"The best-case scenario would be for Senior Chu to be safe and sound." Yan Zhaoge lightly rubbed his temples, "However, we have to prepare for the worst-case scenario as well."
Nie Jingshen looked at Yu Ye, "With such a sudden occurrence, can we postpone our competition?"
"Of course." Yu Ye nodded, "I've met Senior Chu once in the Roving Jade Heavens. I hope that she's blessed by the heavens."
Yan Zhaoge said, "Since the clues are related to the Exalted Solar Luminary, the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor should be aware of it as well. Let's contact Senior Suo and the Incongruence Divine Mother respectively."
Yu Ye answered, "I'll immediately send a message back to the Roving Jade Heavens."
Yan Zhaoge went to look for Xu Fei first. The two met up.
After Yan Zhaoge explained the situation, Xu Fei asked, "What do you plan to do?"
"The worst-case scenario would be for the Water Devil and the Earth Devil to take action at the same time, causing us to lose sight of them." Yan Zhaoge calmly said, "If we want to take care of both sides, we'll have to expend our manpower and strength, giving them a chance to kill two birds with one stone."
"Whatever our enemies want to do, we'll have to stop them from doing so."
As Yan Zhaoge spoke, he waved his hand and walked outside. Xu Fei followed beside him, and the two headed towards the Pill Hall.
After a while, Ah Hu, who had already received Yan Zhaoge's orders, brought Shi Jun along and transported the ice coffin containing Ying Yuzhen's body to the Pill Hall.
Under Yan Zhaoge's lead, the group entered the Pill Hall's core pill room.
Yan Zhaoge took a deep breath and slammed his palm on the center of the pill room's floor.
Then, streams of radiance were released from his palm and spread towards the surroundings, covering the entire secret room like water ripples.
Countless runes surged and densely covered the entire floor.
After giving some instructions to Shi Jun, Yan Zhaoge and the others left him and Ying Yuzhen in the room.
"If we stay here, wouldn't it be easier for them to locate the Pill Hall and the Awakened Sky Cosmos?" asked Xu Fei.
Yan Zhaoge shook his head, "Unless the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil personally makes a move, he would be safe for a short period of time. If that person were to act recklessly, the other Dao Ancestors wouldn't agree."
He let out a long breath and said, "If we fall one step behind, we'll always fall behind. The other party has seized the initiative. If we want to act later and arrive first, we'll have to take some risks."
"You and Sect Master Martial Uncle should be careful too." Xue Fei nodded silently.
"I understand." Yan Zhaoge said, "Before I came here, I've already informed my mother to rush over from the Bright Connection Valley. She'll be taking over the Pill Hall on my behalf. With the Pill Hall's help, I believe we can hold on for a period of time."
Xue Fei sent him out. "Your mother's attainments in formations are outstanding, and she has just ascended to the Supreme Martial Artist realm. She'll be able to display her strength better. It's naturally good to have her watching over us."
After bidding farewell to Xu Fei, Yan Zhaoge met up with Feng Yunsheng and left the Sky beyond Skies. He left the Awakened Sky Cosmos and entered the void's boundless outskirts.
The two traversed the boundaries of the void and flew through the void. They followed the clues left behind by Yan Di and Chen Xuanzong to meet up with them.
It was hard to tell the length of time within the void. After flying for a long time, Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng exited the void's crack.
As they appeared, a person's silhouette appeared within the dark void. It was the Exalted Water Luminary – Chen Xuanzong.
"Your father went to look for Lili first." Chen Xuanzong didn't waste any time and said, "Go and receive him. I'll proceed to the Domain of Thousand Scales according to our original plan."
Yan Zhaoge said with a serious expression, "Rest assured, senior. We'll escort Senior Chu to meet up with you."
Naturally, Chen Xuanzong couldn't wait to find Jie Mingkong and Chu Lili.
However, now that he knew Chu Lili's whereabouts, he had to restrain himself and refrain from acting recklessly.
After all, that might be a trap set up by the Nine Underworlds.
Now that the other party had released Chu Lili, it meant that their preparations were complete.
Once Chu Lili and Chen Xuanzong met up, the Water Devil might launch his counterattack.
As such, despite feeling anxious, Chen Xuanzong still maintained his calm. He let Yan Di, Yan Zhaoge, and Feng Yunsheng search for Chu Lili, while he went to another place.
No matter if it was Chen Xuanzong, Yan Zhaoge, or the others, they all had the same thought. They mustn't let the Nine Underworlds lead them by the nose. They had to seize the initiative as much as possible.
As such, during these years, Yan Zhaoge, Chen Xuanzong, and the others had been secretly making their own arrangements while searching for Chu Lili and Jie Mingkong.
As Chen Xuanzong traveled by the void's boundless outskirts, he unintentionally found a strange starry sky known as the Domain of Thousand Scales.
There, everyone had been making their own arrangements.
Currently, the Domain of Thousand Scales could be considered as Yan Zhaoge's home ground.
"Mingkong's whereabouts are still unknown …" Chen Xuanzong looked at the distant starry sky. His gaze moved and turned into a sigh, "We'll meet again later."
As Yan Zhaoge watched Chen Xuanzong's disappearing silhouette, he let out a sigh, "If the Astro Sovereign's prediction is correct, the Female Emperor had been looking for Senior Chu all these years."
"If Senior Chu had already fallen into the hands of the Nine Underworlds, the Female Emperor's situation would be worrisome. We have to be on guard against this."
He shook his head, "Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. Hopefully, it won't be like that."
"Let's go. Let's go and receive the Chief and Senior Chu." Feng Yunsheng nodded silently.
After receiving Chen Xuanzong's further guidance, the two wanted to travel to another space to search for Yan Di.
Naturally, Yan Zhaoge and his father didn't lose contact. However, it wasn't easy to contact each other within the boundless outskirts.
After a series of twists and turns, Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng finally found Yan Di.
Currently, Yan Di was standing by the periphery of the starry sea's stone belt.
"He's inside." Sensing the two's arrival, Yan Di didn't turn around and said.
Yan Zhaoge turned around and looked at Feng Yunsheng. Blue-black devilish flames lit up within Feng Yunsheng's eyes, which were flickering faintly.
After a while, Feng Yunsheng shook her head lightly, "For now, I haven't discovered any other Devils nearby."
The three immediately entered the stone belt. After passing through it, they reached the central region and stopped.
On a meteorite with a circumference of an acre, there was a stone mountain. A cave was formed beneath the mountain.
As Yan Zhaoge and the others entered, they saw a woman sitting in a lotus position. She didn't speak or move, and her eyes were closed as if she was in a deep sleep.
On her forehead, a devilish pattern split open vertically, from which ice-blue brilliance was emitted.
The woman was naturally Chu Lili, whom Yan Zhaoge hadn't seen for many years.
Currently, when she reappeared in front of Yan Zhaoge, her appearance was still as tender as before, as if she was a sixteen year old girl.
However, compared to the lively woman in the past, she seemed to be focusing all of her attention on fighting against the devilish intent. She didn't have any other reactions towards herself or the outside world.
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