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Overseas from Yangzhou, on a certain island.

Jiang the Witch's "original master," Elder Caie, sat silently on the island.

From the direction of the Divine Land, dark clouds suddenly approached, reaching the island's airspace in an instant and descending in front of Elder Caie.

The person within the cloud was shrouded in black mist, impenetrable, with their identity completely indiscernible.

"We have known each other for many years, and this meeting is in such a remote place; why hide your head and show your tail?" Elder Caie said with a cold laugh.

"Secrecy is paramount." The person in the black cloud said with a light laugh, "Isn't it because you were too reckless that you fell for your disciple's trick last time?"

Elder Caie's face immediately surged with murderous intent, and she said through gritted teeth, venomously:

"Once the Self-At-Ease Grandmaster returns, I will surely ask her to cut that Wei Dongliu into thousands of pieces!"

"With just your strength alone, you cannot touch Wei Dongliu." The person in the black cloud continued to laugh, "Now that the Blood Sea Ancestor has ordained him the leader of the Mortal Life Path Sect, the Self-At-Ease Grandmaster won't possibly confront the Blood Sea Ancestor head-on for your sake."

"Leader of the Mortal Life Path Sect? Such grandiose claims!" Elder Caie unconsciously wanted to scoff, but she quickly caught on, realizing that the person opposite her wouldn't be speaking nonsense, "What does the Blood Sea Ancestor mean? Does he want to regain control of the Mortal Life Path, using Wei Dongliu as his pawn in plain sight?"

"That's hard to say," said the person in the black cloud leisurely, "But the Blood Sea Ancestor values Wei Dongliu greatly, even giving him three small arrows, each capable of destroying an ordinary sect."

"So, you're just obediently being his dog," Elder Caie provoked, "since you can't defy the Blood Sea Ancestor anyway."

"I indeed cannot contend with the Blood Sea Ancestor," the person in the black cloud admitted with a laugh, "but dealing with Wei Dongliu is not difficult."

"What Wei Dongliu relies on is nothing more than the protection of the Blood Sea Ancestor and the trump cards he seldom reveals."

"If he were to live reclusively, alone, and severed from all worldly karma, indeed, he would be difficult to deal with."

"However, it's said that he has a concubine by his side, who is deeply favored by Wei Dongliu…"

"Are you saying…" Elder Caie immediately caught on, "Jiang Liyan, that wayward disciple!" Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire

"I have a secret treasure here called 'Soul-Calling Single Arrow Scripture,' which is an imitation of the 'Seven-Arrow Nail Head Scripture,'" the person in the black cloud said sinisterly, "Using Nether Banner paper to cut out a figurine, then writing the person's name and birth details on the scripture, nailing it with a small arrowhead, soaking it in the River of Forgetfulness for seven days, and then employing a Heavenly Demon of the Six Desires to attach itself to the figurine to cast a spell. This can bewilder and control the victim, like a puppet, through the profound connection between the realms; if she is told to go east, she couldn't go west."

"Of course, if there is something capable of shielding the secret workings of fate, this technique would no longer be effective…"

"That wayward disciple should have no magical treasures capable of shielding divination," Elder Caie reasoned, "I have been keeping track of her whereabouts lately, looking for an opportunity to catch her when she is out."

"But even if you capture my wayward disciple, what benefit does it bring? Could it be that you want to use my wayward disciple in order to lure out Wei Dongliu?"

"Exactly," the person in the black cloud smiled, "You and I only need to set up numerous traps around Jiang Liyan. When Wei Dongliu comes to rescue Jiang Liyan, we shall explode them all."

"If Wei Dongliu dies on the spot, there is no need to discuss further. Your heart's hatred would be vented, and I would remove a stumbling block."

"And what if Wei Dongliu has many hidden trump cards and, by chance, survives?" Elder Caie probed.

"Even so, we will not be on the scene—who could he hold accountable?" the person in the black cloud laughed heartily, "Of course, to take a step back, even if we can't kill Wei Dongliu, at least you will have dealt with your wayward disciple, right?"

Elder Caie was immediately tempted.

