Chapter 765

Chapter 765: Ultimate Strategy

"This is impossible!" Immortal Lan Shan said, a bit dazed. "You are just a Qi Sea cultivator; how could you possibly defeat Old Thousand Souls? You’re lying to me, aren’t you?"

"Idiot!" Old Bird angrily responded. "With me here, what does Old Thousand Souls matter? I handled him with one hand, got it?"

Lan Shan’s face changed dramatically, and he couldn’t help but shout, "You, how could you possibly help Fang Lie against Old Thousand Souls? Their battle should be happening in Fang Lie’s consciousness, right? Unless you recognize him as your master, you can’t just go in!"

"Wait!" Immortal Lan Shan suddenly realized, exclaiming, "Did you really recognize him as your master? How could you? That’s against the rules! As the holder of the five great tokens of the Mo Sect, how could you ignore the Mo Sect Rules?"

"Idiot!" Old Bird sneered. "Don’t you know that desperate times call for desperate measures? My highest order is to protect the Mo Sect and the Mo Ancestor’s direct line, not to uphold the rules! As for the Mo Sect rules, if I think they’re suitable, I show them some respect; if I think they’re not, I can change them. My authority is higher than the rules!"

"You you you…" Immortal Lan Shan said, unable to contain his anger. "How can the Mo Sect rules be so disregarded? This is against the rules!"

In other large sects, all the inherited Ninth-Rank Treasures had to be strictly defended and followed, with no room for bending the rules.

That was why Immortal Lan Shan was convinced that Old Bird couldn’t possibly help Fang Lie, allowing Old Thousand Souls to launch an ambush in Fang Lie’s consciousness. He even guaranteed that he was cursing Old Thousand Souls.

The poor old man actually believed it, only to end up deceived, losing his treasure and even his life.

As for Immortal Lan Shan, he was now completely stunned. Although the one killed was a Demonic Path cultivator, he didn’t feel much guilt. However, losing one of his precious treasures helped Fang Lie break through his bottleneck, reaching an unprecedented super realm, which was a great loss!

All he could think was, ‘Miscalculation, miscalculation!’

At that moment, Fang Lie, tired of talking, moved closer and ominously said, "No matter what, I will remember your great kindness, senior. When the opportunity arises, I will repay you well!"

"And me!" Mo Qianxun said through gritted teeth. "It’s because of you, you jerk, that I now have an extra leader over me! I will settle this score with you!"

"And me, and me!" Old Bird chimed in. "Lan Shan, you wicked person, you forced me to recognize my master early, costing me decades of freedom! I will remember this for a lifetime; just wait!"

After that, Mo Qianxun was done talking and directly cut off communication.

Immortal Lan Shan stood there, completely shocked. He had never dreamed that his plan would go so wrong. It was worse than complete failure because he had inadvertently helped Fang Lie in a significant way!

The ten-thousand barrier was a bottleneck that even the ancient great ones couldn’t break through. Now, because of him, Fang Lie had broken through, meaning that Fang Lie’s strength and potential would reach a level that would shock even the ancient great ones. After advancing in the Golden Pool, he would likely sweep away those Semi-Immortals!

Thinking of the serious consequences, cold sweat broke out on Immortal Lan Shan. He could no longer hesitate and quickly conjured a red Sword Ray to send a message to the Sword God.

Not long after, the Sword God rushed through the void and appeared before Immortal Lan Shan. "Junior brother, what happened? Why send the most urgent red flying sword message?"

"Just now, Mo Qianxun messaged me, questioning my involvement with Old Thousand Souls!" Immortal Lan Shan said bitterly.

"Hmm?" The Sword God’s eyes brightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Did Old Thousand Souls succeed? Is that why Mo Qianxun is coming to complain in a rage?"

"No, Old Thousand Souls not only completely failed, but he also helped Fang Lie, allowing him to break through the ten-thousand barrier and reach a realm that even you and I must look up to!" Immortal Lan Shan replied despondently. "Mo Qianxun is messaging to scold me in anger, and at the same time, he is here to show off and threaten. Senior brother, we are in big trouble!"

"Gasp!" The Sword God gasped, unable to hold back his shock. "Did Fang Lie really break through the ten-thousand barrier? Are you sure they aren’t deceiving you?"

"I met Fang Lie too; that guy threatened me!" Immortal Lan Shan said solemnly. "His aura has changed dramatically, profound and mysterious. Standing with Mo Qianxun, he seems only slightly weaker. That’s definitely not something a Qi Sea cultivator could achieve. He hasn’t advanced in the Golden Pool, so after thinking it through, the only explanation is that he must have broken through the ten-thousand barrier to produce such strange results!"

"Damn it, now this is a problem!" The Sword God said angrily. "Is Old Thousand Souls an idiot? How could he not even kill a mere Qi Sea cultivator?"

