Chapter 998: Wu Ji Base

Chi Tong fell into deep thought.

Chen Ling was right. The church's defenses were too weak. Relying solely on him, a Saint of Thieves, and a group of Usurpers, they would be virtually defenseless against a direct assault from K. Furthermore, it would take time for the Enforcers to return and reinforce.

Instead, it would be better to have Hong Xiu, the strongest combatant currently in the domain, guard the church, and dispatch the other Usurpers to search for the whereabouts of the Twilight Society.

Boom—!!

Just as Chi Tong hesitated, several more earth-shattering explosions echoed from afar. This time, they weren't in Hong Xiu's direction but came from various factories. Raging flames mingled with black smoke billowed into the sky, resembling the aftermath of a fierce battle. The entire Wuji Domain had plunged into complete chaos!

Seeing this, Chi Tong no longer hesitated and immediately issued an order:

"Have Hong Xiu return. Everyone else, continue to confront the Twilight Society!"

"Yes!"

The Usurpers hurriedly left the office.

Chi Tong turned to look out the window, his expression grave as he watched the thick smoke rising everywhere. Behind him, Chen Ling, feigning "panicked worry," subtly curved his lips into a faint smile.

"Mr. Fang, did we pour too much oil this time?"

Cao Jun couldn't help but step back two paces, looking at the towering inferno before him.

"...No, this is exactly the effect we want," Fang Liangye said, glancing towards the church. "The Usurpers will be here soon. Quickly clear the scene and leave this place as soon as possible."

"Alright!"

The workers quickly extinguished the flames in the oil drums, then used hammers to smash the drums into pieces. After this "destruction of evidence," they left behind only a perplexing explosion site.

Just as everyone was evacuating, Jian Changsheng arrived from a distance, accompanied by Jiang Xiaohua and Sun Buming.

"Were those explosions just now your doing?"

Sun Buming gaped in surprise at the scene before him. "I thought the Twilight Society had launched an attack..."

"That's precisely the effect we wanted. Now, not only you, but the entire city believes the Twilight Society has attacked," Jian Changsheng said, pointing at Fang Liangye. "He is Fang Liangye, and in a sense, he is also Red Heart Six now... This is all his plan."

Sun Buming and Jiang Xiaohua both scrutinized Fang Liangye. Deep surprise appeared in their eyes when they realized he was just an ordinary person.

"Oh, right, did Hong Xiu get into a fight just now?" Jian Changsheng asked Fang Liangye, as if remembering something. "Who was she fighting?"

"The air."

Fang Liangye calmly replied, "The Red Heart inside the church already discerned my intentions. He's having Hong Xiu cooperate with my actions... To create something out of nothing, someone has to play along first."

"Two Red Heart Sixes, one inside and one outside, orchestrating the same act... deceiving everyone in the Wuji Domain."

Sun Buming's eyes gradually lit up, and he looked at Fang Liangye with anticipation.

Before coming, Sun Buming hadn't truly believed Jian Changsheng's talk of "playing tricks on the Usurpers." However, seeing the current situation, he was now full of confidence in Red Heart Six. He solemnly patted Fang Liangye on the shoulder.

"Well done! Be even bolder and make those shameless Usurpers suffer!"

Just as everyone was speaking, a flying knife, condensed from killing intent, whistled through the air. Before Jian Changsheng and the other two could even react, it plunged into the ground directly in front of Fang Liangye!

The pupils of Jian Changsheng and the other two abruptly contracted.

They simultaneously looked in shock towards the direction the knife had come from. Several kilometers away, amidst the ruins, a red-haired figure in black casually glanced their way before vanishing like a phantom in an instant.

The flying knife was incredibly fast. Had it been aimed at anyone present, they would have been instantly pierced, utterly defenseless. Before an eighth-tier Asura, fourth-tier individuals like Jian Changsheng, and Fang Liangye, who had no divine path, were virtually indistinguishable.

"It's Hong Xiu... What is she doing??" Jian Changsheng frowned deeply.

At the same time, Fang Liangye slowly crouched down and picked up a piece of paper hanging from the end of the killing-intent flying knife.

Fang Liangye's gaze swept over the paper, and an expression of understanding appeared on his face.

"...She's delivering a message."

"Whose message?"

"The Red Heart inside the church, of course."

"Did he tell you what to do next?"

"No, we both already have an answer for what to do next; there's no need to send a special message for that," Fang Liangye said, putting away the paper, a flicker in his eyes. "He wants me to help him investigate something."

Fang Liangye did not explain to Jian Changsheng and the others what was written on the note, nor did Jian Changsheng ask. After all, the flying knife had flown directly towards Fang Liangye.

"Wait for me here; I have something to take care of," Fang Liangye said, turning and walking towards the warehouse.

The warehouse was now mostly empty; everyone had gone to the various factories to create more false illusions of explosions. Fortunately, Wu Duo was still standing by the window, looking outside with a worried expression.

"Miss Wu," Fang Liangye said, walking up to her.

"I told you not to be so formal..." Wu Duo looked at him somewhat helplessly. "Is something wrong?"

"You used to be with the Sorcery Association, right?"

"Yes."

"Then how much do you know about the Wuji Base...?"

"The Wuji Base?" Wu Duo was taken aback. "Why are you looking for that?"

"Someone asked me to investigate some information... If such information exists, it would likely be stored in the Wuji Base."

Wu Duo frowned, seemingly pondering how to explain to Fang Liangye. "Strictly speaking, the Wuji Domain is different from other domains... there's no such thing as a Wuji Base there."

"No...?" Fang Liangye's eyes were filled with confusion. "That's impossible. Aren't all nine domains evolved from nine bases?"

"You're right, but the Wuji Domain is unique.

During the Great Cataclysm, there were actually only eight true bases. It was only after the disaster struck that Monarch Wuji directly used his power to transform a mountain into a base, accommodating the remaining displaced people and foreign refugees. That's how it earned the name 'Wuji Base.'

The Wuji Base was not man-made; it was inherently a part of Monarch Wuji himself. Later, when Monarch Wuji's domain expanded and became the Wuji Domain, its residents moved to the outside world, and the base reverted to a mountain...

Now, if you try to find the Wuji Base, you won't be able to."

Fang Liangye frowned deeply. "Where did all the information inside it go?"

"After Monarch Wuji fell into slumber, the Sorcery Association temporarily managed the affairs within the domain. The original data from the base was also transferred and preserved by the association... However, there was a vast amount of it, and most of it was paper-based and easily damaged. After internal discussions within the association at the time, it was decided to preserve them in another form..."