What?
The Nine Nether Demon Venerable exclaimed in surprise, "Isn’t the Continent barred to Divinity Transformation and stopped by Sages?"
"How did he manage to go there..."
Suddenly, his voice abruptly halted.
Ancient Zen Buddha Venerable’s long brows shot up, and his usually serene eyes surged with turbulent waves.
The Heavenly State’s Great Wine Sacrifice was even more shocked: "The Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation just left!!!"
The restriction’s existence is because the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation guards the Continent.
Except for Jiang Fan, anyone violating the restriction would be erased by her.
Yet once she leaves the Continent, the so-called restriction is just empty words!
The Heavenly State’s Great Wine Sacrifice fixedly stared at Jiang Fan, "Could it be that the Asura Saint Son persists in pestering you because..."
Jiang Fan’s voice was extremely heavy, "That’s right, he doesn’t want anything from me."
"Instead, he wants to put me in danger, luring away the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation who oversees the Continent."
"Thus, he can safely reach the Continent!"
The faces of the three Sages changed dramatically.
The final destination of the Asura Saint Son’s scheme was actually to ascend to the Continent!
And what the Continent has that is worth the pursuit of the Asura Saint Son, ordinary beings might not know, but don’t they understand!
The remains of the Supreme Ancient Saint in the underground world of the First Layer!
And the World Artifact that connects the Hell Realm and the Central Earth Realm!
The Asura Saint Son’s face slightly hardened, and he squinted at Jiang Fan with a flash of murderous intent in his eyes:
"Earlier when I wanted to kill you, it was fake; now, I truly wish to eliminate you."
With just some clues, Jiang Fan was able to glimpse his plans; such a person, if ever a foe, would be a formidable enemy.
Fortunately, his purpose is already achieved.
"Jiang Fan, speaking of which, I should thank you." The Asura Saint Son said indifferently, hands behind his back:
"Many years ago, I wanted to step onto the Continent, but the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation was stationed there, and I dared not approach at all."
"Even the Taicang State, I dared not easily venture into, lest she sees through my intentions."
Jiang Fan and the three Sages suddenly realized.
No wonder the Asura Saint Son, known as the Sage among eight states, never went to Taicang State, for fear of the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation.
The Asura Saint Son rubbed his brow, "To lure the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation away, I thought of many ways."
"I made the Tianluo Sage devour the fortune of Taicang State, but she remained unmoved."
"I stirred the Sages of Heavenly State to explore an ancient relic beyond the heavens, risking danger, yet she remained unmoved."
"I tore open the interlayer world of the Demon Continent, causing disasters, and still, she remained unmoved."
"Sometimes, I truly doubted that I had long been seen through by her, which is why she refused to take the bait."
"I was about to give up the plan to ascend to the Continent, and directly return to the Hell Realm."
"But..."
The Asura Saint Son looked at Jiang Fan with a smile, "I suddenly found out that when you were oppressed by the Compassionate old fellow in Heavenly Heritage City, the ancient saint who never left the Continent actually appeared for you."
"And even reprimanded the Compassionate Sage for you!"
"Thus, I knew, I still had a chance to go up the Continent."
Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes.
Tianluo Sage’s fortune entering Sage, was there such a purpose?
Also, the entrance to the underground world of Demon Continent, the unbounded claw mark that tore the world barrier, was indeed from the Asura Saint Son!
His purpose was still to lure away the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation!
Later, when he twice tried to capture him, it was deliberately to create danger for Jiang Fan.
He wanted to lure the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation off the Continent.
After failing twice, he utilized his long-accumulated followers to set up the current chaotic situation.
And at the cost of sacrificing a strike from the Nine Prison Asura Emperor, he successfully attracted the Ancient Saint of Cloud Desolation.
With no one on the Continent, the Asura Saint Son could finally successfully step in.
The Asura Saint Son chuckled, eyes full of pride, and also a sense of yearning to share the success of his century-long plan:
"Do you know why I want to go to the underground world?"
Jiang Fan instinctively thought of the Supreme Ancient Saint and that Attic World Device.
But then thought, those two things have no direct effect on the Asura Saint Son.