Chapter 1497: Certain Death
Zhuang Yan had secretly been in contact with the Wanbao Daoist long ago. When he realized the formidable abilities of the Wanbao Daoist, he did not hesitate to embrace the Wanbao Divine Palace.
Of course, the contact between him and the Wanbao Daoist was very covert, only known by Zhuang Yan and the Master of Wanbao Divine Palace, the Wanbao Daoist himself. Every time the Wanbao Daoist met with Zhuang Yan, he was very careful, and even the high-ranking members of Wanbao Divine Palace were completely unaware.
It wasn’t until a few years ago, after killing the Supreme Elder Ruo Bing of the All Paths Spirit Mountain under Zhuang Yan’s lead, that the higher-ups of the Wanbao Divine Palace realized that Zhuang Yan had long been one of their own.
The trap set that time indeed targeted Jing Yan, the Holy Master. Zhuang Yan and others did not know that Jing Yan was not at the All Paths Spirit Mountain at the time. Both Wanbao Divine Palace and Zhuang Yan wished to seize this opportunity to eliminate the threat posed by Jing Yan. If the All Paths Sacred Land lost Jing Yan, it might revert to its fragmented state of the past, posing no threat to the Wanbao Divine Palace, which could then slowly devour the entire All Paths Sacred Land.
Indeed, it was unfortunate that they failed to eliminate Jing Yan, only managing to kill a Supreme Elder of Divine Sovereign Level strength. However, this was not bad, at least Zhuang Yan did not expose himself for nothing.
"Sect Master Zhuang, our Hall Master had already mentioned that Jing Yan, that little brat, is a person with great fortune and continuous opportunities. Wanting to kill him is not an easy task," Weng Zili chuckled and said.
"True! To think that a mere youngster like Jing Yan could take charge of the All Paths Sacred Land is certainly something that not just anyone can accomplish. However, no matter how strong his fortune, he is no match for our Hall Master," Zhuang Yan expressed admiration when mentioning the Wanbao Daoist.
"Naturally, how could Jing Yan compare to our Hall Master of Wanbao Divine Palace?"
"When our Hall Master first arrived in the All Paths World, what did he have? At that time, the All Paths Sacred Land was a colossal entity. Who could have thought that the Wanbao Divine Palace founded single-handedly by our Hall Master could overwhelm the All Paths Sacred Land to such an extent?" Weng Zili snorted with pride in his voice.
"Come, drink!"
"Drink!" The two drank Green Bamboo Wine in big gulps.
"Boom..."