Yan Zhaoge had already been in the Royal Reed Sea for some time now. Having resided at a branch altar of the Dim Darkness Sect earlier, he had gained a considerable understanding of the various major powers there.
Although the North Sea Sword Pavilion was not like Copper Men Island, which had the protection of three great Copper Men, as a sect that had been operating for many years, it naturally had its own unique advantages.
Having resided in the northern part of the Royal Reed Sea for many years, the accumulated sword-qi of the past North Sea Sword Pavilion experts was as vast as the ocean abyss.
The sea of Sword Qi seemed to have merged with the real sea.
The closer one got to the Grinding Hut Island where the North Sea Sword Pavilion was located, the more vigorous and condensed the sword qi became.
As a result, the Grinding Hut Continent surrounding the Grinding Hut Island gradually became an independent world, isolated from the outside world by the sword qi, becoming a world of sword qi.
This world of sword qi used the North Sea Sword Pavilion's Grand Protective Formation as its core, and they were connected to each other.
It was not an easy task to break through this sword boundary and charge straight in to attack the Grinding Hut Island.
The Grand Xuan Dynasty had as many experts as there were clouds, even possessing the high-grade Sacred Artifacts, the King Xuan Spear and the Cloud Circulating Heavenly Light Sword.
However, the anti-Xuan side was prepared this time. It was not just the North Sea Sword Pavilion's own experts; the experts of the other sects had also gathered in the Grinding Hut Region.
With that, the Grand Xuan Dynasty had to be cautious as well.
What King Xuanmu wanted was to sweep through the Royal Reed Sea once more, re-establishing the Grand Xuan Dynasty's position as absolute ruler. He did not want to achieve a pyrrhic victory in which he killed a thousand of his enemies while losing eight hundred of his own.
Therefore, he chose to use the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation.
When he had heard at the Dim Darkness Sect's branch altar that the Grand Xuan Dynasty had grasped the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation, Yan Zhaoge had still been rather taken aback.
After all, this formation was quite powerful.
If the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation that Yan Zhaoge knew of erupted with full power, it would be able to transform the entire northern region of the Royal Reed Sea into a sea of flames.
That scale was far more ferocious than the frenzied tides of flames that had arisen when the Flame Devil World had invaded the Eight Extremities World back then.
However, the amount of materials needed to set up the formation was also an astronomical figure.
In worlds like the Eight Extremities World and the Vast Ocean World, it was impossible to gather all of them.
This was only possible in the World beyond Worlds.
Even so, Yan Zhaoge deeply suspected that the Royal Reed Sea might not have been able to gather all of them.
In wanting to establish this formation, the Grand Xuan Dynasty had clearly made up its mind this time.
The Dim Darkness Sect's main altar had already been breached. If the North Sea Sword Pavilion was taken down as well, especially if its Pavilion Lord Gu Hong perished, it would be very hard for the anti-Xuan forces to rise again.
The Grand Xuan Dynasty could even ignore Copper Men Island, leaving the Radiant Light Sect to slowly plot against it.
At that point, it would be hard for the Radiant Light Sect to hold the fort on their own. It was a question as to whether or not they would still be able to hold their heads up high.
Yan Zhaoge smacked his lips, "You mean that the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation has already been set up?"
Zhang Xuan said, "It is not completely done yet. The higher-ups intend to temporarily seal off the news and attract even more North Sea Sword Pavilion cultivators who have gone out to reinforce us. Then, they will capture them all in one fell swoop."
Yan Zhaoge raised his brows rather surprisedly, "What, if an extremely important figure of the North Sea Sword Pavilion is out, must we capture him?"
With King Xuanmu personally leading the charge, the two Immortal Bridge Martial Saints of Shen Lingzi's lineage had acted together.
Those who held sufficient weight in their eyes were figures like Pavilion Lord Gu Hong of the North Sea Sword Pavilion, Chief Zhou Haosheng of the Dim Darkness Sect, Chief Luo Zhiyuan of the Radiant Light Sect and Chief Gongsun Wu of Copper Men Island.
Those who were slightly inferior were Seeing Divinity Martial Saints like Wu Zixiu and Nie Sheng.
The rest might not be small fries, but they were definitely not important targets.
Yue Baoqi shook her head, "From what I know, the higher echelon experts of our clan have long since returned to reinforce us. There is no one left outside."
