The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1487: Chapter 1487: Waiting for the Hare by the Tree

Cold Winter City!

This is a city under the control of the All Paths Sacred Land; in the All Paths World, it is merely a medium-sized city.

Compared to Tanshan City, the first city Jing Yan arrived at in the All Paths World, it is only slightly larger. Martial artists at the God Lord level are few and far between within the city. The City Lord of Cold Winter City is a member of the All Paths Sacred Land Main Branch Spirit Mountain, and his personal strength is at the Third-class God Lord level, a notch above Zhao Tianmei, City Lord of Tanshan City.

It’s been many years since Jing Yan left the All Paths Spirit Mountain and came to Cold Winter City. During these years, Jing Yan has been residing in an ordinary tavern in Cold Winter City.

He hasn’t entered the City Lord Mansion, nor has he had any communication or contact with the City Lord of Cold Winter City.

The reason Jing Yan is hiding in Cold Winter City is to deal with the Master Tuo Cheng of the Wanbao Divine Hall’s Sky Pavilion. Tuo Cheng comes and goes without a trace, making it impossible to capture his whereabouts.

One moment, he might be attacking a city, but by the time you receive word and rush there to intercept, he has already vanished. So, the only way to catch him is to use some clumsy methods. Jing Yan is essentially using a ”waiting for the hare” strategy.

Based on clues provided by Elder Su He, Jing Yan deduces that Tuo Cheng will certainly come to attack Cold Winter City. The time might not be too long, maybe a few years, maybe a few decades. But barring any unforeseen circumstances, this bastard Tuo Cheng will definitely come.

Of course, Jing Yan cannot expose himself. The reason he hasn’t contacted anyone is to avoid the possibility that his movements might be exposed, allowing Tuo Cheng to receive news and consequently change his actions.

Currently, in the All Paths World, everyone knows that the new Holy Master of the All Paths Sacred Land, Jing Yan, is a very powerful God Lord level expert. Kunlong Mountain Master of the Northern Branch Spirit Mountain was effortlessly slain by Saint Master Jing Yan. There’s no doubt about Jing Yan’s strength.

If Tuo Cheng knew Jing Yan was in Cold Winter City, would he still come?

Even if he is not genuinely afraid of Jing Yan, it is likely he would not easily come to Cold Winter City. After all, with so many medium-sized cities in the All Paths Sacred Land, why take the risk of attacking Cold Winter City?

In the years he’s been in Cold Winter City, Jing Yan has hardly ever left the room. When he arrived, he paid the tavern enough Divine Crystals to stay for decades.

This tavern is not far from the City Lord Mansion. With a slight release of his Divine Thought, Jing Yan can envelop the City Lord Mansion. Jing Yan can easily learn everything happening in the City Lord Mansion.

If Tuo Cheng really comes to attack Cold Winter City, Jing Yan will know immediately and can suddenly intervene to act against Tuo Cheng.

Of course, in these years, Jing Yan has not been idle. Besides keeping an eye on the City Lord Mansion, he continues to comprehend the Qiankun Array Path. Jing Yan’s abilities in the Array Dao have been growing stronger over time.

In large-scale wars, the role of the Array Dao is undeniably enormous. The side with powerful Array Masters can even defeat stronger opponents with weaker ones. Both Wanbao Divine Hall and All Paths Sacred Land have quite a few skilled Array Masters.

In large wars, the individual strength of martial artists is certainly important, but the role of Array Masters is equally astounding. A side without the support of Array Masters would be at a significant disadvantage. Jing Yan also plans, once his Array Dao capability approaches that of a Holy Array Master, to enhance the capabilities of Array Masters in the All Paths Sacred Land.

Time passed day by day!

”Swish...”

In the sky above, a red light swiftly flew past.

When the speed of the red light decreased, it became clear that the red light was actually a martial artist wearing a red robe. At this moment, this red-robed martial artist was approaching the position of Cold Winter City. As his speed decreased, his appearance became clearer.

This was a somewhat gaunt old man, his facial features sharp, giving him a somewhat harsh look.

This person was none other than Tuo Cheng, the Sky Pavilion Master of the Wanbao Divine Hall, a powerful Divine Sovereign level expert.

Wanbao Divine Hall has four pavilions: Heaven, Earth, Mystery, and Yellow. As the Sky Pavilion Master among the four pavilions, Tuo Cheng’s abilities are naturally extremely strong. In the All Paths World, the masters of the four pavilions: Heaven, Earth, Mystery, and Yellow are also known by many as the ”small giants” of the Wanbao Divine Hall, each possessing great authority.

”Cold Winter City...”

Tuo Cheng gave a sinister grin as he now had a clear view of the city of Cold Winter City.

”Today, I will destroy this humble Cold Winter City!”

”Hahaha...”

Tuo Cheng laughed wildly, his laughter echoing between heaven and earth.

In fact, his attack on the cities controlled by All Paths Sacred Land was entirely his own decision and had nothing to do with Wanbao Daoist, the Hall Master of Wanbao Divine Hall.

Tuo Cheng, as the Sky Pavilion Master, harbors great resentment against Jing Yan. If he could, he would kill Jing Yan immediately to vent his anger.

The source of this resentment goes back to when Jing Yan killed Elder You Ying, the Shadow Emperor, of the Sky Pavilion. The death of the Shadow Emperor made Tuo Cheng look very bad in Wanbao Divine Hall. The Shadow Emperor was killed by Jing Yan with a single sword stroke in the Star Tower Square, which Tuo Cheng found extremely humiliating.

Although Elder Chang Ying of the Earth Pavilion was also present at the time, Chang Ying was not killed after all, only his own Sky Pavilion’s Elder You Ying was killed. This made Pavilion Master Tuo Cheng harbor a deep grudge against Jing Yan, feeling that others’ gazes were full of mockery in his presence.

When he heard that Jing Yan became the Holy Master of All Paths Sacred Land, he knew that killing Jing Yan in the short term was impossible. Later, hearing that Jing Yan easily killed Kunlong Mountain Master of the North Branch Spirit Mountain, he felt even more hopeless about slaying Jing Yan, while his hatred for Jing Yan grew even stronger.

Because Kunlong Mountain Master was also killed by Jing Yan. Kunlong Mountain Master indeed secretly had many contacts with him. To be precise, he spent considerable effort and time trying to get Kunlong to betray All Paths Sacred Land. He thought this would be an achievement for him, but little did he know that Kunlong would be directly killed by Jing Yan, and the great merit that was almost within reach vanished into thin air. How could he accept this?

So, he decided to play along with Jing Yan.

Aren’t you the new Holy Master of the All Paths Sacred Land? Then I’ll attack your cities in the All Paths Sacred Land! It’s not easy to defeat large cities, so I’ll choose those small ones.

Jing Yan, what can you do to me?

Tuo Cheng, who mastered the Ultimate Nihility Domain, holds an absolute speed advantage. Even God Emperor level experts have a hard time tracking him. So, he felt no pressure at all, treating it as spending some time in amusement. At the same time, doing so could undermine the prestige and influence of the All Paths Sacred Land.

”Cold Winter City! Here I come!”

”Hahaha... ten breaths of time, destroy the city!” Tuo Cheng appeared above Cold Winter City, and thundering sounds rang out.

In his hand appeared a silver giant hammer.

As his laughter subsided, the silver giant hammer turned into a dazzling beam of light, smashing fiercely upon the Guardian Array of Cold Winter City.