Three days passed.
Jiang Ye resided in his Nine Dragons Chariot, reviewing recent reports about the Ancient Immortal Domain.
The Spiritual Veins in the underground world were subtly fluctuating, and from their phenomena, it seemed a Secret Realm was about to emerge.
There was no movement from the Ancient Immortal Court, indicating it had gone quiet.
In the current situation, the Ancient Immortal Court was trying to avoid suspicion, making an effort not to provoke disputes among the Various Great Dao Lineages of the Heavens, though there were still some secret actions.
No matter what, a major war was bound to erupt eventually.
It was unavoidable.
Jiang Ye was highly suspicious of this; the timing of the Secret Realm's appearance beneath the Spiritual Veins of the underground world was too subtle.
During this period, the attention of the Various Great Dao Lineages was all focused there.
This, in turn, significantly reduced the pressure on the Ancient Immortal Court.
However, if even a junior like him could see through it, how could the Various Great Dao Lineages of the Heavens, all ancient foxes of ten thousand years, not guess it?
Jiang Ye temporarily didn't take it to heart.
It was still early; the clan estimated that the Secret Realm beneath the Spiritual Veins would emerge in about two months, and other Dao Lineages had similar conclusions.
Currently, the priority was still dealing with Ye Qingyun.
A few days ago, Ye Qingyun's Luck value dropped by over ten thousand due to Granny Yun and Blood Butcher's matters.
He was the biggest 'leek' Jiang Ye had ever encountered.
Moreover, his Luck was truly Heaven-Defying; the System had detected the Qian Ling Plate among Ye Qingyun's possessions that day.
But it didn't seem to have much of an impact.
However, he was still somewhat unlucky, encountering Jiang Ye as soon as he started his travels.
"Emperor Tianji has probably siphoned a lot of Luck from Ye Qingyun. Once I'm done using Ye Qingyun, I can deal with him."
"Lest that Old Dog Tianji keeps hiding in the dark, doing despicable things."
Jiang Ye still held a sense of awe towards Great Emperor powerhouses.
Powerhouses of this Realm, whether in experience or Heart-Nature, were all at the level of old foxes, with tenacious willpower and difficult to deal with.
Furthermore, Emperor Tianji was involved with the Heavenly Dao's Luck.
It was best to nip such a dangerous person in the bud early.
"Young Master, Bixia Heavenly Palace has been eradicated."
"However, there's no result from Taiwei Star Palace. Our Jiang Clan didn't have any deployments in the Ancient Immortal Domain before, so there might not be significant progress in a short time."
Qing Xuan reported beside Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye said casually, "No matter. Has the maze Formation in that valley been broken?"
After locating Ye Qingyun, it was indeed as he had previously speculated.
That mysterious valley had a maze Formation, and its methods were incredibly Heaven-Defying. Ye Qingyun was currently hiding inside that valley.
Presumably, the remnants of Fire Lotus City should also be inside.
However, Jiang Ye had already given orders, and many Jiang Clan powerhouses had already surrounded the valley. He had also specifically informed his mother about this matter.
Qing Xuan replied, "That maze Formation is very troublesome. A Great Emperor powerhouse must have set it up. Should we ask the Empress to make a move?"
Jiang Ye glanced at the document in his hand.
Records of the identities of Fire Lotus City's high-level powerhouses back then.
Zhang Chaoxian, Fire Lotus Great Emperor, was ambushed by the Jiang Clan not long after becoming an Emperor, causing his Dao Foundation to be unstable and him to suffer severe injuries.
Under the circumstances of being wanted by all the Heavens, resources would inevitably be extremely scarce. Even after two hundred thousand years, there would be no improvement, and his Realm might have even fallen.
Li Shou, a Quasi-Emperor of the fifth stage, was meticulous and cunning.
If not for him detecting the Jiang Clan's arrival in advance back then, perhaps no one from Fire Lotus City would have escaped.
Mo Beixuan, a Peak Supreme... And four other Supreme powerhouses, all former high-ranking members of Fire Lotus City, each proficient in Medicinal Pills, Formations, and other secret arts.
