Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 1487

Chapter 1487 The Fourth Piece

Wang Wei sat cross-legged in his retreat room, thinking about the previous conversation with Wang Bo and the other professionals, trying to figure out if he missed something. 'Wang Bo reminded me I need to start preparing for Li Jun and Yan Liling's ascension.' He needed to prepare the resources for these to cultivate the Empyrean Peak as soon as possible, then he would hand over one of the trial's tokens to them.

'Yan Liling might want to try Wang Bo's Legacy Trial,' Wang Wei thought. Wang Bo left a trial to select disciples, and so far, two people have passed: Miscellaneous and Yan Shirong. Although these people have probably never officially met or spoken to Wang Bo, they are his disciples.

'Wang Bo's seniority and achievements has granted significant influence on Qiyuan and power in the sect, so it's a good idea for Yan Liling to become his disciple and guarantee her position in the sect,' Wang Wei thought. With power and influence, she'll have access to more resources and can cultivate faster.

Wang Wei hopes he'll make some progress in creating his [All-Nurturing Artifact] from the source he received in the Mortalhood Trial. As long as he succeeds, he'll be able to drastically increase the time needed to cultivate Paragons. Of course, he'll never be able to compete with the trial until he becomes a transcendent.

His ambition is to reduce the time needed from millions of Yuan Epochs to hundreds of thousands. He doesn't know how long the catastrophe will last, but he knows it won't be short. Suppose the Dao Opening Sect and maybe the Eternal Ascension World have a method of rapidly cultivating Paragons. In that case, they'll be able to recuperate their loss of upper-echelon fighters and last longer in the catastrophe.

Wang Wei shook his head to remove these thoughts. He then muttered, "I wonder how little Jun and Ling'er are doing in the lower dimension." It's been a while, and he thought of them. However, Wang Wei knew this was not the time to be nostalgic and reined in his thoughts.

Just as he was about to close his eyes to recuperate from the battle with Time Eater, Matriarch Xie Huan sent him a talisman about a matter that may be urgent, so she summoned him.

"What's the matter?"

"A devil loose cultivator slaughtered a small mortal dynasty at the far end of our territory," Xie Huan reported.

"Is something wrong with the cultivator?"

"After receiving the news, I felt something was wrong and investigated. I discovered an almost disappearing trace of incense in their soul."

"You think this is the Divine Faith Haven's retribution for what I did to them?" Wang Wei asked.

"The proof is almost non-existent, but it looks like it's the case."

Wang Wei ran his hand through his head as he mulled over these words. "They only sent an Empyrean to the seal, correct?" He remembered that the Divine Faith Haven's participant tried her best to remain inconspicuous among all these Paragons.

"Yes. Although she brought a Paragon Artifact, she was indeed just an Empyrean."

"Spread a rumor that their faction has secretly surrendered to the enemy and is working in secret to destroy any plan involving eliminating the lock. That's why they didn't send a Paragon," Wang Wei ordered.

"What's the point of that? They can wash away their name as long as they reveal they had no active Paragon," Xie Huan asked. "Such an admission will embarrass them slightly, but it won't affect them in any meaningful manner."

"These loose cultivators are restless after acquiring power. They also know there is an intense power vacuum with the disappearance of the ancestors, and it won't be long before things return to normal once the lock is gone. They need to take advantage of the situation before it's too late.

"So, what do you think they will do after hearing the Divine Faith Haven admitting they had no Paragons? Even if they don't admit it, the rumors are enough to embolden them," Wang Wei explained. He understood why Tong Ruobing destroyed the Southern Chu Dynasty and why she did it in such a public and grandiose manner. The weaker Overlords have a higher chance of being attacked, and Wang Wei's actions are just to give them a target.