"Yes, I have." Hong Biao calmly invited Tang Yiming to take a seat.
"What do you think, Junior Martial Brother Hong?" asked Tang Yiming.
There were others in the hall, but they were all Hong Biao's trusted subordinates. Thus, Tang Yiming did not avoid them.
Hong Biao said calmly, "The incident in the Innate Tomb is real, but it's still hard to tell what happened to Vice Hierarch Chen.
Maybe it is just as Xian Tian Palace said, Vice Hierarch Chen has gained a lot and he's not here right now.
Or maybe Xian Tian Palace is just trying to mislead us, or maybe Vice Hierarch Chen has already fallen in the Innate Tomb. Now, he's just taking the blame for something else. "
Slowly, Tang Yiming nodded, "No matter which it is, it's very important. We need to come up with a plan as soon as possible."
"What is Senior Martial Brother Tang's plan?" asked Hong Biao instead of answering.
"Report to Hierarch, Hierarch, please come out of his closed door cultivation." Tang Yiming said calmly, "Although it's scary to disturb Hierarch's closed door cultivation, we have to do it now."
He looked at Hong Biao, "You should have received the news about the Wildlands."
"En," Hong Biao nodded and did not say anything else, but his expression was solemn.
The war that lasted for more than two months had finally ended. The Wildlands had successfully repelled the Heavenly River and Eastern Zhou.
The Heavenly River and Eastern Zhou had to deal with the threat from the Northern Sea's Yan Ranshan while the Wildlands could move freely.
They could either continue to attack the Heavenly River and Eastern Zhou together with the Northern Sea's Yan Ranshan, or they could change their target to someone else.
The first to be targeted was Chen Luoyang and the Ancient God.
Cang Lan Tie, who died in the hands of Chen Luoyang, was the clan master of one of the strongest races in the Wildlands, an 18th level Martial Saint, one of the strongest in the Wildlands.
The war between the Eastern Zhou, Heavenly River, and Wildlands had resulted in casualties on both sides, but the casualties were not as significant as Cang Lan Tie's.
Now that the Wildlands finally had time to deal with the Eastern Zhou and Heavenly River, they no longer had to worry about the Eastern Zhou and Heavenly River's counterattack.
The rumors of Xian Tian Palace's actions might also affect the decision of the barbarians.
The Manhuang Tribe's King was powerful to begin with. His cultivation level was so high that it could shake the world. Now that he had just defeated the old Sword Immortal and Crane Immortal, he was even more arrogant.
Even though the Ancient God had the home field advantage, he still felt the pressure at this moment.
"If the King of the Barbarian Tribe, Crouching Dragon Sand, were to personally come to our sect, then the Hierarch would have to come out of seclusion." Tang Yi explained, "Even though we can't be sure that the other party will come, we should inform the Hierarch first and ask him to be prepared."
Slowly, he shook his head. "Speaking of which, this is also the enemy that our Deputy Hierarch Chen provoked.
We don't know where Vice Hierarch Chen is right now, but we have to take precautions. "
Hong Biao glanced at Tang Yiming.
Disturbing the Hierarch while he was in seclusion was not a big deal, but it was also a sin.
If the Barbarians didn't come, then the Ancient God would have to have a word with them.
Whether or not the Barbarians could explain this point, it would depend on what the Hierarch Jiang Yi thought.
However, the current situation, whether it was for official or personal reasons, did not allow them to sit still.
"We will do as Senior Martial Brother Tang says." Hong Biao pondered for a moment, nodded and stood up.
He ordered his trusted aide in the hall, "Go to the Blue Dragon Hall and pay attention to the movements in the Barbarians. At the same time, pay attention to the White Tiger Hall and the Celestial Demon Palace."
After the Barbarians started the war with the Heavenly River and Eastern Zhou, the Ancient God's forces that were originally in confrontation with the Barbarians all stopped.
