Chapter 1613 - 192: Secretly Crossing the Fierce Current to Beichen

Chapter 1613: Chapter 192: Secretly Crossing the Fierce Current to Beichen

After the hour of You, Zhang Yan flew out from Fang Chen Courtyard, and after not traveling far, he saw a Spirit Light flying toward him. He immediately stopped his tunneling light and caught it in his hand, glancing over it, only to find that it was a hurried message sent by Qiu Hanyue.

Inside, it mentioned that this morning, a Demon Cultivator had come to attack the Dharma Platform.

It wasn’t surprising for the Demon Sect to attack; Zhang Yan had initially established the Dharma Platform to force these people to reveal themselves, making it easier to eliminate them one by one. However, as he read further, a name suddenly caught his eye.

"Han Ji?"

He carefully recalled, and he still recognized this person.

In the past, when he went to accumulate cultivation in the small demon cave, this person also entered the sea with him. Later, Zhang Yan helped him out once, and this person went to join the Blood Essence Sect. Over time, Zhang Yan received some scattered news about him, but he had not expected his sudden appearance here.

Yet there was something strange about it: why did this person reveal his name? Was it intentional or accidental?

The letter described in detail how Han Ji came very suddenly, and after breaking two Dharma Platforms, he saw that the guards of the next two platforms were strong, and so he turned to leave.

This action seemed ordinary at first glance, but upon further thought, there seemed to be a peculiar meaning behind his words and actions.

Thinking about this, a subtle movement stirred in Zhang Yan’s heart; he guessed several possibilities, put the letter away, and once again invoked his tunneling light to return to the Zhao You Heavenly Pond.

In less than half a moment, he returned to the Cave Mansion and took a few steps to sit on the couch,

where a pile of letters from various sects was already stacked on the desk, all reporting the number of Dharma Platforms each sect built in the past month.

He didn’t mind the trivialities and carefully read through each letter, seeing that Linqing, Beichen, and Bi Yu Sects were particularly diligent. However, this was also related to the convenience of their mountain gates being located by the rivers.

After reading these, he found another letter below, which was sent from Hai Zhen Temple.

The sender was an old acquaintance, Zhao Houzhou, who visited his Cave Mansion for artifact refining in the past.

This time, Zhao Houzhou heard that Zhang Yan was setting up Dharma Platform Forbidden Arrays everywhere and guessed that the Demon Sect might be forced out for fighting, thus voluntarily coming to help.

Among the Southern Three Sects of Xuanmen, only Hai Zhen Temple is considered the oldest, but after thousands of years of consistent demon-slaying methods, great losses among disciples, including outstanding people, have occurred. Now, there are only two Cave Heaven True Masters left. However, this is determined by their cultivation technique’s nature; if they shut themselves in and guard bitterly, it would be even harder to cultivate excellent figures.

For dealing with the Demon Sect, Zhang Yan has never minded having more manpower from his sect, so since there’s someone willing to come, he naturally wouldn’t turn them away. He immediately picked up a pen and prepared to write a personal reply to show his respect.

At this moment, Jing You came in with a stack of tokens, carefully stacking them beside the desk. After arranging them neatly, he took the top one and said softly, "Master, there is a flying book from Linqing Temple here, saying there’s an urgent matter needing your immediate attention."

Zhang Yan flicked his wrist to write the last few words, then set down the pen and picked up the previous letter to open it, sneering, "They couldn’t hold back after all."

This letter was sent by Yuan Yanhui and Weng Zhiyuan, mentioning demon clouds covering the skies outside Green Bull Mountain, with no fewer than six Demon Sect Elders appearing nearby. Judging by their appearance, they seemed intent on besieging the Mountain Gate, likely to seek revenge for the previous incident. They immediately sent a message to the sect requesting aid.

If he initially only speculated that Han Ji might be here to remind him, then now he could mostly confirm it; otherwise, the timing wouldn’t be so coincidental.

But looking at the situation revealed between the lines, though the Demon Sect Practitioners are outside Green Bull Mountain, the situation seems very urgent. However, it’s just the appearance of a mighty force and not an actual assault on the mountain.

So it seems their purpose is nothing but twofold: one is to encircle Linqing Temple, attempting to kill those who come to aid as revenge for their previous defeat.

The other is likely a tactic to attack elsewhere while diverting attention with Linqing Temple as a distraction.

Zhang Yan deduced that the former possibility is unlikely; the Six Great Demon Sects are relatively weaker compared to the Ten Sects of Xuanmen and have always tried to avoid direct confrontations. If they indeed intend to do this, he would be very willing to meet them.

If it’s the latter, then what is their real target?

He connected this to Han Ji’s previous actions, and the answer seemed to be right there.

However, although Han Ji was grateful for the favor he received from Zhang Yan in the past, who knows how his temperament might have changed over the two hundred years since?