100: Xuan's Origin

In Jiaolong City, Mu Ying was seated in the great hall of the newly constructed Wang family mansion, with Wang Yonghua and Cui Yuan on either side, and Wang Tianyou respectfully occupying the last seat.

"What I just said is our plan. Do you have any additional suggestions?" Mu Ying asked nonchalantly from the main seat.

Recently, Mu Ying had become quite conceited. Since the last meeting, the Shattering Void Realm Exotic Beasts had shown a drastic change in their attitude towards him.

In reality, only Mu Ying himself knew that the number of people his Divine Possession Art could control had reached its limit, and he couldn't use it on anyone else unless a controlled person died, creating a vacancy that he could then fill.

Alternatively, if his cultivation realm broke through, causing his spiritual power to increase again, he might be able to control more people.

However, this secret was unknown to everyone, including Mu Cheng, the ancestor of the Shadow Demon Clan.

Furthermore, Gui Sheng had proposed capturing Xie An alive or severely injuring him, and then having Mu Ying control him.

But the plan was rejected by Mu Cheng. Mu Cheng's view was that if their side could kill Xie An, it would be a huge victory, and the idea of capturing or controlling him should best not even be considered.

Xie An was the kind of person with an unyielding will. If he sensed anything amiss, he would undoubtedly choose mutual destruction. Not every human was like Wang Yonghua, a weakling who feared death, which allowed Mu Ying to take advantage.

Wang Yonghua and Cui Yuan remained silent for a moment after hearing Mu Ying's plan.

Cui Yuan spoke, "What if the Exotic Beasts attack Jiaolong City, and Xie An doesn't come to support?"

Mu Ying laughed, "If he doesn't come, then the target will shift to killing Li Jun. If Li Jun doesn't come either, then we'll occupy Jiaolong City. The humans won't allow us to occupy Jiaolong City."

Neither Wang Yonghua nor Cui Yuan refuted Mu Ying's point of view.

Indeed, the human high-level officials would not idly watch a Great City be occupied by Exotic Beasts.

Wang Yonghua frowned and said, "If that happens, Cui Yuan and I will be completely exposed."

Mu Ying said, "So, when we attack the city, you must arrange for those disobedient people in the army to come out and fight. It doesn't matter if they die; it will only facilitate our subsequent plans."

Wang Yonghua helplessly said, "If it doesn't succeed, Cui Yuan and I will become homeless dogs."

Seeing Wang Yonghua's timid demeanor, Mu Ying had no choice but to reveal a trump card: "The ancestor of the Savage Bear Clan has already been awakened from his secluded cultivation by Xiong Lie, to tie down Li Jun."

Wang Yonghua was greatly surprised: "Didn't he die a long time ago?"

"No, he was just in secluded cultivation. Compared to you humans, the biggest advantage of Exotic Beasts is probably their long lifespan," Mu Ying said with a sigh.

"When will the plan be carried out?" Cui Yuan asked.

"It will still take some time. This war is very likely to be the ultimate battle of the Abyss. After all, the expansion rate of the teleportation gates is getting slower and slower, and Quasi-God Realm experts definitely won't be able to enter in a short time. Then, the human race has already obtained two pieces of Law equipment from the Lingtian Relic. If someone achieves Quasi-God Realm, then it will be a huge problem."

Mu Ying explained, as these two would not betray him before his death.

After speaking, Mu Ying left Jiaolong City.

Qiulong City.

City Lord's Mansion.

In a secret chamber in the mountains behind Li's courtyard.

Li Jun meticulously comprehended the Golden Light Wheel fragment in his hand. Unfortunately, since it was only one fragment, it couldn't allow him to advance further.

Although he had gained more insight into the Law of Gold, it wasn't enough to cause a qualitative change, so he certainly couldn't break through.

Li Jun stood up and sighed, "I still need to borrow that spear to gain insight. I wonder how Old Xie's comprehension is progressing."

