Chapter 557 - 485: Devising a Stratagem, Nighttime Ambush

Chapter 557: Chapter 485: Devising a Stratagem, Nighttime Ambush

Volcano State.

The Fourth Ring.

A small, swift spirit vessel docked at the pier.

With a flicker of Escape Light, Chi Weixuan’s figure landed steadily on the ground.

"Mr. Chi."

Having received a Communication Talisman, the Sword Sect disciple waiting there hurriedly bowed in greeting.

After all, Chi Weixuan was a True Disciple and a great cultivator at the late-stage Golden Core Realm, even if he had no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm...

But honestly, among the countless cultivators in the Yaoguang Islands, how many could truly hope to reach the Nascent Soul Realm?

Loose Cultivators were another matter entirely—they had almost no chance. Even if they had a fifth-tier Spirit Vein, the average qualities of a Loose Cultivator were far inferior to those of a sect cultivator.

Moreover, they lacked the Avoiding Tribulation Secret Skills that sects had developed over thousands of years at the cost of countless lives and fortunes.

The success rate for advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm was a baseline of only 2%.

Besides, forget the Nascent Soul Realm; just ascending to the Golden Core Realm was hard enough.

Even for top-tier powers like the Jade Void Sword Sect and the Star Casting Hall, it was a heavenly blessing for an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple to successfully cultivate to the Golden Core Realm and enjoy an eight-hundred-year lifespan.

Therefore, Chi Weixuan’s status was still very high.

Chi Weixuan nodded and followed the disciple who had come to greet him back to the Sword Sect’s base.

There, he received the latest results of the negotiations.

—The results of the negotiations with the True Treasure Pavilion.

The results pleased him greatly.

"Mr. Chi."

"Even though Mr. Li was firmly against it, the True Treasure Pavilion ultimately didn’t dare refuse under the full pressure of our sect."

"Therefore, in three days, Yehai will undergo a public inspection right here in Volcano State to clear his name of suspicion."

The Sword Sect cultivator said respectfully.

He was a subordinate Chi Weixuan had brought with him from the Central Sea Region.

Given Chi Weixuan’s status, he was bound to have a few confidants. For these men, cultivation level was secondary; their loyalty was what truly mattered.

They were stationed in Volcano State, responsible for acting as Chi Weixuan’s eyes and ears while he was on a mission, gathering information and handling various odd jobs for him.

Hearing his confidant’s report,

Chi Weixuan smiled and clapped his hands.

"Excellent!"

"Bypassing Mr. Li and pressuring the True Treasure Pavilion’s headquarters directly was indeed the right decision!"

"It’s just..."

Chi Weixuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. ’Volcano State?’

He was still somewhat dissatisfied with this outcome.

According to his plan, Su Ye should have gone to Cloud Sea Immortal City to undergo the inspection and prove his innocence before Fuyunzi and Shishanzi, the two True Monarchs of the Sword Sect.

Volcano State.

Due to the suppressive effect of the Grotto Heaven, Nascent Soul True Monarchs couldn’t set foot in this place.

Given the combat power Su Ye had demonstrated, if he were to suddenly and violently resist with no Nascent Soul True Monarch present... even if he were ultimately slain, he would inflict astonishing casualties.

However, Chi Weixuan felt helpless about this.

’After all, the True Treasure Pavilion is our ally, and what’s more... he has the full support of Mr. Li. Applying this much pressure is already the absolute limit...’

Li Jinhua, and the Cangyuan Dragon Palace behind her, represented a faction with immense influence within the True Treasure Pavilion.

In fact, under normal circumstances, this inspection wouldn’t even be happening. Su Ye could have completely ignored all accusations against him!

But.

This time, the situation was different.

—There was a message from the dead!

Among the belongings of Jiang Wenyuan, the Long Rainbow Sword, was a secret letter.

It claimed that he had discovered Su Ye of the True Treasure Pavilion showed a faint reaction when scanned by the Detection Stone... He suspected that there might be something wrong with this Yehai.

Of course,

due to the haste with which it was written, the secret letter contained no credible evidence.

But considering Jiang Wenyuan had already fallen, this evidence-lacking secret letter gained a certain degree of credibility.

Therefore,

the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jade Void Sword Sect located in the Day Flame Sea Region took this matter extremely seriously.

Shishanzi, in particular, was extremely concerned about anything that could trigger the Detection Stone!

They sent a message back to the sect and leveraged their influence as Nascent Soul True Monarchs, compelling the Sword Sect to pressure the True Treasure Pavilion’s headquarters and arrange for this inspection.

In fact,

if not for Su Ye’s special status and immense power,

they would have simply taken action directly.

Better to kill an innocent man than to let a guilty one escape!

Furthermore, in the face of pressure from the Jade Void Sword Sect, the True Treasure Pavilion couldn’t reach an internal consensus either.

Chi Weixuan understood this perfectly. Given Su Ye’s assessed potential and Li Jinhua’s favor, this cultivator from the Outer Sea was bound to become a True Disciple of the True Treasure Pavilion.

And in doing so, he would take away one of the chances to advance to the Nascent Soul Realm!

How could the other True Disciples within the True Treasure Pavilion possibly accept that?

Therefore, even with Li Jinhua’s staunch support, the outcome couldn’t be changed. As everyone knows, it is always easier to destroy than to create—and how simple is it to cause trouble from the shadows?

For all these reasons,

the final result of the power struggle was what it was.

’But that doesn’t matter...’ Chi Weixuan mused. ’According to Mr. Jiang’s secret letter, the Detection Stone did indeed react to Su Ye.’

That was enough.

A Detection Stone personally crafted by a Nascent Soul True Monarch could not be wrong!

As long as Su Ye showed up in person for the inspection, the outcome would be decided!

Of course, that was true in theory, but Chi Weixuan was a cautious man and always assumed the worst of his enemies...

’The Detection Stone is good, but the True Treasure Pavilion might have a Secret Technique to conceal the traces... If the inspection shows Su Ye is innocent, it would be extremely disadvantageous for me!’

Chi Weixuan thought to himself.

Qinghua’s methods had merely acted as a catalyst for his emotions, making him more radical and extreme.

But as a great Golden Core cultivator and a True Disciple of the Sword Sect, Chi Weixuan still maintained an above-average level of strategic thinking. His assessment of the situation was crystal clear.