Refining the Mountains and Rivers

On the observation deck, the West Desolate cultivators looked nervous. They had already realized that at the other small world fragment, something was stirring amongst the other clan.

They received an order from the sixth prince telling them to be alert. Even though they did not know what happened exactly, all of them could feel the impending doom of a big battle breaking out.

It would not be long before the West Desolate fought against that clan!

Their intuitions were right, but they never imagined that this battle would start precisely because of their deaths.

A figure walked out from a black space, and it was so sudden that the cultivators did not have time to react.

"Who…" They had only managed to utter a word before their eyes widened with shock and terrifying fear.

In an instant, the figure rushed out without any hesitation, with a force as strong as a mighty river. A second later the whole observation deck was reduced to debris, and the cultivators had been turned to dust.

This stirred up a thousand waves and the West Desolate cultivators on the small world fragment ran desperately in all directions as their faces filled with horror.

Qin Yu broke into an uproarious laughter, "I am here today to let all of you from the World of Darkness know that Bounded Zero Place is not a place where you can go rampant!"

He stomped down and shot into the air. In the next instant, screams followed as explosions erupted everywhere. After a low rumble, a few more West Desolate cultivators burst into dust on the spot.

In the room, Li Zhouyi's eyes flung open. Ear-piercing screams and explosions could be heard everywhere and his eyes flashed as he muttered, "He is finally here!"

He had waited a long time for this.

Standing up, he walked out of the room and looked at the two West Desolate True Saints who accompanied him. He said, "I will entrust my safety to the two of you."

The two West Desolate True Saints cupped their hands together, "Your Highness, don't worry." They would save him if they could, but if they couldn't, he would only be able to blame it on his bad luck.

Li Zhouyi could guess what they were thinking and he frowned slightly. Where was his reliable Border Cliff Saint? However, it was too late to find him now. He flew into the air and looked at the wreckage below him. His eyes narrowed.

Rogue cultivators from the fragmented area!

The ones who took the first action were them. Since they initiated this, the Mysterious Clan would step in very soon too.

Good!

He would fight alone to defend the West Desolate heroically. If this news was spread, who would challenge him for the position of heir?

Li Zhouyi silently prayed that the person who would descend from the West Desolate would take his time to come. This would give him more time to put on his act.

The rogue cultivators had taken action.

Although there was only one person, he managed to stir up a mess. The cries of the West Desolate cultivators echoed through the land as they screamed right before their deaths.

Soft Peach said, "Senior Virtuous Nine has already attacked. Lord, aren't you going to give the orders to your clan members?"

Number 327 paused and slowly said, "Where are the rest of the Vast Brightness World cultivators? Why do I only see Virtuous Nine?"

Soft Peach rolled her eyes, "Don't you know about sneak attacks? The other seniors of the Vast Brightness World are hidden in the vicinity. They are waiting for the signal to ambush the World of Darkness.

"Let me remind you that if you don't take action now, it might give the seniors the wrong message and they may do something you will not like."

This was an obvious threat. If the Mysterious Clan wasn't going to take action, the Vast Brightness World cultivators would pull away.

Soaring Sky, Rice Paper, Ruan Jing, and Zhou Lei broke out into cold sweat and they carefully glanced at Soft Peach. The young miss was truly a young miss. They could not be as bold as her as their acting capabilities had limitations. That rolling of her eyes was so appropriate. No wonder she and Qin Yu were a couple.

Within the hall, the Mysterious Clan cultivators' expressions darkened. If Number 327 did not raise his hand to stop them, they would have rushed forward to beat up the Vast Brightness World cultivators.

Soft Peach could not be trusted, but from the other perspective, Number 327 would not agree to them taking the front seat of the battle so that the rogue cultivators could take a back seat.

More importantly, allying with the rogue cultivators now was their best choice and they could only bear it.

"Alright, since Virtuous Nine has attacked the West Desolate, it has given the rogue cultivators credibility. Let's take action!" Number 328 stood up and took in a deep breath. He commanded, "The World of Darkness schemed against our clansmen and they are evil. Today, we will take our revenge and make sure that the World of Darkness pays a price too!"

