After leaving Wind Thunder Manor, Yan Zhaoge immediately headed for Kunlun Mountain.
He first made a trip to the Concealed Sovereign's cave dwelling, the Restful Immortal Valley.
There was no surprise at all. The Concealed Sovereign was still in seclusion.
In the Roving Jade Heavens, Yan Zhaoge could only keep what he had obtained from Chu Lili for now.
After leaving the Restful Immortal Valley, Yan Zhaoge immediately headed for the Northern High Peak's Jade Capital Crag. Upon arriving, he greeted Wang Pu and the others.
Ever since Qiu Jiahai had received Yan Zhaoge's request, he had been preparing for the matters of the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion as he was currently not on the Mountain.
Xiao Ai also went with him.
That was right. Xiao Ai was the person whom Yan Zhaoge had placed in charge of the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion on the surface.
While she would be infatuated and miserly from time to time, always acting like a little maidservant in front of Yan Zhaoge, having travelled extensively with Xue Chuqing in the past, she had gained much experience as she possessed the ability to hold her own.
Perhaps he was still a little immature, but he had the potential to be nurtured.
In addition, Qiu Jiahai was watching from the side, so there shouldn't be any problems.
As for whether she would give a discount to any customer that she saw as handsome after the official opening, Yan Zhaoge would just turn a blind eye to it.
"As long as I don't fall for his honey trap and get knocked down by a sugar-coated bullet," Yan Zhaoge thought rather unscrupulously.
For Xiao Ai, who had always been a money-grubber, taking care of such a treasure house was the best job of all.
Even if she didn't own the goods, she was still overflowing with happiness.
Still, this way, she would not be able to follow by Yan Zhaoge's side and serve him at all times, losing her role as a maidservant. As a result, Xiao Ai had been rather reluctant to accept this mission.
She had yet to adapt to the change from a maid to a supervisor.
"Most of the things you said you needed to collect have already been prepared and sent to the Dragon Butterfly Valley." Wang Pu said, "There are a few items that are in short supply. We'll send them over as soon as we can replenish them."
Yan Zhaoge clapped lightly, "It couldn't be any better. Thank you, senior apprentice-brother Wang."
He also told Wang Pu and the others about what he had encountered on this trip, only picking the parts that were convenient for them to share.
"We should pay close attention to the Brocade Emperor's situation."
Wang Pu's view on the struggle between the black and white Brocade Emperors had originally been similar to Liu Zhenggu's.
After communicating with Yan Zhaoge, he too had changed his opinion to support the white-clothed Brocade Emperor.
Still, the whereabouts of the black and white Brocade Emperors were currently unknown. Even if they had the strength to do so, they could only wait and see.
"If your judgement of the temperaments of the black and white Brocade Emperors is correct, there is one thing that you need to be wary of." Wang Pu pondered for a moment before suddenly saying, "Be careful of the black-clothed Brocade Emperor. He is trying to divert the attention of the white-clothed Brocade Emperor with the Four Grands Earlier Heaven Flag before suddenly launching a counterattack."
Yan Zhaoge understood what he was thinking. He wanted to guard against the black-clothed Brocade Emperor suddenly killing his way back to the World beyond Worlds after shaking off the white-clothed Brocade Emperor, launching a sneak attack on Fu Ting and the Meng Sisters as well as plotting against Yan Di and obtaining the Grand Simplicity Splendour Cloud.
"Senior Brother Wang is right." Yan Zhaoge nodded, "I communicated with my father earlier. While the possibility of this is rather low, we indeed have to guard against it."
Given the current situation, whether it was the black-clothed Brocade Emperor or the white-clothed Brocade Emperor, if they wanted to continue rising, they would first have to get rid of the other party.
This was the foundation of everything. Only after that could they talk about other things.
The Immortal Artifact, the Four Grands Earlier Heaven Flag, would naturally play a crucial role in the competition between the two.
