Liu Qingyu repeated what he had said before.
Ying Wu Xie's expression quickly darkened.
Fang Yuan had traveled from the Southern Border all the way to the Northern Plains, using the Meeting Familiar Faces killer move to conceal his appearance. But Meeting Familiar Faces could not mask the effects of Immortal Gu or Immortal-level killer moves.
When he was in the Eastern Sea, Fang Yuan had fought against the three Gu Immortals Liu Qingyu, Tang Song, and Zhou Li. It was inevitable that various traces of his abilities would have been exposed.
Although Ying Wu Xie did not know what Fang Yuan had looked like at the time, he sensed a trace of familiarity from Liu Qingyu's description.
He followed up on that feeling, and Liu Qingyu's description of the battle grew ever more detailed.
"Flying Sword Immortal Gu, and Sword Flight Immortal Gu..." Ying Wu Xie pondered silently.
"And the timing also lines up perfectly." Ying Wu Xie felt that the Gu Immortal who had fought Liu Qingyu was very likely Fang Yuan!
"What a coincidence — to obtain intelligence on Fang Yuan just like this. Heh, Heavenly Will!" Ying Wu Xie raised his head and gazed up at the sky.
The sky over the Turbulent Flow Sea Area had been shrouded in mist and clouds from beginning to end.
At this very moment, Ying Wu Xie seemed to sense that Heavenly Will was watching him from within those swirling and drifting clouds!
To Heavenly Will, whether it was Fang Yuan, the possessor of the Supreme Immortal Aperture, or Demon Venerable Spectral Soul, who sought to defy heaven and be reborn, ascending once more to the Peak — both were targets to be suppressed and eliminated.
Of course, between the two, Demon Venerable Spectral Soul had previously been the primary target. Now, Fang Yuan had become the one who attracted the brunt of Heavenly Will's strikes.
Regardless, Heavenly Will was now cleverly laying out its plans, attempting to link Fang Yuan and Ying Wu Xie's group together and make them kill each other. This was undoubtedly a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy — a scheme that saved both time and effort.
Ying Wu Xie silently transmitted his speculations to Hei Loulan via secret sound transmission.
Hei Loulan was slightly taken aback.
She did not detect anything unusual, because she was unfamiliar with Immortal Gu like Flying Sword and Sword Flight.
After processing it, she felt a degree of astonishment.
"Ying Wu Xie discovered something this significant, and he came to me for consultation?"
But soon, Hei Loulan understood — if she were in Ying Wu Xie's position, she would have come to her as well.
Because Tai Bai Sheng Sheng was still kept in the dark. Stone Slave's loyalty was absolute, but he was a non-human after all, and not the sharpest thinker.
As for herself, she was bound by the Shadow Sect's covenant and had always been by Ying Wu Xie's side. She had no choice in the matter and could only conspire with him.
"To deal with Fang Yuan..." Complex and indescribable emotions welled up in Hei Loulan's heart.
Her relationship with Fang Yuan was rather complicated.
They had been enemies before, then became allies, and now by some strange twist of fate, they were enemies once again!
Even Hei Loulan herself had to admit that the help and influence Fang Yuan had on her was enormous.
Very quickly, Hei Loulan calmed down completely and transmitted back: "Your analysis makes sense. But you've only guessed Fang Yuan's identity — why are you certain he'll find his way here? Simply because of an Information Path True Inheritance? Not to mention that the key clue to this Information Path inheritance has already been lost. Even if he obtained it, what does that have to do with us? There's no guarantee he'd find his way here and run into us."
Ying Wu Xie laughed coldly: "That's because you don't understand Heavenly Will. Before, Heavenly Will set a trap to intercept Fang Yuan, deliberately using the Information Path True Inheritance to lure him. But Fang Yuan is cunning and sharp — he didn't fall for the trap. He headed straight for the Northern Plains without wasting any time. It was a very wise choice. Heavenly Will's scheme in the Turbulent Flow Sea Area ended up being a wasted effort."
Ying Wu Xie's understanding in this regard was somewhat off.
In truth, Fang Yuan had not detected the clue to the Information Path True Inheritance at the time. After all, the clue was rather subtle, attached to the Flying Sword Immortal Gu.
Of course, even if Fang Yuan had discovered it, given his temperament, he likely would not have delayed his journey back to the Langya Blessed Land either.
"Now, Fang Yuan has obtained the Hei Fan True Inheritance, and his strength has soared. But he's entangled with the Langya Sect, has recently had to join the Four Clan Grand Alliance, and must have established an alliance with Chu Du as well. His need for Information Path resources has only grown stronger. So, it's very likely he'll come here, following the inheritance clues, to claim this Information Path inheritance." Ying Wu Xie continued his analysis.
One had to admit — disasters and setbacks were the wealth of one's life.
Having gone through several rounds of setbacks and upheavals, Ying Wu Xie had become increasingly sharp-minded and meticulous in his thinking, truly giving off the bearing of a powerhouse.
Hei Loulan was fairly well-informed about Fang Yuan's situation.
The intelligence that had been exposed on Fang Yuan's end had long since been relayed to Ying Wu Xie's side through Mao Liu.
In order to stir up Hei Loulan's hatred toward Fang Yuan, Ying Wu Xie had shared a portion of this intelligence with her.
Hei Loulan's eyes suddenly blazed with sharp light as realization struck: "You mean to say that this Liu Qingyu is actually Heavenly Will's way of alerting us?"
"Exactly. Liu Qingyu's seemingly casual choice was actually influenced by Heavenly Will's subtle manipulation behind the scenes. The fact that he happened to choose our island is far too coincidental. I suspect Heavenly Will realized that the previous trap no longer posed much of a threat to Fang Yuan, whose strength has grown considerably. So it decided to redirect its efforts against him!" Ying Wu Xie gazed up at the sky, a trace of cold amusement playing at the corner of his lips.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you shall never be defeated in a hundred battles.
The Shadow Sect had opposed Heavenly Will for so many years that Ying Wu Xie could deduce its schemes and strategies with crystal clarity.
"Then let's use this opportunity to set a vicious ambush for Fang Yuan. Haven't you always wanted to reclaim the Supreme Immortal Body?" Hei Loulan transmitted back.