Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 464 - 257: Bloody Battle at Cyan Cloud, Intricate and Obscure

Storm Cyan Cloud!

Behind this simple declaration lay endless slaughter and bloodshed.

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised. This battle had come sooner than he expected.

But Nie Yu’s next words surprised him even more.

"It’s not a real attack, just a feint."

"A feint?"

"That’s right!"

Nie Yu began to explain.

In three days, the decisive battle between the Three Great Sects would take place.

The Ten Thousand Swords Sect had originally planned to ally with the Red Flame Sect, as they had in the past, and combine their forces to crush the Cyan Cloud Sect completely.

However, crushing the Cyan Cloud Sect was easier said than done.

The Cyan Cloud Sect’s foundation ran deep. If you included Wan Xing, who practiced Tier Three Body Refinement, they had a total of fourteen Golden Core-level combatants.

"If we were to launch a full-scale assault on their Mountain Gate, even if we ultimately won, it would be a pyrrhic victory. I’m afraid few of us would survive to see the end of the battle."

Nie Yu’s tone was grave as he laid out the relative strengths of the two sides.

For this very reason, he planned to change course, ally with the Cyan Cloud Sect, and annihilate the Red Flame Sect.

"As it happens, the Cyan Cloud Sect has the same intention!"

As he spoke, a Spiritual Light flashed in his hand, revealing a Spirit Contract sent by the Cyan Cloud Sect.

The Spirit Contract detailed how the spoils would be divided between the Cyan Cloud Sect and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect after the Red Flame Sect’s destruction.

It had to be said, the Cyan Cloud Sect’s sincerity was quite substantial.

Although the Cyan Cloud Sect was stronger, they were willing to split all of the Red Flame Sect’s resources evenly.

"In three days, all we have to do is feign an alliance with the Red Flame Sect to attack the Cyan Cloud Sect. We will lure the Red Flame Sect’s people into a Cyan Cloud Sect trap, then cooperate with the Cyan Cloud Sect to encircle and annihilate the Red Flame Sect’s Cultivators..."

Nie Yu slowly explained the plan.

If this plan succeeded, the Cyan Cloud Sect and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect could devour the Red Flame Sect whole with minimal losses.

The Red Flame Sect was the weakest of the three sects.

In recent years, another of the Red Flame Sect’s Golden Core Masters had fallen.

Now, the Red Flame Sect was left with only six Golden Core Masters.

The Ten Thousand Swords Sect, on the other hand, still had nine Golden Core Cultivators, including Nie Ting.

"What does everyone think?"

Nie Yu looked at the other seven people in the secret chamber.

He had approached Nie Ting last because Nie Ting was his adopted son and would not object to his plan.

Among the remaining seven, one person’s voice carried immense weight.

That person was the Elder Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, now its Grand Elder, and also the strongest individual in the entire sect.

A Late Stage Golden Core Powerhouse, He Xiangfeng!

At this moment, Nie Yu’s gaze, along with the others’, fell upon He Xiangfeng, who was seated in the deepest part of the room. They all waited quietly for him to speak.

After a moment of silence, He Xiangfeng spoke slowly.

"Daoist Nie, do you still suspect that someone from the Red Flame Sect killed your grandson?"

"I do!"

Nie Yu nodded slightly, not denying it.

His reason for targeting the Red Flame Sect was precisely because of Nie Wushuang’s death.

To this day, there was still no definitive conclusion regarding Nie Wushuang’s death.

No one knew who the real killer was.

But the Red Flame Sect was the most likely culprit.

Back then, in those Ancient Sect Ruins, Nie Wushuang had been hunted by a Golden Core Master from the Red Flame Sect.

It was because Nie Wushuang had killed a descendant of that Red Flame Sect’s Golden Core Master.

The current war between the Three Great Sects had originally stemmed from a conflict between just two major sects: the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and the Red Flame Sect.

"Daoist He, although I have my personal motives, every word I said before is true. If we really launch a full-scale assault on the Cyan Cloud Sect, I fear neither of us will survive this war."

"Very well. We will do as you say."

He Xiangfeng nodded slowly, approving the plan.

With his approval, the others also agreed one by one.

And so, because of Nie Wushuang’s death, the final battle between the Three Great Sects took a different direction.

If Nie Wushuang hadn’t died, perhaps Nie Yu wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to persuade the other Golden Core Cultivators of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and in the end, the two sects would have still joined forces against the Cyan Cloud Sect.

Li Chang’an was truly surprised. After all, he was the one who had killed Nie Wushuang.

When you thought about it, the final outcome of the war between the three sects was inextricably linked to him.

’What will be the outcome of this war?’

He wondered to himself.

If the Red Flame Sect were truly destroyed, the entire landscape of the Southern Domain Cultivation Immortality Realm would change dramatically.

Perhaps there would be a period of stability, or perhaps it would lead to even more turmoil.

Thinking of this, Li Chang’an pinched his fingers together and performed a quick calculation, attempting to divine the future.

The Divination he received was still filled with the light of blood, and the bloody color was even deeper now.

’It seems there are still variables in this battle.’

Li Chang’an pondered for a long time.

He didn’t plan to complicate matters; he would just wait and see how things developed.

...

Time flew by, and in a flash, three days had passed.

During these three days, the Southern Domain Cultivation Immortality Realm seemed the same as always, with no discernible difference.

Late one night, a flash of golden sword light suddenly tore across the sky. It swept over countless mountains and rivers, and under the shocked gazes of innumerable Cultivators, it slammed heavily into the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Sect Protection Array.

BOOM!

The entire Cyan Cloud Sect trembled violently, as if it were about to shatter.

Immediately after, war drums thundered like heavenly lightning, echoing throughout the Southern Domain Land.

Countless people were jolted from their sleep, their faces filled with panic. They didn’t know what was happening, only that their hearts were pounding in time with the drums.

Soon, a shocking piece of news spread throughout the entire Southern Domain.

The Ten Thousand Swords Sect and the Red Flame Sect had joined forces to attack the Cyan Cloud Sect!

At this moment, high above the Cyan Cloud Sect,

Ten thousand sword shadows descended from the sky like a cascading river of stars—boundless, endless, and overwhelmingly powerful.

Behind the dense layers of sword shadows, the sky turned a fiery red.

Streaks of firelight, numbering in the thousands and tens of thousands, rained down from above. It was as if the stars themselves were burning and falling from the sky, each streak imbued with an unstoppable, destructive aura that threatened to annihilate the world!

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!

The world shook violently as a torrent of fire rained down!

"Today, the Cyan Cloud Sect shall be destroyed!"

A towering figure appeared beneath the heavens, stepping on endless Fire Clouds. A fiery red Great Cauldron hovered above his head, and his entire body was wreathed in flames, radiating the terrifying aura of the Late Stage of Golden Core.