Chapter 541

Chapter 541: Tian Yunzi’s Scheme

“Alright, Shu Anshi, take them and withdraw. I have matters to discuss with Ye Yun,” Tian Yunzi addressed his four disciples, speaking slowly.

Shu Anshi and the others immediately understood this concerned the Thousand Mechanisms Guide’s control method. They nodded, bowed alongside Kun Huazi and Zhuge Chong, then vanished into the billowing clouds.

Ye Yun watched his three senior brothers depart before turning to Tian Yunzi.

“I requested the Thousand Mechanisms Guide for you. You must suspect this isn’t the true objective—that it relates to an agreement between me and the Palace Master,” Tian Yunzi stated bluntly.

Ye Yun feigned surprise. “This disciple neither understands nor wishes to know such matters. I act solely on Master’s orders.”

Tian Yunzi waved dismissively. “The details matter little. What’s vital is that the Guide will protect your life soon.”

Ye Yun’s brow twitched—undoubtedly referring to the perilous Saint’s Secret Vault. “Elder brother mentioned impending major events. Might Master enlighten me?”

Tian Yunzi’s expression turned grave. After a long pause, he revealed, “The Saint’s Secret Vault—left by the Immortal Sword Sect’s Saint a millennium past. The Great Qin Empire once needed two Saints to subdue him. Though slain, his spirit fled into the vault. Now, after centuries, that spirit must have dissipated… and the vault shall open.”

Ye Yun hid his skepticism. His own Soul Turning Tower housed the millennium-old Ancestor of the Sword Path’s spirit—proof spirits could endure. “Countless treasures await inside! Spirit pills for breakthroughs!” he exclaimed eagerly.

“Indeed. But the vault’s defenses target Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Hence, Golden Core disciples like yourself will spearhead the entry.”

“The rumors about sacrificing lower-level Golden Core disciples…?”

“Are true.” Tian Yunzi’s gaze sharpened. “Even sixth-level Golden Core disciples like Kun Huazi and Zhuge Chong risk death. But you’ll enter after others breach the defenses.”

Ye Yun masked his eagerness with false concern. “Yet if even Masters fear the vault’s arrays…”

“Earth Immortal-crafted formations are unpredictable. Hence, our hopes rest on you.” Tian Yunzi produced a luminous strand. “Now, the Thousand Mechanisms Guide’s secrets.”

He detailed the tri-mirrored artifact: white induced chaos, blue tranquility, red bloodlust—each delivering momentary disorientation lethal in battle. “Its true power redirects attacks, though only once daily. Damaged, it’s labeled mid-grade, but rivals top-tier Immortal artifacts.”

As Ye Yun absorbed this, Tian Yunzi leaned closer. “It holds another function—opening a passage to the Burning Divine Platform.”

Ye Yun’s breath hitched. The Platform supposedly contained clues about the vault’s spatial gate! “But the Palace Master guards it. Wouldn’t he detect us?”

A smirk. “He knows not this function—a secret our late master shared only with me before denying me the palace leadership. Use it during the Platform’s dormant periods in Divine Grace Palace.”

“Why then did he hesitate lending it?”

“Fears I’d usurp him. We’ve struck a bargain—I seek only a single vault treasure, not his throne.” Tian Yunzi’s finger flashed, implanting control methods into Ye Yun’s mind. “Prepare. Soon, we pierce both Platform and Vault.”

Ye Yun bowed deeply, anticipation blazing behind obedient eyes. The Ancestor of the Sword Path’s voice whispered through his soul: the spatial gate awaited.