"Who?"

"Three Array Masters. You’ll find out when the time comes."

Qingyu Xian smiled mysteriously.

But Li Mu instantly guessed that the only force daring enough to join forces with them—Array Masters—could only be Hidden Kill.

"Gather all the resources from the three mansions, and when the time comes, infiltrate the Blood Cry Realm and rescue the Blood Race at once, then..."

Qingyu Xian’s eyes were filled with excitement as he suddenly stood up.

"We, the Ten Great Dangerous Lands, must settle the old scores of suppression with Great Yu for so many years."

With those words!

Not only him, but even Shi the Third was excited.

They had waited too long for this day.

Although the eldest and second leaders were gone, the Stone Race had dashed out of the Stone Cave, and they could finally find peace.

"Exterminate the Human Race!"

Shi the Third suddenly shouted fiercely.

Only Li Mu remained in a daze; although he had been transformed, he was fundamentally still human!

"Is what I’m doing right or wrong?"

His Li Family was also a Royal Family.

They had ruled the Eastern Continent for hundreds of thousands of years, and now they were helping the alien races to annihilate humanity.

"Even in death, I’d have no face to meet the ancestors of the Li Family."

...

Tangyun Lake.

Despite Hidden Kill eliminating the kings of the nine provinces and the directors of the Three Judicial Departments, they suffered significant losses; especially at the Sword Gate, everything but its avatars was annihilated!

So afterwards, he was brought here by Hong Zhisha.

At this moment, inside Zhou’s thatched hut.

Yuan Qing, Hong Zhisha, and a stranger sat opposite Zhou.

After listening to Yuan Qing’s tally of casualties, Zhou’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.

"Sir, the Sword Gate is gone. Can Xiao Yu stay at Tangyun Lake from now on?"

Hong Zhisha took the opportunity to ask.

"Arrange it yourself."

Zhou replied indifferently.

"Thank you, sir."

Hong Zhisha felt a surge of joy in his heart, finally feeling relieved.

"What should we do next?"

The question came from the stranger, who was actually Shadow, the second strongest of Hidden Kill.

He had one foot at the peak of the eighth layer, but couldn’t completely break the realm.

"I’ve already discussed with the other side. Shadow, take the three Array Masters to Yong’an Prefecture. Work with them to break the Nine Heavens Star River Array and release the Blood Race. These three strongest alien races should be enough to give Great Yu a hard time."

But... Shadow’s brows furrowed as he looked at Zhou, "If we release the Blood Race as well, it won’t be good for either the Human Race or us, right?"

After all, they were all human.

This course of action would result in countless deaths.

It’s not that he was soft-hearted, but he was fundamentally a human.

The grudge with Great Yu was an internal struggle, but with alien races involved... he couldn’t accept it.

Of course, he was the only one audacious enough to say this.

Didn’t you notice how Yuan Qing and Hong Zhisha’s expressions had changed?

"Give this array diagram to Elder Qiao, go!"

Zhou didn’t get angry, remaining calm as he handed the array diagram to Shadow and slowly closed his eyes.

Shadow sighed in his heart.

Even though he had reservations, as long as it was Zhou’s command, he would execute it as usual.

The three of them left the thatched hut.

"Lord Shadow, do you need us to accompany you?"

Yuan Qing asked in a low voice.

"No need. Keep an eye on things here, and watch over the nine gates... eight gates, just be a bit more cautious."

After saying this, Shadow directly departed into the void.

"Let’s go, Brother Yuan!"

Hong Zhisha said, "Lord Shadow has his own ideas, but rest assured, he will listen to the master’s words."

If anyone was most loyal to Zhou in Hidden Kill, it was undoubtedly Shadow.

Their relationship was akin to both teacher and friend, incomparable for the rest.

This was why only Shadow dared question Zhou—they couldn’t.

"Alas!"

"Yeah, who knows if this is good or bad...."

The Dark Night took the three Array Masters of Hidden Kill away from Tangyun Lake, and all three were of Dao rank eighth level, with the strongest even at late stage.

They were the foremost Spirit Cultivators of Hidden Kill, aside from Zhou. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

In midair.

"Does Shadow truly intend to proceed this way?"

"Yes, this is the array diagram the master asked me to give you."

...

Three days later!

Primordial Realm.

Chen Xuan was diligently cultivating, striving to break through the sixth acupoint.

Once he broke through, he would know whether he could reciprocate every three acupoints.

Suddenly!

The Communication Spirit Talisman in his embrace began to pulse.

Chen Xuan immediately furrowed his brow, his eyes gradually opening, his expression displeased.

Retrieving the Communication Spirit Talisman, he saw it was Shi Jian!

He then injected it with a strand of Spiritual Power.

"Sir, a directive has come from the Imperial City, instructing you to proceed to the Abyss River without fail!"

What? A directive?!

Why the hell should he go to the Abyss River!

"Whose directive?"

"Duke Qin’s!"

Damn! This is bullshit.

Chen Xuan was infuriated. Did they really think he was Great Yu’s lapdog or something?!

Previously, if not for Zhan Tian’s sake, he wouldn’t have even bothered with Molan Mansion, and now they wanted him to go to the Abyss River!

Screw it!

He directly severed the message and subsequently found Liu Sheng’s Communication Spirit Talisman, "Chief Eunuch, Duke Qin has sent a directive asking me to go to the Abyss River!"

After sending the message, he tossed all the Communication Spirit Talismans onto the table.

He was in no mood for cultivation, waiting for Liu Sheng’s reply.

Within the Ritual Department of the Imperial City, Liu Sheng had been incredibly busy these past few days, with not a moment to rest.

All the Communication Spirit Talismans were placed in his study.

It wasn’t until nightfall, after finishing his duties, that he entered the study to catch his breath and discovered them.

"This brat!"

Liu Sheng chuckled softly, then injected a strand of Spiritual Power, and Chen Xuan’s voice echoed in the study.

After listening.

His countenance immediately turned icy.

"Understood, you don’t need to worry about it!"

He then left the Ritual Department directly.