The black-clothed Brocade Emperor abandoning the Four Grands Earlier Heaven Flag and returning to the World beyond Worlds to deal with other matters was undoubtedly taking a risk.
Still, considering the pros and cons, it was not impossible.
Without the Four Grands Earlier Heaven Flag, while the black-clothed Brocade Emperor would not be a match for the white-clothed Brocade Emperor, he might not necessarily have to face the latter alone.
This competition was not a one-on-one battle as the final victor would be the victor.
"If Master returns, the black-clothed Brocade Emperor will not take this risk," Wang Pu said, "If he intends to harm senior apprentice-uncle Yan, Master will definitely not tolerate him."
"If he wishes to act against senior apprentice-uncle Yan, he must have sufficient confidence that he will be able to advance within a short period of time and become a new Sovereign after succeeding. Only then will he have the confidence to resist Master coming to settle the score with him. Otherwise, he will definitely not act lightly."
Still, Wang Pu was currently uncertain when the Sword Sovereign would be able to return to the World beyond Worlds, "If Master does not return, how likely is it that the black-clothed Brocade Emperor will take this risk?"
"Perhaps he can contact others beforehand to help him resist senior apprentice-uncle Yue." Yan Zhaoge smiled, "If it is just him who has returned to take this risk, his chances of success would be much lower now."
Hearing his words, Wang Pu smiled as well.
Nie Jingshen stepping into the Human Exalt stage was completely different from other ninth level Martial Saints ascending to the Human Exalt stage.
As a sword cultivator, he was skilled in offence and weak in defence. Against True Immortals, he might not actually perform as well as Chen Qianhua.
Even so, however, Nie Jingshen was still different from ordinary Human Immortals.
With him having ascended to the Human Exalt stage, the pressure brought about by the black-clothed Brocade Emperor would be greatly reduced.
Moreover, the Sword Sovereign had left an Immortal Artifact in the World beyond Worlds.
After discussing various other matters with Wang Pu, Yan Zhaoge took his leave and left Northern High Peak, heading for Dragon Butterfly Valley.
There, with the help of Wang Pu and the other Jade Capital Crag martial practitioners, many preparations had already been made.
Ah Hu was waiting there. Seeing Yan Zhaoge arrive, he instantly grinned, "Young Master, you are finally back."
"Troubled times indeed." Yan Zhaoge touched his lips, saying, "Whatever. Things have finally settled down somewhat now. We can start working on our earlier plans."
Standing at the centre of Dragon Butterfly Valley, feeling the spiritual qi fluctuations here, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
He stomped lightly, the entire valley instantly beginning to shake.
Numerous runes lit up, extending into the distance as they transformed into a massive spirit formation that enveloped the valley.
The next moment, the radiance of the runes gradually dimmed. While it could not be seen from the outside world, numerous marks were left behind on the ground within the valley.
Within the valley, the earth veins shook as streams of spiritual qi spurted out from beneath the ground, resembling a surging spring.
"Rise!" Having already received Yan Zhaoge's instructions earlier, Ah Hu lifted up one massive cauldron after another, landing it on those springs that were spewing spiritual qi.
A total of nine cauldrons opened their lids in unison, their fires automatically igniting.
The surging spiritual qi within the earth veins was directed within, resembling fuel.
As the nine cauldrons circulated simultaneously, complementing the formation, the spiritual qi of the surrounding heavens and earth gradually began circulating, surging towards the valley together.
Slight changes shockingly occurred in the spiritual qi flow of Kunlun Mountain with Dragon Butterfly Valley at its centre.
"Very good," Seeing this, Yan Zhaoge nodded satisfactorily.
"Young Master, where do we start?" Ah Hu asked naively, "Vajra Thunder? That Wind Thunder Manor is quite diligent in their work. Should we give them some benefits first so that they will be more motivated and put in more effort? "
Yan Zhaoge snapped his fingers, "Vajra Thunder comes second. Let us first refine something else."
"Something that I can use first. I have been waiting for this day for a long time."
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