Chapter 207: Spreading the Martial Dao, Laying Out the Chess Board in Advance (Happy New Year)

Lin Yuan looked expressionlessly at the many Experts bowing respectfully below him; these people could be said to be the most elite force in the entire Azure Sky World.

Or rather, they were the group of people holding core authority within the Azure Sky Alliance.

Indeed, within the Azure Sky Alliance, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader was the strongest, but to rule a faction, relying solely on the strongest person was useless.

One still needed to rely on subordinates; power did not flow from the top down, but from the bottom up.

The Azure Sky Alliance Leader was usually either in secluded Cultivation or battling the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Where would he find the time to manage the Azure Sky Alliance?

Simply put, these people were the actual controllers of the entire Azure Sky Alliance—and by extension, the Azure Sky World.

For Lin Yuan to control these people, saying he controlled the Azure Sky World was not an exaggeration in the slightest.

As for the Azure Sky Alliance Leader?

His most trusted subordinates, his beloved confidante, his cherished offspring, and so forth were now all Lin Yuan's people, and currently completely unaware of it.

To Lin Yuan, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader was merely meat on a chopping board, to be handled whenever he pleased.

"It went too smoothly."

Lin Yuan glanced over the crowd, feeling somewhat emotional in his heart.

Initially, he had merely wanted to find a few Experts of the Azure Sky Alliance to parasitize, then infiltrate the interior of the Azure Sky Alliance.

And then seek gradual development.

Who would have thought things would develop so rapidly that he couldn't stop the train at all, accidentally becoming the mastermind behind the scenes controlling the Azure Sky World?

Lin Yuan began to review the situation in his mind.

First of all, the reason things went so smoothly.

It had a lot to do with the Azure Sky Alliance Leader deciding to launch a counteroffensive against the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods, dispatching all Twelve Vice Alliance Leaders and numerous Protectors and Elders into the Azure Sky World, making full use of their foundation.

If these Experts of the Azure Sky Alliance were still on the Evil God Battlefield, it would have been very difficult for Lin Yuan to make a move.

Because to prevent deserters, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader had long stipulated that cultivators on the Evil God Battlefield were forbidden to return to the Azure Sky World without his orders.

This would have caused Lin Yuan's 'parasitism' to not go very smoothly.

Because the perfected parasitism capability of the Evil Demon Seed required Lin Yuan to be present and execute it in person.

If those Experts didn't come over, Lin Yuan couldn't possibly head to the Evil God Battlefield alone.

But under the Azure Sky Alliance Leader's order, all the Vice Alliance Leaders, Protectors, and Elders had returned, providing Lin Yuan with a perfect external environment.

Secondly, bonds.

Generally speaking, the stronger one was, the more lonely they were, and the fewer friends they could call true companions.

Without strong bonds, if you said a place had a supreme treasure, practically no Expert would believe it.

Just because you said there was a treasure, there was a treasure?

But these Vice Alliance Leaders, Protectors, and Elders of the Azure Sky Alliance had such deep bonds, having fought alongside each other on the battlefield against the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods for three to four hundred years.

Perhaps they all had life-and-death friendships.

The foundation of trust was very high, and coupled with being in the Azure Sky World, everyone was in a good mood and their vigilance was lowered, which was why they were lured over one by one, allowing Lin Yuan to 'parasitize' them one after another.

Furthermore, it was the 'parasitism' capability perfected by Lin Yuan.

This reason could be said to be the most crucial point; the Azure Sky Alliance was very familiar with the Ancestral Demon Tree's parasitism capability.

They never could have imagined that a parasitized Expert would perfectly replace their original self, leading to not a single person thinking in that direction.

This meant that these Experts of the Azure Sky World lacked sufficient experience in handling unexpected emergencies and had no countermeasures.

Finally.

It was that Lin Yuan's strength was sufficiently formidable.

Even if lured in one by one, those Twelve Vice Alliance Leaders and the Four Sacred Beast Kings were all at the seventh-tier combat level.

Even if far inferior to Lin Yuan, they still had a chance to transmit news out.

However, under the Space Cage comprehended by Lin Yuan, which isolated everything between heaven and earth, those Vice Alliance Leaders and Sacred Beast Kings didn't manage to send out any messages before being successfully parasitized.

Most importantly, those parasitized were not dead, but living in another form, so nothing abnormal could be discovered through life flames or similar means.

Since no one died, life flames and various other means of predicting life and death were naturally useless.

"Master, this is everything I know."

An exquisitely beautiful woman said respectfully; this woman was the Azure Sky Alliance Leader's mistress.

With her confession, Lin Yuan's understanding of the Azure Sky Alliance Leader had reached an unprecedented height.

He even knew what color the other party's undergarments were.

"Master, should we lure the Alliance Leader over right now?"

Another Vice Alliance Leader asked respectfully. In Lin Yuan's smooth control over the Azure Sky World this time, this Vice Alliance Leader's contribution was indispensable.

Most of the Azure Sky Alliance's Vice Alliance Leaders were lured over by him.

