Family Management Game In Immortal Continent

Chapter 1275: Chapter 1269: You left Me With No Way Out

High above the distant clouds.

The three Masters of the Martial Academy gazed at the battlefield.

Watching the Body Integration experts of the three prefectures fall into the trap within Jade Mist Valley, the First Master’s gaze fixed upon the Fox Saint.

“Ever since this person arrived in Grandhaven Prefecture, everything has changed.”

“The First Master means, it was him…”

The Fourth Master, knitting her sweater, stared intently at the Fox Saint.

After the other three Masters had gone missing, the cultivators of the three prefectures surrounded Jade Mist Valley.

The Masters had long been lying in ambush nearby, and also watched Azure Cloud Prefecture step into Jade Mist Valley’s trap step by step.

Of course, the most likely culprit for the betrayal was still the Fifth Master.

The Fifth Master ignored the Fourth Master’s gaze and said in a deep voice,

“The Peerless Hall came to our Grandhaven and has been helping Jade Mist Valley all along.

We always thought the Peerless Hall’s only objective was Jade Mist Valley. But this Fox Saint is absolutely not simple.

Immortal Linghu has become a Half-Immortal; if the Fox Saint wanted to become a Half-Immortal, it would definitely be an effortless task for him, yet he didn’t…”

“Unless he harbors a grander scheme. For an old fox at the Dao-Integration realm whose lifespan is nearing its end, if he can reach the Mahayana realm, the Dao Seed will no longer bind him.

The First Master’s speculation is highly probable. However, to issue orders within our Martial Academy, it must inevitably pass through our hands.”

“The Fourth Master is cooperating with him.”

“…” The Fourth Master hitched her breath, halting her knitting. “A thief crying ‘catch the thief’.”

Seeing the two Masters about to start fighting again, the First Master frowned.

“The Red Dust Immortal is already missing. Now, we only have each other, and this is our last chance.

Jade Mist Valley currently holds numerous Body Integration and Void Refinement cultivators, representing the highest echelon of power in the entire Southern Frontier.”

“When two sides fight, a third party reaps the benefits. Both sides are bound to suffer catastrophic casualties.

That watchdog of the Banshu Clan will definitely be unable to hold back and reveal itself, or the other three Masters will emerge.

We will forge them all into our Red Dust Realm, absorbing the three prefectures into our immortal method within two hundred years. Then, we will have nothing to fear from the Blood Moon.”

The two Masters ceased their confrontation, their gazes turning resolute following the First Master’s words.

“The immortals are unreliable, and the Imperial Dynasty is unreliable. We educated Grandhaven Prefecture.”

“Now, I have an even grander objective: to educate the entire mortal realm.”

…

Within Jade Mist Valley, inside the mountain.

Following Linghu Tiangong’s sneak attack, the broken array foundation that had initially caused the grand array to dissipate suddenly sprang to life.

The brilliance of array formations reappeared from the hidden corners all over Jade Mist Valley.

Li Tianming took all this in.

The situation had drastically reversed.

The Linghu Tiangong standing before him had originally seemed desperate, attempting to secure a final sliver of legacy for Jade Mist Valley to the point of willingly cooperating with his enemies.

Now, however, he wore a ferocious and sinister expression.

“Impossible.” Li Tianming couldn’t believe it.

How could a person suddenly shift from amiable and kindly to such a ferocious and insidious state, like the unpredictable weather in April flipping between sunny and rainy?

“You’re crazy! We had a deal! You lied to me!”

“Hahaha!”

Rocks tumbled down, accompanied by Linghu Tiangong’s loud laughter.

“What the people of the world see is forever limited to what is right before their eyes.

The world knows the Li Clan possesses a formidable intelligence network. Many years ago, we already knew that the Li Clan had planted nails inside our Jade Mist Valley.”

The two Fourth Great-Aunts.

Li Tianming’s expression changed. “What have you done to my two Fourth Great-Aunts?!!”

“Fourth Great-Aunts?”

A trace of astonishment flashed through Linghu Tiangong’s eyes. “They are dead. Along with the seven sleeper agents your Hall of Heavenly Principles hid within our Jade Mist Valley.”

“You…” Li Tianming quickly communicated with the ‘big brothers’ in his head.

“We knew the existence of the Peerless Hall could not escape the Li Clan’s eyes, so we simply didn’t bother hiding it.”

A hint of pity flashed in Linghu Tiangong’s eyes.

“Spies who have been discovered become the crux of the plan—the perfect bait.

We didn’t know what would happen in the future, so I postured myself in front of all of you as standing in opposition to my Ancestral Master.

A desperate, cornered Valley Master. Anyone would have treated me as a crucial chess piece.”

“…” Li Tianming was speechless.

He had fallen for the trap.

Their sleeper agents in Jade Mist Valley had watched Linghu Tiangong kneel for a long time outside Immortal Linghu’s cultivation chamber, listening to his mournful cries.

They never expected Linghu Tiangong was hiding his true intentions so deeply. “So you did all this just for today?”

“No.”

Linghu Tiangong exhaled a long breath.

“There is one thing you got wrong. I didn’t lie to you. From the day the Peerless Hall appeared in Jade Mist Valley, I knew I had never agreed to their presence.

I have never been willing to associate with them, much less have any entanglements with the Blood Moon.”

“I genuinely and wholeheartedly tried to persuade my Ancestral Master. I also wanted to be like you and drive the Peerless Hall away.”

“Compared to being your enemy, I would much rather be your friend.

We could gather a grand army, stand at the edge of Grandhaven Prefecture, and charge into the Blood Moon. Even if we died, we would die as members of the Human Race.”

Li Tianming frowned, exceedingly puzzled. “Then why…”

“It was too late.”

Linghu Tiangong smiled bitterly.

“The Ancestral Master is the one who decides everything. He wanted to become a Half-Immortal; he wanted to become a part of what is beneath the Blood Moon.

My disciples, my clansmen… they have already swallowed the Dao Seeds.”

“A person has many choices in their lifetime, but even more bindings. I watched with my own eyes as they stepped into the abyss step by step.

I could only stand outside the abyss, and then walk with them into a place I never wished to set foot in, falling into ruin together.”

Linghu Tiangong’s face darkened.

“I tried to pull them out of a desperate situation while simultaneously cleaning up their messes.

You couldn’t see through my disguise because I was always genuine. Until you came to me, asking me to help you destroy Jade Mist Valley. If it were you…”

Hearing this, Li Tianming silently retrieved a mask from his spatial ring and put it on. His voice turned ice-cold. “Old geezer, you’ve got some skills.”

At this moment, Li Tianming’s aura completely transformed.

Linghu Tiangong suddenly felt as if Li Tianming was the same kind of person as him. He said in a deep voice, “You brought this upon yourselves. You left me with no way out.”

“Is that so?”

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