The head of the Blue Dragon Hall, Lian Buyi, and Elder Peng Feng both retreated back to the Ancient God's headquarters so that the Barbarians could fight the Heavenly River and Eastern Zhou to the end.
However, even though they had retreated, they were still paying close attention to the Barbarians' movements.
The Blue Dragon Hall specialized in external affairs, so they were naturally well-informed in this regard.
Although Hong Biao and Lian Buyi usually did not have a good relationship, when it came to official matters like this, they would still promptly communicate with each other.
As for ordering people to pay attention to the Celestial Demon Palace and the White Tiger Hall, this was also something that had been going on.
Not to mention the Celestial Demon Palace, the White Tiger Hall was currently being slowly eroded by a certain Deputy Hierarch with the surname Chen.
Not only Hong Biao, but Tang Yiming had also ordered people to pay attention to the Celestial Demon Palace and the White Tiger Hall.
Chen Luoyang was not around, so the others were even more focused on the Celestial Demon Palace and the White Tiger Hall. They wanted to see if his subordinates would contact them in order to find out Chen Luoyang's whereabouts.
However, Chen Luoyang and Xie Buxiu naturally had their own plans, so the others did not know the gist of it for the time being.
The more this was so, the more Hong Biao, Tang Yiming, and the others paid more attention to the specific whereabouts of Chen Luoyang.
After the arrangements were made, Hong Biao and Tang Yiming left the Rosefinch Hall together and headed to the Hierarch Jiang Yi's seclusion grounds.
There, as expected, he met Elder Peng Feng.
Of the four peak Martial Saint Grand Elders of the Ancient God Temple, the "Undying Spirit" Elder Peng Feng was the Master of Tang Yiming, the First Seat of the Basaltic Temple.
Peng Feng was Tang Yiming's greatest supporter in the race to succeed the Hierarch.
Today, they had invited Hierarch Jiang Yi to come out of seclusion in advance. This was a matter of great importance, so Peng Feng naturally had to be present.
To a certain extent, this was also the final struggle of the two of them.
If Chen Luoyang's quelling of Zheng Chi's rebellion and his continuous rise of three levels in less than a year's time had thrown them into chaos and made them feel threatened, then when Chen Luoyang had killed the Blue Mist Iron of the Boorish Wilderness, they had completely given up on the idea of facing him head-on.
Even Peng Feng himself was not completely confident that he could defeat the Blue Mist Iron.
There was no need to even mention Tang Yiming.
Chen Luoyang's current opponents were no longer him, Hong Biao, Lian Buyi, and the others. Even Peng Feng and Du Qiming would find it hard to keep him in check.
Only Hierarch Jiang Yi was his target.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yi had always tolerated him, causing him to be unable to get rid of her.
Now, it was his last chance.
If Jiang Yi knew about the Innate Tomb and Chen Luoyang, she might change her original plan.
Based on Vice Hierarch Chen's current momentum, if he did not make a decision, Hierarch Jiang would no longer be able to suppress him.
When the three met, their expressions were solemn.
"Elder Peng." Hong Biao bowed to Peng Feng. Peng Feng nodded and looked at Tang Yiming.
Tang Yiming bowed and said, "Master, Junior Martial Sister Lian made an excuse to refuse."
Peng Feng's expression did not change, "What did she say?"
"She said that the Barbarian Tribe's King, Wolong Sha, is an arrogant person. Even if he wants to pick a fight, he will do it openly. She gave us enough time to invite the Hierarch out." Tang Yiming said, "As for Vice Hierarch Chen, she has already sent people to look for him, but there is no news yet."
Peng Feng nodded, "No worries, let's go."
Saying so, he turned around.
Hong Biao's heart skipped a beat and followed Peng Feng and his disciple.
Although the two in front of him did not say anything, Hong Biao believed that they must have contacted the other Grand Elder of the 18th realm, "Fei Lian King" Du Qiming.
