Unfathomable Senior

Chapter 660

“So that’s what happened?”

“Yes, I made a grave error...”

“It’s not your fault gramps, who could have expected the Long Clan to plot something like this.”

“I should have known that something was fishy after they delayed me so much.”

“They sure did their homework to keep you there... when will you grow up?”

“Hoho, can’t blame an old man for having some fun!”

“Sure I can!”

Zhang Jin gave out a sigh as he explained what had transpired after his arrival at Azure Basin City. After reaching the large castle he was escorted into a fine room and given some entertainment. This consisted of a group of beautiful women tending to all of his needs. It was obvious that while he was having fun people were working in the background to set up a trap for Zhang Dong.

‘Did they expect me to teleport there by myself? I guess my movements have become a bit obvious...’

It was possible that they took a shot in the dark. He was known for appearing out of the blue whenever his family members were involved. With strange powerful treasures existing everywhere, it was very probable for Zhang Jin of having some type of beacon to tell him his location. If he didn’t arrive alone they would have probably switched to a different ploy to get their way. Blowing up the city might have been that and would certainly take out almost everyone from his sect.

“Nevermind that, we need to get to the bottom of this.”

“Yes, what are those Long Clan bastards planning? If they decided to go this far, they might already have an army ready for deployment.”

“That could be true but I’m not sure if my ‘older brother’ had anything to do with it. The way that Grand Elder spoke about it, it seemed as if he was doing it on his own accord.”

“Could it be another faction within the Long Clan?”

“That’s a possibility and with this, we might have given them an excuse to hook in all the other factions from their clan.”

The Long Clan was as large as any sect and also had many branches all around the central region. In name, they were one entity ruled over by their Azure Emperor but in reality, they were divided just as any other large organization. It was the same with the United Element Sect who started out with three separate factions like the Zhang, Huo, and Feng Clans.

This event could give the faction that faked the events a reason to dirty his name. Long Yingjie during his last moments implied that Zhang Dong was part of a demonic sect. Orthodox cultivators that were on the surface just could use that as an excuse to attack. It wouldn’t be strange if they went even further than that and tried to pin all the atrocities that happened during this war on him.

On the other was the United Element sect and the Emperor of the West. When people needed someone to save them, he arrived. Some saw him as the dawn of change and the new rightful owner who actually cherished their wellbeing. They denied all rumors about the demi-human attack being orchestrated by the United Elements sect. To a lot, this new upstart sect had been a beacon of light in the darkness of night.

Quickly factions were being created and sides were being joined. Back at a large auditorium a group of elders along with their leader Zhang Dong were analyzing all the data they received in the past month.

“This is surprising.”

“Is it my husband?”

“Yes, I expected a lot more people to take the Azure Emperor’s side than this.”

Zhang Liena smiled while watching the large map on the interactive screen. There as always, puddles of red were used as mapping points. Most of the Western region was covered in green and blue coloring to represent people that were on their side. Green with their support being massive and then switching to blue to areas that were more on the neutral side.

“Everyone knows that our Patriarch is magnanimous, no one with an inkling of intelligence would believe in that nonsense the Long Clan is pushing!”

“That’s right, the people aren’t dumb, they know that we are not with the demonic sects.”

Zhang Dong nodded while looking at the patch of red in the middle of the Empire. The concentration was quite high there. People were moving to their border cities in hopes of being on the winning side. To a lot the old Dynasty was a dragon that could never be beaten. Even if they disliked the way they acted, there was no way of competing with the strongest.

When it came to the Eastern region where the Heavenly Crane Sect resided things were a lot more colorful. There were dots and regions of orange, red, and magenta. Others were lime green, blue, and sapphire. It was clear that they were divided in an almost identical way and would probably stay away from the battle between the two.

Zhang Dong had no plans of getting the East regions involved and hoped that they would remain neutral for the entirety of this fight. The people that he had aided in the fight against the Emerald Phoenix Emperor were still grateful and delivered some aid in the form of cultivation resources. All of those were delivered through hidden means so that the Long Clan wouldn’t be aware of it.

“Has there been any movement from the Long Clan?”

“They have occupied the borders and destroyed many of the automatons that attempted to move in closer. We have managed to assemble a perimeter and transferred some of our manpower to counter any potential assaults.”

“Hm...”

He nodded while looking at the map. There was no immediate attack coming after the predicament at Azure Basin City. Everything had been somewhat anti-climatic and they had enough time to set up a defensive parameter on the borders. Even though the Long Clan forces had gathered together, they weren’t really attacking, just staying in their own region as if they were not allowed to leave it.

‘Could this be some type of limiting factor in their setting or are they planning something?’

There was no way of knowing but a decision had to be made. Was it better to just get this over with and move in or give his enemy time to strategize? There was a lot of things about the Long Clan that he didn’t know and perhaps twiddling his thumbs while they got ready for an offensive was not the best...