Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate

Chapter 42: Uncle and Nephew’s Secret Meeting

In reality, the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain felt compelled to seek help from the Illusory Slaying Tower. They were located in the Bright Cloud Continent, and directly interfering in the affairs of the neighboring Mysterious Truth Continent would be highly inappropriate.

Such an action would surely provoke the disapproval of local authorities, like the Starry Abyss Sect.

Therefore, considering these factors, assassins from the Illusory Slaying Tower were sent to Autumn Glory City.

For Tian Wendong and his allies, a formidable team of five assassins, each skilled in the Spiritual Awakening realm, was assembled by the Illusory Slaying Tower. With such a powerful group at their command, capturing a Soul Refining realm cultivator would be an easy feat.

At this point, Tian Wendong was brimming with anticipation to finish the task and enjoy himself. As the son of the Illusory Slaying Tower’s leader, he felt overly restricted.

Impatient to proceed, Tian Wendong took out his transmission jade token and sent a message: "Cao Junli, act now! What are you waiting for?"

Cao Junli, the strongest in their team, had been specifically instructed by Tian Wendong’s father to keep a close watch on him.

In no time, Cao Junli’s reply appeared on Tian Wendong’s transmission jade token: "Young Master, please be patient. We’ve just arrived in Autumn Glory City, and it’s likely that the local powers have noticed us."

"Additionally, we need to conduct on-site investigations to verify our information. For safety’s sake, let’s wait a bit before we start our plan!"

Reading the message, Tian Wendong felt irritated and muttered to himself, "Hmph! A mere Autumn Glory City, who dares to control my actions? I’ll destroy them." But he managed to suppress his urge to act rashly for the moment.

Unbeknownst to this young master of the Illusory Slaying Tower, his grumbling had been overheard by Jiang Chen.

’Illusory Slaying Tower?’ Jiang Chen thought to himself in surprise, ’So that’s the situation. The Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain has enlisted the Illusory Slaying Tower’s help!?’

’It makes sense, considering the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain is from the Bright Cloud Continent, making it tricky for them to act in the Mysterious Truth Continent.’ he pondered further, strategizing silently.

’To be honest,’ Jiang Chen reflected internally, ’this plan doesn’t require much manipulation. My main worry is Lin Feng. I have to make sure he doesn’t show up too soon. He should arrive after I’ve dealt with the enemy.’

’Additionally, I shouldn’t expose myself immediately. I need to appear at the most crucial moment and turn the tide of the battle. By doing so, both Qiu Liaoxi and Ning Xian, the master and disciple, will be in danger, but Ning Xian, with her exceptional Fate Value, will surely be safe. So, those watching over the Vast Spirit House should avoid getting involved and, ideally, pull back.’

’As for Qiu Liaoxi, her delicate Fate Value indicates she might sacrifice herself to help Ning Xian and Ling Feng escape, usually leading to her own end. Luckily, in this plot development, as the attack happens, her enemies will first try to keep her alive because they need her help to find the items they’re after.

Still, if I want to use this situation to my best advantage, the right time to help her fight her destiny hasn’t come yet.’ Jiang Chen realized clearly, understanding the steps he needed to take. However, a new challenge arose.

"Mhm, your uncle understands!" Jiang Xingtai affirmed with confidence.

"So, what do you need me to do today, Chen’er?" he inquired, ready to assist.

"Block Lin Feng!" Jiang Chen instructed with determination, then went on to provide more details. He succinctly described the situation involving Tian Wendong and others, carefully avoiding any mention of the Thousand Green Pill Heart Records, Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain, and other sensitive topics. He simply told Jiang Xingtai that they were targeting Ning Xian and Qiu Liaoxi.

"At that time," Jiang Chen laid out the plan, "you’ll disguise yourself as someone from the Illusory Slaying Tower, intercept Lin Feng, and make sure your real identity stays hidden. To be safe, I’ll give you a treasure that can disguise your identity."

"Don’t worry, Chen’er, I will definitely intercept Lin Feng!" Jiang Xingtai promised solemnly.

If Jiang Chen hadn’t warned him, Jiang Xingtai would have likely underestimated Lin Feng. Usually, the gap between the Spiritual Awakening realm and the Mysterious Platform realm is vast. In a clash between these two realms, the outcome is typically clear-cut; the cultivator at the Mysterious Platform realm could win effortlessly.

But now, taking Jiang Chen’s counsel to heart, Jiang Xingtai became cautious.

"Good," Jiang Chen acknowledged, but his tone held a note of concern, as Jiang Xingtai would be facing Lin Feng. He repeated his caution, "Uncle, please be careful. If you can’t stop Lin Feng, put your safety first and avoid a prolonged fight."

He also took a moment to observe Jiang Xingtai’s character panel with his Villain Eye, which showed that Jiang Xingtai was just a supporting character with only a few hundred points of Fate Value. In the original plot, he was fated to be defeated by Lin Feng.

To Lin Feng, Jiang Xingtai was a minor antagonist, merely an obstacle. But to Jiang Chen, he was a kind and friendly uncle. Naturally, Jiang Chen didn’t want to see him come to harm.

"I understand, Chen’er," Jiang Xingtai responded reassuringly, "I’ll do my best, and if I sense any danger, I’ll retreat immediately!"

"Alright," Jiang Chen replied with approval, "give me a minute, let me find the artifact I want to give you."

Having said that, he quickly accessed the System Mall. Currently, Jiang Chen’s Villain Value balance was at 1,400 points.

He had enough points to exchange for a top-grade Spiritual Awakening-level concealment treasure, or even a lower-grade Mysterious Platform-level one.

Currently, Lin Feng was in the Early-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm, and his trump card was that mysterious flame, which likely had little to do with divine sense.

Therefore, it seemed unlikely that Lin Feng’s divine sense would be significantly stronger than others at his level.

Considering that Jiang Xingtai was a whole major realm above Lin Feng and would soon possess a top-grade Spiritual Awakening-level concealment treasure, it seemed feasible that he could hide his true identity from Lin Feng.

In that moment, having scanned through the ’Others’ category in the System Mall, Jiang Chen quickly found a concealment artifact suitable for the Spiritual Awakening rank, priced at 700 Villain Value points.