The Pavilion of Delicacy sent out many scouts and so did many other forces to search for Song Qi all over the world.
Unfortunately, it was as if Song Qi had vanished from the world. He never showed up again.
The scouts were all at the Soul Pond Realm or the Fate Wheel Realm. Even the best ones at the Pavilion of Delicacy were at the Eternal Realm at best and they were few in number.
How strong was the psychic power of a Human Sovereign Realm warrior?
If Song Qi had hidden himself well and kept a low profile, it would have been impossible for the scouts to find him.
They could find Song Qi because there were many scouts. Song Qi was being careless.
Jiang Qiling was panicking. Song Qi was going to kill Lu Li.
If he went out to sea, nobody would be able to find him. The next time he showed up would be at the Northern Desert, with Lu Li.
Jiang Qiling went to make trouble, begging several patriarchs to go to the Northern Desert to protect Lu Li.
But it was ridiculous. Patriarchs of the Pavilion of Delicacy, how honorable they were, had to protect an abandoned disciple of the Lu Family, a despot of the Northern Desert?
This time, the patriarchs of the Pavilion of Delicacy were determined. They wouldn't give in even if Jiang Qiling were to burn down their houses.
What was more, Jiang Wuwo ordered secretly that nobody was allowed to go to the Northern Desert.
Jiang Qiling was enraged. She left the Island of Delicacy and wanted to go to the Northern Desert by herself.
The Jiang Family would be worried if she went. After all, the Pavilion of Delicacy had killed several patriarchs of the Song Family. As long as Jiang Qiling went to the Northern Desert, there would be Human Sovereign Realm warriors following her.
However, as soon as Jiang Qiling left the Island of Delicacy, she heard a noise behind her. Then a hand landed on the back of her head, knocked her out and brought her back to the Island of Delicacy.
What was more …
Jiang Wuwo drugged Jiang Qiling to make her sleep for a month or two.
Jiang Wuwo asked the patriarchs to call back the scouts and let Song Qi go to the Northern Desert.
Lu Li's identity was too sensitive. If he were not abandoned by the Lu Family, Jiang Wuwo wouldn't have stopped him.
Jiang Wuwo had no other way unless he wanted to become enemies with the Lu Family.
Becoming enemies with the Lu Family would harm the Jiang Family and the Pavilion of Delicacy. As the Pavilion Master, Jiang Wuwo could not let that happen. He had to watch Song Qi go to the Northern Desert.
He knew very well that her heart would be broken again after Lu Li was killed by Song Qi.
But it was better to get the pain over with. Before the relationship between Lu Li and Jiang Qiling started, Lu Li had to put an end to her.
Once the scouts of the Ling Long Pavilion withdrew, the scouts of the other families also withdrew.
Song Qi, who had been hiding in the mountain carefully, heaved a sigh of relief.
After confirming that the scouts had indeed retreated and that this was not a trap, Song Qi increased his speed.
In just six days, they arrived at the seaside. Song Qi was not careless. He dived into the sea and walked underwater.
He knew that there were many powerful sea beasts in this area, including a few Beast Kings, but he couldn't care less.
Right now, the only thought in his mind was to take revenge for the Song clansmen who were killed by the Blue Lion Palace. He wanted to take revenge for his wife, son, and daughter.
He could not afford to offend the Lu Family and he was not sure that he could defeat the Palace of Blue Lions. Lu Li, the initiator of all this, did not have a Human Sovereign Realm warrior with him.
Naturally, he wouldn't give up such an opportunity. Even if he had to die a horrible death, he wouldn't hesitate.
…
The Northern Desert was not peaceful lately.
Nobody knew when, but there was a rumor that Lu Li had offended a big shot of the Central Plains. That big shot was crossing the sea to kill Lu Li.
Such a big event would spread fast. In just a couple of days, the entire Northern Desert had heard of it.
What Madam Yan and Yu Huashen did next made the Northern Desert even more panicked.
Yu Huashen sent out people to arrest people. Anyone who dared to spread the rumor would be sent to jail. If the circumstances were serious, they would be killed on the spot.
