After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2574 Helu Tian's Major Mistake
What's even more infuriating is that the Heavenly Demon knows that the two have already merged together.

In the Battle of Jade Capital, Shangguan Biao used the power of the Earth Mother to fight the immortals of Mount Ling to a standstill; after his defeat and death, Panlong Ancient City was taken away by the awakened true Earth Mother.

So, the stone giant in front of us who dares to challenge all the immortals and demons of Lingyun Palace is very likely to be the Earth Mother!
The tall city wall in front of us most likely belongs to Panlong Ancient City!
The immortals and demons hadn't made this connection before because of the ghost head statue under the city gate tower—they had never heard of such a thing in Panlong Ancient City.

But once the black dragon totem appeared, the truth could no longer be hidden.

The immortals and demons gasped, and their gazes toward the ancient city changed.

If this is indeed Panlong Ancient City, then it means that they are within the sphere of influence of the Earth Mother.

Defeating the Earth Mother on her territory is even more difficult than defeating Helu Tian in the Cloud Platform Small World.

The Heavenly Demons had long heard of the many secret realms within Jade Capital City, so it would be plausible that they had inadvertently stumbled into the Panlong Secret Realm.

However, the legendary Earth Mother Plain is extremely vast, so how could it be just a small island rising from the sea?
But no matter what—Fairy Wuyu looked at Immortal Mingke, who was laughing heartily on the city gate tower, and took a deep breath—these shifty-eyed fellows wouldn't let them out easily. A fierce battle was bound to break out, and there was no way to resolve it peacefully!

This is terrible. Cang Yan is much harder to fight than Ling Shan.

……

Where was He Lingchuan when the battle raged within the Panlong Secret Realm?

Inside the snail-toad.

While riding the snail-toad to burrow underground, Dong Rui exclaimed in surprise, "More than a dozen immortals and demons couldn't stop you! Oh my god, when did you secretly train to be like this?"

He Lingchuan was busy regulating his breathing, so he just rolled his eyes at him and told him to figure it out himself.

Dong Rui couldn't understand: "Does the old lady know? Huh?"

Did this guy secretly tell the old lady, but not to him?
He Lingchuan calmed his turbulent blood pressure and let out a long sigh: "Use your brain, why did we go to so much trouble to set up a trap?"

"Oh, too."

If Jiuyou had truly become a true immortal, he could have simply killed all nineteen immortal demons directly. Why would he need to go through all this trouble?

"So it's just a showpiece, I get it." Dong Rui's heart calmed down immediately, and he stopped asking questions.

In fact, after the Black Dragon Totem swallowed He Lutian's clone, He Lingchuan's mission here was already complete. So he immediately left Panlong Secret Realm and Earth Mother Plain and secretly headed to Yanxia Bay.

Having finally gained this advantage, he was determined to seize every second!

This was a solo trip; he didn't bring anyone with him, except for Dong Rui, who acted as his driver for a while.

Aunt Zhu expressed a strong desire to follow, because even when He Lingchuan caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace back then, he was with her, not alone. This time, entering the Lingyun Palace again would be even more dangerous than before.

But He Lingchuan refused, demonstrating his "stubbornness" to the fullest extent.

"This intrusion is unusual. With you guys here, I can't perform well."

He is already the Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds, and his decisions cannot be questioned or shaken by anyone.

The Heavenly Demon and the Spiritual Palace were right. If an external enemy wanted to invade the Spiritual Palace, they would first have to deal with Helu Tian's clone. As long as the Cloud Platform it left in the mortal realm went out of control, the enemy could take advantage of the situation.

From the time Helu Tian lost this clone until it sent a new one, the enemy had a great deal of room to maneuver. Therefore, Lingyun Palace was prepared and on high alert.

This gap will not exceed half an hour, after which Helu Tian's new clone will arrive at Lingyun Palace and be able to control the cloud platform again. The Heavenly Demon's experimental field will then be safe again.

From a procedural standpoint, the Heavenly Demon's deduction was flawless.

However, they and the Lingyun Palace overlooked one crucial point:
The invaders were not from Mount Ling, but the Great Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds!

He Lingchuan possessed a treasure that could change the course of the battle, which was not found in Lingshan: the Great Square Pot.

Therefore, his plan to invade Lingyun Palace had two key points in its first phase:
First, the clone of Helu Tian must be brought into the Panlong Secret Realm.

He dealt with Naraku's clone in the Panlong Desert more than ten years ago in the same way he dealt with Helu's clone this time. The Great Fanghu had captured Naraku's clone and planted it as a tree in the Misty Valley, rendering it neither dead nor alive. This created a bug, because limited by the laws of heaven and earth, a demon could only send one clone to the mortal realm; as long as the old clone remained, a new clone could not be created.

After being ambushed, Narakuten felt resentful for many years until He Lingchuan erased the divine mark from He Lingchuan's mind, at which point He Lingchuan released his clone.

This god and mortal had clashed countless times, both openly and secretly. He Lingchuan understood His temperament and knew that although He had suffered in silence, He wouldn't reveal such things. As the saying goes, "Don't wash your dirty linen in public." Naraku had many enemies in the Heavenly Realm, and He absolutely couldn't expose his weaknesses. Therefore, although the Heavenly Realm had many speculations about him, no demon could guess that His avatar had once been trapped by He Lingchuan.

Even He Chunhua, who participated in the battle of Panlong Ruins, did not know what was going on in the secret realm battle between Narakuten's clone and He Lingchuan.

He Lingchuan believed that the probability of success in plotting against He Lutian was very high, and that his methods would only become more and more skillful.

The Earth Mother's body was too enormous; whether it was floating on land or submerged, it would attract unnecessary attention. Therefore, He Lingchuan chose the sea as the ambush site.

Although the Baizhu Islands are large, they cannot possibly encompass the entire Earth Mother Plain.

Therefore, Mother Earth did not rise completely; she only raised a small part of her back to the surface to disguise it as an island, while nine-tenths of it remained submerged.

The enemy, surveying the high altitude, thought they had arrived at an outer island of the Hundred Pearl Islands, but this was merely the tip of the iceberg.

On this "island" lies the ruins of Pangze, once a medieval city that sank to the bottom of the sea after a volcanic eruption. Its guardian spirits are numerous sea beasts.

This ruin seamlessly connects with the Panlong Ancient City hidden underwater. Enemies entering the Pangze Secret Realm will unknowingly be led to the Panlong Secret Realm, where they will enjoy the warm hospitality of the Cangyan Immortals.

Secondly, before Helu Tian's avatar decides to commit suicide, it must be captured and handed over to Dafanghu for disposal.

Even a mere clone consumed a significant amount of Helu Tian's cultivation and divine power. Therefore, He wouldn't self-destruct upon seeing He Lingchuan or commit suicide as soon as He fell into a disadvantageous position. He would inevitably struggle before realizing there was no chance of victory and ultimately take his own life.

Therefore, He Lingchuan's strategy for capturing He Lutian's clone was to "take him by surprise".

Before Helu Tian's clone could react, it should be thrown into the arms of the large pot.

The Black Dragon Totem had just swallowed Helu Tian's clone in the previous moment, and then threw it to the Great Square Pot in the next moment, without any pause in between.