Wu Shattered Star River

With the strategy decided, the three powerhouses returned to their respective domains. The Ice Snow Queen began contacting the Sky Scale Clan.

The plan was simple to devise, but implementing it would be fraught with difficulties.

Contacting the Sky Scale Clan was already hard. Ordinary members of the Sky Scale Clan wouldn't dare to make contact, fearing leaks.

The Ice Snow Clan had some spies in the Central Domain. This time, the Ice Snow Queen used a high-ranking spy to contact the Sky Scale Clan's higher-ups.

After a month and a half, news finally came back. The Sky Scale Clan indicated they were willing to talk, but this spy wasn't of high enough rank. The Ice Snow Clan needed to send a high-level figure to negotiate.

The Ice Snow Queen had no choice but to secretly dispatch a Saint Lord Elder to the Sky Domain to connect with a Saint Lord from the Sky Scale Clan.

To that end, the Ice Snow Queen even used a secret treasure to help this Saint Lord conceal his movements, preventing detection by the secret agents of the Azure Feather Clan, Sky Ape Clan, and Divine Flame Clan.

After another month of maneuvering, the Sky Scale Clan finally gave a preliminary agreement, but they set a condition—after the Azure Feather Clan was destroyed, whether the Ice Snow Clan or the Nether Soul Clan rose to power, they would need to offer a large amount of resources to the Sky Scale Clan every year.

The Ice Snow Queen and You Li naturally agreed. If they could rise to power and become overlords of the Southern Domain, what was this little bit of resources?

With the Sky Scale Clan settled, You Li began communicating with the Eastern Domain. The Eastern Domain had sent envoys before, and one was still stationed there, making communication convenient.

However, this envoy didn't have the authority and needed to relay the message back to the Eastern Domain for the Grand Hall Masters to discuss.

Half a month later, the message reached the Grand Hall Master, who immediately summoned the Fourth Hall Master, Fifth Hall Master, Seventh Hall Master, and Tenth Hall Master.

These four were all Hall Masters from his faction. He wouldn't dare call the other Hall Masters, as the news could easily reach City Lord Ding and Lei Ni Chang.

"Ice Enchantress is so audacious!"

The Fourth Hall Master curled his lip after hearing this, saying, "She actually colluded with the Sky Scale Clan. Isn't she afraid that their internal strife will allow the Sky Scale Clan to seize the opportunity to invade the Southern Domain and flatten it?"

The Seventh Hall Master touched his nose and said, "Ice Enchantress and You Li are indeed crazy. Colluding with external enemies is a major taboo. If this fails, their two clans will probably never be able to gain a foothold in the Southern Domain again."

"Such characters wouldn't be welcomed in our Eastern Domain, and the Western Domain probably wouldn't accept them either. At that point, they'd only be able to turn to the Sky Scale Clan."

The Grand Hall Master waved his hand and said, "They must have been driven to desperation. Their collusion with the Sky Scale Clan is their business; we can pretend not to know. Anyway, the Sky Scale Clan will only restrain the Sky Ape Clan, Divine Flame Clan, and Dharma Clan, which has nothing to do with us."

"We're not joining hands with the Sky Scale Clan, so we can pretend not to know. What we need to discuss now is—whether to send experts to cooperate with them, kill Jiang Han, and destroy the Azure Feather Clan."

The Fourth Hall Master, Fifth Hall Master, Seventh Hall Master, and Tenth Hall Master all fell silent, contemplating the feasibility of this plan and the associated benefits and risks.

After a moment of contemplation, the Seventh Hall Master said, "The risk is too great. First, we can't send too many experts. If we send too many, it'll be difficult to maintain secrecy. Moreover, our rear will be exposed. What if Zhen Ji returns to attack? Our base will be destroyed."

"If we send too few, can we kill Jiang Han and destroy the Azure Feather Clan? Last time, didn't twelve Dao Ancestor Realm experts return defeated, with three Dao Ancestor Realm experts even dying? If we can't destroy the Azure Feather Clan and kill Jiang Han this time, the Azure Feather Clan will rise up and resent us…"

What the Seventh Hall Master said made sense, but the Tenth Hall Master said, "The problem is… if we don't kill Jiang Han this time, there won't be another chance in the future. Once the Azure Feather Clan rises, Jiang Han can grow continuously under their protection."

