Chapter 213.1: Listening to a Melody in the Pavilion

Twilight finally finished venting all his pent-up fury in the Ancient God Alliance’s group chat.

Venerable Twilight: As we speak, Qiyuann Sovereign's top generals are sweeping through the Feng and Empires. The enemy camps will definitely be alerted. I want to go to the Lin Empire to support his cause. Who among you will go with me?

└So today's huge commotion was caused by Qiyuann Sovereign? Count me in!

└Who exactly is this Qiyuann Sovereign? This move seems... unwise.

└They're just chasing momentary glory. Once the enemy camps are mobilized, they'll all die. Going to support them is just suicide!

└Wiping out evil gods becomes showing off? What are we then? Cowards hiding in our shells?

└Don’t get me wrong. We can also eliminate the evil gods of Feng and Lin Empires. We simply didn't because we've been enduring for the sake of the bigger picture. How is that wrong?

└If the alliance united behind Qiyuann Sovereign, even the enemy camp would pay dearly.

└Now is the time to lie low and grow stronger. Recklessly starting a war will drag our alliance and the world into eternal ruin!

└Must we retreat forever? Do we wait until the enemy slaughter their way to our doorstep before fighting back?

The channel exploded into debate. Every ancient god voiced their own stance. They argued fiercely for nearly half an hour.

Beneath a locust tree, Twilight let out a long sigh. Over twenty ancient gods stood around him. All of them had voluntarily left the Ancient God Alliance, intending to rush to Clearwater Village to support Qiyuann Sovereign.

Their expressions were resolute, their emotions fierce, each prepared to die without regret.

"Twilight, it's time to go," Venerable Fire Lotus said gently, her voice soft and lyrical, akin to a woman from the southern rivers.

"We've waited long enough. Everyone who wanted to join has already arrived," another ancient god added, his tone tinged with helplessness. "The rest have made their own choices. There's no point waiting."

The Ancient God Alliance had over three hundred gods in total, but not even one-tenth of them had come. It was perfectly understandable. Supporting Clearwater Village meant facing the full might of the enemy camp. Victory lay beyond their reach.

At that moment, Fire Lotus turned to Twilight. "You're the one closest to Qiyuann Sovereign. Do you know why Clearwater Village's strength suddenly surged? Why did they launch an attack against the Feng and Lin Empires out of nowhere?"

Her question drew every gaze toward Twilight, as they were curious as well. Clearwater Village was utterly obscure, with a mere village-level guardian god. However, they gained several True Gods overnight and even dared to wage a war. It was shocking and utterly incomprehensible. Even the enemy themselves were likely caught off guard.

Twilight frowned, thinking for a long moment before saying slowly, "Qiyuann Sovereign once visualized twenty-one Legendary-tier God Visualization Arts."

He had chosen to trust those who were willing to march to Clearwater Village.

Fire Lotus's gentle eyes widened in shock. "What? That peerless genius was him?”

Nearly all members of the Ancient God Alliance had heard of it. The news had shaken the entire Mortal Heart World, after all. They had assumed it was some unrivaled prodigy from the Southern Lands. Never did they imagine it came from the fallen zone.

"If that's the case, then it all makes sense," several ancient gods murmured.

Suddenly, one of them recalled something. "A few days ago, eight Mythic-tier visualization arts appeared in the Visualization Realm. That couldn't be him, right?"

By the end of his sentence, his voice trembled.

Twenty-one Legendaries were already rare beyond measure. Eight Mythics bordered on the impossible. The odds of both belonging to the same person were absurdly low, yet terrifyingly plausible.

Twilight shook his head. "I don't know."

"If it really is him, then maybe those old fellows in the alliance are right. We should lie low and accumulate strength," one ancient god muttered.

Someone snapped back. "Lie low? What have they gained by lying low? Nothing but turtle shells!"

The discussion flared again.

Twilight's gaze hardened. "If he truly visualized eight Mythics, then we must protect him no matter the cost."

The others nodded. The enemy camp was powerful, yes but that didn't mean Clearwater Village was already doomed.

***

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye. Thunder had returned to Feiwu City and made a trip to Clearwater Village soon after.

Gritting his teeth, he glared at Big Black Dog. "Couldn't you people have stopped Qiyuann Sovereign?!"

The black dog trembled, utterly wronged. It had truly suffered today. Its sworn brother, Shi Zhongshan, didn't even bring it tea anymore. Zhu Zhuangshi had gone further, plopping his entire backside straight onto the dog. Now, even Thunder was bullying it. How was a dog supposed to stop Qiyuann Sovereign? Bark nonstop and end up on the next feast’s menu?

Thunder felt a deep chill. "Where on earth did Qi Yuan run off to?"

Truthfully, he had been moved when Qi Yuan led people across ten thousand miles to kill Zhang Feng. Thus, upon his return, he planned to advise Qi Yuan to keep a low profile and relocate the gods. Yet when he arrived, both Feiwu City and Clearwater Village were empty. When he asked, he learned Qi Yuan had devised the

One-Day Hundred-God Extermination Plan.

Every ancient god of Clearwater Village had been mobilized to hunt evil gods. Such a blatant display would surely drag Feng and Lin Empires into utter ruin.

"I don't know where Godfather went," Qi Qi said calmly from the side, seemingly unperturbed by Qi Yuan's actions.

Thunder nearly howled at the heavens. Suddenly remembering something, he hurriedly activated his transmission talisman.

***

Inside a cave in the Southern Lands, Thunder's projection appeared. Without a word, he hurled a bolt of lightning at Lishan.

Startled, Lishan casually waved it away. "Thunder, what are you doing?!"

"What am I doing?" Thunder roared. "You knew Qi Yuan visualized eight Mythics, so why didn't you keep him in the Southern Lands?! Eight Mythics! How many can Visualization Mountain even sustain with its Heavenly Pillar foundation?!"

Lishan said softly, "He refused to join the Mythic Plan, he vowed to slay all beings above the True God realm. With such ambition, how could I force him? That kind of god is worthy of my utmost respect."

Thunder exploded. "Fine, but couldn't you at least tell him to act with restraint?! I told you long ago, he's even more reckless than me!"

Lishan felt a chill creep into his heart. "Don't tell me, he didn't keep a low profile and instead sent people to rescue you? That just shows you matter greatly to him. It's not a big deal. You can still persuade him to stay calm."

Qi Yuan had sworn he would develop slowly, building strength before acting.

"He didn't just send people!" Thunder snapped, wavering between pride and helplessness. "He personally led over twenty ancient gods to the Cai Empire and killed Zhang Feng!"

Lishan was stunned.

Qiyuann Sovereign truly has nerves of steel!

"Well, at least you're close to the North Sea Divine Eye," Lishan said after a pause. "Take him there. That place is special, even the enemy camp can't easily break in. After that, watch over him closely. Just make sure he doesn't act rashly."

In Lishan's eyes, the situation was serious, but not enough to justify Thunder's panic.