A life-and-death struggle; we leave tonight!
Lu Yang's words took Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin aback. Following that, his expression immediately turned anxious. I said we should defend for a wave, why did you decide to risk it all on a single throw?
"Fellow Daoist, please be prudent."
Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin looked serious and said solemnly, "Besides Emperor Cang, there are several other Great Perfected Lords among the Grotto-Heaven Method demons, and their strength is not weak."
"Among them, the ones that require special attention are the Sword Pavilion and the Saint Sect."
"These two factions each have a Great Perfected Lord in the Netherworld, namely [Great Perfected Lord Heavenly Furnace who Smelts The World] and [Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance]. Both are at the pinnacle of the Dao Integration Realm."
"Although they are at the Dao Integration Realm, they cultivate the Grotto-Heaven Method after all, and the Sword Pavilion and Saint Sect are outstanding among them. Even if they encounter us Immortal Bridge Realm experts, they can stall for a bit. If the two join forces, and have the empowerment of the [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules], they can even stall an Immortal Bridge Realm Great Perfected Lord for a long time."
He spoke very seriously.
Lu Yang, however, had a strange expression. After pondering for a moment, he asked curiously, "Forgive my presumption, but the Immortal Bridge Realm Great Perfected Lord Fellow Daoist is talking about... couldn't be yourself, right?"
Well, who else?
Hearing this, this Immortal Bridge Great Perfected Lord of the Spiritual Power Dao was taken aback at first. It wasn't until he noticed Lu Yang's gaze, which looked as if he were looking at a monkey, that he finally reacted:
'He thinks I'm weak?!'
Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin immediately stood up, so angry he was about to refute on the spot. But upon seeing Lu Yang's Light of Wisdom, he helplessly sat back down.
"At the very least, they can stop me."
"Moreover, two fists are no match for four hands."
"Even if Fellow Daoist can defeat them, don't forget there is still Emperor Cang. You might be able to win against one or two, but can you win against them all? Fellow Daoist is only one person!"
At this point, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin spoke again:
"Besides these two, the Pure Land also has a Great Perfected Lord in the Netherworld, named [Precious Shimmering Radiance Bodhisattva], whose cultivation is also at the pinnacle of the Dao Integration Realm."
"Setting them aside, there are also Xin Ye and You Hai. They defected together with Emperor Cang back then. Although their cultivation is a bit weaker, only at the Entering the Dao level, they cannot be underestimated. Even if they aren't strong in direct combat, they can assist from the sidelines. If used well, they can similarly cause no small amount of trouble."
After hearing this, Lu Yang already had an idea in his heart:
"Emperor Cang makes up three by himself. The Saint Sect, Sword Pavilion, and Pure Land each have one. Plus the two traitors from the Three Foundations... currently, Mount Bozhong has eight Great Perfected Lords?"
"And this is not even counting the three I finished off at Mount Baodu."
At this point, Lu Yang was somewhat amazed:
"So at their peak, the number of Great Perfected Lords in the Grotto-Heaven Method faction within the Netherworld even broke double digits. No wonder the Three Foundations were slaughtered to this state..."
"This is actually considered few!"
Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin shook his head: "The Grotto-Heaven Method side has Dao Lords balancing things from the outside. If we are strong, they are strong; if we are weak, they naturally become weak as well."
"If it were during their absolute peak, the number of Great Perfected Lords on the Grotto-Heaven Method side even broke the thirty mark. More than half of them were Sons of Heaven from the Dao Court. Now, after years of fighting to the death, we are almost all dead, so the Dao Lords finally restricted and controlled them, maintaining a delicate balance between both sides."
Then here came the question.
Lu Yang frowned slightly: "Why maintain this kind of balance? Wouldn't it be better to just push forward in one wave and annihilate all of you? Why keep you around all this time?"
"I didn't understand this point beforehand either."
"It wasn't until Lord Beast Taming awakened and explained it to me in detail that I understood a little... In short, they need us to slaughter each other in the Netherworld."