Battle cries before the actual battle was not to create a positive mentality among the soldiers. It was like a calling for good luck.

This was repeated time and time again but it was still used. There was nothing more to explain.

After Number 327's orders, the impatient Mysterious Clan cultivators were like hungry wild wolves howling. They rushed madly into the small world fragment.

The two camps had fought in the shadows for so many years and much animosity had been built up. By this point the hatred in their chests was surging, and now they finally had a chance to vent it. The fighting spirit in each of their hearts was wild!

Li Zhouyi breathed in deeply and pointed forward, "The Mysterious Clan has plotted against the West Desolate. We cannot forgive their crimes. Follow me and kill them. All of you will be rewarded after! Kill them!"

Like two male bulls that had long been wanting to fight, the moment the two sides rushed out, powerful forces crashed forward like tsunamis. The only thought in everyone's mind was to kill each other!

As such, the resulting outcome was that the battle between the two camps instantly became chaotic when opponents clashed.

Number 327 wore a serious expression as he looked at Soft Peach, "My clan has given our all and I hope that the Vast Brightness World cultivators will not disappoint me. Otherwise, don't blame me if we go back on our previous agreement."

Breaking the agreement meant not ensuring the safety of the group. In other words, Number 327 was threatening their lives!

Soft Peach calmly assured, "Don't worry. We won't die." On the surface, she seemed to be agreeing with Number 327. But Soft Peach was just stating a fact.

The task Qin Yu gave them was to push the West Desolate and Mysterious Clan to fight. With how things were going, they had accomplished their mission.

This also meant that they could leave at any moment.

Soft Peach was confident of escaping although it would be a bother to protect the other four too. However, this was not too much of a hassle.

Number 327 could feel the calmness in Soft Peach's words and this made him relaxed. He would never imagine that her calmness was due to a completely different reason than what he thought.

"Ha ha ha! The Mysterious Clan has attacked and West Desolate, you cannot run now! I will take revenge for all the rogue cultivators who have died at your hands!"

Qin Yu roared with laughter and dashed into a group of West Desolate cultivators. He swiftly killed them and their bodies were torn apart by the massive forces from Qin Yu. They exploded and their blood burst out to form a thick cloud of blood mist that shrouded the area.

Li Zhouyi's eyes turned cold. The Mysterious Clan were a bunch of idiots. Even if they allied with the rogue cultivators, it was a temporary solution born out of mutual benefits. It was unacceptable that they told the rogue cultivators about the Desolate Area!

Since this was the case, these rogue cultivators would have to be killed. When the strong reinforcements from the West Desolate came, they would kill everyone.

The relationship between the West Desolate and the fragmented area could not be exposed!

This involved a certain fate that Li Zhouyi did not know of. However, keeping this a secret was a rule that everyone in the fragmented world had to abide by.

If this wasn't the case, the news regarding the Great Desolate and the fragmented area would have been spread all over the Vast Brightness World.

But now, that group had thoroughly abandoned this thought!

In the blood fog, Qin Yu did not know that his shout about the rogue cultivators and the Mysterious Clan collaborating would cause Li Zhouyi to become murderous.

Of course, even if he knew this, he did not care.

Because this time, he did not intend on letting either group go. Thinking of killing the other to protect the secret? Hehe, just think about how to survive!

When both of you have shown all your cards and fought it out, I will be there to reap the rewards. Actually Qin Yu's entire plan sounds simple - instigate a battle between the two groups and deplete their energy to eventually reap the rewards.

Bu doing this was not simple. Both groups were not stupid. Li Zhouyi and Number 327 were even considered smart and held incredible powers. If there was any mistake in the process, he might get himself killed.

Dancing on a steel rope…this would probably describe what Qin Yu was doing. If he succeeded, it would be because of abilities first and luck next. If someone else were to try, they would probably have died!

Haven't you seen the shock on Soaring Sky's face when he found out Qin Yu orchestrated everything?

