Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 1228 - 1228 71 Got it _2

Chapter 1228: Chapter 71 Got it! _2 Chapter 1228: Chapter 71 Got it! _2 He had truly believed that Supreme Mountain had come to help with all their might… Earlier, he had even felt comforted by the thought.

But this is the result?

So this is the real truth?!

Hmm, what everyone doesn’t know is that in the beginning, Supreme Mountain indeed came to help and planned to contribute their efforts to the calamities afflicting the mortal world… However, once they arrived, they were tempted and went astray.

After all, in their eyes, the rewards offered by the Purple Emperor were too much to refuse, simply irresistible!

This goes to show that the luck of Supreme Mountain is not so great; they made it to dry land, only to be dragged back into the water, no different from a reformed person falling back into old ways.

One can’t help but shed a tear of sympathy for those who see through the truth of this matter.

It’s just too unfortunate…

“I’ll exterminate them now!” Qing Ming, the Great Sovereign, thundered with uncontrollable rage.

“Hold on!”

Feng Yin stopped him, “We are already fully aware of the situation, and in addition to being cautious and preventing further issues, we can also use the situation to our advantage, preventing our own people from making unnecessary sacrifices… For example, like this and like that, what do you think, Great Sovereign?”

Qing Ming, the Great Sovereign, was also crafty and experienced and, upon hearing Feng Yin’s succinct description, immediately halted, responding, “Hmm? This plan is good! I must admit, Doctor Feng, when it comes to cunning, you’re the one!”

Feng Yin had a vein throbbing on his forehead: “I, dammit…”

“Peace, peace… Hahaha, I’m praising you, complimenting you on your shrewdness!”

Feng Yin retorted angrily: “You really have a way with compliments! I am impressed!”

The Great Sovereign Qing Ming smiled apologetically as he escorted him out.

The next day.

Qing Ming, the Great Sovereign, gathered all the high-ranking officials and began strategizing. Supreme Mountain was assigned to the north side.

“This tribulation is extremely perilous, do not take it lightly.”

“In the following period, we will arrange for disciples from various sects to undergo trials, to search for countermeasures. Now, each sect should report the names of the disciples participating in the trials. We will start from the north and progress step by step. All disciples taking part must be vigilant and carry protection, and must not act recklessly for the sake of achievement.”

“The number one priority in this trial is to preserve and protect life, and we must not have any unnecessary sacrifices.”

“Yes!”

All the major sects present agreed in unison, their faces weighed down with gravity.

Everyone knew that this so-called trial was indeed a risky venture involving the lives of the disciples, with casualties being inevitable, the only question being the number.

Only a few people from Supreme Mountain managed to conceal their glee amidst looks that seemed just as grave as the others.

If things continued to develop like this, wouldn’t it be… very smooth?

…

For three consecutive days, Zichen Lake had not experienced any fog, a stark contrast to before.

This was, however, a strategy of the Purple Emperor: to stabilize the hearts of the people from Supreme Mountain, making them believe: What fog? What peculiarities? Where?

So for several days, everything was quiet and peaceful.

In fact, the Purple Emperor had been worryingly overcautious.

Faced with the tempting bounty the Purple Emperor offered, Supreme Mountain had already made up their minds and were unwavering!

It probably was the only hope and reliance Supreme Mountain had in recent times.

And on this day, Zichen Lake finally showed signs of fog again, the misty veils once more hiding all traces.

The people from Supreme Mountain, leading ten disciples from Cloud Top, quickly approached the shores of Zichen Lake.

This was “the deployment of the Great Sovereign Qing Ming”; the people of Supreme Mountain acted boldly and without hesitation, confident and proper, without a trace of doubt.

But what they did not know was… in other directions, no disciples from other major sects appeared.

In truth, only the disciples of Supreme Mountain entered Zichen Lake.

The ten people from Supreme Mountain had a plan in their hearts and felt safe and secure, arriving leisurely at the lakeside, rather comfortably.

Only when they truly reached the lakeside and beheld the rumored hazy white fog did everyone’s heart surge with excitement, feeling that a great opportunity and incredible fortune lay ahead.

Here was their destination, a lake that devoured countless lives, yet for them, it was a place of destiny and law.

A place holding the ancestral legacy of the Jade Rank left by the Purple Emperor, a place of destiny and law for the revitalization of their sect!

At this moment, in this place, the Jade Rank was just within reach, easily graspable!

“Let’s go into the water,” the lead person from Supreme Mountain commanded.

“Hold on.”

The voice of the Purple Emperor transmitted through the thick fog.

“There is something I must clarify first; you all need to be extremely cautious.”

“What instructions does Your Excellency have to bestow?”

“Although I knew Qing Ming and the others had their schemes, I did not anticipate how insidious the methods they used would be. The formation laid out in this lake water is the unforgiving Soul Extinguishing Array, which devours anyone ensnared without hope of survival!”

The voice of the Purple Emperor was grave: “If these ten disciples go down as they are now, they are likely to be devoured by the Soul Extinguishing Array immediately, with no chance of fortune.”

“Ah? Such a treacherous formation? Do we need to go down and protect the law?”

“How could Qing Ming and the others overlook this fact? With your cultivation levels towering above Cloud Top, once you activate the Array, Qing Ming and the rest will be alerted in an instant. Wouldn’t this place then instantly become a target of concentrated attacks? Not only will the schemes between us two parties come to nothing, but Supreme Mountain is bound to vanish, leaving no avenue for redemption.”

“What… What should we do?”

“Don’t panic!”

The voice of the Purple Emperor carried a calm certainty, “In this world, where there’s a law, there’s a loophole, especially for formations. I already have a strategy. You just need to follow my orders exactly, and you’ll be as stable as a mountain, safely crossing this ordeal!”

All of these developments were unexpected for the Purple Emperor.

He had originally thought that luring in one or two would already be quite an achievement; a grasshopper is still meat, not to mention elite disciples from the major sects.