"It’s not his fault; it’s my mistake!" Immortal Lan Shan replied bitterly. "I misunderstood the autonomy of the Benevolence Token; he can ignore the Mo Sect rules and choose to recognize his master in a crisis for Fang Lie, entering the consciousness sea to kill Old Thousand Souls! Damn it, why didn’t I inquire more back then? Not only did I fail to save Old Thousand Souls, but I also inadvertently helped Fang Lie. He must have absorbed Old Thousand Souls’ soul power to break through the ten-thousand barrier!"

"Is that so? What kind of ridiculous rules are these guys in the Mo Sect following? Isn’t that just asking for trouble?" The Sword God cursed, then added in frustration, "Old Thousand Souls’ death isn’t a loss, but Fang Lie’s growth is terrifying. He broke through the ten-thousand barrier; how far could he go in the future? This isn’t just our problem anymore; he might even be a peerless talent up there!"

"Alas!" Immortal Lan Shan sighed deeply, then helplessly said, "Senior brother, at this point, Fang Lie’s matter has likely gone beyond our ability to handle. We only have one path left to take!"

Saying this, Immortal Lan Shan pointed upwards.

The Sword God’s expression changed, and he exclaimed, "You mean using the Ultimate Strategy to report this to the Immortal Realm ancestors? How can we do that? Have you thought about the consequences?"

"I certainly have thought about it," Immortal Lan Shan replied with a bitter smile. "Kunlun and the Mo Sect originally had no conflicts, but because of us, a peerless talent and Kunlun became deadly enemies. The sect definitely doesn’t want a hostile peerless talent to emerge and would have to find a way to eliminate him. But doing so would create conflicts with the Mo Sect, likely leading to troublesome disputes."

"Although we are influential figures here, once we go up, we will only be small pawns. Having made such a big mistake, even if we aren’t punished, we will definitely face repercussions and might even end up in the cold palace forever!" Immortal Lan Shan said helplessly. "I understand all these situations, but even so, we still have a chance for redemption. However, if we allow Fang Lie to grow strong enough to wipe out both the Eastern and Western Kunlun, then not only will we not ascend, but we might also face eternal damnation!"

"Damn it, I’ve brought you down with me!" The Sword God said in guilt. "If it weren’t for my indulgence of that Traitor and dealing with it earlier, it wouldn’t have come to this point!"

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lan Shan said despairingly, "When Fang Gang had trouble, I warned you. If you dealt with your son, it would have only meant a few hundred years of closed-door training and could have resolved our family feud. Why would that not be a good thing? But instead, you passed the blame to the Mo Sect. How can anyone be treated this way? I knew then that things wouldn’t end easily, but I never imagined it would come to this huge a mess!"

"Alas, I also had no choice!" The Sword God replied frustratedly. "If I had dealt with it, I would have done it your way, but that Traitor hid it from me and sought help from two uncles. The two old ancestors from the Ximen family are used to arrogance, and given our three against one scenario, they easily blocked Mo Qianxun. I felt pity, and considering that Traitor’s deceased mother, I couldn’t bring myself to be harsh, so I was muddled and overlooked the matter."

"Ultimately, it’s just a matter of Fang Gang dying; it’s not a big deal. Yet we’ve continuously looked down on Fang Lie, making mistake after mistake and leading to this situation," Immortal Lan Shan said with a bitter smile. "In short, we are just reaping what we have sown!"

"Enough, I’ll take the blame for my son!" The Sword God resolutely said. "I’ll write the Ultimate Strategy; you don’t need to worry about it!"

"How can that be? I have responsibility too!" Immortal Lan Shan quickly replied.

"Junior brother!" The Sword God said sternly. "You are cleaning up after me. Because of my matters, you’ve attracted too much trouble, and it’s time to end this. I won’t involve you further! If there’s any punishment, let it all be on me! If you still care for the brotherhood we’ve shared for so many years, just help out a little, and I will be satisfied!"

After that, the Sword God said nothing more and vanished swiftly.

Immortal Lan Shan saw this and knew his decision was firm, so he stopped trying to convince him. After all, Fang Lie’s situation was truly an unexpected disaster for him. For the sake of the Sword God lineage, he had already done too much, and he had done all he could.

Meanwhile, after returning, the Sword God arrived at a secret altar in East Kunlun. He took out a golden book, the Ultimate Strategy passed down from the Immortal Realm, using blood as ink to write down Fang Lie’s situation and the source of their enmity with special techniques.

Since the Immortals can calculate the past and future, he dared not conceal anything and told the whole truth, only ensuring that all blame fell on himself while hiding Immortal Lan Shan.

After completing this, he placed the golden book on the altar and cast countless techniques, causing it to ignite and vanish.

Once everything was done, the Sword God let out a long breath, but before he could fully recover, a strange red thunderbolt appeared out of nowhere, striking heavily in front of him.

After the thunder, only the words ‘Fool’ remained at the spot.