Daoist Hidden Deer hastened along his way, sometimes diving into the earth's veins, at other times submerging into great rivers, and occasionally even creating a clone to conceal his true body.

Evidently, he possessed a strong sense of anti-tracking.

Had it not been for Yu Yuan possessing the Upper Pure Divine Eye and being quite adept in tracking, he might have already lost him.

His purpose in this tracking endeavor was none other than to ascertain the true background of these Incense Fire Divine Spirits entrenched within the Human Race's domain!

After all, he had resolved to get involved in this grand tribulation and naturally needed to make preparations in advance.

As the locale bearing the destiny of the Human Dao and also the main battlefield remembered in the Sealing God Tribulation, the Southern Continent needed to be carefully managed no matter what.

However, previously he focused on enhancing his strength and did not have trustworthy candidates, so he could only rely on the Nine-tailed Fox clan to secretly monitor all movements.

Now that Wen Zhong had chosen to enter the world for cultivation, the Incense Fire Divine Spirits ensconced within the Human Race's domain needed to be shifted elsewhere.

Roughly half a day later.

Daoist Hidden Deer finally returned to the valley concealed by an Array.

Afterward, he carefully concealed his form and released his Divine Thought to survey his surroundings.

After waiting a while, and confirming there were no pursuers, he then revealed his form and took out a talisman to activate the Great Formation.

However, he didn't notice that the moment he activated the formation, a strand of formless and shapeless "Qi" followed him into the Array.

"Hoo~"

Daoist Hidden Deer sighed lightly, his anxious demeanor relaxing significantly.

Once back in the valley, he was safe.

The valley wasn't large, but it excelled in concealment and was protected by a Great Formation, as well as a pond of White Lotus concealing the Heavenly Mechanism, making it difficult for even a Taiyi Golden Immortal to find.

Daoist Hidden Deer approached the Lotus Pond, prepared his speech in his heart, then took out three incense candles, lit them, and planted them by the pond before bowing down to the White Lotus in the pond:

"Reporting to the Venerable, a matter of utmost urgency requires reporting!"

Blue smoke curled gently, drifting above the Lotus Pond.

...

In the northwestern part of the Southern Continent, within a secluded cave mansion countless miles away from the Nameless Valley, the White Lotus Youth quietly sat cross-legged on a cushion.

Around the walls were countless Divine Tablets, all exuding a rich scent of incense candles.

Ever since Da Yu, who forged the Nine Cauldrons and divided the Southern Continent into the Nine Provinces, ascended to the Fire Cloud Palace, White Lotus Youth often received orders to preach in the Southern Continent.

Initially, he needed to personally appear, to subdue those mountain and water demons, teaching them the Incense Fire Divine Dao and how to gather the Power of Faith, as well as condense Incense Bronze, Earth Silver, and Heavenly Gold...

Once the initial group of mountain and water demons matured, he was able to sit back and remotely control those demons to continue spreading the Incense Fire Divine Dao.

After long years, he finally established a massive network of divine spirits in the densely populated southeastern part of the Southern Continent.

Nowadays, he no longer needed to appear in person, merely controlling the spirits through scattered White Lotuses, allowing him to continuously collect vast amounts of Heavenly Gold and Earth Silver!

These Heavenly Gold and Earth Silver transported back to the Western Sect would be channeled into the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, enhancing the destiny of the Western Sect more robust and powerful.

If this continues.

Ten thousand years!

A hundred thousand years!

Eventually, the Western Sect will rise greatly, becoming the foremost great sect in the Primordial Heaven and Earth!

Spreading the teachings of the Western Sect to every corner of the Primordial Heaven and Earth!

Allowing every tribe and spirit within the Primordial realm to ascend to ultimate bliss!

And all this, would be his, White Lotus Youth's, achievement!

Every time he thought of this, White Lotus Youth felt quietly thrilled, immensely proud of his excellent completion of the mission.

Several of the Saint's Disciples had previously come to the Southern Continent to propagate the Western Dao, but were all blocked and driven back by the disciples of the two sects.

Whereas he, an inconspicuous child on Sumeru Mountain, thrived under the noses of those two sects.

This was enough to show he was no less than those Saint's Disciples!