But all of them had suffered considerable injuries during the breakout back then.
Blood Butcher Quasi-Emperor had fallen.
Granny Yun was captured.
"The Soul Search on Granny Yun these past few days has been ineffective. There's a Restriction in her Divine Soul, and a forced Soul Search might directly annihilate her, leaving no clues..."
"This is quite troublesome..."
Jiang Ye calculated in his mind. These old antiques were all big figures from before the Dark Turmoil. Those who could reach this Realm were not ordinary individuals.
"Qing Xuan, that maze Formation has been set up and managed for over two hundred thousand years. There must be some unexpected methods."
"The Empress can naturally forcibly break it, but some unexpected changes might also occur."
"Even if our Jiang Clan's foundation is strong, we can't exhaust our foundation against these old, weak, and disabled individuals."
"It's not worth it."
Jiang Ye analyzed eloquently.
The Jiang Clan's foundation was not to be used for just any cat or dog, and besides, he already had a countermeasure in mind.
"Then what do we do next?"
Qing Xuan asked somewhat anxiously, but Jiang Ye merely smiled faintly and slowly said,
"Doesn't our Jiang Clan have the Ten Annihilation Spirit Devouring Grand Formation?"
"Just have the Jiang Clan Ancestor set it up. Within the Ten Annihilation Spirit Devouring Grand Formation, even Immortal Spiritual Qi will be completely absorbed, let alone Spiritual Qi..."
"Given enough time, even if the valley contains top-grade Spiritual Veins, they will quickly dry up."
"With the Spiritual Qi in the valley cut off, those old dogs inside can at most maintain their internal Spiritual Qi from leaking out, but they will definitely become increasingly weak, making it difficult even to maintain their Realm."
"Even if they hide inside and die of old age without coming out, what about Ye Qingyun?"
"Those people must have high hopes for Ye Qingyun, right? They can't possibly watch Ye Qingyun without Spiritual Qi, unable to Cultivate, and die of old age in the valley, can they?"
At this point, Qing Xuan's expression immediately softened, her eyes filled with awe.
With such a setup, the remnants of Fire Lotus City would likely be in a dilemma.
And Hong Yan, standing by, also had shining eyes.
She had been with Jiang Ye for quite some time and had learned a few 'old silver coin' tricks. She immediately added, "Young Master is brilliant! With such an open scheme, those remnants will surely be restless, but they will also quickly assess the situation."
"Their optimal solution is to break out at all costs while the Ten Annihilation Spirit Devouring Grand Formation has just started to work and hasn't completely absorbed the Spiritual Qi in the valley..."
"This is their only chance to make a last stand, and their only way out."
"We can first set up some other Formations, like boiling a frog in warm water, and then set up the Ten Annihilation Spirit Devouring Grand Formation last..."
"Doesn't our Jiang Clan also have the Nine Heavens Emperor Extinction Grand Formation? It gathers the power of the Nine Heavens, specifically to execute Great Emperors. Let's set it up on the outer perimeter around the valley first!"
"The Realm Severing Lock Void Formation severs the perception of the Laws of Heaven and Earth, seals the space within the Formation, making escape techniques and various spatial Divine Abilities unusable. The Laws flow backward, and even Realm-breaking stones won't work..."
"And also, also..."
"The Four Symbols Maze Sealing Formation can invert the reality of the world, creating countless labyrinthine illusions, making them sink deeper the more they try to escape, unable to exert their full strength..."
"The Myriad Tribulation Cursed Lightning Formation, set up with the Origin of the Lightning Dao, will unleash myriad Lightning Tribulations when the Formation activates..."
"The Ten Thousand Corpse Mountain Formation..."
"The Great Annihilation Killing Wheel Formation..."
"And finally, set up the Ten Annihilation Spirit Devouring Grand Formation. If the Empress also personally makes a move at that time, the remnants of Fire Lotus City will surely have no wings to fly!"
"Although it will consume some of our foundation, it will be absolutely secure!"