Chapter 1247: Pawn!

The many great demons of Demonic Heaven Plain were observing.

You should know they were deceived by Gu Yue Laozi and the Guile Temple this time, charged into Cloud Mist Heaven, and ended up with the entire army wiped out.

And the mastermind behind all this is the blood‑skirted woman!

They hope the blood‑skirted woman dies in the Guile Temple!

Elsewhere.

Inside the Wei Yang Imperial Hall, little Nannan suddenly opened her tiny hands.

"Chi!"

A stream of light flew over and landed directly in her little hand; it was a butterfly mark that gradually condensed into a token shape, and Dieyue's weak voice transmitted: "Lu Xuan older brother, I did my best."

Lu Xuan frowned slightly, "Dieyue, you…"

Dieyue said, "I'm fine; this is just one of my illusory forms."

Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, and the others also gathered around, and everyone's faces showed worry.

Dieyue forced herself to be lively and said to Ji Fuyao and the others, "If you want to enter the Butterfly World, carry this mark and you can find me. Remember to come to the Left Wing World."

Chen Zhangsheng's eyes became somewhat resolute: "I will go."

Dieyue chuckled lightly, "Chen Zhangsheng, you must have hidden your strength, right? Back then, when this avatar of mine crossed the Reverse Flow River, I was ambushed by the Longevity Tribe, so after descending onto the World Tree I fell into sleep. I never expected you could safely travel back and forth between the Butterfly World and the World Tree—your attainments are not shallow."

Chen Zhangsheng's face twitched, "How could I compare to you? I've been fleeing the Longevity Tribe and Abyssal Beasts all along—it's been miserable. My master can vouch for me."

Lu Xuan: "……"

Ji Fuyao and the others looked at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan chuckled, "If you want to go to the Butterfly World with Lao San, just go. The Upper Realm War is about to start; once everything settles, we'll all head to the Butterfly World."

"Great!" Dieyue exclaimed with joy, "Lu Xuan older brother, I can't hold on any longer in the Butterfly World—there are too many enemies. I need your help."

Lu Xuan nodded.

Ji Fuyao thought for a moment, "Third Martial Younger Brother, I'll go with you."

Ye Chen said, "Then Senior Sister, you go with the Third Martial Younger Brother; we won't go."

Green Hill, Yang Xuan, Yang Ling'er, and the others also smiled, "Then let Senior Sister go."

Yang Ling'er and Green Hill winked at Ji Fuyao.

This is a good chance to let Senior Sister look into Dieyue's past and see what happened between her and the master.

Chen Zhangsheng asked, "Dieyue, are the left and right wings of the Butterfly World different worlds?"

Dieyue said, "Exactly."

Chen Zhangsheng frowned slightly, carefully reconsidering what he had seen and heard, and thought to himself, "Indeed so."

Moments later, Dieyue's voice grew ever weaker.

"Lu Xuan older brother, see you next time."

Finally, Dieyue's breath completely faded.

Chen Zhangsheng said to Ji Fuyao, "Senior Sister, I'll make preparations first; once ready, I'll tell you, and we'll go to the Butterfly World together."

Ji Fuyao smiled sweetly, "Okay."

……

Elsewhere.

Guile Temple Star Sea.

Yousha Elder led the people in cleaning up the remnants, re‑refining this region of starry sky, and restored the shattered Star Sea to about half.

"Boom—boom—boom!"

Guile Dao patterns flickered everywhere between heaven and earth, and the Dao charts kept surging.

Yousha Elder's face turned icy, "The power of time is truly heaven‑defying! If Dieyue's true form descends, none of us can stop it. Yinyao, what do you think?"

At his side, a black‑robed man exhaled a deep aura, his eyes like an abyss, his whole person as deep as Yinyao.

This person is none other than Yinyao Elder!

