Chapter 717: World Ascension: Massive Headache

Shang Xia explained the possible scenarios to Chu Jia and told her about how she should grasp the best time to make her move.

When he was done, he muttered, “I have already activated the sword qi with my dipper qi. When the time comes, all you have to do is to open it and direct the sword qi with your divine perception.”

Chu Jia was an expert at the Martial Extermination Realm at the end of the day, and she could naturally do it herself. However, the moment she used her extermination qi to activate the strand of sword qi, other experts would be able to see through their disguise.

Now that Shang Xia imbued a portion of his dipper qi to activate the sword qi, all Chu Jia had to do was to release it. She would be able to unleash the full power of Kou Chongxue’s sword qi!

Of course, with the sword qi already activated, the gourd was like a time bomb. She might blow herself up if she wasn’t careful.

After thinking for a second, Chu Jia asked, “Didn’t you say that the sword qi sealed within was given by one of Patriarch Kou’s Fate Dipper Clone? Wouldn’t that cause any trouble?”

The sword qi was sealed in the Spirit Extermination Gourd by Kou Chongxue’s Eternal Spring Fate Dipper Clone. It wasn’t wrong for Chu Jia to say that.

If they had to utilize the sword qi even with Shang Xia making his move later, it would mean that ‘Kou Chongxue’ was forced to take action. Releasing a strand of sword qi produced by one of his Fate Dipper Clones would definitely lead to suspicion.

Shang Xia knew what she was concerned about and he chucked, “Relax. Patriarch Kou has already sealed another strand of sword qi in there. It possesses frightening power!”

“Oh right, the moment you release the sword qi, the Spirit Extermination Gourd will probably be destroyed.” Shang Xia continued.

The gourd was a rank four spiritual treasure. If it only contained a single strand of sword qi from Kou Chongxue’s Fate Dipper Clone, it would be a stretch to use it multiple times, but it was still possible.

After their trip to the Celestial Remains, Kou Chongxue sealed a strand of sword qi that contained his true power in the gourd. Now that Shang Xia activated it with his dipper qi, there was even more energy contained within. The Spirit Extermination Gourd was already at its limit. The second its content was released, the Spirit Extermination Gourd would shatter.

Now that he was done with his explanation, he disappeared from the Tongyou Paradise. When he reappeared, he was standing in the spatial tunnel created with the cooperation of Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo. He stood in the air above the Tongyou Island.

Due to the concealment properties of the spatial tunnel, he wasn’t afraid that his existence would be revealed to the world.

He glanced all around him, looking past the twisted space around him.

He observed the You Continent and saw that its northern border was connected to the Liao Continent. The Ji Continent that belonged to the Azure Spiritual World back then was across a small body of water somewhere in the northeast. On the south was the Ji Continent of the Azure Origin World, and the Bing Continent was in the west.

As the Liao Continent was basically assisted by the Changbai Holy Land, it was unlikely for danger to come from that direction due to the alliance the institution made with them.

The Ji Continent that belonged to the Azure Spiritual World was even more unlikely to cause any trouble. It was where the Triple Frost Palace was located but with the Changbai Holy Land keeping them in check at the moment, it wasn’t likely for them to attack the Tongyou Island. Of course that was if they didn’t know of the Tongyou Institution’s intentions. The moment they discovered where the Tongyou Island was going to land, it would be hard to determine if they would actually send someone over to disrupt their plans. After all, the appearance of the Tongyou Island would cause the distance between the You Continent and the Ji Continent that belonged to the Azure Spiritual World to shrink greatly.

Of course, be it the Triple Frost Palace or the Changbai Holy Land, they had to direct their own islands into the world. Their Martial Dipper Realm experts would be caught up in the mess. Even if they could spare a portion of their attention, they wouldn’t be able to go all out to mess with the Tongyou Institution.

Next came the Ji Continent of the Azure Origin World. It was Yun Lu’s best shot at causing trouble for the institution. Even if Shang Xia used his ass as his brain, he knew that that asshole, Yun Lu, would definitely make a move. In fact, he might even be the first to do so!

The only thing Shang Xia couldn’t be sure of was the situation in the Bing Continent.

The Bing Continent also had a Martial Dipper Realm expert, Feng Yezi, and he caused trouble for the Tongyou Institution multiple times. However, he was nearly slain by Kou Chongxue with a single strike back then in the Taihang Mountains. He vanished with a trace after that and from rumors out there, it was said that he went to the Jiao Continent in the south.

After the fusion of the worlds, Ji Wenlong informed Shang Xia that another Martial Dipper Realm aura appeared in the Bing Continent. None of them knew his identity.

The Yanmen Institution from the Bing Continent was one of the 5 great institutions like the Tongyou Institution of the You Continent. They should be the strongest power in the Bing Continent. Ji Wenlong knew all their Martial Extermination Realm experts, and he wasn’t a stranger to any one of their auras. The new Martial Dipper Realm expert wasn’t any of them. Well, that didn’t rule out the possibility that the Yanmen Institution had hidden experts, but that didn’t matter at the moment.