Tang Yiming was responsible for contacting him and Lian Buyi, while Peng Feng would personally take care of Du Qiming.
But like Lian Buyi, Du Qiming also refused.
As the oldest elder of the Ancient God, Du Qiming maintained an impartial and neutral attitude most of the time.
If one had to say that he had a stance, it would be that he obeyed Hierarch Jiang Yi.
However, he was a prudent person and held the same attitude as Lian Buyi. If the Wildlands tribe's leader did not issue a challenge, he would not take the initiative to disturb Jiang Yi, who was in seclusion.
As for his opinion of Chen Luoyang, no one knew. Both sides were temporarily at peace.
The current leader of the White Tiger Hall, Elder Du, had slowed down Vice Hierarch Chen's infiltration of the White Tiger Hall.
This gave Tang Yiming, Hong Biao, and the others hope.
However, Elder Du clearly did not intend to participate in today's matter.
Hong Biao pondered.
The group arrived at the place where Hierarch Jiang Yi was in seclusion.
Peng Feng led the way, followed by Tang Yiming and Hong Biao. The three of them arrived outside the cave residence. Peng Feng bowed first: "We hope that the Hierarch will forgive us for disturbing the Hierarch."
Tang Yiming and Hong Biao did the same.
After bowing, Peng Feng arrived at the closed door of the cave residence.
A dark golden light flowed in his eyes, becoming more and more resplendent.
The dark golden light gradually enveloped his entire body.
Elder Peng Feng stretched out a hand and pressed it on the door of the cave residence. The surface of the door also immediately shone.
As the light flowed, it rapidly formed a huge seal pattern.
After a while, the light dissipated, and the seal pattern also disappeared.
Peng Feng retreated silently. Silence waited.
Tang Yiming and Hong Biao also did not say a word. They stood with their hands by their sides, waiting for their Hierarch Jiang to come out of seclusion.
Peng Feng's action just now seemed silent, but it was a signal to ask Jiang Yi to come out of seclusion.
Jiang Yi was not in seclusion. After sensing the signal in the cave residence, he would decide whether or not to come out.
Last year, when Jiang Yi was also in seclusion, because Chen Luoyang killed the Southern Chu princes Cheng Qiyuan and Cheng Huyuan, the Southern Chu emperor personally led the army to attack the Ancient God. The people of the Ancient God were forced to ask Jiang Yi to come out of seclusion early.
Now, history was repeating itself.
Under normal circumstances, Peng Feng, Tang Yiming, and the others would not dare to rashly disturb the Hierarch's seclusion. It must be an urgent matter.
Therefore, when Jiang Yi received the signal, he would come out of seclusion as soon as possible to deal with it.
However, this time, it was a little different …
The three of them waited, but there was no sign of the cave residence's door opening.
Elder Peng, Master Tang, and Master Hong looked at each other.
"Could it be that the Hierarch is at a critical juncture in his cultivation?" Tang Yiming guessed.
Peng Feng looked at the cave residence's door again. "Let's wait and see."
Time passed in Silence. However, after a long wait, there was still no movement in Jiang Yi's cave residence.
Peng Feng took a deep breath and stepped forward again, touching the restriction on the cave residence's door.
This time, he did not retreat. He stood at the cave residence's door, his eyes fixed on the stone door in front of him.
Tang Yiming and Hong Biao remained silent, but their attention was also focused on the stone door.
However, there was still no movement in the cave residence.
Outside the cave residence, there was an awkward silence.
"Did the Hierarch have a flash of inspiration during his cultivation, and directly go into seclusion?" Hong Biao asked hesitantly.
A flash of inspiration might only be for a moment.
In order to seize the opportunity, the person in seclusion did not have the time to inform the outside world, and directly went into a state of seclusion. Although such a thing was rare, it was not unprecedented.
Both Peng Feng and Tang Yiming frowned, and for a moment, they were in a dilemma.
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