Chapter 1527: The Fisherman Takes All

“You simply need to keep an eye out for those two and inform me immediately if they return to the Profound Alliance, Dao Brother.”

Hao Tianhong said, “Besides that, they must not know about our arrival at the Profound Alliance. I don’t want to alert them prematurely.”

Old Man Profound Firmament agreed immediately. “That’s easy. This old one shall live up to your expectations.”

“Alright. I leave this up to you, Dao Brother.” Hao Tianhong got up to his feet and bade him goodbye. “I shall take my leave now.”

He needed to capture Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou and reclaim the Earthly Sovereign Bell as soon as possible. If White Robe Demon Master managed to find them first and kill them, then the Earthly Sovereign Bell would surely fall into White Robe Demon Master’s hands.

White Robe Demon Master was an old monster who had lived for over a thousand years. There was no way Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou could hope to match his strength and cunning. If the Earthly Sovereign Bell were to fall into his hands, he would become even more difficult to deal with.

Therefore, he must reclaim the Earthly Sovereign Bell before White Robe Demon Master kills the duo.

Clearly, Hao Tianhong did not realize that the two juniors he scorned had already become Sages.

Clearly, he did not know that the old monster he feared had been screwed left, right and center by Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou.

And clearly, he did not know that the villain lying motionless on the ground was none other than White Robe Demon Master. He had even apprehended him himself.

Of course, it wasn’t his fault. From what he learned, White Robe Demon Master was a powerful, enigmatic warrior who wore a white robe. However, the villain before his eyes was wearing a black robe and surrounded by a bloody, fiendish aura. He was pretty weak as well. In Hao Tianhong’s opinion, there was no way this could be White Robe Demon Master. He was probably just a random villain of the Dark Ways.

Naturally, he had no intentions of interrogating a rando. It would just be a waste of time.

“In that case, I shan’t try to keep you around any longer. I hope you’ll find those two as soon as possible and fulfill your wish, Dao Brother,” Old Man Profound Firmament replied with a salute.

“I shall borrow your good words, Dao Brother. Goodbye.”

Hao Tianhong took one step forward and disappeared without warning.

After Hao Tianhong was gone, Old Man Profound Firmament made his way to the entrance and waited for a few breaths. Then, an odd smile flashed on his face. He called a couple of people to his side and issued several instructions before returning to the house. He then picked up the Evil Body from the ground and entered a private room. He sat down on a futon and closed his eyes to recover his wounds.

An unknown amount of time later, Old Man Profound Firmament suddenly sensed something and opened his eyes.

It was at this moment a man and a woman appeared inside the room. He had no idea when they had appeared.

“Greetings, young master, miss.” Old Man Profound Firmament wasn’t surprised by their appearance. He naturally saluted them.

“Mm. Let’s keep the courtesies simple.” The man waved him off and looked at the Evil Body. He then snickered to the woman standing next to him, “Tsk tsk, this guy is seriously unlucky, isn’t he? He went on a merry trip only to fall right back into our hands!”

“It’s not too unsurprising. Previously, I had severed much of the Good Body’s fortune using the Supreme Primal Origin Celebratory Cloud. Since the two of them are one and the same, the Evil Body must have been affected by it as well.” The woman smiled. “His biggest flaw is really his stupidity.”

“Oh, he is both stupid and unfortunate.” The man smirked.

The two people were naturally Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou.

After the Evil Body escaped, Feng Qingyou immediately guessed that he might go after the Profound Alliance to restore himself or take out his anger on them.

The Evil Body was created through murder and evil, so the fastest, most expedient way for him to recover was naturally murder.

After the Rakshasa Kingdom was destroyed, the only major settlement left with huge amounts of living beings in this region was, of course, the Profound Alliance.

If the Evil Body wanted to recover as soon as possible, then the Profound Alliance was the obvious choice.

