Chapter 587: Change Plan

"Is he really not in the Buddha Sect?" Qian Jue Shan asked.

Buddha Son clasped his hands, shook his head and said, "He is not. If the Immortal Lord does not believe, you may enter the Buddha Sect to investigate."

Qian Jue Shan stared at him, "Buddha Son, you have been waiting here today; did you already foresee that I would come?"

As a Buddha Son of the Buddha Sect, he naturally possesses divination abilities.

Buddha Son nodded, "Yes."

Qian Jue Shan: "Buddha Son, have you divined any future events?"

Buddha Son was silent for a moment, then slowly uttered, "The Demon and Monster Realms' siege of the Cultivation Realm is now inevitable. The one who breaks the impasse will emerge from the Boundary Abyss. The three realms will descend into chaos, and the Heavenly Dao will appear."

As soon as he finished, blood welled at the corner of his mouth, clearly a backlash from the heavenly mechanism.

The Buddha Son's complexion turned deathly pale in an instant.

He reminded again, "Immortal Lord, within a year you will face a tribulation; be extremely careful."

Hearing this, Qian Jue Shan gave a cold, stern nod, "Thank you."

Qian Jue Shan returned to Tian Jiaocheng and faithfully reported the Buddha Patriarch's movements and the Buddha Son's prophecy to the Elders.

The Elders, upon hearing, were all shocked.

The Buddha Patriarch had clearly fled!

Zong Guang Immortal Lord was even more enraged; he immediately summoned all Immortal Lords of the Cultivation Realm to the Great Hall to devise a grand strategy against the joint invasion of the Demon and Monster Realms.

This deliberation concerning the Cultivation Realm's survival lasted three full days and nights.

After the Immortal Lords dispersed, Zong Guang Immortal Lord promptly issued a thunderous proclamation to the entire Cultivation Realm:

— "Criminal Xu Yan Zhi and his disciple Lu Xiangxiang have stolen massive cultivation resources from the Cultivation Realm and colluded secretly with the Demon and Monster Realms. The two have now fled in fear, their whereabouts unknown. By joint resolution of eleven Elders of Tian Jiaocheng, effective immediately, Xu Yan Zhi's title of 'Formless Immortal Lord' is revoked, and a top‑level manhunt is issued over their entire territories! Reward: ten million Top‑Grade Spirit Stones!"

Beyond that, all major forces of the Cultivation Realm received the message from Tian Jiaocheng.

The various forces also began preparations.

In response to Tian Jiaocheng's decree, they dispatched elite disciples and strong members to the passage sites linking to the Demon and Monster Realms, beginning strict defense.

Everything seemed to proceed in an orderly fashion.

Yet the myriad spirits of the Cultivation Realm sensed a dangerous aura, feeling uneasy.

Some rogue cultivators took advantage of the gap to cause trouble, making the Cultivation Realm increasingly chaotic.

Zong Guang Immortal Lord, upon seeing these reports, felt his chest ache with anger.

The current state of the Cultivation Realm is internal strife and external threats!

Zong Guang Immortal Lord began to reflect on his previous erroneous judgments; he seemed to have aged decades, his expression gaunt.

He locked himself inside the hall for a full day and night.

After emerging, he decided to relinquish the position of chief Elder of Tian Jiaocheng.

"Stop urging me. Over the years, under the influence of power and profit, I am no longer the pure-hearted person I once was for the Cultivation Realm. I will give this position to the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord—Qian Jue Shan."

"I am only stepping down from the top seat, not retiring, nor hiding behind you. Should the Cultivation Realm face a crisis in the future, I will be the first to act. Only then will I not betray the Cultivation Realm's cultivation of and trust in me."

Zong Guang Immortal Lord finished speaking, passed beyond the Elders' silhouettes, and gazed at the tall, upright figure.

Silver hair, white robe, cold and aloof.

He asked, "Qian Jue Shan, can you take on this heavy responsibility?"

