“The Great Ruins Boundary has actually opened?”
Inside the hall, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch listened to the Earth Spiritual Land's Venerable’s report with a look of shock on his face. The other Open Heaven Stage masters were also dumbfounded.
The Great Ruins Boundary was an extremely mysterious place. Although many people had heard of the existence of the Great Ruins Boundary, entering it required a great opportunity, and even if one managed to enter it, whether they could come out alive was another story. There were not only great opportunities but also great risks.
Wei Hua nodded, “That’s exactly what Chen Tian Fei said.”
The woman from the Yin Spiritual Land asked, “Then in Senior Brother Wei’s opinion, is what Scarlet Star said true?”
Wei Hua slowly shook his head, “Whether it’s true or false, we need to investigate it carefully before we can verify it, but from the look on Chen Tian Fei’s face, it doesn’t seem like he’s lying. Moreover, this matter has too many implications and will spread out sooner or later, so it’s unlikely they’ll use this matter to shoot themselves in the foot.”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch nodded and said, “Yes, the opening of the Great Ruins Boundary is a major event, no one can hide it.”
Wei Hua said, “The Star City they were in happened to be swallowed by the Great Ruins Boundary, so they are now homeless. When they came out from the Great Ruins Boundary, they happened to be nearby, Chen Tian Fei knows the Heavenly Monarch and wanted to come to our Seven Skillful Land to rest and recuperate.”
“I see!” Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch nodded lightly.
He had previously wondered why the people of Scarlet Star had come all the way to his territory, but now that he knew it was because of the Great Ruins Boundary, everything made sense.
Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable eyes suddenly lit up as he said, “Heavenly Monarch, if that’s the case, we may be able to recruit these people from Scarlet Star. Right now, they have no home to return to. If we can allow them to remain in the Seven Skillful Land, the strength of our Seven Skillful Land will definitely increase greatly, so we don’t need to fear Yu Xiushan.”
The Wood Spiritual Land's Venerable coldly snorted, “You’re dreaming! That Chen Tian Fei is only a Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, but that Zhao Baichuan is a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage like the Heavenly Monarch, so even if we can absorb them, there’s no guarantee they won’t have any ulterior motives in the future.”
Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable thought to himself, that Zhao Baichuan’s cultivation was also at Fifth Order, so if he was really allowed to enter the Seven Skillful Land, it would be a problem on how to settle him down. If he was allowed to stay under the Heavenly Monarch, he might not be willing to do so. Moreover, Scarlet Star had lost it's Star City and needed a place to settle down, so how could they not covet the Seven Skillful Land? If they really did so, they might just be inviting a wolf into their house.
On second thought, the Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable said, “We won’t recruit them to join us, but we can hire them!”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch looked towards him, “You mean…”
Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable smiled slightly, “The people of Scarlet Star have no home to return to now, and Chen Tian Fei is an old friend of the Heavenly Monarch. If we pay a price, we might be able to move them and make them work for us, one Fifth Order and one Fourth Order. If we use them well, we might be able to exterminate Flying Smoke Palace!”
The Wood Spiritual Land's Venerable coldly snorted, “You’re thinking too simple.”
These two Venerable seemed to be naturally at odds with each other, so when Yang Spiritual Land's venerable saw him refuted his idea, he couldn’t help turning his head and asking, “Then what is your opinion?”
The Wood Spiritual Land's Venerable said, “They just came out of the Great Ruins Boundary. Although we haven’t been to the Great Ruins Boundary before, we’ve long heard of its dangers and great opportunities. As long as they can come out alive, they will be able to reap great benefits. Now that they’ve come out alive, although I don’t know what they’ve reaped, I’m sure it won’t be too shabby. What can we offer to move them and make them contribute? If the benefits are too little, they won’t care, but if there are too many benefits, we will definitely suffer a loss.”
Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable said, “But Heavenly Monarch and Chen Tian Fei are old friends, if Heavenly Monarch were to comes forward…”
“Have you lost your mind from cultivating too much?” The Wood Spiritual Land's Venerable bluntly sneered, “Let’s not even talk about whether that Chen Tian Fei is willing to get involved in this mess out of consideration for his old friendship, even if we were to talk about Scarlet Star, it’s not Chen Tian Fei who is in charge, it’s that Zhao Baichuan! If Heavenly Monarch were to step forward and be rejected, where would we put our face?”
Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable was fuming with anger, but he couldn’t help but admit that this bastard’s words made sense and was unable to refute.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch sat up straight and stared coldly at his two capable subordinates arguing. At this moment, he finally spoke, “Miao Yue, since you refute the words of others, you must have a plan in mind, right? Tell me.”
Miao Yue was the name of this Wood Spiritual Land's Venerable.
Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable was overjoyed when he heard this and looked at Miao Yue with a gloating look, eager to see him embarrass himself in front of the Heavenly Monarch.
Unexpectedly, Miao Yue actually smiled and said confidently, “Heavenly Monarch, allow me to report, this subordinate does have some ideas. If this matter is successful, not only will we be able to get Scarlet Star's help over without paying any price, we will also have a chance to deal with Yu Xiushan, this mortal enemy. However, this matter will need Heavenly Monarch to personally take action to show our sincerity.”
Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable glared at him, “Show off!”
However, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's interest was piqued, “Tell me about it.”
Miao Yue’s narration caused the eyes of everyone in the hall to light up with excitement. Although Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable was unhappy, he couldn’t help but admire this fellow’s quick thinking. How could he have not thought of such a simple matter and allowed this fellow to steal the limelight?
