Chapter 393: The Plan of the Void

After Tai Xu left, Su Che sat on the sect leader’s throne, pondering how wonderful it was to control such a sect. With hundreds of thousands of cultivators across the entire sect, plus the human nations under its control… It could be said that the lives of billions were in his hands—their fate entirely at his will.
“So, holding power truly is a supreme spiritual pleasure. No wonder, whether in the mortal world or the immortal realm, power drives many to obsession…”
At this moment, Su Che truly felt the satisfaction and sense of achievement that came with wielding great power. Back at Tianxuan Sect, he had only been a deputy sect leader and had hardly been involved in sect management.
Not long after, Tai Xu returned. He bowed and handed over a storage ring—one of the highest quality, with an extremely large internal storage space. It contained all of Taiyi Sect’s accumulated wealth over more than 30,000 years.
If not compared to the vast wealth obtained by Wu Huangxing, this sum would undoubtedly be a huge surprise for Taiyi Sect. But Su Che already possessed the cultivation resources of a primordial planet, whose value far exceeded Taiyi Sect’s wealth by hundreds of times. Thus, he felt no excitement anymore.
The only items that truly caught Su Che’s interest were those two Dao artifacts: the Taiyi Dragon Sword and the lower-tier Dao artifact, the Dragon Blood Battle Flag—both capable of offense and defense with remarkable power.
However, defensive-offensive artifacts like the Dragon Blood Battle Flag often meant that its offensive and defensive capabilities were evenly split, making them less effective than purely defensive or purely offensive artifacts.
In terms of defense, Su Che was already extremely wealthy and didn’t need any other defensive artifacts below the upper-tier ones. As for offense, while more was better, with the Taiyi Dragon Sword already in his possession, he couldn’t use the Dragon Blood Battle Flag simultaneously. It would be better to let his subordinates use it.
Thus, this key Dao artifact of Taiyi Sect returned to Tai Xu’s hands. From now on, he would be in charge of using the Dragon Blood Battle Flag to assist Su Che in battle.
The fastest sword should be in the hands of the fastest fighter. Among his thirty-some Yuan Ying servants, Tai Xu had the highest cultivation level—having reached the later stages of Yuan Ying over 200 years ago. Even Yan Gu, who had just advanced, was slightly inferior to him.

As for that spiritual vein hidden deep underground in Taiyi Gate, Su Che didn’t have the time to extract it slowly. After all, there were no superpowers like those of the Witch Clan elders here to freeze and extract the entire vein, cut it into sections, and let Su Che take it as he wished. With just Su Che and all the forces at his disposal, it might take twenty or thirty years to completely drain that vein—there was no time to waste. So, it had to be left alone for now. Similarly, when Tai Xu truly saw the mountains of supplies piled up in the Immortal Prison Space, he was also filled with awe: “The wealth possessed by our master is beyond what dozens of Taiyi Gates could compare to!” Next, Su Che discussed with Tai Xu the next steps to take to gradually eliminate those Yuan Ying cultivators from the Chaotic Camp. Tai Xu suggested starting with the large sects within Taiyi Gate. By taking care of the eight large sects and their eight Yuan Ying-level sect leaders, turning them into loyal servants, and then sending them out, the entire territory of Taiyi Gate would fall completely under Su Che’s control, with no one left with dissenting thoughts. Su Che accepted this suggestion, and Tai Xu sent communication jade talismans to the leaders of the eight large sects, summoning them for a meeting at slightly staggered times. The farthest sect was only over forty thousand li from Taiyi Gate, and a Yuan Ying cultivator could reach there in less than fifteen minutes. At dawn the next day, the leader of the nearest sect arrived first at Taiyi Gate. After being taken into the sect leader’s inner hall, he was captured instantly under the combined ambush of Tai Xu, Tai Hua, and Su Che, without any resistance. The biggest advantage was that this was Taiyi Gate—no matter how much noise Tai Xu and Tai Hua made when acting, no one dared to say a word. The lower-ranking disciples of Taiyi Gate would believe that whatever the sect leader and the supreme elders did was always right and justified. From dawn to dusk, the eight sect leaders were captured one by one and sent to the Immortal Prison for soul transformation, becoming Su Che’s loyal servants. Su Che didn’t send them out yet but kept them in Taiyi Gate to strengthen his forces, so that in case of any emergencies during the subsequent capture of Yuan Ying cultivators from other sects, he could quickly suppress them. These eight large sects relied on Taiyi Gate for survival and dared not disobey the orders of its leader, which made things go so smoothly. Thus, the next targets became the leaders of the other six super sects in the Chaotic Camp, and the difficulty would increase dramatically.

“Master, the leaders of the six sects are all extremely cautious people. Without a very reasonable and irrefutable reason, they would never come to Taiyi Gate in person,” Tai Xu explained. “Normally, when the seven leaders meet, we choose a desolate place that belongs to no faction, and rarely go to the stronghold of any particular sect.”

