The four great Seeking Wave Monks have spent nearly three hundred years dwelling within the Time Realm.

Human World Incense Fire cultivators have limited understanding of the Time Realm, primarily focused on two points—this space folded by Jing Country requires an entry after eight incense sticks; and once the Time Realm unfolds, its location appears above the Yellow Field Prefecture.

"Old Hua mentioned that in terms of descending to the human world, coming from the Time Realm is more challenging than descending from the Heavenly Dome,

but today's two passages, the one between Time Realm and the human world, have opened much faster. At first, I didn't know why they quickened, but now I realize it's because the Huangyuan Demon stirred the waters."

Zhou Xuan analyzed to himself.

The Huangyuan Demon, a colossal being, is known but unseen, known but untraceable, to describe it as a five-clawed scaled dragon hidden in a thousand-mile cloud is actually belittling it.

"Perhaps the mastermind behind orchestrating Gong Zheng, the Evil God, the Seeking Wave Monks, and the Fire Sect's descent into Mingjiang Prefecture is indeed this Huangyuan Demon?"

Upon deep contemplation, Zhou Xuan found it highly plausible.

The Evil God embodies worldly desires,

Gong Zheng is an ancient deity beyond the Heavenly Dome,

The Seeking Wave Monks were the first to land from the Buddha Country,

while the Fire Sect remains an elusive sinister sect,

The four might seem unrelated, yet to seamlessly integrate them requires a central figure.

The Huangyuan Demon of Yellow Field Prefecture could certainly serve as this core, expertly kneading Gong Zheng and the others into a pliable dough.

The "Nine Snakes God" of the Evil Gods is the masterpiece of the Huangyuan Demon, who has long had profound exchanges with the Yin Hall Evil God of Mingjiang Prefecture.

The Time Realm where the Seeking Wave Monks reside floats above Yellow Field Prefecture,

The Fire Sect remains unseen; could it be that the Huangyuan Demon is their true puppeteer?

As for Gong Zheng, after living so many years, it's not surprising he might have dealings with the once-dominant Huangyuan Demon.

Various thoughts swirled rapidly in Zhou Xuan's mind... the faster they swirled, the more he seemed to peer through a mist, behind which a terrifying pair of eyes were fixed on him, Mingjiang Prefecture, and also on...

...the Zhou Family's Nuo God "Fangxiang".

Zhou Xuan suddenly realized,

"Draw the chariot, strike the king."

"The planning of the Huangyuan Demon today doesn't hinge on the number of people killed, nor whether the Seeking Wave Monks might destroy the entire Mingjiang Prefecture; it doesn't even care about the life or death of Gong Zheng,

but it cares about one thing only—whether the Nuo God can awaken."

Zhou Xuan finally came to the crux of the issue, and told Zhou Lingyi: "Today's Gangfeng Cave is a giant chessboard, and the players are the Huangyuan Demon and the Nuo God."

"Why would the Huangyuan Demon want to play this game?" Zhou Lingyi was puzzled.

Zhou Xuan said, "To compel the Nuo God to awaken."

"Once the Nuo God awakens, can the Huangyuan Demon truly rival it?"

Zhou Lingyi was somewhat skeptical,

In Jing Country, everyone agrees on one thing—the Nuo God is nearly invincible, though it is only one of the Nine Heavenly Gods, its true power is on par with the four Heavenly Venerates of Jing Country.

The Ancient Buddha, Blood Well, Tao Ancestor, and Witch God, these four creators of the Incense Fire Divine Dao, do they really have a guarantee of victory against the Nuo God?

Even the Four Heavenly Venerates are hard-pressed to compete, so how can the Huangyuan Demon from Yellow Field Prefecture hope to contend?

"Precisely because the Huangyuan Demon cannot compete, it has to force the Nuo God to awaken."

Zhou Xuan's words seem counterintuitive; because I can't defeat you, I have to force you to appear... it sounds like pure sophistry.

Lord Jiu, long in charge of the Ping Shui Prefecture God Traveling Department, has abundant knowledge of Jing Country's secrets and insightful comprehension of the minds of great demons and fierce gods.

He was the first to react, saying, "The sole flaw of the Nuo God is its overpowering force; the moment it truly acts, it falls into an even deeper slumber that makes awakening difficult."

"The current Nuo God is already deeply asleep, another intervention today might mean that in Jing Country's next crisis, not even the decimation of four or five state capitals would awaken it."

"So that's the way it is."

Zhou Lingyi said, "The Huangyuan Demon forces the Nuo God to awaken, exploiting this rule to the fullest extent to limit its guardianship over Jing Country."

Zhou Xuan nodded,

"That's why he orchestrated the joint gathering of 'Gong Zheng', 'Evil God', 'Seeking Wave Monk', and 'Fire Sect'."

"If the Nuo God does nothing, Gong Zheng will at least kill me, the Nuo God's successor, the Evil God will rally the blood-thirsty Mountain Barbarians of the Yin Hall and attack Mingjiang Prefecture, the Seeking Wave Monks will seek revenge for Baoshan Temple's blood feud...

These are all the Huangyuan Demon's stakes to force the Nuo God to awaken, and currently, those stakes weigh heavily."

If these forces breached Mingjiang Prefecture, would they then invade Ping Shui Prefecture?

If Lord Jian, Lord Jiu, and Zhou Lingyi of Ping Shui Prefecture perished in Mingjiang, the Ping Shui Prefecture God Traveling Department would become defunct...

"No wonder the Nuo God hasn't acted immediately."

Now enlightened, Zhou Xuan understood,

"Let them enter Mingjiang."

The Nuo God's stance is clear—it will act, but not yet, now is not the time to strike from the pot's bottom.

"When in doubt, consult Kong Ming."

This was the Nuo God's guidance to Zhou Xuan.

"What does the Kongming Mirror hold?"

At this moment, the cracks in the Light of Sixteen in Zhou Xuan's hand have been mended, replenished by incense fire, all of Zhou Lingyi's incense support is entirely channeled to him, enabling Zhou Xuan to maintain a battle strength spanning eight to nine regions.

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