Unlike in the beginning when he was apprehensive, afraid of being detected by the disciples of the two sects, the current White Lotus Youth only needed to adjust strategies timely based on various movements, without any worries.

As long as he did not make personal appearances and stayed here, who could possibly know it was his doing?

Even if the divine spirits in a certain area were exterminated, a timely severing of losses could still likely keep him safe.

Suddenly, a whiff of incense arose from thin air.

White Lotus Youth's heart stirred, and he slowly opened his eyes.

At the same time, in the Lotus Pond of that Nameless Valley, a white lotus slowly rose and transformed into a delicate figure in mid-air.

He was dressed in white robes, had clear features with tresses hanging down, a dot of red sandalwood on his brow, and a translucent white lotus on his head.

"What matter has caused such alarm?" asked White Lotus Youth softly.

"Reporting to the Venerable, a major incident occurred at Linhuan Pass…"

Daoist Hidden Deer poured out his prepared speech, emphasizing his investigation, and how in spite of his warnings, the yellow-robed Daoist and others did not heed him, leading to their demise...

"Golden Feather Fan?"

"Treasure vase spewing thunder?"

White Lotus Youth's brows furrowed tightly, as if recalling something.

After a while, he shook his head and said to Daoist Hidden Deer, "I've never heard of these two treasures before... Were you able to discern any origins of those two Profound Immortals?"

Daoist Hidden Deer answered without hesitation: "The one holding the feather fan should be from the Human Race. As for the one holding the treasure vase, I couldn't tell. However, they both looked very young, their cultivation time shouldn't be long…"

Although Cultivators can undergo myriad transformations, as their cultivation time extends, their mindset matures, and their physical appearance tends to mature as well.

This is known as an appearance borne from the heart.

Of course, these are general instances.

There are also those ancient beings who have lived innumerable years but remained forever young in spirit, naturally retaining a youthful appearance.

Hearing this, White Lotus Youth's expression slightly stiffened.

Short cultivation time, yet protected by top-grade spiritual treasures... This sounded like the treatment disciples of major sects traveling across the Primordial realm might receive.

Or perhaps he is an attendant of some powerful figure?

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Thinking this, he activated his Western Heavenly Vision, shooting out two one-foot-long beams of golden light from his eyes.

Under the scrutiny of Heavenly Vision, all illusions could not hide their forms.

Even Yu Yuan revealed a faint outline within his sight.

"Indeed, a cunning plan!"

The White Lotus Youth stared intensely at Yu Yuan and said with a cold voice, "I do not know where you come from. Why do you meddle in my Divine Country?"

Seeing himself exposed, Yu Yuan straightforwardly revealed his full form.

The Daoist Qianlu was shocked and quickly retreated behind the White Lotus Youth, shouting loudly, "It was him who killed the two Daoists! He has a treasure vase which can emit myriad thunderbolts, extremely formidable!"

Yu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly; the small broken bell within his Primordial Spirit spun rapidly, deducing the origins of this White-clothed Venerable.

The title "Venerable" is not commonly used, it's mainly used in the Western Continent.

In the Dongsheng Divine Continent and Southern Continent, they mostly use "Immortal" to denote respect.

It seems this White-clothed Venerable should be from Western Continent, and with the White Lotus above his head and its association with the Incense Fire Divine Dao, in all likelihood, he has some connection to the Western Sect.

However, Yu Yuan has seen many disciples of the Western Sect, but never this one before.

And it appeared that this figure did not recognize him either.

This made him somewhat doubt whether his judgment was wrong?

Moreover, the White-clothed Venerable seems to have transformed using a White Lotus, not appearing in his true form, possibly changing his physical appearance... It couldn't just be assumed that because of the Lotus above his head, he is a disciple of the Western Sect.

Thinking thus, he pompously declared, "My name and seat remain unchanged; I am indeed the one with Great Momentum!"

"Hm?"

The White Lotus Youth instinctively froze for a moment, but quickly masked it over and snapped coldly, "You are but a mere Profound Immortal, how dare you impersonate a Saint's Disciple?"

Yu Yuan had intentionally used a false name to test the other party; how could he not notice the change in the other's expression?