"Don't forget, Jiang Han has been cultivating for less than a hundred years. When he came to the Land of Absolute Zero, he only had Heavenly Emperor combat power, but now he can already influence Dao Ancestor Realm Fifth Level experts. Fifth Level!"

The Tenth Hall Master emphasized the last three words, causing the hearts of several experts to sink and their expressions to turn bitter.

The Fourth Hall Master nodded and said, "Jiang Han is too strange. Most importantly—his personality is fierce and brutal. If he rises, he will definitely return to take revenge, so… this person must not be allowed to live."

The Grand Hall Master turned his gaze to the Fifth Hall Master and asked, "What's your opinion?"

The Fifth Hall Master's eyes were cold, and he said murderously, "I think we can try. Let the Dao Ancestor Realm experts who go hide their identities. If things go wrong, they can retreat. Even if the Azure Feather Clan guesses that we sent the experts, what can they do? Dare they start a war with our Eastern Domain? They don't even have a Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Level expert. What can they use to fight our Eastern Domain?"

The Grand Hall Master nodded slightly and made a final decision, "Then we'll send Dao Ancestor Realm experts. Old Kou… why don't you lead the team this time? And transfer four Dao Ancestor Realm experts, with each of us contributing one Dao Ancestor Realm expert, for a total of five Dao Ancestor Realm experts. Do you think that's feasible?"

The Fourth Hall Master frowned. Sending him to the Southern Domain? That wasn't a good assignment.

However, considering that sending ordinary Dao Ancestor Realm experts wouldn't be very meaningful this time, he was a Dao Ancestor Realm Fifth Level expert. At a critical moment, he could at least protect the Dao Ancestor Realm experts from the Eastern Domain. Moreover, the Fourth Hall Master was good at concealing his movements, making it difficult to expose his true identity.

"Alright!"

The Grand Hall Master had personally named him, so the Fourth Hall Master couldn't say anything. He nodded and said, "Then I'll lead the team. If there's a suitable opportunity, I'll assist them in killing Jiang Han and destroying the Azure Feather Clan. If things are impossible, I'll retreat."

The Grand Hall Master nodded and said, "Since you're leading the team, everything on that side will be your responsibility."

The Fourth Hall Master stood up and said, "Then that's settled. Contact the Southern Domain to discuss how to receive us secretly. This matter must be completely concealed, or it will be a complete failure once the news leaks."

"Dismissed!"

The Grand Hall Master waved his hand and disappeared into the main hall.

Next, the Eastern Domain and the Ice Snow Clan began to discuss how to secretly infiltrate the Southern Domain. After some discussion, the Ice Snow Queen finally decided that the operation would begin in half a year.

At that time, the Sky Scale Clan would move first. Once they restrained the Sky Ape Clan, Divine Flame Clan, Dharma Clan, and Masonry Clan, the experts from the Eastern Domain would quickly infiltrate the Southern Domain.

The Ice Snow Queen would arrange for the construction of a teleportation array. Upon entering the Southern Domain, they would be teleported to Ice Snow Holy Mountain, and then teleported together to Azure King City.

That way, even if they were exposed, it wouldn't matter. The Sky Ape Clan, Divine Flame Clan, Dharma Clan, and Masonry Clan wouldn't be able to react in time. They would already be restrained at that time. Would they dare to come to Azure King City to support them? Even if they came to support, it would be too late.

The Ice Snow Queen began to mobilize manpower to build the teleportation array, and the spies in Azure King City also began to secretly build a teleportation array.

The Sky Scale Clan received the news and began to secretly mobilize a large army. Moreover, the Sky Scale Clan wasn't just mobilizing a million soldiers as a pretense; they mobilized thirty million at once.

The Ice Snow Queen and You Li felt a tightening in their hearts after receiving the news. Was the Sky Scale Clan feigning an attack, or were they really preparing to invade?

Wouldn't they really invade the Southern Domain after the Azure Feather Clan was destroyed, when the Southern Domain was leaderless?

"Never mind!"

The Ice Snow Queen and You Li discussed it and decided not to care whether the Sky Scale Clan was really attacking or pretending.

If it was a real attack and the Southern Domain was captured, they would simply pledge allegiance to the Sky Scale Clan. They had no way out and could only take a gamble.