Lu Yang did not immerse himself in the illusion of "sixty percent chance of success" for long, because he knew very well that the feeling at this moment was nothing but an illusion.
Jiangbei and overseas are only submissive in name.
This kind of submission only meets the basic conditions of [Heavenly Fire]. Without true rule, the foundation is unstable, and there is actually no sixty percent chance of success.
What is a truly perfect attainment of [Heavenly Fire]?
The world unified, auras merged into one, pure and flawless. To seek the Golden Core with this is like ascending to the throne—a matter of course, with absolutely no possibility of failure.
However, as long as there is one place not unified, for Lu Yang, there is impure Qi existing in this world. It doesn't matter usually, but when he seeks the Golden Core, the impure Qi from these ununified regions will appear to make things difficult for him, disrupting his seeking Golden Core, reducing his chances of success by thirty percent out of thin air.
Its seems like there's sixty percent chance of success.
However, without Grand Unification, impure Qi disturbance first reduces it by thirty percent. Having only the title but not actual rule reduces it by another thirty percent... The result is actually less than a thirty percent chance of success.
Seeking the Golden Core allows no trickery.
If he had clung to wishful thinking, lost in the moment of all nations paying homage and the cries of 'Your Majesty,' he would have been doomed..
Although that was the case, Lu Yang was still satisfied in his heart:
The problem of having only the title but not actual rule is easy to solve. Overseas, the True Dragon Clan can push forcefully. In Jiangbei, as long as the Saint Sect closes its mountain gate, it will be fine.
Of course, doing so was equivalent to cutting the flesh of the Perfected Lords. But overseas, the True Dragon Clan would certainly be more than willing. And on Chong Guang's side, as a Perfected One of the Saint Sect, he would care even less. Anyway, it wasn't his flesh being cut. When it came to being generous with others' things, the Perfected Ones of the Saint Sect had always been very generous.
In this way, the sixty percent chance of success would only be reduced by thirty percent, barely more than forty percent.
If I occupy Jiangnan again, raising the chance of success to eighty percent... even without occupying the Deep Bliss Pure Land in Jiangxi, reducing it by thirty percent, there will still be more than fifty percent chance of success.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang cursed secretly:
In other words, to attain [Heavenly Fire], it's either one hundred percent success or a bit more than fifty percent chance... Who the hell is this meant for?
If [Heavenly Fire] is like this, what about [Great Forest Wood]?
How did sky-shrouding achieve it back then?
He spent ten lifetimes of accumulation and exhausted his thoughts to reach this level. Sky-shrouding only had one chance; how did he do it?
…
As the saying goes, small matters are discussed in big meetings, and big matters are discussed in small meetings.
The Grand Ceremony of Implementing the System was for everyone to see, used to establish Lu Yang's status in the Dao Court. Besides this, there were still some matters that needed to be discussed privately.
Inside the Tianwu Hall.
"Thank you for your hard work today, two seniors."
Lu Yang smiled slightly, cupping his hands to Tian Qiu and Chong Guang. As the current "Emperor Huan Ming" of the Dao Court, actively saluting was already giving a lot of face.
Therefore, Tian Qiu didn't hesitate at all. Even as Lu Yang's elder, he cupped his hands in return decisively at this moment, deliberately lowering his movements to show respect. On the other side, although Chong Guang's expression was cold and unyielding, his movements were not slower than Tian Qiu's at all, also returning a salute to Lu Yang.
At the same time, Empress Xiao also walked out, holding a wine pot in her hand.
Splash!
Opening the wine pot, wine overflowed instantly. Lu Yang poured the wine himself, filling cups for everyone present, then raised his own wine cup first:
"From now on, we are one."
"Everyone should understand that if you want to seek the Golden Core, I must become a Perfected Lord first. With my protection, you can succeed. We are mutually beneficial."
Empress Xiao needless to say; her seeking the Golden Core relied solely on Lu Yang.
