Chapter 2591

"At that time he was nothing, and besides, the Heavenly Palace had put effort into gathering intelligence on that battle, so the two sides were not really cooperating. Before the Nine Abyss truly acted, the Lingshan knew very little about his plan." Wang Mao shi exhaled a breath, "This also shows the importance of keeping secret operations from leaking. For so many years, Cangyan and Lingshan have been in name only, and the Holy Sovereign once said that the Nine Abyss secretly looks down on Lingshan. So Lingshan would not possibly share secrets with Cangyan for free."

Hearing this, Helo Tian gave an affirmative hum: "Then that's good."

Although His tone was flat, Xiao Ping always felt the deity had let out a sigh of relief.

Unlike Duan He Yun's obsessive research, turning a deaf ear to outside affairs, Xiao Ping, though residing in the secluded Lingyun Palace, actually had a good grasp of current worldly affairs, especially the entanglements between the deity and the Three Kingdoms.

As a rising star among the Three Kingdoms, Cangyan is the one who gives the deity the most headache.

If the ones coming this time were Cangyan, or the Nine Abyss, the response of the Lingyun Palace would certainly be completely different.

But, just by eliminating Cangyan's suspicion like this? Xiao Ping recalled the words of the witnesses in Baishu City, the inexplicably appeared and collapsed thatched hut under the stone bridge, and the reflection in the water...

"Could it really not be Dong Rui's snail toad?" She frowned tightly, "The bandits escaped by earth avoidance, and they even took away so many people at once. Without a snail toad or similar mobile conveyance for people, how could they have managed it?"

"Wu Yu Xianzi specifically mentioned that Immortal Mingke still has a magical artifact in hand that can carry many living beings, and can be carried along." Wang Mao shi continued, "With this treasure, Immortal Mingke can even bring along several companions, sneaking silently into the Lingyun Palace. As long as one can pass through, the Yun Tai cannot stop them!"

"It seems they are also skilled at disguise." Xiao Ping's eyes flashed, "Hmph, most likely they disguised themselves as Hu Xin."

"Yes. Even if he only needs one earth-escape artifact, he can bring his companions to flee, very flexible." Wang Mao shi analyzed, "From the Sang River battle, we see that Lingshan sent few people. Just a few groups repeatedly used, immortals and cultivators together not exceeding a hundred. Perhaps they also feared too many people talking and leaking secrets when preparing their operation."

But whoever is in management knows how unmanageable people are. The fewer who know, the better the secrecy.

Xiao Ping was also thinking: "The secret of Yanxia Bay has already been exposed; the Lingyun Palace must move to another place."

The hiding place of the Hidden God Lord is the first secret of the Heavenly Palace. If not moved, more sharks will come smelling the bloody scent, and future troubles will be endless.

Secrecy is the best camouflage for the Lingyun Palace.

Helo Tian, however, reminded: "Now is not the time, the Lingyun Palace is full of living beings, vast in number. Only after emptying them all out can I move the Yun Tai."

The magical artifact in Immortal Mingke's hand can indeed follow movement when carrying living beings, but its capacity is small.

Magical artifacts capable of carrying living beings all have this trait.

The Yun Tai contains tens of thousands of living people, and the still-living body of the Hidden God Lord, bound by law, thus cannot be easily moved.

"Lingshan is lying in wait near Yanxia Bay, and now is not a good time for the Lingyun Palace to move." Wang Mao shi also said, "They have used so many tricks, just determined to engage with us, and will not withdraw in the short term."

"Then we only have to eliminate them as soon as possible; once the Lingyun Palace is safe, we can start the next step of relocation." Saying this, Xiao Ping paused again.

Wang Mao shi saw her hesitation: "What? Master Xiao, please speak if you have something to say."

"Nothing." Xiao Ping still felt that judging Cangyan as not involved was premature, but she indeed could not produce evidence—her intuition could not serve as evidence.

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Ge Mu Plain.

The three teams sent out by He Lingchuan have all returned, and are now counting heads.

Including demons and people, a total of five dead and seventeen wounded, but the enemy failed to capture a single living prisoner, not one.

This is the most critical priority in He Lingchuan's layout, and also the sole point each team leader must guarantee during the operation.

As for the group that went underground to rescue Duan He Yun, He Lingchuan predicted the Lingyun Palace would send experts to carry it out, so he himself, Zhu Xiuer, and another immortal, Bao Pu True Person, set a trap and personally acted, determined that not one would return.

Only then can it be ensured that the fact that "God's Gaze" can be transferred will not be exposed under the very eyes of the Lingyun Palace.

As for the one immortal and one demon captured back, they were first handed over to Ye You Shen Bao Chi Hai for supervision.

Dong Rui then temporarily shifted his attention from A Lian, happily hugging the pangolin demon puppet to go research.

This earth-escaping demon puppet is said to be Xiao Ping's practice work, remarkably similar to his snail toad, worth his thorough study.

While everyone was healing injuries and adjusting breath to recover, He Lingchuan patted the little stone person beside him:

"Alright, you first take the two toads with 'God's Gaze' stuck on them into the Secret Realm, then prepare to rise to the surface."

The Secret Realm and reality are different spacetimes, capable of shielding God's Gaze.

The little stone person grinned widely:

"Is it my turn to perform?"

"Exactly. The time is also about right."

"Sure." Ge Mu no longer asked further, responded with this, and everyone felt their bodies suddenly sink, the ground beneath erupting with an upward lifting force.

This is the activation of the Ge Mu Plain's ascent.

However, this anomaly soon disappeared, everything returned to calm.

Zhu Xiuer then asked He Lingchuan: "Why so early? I thought at least another half day would be needed."

"Because of Mingke's good friend, Wu Yu Xianzi."

Immortal Mingke rolled her eyes beside him: "No no, I don't have such a good friend!"

Then, Immortal Mingke also spoke to He Lingchuan about Wu Yu Xianzi.

"She is a powerful female immortal, who in ancient times fought side by side with my sect, unexpectedly turned traitor after three thousand years, defecting to the Heavenly Palace." Immortal Mingke also felt deeply, "She knows many secrets of the Lingshan immortals, most of which she will likely tell the Heavenly Palace."

"In this age of great contention, the worldly situation is unprecedentedly complex, neither you nor I know whether she defected to the Heavenly Palace, or the Heavenly Palace found her. I have heard that in recent years, with the revival of spiritual energy, many immortals have emerged from seclusion in the territories controlled by Bei Jia; if they do not want to become the deity's skin bags, they can only rely on the Heavenly Palace." He Lingchuan remained objective, "As for Lingshan's secrets, I think the deity has also learned quite a bit over these years."

"Anyway, she should believe I am still in Lingshan."

Immortal Mingke's defection to Cangyan is recent, and he himself has a rather loose connection with Lingshan, so even inside Lingshan, few know his true whereabouts.

The most wonderful thing is, although he participated in the battle of Yujing City, he basically operated in tandem with He Lingchuan, and was not openly exposed under the deity's eyelids.