Qian Jue Shan was silent for a moment, "Fine."

Boundary Abyss.

Grey snow swirled, the temperature was astonishingly low.

In such conditions, the three Tian Jiao clans continued to spar in cultivation.

Day after day.

【Ding! The male and female protagonists have fled to the Demon Realm.】

Yuan Yao, while sparring with Xie Yan, suddenly heard the news, was distracted, and Xie Yan almost cut her from behind.

Fortunately, Xie Yan quickly sheathed his sword.

"What's wrong?" Xie Yan came to Yuan Yao's side.

Yuan Yao also sheathed her sword and said to Xie Yan, "I just recalled something, which made me lose focus."

"What thing?"

"It seems a pair of mandarin ducks have gone to a new place," Yuan Yao said, unable to reveal the system's information directly, so she expressed it indirectly.

Xie Yan instantly understood her meaning.

"Don't worry," he reached out and took her hand.

Yuan Yao nodded.

Not far away, Qian Yun Zhou saw the scene, narrowed his eyes slightly, and immediately averted his gaze.

Not looking, he wouldn't feel uncomfortable.

Time flew by swiftly.

One day, five months later, while Yuan Yao was cultivating, she suddenly felt a palpitating heart; an uneasy feeling instantly swept over her entire body.

That unease disrupted her calm cultivation, and she immediately queried System 250 with her mind: "What is happening outside?"

System 250, upon hearing, swiftly began scanning.

【Reply to host, the system has detected that the passage linking the Cultivation Realm and the Demon and Monster Realms has been fully opened; the demon and monster armies are engaged in fierce battle with the Cultivation Realm cultivators defending the passage.】

"What are the male and female protagonists doing?"

【Reply to host, the system did not detect the male and female protagonists appearing in the Cultivation Realm.】

Yuan Yao's expression turned solemn.

The war of the three realms is imminent; if they still wait a few months to deal with the Realm Abyss Beast Master, it will be too late.

Can't wait any longer!

She suddenly stood up, immediately summoned the heavenly pride of the three tribes to discuss jointly dealing with the Realm Abyss Beast Master.

Quan Li asked: "Aren't we supposed to wait seven months to deal with the Realm Abyss Beast Master? Why move it up? Did something happen outside?"

Yuan Yao nodded, solemnly said: "We can't delay any longer! We must leave the Realm Abyss as soon as possible! The plan to deal with the Realm Abyss Beast Master must be moved up!"

The heavenly pride of the three tribes hearing this also did not voice opposition.

Because they already trusted Yuan Yao.

"If we want to leave the Realm Abyss, we must obtain the Realm Heart from the Realm Abyss Beast Master. The Beast Master's Realm Heart is not on its body, but deep in the core region." Ying Wuji frowned: "But once we appear in the core region, we will draw the Beast Master's attention..."

Yuan Yao said with determined eyes: "So this time, we split into two groups. One group will hold off the Realm Abyss Beast Master, another will go deep into the core region to seek the Realm Heart."

All the heavenly pride hearing this, their expressions also turned solemn.

Yuan Yao said in a low voice: "I can go alone into the core region to seek the Realm Heart. You, meanwhile, will hold off the Realm Abyss Beast Master, buying me time. As long as we find the Realm Heart, I can use it to send you all out of the Realm Abyss."

"Can you do it alone?" Quan Li lifted her head to look at her.

Yuan Yao nodded solemnly.

"Okay."

Ying Wuji gazed at Yuan Yao: "Then we will exert our full effort to hold off the Realm Abyss Beast Master."

After they settled on the tactics, they decided to head to the core region tomorrow.

And that night, everyone was destined to have no sleep.

Because they know better than anyone that tomorrow's battle will decide their life or death.

Some of the heavenly pride took out their cherished spirit liquor and drank cup after cup.

"Tonight, we won't return unless we're drunk!"