Su Che nodded faintly; he could understand the reason behind this. After all, as the leader of a top-tier sect, how could one risk going alone into the stronghold of another sect? Even among allies, mutual trust is hard to achieve.

If they wanted to meet, it was better to go to a desolate place that was safe for everyone, free from the greatest threat of a sect’s protective formation, so they could meet without worry.

Therefore, to gather them all at Taiyi Gate, there must be an extremely powerful reason.

This showed that Taiyi Gate’s status in the cultivation world of Qiyuan Star was far inferior to that of Juechen Valley on Mulan Star. Of course, no sect on Qiyuan Star could produce a cultivator at the Huashen stage every two or three generations like Juechen Valley did.

Back on Mulan Star, Su Che had also been curious about Juechen Valley’s top secrets and had thought about discovering what treasures lay hidden in that small valley. But facing someone as unpredictable and dangerous as the master of Juechen Valley, Su Che really didn’t dare take the risk of entering that valley. What if there were some extremely powerful immortal formations set up there to trap him…

That would truly prove the saying, “Curiosity killed the cat.”

Moreover, Su Che had no worries or doubts about whether he could reach the Huashen stage. With treasures like Immortal Prison already in his possession, there was no need to covet Juechen Valley’s secrets.

Returning to the topic, Su Che asked again, “What kind of reason can you think of to invite all six leaders to Taiyi Gate?”

Tai Xu had already thought of an answer. The title of the most cunning fox in the cultivation world of Qiyuan Star wasn’t given lightly. He replied, “I indeed have an idea. We can use the Spirit Realm messengers as an excuse, saying that it’s an order from them, ordering everyone to gather here. We can then express our requests to the messengers, stating what kind of rewards we desire.”

At this point, Tai Xu chuckled. “It’s quite coincidental. Not long ago, I indeed received a message from the Spirit Realm messengers, saying they would come to this world alone in the near future and award rewards to our seven major sects, such as one top-grade Dao artifact and two or three middle-grade Dao artifacts.”

“One top-grade Dao artifact per faction, two or three middle-grade Dao artifacts? What a generous offer…”
Su Che was initially stunned, then suddenly understood: “These things might be treasures to us, but in the Spirit Realm, they’re probably nothing special.”
“That’s right. But for us, they are top-tier magical treasures we’ve long dreamed of having,” Tai Xu nodded. “Back then, when the Yuan Ying cultivators from various sects heard this news, they were overjoyed. If I used the pretext of being a messenger from the Spirit Realm to summon them, they would definitely come—there’s no way they’d refuse.”
“That’s a good reason,” Su Che said with a smile. “If it were me, I’d also come gladly.”
“However, there’s one problem.”
Tai Xu spoke seriously, “The leaders of the six sects aren’t the heads of those large sects that rely on the Tai Yi Sect for survival. They won’t obey me blindly. Our invitations to them can’t be sent at different times; they must all be simultaneous. Otherwise, if they communicate among themselves, they’ll suspect something due to the timing differences. Those old foxes aren’t easy to deceive.”
“That’s true,” Su Che nodded slowly. The leaders of those six sects are among the most cunning people. Even the slightest flaw could lead to countless suspicions—indeed, they’re not easy to fool.
The messengers from the Spirit Realm are extremely proud beings. Just agreeing to communicate with Yuan Ying cultivators from the lower realm at the same time is already a great honor. How could we invite them to the Wan Gui Sect one day, the Huan Mo Sect the next, and Ling Yao Mountain the day after that…
Doing so would surely make those old foxes suspicious.
If the six leaders arrived at the same time, capturing them one by one would be far more difficult.
Su Che had thought of using his top-level disguise skills to infiltrate each of the other six sects and capture their leaders just like he did with Tai Xu.
But this method would take too much time. If anything went wrong during the capture of one sect, it could waste days.
Tai Xu said that the messengers from the Spirit Realm might descend to the lower realm at any time within three months. Right now, it’s a race against time. It’s undoubtedly best to deal with those seven chaotic sects as quickly as possible.
So, what’s the fastest way?
Of course, it’s to first deal with the leaders of those sects, then assign them separate tasks—having them handle all the Yuan Ying elders in their own sects, as well as the Yuan Ying cultivators from the large sects under their control, and bring them all to Su Che together.
That’s the fastest way to proceed.

With such capable subordinates, Su Che didn’t need to handle everything personally; he could let them do the work. The purpose of having subordinates was to have them work for him. Not only could they do the work, but they could also help think and come up with ideas. Su Che said, “Very well, then leave this task to you. It’s best to gather them all within five days.” “Three days are enough; no need for five,” Tai Xu replied with a smile. “It’s already a great honor that the messengers from the Spirit Realm are willing to meet with us. They must come whenever we say, and there’s no need to be too polite.” “See? I’ve always called you an old fox—turns out you really are!” Su Che laughed.