He had already started the scene. What he needed to do next was to preserve his energy and get ready to reap the rewards. And for this, Qin Yu decided to back off. Otherwise he would be covered in blood, which would be fine if it was someone else's, but it may even be his.

Murder was still murder. Unless there was a special need, Qin Yu thought it was a stupid waste of energy.

He was not stupid. So when the bloodbath started, Qin Yu hid his aura and turned into a cultivator from the West Desolate who he had just killed. With blood all over his face and fear in his eyes, he mixed into the crowd.

A few moments later, he silently left. In the messy battlefield, no one noticed where an unassuming cultivator went.

Boom -

The jade pendant that he was holding suddenly vibrated and Soaring Sky's eyes flashed.

Mister Ninth's message was here!

This meant that the plan was completed. They could leave.

Soft Peach looked over and Soaring Sky very subtly nodded. She pursed her lips as she wondered if she could accidentally ditch Soaring Sky somewhere when they escaped.

She felt like Qin Yu trusted this brat more than her. This made her very angry.

Soaring Sky's expression shifted as he suddenly felt a cold chill that made his hair stand. It was the second time he had felt this. But I didn't do anything.

What was going on? Was this some kind of intuition? This means that I could be in big trouble!

As he thought of this, Soaring Sky took a few steps nearer to Soft Peach. The feeling she gave him was very mysterious and was very different from the rumors about her. He felt safer by her side.

But in this world, not many things went according to one's will.

There was only one chessboard but you don't know how many people were sitting by the side to set the scene.

Just as Qin Yu was prepared to leave and Soft Peach was deciding whether she wanted to ditch Soaring Sky, a huge group of cultivators suddenly appeared on the battlefield and surged towards the West Desolate cultivators.

They were…rogue cultivators from the fragmented area!

Their auras were very different and hence that was how they could be easily differentiated.

Unexpected incidents arose just like that.

At this time, Soaring Sky and the others, including Soft Peach, were all stunned as they wondered what was going on? Didn't Mister Ninth say that this was all a fake scheme that made use of the collaboration between the Mysterious Clan and Vast Brightness rogue cultivators to intensify the hatred between each other?

How did the fake scheme become real? There really were rogue cultivators from the Vast Brightness World who were collaborating to attack the World of Darkness!

Thankfully, they still remembered that they were acting and did not reveal their shock.

Number 327 let out a breath of air as he smiled. He greeted Soft Peach, "Miss Peachy, I am sorry for offending you. Since the rogue cultivators are helping, I will keep to my promise and let you all leave."

Soft Peach looked at Soaring Sky, whose face was slightly stiff. What a brat, he was pretty lucky.

She nodded, "Since that is the case, I will take my leave first." She turned to leave and Soaring Sky quickly followed her. They were all confused and needed an urgent explanation.

After they left the group, Rice Paper was the first to speak, "Miss Peachy, what is going on?"

Soft Peach looked back at the messy battlefield as her lips curled, "What else? It is obvious that in this chess game, there is another hidden player…it seems like things are going smoothly and we can pluck the peach that Qin Yu grew."

Someone wanted to pluck peaches!

After his initial surprise, Qin Yu's face turned serious as chilliness filled his eyes.

Especially when he first saw the rogue cultivators dashing towards the West Desolate cultivators. They were brutal and did not waste any time cutting through the battlefield, like a big net moving forwards.

They had one goal…Li Zhouyi!

In the next moment, he could confirm that they had the same goal as him: to get Li Zhouyi's key.

The Mountain of Flames was located amongst the turbulent space waves. In order to get there they needed to rely on the ship above them, and the ship needed keys.

It was true that Qin Yu wanted to ruin both the West Desolate and that group, but his goal had always been to get the keys and obtain the Inextinguishable Flame. With the furnace's power, he could then create a Great Dao and save Peachy.

So what they were doing felt as if uninvited guests had arrived at the feast that he had worked so hard to prepare, and they were about to take the entire table away.