With that, he was already calculating in his mind, activating the Chaos Bell to deduce the Heavenly Mechanism, meanwhile saying irritably, "Why am I impersonating a Saint's Disciple? Is Great Momentum only entitled to the person from the Western?"

The White Lotus Youth slightly furrowed his eyebrows.

This mere Profound Immortal dared to be so blatantly arrogant, clearly having some confidence.

He pondered slightly and then turned to look at Daoist Qianlu, signaling him to make a move to test this Profound Immortal, to see what other methods he might be hiding.

Although Daoist Qianlu genuinely feared the treasure vase that could spit brilliant thunderbolt, pressured by the imposing aura of the White Lotus Youth, he still mustered the courage to summon a Flying Sword, transforming it into a Sword Dragon that shot ferociously at Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan didn't bother with niceties either, directly summoning the Dao treasure vase and capturing the Sword Dragon within it.

Moments later, a splendid dragon-shaped thunderbolt burst forth from the mouth of the vase, instantaneously reducing Daoist Qianlu into ash.

"Wonderful treasure!"

The White Lotus Youth exclaimed in admiration, unconcerned about the demise of Daoist Qianlu.

He looked at Yu Yuan and said lightly, "I do not wish to create more conflicts. As long as it is within my capabilities, feel free to ask whatever you want.

If you desire Heavenly Gold, I can offer up ten thousand ingots right away!

If you desire territory, I can also give you Linhuan Pass along with the surrounding area of over a hundred thousand li, a total of more than six hundred Divine Temples and Water Mansions...

However, if you insist on being my enemy, I'm not afraid of you either.

To be enemies or friends, it all depends on your decision!"

Yu Yuan shook his head, his expression oddly saying, "Actually, you should be afraid, because I have almost located the place of your true body."

"Hm?"

The White Lotus Youth was briefly stunned, then scoffed saying, "My true body is protected by a Great Formation that shields the Heavenly Mechanism; how could you locate it?"

Despite saying so, he still harbored some dread in his heart.

He glanced at Yu Yuan and said coldly, "It seems you have chosen to be my enemy, then do not blame me for being inhospitable!"

Finished speaking, the White Lotus atop his head suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance.

"Boom!"

A thunderous noise.

The secretive Nameless Valley instantly turned into scorched earth.

Countless flowers and trees turned into dust under the terrifying power, even rocks turned to gravel, scattering with the wind.

If not for the outer Great Formation compressing most of the force, even the nearby area of several hundreds of li might have been affected.

Yu Yuan was surprised that this fellow had a self-destruct move up his sleeve.

However, he did not take it seriously, directly summoning the Chasing Sun Chariot, letting Ao Yi drive the chariot swiftly towards the northwest.

Meanwhile.

Inside the hidden cave mansion, the White Lotus Youth sitting on a Jade Lotus immediately stood up, made some quick arrangements inside the cave mansion before turning and exiting.

Although he didn't think a mere Profound Immortal could see through his disguise, to be safe, he still decided to return to the Western Continent for some time.

It was also a long time since he had returned the Heavenly Gold to Sumeru Mountain.

Indeed, he was transporting the Heavenly Gold back to Sumeru Mountain, it was definitely not due to any unease!

However, just as he exited the cave mansion, before he had even managed to step on a Lotus to ascend to the sky, he saw a blazing sun enlarging rapidly before his eyes.

The scorching air struck his face.

In the blink of an eye, the searing sun transformed into a magnificent Imperial Chariot, drawn by nine Divine Dragons at the front, the entire chariot adorned with gold and jade, appearing extraordinarily luxurious and majestic.

The White Lotus Youth was knowledgeable, upon seeing the display of a Nine Dragons Chariot, his heart immediately perceived an ill omen.

Because the chariot of the Yuqing Saint is the Nine Dragon Incense Sedan, in this world those who dare to use the Nine Dragons Chariot are few.

Aside from the Demon Emperor of the Ancient Demon Court, it seems to be only the current Heavenly Emperor.

Could it be that he has encountered the Heavenly Emperor himself?

Thinking thus, he saw a tall figure emerge from the Imperial Chariot, looking at him with a cold laugh, "How about it, do you now believe I can follow the 'wire' to strike?"

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