Because this Vice Alliance Leader was the current Azure Sky Alliance Leader's Master, possessing extremely high prestige in the Azure Sky Alliance.

With him stepping forward, how could the other Vice Alliance Leaders dare to refuse?

As for why this Vice Alliance Leader could be lured, it was entirely because Lin Yuan had controlled one of his offspring who held the position of Protector.

This Vice Alliance Leader doted on this child excessively, allowing Lin Yuan to succeed smoothly.

"No need for now."

Lin Yuan shook his head, not planning to immediately move against the Azure Sky Alliance Leader.

His greatest advantage right now was being in the shadows; that Azure Sky Alliance Leader had no idea that everything he had painstakingly built had already fallen into Lin Yuan's hands.

Therefore.

The timing of Lin Yuan's move against the Azure Sky Alliance Leader was extremely important.

If he lured the Azure Sky Alliance Leader over now, there was a chance it might arouse the other party's suspicion.

After all, the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods had not been dealt with yet. As the strongest in the Azure Sky Alliance and the only one capable of blocking the Ancestral Demon Tree, what did it mean for the Alliance Leader to leave his post outside and return to the Azure Sky World?

Furthermore.

Even if the Azure Sky Alliance Leader were lured over, it was highly likely he would bring that world sword with him.

The world sword was a world weapon nurtured by the Azure Sky World over countless tens of thousands of years; outside the world, it could trade several moves with the Ancestral Demon Tree in its peak state.

As for inside the world… even the current Lin Yuan was somewhat reluctant to confront the world sword head-on.

And Lin Yuan had long planned how to deal with the world sword.

In essence, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader was not the Master of the world sword.

He was merely a temporary user. If not for the threat of the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods, the World Consciousness of the Azure Sky World would never have allowed the world sword to be born.

The fundamental reason for the birth of the world sword was the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods.

As long as the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods were dealt with, the world sword would no longer remain in the Azure Sky Alliance Leader's hands.

Therefore, Lin Yuan had no intention of moving against the Azure Sky Alliance Leader right away.

"I'll give you two tasks."

Lin Yuan looked at the many Experts below and spoke slowly.

"Please speak, Master."

"Master, rest assured, let alone two tasks, even if it were twenty or two hundred, we would complete them."

"That's right, Master, please tell us quickly."

Nearly three hundred Experts looked with ardent eyes, bowing to listen.

As hosts parasitized by the Demon Ancestor Tree's seeds, they were naturally supremely obedient to Lin Yuan.

"Gradually spread this cultivation system out."

With a slight thought from Lin Yuan, he transmitted the slightly modified Martial Dao Evolution system into everyone's minds through their connection with the Evil Demon Seed.

In this traversal, besides opening up the subsequent stages of the Martial Dao Evolution system, spreading the Martial Dao Evolution system was also a plan Lin Yuan had set early on.

However, in the first hundred years after descending into this world, Lin Yuan's identity was special; he didn't even dare to show his face, let alone spread the Martial Dao Evolution Path.

But now it was different.

With the assistance of these native Experts of the Azure Sky World, spreading the Martial Dao Evolution Path couldn't be easier.

"This cultivation system…"

"No problem, Master. For such a profound cultivation system to benefit those ants is their good fortune."

"Master, rest assured, we guarantee the completion of the task."

Nearly three hundred Experts patted their chests in promise.

"Mm."

Lin Yuan had no doubts about this.

Because this matter was indeed not difficult, especially since the Experts present were all high-ranking figures in the Azure Sky World.

What did spreading a cultivation system count for?

Moreover, the Martial Dao Evolution Path possessed infinite potential; even without their push, as long as it wasn't suppressed or targeted, it would gradually spread on its own.

"The other matter is to return to the Evil God Battlefield, return to the Azure Sky Alliance Leader's side, pretend nothing happened, and launch a counteroffensive against the Extraterrestrial Evil Gods."

Lin Yuan spoke.

Destroying the Evil God Battlefield was one of Lin Yuan's objectives.

Losing the Evil God Battlefield, if the Ancestral Demon Tree wanted to descend into the Azure Sky World, it could only rely on him growing to the fifth stage and then establishing a spatial channel.

In this way.

Lin Yuan would inevitably hold more bargaining chips, thereby scheming for greater benefits.

For instance, a large amount of the Ancestral Demon Tree's Origin power? Lin Yuan acquiring Origin power was not merely to boost his own strength, but also to weaken the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, five years went by.

Outside the Azure Sky World.

The Evil God Battlefield.

At this moment, the Evil God Battlefield was already teetering on the verge of collapse.

Under the full-scale counteroffensive of the Azure Sky World, they began to occupy large swathes of area, while the Extraterrestrial Evil God, the Ancestral Demon Tree, did not dare to make a move under the guard of the Azure Sky Alliance Leader holding the world sword.

"Damn it…"

In an illusion far off in the distance, the Ancestral Demon Tree's aura was volatile and violent. Looking at the Evil God Battlefield gradually turning to dust, its heart bled.

The Evil God Battlefield had been refined from a special metal in the extraterrestrial Void Realm, taking an unknown amount of painstaking effort from the Ancestral Demon Tree.