Of course, the Evil Body wouldn’t necessarily dare to shoulder the risk. However, several million lives were ultimately at stake. So, they didn’t dare to place their bets on his cowardice. They decided to stay in the Profound Alliance for a bit and wait for the Evil Body to show up.

If the Evil Body did show up, then it was a happy ending for everyone.

If not, they could still use this time to further solidify their power.

Of course, their pursuers such as Hao Tianhong and Xuanyuan Wang were also a risk factor. Although they had been traveling aimlessly and making it very difficult for their pursuers to find them, the likes of Hao Tianhong weren’t easy to shake off. If they stayed at one place for too long, it was likely they would be discovered.

But how could they leave the Profound Alliance to their demise?

So, Ye Qing thought of a method. He made Old Man Profound Firmament their proxy.

No one except them knew that Old Man Profound Firmament was captured and controlled by them. He was one of the six Sages of the Profound Alliance, so no one would suspect his identity, much less imagine that he was theirs.

By making Old Man Profound Firmament their eyes in the Profound Alliance, they could keep to the shadows and maintain their anonymity. If the Evil Body really came to the Profound Alliance, Old Man Profound Firmament would notify them about it. They would kill the villain then.

And if Hao Tianhong and the others showed up first, then Old Man Profound Firmament would again deal with them. He would claim that he and Feng Qingyou had stolen something belonging to White Robe Demon Master, and that White Robe Demon Master was hunting them right now. He had no idea where they had gone.

As expected, the Evil Body came, and so did Hao Tianhong.

However, they never expected the Evil Body and Hao Tianhong to appear at the same time.

Things were even simpler because of this stroke of fortune. Hao Tianhong himself had dealt with the Evil Body. They did not need to reveal themselves to save the Profound Alliance. It was killing two birds with one stone.

There was a problem though. If Hao Tianhong encountered the Evil Body, then surely he would find out about his identity and learn that they had become Sages.

But to their surprise, the Evil Body never gave up his identity. Hao Tianhong didn’t ask either. So, they were safe.

It was as ridiculous as it was dramatic.

“How do you want to deal with him?” Ye Qing asked Feng Qingyou while looking at the Evil Body.

Hao Tianhong had only sealed the Evil Body, not killed him. He was clearly making it easy for Old Man Profound Firmament to interrogate him.

Ignoring the fact that he was pursuing them, he was a pretty caring man.

“The Evil Body has committed much sin of murder. Killing him would be too good for him.”

Feng Qingyou suggested, “We should keep him and turn him into our own. He would be a great help for us, and he could atone for all the sins he has committed.” Ye Qing nodded. “White Robe Demon Master is extremely powerful. It would be a shame to kill him like this.” Earlier, they only captured the Good Body. It was because they were hoping to use the Good Body against the Evil Body. He had already transformed the Good Body into his Heavenly Demon Dependent.

Now, the Evil Body had delivered himself to their doorstep. This meant he could convert him to a Heavenly Demon Dependent as well.

It so happened that the age of chaos was nigh, and they still had plenty of foes vying for their hides. Having two Sage-level servants would massively boost their chances of survival.

If necessary, they could even merge into one and transform into the much stronger White Robe Demon Master.

In fact, White Robe Demon Master was not inferior to Hao Tianhong or Xuanyuan Wang in the slightest. The reason Hao Tianhong was able to dominate the Evil Body so thoroughly was one, the villain was injured and much weaker after losing his Good Body, and two, Hao Tianhong had an overwhelming advantage he did not possess: the ultimate treasure of the Humanly Way, the Clear Sky Mirror.

If he ran into Hao Tianhong, Xuanyuan Wang, Yue Hanhai and Emperor Jing Run in the future, the addition of White Robe Demon Master would at least allow them to put up a fight. They wouldn’t run with their tails between their legs like before.

Frankly, they wouldn’t even be able to run if they had encountered the trio as Half-Sages.

Of course, it was very likely that they were still no match for the four Sages even with the addition of White Robe Demon Master. Running away from them though? That was no longer an impossibility.

That was how confident they were now.