After speaking, he walked into the adjacent refining room, integrating his insights into the Law of Gold, and began forging a sword-shaped artifact embryo next to him.

In fact, Li Jun was undoubtedly the most powerful Artifact Master in the history of the human race within this realm. He had successfully forged no less than five Shattering Void-grade weapons, but he could never integrate the Law power he comprehended into the weapons.

Li Jun himself knew that if he truly integrated the Law into a weapon, he would probably have entered the Quasi-God Realm.

He immediately stopped thinking and continued hammering.

Xun Xiuyuan was currently in a separate space on the ninth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, chatting with a middle-aged man in white. This space had already broken free from Xuan's control; it was a space War God Ling Tian had set up independently back then.

Xun Xiuyuan was also very surprised why there was a place within the Ling Tian Pagoda that the Artifact Spirit couldn't control.

After entering this space and seeing the white-clothed middle-aged man, Xun Xiuyuan understood.

The white-clothed man had a resolute face, a square jaw, long hair draped over his shoulders, and ancient attire. He looked like a handsome man in every way.

As soon as Xun Xiuyuan entered this space, the white-clothed man appeared.

"Did you enter here after passing the trial on the eighth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda?" the white-clothed man asked.

Xun Xiuyuan was also very surprised to see a human in this space: "You are...?"

Seeing that the newcomer was a human, the white-clothed man was very happy and laughed, "I am Ling Tian. Or rather, I am a wisp of divine sense that Ling Tian left behind before his demise."

"You are Ling Tian? War God Ling Tian?" Xun Xiuyuan was greatly astonished.

"Didn't they say you were murdered?" Xun Xiuyuan blurted out.

The white-clothed Ling Tian said indifferently, "Was I murdered? I was left behind when Ling Tian created this space. I don't know what happened afterward. This space is static. I feel like the moment I was separated, and then I regained my senses, you had already entered."

Xun Xiuyuan marveled at Ling Tian's power, a controller of the Law of Time. No wonder he could become a War God.

Ling Tian looked at Xun Xiuyuan and said, "My mission is to tell you some things, and then I will dissipate. After I dissipate, the sealed Transcendent Realm Exotic Beasts will appear. You are already in the Transcendent Realm. Since you can pass the trial on the eighth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, getting out of here alive shouldn't be a problem."

Then, disregarding Xun Xiuyuan's reaction, he continued to speak to himself: "That Artifact Spirit outside, the one who calls himself Xuan, is actually a wisp of divine soul from Xuan Yue, one of the Beast Ancestors. I managed to leave him behind during our divine soul battle back then. I don't know if Xuan Yue is dead. The current Xuan is a wisp of divine soul whose memories I erased. When I was alive, this wisp of divine soul was harmless, but if I am no longer here, and you plan to go to the Great World in the future, you still need to be wary."

Ling Tian spoke as if following a mechanical program: "Ling Tian Pagoda is the name I gave it after I obtained it. Its true Artifact Spirit is within the core stone tablet. It's probably due to injury, or perhaps other reasons, that it has been dormant in my sea of consciousness for so many years and has never awakened. The greatest function of the Ling Tian Pagoda is to comprehend Laws. The nine floors represent the nine great Laws: Five Elements, Time, Space, Light, and Darkness. Before the true Artifact Spirit awakens, these Laws are obscure and difficult to understand. I hope you can awaken the Artifact Spirit, which will be beneficial to your cultivation."

The moment he finished speaking, the white-clothed Ling Tian smiled at Xun Xiuyuan: "If Xuan asks you to avenge Ling Tian, whether you do it or not is actually irrelevant. Ling Tian is very magnanimous and not petty."

Afterward, the white-clothed Ling Tian's figure shattered into countless specks of light, slowly merging into this space. As if some shackles had been broken, the space vibrated.

As far as the eye could see, countless Transcendent Realm Exotic Beasts emerged from the void, rushing directly towards Xun Xiuyuan.