After traveling through the spatial tunnel, the Tongyou Island arrived at a certain height above the continent.

The effect of the sudden appearance of an island that was close to a thousand miles wide appearing above the continent was shocking.

The You Continent wasn’t exactly very populated to begin with and the main bulk of their residents dwelled in the Tongyou City or the Changfeng City. Other than several cultivars sent to defend the north after their expansion, there weren't a lot of people left. Otherwise, the sudden appearance of the Tongyou Island would probably result in mass panic.

After emerging from the spatial tunnel, the Tongyou Island was still controlled by Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo. It slowed greatly as it started to fall towards the southern part of the continent.

If one could overlook the situation in the new world, one could see several islands floating in the skies above the various continents descending at varying speeds. Even though Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors were unable to do so, they could still feel what was happening in the nearby continents.

As such, the moment the Tongyou Island closed in on the body of water to the east, the experts of the Triple Frost Palace discovered their intentions.

Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo who were in the Beyond Heavens Pavilion also noticed the location where the Triple Frost Palace was placing their island.

“What’s this? Does this show that great minds think alike?!” Shang Bo forced a chuckle.

“I thought that we wouldn’t come into contact so soon because of the small body of water between us. Looks like things are going to get really troublesome in the near future…” Ji Wenlong wore a helpless expression as he sighed.

A sound wave came from the Ji Continent that belonged to the Azure Spiritual World the next moment. “Fellow cultivators of the You Continent, are you really planning to make things difficult for my Triple Frost Palace?”

The You Continent wanted to place their island on the east coast of their continent, while the Triple Frost Palace wanted to place theirs on the southern bank.

Even though they were separated by a small body of water, once the You Continent extended to the east by 1000 miles, and the Ji Continent of the Azure Spiritual World extended south by hundreds of miles, there wouldn’t be much space separating their borders!

Considering the You Continent had hundreds of fragments they could throw into the water, that would mean that the territory of the You Continent and the Ji Continent of the Azure Spiritual World would probably start to overlap.

Facing the ‘questioning’ from the Triple Frost Palace, Ji Wenlong wouldn’t back down. “My You Continent is small and we don’t have much choice but to place the island in the east. Your continent has much more space and you can choose other locations to rest your island. Why are you fighting us for such a small body of water?”

From where the Ji Continent of the Azure Spiritual World is situated, anyone could tell that they were making things difficult for the Liao Continent on purpose from their placement of their island. The moment their island landed on the southern side, they would surround the Liao Continent immediately.

However, with the Tongyou Institution placing their island so close, the Triple Frost Palace not only had to defend against the Changbai Holy Land. They would also have to be wary of the Tongyou Institution! With the alliance the Tongyou Institution had with the Changbai Holy Land, things wouldn’t be looking too great for them.

Whatever it was, the Ji Continent of the Azure Spiritual World seemed to be dead set on their strategy. They wouldn’t give up on their conquest of the Liao Continent.

As for the Tongyou Institution, they truly had no choice.

Both sides wouldn’t back down no matter what.

When they were busy justifying their reasons with each other, a sigh came from the direction of the Liao Continent. “Fellow cultivators, neither of you will be able to gain much from the placement of your islands…”

However, they weren’t the true victims when their islands were placed! The experts of the Changbai Holy Land were actually the ones who were most vexed about the situation.

The You Continent might run into the Ji Continent of the Azure Spiritual World after the extension, and on the surface, the Changbai Holy Land would gain another ally to resist the Triple Frost Palace, but in reality, they were completely sandwiched between both powers!

Those islands that were descending at the moment was like a giant pincer that would completely seal off the Liao Continent’s attempt to escape through the water if anything were to happen.

The alliance between the Changbai Holy Land and the Tongyou Institution was something they made due to the current state of things. Who could say for sure that they wouldn’t fall out in the future?

With everything that was happening, the Changbai Holy Land wouldn’t be able to avoid their fate of having their territory completely surrounded!

The Tongyou Institution and the Triple Frost Palace had their own considerations, but neither of them expected it to become a problem that would involve so many parties.

“Hmph!” A cold snort came from a Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor from the Triple Frost Palace. Seeing as no one would back down, he decided to make a move.

The Changbai Holy Land had been enemies with the Triple Frost Palace for the longest time and when Shang Bo appeared in the Changbai Holy Land recently, the Tongyou Institution had also turned into their enemies.

They had been speaking earlier as they wanted to probe out the others’ bottomline, and since they couldn’t avoid being enemies, the Triple Frost Palace decided to take the initiative to make the first move against their enemies.

A ray of cold light crossed the continents as the space it traveled through started to crack and split apart.