He furrowed his brows, "The Dao pattern link between us and the World Tree has been severed, yet the residual might of time remains; to erase this force is hard in a short time. Now that things have come to this, we can only fight a desperate battle."

Yousha Elder pondered a moment, "Our foundation has been cut by more than half; to cross the Reverse Flow River again we must cooperate with the Longevity Tribe. Besides, Gu Yue Laozi has been eyeing us tiger‑like, and no one knows what he's plotting—another major threat."

"Not bad." Yousha Elder nodded, "In these endless ages, Gu Yuan Heaven and my Guile Temple are only superficially united—there's been no real conflict of interest. If we get hold of the Primordial Original Seed, Gu Yue Laozi will likely make a move, so we must guard against it."

Not long after.

Many Dao Lord Realm elders finally repaired the damaged Star Sea; a batch of the Kun Tribe was moved over, and they began nonstop repair of the minute void cracks.

The Xu Kun had been spying outside the Guile Temple's starry sky; seeing this, it flew into a rage, shouting, "Damn it! Too damn! You're making our people work like donkeys!"

Soon, Yousha Elder again refined the Dark Hall; his hand constantly changed spirit seals, re‑inscribing many Dao patterns on the Dark Hall's surface, and the corner shattered by Dieyue was re‑derived.

By his hand, the Ancient Vast Hall became even more profound.

"Enter the hall to discuss affairs!"

Yousha Elder summoned Anshang Elder and the others.

In the hall, this time Yousha Elder took the chief seat; Anshang Elder and all the Veins Elders stood in the hall, and the Xuanji Holy Lord and the Nether Formation Elder were also present.

Anshang Elder introduced the Xuanji Holy Lord: "Elder, this junior is named Bai, originally of our clan's bloodline from the lower realm; I never expected the bloodline to be heaven‑defying, and now he has become part of the sequence."

The Xuanji Holy Lord bowed slightly.

Yousha Elder and the others extended their divine sense to examine the Xuanji Holy Lord, showing great satisfaction: "Such a heaven‑defying junior—not only is his bloodline pure, he also masters the Luo Mai Great Dao and the Corroding Meridians Great Dao, and has forged his own Dao; excellent, excellent, he will surely rise and surpass the school of Qi Chun Jing."

The Xuanji Holy Lord said, "Thank you, Elder."

Yousha Elder waved his hand, and a black small cauldron of half‑step Dao Lord rank fell before the Xuanji Holy Lord: "Take this and use it; it suits you well."

Inside the black small cauldron lies an extremely rich guile power.

Xuanji Holy Lord will refine it in an instant!

With a thought, this small cauldron can provide an endless stream of power; moreover, it can widen her many Dao charts, which is extremely profound.

After a moment, Old Ancestor You Sha looked at the crowd and began the discussion, saying, "Share your thoughts."

Old Ancestor An Shang bowed respectfully and spoke first, "We can pursue a three-pronged approach! On one front we attack the lower realm, on another we launch the Burial Heaven Plan, and we also keep a force to deal with Qi Chun Jing and Lu Xuan and their ilk."

"Lu Xuan hasn't fully recovered yet; our main opponent is Qi Chun Jing!"

"As for those fools in the Demon Heaven Plain, we naturally need to use them too. Let them first draw the attention of the Everlasting Heaven; we will shatter the world barrier, and meanwhile, under the leadership of the Elder of the Nether Formation, we will invade the World Tree and set up a great formation."

Hearing that, Old Ancestor You Sha's eyes flashed with a cold light, "The demon clan? They are indeed an excellent pawn."

……

Old Ancestor Shi Yuan frowned, "But this battle has been fierce; I fear the outside world already knows that my Guile Palace has been invaded!"

Old Ancestor An Shang stood in the black mist, gave a cold smile, "The outside world only knows that my Guile Palace was invaded, but they don't know we suffered heavy losses; we outwardly claim we have slain that blood‑skirted woman, so the demon clan will cooperate with us without worry."