Published: March 8, 2025
“Surrounding these mines, the disputes among the nine great clans have been ongoing for years. But on the surface, of course, everything looks harmonious.” Chu Yang obtained this information about the mines from Lan Ruo.
Previously, Chu Yang did not realize the significance of these mines. However, after Lan Ruo's explanation, he understood that these mines were actually the true backbone of the nine great clans!
Moreover, every mine has many supreme masters guarding it!
“What I’m about to discuss now is the grudges between the nine great clans,” Chu Yang emphasized, “The reason I first talk about empathy and then about grudges is that I want you to weigh the importance of these grudges against each other, along with the issue of benefits... This requires precise calculations.”
Mo Tianji frowned, pursed his lips, and nodded deeply, remaining silent.
As Chu Yang spoke, Mo Tianji’s frown deepened.
By the time Chu Yang finished, the outside had already begun to brighten.
A night had passed.
Mo Tianji's wrists were sore; he switched from his left hand to his right, and when that grew sore, he switched back to his left. Now both hands were trembling like chicken claws as he stared blankly at the tall stack of papers before him, which was at least two feet thick. With a long sigh, he exclaimed, “This... is just the initial data? The rough data?”
Chu Yang nodded, “Compared to the actual data of the nine great clans, this is not even one in ten thousand.”
Mo Tianji's face turned pale, “Just this... I’ve used five large bottles of ink and worn out thirteen brushes...”
Chu Yang encouraged him, “Keep it up!”
Mo Tianji looked quite miserable, “Do you know that if I had this much data three days ago, I could have sorted out at least half of it by now?”
“I just want to know what you see now,” Chu Yang said.
“Right now, I can only see two points,” Mo Tianji responded. “First, you haven’t been able to seriously wound the nine great clans in the last three days! Second, the clues we laid out for the Li family, that family alone, lacks the strength! Moreover, the variables are too great, and they might turn against us at any moment. Third, the grudges between the clans are simply not enough for them to fight to the death!”
“Fourth, at present, the only point we can utilize is these mines! Moreover, black crystal, blue crystal, and so on... These can be disregarded; the focus must be on the amethyst mines. Only large amethyst mines can truly ignite a major war!”
“To achieve this, we still need to continue to fan the flames. Otherwise, there will still be no war!”
“Fifth, if they don’t have internal strife, unifying them will be as difficult as ascending to the heavens! Especially if we don’t want to sacrifice anyone to achieve unity, that is absolutely impossible!”
“Sixth... the most powerless thing is that the nine heavens passage is still closed. Apart from you, no one else can go up.”
Mo Tianji sighed deeply, “I want to gather more data, but that’s not feasible! In this way, when the nine heavens passage opens, we’ll face the most dangerous and severe situation for strategy and combat...”
“But among the nine great clans, there is still a wise family! Within the wise family, there is Fifth Qingrou, who is not weak in any aspect and may even be stronger than me!”
“The worst part is that Fifth Qingrou has vaguely guessed your identity. If the critical moment arrives and he’s pushed too hard, he can turn the tide simply by revealing your identity!”
“A major trump card like this, a world-shattering reversal, is actually in the enemy's hands!”
Mo Tianji sighed towards the sky.
“The very worst is that the Law Sovereign, the enforcer, was actually one of the nine calamities! He is familiar with everything the nine calamity sword master does and any anomalies!”
“No matter in terms of strength, intelligence, manpower, or timing, everything is on the enemy’s side! And we are left completely unarmed!”