She went through the entire plan laid out by the other party in her mind.

There were two points that the other party failed to mention, one being whether the Blood Sea Ancestor would use Art Calculation for retaliation if Wei Dongliu were to die, and the other being whether Wei Dongliu would use Art Calculation to trace back and target the person who had harmed him if he were fortunate enough to survive.

As for the former, it was highly unlikely because from the moment Wei Dongliu died, his worth to the Blood Sea Ancestor would be completely lost. Even if the Blood Sea Ancestor calculated that it was his own doing, would he really seek out the Heavenly Demon Path and demand the Master of Ease for an explanation?

Immortals had their own set of rules and ways of conducting themselves. Just as the Master of Ease would not confront the Blood Sea Ancestor over Wei Dongliu's life, the Blood Sea Ancestor would not make a big fuss about it either—killing someone he happened to encounter was one thing; directly assaulting another's sect to commit murder was quite another.

As for the latter, not to mention whether Wei Dongliu possessed the means of Art Calculation. Even if he did, with the Blood Sea Ancestor unable to attack the Heavenly Demon Path for vengeance, Wei Dongliu would naturally be even less capable.

Considering this, the plan was not bad, at least it could take care of the problem that was Jiang Liyan, the deviant disciple.

"Speaking of which, I have recently acquired a Blood Refinement Secret Technique," said Elder Cai E with a cold smile. "It uses cultivators as sacrifices, inserting silver needles into their major and minor acupoints, causing their blood and qi to boil fiercely."

"The sacrifices will endure extreme pain before dying, with their bones, flesh, and skin melting in succession, an ordeal no ordinary person could bear. Such intense suffering can attract a very high-rank Heavenly Demon Head."

"At that time, I will hide the Demon Head within the corpse, disguise it to look as if Jiang Liyan is still alive, and lure Wei Dongliu to come to the rescue, then give him a monumental surprise."

"That is very good," said the figure within the dark clouds, satisfied. "Then it's settled."

Meanwhile, Jiang Liyan was aimlessly disguising herself while wandering around Lin'an when she suddenly felt an extremely terrible crisis approaching.

A great crisis!

She jumped up like a startled rabbit, looking around swiftly.

No enemies... did not mean there was no danger, she needed to make a quick escape!

So, Jiang the Witch immediately took to her Flying Sword, speeding toward the direction of Shiping Mountain.

Only by seeking the protection of the Demon Lord Wei could she truly be at ease.

On the other side, Wei Dongliu had already arrived in the Sichuan-Tibet Region by Sword Control, flying towards the direction of the former Snow Mountain Buddhist Pagoda.

The Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword was already in his grasp, and all he had to do now was to wait for the sword's chorusing hum to sound, so that he "just happened to encounter the Flying Sword," "then put up a brave fight," and "finally conquer it for his own use."

Of course, it would be best to find a few fellow Asura Path cultivators along the way to witness him flying by, establishing what one might call an "alibi."

In this way, no matter which Demon Path overlord wanted to investigate the matter later, whether they sought eyewitness accounts or used Art Calculation, there would be no flaws to find.

At this moment, Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu should still be traveling around the southern border, and the front lines of Shushan and the Asura Path were already intricately intertwined, each trying to push deep into enemy territory to establish the greatest achievements and battle merits.

Transformed into a red-haired, double-pupiled Demon Lord, he flew his Myriad Demons Evil Spirit Sword southwest, encountering numerous battles along the way.

Among them was a Shushan true person who, sensing the dense and sinister aura of the sword he controlled, instinctively took him for a Demon Path Cultivator and joined the attack.

Wei Dongliu did not extend courtesies, effortlessly repelling the attacker with a single blow before taking a careful look.

If it was someone familiar with Ling Yunpo, he let them escape after overpowering them, not pursuing to kill.

For those he didn't recognize or had enmity with, he would casually land another blow to kill, without engaging in chatter with the Asura Path monks, simply swaggering away.

Soon, news of a rampant Demon Lord wandering in the vicinity began to spread within a small circle among the Shushan Sword Immortals and the Asura Path monks.