Madam Yan sent out a notice saying that it was just a rumor. She reassured the people of the Northern Desert.
What was more strange was that — Madam Yan said that Lu Li was studying the natural laws in the area of demons. She said that Lu Li was about to learn a horrifying Profound Meaning and that he would be able to reach the Human Sovereign Realm soon. By then, even if powerful warriors came to the Northern Desert, Lu Li could kill them easily.
This was a blatant lie!
This was what many people of the Northern Desert were thinking. There would be no smoke if there was no smoke. If there was no such thing, why would Yu Huashen go and arrest people?
Madam Yan's notice was trying to cover things up.
Lu Li learning the natural laws?
Could he be as powerful as a Human Sovereign Realm warrior?
This made the people of the Northern Desert even more suspicious. Lu Li was only 17 years old and only at the middle stage of the Fate Wheel Realm. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't be as powerful as a Human Sovereign Realm warrior.
Then there was another rumor. Someone did see Lu Li fly into a tornado at the area of demons. Not only did he survive, but he could break the tornado and make it collapse …
The rumor became more and more serious. Yu Huashen arrested many people but he couldn't stop the rumor.
Many people and families began to panic. Many small families that didn't have enough resources started to spread the rumor, which made the Northern Desert even more turbulent …
Recently, even some kids believed that a Human Sovereign Realm warrior was coming to the Northern Desert to kill Lu Li.
Madam Yan's notice and the rumor that Lu Li was cultivating at the area of demons were all meant to reassure people.
If there was nothing wrong, why would people be reassured?
Why would they try to cover things up?
It meant … the rumor was true!
The Empire of Godly Prowess had just been established and not even a year had passed.
What was more, the emperor Lu Li was not a powerful warrior. He relied on his subordinates to build the foundation.
Therefore, people of the Northern Desert didn't have a strong sense of unity. Many average people were in a constant state of anxiety. They were afraid that the Northern Desert that had just regained its peace would go into war again and people would be plunged into misery and suffering.
Yu Huashen had suppressed the rumor and nobody dared to talk about it on the surface. That being said, there were surging undercurrents.
The small families that had their resources seized were eager to see the world in chaos so they spread the rumor.
The effect was great!
In just over a dozen days, almost everyone at the Northern Desert knew about it.
There were two things that could be confirmed. First, there was indeed a powerful warrior coming to the Northern Desert. Second, Lu Li was at the area of demons. Scouts of many families had sensed it.
As a matter of fact!
Lu Li had arranged these two things on purpose. It was Madam Yan and Yu Huashen who did it. Lu Li wanted the entire Northern Desert to know about this.
Without his consent and Madam Yan's arrangement, how could the rumor spread so fast?
Lu Li had his reasons for doing this!
Since things could not be avoided, then he would have to fight with Song Qi.
But this time, Lu Li chose to fight with wits. He didn't have the ability to fight with brute force. He chose to kill Song Qi with schemes.
Killing with a borrowed knife!
The one he wanted to borrow was sharp. The Clan Leader of the Stellar Race, at the Human Sovereign Realm.
All the arrangements were to lure Song Qi to the Deserted World and then fight with the Clan Leader of the Stellar Race. Lu Li would be the one to reap the benefits.
Only a Human Sovereign Realm warrior could kill a Human Sovereign Realm warrior. No matter how many Noble Lord Realm warriors there were, they would all die when facing a Human Sovereign Realm warrior. Lu Li didn't have any Human Sovereign Realm warriors on his side so he had to use one to kill Song Qi.
There was no doubt that the Clan Leader of the Stellar Race was a good weapon!
That being said, it was not easy to kill with a borrowed knife. One wrong move and everyone would be killed by Song Qi.
Lu Li and Madam Yan discussed for a long time before they came to a decision. The rumor was only part of the plan.
Madam Yan's nickname was Black Widow. She was not good at fighting or scheming but she was good at scheming.
Lu Li had gone to the area of demons and Madam Yan had to take care of the rest.