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Chapter 951 - 605: The Plan

Chapter 951: Chapter 605: The Plan

Personnel arrangements being in order, it was time to consider the steps of the ambush.

Last night, Wu Ma died at the hand of Li Changhe, thereby also exposing the background of the Tianyan Association with the Alon River Transport Company.

The Association followed this lead and quickly found an unidentified transport ship.

It had been undergoing maintenance in a certain shipyard yesterday.

After the incident with Alon, the transport ship immediately halted its repairs and swiftly left the maintenance port.

"If possible, do not engage the enemy on the river," Li Changhe reminded, "After all, from the clues of our time, the message you intended to transmit before dying was ’accelerate the diversion of the rivers’."

"I know, young Pan Ke has already told me," Li Kun took out a map of Yanyun, pointing at the dense network of rivers, he said, "The enemy’s methods are probably related to the rivers. In that situation, we must have discovered this point, but in the end, we could do nothing but wait for death. Rivers... the enemy was very likely harnessing the power of the Dragon Vein."

"Dragon Vein? The Transcendents of Japan definitely don’t have that level of skill," Pan Ke responded, "Even before World War II, Japanese Transcendents didn’t have this ability. After World War II, even more so."

Li Kun nodded slightly upon hearing this, "Indeed. I was there, and I can testify."

As a Transcendent who had lived through World War II, he had the greatest authority to speak on the matter.

After all... he really was there.

"Wait, what exactly is a Dragon Vein?" Qiu Wentian asked.

"It’s a term from Feng Shui. It refers to the essence of Qi that moves along mountains and rivers. The idiomatic expression ’source and flow of the dragon’ originates from this. Rivers can be considered the meridians of the dragon, and for us Transcendents, cultivating on a Dragon Vein progresses faster. Therefore, you’ll find many Transcendent sects hiding in the deep mountains. It’s recorded in books that, a long time ago, some Transcendents with superior methods could even strengthen themselves using the power of the Dragon Vein. However, such inheritance has long been lost," Pan Ke explained before asking, "Old Ancestor, if we really encounter an enemy who can manipulate the Dragon Vein, how would you deal with it?"

"With my strength, if I can’t kill the enemy with one palm strike, I expect the disciples will need to form the Locking Dragon Formation to alter the Dragon Vein before I try another palm strike destroy," said Li Kun, "The only thing about your clues that perplexes me is why, during the time we were trapped in Yanyun, we did not make contact with the outside world."

According to the records of the Association twenty years later, the Thirteen Heroes and their many disciples were all in Yanyun for a long period to follow.

Yet they did not make contact with anyone from the outside and no one from the outside was able to find them. Even Transcendents who came looking for them disappeared. Thus, Yanyun became a forbidden zone for Transcendents for a period.

It wasn’t until a year later that the Association found a corpse at the mouth of the river and discovered the message ’accelerate the diversion of the rivers’.

During this period, the Thirteen Heroes and their disciples should still have had survivors, so why did none of them appear or make contact? Were they unable or afraid?

This was also what puzzled Li Kun. Even if they really activated the Locking Dragon Formation, wouldn’t it be easier with help from people of the outside?

"Now that we know the enemy’s methods, do not let them stay on the rivers," Li Changhe said, "Before our arrival, the enemy had the Book of Heaven. They could know your actions, naturally avoiding them. Now that Wu Ma is dead, and you have already learned so much advance information, there’s no need to worry too much. It would be better if we could kill the enemy before they are able to perform a certain method."

"As for the enemy that ultimately killed you, you should have guessed by now, there are only three possibilities."

"First, the Japanese Transcendents. It’s possible they had a master among them that you were unaware of. Of course, the likelihood is small. Even the strongest masters can’t stand against so many of you."

"Second, the Tianyan Association. According to your intelligence, the Tianyan Association did not invest too much manpower. The possibility is even smaller."

"As for the last one," Li Changhe paused, "That would be the corpse they planned to steal."

"Are you suggesting that the remains of that predecessor came back to life? I’ve indeed considered this possibility," Li Kun thought for a moment and said, "But that Qi Practitioner from the Qin and Han Dynasties, after more than two thousand years, has probably turned to bone ash."

"Well, it’s hard to say... I’ve seen the Sun King of Ancient Loulan. He was also a Transcendent in life, and after his death, he became a very troublesome Abnormality," Li Changhe as the experienced player that he was, quickly gave his own testimony, having actually encountered it.

"I suggest you prepare means to deal with Abnormalities and Evils. Items like black donkey hooves can be prepared. After all, this was precisely the plan of the Tianyan Association and the Japanese Transcendents. The Japanese Transcendents were planning to take the corpse for research, while the Tianyan Association might have been planning to use the Japanese Transcendents and that corpse to deal with your Extraordinary Association. You must realize, after your total annihilation, they grew even stronger," Li Changhe’s words made Li Kun silently nod in agreement. He clearly consented to Li Changhe’s point of view.

If that corpse really does hold danger, then the Japanese Transcendents indeed have been used as a pawn. It must be said, it’s very much the style of the Tianyan Association.

"If that’s the case, they probably won’t easily leave the riverway, will they?" said Pan Ke, if the Book of Heaven recorded the riverways as safe, it would be difficult to force them ashore.

"No, with this incident, even if they still believe in the Book of Heaven, that’s a problem," said the fishpond owner, looking further ahead. Now that Wu Ma was dead, the Book of Heaven’s predictions for the Association had been disrupted.

Under such circumstances, whether the Japanese Transcendents will continue to act according to the records of the Book of Heaven remains to be seen.

"Then let’s give them a push and let them know the rivers are dangerous!" Qiu Wentian suggested, "Force them directly to bring the coffin ashore."

With that, the steps were all clarified.

Yet, Li Changhe felt a bit of regret.

Now, he could not open his [Player Backpack].

If Old Lead were here, it wouldn’t matter whether it was a Divine Corpse or ghostly remains, he could deal with it swiftly.

....

Meanwhile, a riverboat was slowly cruising on the river, its crew silent, some worried and others scared.

Among these crew members, some were employees of Alon Company, while others were Japanese Transcendents mingling within.

After receiving news from Alon last night, they immediately stopped maintenance and rushed out of the repair yard.

Throughout the day, they could only learn of everything that happened in Yanyun from the news bulletins on the radio.

Alon had disappeared, Wu Ma had disappeared.

Even the Jiangyun Company had caught a massive fire, and not a single employee attempted to send them any message.

Inside the captain’s cabin, a hunched, short-statured old man coughed while murmuring in a low voice, "Gentlemen, prepare for the worst."

"The Extraordinary Association has finally found us... The projections of the Tianyan Association have been broken."

"That old undying Li Kun, he must be coming as well."

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