Upon hearing the Sage of Imperial Void’s words, Chen Yan felt no surprise whatsoever.

Since he already knew that he could leave behind the cause and effect he carried, or rather, the “Cause of Calamity” spanning over sixty thousand years, in the era more than eight thousand years ago,

then if the Sage of Imperial Void had already deduced that Li Haowen was closely connected to the destruction of Heavenly Summit Mountain over sixty thousand years ago, and that another person closely connected to it was himself, this Uncarved Simplicity Realm cultivator would certainly be able to deduce the answer behind it all.

Based on Chen Yan’s current understanding of the Sage of Imperial Void, the man’s wisdom was almost demonic, and should be no lesser than that of Mr. You.

If possible, he absolutely had to avoid making an enemy of someone like this.

Unless he could use the Cycle of Reincarnation to obtain a sufficient information advantage, while ensuring that his own cultivation realm did not lag behind his opponent’s.

But even then, he absolutely could not be at a complete disadvantage under the current circumstances.

Otherwise, if he wanted to do anything afterward, it would probably be extremely troublesome.

“So, let us return to the main topic, Sage Bai.”

Chen Yan spoke.

Upon hearing this, Bai Chen fell silent for a brief moment before revealing a smile that was neither quite a smile nor quite a frown.

“You are the only person in all these long years since I became a Sage who has dared to speak to me in such a tone.”

“If Sage Bai needs something from me, then please stop saying things like that.”

Faced with Bai Chen’s threat, Chen Yan remained as calm as a gentle breeze and tranquil as flowing water.

“Who said I needed something from you?”

Bai Chen continued.

“If we want to reverse the overall situation, I am the only hope Chenping Continent has.”

Chen Yan’s tone was decisive and left no room for doubt.

“If Sage Bai does not wish to reverse the situation, then why would you have hidden yourself away and schemed for seven million years? Why would you have divided your own cause and effect into several segments after Military Disintegration, concealing them throughout the world?”

The mountain of corpses once again fell into a brief silence. Then the Sage of Imperial Void laughed.

“No wonder someone who overcame so many difficulties and managed to assume the position of Steward of Chenping Continent, even if it is merely an empty title, would not be an ordinary person. You are very clever.”

This was not the first time Chen Yan had been praised for being clever.

At present, Chen Yan had to admit that as his experience grew, his thinking had indeed become more mature and flexible than it had been in the past.

“I divided my own cause and effect into four segments in total. One segment is inside this cave. The second is located in the Martial Immortal Mountain Range in the Western Region of Chenping Continent. The third lies at the bottom of the Extreme Abyss in the Northern Region of Chenping Continent...”

Bai Chen replied.

“As for the final segment, it is the cause and effect spanning over sixty thousand years that you sent back to eight thousand years ago... As for where that segment of cause and effect is now, I do not know. You will have to find it yourself.”

“Do you mean that you want me to gather the four segments of your cause and effect scattered throughout the world, Sage?”

Chen Yan asked.

“That is correct.”

Bai Chen continued.

“Once you have gathered all four segments of my cause and effect, when Chenping Continent faces its final crisis, you can use the Heavenly Summit Mirror to project the image of me at the height of my past power onto my complete cause and effect.”

Chen Yan more or less understood Bai Chen’s intention.

Bai Chen wanted Chen Yan to gather his four segments of cause and effect.

That way, when the world of Chenping Continent was truly on the verge of shattering, a Sage could be brought back into existence.

But in truth, Chen Yan had already begun taking action long ago.

Because the one External Incarnation he had currently sent away from Du Cang Mountain was by no means the only one. At present, he had merely placed one in the cave beneath the lake, two thousand seven hundred li from Du Cang Mountain.

......

Western Region of Chenping Continent, Martial Immortal Mountain Range.

The mountain terrain was rugged and extraordinary, ancient trees towered into the heavens, and clouds and mist lingered throughout the year.

“This is Falling Eagle Valley!”

A clear young man’s voice rang out. He gazed excitedly at the cliff nearly a thousand zhang high before him and exclaimed.

“It is said that back then, the Passable God Realm elder of the Weaving Dreams Tower of Mirage Palace fought that Fifth Realm White-Feathered Golden-Necked Eagle at close range right here. In the end, after nearly exhausting every means of escape, he finally managed to win with great difficulty!”

This was a small group of young cultivators, all dressed in dark cyan daoist robes, with a silver crescent moon embroidered on each of their cuffs. They were disciples from the young generation of the Moon-Embracing Sect, a small sect in the Western Region of Chenping Continent near the Martial Immortal Mountain Range. Most of them were only around seventeen or eighteen years old.

There were six of them in total, four men and two women.

Five of them had cultivation levels ranging from the middle to late stage of the Qi Circulation Realm. Only the man at the front, who appeared slightly older at around twenty-four or twenty-five years of age, had already reached the early Martial Spring Realm.

Aside from the cultivator leading them, the other three men and two women all looked around their surroundings with great curiosity, filled with the vigor and vitality of youth.

“Everyone, be careful.”

The cultivator at the front, who appeared to be around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, spoke first.

“Do you know how great a risk I took by bringing you to the Martial Immortal Mountain Range? This is not a game. You all know that Falling Eagle Valley is just ahead. Even a great power at the Passable God Realm from Mirage Palace nearly lost his life here, let alone you... Act cautiously. Remember, you must be careful!”

The man, who appeared to be around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, offered this warning in a rather stern tone.

“Senior Brother Zhou, we have been walking for more than half a day, but we have not even seen a decent Ironback Boar, let alone any valuable Jade-Eyed Martens.”

Among them, the youngest disciple was only fifteen years old, yet his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Qi Circulation Realm. He complained.

This fifteen-year-old disciple was the most highly regarded member of the younger generation in the Moon-Embracing Sect. The sect’s elders even believed that the boy had a considerable chance of passing the selection for the Du Cang Mountain Dao Discussion and becoming one of the Guardians of the Dao on Du Cang Mountain.

“How could Demonic Beasts be so easy to encounter?”

The cultivator at the front, who appeared to be around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, spoke.

In truth, this cultivator in his mid-twenties was extremely troubled.

Privately entering the Martial Immortal Mountain Range to hunt was, one could say, the greatest taboo in the area surrounding the Martial Immortal Mountain Range. Those who violated this rule could even be exiled or expelled from their sect.

The reason was that doing so might attract Demonic Beasts from within the mountain range and consequently cause a considerable disaster.

However, when this cultivator in his mid-twenties had secretly entered the Martial Immortal Mountain Range to hunt last time, he had happened to be spotted by the young disciple most highly regarded by the sect at present.

That disciple was only fifteen years old, precisely at the age when he was filled with curiosity toward everything.

To prevent the matter from being exposed, he could only agree to take the young disciple and the others into the Martial Immortal Mountain Range once.

That was why the current scene had come about, with a Martial Spring Realm cultivator leading five Qi Circulation Realm cultivators who were still far too young into the perilous Martial Immortal Mountain Range, where danger lurked in every direction.

Given the current circumstances, this Martial Spring Realm cultivator could only pray that nothing unexpected would happen during this journey into the Martial Immortal Mountain Range.

At the very least, he had to keep these disciples alive.

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