Through the Evil God Battlefield, the Ancestral Demon Tree could invade the interior of the world much more easily.

But now, its painstaking efforts were collapsing.

There was no choice; to reclaim the Evil God Battlefield required a massive amount of time, and the Ancestral Demon Tree had to personally be on the battlefield.

And the Azure Sky Alliance Leader would simply give it no such opportunity.

"If not for losing too much Origin, how could I possibly fear you?!"

The Ancestral Demon Tree gnashed its teeth. In its peak state, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader alone couldn't block it at all.

Therefore.

As long as the Azure Sky Alliance Leader dared to launch a counteroffensive, the Ancestral Demon Tree would descend upon the battlefield and drag the Azure Sky Alliance Leader into a battle to the death near the battlefield.

That way, relying solely on the aftermath of their clash would be enough to sweep across the battlefield, making occupying the battlefield an impossible goal.

But now.

Its Origin was severely depleted. With the Azure Sky Alliance Leader holding the world sword, he could chase and hunt it down, leaving it with no spare energy to attend to the situation on the battlefield.

High above the Evil God Battlefield.

The Azure Sky Alliance Leader sat cross-legged. In front of him, the world sword floated, emanating layers of incomprehensible fluctuations that enveloped all directions.

"It seems that Evil God has no intention of making a move."

The Azure Sky Alliance Leader muttered to himself.

His purpose in staying here was to wait for the Ancestral Demon Tree.

After all, launching a counteroffensive and destroying the Evil God Battlefield was no different from cutting off the Ancestral Demon Tree's foundation.

Four hundred years ago, the reason the Ancestral Demon Tree was able to easily open the Evil God Battlefield was that the Azure Sky World was ill-prepared.

As long as the Evil God Battlefield was destroyed and the Azure Sky World was prepared, even if the Ancestral Demon Tree obtained a second Evil God Battlefield, it wouldn't be able to open it outside the world.

So.

In the Azure Sky Alliance Leader's view, when launching the counteroffensive to destroy the Evil God Battlefield, that Extraterrestrial Evil God would struggle at least a little bit.

After all, once the Evil God Battlefield was destroyed, it was equivalent to the Extraterrestrial Evil God having no further chance of descending into the Azure Sky World.

"Duan-lang's strategy is masterly and his strength matchless. That Extraterrestrial Evil God knows that even if it acts, it won't be Duan-lang's match, so it didn't do anything meaningless."

An exquisitely beautiful woman appeared beside him, speaking softly to the Azure Sky Alliance Leader.

"A Yan."

The Azure Sky Alliance Leader looked at the beautiful woman, a smile surfacing on his face.

This beautiful woman named A Yan had an ambiguous relationship with him, and they shared their hearts deeply.

However, due to the pressure from the Extraterrestrial Evil God, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader had never officially confirmed their relationship with A Yan.

Of course, although their relationship was not officially confirmed, the Azure Sky Alliance Leader compensated A Yan greatly in other ways, such as giving her the status of Vice Alliance Leader and so forth.

"A Yan, once we completely destroy the Evil God Battlefield, we can be together forever."

The Azure Sky Alliance Leader couldn't help but embrace A Yan, speaking in a low voice.

In his heart, he had already begun fantasizing about all the wonderful things after repelling the Extraterrestrial Evil God.

At that time, he would take the woman he loved to travel the mountains and rivers, living freely and happily.

Moreover, by virtue of the merit of repelling the Extraterrestrial Evil God, he would become the greatest cultivator in the history of the Azure Sky World, sung of by countless future generations of cultivators.

"Yes, at that time A Yan can be… together with Duan-lang forever."

The beautiful woman A Yan said softly, her tone faintly carrying a trace of bashfulness.

"Hahaha."

"Naturally."

The Azure Sky Alliance Leader laughed out loud.

However, what he failed to notice was…

Deep in the eyes of A Yan, who was leaning in his arms at this moment, a strange look flashed subtly.

Deep in the innermost part of the Black Mist Mountains.

Lin Yuan looked afar toward the direction of the Evil God Battlefield.

"It seems the war is about to end."

With the isolation of the world barrier, Lin Yuan could not sense the specific situation on the Evil God Battlefield either.

But through the life and death state of those parasitized, he could infer that the counteroffensive should be proceeding very smoothly.

Furthermore, as an offspring of the Ancestral Demon Tree, Lin Yuan could faintly sense the Ancestral Demon Tree's approximate position.

Of course, the Ancestral Demon Tree could also sense Lin Yuan's position.

According to Lin Yuan's perception, the Ancestral Demon Tree had never approached the Evil God Battlefield from start to finish.

Right at this moment.

In the root region, that cluster of burning pitch-black flame suddenly began to fluctuate.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan immediately immersed his mind before the pitch-black flame.

Shortly after.

From within the pitch-black flame came the Ancestral Demon Tree's somewhat anxious and uneasy voice.

"Which stage have you grown to now?"

"The situation on my end is beyond redemption. I can only rely on you now."