My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 828 - 692: Something’s Changed

Chapter 828: Chapter 692: Something’s Changed

Wang Zijia furrowed his brows, and with a thought, his left eye projected an illusory light and shadow, bringing forth the virtual figure of Ice Frost.

"A sudden contact, is it finally time for the Lord of Thunder to make his move?"

Gazing at Ice Frost, Wang Zijia asked.

Ice Frost began with a respectful and humble bow towards Wang Zijia, then immediately responded, "Yes, my lord, just now, the Lord of Thunder suddenly ordered his subordinates to initiate the plan and has already dispatched people to take action against the Bait family."

"And there was no probing, they acted with full force, and several true gods have been mobilized. Because I had previously deliberately sought to manage logistics, I am not involved in this operation."

"Preliminary estimates suggest that in two to three days at most, someone will come knocking on our master’s door to extract the Inheritance, and there should even be an ample reward that you, master, would find difficult to refuse."

"Because according to the Lord of Thunder, he has been preparing a gift for you personally these past few days."

Wang Zijia’s heart tensed, and he said with a frown, "Heh, he does know how to pick his moment, the timing is just so... "

"Wait a minute..."

Wang Zijia suddenly thought of something, turned his head to look at Zhu Qi standing beside him, and asked, "You said the Void Ruins Group was discovered accidentally because of the people from the Witch Realm?"

Zhu Qi nodded and replied, "I’m not exactly clear on the details, but that is indeed what the message says. It’s said that a Tribulation Crossing Cultivator was chasing an Epic (Primordial Spirit) Magician and accidentally came across some small movements by other god systems from the Witch Realm, eventually uncovering the Ruins Group."

"Heh, what a coincidence," Wang Zijia said with light flashing in his eyes.

"Master, you mean..." Zhu Qi was dumbstruck, then said in astonishment, "Surely not, that’s the Third Epoch Dao Court Ruins."

"Exactly, if it’s as I suspect, then I’m indeed quite valuable!" Wang Zijia said with a profound look, then turned to Ice Frost and asked:

"Besides luring me out, does your plan involve anything else? For example, how to divert the Celestial Immortals of Taiching’s attention?"

Ice Frost shook her head and answered, "No, the plan we’ve set up, you already know everything, master. The lure, blockade, swift battle, quick withdrawal, the complete process—if executed smoothly, it should not attract Taiching’s attention, so it wasn’t considered necessary."

Wang Zijia had thought the same before, but after the recent thought crossed his mind, he no longer felt the same way.

This incident, isn’t it the best distraction?

"The Lord of Thunder, huh? Worthy of being an Old Monster who controls a major god system; his actions are indeed impeccable!"

"Then... Master, do we continue with our previous plan?" Zhu Qi asked with a furrowed brow.

Wang Zijia did not immediately respond to Zhu Qi, but instead looked at Ice Frost and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Ice Frost shook her head and said, "No, does your servant need to actively request to participate in the capture plan?"

Wang Zijia shook his head and replied, "No, you continue to stay at home with your injuries as planned, responsible for the aftermath."

"Your servant understands!" Ice Frost bowed humbly, and was then disconnected by Wang Zijia.

Zhu Qi opened his mouth as if to speak, but was stopped by Wang Zijia raising his hand.

The next moment, Wang Zijia flipped his hand to pull out an order symbol and activated it.

The order symbol flickered a few times, and after a while, it was picked up, the illusory figure of Shi Zhongkuan’s upper body emerging from the order symbol.

"Fellow Daoist Cloud Middle contacting me at this time, is there something amiss?"

The other party seemed to be busy, his words trailing off as he was involved in something else.

Wang Zijia said, "Venerable Shi, how is the counter-hunting plan progressing?"

"It’s almost finished, just waiting for them to show up. Why the sudden inquiry..." Shi Zhongkuan paused, sensing something, continued with a halt in his voice, "Have they begun to prepare for their move?"

Wang Zijia nodded and answered, "It seems that within the next couple of days, they will try to take control of the Bait family, and then send someone to invite me to extract the Inheritance."

Shi Zhongkuan frowned deeply and said, "Why choose this specific time, everything has to happen all at once."

Wang Zijia’s heart tensed, and he asked, "Is there a difficulty?"

"Not really," Shi Zhongkuan replied with a frown, "But you must have heard as well, a few Martial Uncles were exploring the Void Relics and discovered a Ruin Group."

"The people from the Witch Realm have also found a portion, even earlier than we did. At this point, shouldn’t they be working overtime to explore?"

"Venerable Shi also thinks it’s too much of a coincidence?" Wang Zijia upon hearing, said instead, "I heard that our discovery of the Ruin Group was largely due to the Witch Realm people, I too find it quite the coincidence."

Caught by surprise, Shi Zhongkuan then laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Cloud Middle thinks they did it on purpose? To divert attention? Just to catch Daoist? You are being a bit too..."

Mid-sentence, Shi Zhongkuan wasn’t sure how to continue.

What to say?

That you think too highly of yourself?

That your net worth justifies an entire Third Epoch Dao Court Relic?