"Although we belong to different factions, fundamentally, we are all death spirits."
"Death spirits slaughtering each other will shake the Great Daos of the Netherworld, causing flaws to appear in its operation... The Dao Lords used this exactly to occupy the Netherworld step by step."
The Yellow Springs Road, the Bridge of Helplessness, the Home-Viewing Terrace, the Three Lives Stone.
The Dao Lords encroaching on these Netherworld components was not achieved overnight, but accomplished bit by bit over a long period of time.
"I see, then it isn't strange at all." Lu Yang nodded.
Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin thought he had taken it to heart and said with gratification, "Fellow Daoist should understand now. For this battle, we must act conservatively and cannot act with haste..."
The next second, Lu Yang's voice rang out:
"Striking tonight is still too conservative."
He had an excited expression and said in a deep voice, "We strike right now! Senior, hold the line for me. We'll start by making an example of the Three Foundations' traitors and kill the two weakest ones first!"
Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin: "???"
"...You will die!"
Looking at Lu Yang, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin said in a deep voice, "I can tell Fellow Daoist frankly, our side only has a total of five Great Perfected Lords who can fight."
"Among them, three are Dao Arts Dao Great Perfected Lords from the Mortal World. I don't trust them. So the only ones who can truly make a move are me and another Spiritual Power Dao Great Perfected Lord. Even adding Fellow Daoist, that's only two Immortal Bridge and one Dao Integration. It simply cannot compare to the forces on the Dao Court's side."
"I know what you want to do."
"It's nothing more than finding a way to launch a sneak attack wave like at Mount Baodu, and perhaps kill a few more by detonating a Supreme Treasure. But this kind of method can only be used once."
"After that one time, you will be deep within the enemy camp!"
"Not to mention, you've already exposed the method of detonating a Supreme Treasure at Mount Baodu. If you do it again, the others will be prepared, and the battle results won't be as good."
"I also know you have methods to conceal yourself that are extremely profound, even able to deceive Dao Integration Great Perfected Lords. But Mount Bozhong has been managed by Emperor Cang for tens of thousands of years; it's practically like an iron bucket. Under the [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules], unless you break through to the Heaven Treading Realm, it's absolutely impossible to stay hidden!"
Lu Yang listened patiently, then chuckled lightly:
"I understand what Fellow Daoist means. But what if I told you that I have a Great Perfected Lord inside man in the Grotto-Heaven Method faction who can help us sneak in?"
Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin instantly froze.
His first reaction was that it was impossible. An inside man in the Grotto-Heaven Method faction? Are you kidding me? Who do you think you are? A Great Perfected Lord of the Saint Sect?
However, the reality was—he actually did!
'The World Honored One is on the same side as the First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak and me. So if nothing unexpected happens, that [Precious Shimmering Radiance Bodhisattva]of the Pure Land can be won over!'
After all, Senior Brother Myriad Treasures, you probably don't want your little junior brother to die suddenly, right?
Lu Yang had even formulated the plan.
'As long as that [Precious Shimmering Radiance Bodhisattva] is willing to help cover for me, I can just have the Patriarch open a hole in the mountain body of Mount Bozhong first.'
'Then cover it up slightly, disguising it as an opened Secret Realm, and let [Precious Shimmering Radiance Bodhisattva] take the lead, using the excuse of exploring the Secret Realm to trick the other Great Perfected Lords inside. Finally, have the Patriarch seal the hole... That way, that group of Great Perfected Lords will be no different from being dead!'
Lu Yang's gaze was cold:
'Divide and conquer, defeat them one by one.'
'When that time comes, it won't be Emperor Cang using the Dao Court's numerical advantage to crush me, but my side concentrating superior forces to make the first move and finish him off!'
After the deed was done, and the internal troubles of the Netherworld were no more, he could set about opening the furnace and refining the [Nascent Soul Pill]!