Itâs a pity you donât know who I am.
Exalted Concealed Luminary â Yang Ce looked carefree. However, the shocking sentence he said made the Exalted Earth Luminaryâs heart shudder.
He stared tightly at Yang Ce, and his expression became grave after he thought of something.
Yang Ceâs expression was calm. He smiled and said, âAfter so many years of not meeting each other, I could only chat with Daoist Jiang without using my original face after meeting each other again. Please donât blame me for this.â
âWeâre all aware of how strong Suo Yanlong is. If I wanted to use him as a catalyst for my goal, I would have to pay a huge price. Besides, there was still the North Star Emperor around. In order to make them not worry, I can only pay a huge price.â
âFortunately, things went well.â
As he was talking, the transformations happened to the Concealed Sovereign â Yang Ce.
His face was the same as last time, with no outstanding features. One would forget about his face even if they saw him.
His eyes were an exception. His eyes that were glittering and peaceful previously were now radiating with rays of lights that were growing brighter and brighter, resembling the morning star.
Then, the star rose. As if it was a rising sun, it quickly flew through the sky and hung by the top of the skies, just like the sun in the middle of the day!
Jiang Shen did not back down. Instead, he stared at the glaring radiance and spoke his words slowly one by one.
âGao! Han!â
Even Yue Zhenbeiâs actions slowed down. He stared at the extremely familiar, and yet somewhat unfamiliar Exalted Concealed Luminary in surprise.
It wasnât accurate to say that he was unfamiliar. Instead, the Exalted Concealed Sovereignâs current looks made him feel unfamiliar.
Yue Zhenbei had seen the pair of eyes that resembled the huge sun before.
However, it didnât belong to the Exalted Concealed Luminary â Yang Ce.
Instead, it belonged to someone among the New Kunlun Nine Luminaries. He was the Exalted Solar Luminary that had already left the World beyond Worlds a few thousand years ago, Gao Han!
Even Yan Zhaoge located in the Pill Hallâs Purple Divine Pavilion was surprised by this unexpected turn of events.
Through the Astro Sovereign â Chen Xuanzong, he already knew that the Concealed Sovereign â Yang Ce was secretly plotting something. In fact, he even hid it from the Earthly Sovereign â Jiang Shen and even planned to frame the Astro Sovereign, attempting to kill him to conceal the information.
However, he never expected the Concealed Sovereign â Yang Ce, who was one of the World beyond Worldsâ Three Sovereigns, to be a clone of someone else!
The Exalted Solar Luminary â Gao Hanâs clone!
The Exalted Earth Luminary was aware of his secret plottings. In fact, he knew many things like the back of his hand.
However, the shocking revelation was that Gao Han purposely enabled him to acquire these information for the purpose of making the North Star Emperor not worry.
He gave his weakness and secrets away to Jiang Shen and the others.
However, they were only able to acquire the ones that Gao Han intended on giving them.
As a result, the deeper level of secret became even more secretive.
Just like how his original body was outside of the Dao universe. He was deeply wounded from Suo Mingzhangâs attacks and was forced to retreat far away.
However, he had already hid the truth from everyone and secretly placed his own actual chess piece within the Dao universe. After calmly waiting for the North Star Emperor and Suo Mingzhang to leave, only by then would he appear.
âSince when?â asked Jiang Shen in a serious tone. âEven if you could hide it from me, Daoist Chen and Zhenbei, how did you hide it from the North Star Emperor?â
âYang Ceâ smiled slightly, âI was lucky to receive the help of a treasure I had randomly acquired. After all, the North Star Emperor has to remain by the outskirts of the void most of the time. Itâs rare for him to return.
âActually, there were a few times where I was almost busted. Luckily, nothing ended up happening.â
He raised the corners of his lips, âAs for since when did this happen? Yeah, it happened right from the start.â
A chilly feeling appeared in everyoneâs heart.
âHe wasnât replaced...â Yue Zhenbeiâs eyes narrowed, âInstead, there wasnât any Exalted Concealed Luminary â Yang Ce from the start. There was only the Exalted Solar Luminary â Gao Hanâs clone?â
From the start, there were only eight people within the New Kunlun Nine Luminaries!
