[Congratulations, your clan has repelled the Nirvana Sage Elder and obtained spoils of war: the Nirvana Sage Elder's right hand.]
[Your clan captured Nun Dairou and suppressed her with the Heaven-Imprisoning Lock.]
At this time, Nun Dairou was locked by the Heaven-Imprisoning Lock, and everyone present returned to the interior of the Dusheng Nunnery.
The Grotto-Heaven of the Dusheng Nunnery was riddled with holes, and those Buddhist temples had been reduced to ruins.
Everyone rested and regrouped here.
Yet there was no joy on Li Wei's face.
"A Dao Integration expert is truly not that easy to kill."
There was no doubt that the Nirvana Sage Elder had escaped.
However, thinking about it, under such massive Spiritual power, the Nirvana Sage Elder certainly hadn't had an easy time either.
He looked toward the Huan Gui and Su Chen in the distance.
Over the years, their clan had laid out numerous traps in Shadowfell Prefecture.
The Huan Gui and her companions had constantly been searching for the Dusheng Nunnery and Min Tiange's objectives, while simultaneously seeking their own opportunities in Shadowfell Prefecture.
Li Yaoqing was currently beside the Huan Gui, handing her a pill to recover Spiritual power, and congratulated her, "Congratulations, Senior, on breaking through to the Body Integration realm."
"You are too polite."
The Huan Gui didn't have a good attitude toward the three scoundrels of the Heavenly Principle Hall, but she showed a gentle expression to Li Yaoqing.
After all, during those years in the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, Li Yaoqing not only saved Taotie but also helped heal her injuries, preventing any lingering hidden ailments.
"It's also thanks to you all killing Fei Heng that I was able to break through. I just didn't expect that the True God would actually fall at the hands of Min Tiange."
Seeing the sorrow on Huan Gui's face, Li Yaoqing blinked.
Back then, the Corpse God had abandoned the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, selling out the Four Great Elders without hesitation.
Seemingly noticing Li Yaoqing's confusion, the Huan Gui smiled bitterly.
"This is the inheritance of our Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems.
The cultivation of the Corpse-Stitching Art has always followed a single path. In the end, we, the Four Great Elders, would all cultivate toward the Dao realm of the True God.
All along, the True God was extremely vigilant against us, but the fact that he was willing to block Holy Monk Yidian for us back then was already the utmost of benevolence and righteousness."
Hearing this, Li Yaoqing nodded slightly.
The True God hadn't killed the Four Great Elders, who could have harmed him and stolen his Dao path at any moment, which was already pretty decent of him.
The Huan Gui continued, "It is just a pity that only Nirvana Sage Elder came this time, while Min Tiange was nowhere to be seen."
As she spoke, the Huan Gui's eyes were filled with chilling sternness.
If it weren't for the True God being immortal, she could have broken through to Body Integration at any time.
The moment Fei Heng, who occupied her Dao path, died, she immediately began her breakthrough, which was also part of the plan.
She, Su Chen, and the others had prepared outside long ago, waiting not only for the Nirvana Sage Elder but also for Min Tiange to show himself, using constancy to respond to all changes.
It was just a pity that, despite their early planning, the one who ultimately fell for the trap was not Min Tiange, but rather the Nirvana Sage Elder charging at the Azure Cloud Li Clan members, forcing them to reveal their trump cards and killer moves.
"Min Tiange is incredibly cautious. An old fox. He might just be in Shadowfell Prefecture watching us right now."
Li Yaoqing waved her hand.
"Since he has laid out schemes in Shadowfell Prefecture, it's better for us to prepare early."
Not far away.
Li Xinnian and Su Chen were searching through the Dusheng Nunnery.
Previously, when the Nirvana Sage Elder battled Zhao Guang and Wenren Jiuyue in the Dusheng Nunnery, the two of them were not here. Returning now, Su Chen took a deep breath.
"Of the three Dharma Masters in the Dusheng Nunnery, two have vanished without a trace."
"Fei Heng hid in the Dusheng Nunnery for decades.
Even if he was at the Body Integration realm, to hide right beside Nun Dairou without exposing his flaws, he absolutely must have had an accomplice.
Among the three Dharma Masters, there was definitely someone belonging to Min Tiange."
Li Xinnian frowned.
"Eldest Brother, it's just a pity Min Tiange didn't show himself. If he had, he would have been the one suffering a disaster."
This time, laying out the scheme in Shadowfell Prefecture, the family's greater intention was to drag Min Tiange out into the open.
Bi Shihu, Yun Hongcai, and Nun Dairou could only be considered chess pieces; the true masterminds behind the scenes were Fei Heng and Min Tiange.
The method prepared to deal with the Nirvana Sage Elder was originally intended for Min Tiange.
The situation in Shadowfell Prefecture was complex, with various factions involved.
At most, the family only managed to dig out the Dusheng Nunnery to respond to all changes.
In the various plans deduced by the family, one plan involved using Fei Heng's importance to draw out the Nirvana Sage Elder and Min Tiange, and then letting the two fight while the family reaped the fisherman's profit.
But Min Tiange didn't seem to care about Fei Heng's life or death at all.
"He won't show himself. He has always been like this, toying with everyone from behind the scenes." Su Chen took a deep breath.
"Eldest Brother..." Li Xinnian, however, saw the hatred in Su Chen's eyes.
"I will tell you a story. You should treat it as a secret."
"Rest assured, Eldest Brother."
At this time.
Li Wei quietly appeared beside the two brothers, sitting on a broken stone, resting his chin on his hand, and blinking.
"Back then, there was a genius in the world who was always a step above Min Tiange, but only he knew that he was actually inferior to Min Tiange in every aspect."
Su Chen sighed repeatedly.
"Unlike Min Tiange, he didn't have a massive backing behind him. He and Min Tiange were of the same sect.
The treasures that genius had to risk his life to obtain, Min Tiange could get simply by waving his hand."
"The image Min Tiange presented to the public was always gentle and refined, and many people were on good terms with him.
In contrast, that genius acted domineeringly, and who knows how many people wished he were dead."
"Until one day, when that genius had almost forgotten Min Tiange's existence and was facing a breakthrough, Min Tiange appeared, and everything was already too late."
"His Dao companion, his fellow martial brothers and sisters, his disciples, and even his subordinates had all quietly become Min Tiange's people.
It was only then that he realized he was nothing more than one of Min Tiange's chess pieces."
"Min Tiange stole that genius's Dao. Now that sixty thousand years have passed, given Min Tiange's aptitude, I'm afraid he controls more than just one Dao, and his realm..."
The expression of Li Wei, who was listening to the gossip, gradually turned solemn.
If a freak like this actually fell into a trap like the one the family set up, that would truly be seeing a ghost.
Sixty thousand years ago, Min Tiange was already playing the same tricks the Azure Cloud Li Clan was playing now.
There were plenty of old foxes in the Imperial Capital, yet none of them had managed to kill Min Tiange, let alone the Li Clan.
"Oh well, what we obtained this time is enough anyway."
Li Wei shook his head, deciding to cross that bridge when he came to it.