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch also laughed when he heard this, “Good, Miao Yue, what a good move to drive a wolf to swallow a tiger. This is a brilliant plan, and even if the Scarlet Star’s people see through it, they will definitely be tempted! Good, good, if this matter succeeds, Miao Yue, you will be rewarded!”
Miao Yue smiled reservedly, “It is this subordinate’s duty to share the burden of the Heavenly Monarch, so I dare not be greedy!” He glanced over towards the Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable with a smug expression, causing the latter to feel disgusted.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch stood up and said, “There’s no time to lose, I don’t know when that Yu Xiushan will come again, this king will go find Zhao Baichuan to discuss this matter.”
Miao Yue said, “Heavenly Monarch, about the Great Ruins Boundary…”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch stopped in his tracks and pondered for a moment before saying, “Send some people out to investigate. If the Great Ruins Boundary really opens, the news won’t be able to remain hidden for long and will soon spread like wildfire. We’ll know once we go to the Universe Temple to get information.”
“Yes!” Miao Yue replied respectfully.
Half a day later, in the residence of Scarlet Star and the others, Zhao Baichuan and Chen Tian Fei enthusiastically escorted the Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch out. It was unknown what the two sides were talking about, but both of them were full of smiles, obviously very satisfied.
“Then it’s settled. When the time comes, I will have to rely on Brother Zhao’s strength!” Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch cupped his fists, his pale face flushed red.
Zhao Baichuan cupped his fists and said, “Heavenly Monarch is too polite, this Zhao and the entire Scarlet Star have to thank Heavenly Monarch for finding such a good opportunity for us. After this matter is over, my Scarlet Star will definitely reward you greatly.”
“Good, good, good.” Scarlet Star Heavenly Monarch chuckled and bid farewell before leaving.
His heart was filled with joy. Originally, he had wanted to ask Scarlet Star to act as a foreign aid in their battle, so the Seven Skillful Land would definitely have to pay a huge price, but according to Miao Yue’s method, not only did he not need to pay a price, he would even be able to receive a heavy reward from Scarlet Star after the matter was completed. This differences was huge.
After sending off Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, Zhao Baichuan and Chen Tian Fei returned to the house and set up a barrier to prevent prying eyes.
Chen Tian Fei had a strange look on his face as he rubbed his chin, “Sure enough, as Chief Manager predicted, Heavenly Monarch came to borrow our forces, but this method… is quite interesting.”
Zhao Baichuan chuckled, “Great schemer, quite amazing.”
Chen Tian Fei nodded, “They know that we have no home to return to now, so what we need the most is a place to settle down. As long as we can help them deal with Yu Xiushan, we can take over Flying Smoke Palace. Tsk tsk… it’s truly amazing. Leader, what should we do?”
He knew that Zhao Baichuan intended to seize this Seven Skillful Land, but now that the Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch had thrown out the Flying Smoke Palace as bait, Chen Tian Fei didn’t know what to do.
Strictly speaking, the success rate of Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's proposal was very high. After all, with the combined strength of the two forces, Flying Smoke Palace was definitely no match for him. If they could come up with a good plan, it could be said that obtaining Flying Smoke Palace was a foregone conclusion. On the other hand, conspiring against the Seven Skillful Land was a bit uncertain.
Zhao Baichuan was just looking for a place to settle down. The Seven Skillful Land and Flying Smoke Palace were both second class forces, so no matter where they settled down, it would be the same. There was no need to choose the Seven Skillful Land.
Therefore, this matter had to be decided by the Chief Manager.
Zhao Baichuan sneered, “This King doesn’t know what the situation with Flying Smoke Palace is, but this Seven Skillful Land is exactly what this King wants.”
When Chen Tian Fei heard this, how could he not know that the Chief Manager was still interested in seizing the Seven Skillful Land? After thinking about it for a moment, he said, “Then let’s just play it safe and wait for an opportunity to act?”
Zhao Baichuan said, “Don’t worry, this king has already made arrangements. Now we just need to see if we can insert a chess piece. If we can insert this chess piece, then this matter will be absolutely safe.”
As they were talking, Zhao Baichuan’s expression suddenly changed and he waved his hand to open the barrier.
The next moment, a Third Order Open Heaven Stage walked in, carrying a fainted woman in his hand as he cupped his fists, “This subordinate greets the two Managers!”
This Third Order Open Heaven Stage was also one of Scarlet Star’s Great Commanders, and his status in Scarlet Star was second only to the several Managers. Previously, when he had followed Zhao Baichuan and Chen Tian Fei into the Seven Skillful Land, there were more than a dozen people like him with varying cultivations.
“How is it?” Zhao Baichuan asked.
The man said excitedly, “Sure enough, as Chief Manager predicted, some of the Seven Skillful Land's disciples left in batches.”
Zhao Baichuan coldly snorted, “If news of the opening of the Great Ruins Boundary is leaked, they will definitely investigate. After all, they don’t trust us.”
The man said, “This subordinate waited for a long time and finally found an opportunity to restrain one of them. Presumably, it won’t be long before he can contact the other Managers.”
Chen Tian Fei didn’t know what this person was here to report, but when he heard this, his expression changed and he immediately understood the intentions of the Chief Manager. He was secretly impressed, as expected of the Chief Manager. When he asked Chen Tian Fei to disclose information about the Great Ruins Boundary, he had already been secretly plotting against them. Chen Tian Fei couldn’t help but sigh in admiration at the Shief Manager's scheming methods and felt even more respect for him.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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