Chapter 130: Three Mothers Discipline Their Son (1)
The trio quietly returned to Qingming’s domain.
The Shamans had shown up with a full battalion, but only a handful of them managed to escape and live. It was basically a total rout. However, their main objective was to modify heaven and earth to seal away all immortal swords, rendering them incapable of unleashing their full power. In that sense, they had fulfilled their mission. As for how long this modification would last, it depended on the Shamans’ willingness to invest sacrifices. Assuming they spared no expenses, the seal could last between three and five years even considering that it spanned several thousand li.
Bao Yun was the first one to break the silence upon returning to the domain, “I’ve just arrived, and I don’t fully understand the war situation. What was the objective of that battle? Did the Shamans modify the world to seal away all immortal swords?”
The reminder stoked Xiao Yu’s anger instantly.
Wei Yuan had been eagerly looking for an opportunity to change the subject. Since Bao Yun was doing just that, he hurriedly snapped himself out of his mind-blank state and gave her a succinct explanation.
In fact, the Shamans had paid a far bigger price than a battalion to modify the world and seal off a type of Dao Foundation. The battalion’s main goal was to release the curse they had prepared beforehand and test out the humans’ strength. Ideally, they would like to set up camp as well. Thus, the elimination of this battalion simply signified the start of the war; the appetizer before the main course. The real battle was still ahead of them.
From the start, Wei Yuan had intended to trick the Shamans into modifying the world and sealing away the immortal swords. Now, he had achieved that objective with Xiao Yu’s help. Despite paying a huge price, the Shamans had failed to weaken Wei Yuan’s strength in any way. There was no doubt that they were the losers of this exchange.
Wei Yuan hadn’t expected Xiao Yu to be the first one to show up, but since he was already here, he might as well make use of him. There was simply no reason not to. Back then, Xiao Yu had “accidentally” crossed his path every day with his Dao Foundation between his arms. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he didn’t even realize what the young swordsman was doing until way after the fact.
Wei Yuan felt like a fool every time he recalled that memory, even though Xiao Yu was acting even more like a fool than him. That was why he had used the carrot and the stick to trick the swordsman into fighting against the Shaman battalion who could seal away the immortal swords.