"Why does Senior Brother say that? I am [Pill Cauldron]."
Lu Yang's answer was watertight.
At the same time, the World Honored One also understood that the other party didn't intend to tell him. Although curious, he wasn't surprised. Thus, he very naturally changed the subject:
"Then Junior Brother [Pill Cauldron], why did you come looking for me?"
"For the Nascent Soul Pill!" Without any hesitation, Lu Yang immediately detailed the plan he had previously discussed with the First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak.
In addition to that, there were also his suspicions.
At first, the World Honored One remained quite calm, not showing any emotion. But when Lu Yang spoke of his suspicions, shock abruptly surfaced in the depths of his eyes:
"There's a problem with the seal?"
The smile on his face vanished instantly:
"No, not the seal. There's a problem with the [Paramita]. All our plans were guided towards the [Paramita]. Could this be a deliberate design by the Primordial Saint?"
Facing Lu Yang's conjecture, the World Honored One's first reaction was disbelief. However, the next second, he severed all distracting thoughts interfering with his mind and weighed Lu Yang's suspicion again with pure rationality. In the end, he had to admit: 'It's not impossible, it's actually highly likely.'
After all, he understood his three junior brothers too well.
He could harden his heart, choosing not to save Beast Taming back then, watching Heaven-Mending disappear, and ignoring Pill Cauldron's departure. But those three idiots couldn't do what he did.
'It truly is a meticulous design.'
'For me, he used interests. The collapse of the [Paramita] benefits me, so I would definitely choose this... and then use me to influence those three idiots.'
'For them, he used the bonds of brotherhood.'
In an instant, the World Honored One's expression changed rapidly. He wasn't as optimistic as the First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak. At this moment, he clearly felt a massive danger.
But he similarly couldn't understand one question: 'The Ancestral Dragon breaking free and the [Paramita] collapsing—what exactly is the benefit of this to the Primordial Saint? Could it actually help him achieve transcendence? It makes no sense. No matter how high he stands, he is still on the [Paramita]. If the [Paramita] is gone, he has to fall too.'
Thinking of this, the World Honored One's eyes flickered uncertainly.
After a long while, he finally let out a long breath and looked at Lu Yang: "Your conjecture makes a lot of sense. I will carefully consider this matter later."
"Senior Brother is perceptive."
Lu Yang immediately cupped his hands, and then proposed using the fake effect of the Nascent Soul Pill and the goal of rescuing Sisui to find a way to trick the Spiritual Power and Dao Arts Dao Lords into joining them.
"But it can't really be called tricking either."
"After all, if there really is a problem with the [Paramita], then taking advantage of the situation to turn a fake show into reality and truly rescuing Sisui... actually isn't something that can't be considered."
At this point, Lu Yang carefully glanced at the World Honored One. The World Honored One, however, wore a half-smile: "The Ancestral Dragon and Sisui, saving both to cover for each other, and deciding which one to specifically save based on the situation at the time... But by the looks of it, you seem to hope more that I choose to save Sisui?"
"Senior Brother misunderstands."
Hearing this, Lu Yang hurriedly shook his head: "Everything is decided by Senior Brother. Junior Brother is insignificant and weak, and can at most just help come up with ideas from behind the scenes."
"Saving Sisui is absolutely impossible."
"Even if there really is a problem with the [Paramita], I will not save Sisui."
At this point, the World Honored One's expression was incredibly calm, saying faintly: "Do you think that over all these years, [Myriad Laws] hasn't privately sought me out for this?"
"They've been plotting for many years."
"Yet despite plotting for so many years, there has been no progress whatsoever. The root cause is that I haven't agreed. And if I don't agree, Sisui cannot live."
At this point, Lu Yang was also somewhat curious:
"May I boldly ask Senior, is Sisui actually still alive, or is he dead?"
"In this history, he is dead."
The World Honored One smiled slightly: "Back then, it was the Primordial Saint leading, with Sword Lord, Cang Hao, and me assisting, that thoroughly severed the fact that Sisui was still alive."
Lu Yang immediately understood:
"False history?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the World Honored One's eyebrows raised slightly, and then he nodded: "Correct. The fact that Sisui is still alive has now entirely turned into false history."
"You can simply understand it as us creating a prison that only exists in the past. The [Heavenly Dao] is the lock on the prison, and I am the prison guard. And above us, the Primordial Saint used [Inevitable Fate] to thoroughly reinforce the prison, ensuring Sisui is forever locked inside."
"...As expected."
Lu Yang sighed: "So to make Sisui return to the Mortal World, the only way is to reverse the false history, making the false history become true history again."
"But if that happens..."
Before he could finish, the World Honored One's cold voice faintly drifted over: "If that happens, the past where I attained the Dao will also be erased, and I will no longer be a Nascent Soul Dao Lord."
The Primordial Saint Ancestor was too ruthless.
Striking a snake at its seven inches—almost all the collaborators he chose for sealing Sisui had their weak spots pinched by him, making it fundamentally impossible for them to defy his will.
"This is the Primordial Saint."
"That old thing has never trusted others. He only believes in interests, so he will only use the most fundamental interests to bind us to work for him."
The correctness of acting this way was unquestionable. Sealing Sisui not only concerned the continuation of the [Heavenly Dao], but also concerned the World Honored One's Dao path. This kind of binding of interests was destined to be impossible to divide. No wonder the Dao Arts Dao Lord and Spiritual Power Dao Lord had worked hard for so many years but still couldn't find a flaw.
Truly [Inevitable Fate].
Lu Yang felt helpless in his heart, but quickly rallied his spirits: "Even if we can't save him, we can at least talk about it, right? Otherwise, it will be very hard to rope in Spiritual Power and Dao Arts."
What talking, isn't it just deceiving?
The World Honored One nodded: "This can be done. It just so happens that your conjecture about there being a problem with the [Paramita] can also be spread, acting as my motive for helping."
This was enough.
'With this, the Dao Lords have basically entered the game.'
Sword Lord and Cang Hao, Spiritual Power Dao Lord and Dao Arts Dao Lord, the World Honored One and the First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak—revolving around the grand scheme of [Saving Sisui], they would all inevitably make a move.
Except for one person.
'The Primordial Saint Ancestor . He hasn't entered the game yet. In this chess game, only he hasn't placed a piece.'
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's expression abruptly turned dark. He couldn't help but look at the World Honored One: "Senior Brother, what do you think that person's backup plan will be?"
Hearing this, the World Honored One similarly lowered his eyelids.
He had to admit that the conjecture about a possible problem with the [Paramita] completely disrupted his plans, making it difficult for him to further deduce the Primordial Saint's reaction to this.
After pondering for a long time, the World Honored One said in a deep voice:
"The Primordial Saint's chess piece might land on the True Dragon race."
Lu Yang was taken aback: "The Old Dragon Lord?"
"No, not that old loach."
At this point, the World Honored One abruptly changed the subject. "Do you know what significance that greatest alteration of cause and reversal of effect in history held for my attainment of the Dao?"
Lu Yang nodded. "I do. Senior Brother, you relied on that alteration of cause and reversal of effect to ascend to the position of Dao Lord. Besides you, [Sky-shrouding] also reaped considerable gains."
Hearing this, the World Honored One showed no surprise that Lu Yang knew secrets that ought to have remained taboo. He simply let out a cold sneer. "You know only the first part, not the second."
"That's correct—both [Sky-shrouding] and I benefited from it."
"But back then, the ones who profited from that alteration of cause and reversal of effect were not just me and [Sky-shrouding]!"