Tian Qiu, now chosen by buddhist affinity, could only seek shelter with Lu Yang.
Chong Guang even more so. Without Lu Yang false holding [Overturned Lamp Flame] to reverse the Chen Earth, he had absolutely no hope of seeking the Golden Core.
Therefore, as Lu Yang's voice fell, the three raised their wine cups in unison and drank it all in one gulp. Seeing this scene, the smile on Lu Yang's face deepened:
"Today, I am the most happy."
Soon, after several rounds of toasts, Chong Guang looked at Lu Yang and said in a deep voice, "After Implementing the System and Establishing the Dynasty, the next step should be Jiangnan?"
"Correct."
Lu Yang didn't deny it. Both of them tacitly put Jiangxi last... After all, everyone knew about the World Honored One; it really wasn't a place ordinary people could go.
However, Jiangnan wasn't easy either. The biggest trouble was—
"Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon, Ye Guangji."
Chong Guang frowned deeply. "That number one Foundation Establishment in the world—how do you plan to deal with him? If you can't solve him, you can't take Jiangnan."
"Don't worry. I have my own plans for this matter."
After all, he actually didn't need to do anything. As time passed, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon would explode together with the Pure Land... But this matter also had risks.
The reason was simple— Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon was too good at dragging things out.
In the previous life, he dragged on for a full thirty years before going to the Pure Land to suicide. Even if Perfected One Warding-Evil hadn't given him a push, he could have dragged on even longer...
This was troublesome, because the longer it dragged on, the stronger the Perfected Lords' sensing of the present world would be. In the first ten years, it might be difficult to observe the present world, but by thirty years, except for not being able to manifest without burning the Grotto-Heaven, the Perfected Lords would have basically restored the mean to monitor the present world.
I can't wait that long.
To attain [Heavenly Fire], I must ensure that no Perfected Lord can interfere with the present world... Maybe I should find a way to check the situation on Patriarch's side.
Soon, the banquet ended.
As Chong Guang and Tian Qiu left together, Lu Yang, while hugging Empress Xiao back to the Kunning Palace, sank his mind into the [Myriad Spirits Banner].
Soon, he saw a ball of light.
This was the key left by Patriarch Nether Whisper. Through it, Lu Yang could enter the [Garden of Eternal Joy] specifically left for Lu Yang by Patriarch Nether Whisper before leaving.
Speaking of which, I've been letting the [Garden of Eternal Joy] operate automatically all this time.
While reaching out to the ball of light, Lu Yang pondered in his heart: After such a long time, I wonder what stage it has developed to now...
The next second, the scene before Lu Yang's eyes changed abruptly.
Then he was stunned.
Boom!
Looking up at the sky, Lu Yang opened his mouth wide, only to see that the light of [Heavenly Fire] falling on him from the vault of heaven had actually surged by several percent abruptly!
This feeling... is Jiangnan?
With this thought, Lu Yang looked down at the ball of light in his hand. A large amount of information flowed into his sea of consciousness, making him instantly understand the reason for the sudden change:
It's Patriarch!
That's right... I never hid anything from Patriarch. He knew my True Dragon body and my transaction with Chong Guang. Therefore, he had long calculated that if I controlled the Dao Court, Jiangbei and overseas would be equivalent to being taken. The only problem was Jiangnan and Jiangxi, so he made arrangements.
During this time, the [Garden of Eternal Joy] only did one thing.
That was to frantically recruit newcomers in Jiangnan. And the high and mighty Sword Pavilion, due to implementing a free-range system for Jiangnan, actually hadn't discovered it yet!
Even more than that.
Under Patriarch Nether Whisper's settings, the newcomers recruited by the [Garden of Eternal Joy] were all sect masters and high-level members responsible for governing regions in Jiangnan.
In this way, the result was obvious—
In the current Jiangnan, apart from the Sword Pavilion, other regions have been covered by the [Garden of Eternal Joy], and are actually recognized by [Heavenly Fire] as included under my rule!