empty words.

Because, both the Four Symbols Sect and Zhou Dongfei knew very well that since Prince Yu had already gotten involved, he would definitely send people to the Northern Domain. If the Profound Moon Sword Sect couldn't suppress Prince Yu's forces, then after repelling the Deserters, Prince Yu's intervention in the Northern Domain would be inevitable.

By then, the Four Symbols Sect would similarly have a chance to enter the Northern Domain through Prince Yu's hand.

In the end, everything was determined by strength.

If not for Zhou Dongfei borrowing the Sword Intent from Sword Peak to establish his might by slaying Feng Chen, the Saint Realm powerhouse, what he would have obtained wouldn't be the Four Symbols Sect's compromise but their opportunity to declare war and destroy the Profound Moon Sword Sect.

Nevertheless, being able to negotiate an outcome was already beneficial for the Profound Moon Sword Sect.

On another note, the news of heavy losses suffered by the Profound Moon Sword Sect had spread throughout the world. Upon receiving the news, the disciples and elders of the Profound Moon Sword Sect who were training outside would quickly return to the sect.

Next, the game between the Profound Moon Sword Sect and Prince Yu would begin.

Whether they could maintain their authority in the Northern Domain depended on the strength exhibited by those strong individuals returning to the Profound Moon Sword Sect.

On the other hand, during this half month, under Luo Bingyun's torment, Wang Junze's Sword Dao cultivation also improved significantly. At least without Luo Bingyun using any power beyond Heaven-Stepping cultivation, he could withstand dozens of Luo Bingyun's attacks.

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

"Greetings, Master!"

Upon returning to the Scripture Repository, Zhou Dongfei stepped into the heavenly realm within the book and witnessed Wang Junze and Luo Bingyun's sparring. Even with Zhou Dongfei's skills, Wang Junze's improvements surprised him.

"No need for formalities!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Dongfei smiled, not particularly concerned about these matters but instead focused on the heavenly realm within the book.

"Elder Qiu has remarkable skills!" Looking around, Zhou Dongfei lightly praised.

"Just some minor skills, Sect Leader overpraises."

The next moment, Elder Qiu also entered the heavenly realm within the book, explaining: "Legend has it that one book is a world, one page is a heavenly realm. Compared to that, I am merely stumbling along."

"Elder Qiu is too modest. As far as I know, this is a technique of ancient powerhouses, likely lost in contemporary times." Zhou Dongfei smiled.

"Indeed." Elder Qiu did not conceal this and answered calmly: "I've dedicated my life to diving into old paper scraps, in search of ancient heritage. Unfortunately, what I have gained is limited, and many times, I have to find my own way slowly."

Pausing for a moment, Elder Qiu continued: "In the future, if you obtain any tomes from the Ancient Ruins, I ask you to lend them to me for a look."

"Are there books in the ruins?" Wang Junze was somewhat surprised after hearing this. He wasn't aware of other ruins but knew that the ruins left by the Yijian Sect did not contain such books.

"There are indeed." Nodding slightly, Elder Qiu explained: "The more complete a ruin is, the higher the chance of it containing such books. Previously, the Life and Death Contract you used actually came from one such ruin."

"If there is such an opportunity, I will do my utmost to bring the tomes out and lend them to Elder Qiu." Wang Junze immediately promised.

No matter what, he survived this time thanks to Elder Qiu's favor. Without him, Wang Junze would have had no chance to escape the Four Symbols Sect's pursuit, let alone save Luo Qingxuan.

For this reason alone, he should give back in some way.

"Just a look is enough." Elder Qiu shook his head gently: "With your talent, you will certainly have opportunities in the future."

"Let's not talk about these." Zhou Dongfei did not wish to dwell on this any further and changed the topic: "The situation in the Northern Domain is becoming increasingly tense. Our sect must seize the chance to act again... If you two can find an appropriate moment to strike, it might have unexpected effects."

"Does Master have any plans?" Wang Junze's heart stirred, and he promptly asked.

"This is precisely what I wanted to ask you. If given a chance to strike, would you choose to kill Jing Yuan or Yuan Shouyi?" Zhou Dongfei squinted his eyes slightly, responding with a rhetorical question.

This sentence clearly indicated the current situation.

The biggest threats facing the Profound Moon Sword Sect were the Deserters and Yuan Shouyi.

The Deserters were a given, but Yuan Shouyi had evidently switched allegiance to Prince Yu. To prevent Prince Yu from meddling in the Northern Domain, the best plan was to eliminate the forces he could use to control the region.

Yuan Shouyi was undoubtedly the biggest threat.

Direct action made killing either Jing Yuan or Yuan Shouyi difficult, but under the circumstance where the opponents did not know that Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan were still alive, a surprise attack could be executed.

Of course, there was only one chance. A failed attempt would give the opponent readiness, making it extremely difficult to find another opportunity.

Regarding this, Luo Qingxuan did not express her views, leaving the decision to Wang Junze.

After much contemplation, Wang Junze finally made his decision.

"Yuan Shouyi!"

"Oh?" Zhou Dongfei was a bit surprised to hear Wang Junze's response and asked, "Why?"

"Because I'm not confident I can kill Jing Yuan!" Wang Junze shook his head and explained, "Since there's only one chance, then naturally we should choose the option with a higher chance of success."

"Jing Yuan is not particularly strong himself. Killing him would be easy once the Deserter powerhouse around him is drawn away, but Yuan Shouyi's strength is certainly much greater than he reveals!" Zhou Dongfei reminded again.

"I still believe Jing Yuan is harder to kill!" Wang Junze answered earnestly, "Jing Yuan is deep and calculating, hard to fall for traps and get himself into dangerous situations."

"Moreover, I still feel that my supposed death might not fool him."

These words sounded alarming; even with the Life Lamp extinguished, could it still not deceive Jing Yuan?

Wang Junze did not further explain, though it didn't seem reasonable, but he trusted his own intuition.

"Alright, I'll make arrangements."

After a few silent breaths, Zhou Dongfei slowly spoke, "During your recent training sessions, try to maintain your best condition and be ready to act at any moment."

"Yes!"

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