...

Shi Zhongkuan, although he didn’t continue, Wang Zijia understood what the other meant.

Wang Zijia felt it was very likely that he might not be worth that much to the Lord of Thunder, but what about the core of the pillar god?

That was capable of integrating other weapons. After the World of the Gods shattered in the Fourth Era, the Witch Realm born in the Fifth Era was entirely centered around it!

One was a ruin from another domain with an unknown level of danger, to be shared with the three great god systems of the entire Witch Realm;

The other was the giant treasure of the core of the pillar god weapon, capable of uniting the Witch Realm.

Wang Zijia felt that if it were him, he would do the same!

Of course, thinking this was one thing, but he couldn’t say it. The pillar god weapon was the only thing Wang Zijia couldn’t mention openly.

Spirit treasures, even fragments of spirit treasures, were things that could move Taiching Palace.

"Maybe I’m overthinking it, but it’s better to take precautions earlier rather than later. In the next few days, can your sect allocate enough manpower for our previous plan?" Wang Zijia asked.

Shi Zhongkuan frowned slightly with a bit of a headache and said, "Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist, it’s no problem."

Wang Zijia looked at Shi Zhongkuan and said, "Then I’ll go get ready, and won’t disturb Immortal Venerate Shi any longer."

The two exchanged bows.

After disconnecting the communication, Wang Zijia frowned, silent for a long while.

"Master, shall we proceed with the plan as usual?" Zhu Qi, who had been involved all along, although unclear why Wang Zijia would think this way, thought of her master’s unfathomable methods and felt it was possible.

So she hesitated and said, "Should we directly refuse this time, or Master, you could immediately announce a retreat to delay some time?"

Wang Zijia shook his head and said, "It’s no use, it’s too coincidental, I don’t believe in coincidences. If all this is Lei Ting’s doing, he wouldn’t believe in coincidences either."

"Because he doesn’t know we’re so precise with our intelligence, he wouldn’t think we can piece everything together. His arrangements this time can be said to be perfect from his perspective."

"But if I were to avoid the situation, then from his point of view, he would realize that my retreat is too coincidental, thereby discovering the doubts."

"Once he discovers doubts, things will be more troublesome. Not only might we face endless trials later on, but there’s also a greater chance that all the mad dogs of the Witch Realm will latch onto me."

"So even with this unexpected development, this is still the best opportunity."

"Moreover, to countertrap and kill a Celestial Immortal, it can’t all be smooth sailing. The current turmoil, though seemingly random, is in fact inevitable."

Zhu Qi, upon hearing this, did not respond but frowned deeply.

Wang Zijia pondered for a while and said, "But we can’t just do nothing; I need your help with something."

"Please, Master, don’t say it like that. If you have orders, just give them. You’ve granted me life-saving grace and the favor of achieving my cultivation path. With such immense kindness, I have no way to repay you," Zhu Qi said.

The young mistress Zhu Qi put away her charming ways and spoke with utmost seriousness:

"Whatever it is, just command me, and even if it’s life-threatening, I will do it with all my strength if I can."

Wang Zijia waved his hand and said, "It’s not that serious, I just need to use your body for a while."

"Use my body??? For a while???" Zhu Qi was dumbstruck for a moment, and with a slightly red face, said, "I am slow-witted!"

"My cultivation has only recovered so much, and due to my physical constraints, many of my former techniques are unusable, so I need to borrow your immortal body to make some arrangements to prevent being trapped later," Wang Zijia explained.

"You mean, Master, you want to possess my body to execute some techniques?" Zhu Qi replied.

Wang Zijia nodded and said, "Something like that, yes!"

"But, without seizing the body, can you still enter someone else’s body and wield power even greater than that of your own body?" Zhu Qi was full of confusion, which was a shock to her basic understanding of cultivation.

’Under normal circumstances, it’s not possible, but what if you’re already a successful sacrifice of mine, a manifestation who is completely unaware of it? That’s a different case then.’

"Ordinary methods won’t work, but there are plenty of extraordinary ones, provided that you agree. To you, it would be akin to slumbering for a while," Wang Zijia explained, "If you’re worried about possession or anything like that······"

"Go ahead, Master," Zhu Qi interrupted Wang Zijia’s words, saying, "If Master truly had ill intentions, the best opportunity would have been right after I had just achieved Immortality. Why wait until now?"

Wang Zijia looked at Zhu Qi, saying, "I will remember this occasion······"

"Why mention such things between master and disciple," Zhu Qi reverted to her charming, young mistress demeanor and said so.

Wang Zijia paused, and for the first time in private with her, said, "Between master and disciple? That’s not bad either."

It was a proper acknowledgment of their relationship, no longer just a pretense for others.

Zhu Qi looked pleased.

Wang Zijia, however, raised a hand, and a light orb appeared, saying, "I need you to swallow this. You’ll probably sleep for a few days. When you wake up, either I’ll be dead, or everything will be over."

Without much hesitation, Zhu Qi swallowed the light orb as straightforwardly as she had taken an Elixir during her inheritance.