Wei Ancheng never cared for dietary taboos. If there were heads to collect, as long as he wasn’t in danger himself, he’d always snatch them first and ask questions later.
After all, he figured, bugs don’t itch when there’s a swarm, debts don’t worry him when they pile up.
The fact that he had fought his way up to his current level wasn’t just thanks to his natural talent and daily cultivation, but also because he was bold, greedy, and ruthless.
To be precise, from ancient tis to now, most Blood River Sect cultivators behaved this way.
But then again, while Wei Ancheng was bold enough to strike, he also had a knack for timing.
Together with the Four-eyed Python Emperor, they’d drawn the worst lot, accurately terd "a chain of disasters."
The two of them, one man and one demon, both powerful figures, hadn’t conspired ahead of ti to ambush prey together in the Chaotic River Valley.
On the contrary, had they really run into each other, no one could say for sure a fight wouldn’t have broken out between them first.
The reality was, the Four-eyed Python Emperor was lairing in the Chaotic River Valley, when Master Sang Jie stumbled right into its jaws.
Master Sang Jie was no weakling, and he moved with caution and constant vigilance. If he’d only encountered the Four-eyed Python Emperor alone, it wasn’t certain that he could’ve escaped alive, but it also wasn’t a guaranteed death sentence—the outco was up in the air.
Master Jia Sheng was already on his way to the Southern Wilderness.
If Master Sang Jie could’ve fled a while longer and held out, with Jia Sheng’s support, he might have survived.
It was because, during his escape, Wei Ancheng suddenly ambushed him, and that was how Sang Jie lost his life.
*But why had Wei Ancheng co to the Chaotic River Valley as well?*
*Given his usual style, he probably hadn’t co just for the Four-eyed Python Emperor hiding out here.*
*He might not have even known the Four-eyed Python Emperor was in the area before now.*
*It just so happened that he stumbled upon the Python Emperor chasing down Master Sang Jie. Right place, right ti—so Wei Ancheng made quick work of Sang Jie in passing.*
*A kill’s a kill, right...*
*But he couldn’t have known earlier that Master Sang Jie would co knocking at his door.*
*So, Wei Ancheng must have had so other target in mind for coming here originally.*
*Future Maitreya, or Shangguan Yunbo perhaps...* Lei Jun speculated inwardly.
About ten years ago, during the great war in the Southern Wilderness, Future Maitreya had betrayed his allies, tead up with Shangguan Yunbo and others, wounded Wei Ancheng, and forced him to flee—destroying his dream of unifying the Witchcraft Sect.
But back then, their alliance was both unexpected and temporary.
For Shangguan Yunbo, the White Lotus Sect disciples were traitors as well, and if they t, courtesy would not be extended.
And no matter who won their battle, Wei Ancheng enjoyed watching from the sidelines and always looked for an opportunity to profit as the fisherman catches both the clam and the snipe.
Yet, Future Maitreya’s true power had surprised not only Lei Jun, Yuan Mobai, Shangguan Yunbo, Master Longjia, and the like, but also Wei Ancheng. He broke through the siege and vanished without a trace.
That left Master Sang Jie suffering the consequences alone.
*He was, after all, a master of the Eighth Heavenly Layer.*
*And a monk as well...*
But now Wei Ancheng had gained himself and the Blood River Sect another powerful enemy.
Master Jia Sheng, to many people’s surprise, personally arrived in the Southern Wilderness.
He was accompanied by other Western Region Buddhist Disciples and, working closely with Great Tang soldiers, imdiately started a thorough purge in the Southern Wilderness.
Others may not have known, but when Master Longjia revealed Sang Jie’s journey to the Chaotic River Valley in search of the Avici Treasure to Master Jia Sheng, the pieces started fitting together and led them to certain conclusions.
A possible connection to the Avici Treasure pointed to Elder Tian Linlong of Yintuo Mountain, the sacred land of the Southern Wilderness Witchcraft Worm lineage—soone who had ties with both Wei Ancheng and Yang Yuqi.
Master Jia Sheng hadn’t been in Sumi for long, but with local powers like Master Longjia and Vajra Temple backing him up, he had already mapped out the relationships between each faction within and around the Great Tang.
Comparing this information, it was hard not to suspect that Tian Linlong had deliberately steered Master Sang Jie right into Wei Ancheng’s trap.
*Could it be that the Blood River Sect had targeted the Western Region Buddhism from the very start?*
*But why?*
The Western Region Buddhist crowd’s suspicions grew, making them focus even more on seeking the truth, searching the Blood River disciples and Tian Linlong with greater intensity.
They even reached out to the Western Regions for extra reinforcents, determined to get to the bottom of things.
Of course, the Southern Wildernes Lands were nothing if not full of surprises.
Yuan Mobai and Master Longjia had already left Youning Lake behind.
What followed was a sudden upheaval at Youning Lake itself.
"Jiuli black mist is spreading... Has a Jiuli Grand Shaman of Ninth Heavenly Layer finally appeared?"
Lei Jun recalled his master Yuan Mobai had ntioned it, and *realized that the moderately unlucky lot pointing to Youning Lake was where the danger had now landed.*
The Jiuli People usually referred to those under the mortal world’s sunlight as Xuanyuan people.
Legend said that in ancient wars, while the Jiuli People ultimately retreated underground into the Earth Sea, their power must not be underestimated.
Especially since Earth Sea and the Mortal World had been separated for years, and no one knew what had beco of it since then.
Though the black mist of Jiuli wasn’t spreading at an especially fast rate yet, everyone within and outside the Great Tang treated it with utmost seriousness and caution; no one took it lightly.
Still, there was so distance left between Youning Lake and the entrance to the Jiuli secret realm.
This sudden eruption of black mist at Youning Lake, engulfing the area, had certainly caught people off guard.
Because it represented a leap beyond the usual pattern—rather than simply spreading outward from the Jiuli secret realm’s center, an unpredictable change had burst forth right outside the secret realm itself.
"It’s related to the earth veins of the Southern Wilderness."
Lei Jun quickly realized, "These Jiuli People must also be manipulating the Earth Vein Spiritual Qi."
Yuan Mobai said, "That’s definitely possible."
After a slight pause, he added, "But there’s sothing even more shocking: when the Jiuli Grand Shaman appeared, the one who confronted him seed to be Fu Dongsen, carrying the North Abyss Divine Spear."
Lei Jun raised an eyebrow at that—he had to admit, he, too, was surprised.
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