One of them was the Exalted Solar Luminary â Gao Hanâs True Immortal Realm clone that managed to push open the Immortal Door!
âThereâs no need to be so surprised, right? The Daoist Gao of the Roving Jade Heavens had the title of the âProfound Sovereignâ for some specific reasons. First of all, her strength is outstanding indeed. Second of all, she also harbored one soul within two bodies. She also has a clone that had the same cultivation as her original self, right?â
âYang Ceâ smiled and said, âMy clone is much worse compared to hers. The amount of accomplishments I acquired from this clone all depends on how hard I cultivated.â
Jiang Shen remained silent as if he was a statue.
The Profound Sovereignâs clone wasnât capable of hiding its original identity, and deceive others into thinking that it was an independent entity.
To be precise, while some people like âYang Ceâ existed in the world, they were sporadic.
Not only did Jiang Shen not see through his acts, even the North Star Emperor was deceived.
While he wasnât sure of how it was now, the Northern Extremity Longevity Emperor and the others were also deceived when they were establishing the World beyond Worlds!
âYang Ceâ smiled and said, âIn the past, Iâve never plotted this far ahead. I merely wanted to fill up the nine member slots to conduct the ritual. Since the talents my clone possessed was quite decent, I decided to use him to fill up the slot.
Yan Zhaoge retorted, âIndeed. The only problem was that you never told anyone about your clone, and how he wasnât an assistant you found.â
âSince then, itâs been that way up until now. It should be considered a surprise.â As âYang Ceâ was talking, he raised his head to look at the faraway World beyond Worlds.
Jiang Shen finally moved. He stared at him, âAs expected, youâre here for the Triratna Jade Scepter. You wanted to activate its mark within the World beyond Worlds in order to waver the North Star Emperorâs control towards it, and allow the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor to acquire it, right?â
âYang Ceâ nodded naturally, âSince itâs been left there for so many years, it should naturally display its uses. Now, thereâs finally a chance to do so.â
His gaze fell upon the light pillars connecting the World beyond Worlds and the Pill Hall.
While Yan Zhaoge was shocked at the sudden change of situation, he didnât slow down his actions. He continued to activate the ritual he had laid down.
The Pill Hallâs door opened, and layers of purple mists expanded outwards. They turned into a boundless sea of clouds, and engulfed the World beyond Worlds.
âThe younger generation is truly frightening.â Gao Han praised. His gaze became slightly ethereal as he looked at the Pill Hall, âPreviously, Iâve never expected things to reach such a caliber.â
Jiang Shen wasnât attacking the Pill Hall anymore. Instead, he was cautiously looking at Gao Han.
In the current situation, if Yan Zhaogeâs plan was successfully executed, Gao Han wouldnât be able to touch the Triratna Jade Scepterâs mark buried beneath the Kunlun Mountain. Otherwise, the World beyond Worlds wouldnât be able to maintain itself, and would ultimately crumble.
Similarly, if Gao Han were to activate the mark, Yan Zhaogeâs plan would have to stop. Otherwise, the World beyond Worlds would be welcoming destruction.
Although Gao Han had also personally attended the World beyond Worlds establishment, his train of thought had always been unpredictable. Jiang Shen wasnât able to predict what he was going to do.
Gao Hanâs original body was deeply wounded by Suo Mingzhang, and had no more strength to interfere with todayâs matters personally.
As for this clone, his cultivation had already dropped to the True Immortal Realm. Even if he were still a Profound Immortal, he wouldnât be able to control the situation and oppress Yan Zhaoge and the others.
However, since Gao Han dared to appear, how could he not have any plans?
âAfter today, I canât look at such beautiful scenery through this body anymore.â The man with a mundane appearance smiled. Then, fiery lights started surging from his entire body.
Numerous flames fell towards the World beyond Worlds, and formed a huge formation that engulfed the entire world.
At the same time, âYang Ceââs right eye socket became pitch black.
Within the darkness, a dim frigid radiance suddenly appeared.
Within the white mellow moonlight, a figure slowly appeared from within.