Hearing her words, Zhang Xuan glanced at her, not speaking.
Yan Zhaoge came before Zhang Xuan, smiling, "Oh? It looks like there are still some things that you have not told us. "
"Let me remind you. It is impossible for me to believe whatever you say without verifying it at all."
"If I find out from others that the information you have given me is not true, I think you can imagine the consequences."
Yan Zhaoge pointed at Yue Baoqi, "It is related to her?"
Zhang Xuan sighed, "The higher-ups have instructed us to pay special attention to the 'North Sea Fairy' Yue Baoqi. If she can be captured, there will be a great reward."
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge swivelled his head to look at Yue Baoqi, blinking.
Yue Baoqi herself had a blank look on her face.
Yan Zhaoge asked slowly, "The reason?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head, "I indeed do not know the reason. Marquis Weilin did not say it clearly, but it is rumoured that it was a decision made by a figure of the Shenling Nine Swords."
Looking at Yue Baoqi, his gaze was rather strange as well.
Those of the Grand Xuan Dynasty who had learnt of the news were all Martial Saints at the very least. Thus, they too found this order to be inexplicable.
Yue Baoqi was famous throughout the entire Royal Reed Sea. Even if they had not seen her in person before, they had seen images of her before, knowing that she was a rare beauty.
Not only was she a beauty, she was also extraordinarily talented and possessed extraordinary strength, having Transcended Mortality and entered Sainthood at a young age as her future was limitless.
This inevitably caused those of the Grand Xuan Dynasty who had received the order to wonder if someone of Shen Lingzi's lineage had taken a liking to Yue Baoqi, wanting to woo her.
After all, the number of people who had wooed Yue Baoqi since she was young could almost fill up an entire ocean now.
King Xuanmu himself had once asked for Yue Baoqi's hand in marriage on behalf of his prince, just that the North Sea Sword Pavilion had refused.
Seeing Zhang Xuan's gaze, Yue Baoqi knew what he was thinking. She frowned, not uttering a sound.
However, Yan Zhaoge would not simply think like this.
Indeed, the guesses of Zhang Xuan and the others were very likely, even having a very high possibility.
However, knowing that there was definitely some connection between Sikong Qing and Yue Baoqi, Yan Zhaoge could not help but think about it a little more.
Could it be that they were also searching for 'Sikong Qing' or 'Yue Baoqi' one after another?
How much did they know about this?
Did they possess clues to other 'Sikong Qing's', perhaps even having imprisoned a certain 'Sikong Qing'?
Yan Zhaoge's interest suddenly surged greatly.
Yan Zhaoge had originally had many thoughts on what he should do in the current chaotic situation of the Royal Reed Sea.
At this moment, he had gradually come to a decision.
Therefore, Yan Zhaoge looked smilingly at Zhang Xuan, "The Shenling Nine Swords, is it? Do you know where they are? "
Zhang Xuan had just been about to speak when Yan Zhaoge added, "Just tell me where the one with the weakest cultivation base is currently?"
"The one with the weakest cultivation base …" Zhang Xuan answered, "His name is Kang Jinyuan. He was active in the Whole Tower Region before, but I am not sure if he is still there now."
The Whole Tower Region was also in the northern region of the Royal Reed Sea, just that it was a little to the south.
"Kang Jinyuan? Haha, what a coincidence. He can barely be considered an acquaintance. " Yan Zhaoge nodded slightly. Kang Jinyuan was that person who had clashed with Nong Yuxuan back then, attempting to wrest away the power of reversed sun and moon.
While this person was arrogant and frivolous, his strength was actually not bad. Sadly, Nong Yuxuan had been stronger, with Kang Jinyuan not gaining any advantage over him in the slightest.
It was instead after Nong Yuxuan had been injured by Yan Zhaoge, this person had made use of the chance to pursue and kill Nong Yuxuan. It was unknown whether he had managed to slay him or not.
Yan Zhaoge pondered for a moment, "If the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation was established in order to break the sword domain of the Grinding Hut Region, the Whole Tower Region should also be a key location in a corner of the formation …"
Zhang Xuan looked at Yan Zhaoge in shock, "He understands the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation so well?"
A smile appeared at the corners of Yan Zhaoge's mouth as he snapped his fingers, "Very good. Let's make a trip to the Whole Tower Region, killing many birds with one stone."
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