Guarding the River of Time

"Where did this information come from?"

After reading it, the leader hastily burned the slip of paper in his hand, his expression turning incredibly serious as he asked the third elder brother.

"It was sent by Xiao Wu."

The third elder brother's face was also grim. This bad news, if not handled properly, could lead to the collapse of their plan to attack the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm, or even failure.

"Xiao Wu?"

"Is the information accurate?"

The leader asked again.

"Aren't you aware of Xiao Wu's abilities? If it could be sent to us, there must be a hundred percent certainty." The third elder brother replied slowly.

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"Then we need to speed up the process. At the latest... in a thousand years, we must start the war."

The leader understood the severity of this information, so they couldn't delay.

Because of the information on the paper slip, their plan to attack the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm might already have been known by a prominent figure there.

Once the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm is on guard, it will make it much harder to attack, possibly even leading to failure.

"Yes, we can't drag it any longer."

"Now, the entire Great Woe Immortal Realm is sealed off, and no one can leave. How did the information get out?"

"Moreover, it was sent to the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm."

The third elder brother was very puzzled because although everyone in the Great Woe Immortal Realm knew they would attack an Immortal Domain in the future, they never disclosed that it was specifically the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm.

Only core personnel, like those Realm Masters of the Great Woe Immortal Realm, knew this information.

"Could it be, that the information was leaked by those Realm Masters?" The third elder brother thought of something, a harsh glint flashed in his eyes: "Otherwise, why don't I capture them and perform a Soul Search."

Hearing this, the leader just shook his head and said, "It's not them, the information certainly wasn't leaked by us from the Great Woe Immortal Realm...."

"Moreover, the Great Woe Immortal Realm has long been sealed off, no information could possibly get out, let alone to the distant Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm, it's impossible."

The leader analyzed carefully.

"Big brother, are you saying... it was leaked by other Middle Lower-Rank Immortal Realms under our command?"

"But... they don't even know where we plan to attack."

The third elder brother didn't know where the problem lay either.

"The information shouldn't have been leaked, it wasn't us, it was deduced by the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm itself."

"The Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm, after all, is an ancient Upper-Rank Immortal Realm with a long heritage, facing such a great future calamity, surely someone could deduce some hints."

"Moreover, Xiao Wu mentioned in the slip that those who know about the information are the 'Celestial Secret Race' of the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm."

The leader's mind was extremely sharp, and he quickly analyzed the crux of the situation.

"Celestial Secret Race?"

It was the first time the third elder brother had heard of this race.

"I told you to read more books and Ancient Texts when you're free."

"Now you don't understand, do you."

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"The Celestial Secret Race is a very ancient race, said to be descendants of the Ten Great Divine Races."

"This race has a very special ability, which is.... to foresee the future!"

The leader said word by word.

"Foresee the future?!"

Upon hearing this, the third elder brother exclaimed, "Is such an ability real?"

"Of course, among All Heavens and Myriad Realms, there are many powerful beings, just like you and me, who can perform certain deductions of the future."

"But the futures we deduce have certain deviations or even large inaccuracies that can result in errors."

"But they are different, they directly foresee the future and can directly see it."

"From birth, this race possesses such capabilities, and even some children, though they haven't been exposed to cultivation, can make predictions."

When the leader first learned about this "Celestial Secret Race" in Ancient Texts, he was also shocked.

"To think... there is such a powerful race!"

The third elder brother also exclaimed in admiration.

"Wrong."

"They're not powerful, on the contrary... they're very weak."

"It's unknown if it's because they've stolen the Celestial Secrets of the future that their lineage is extremely sparse, and they have significant congenital defects in cultivation. Some children are born with Innate Wasted Vein, unable to practice cultivation at all."

"Yet ironically, the weaker and less capable of cultivation the Celestial Secret Race members are, the stronger their ability to foresee the future becomes!"

"Perhaps it's because.... for every gain, there is a loss. Acquiring one important ability means losing another, for there is no perfect race in the world."

"If the Celestial Secret Race didn't have this flaw, they might have already ruled all Heavens and Worlds."

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"Nevertheless, though their strength is not great, this race lives for a very long time."

"Ancient Texts record that the Celestial Secret Race has escaped many great cataclysms, precisely due to their ability to foresee the future, allowing them to evade the repercussions again and again."

After the leader finished speaking,

The third elder brother also sank into contemplation, "If the Celestial Secret Race has leaked the information to people in the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm, won't our plan be incredibly hard to carry out?"

"Yes, that's the crux of the problem," the leader sighed heavily.

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"Big brother, since you say the Celestial Secret Race is so weak, how about.... I infiltrate the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm and secretly wipe out the Celestial Secret Race, wouldn't that solve it?" The third elder brother suggested.

Upon hearing this, the leader gave him an intense glare, "Third brother, I'm finding your mind becoming less and less agile, aren't I?"

"I just said, the Celestial Secret Race's ability is to foresee the future. The moment you think of annihilating their clan, they can predict it. By the time you act, they will have already fled, or they might collude with strong ones from the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm and set a trap for you."

"Otherwise, do you think the Celestial Secret Race could survive among All Heavens and Myriad Realms for so long, you're not the only one who had such an idea."

"Even the great cataclysms couldn't wipe them out, do you think you can?"

After hearing this, the third elder brother also gave an awkward laugh, "It seems so."

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"So.... there's only one way ahead."

"Persuade the Celestial Secret Race, convince them to keep it quiet, and best if we can make them join us."

The leader said slowly.

"Who goes? Are you going, big brother, or should I?" The third elder brother asked.

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Upon hearing this, the leader shook his head and said gently, "Fourth sister is the most suitable candidate."

"Fourth sister?"

"Can fourth sister complete this task?"

"What if there's danger?"

The third elder brother also worried about the safety of the fourth sister. Since the Celestial Secret Race can foresee, they must know the fourth sister's intentions and identity. If they don't agree and expose her identity, it could be dangerous.

"You're wrong."

"Only fourth sister can go."

"Only someone like fourth sister, who embodies the great fortune of the heavens and earth, is suitable."

"Think carefully...."

"After all these years, has fourth sister ever encountered danger?"

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ps: 3 minutes past midnight, there's a second chapter