Chapter 664: Elder Sister, You're No More Than This

"Senior brother, Shang Hongchen is presumed to have entered Longshe Shan, but no news has come back, I'm afraid."

The Heavenly Dream Daoist has not received any news; after Shang Hongchen descended the mountain, there has been no further word, as if she vanished.

Is it that she did not transmit any message, or that it could not be returned?

Could it be that she ran into trouble? However, the Heavenly Dream Daoist examined the soul cards of Shang Hongchen and junior sister Tianlian Zhenren, and found no incident; they are still alive. It is predicted that they are currently in Longshe Shan, and within Longshe Shan no news can be transmitted. Chen Chuyang would not allow any information to get out.

Their scheme seems about to fail; that man is no ordinary person, and should be able to see through their plan.

"No? It seems Shang Hongchen is very likely to be left in Longshe Shan."

The Tian Xin Dao Ren closed his eyes, and after a while spoke.

The Heavenly Dream Daoist, puzzled, said: "Senior brother, since you know this will happen, why let Shang Hongchen descend? Isn't it better to keep her locked on the mountain? With her present, at a critical moment, Chen Chuyang would not dare to make any move."

With the hostage in hand, Longshe Shan would not dare to act.

Chen Chuyang cares a lot about Shang Hongchen; she is his sister-in-law's elder sister, and even though he is ruthless, the Shang Clan would not permit such a thing.

Given that, wouldn't it be better to keep the person in the Heavenly Heart Sect? Why send her back?

The loss outweighs the gain.

The Tian Xin Dao Ren crossed his arms and stared into the distance: "Your thinking is too presumptuous. You think the ones targeting our Heavenly Heart Sect are those of Longshe Shan? No, other forces have long wanted to act; they just haven't found an opportunity."

"I let Shang Hongchen return only to do a favor for Chen Chuyang, to let him know our Heavenly Heart Sect's stance. Our sect is not an enemy of their Longshe Shan; acting against us brings no benefit to Chen Chuyang."

"The Heavenly Heart Sect is the farthest from Longshe Shan; our threat is optional at best."

"Longshe Shan's real enemies are the Yin Gui Sect and the Spirit Sword Sect. Though the Spirit Sword Sect is stable now, the Yin Gui Sect shows no movement; who knows if they might destroy our Heavenly Heart Sect first and then turn against Longshe Shan?"

"And the watchful Monster Race; that side is unstable, with years of suppressed anger and resentment having nowhere to vent."

Longshe Shan and Longshe Cheng occupy an awkward position.

When the time comes, Chen Chuyang will need to guard against them, not Longshe Shan.

Moreover, the Tian Xin Dao Ren hopes to exchange Shang Hongchen for Tianlian Zhenren; a one-for-one swap leaves everyone even.

However, an unexpected twist occurred: Chen Chuyang did not follow the usual script, neither releasing the person nor giving any sign; this individual is quite hard to deal with.

"Senior brother, what should we do now? Chen Chuyang might even keep Shang Hongchen detained, not releasing anyone; junior sister Tianlian Zhenren remains in Longshe Shan, posing a great threat to us..."

"Without junior sister Tianlian Zhenren, I alone find it hard to confront the enemy."

"Jing Yuheng of the Great Qi Dynasty has already dispatched the Black Dragon Guard to erode the towns we control, gradually approaching the Heavenly Heart Sect."

"The Yin Gui Sect and the Spirit Sword Sect are also taking action, with more and more forces drawing near."

The Heavenly Heart Sect has been targeted.

Those people move swiftly, probing step by step, invading step by step.

Once the deployment is complete, it will become dangerous.

Their Heavenly Heart Sect is powerful, but handling so many forces makes self-protection difficult.

The Tian Xin Dao Ren disagreed: "These people are not the issue; I worry about Chen Chuyang and the White Deer King."

"Chen Chuyang's strength is unfathomable; he possesses myriad divine abilities, and no one knows his exact cultivation level. I predict his cultivation likely surpasses mine, but he has been concealing it."

"The White Deer King, this demon is very cunning, has lived for millennia, and is hard to deal with."

"Under his control, the Monster Race's strength has increased considerably, yet there has been no movement, which is very odd."

"Moreover, these two seem to have met, and it's unclear what deal they reached."

That is what the Tian Xin Dao Ren worries about most; he is not at all concerned with the other sect forces.

The Heavenly Dream Daoist frowned: "Senior brother, since they are so hard to handle, why not turn them against each other?"

Sow discord, then separate them.

Make them become enemies, then...

The Heavenly Heart Sect would reap the fisherman's profit, as before: those sects daring to cause chaos would be made to kill each other, and finally the Heavenly Heart Sect would intervene, seizing all the benefits.

"You underestimate them; Chen Chuyang is very hard to deal with. He only pushes forward, never retreats; making him suffer a loss is difficult."

The Tian Xin Dao Ren shook his head, filled with apprehension toward Chen Chuyang.

Deep apprehension; he has never valued a human so much.

This person, unknown when he emerged, once appeared, he was a Strong One.

Truly hard to handle.

"Are we to be besieged by them like this?"

"No, when the time comes, there will always be a way," the Tian Xin Dao Ren said, squinting.

Thinking of destroying the Heavenly Heart Sect is overthinking.

Those people will have to pay the price.

The Heavenly Heart Sect cannot be destroyed.

Only our Heavenly Heart Sect can wipe out other sects; no other sect can possibly destroy the Heavenly Heart Sect.

Longshe Shan.

Shang Yue and Shang Hongchen's battle has not yet ended; both have misjudged each other's strength.

Shang Yue overestimated elder sister's power, thinking she was invincible; after fighting, he realized her strength was merely so-so.

He still hopes to win, to be able to contend.

Shang Hongchen, on the contrary, thought Shang Yue was weak and not very strong; after the fight, she was somewhat bewildered.

This younger brother's strength far exceeds his cultivation, not just a little.

A physical cultivator who refines true Qi, the fusion of the two makes his strength far from a simple one plus one equals two.

Speed, strength, and true Qi usage, Shang Yue controls them with meticulous precision.

That kind of control is extremely... frightening.

Shang Hongchen compared themselves, they couldn't match, the true qi they consumed was actually more than double that of Shang Yue.

"Big sister, you're no good, is this all the cultivation of a True Gang Peak?"

"Are you so focused on raising your cultivation that you forgot to increase your strength?"

Generally, an increase in cultivation represents an increase in strength.

Many people focus on raising their cultivation, believing cultivation is everything.

Rushing to raise cultivation only ends up being counterproductive.

Shang Yue is different; after Chen Chuyang's training, they learned the importance of strength, and compared to cultivation, strength is the foundation.

Isn't the result of raising cultivation just to raise strength?

"Don't get cocky, Shang Yue."

Shang Hongchen waved their sword, and lotus blossoms bloomed one after another.

"Tianlian Sword Technique."

This sword technique is the sword technique of Tianlian Zhenren.

Shang Hongchen received the true transmission from Tianlian Zhenren, enabling them to practice the Tianlian Sword Technique.

This sword technique, compared to Tianlian Zhenren's sword technique, is far inferior.

"Overlord Fist."

Shang Yue, not used to their elder sister, threw a punch directly, meeting force with force.

"Boom."

The two separated; Shang Yue had just landed, immediately took flight, clenched their fist, and attacked.

Shang Hongchen blocked with a backhand, and the huge force shoved them back.