Lu Yang's voice faintly echoed in the Dark Void, reaching the ears of the various Dao Lords, causing the already tranquil Dark Void to suddenly gain a bit of chilling murderous intent.
Did Lu Yang's words make sense?
Of course they did!
Why did everyone fear the Primordial Saint? Methods were secondary. Those who could become Dao Lords might have different styles, but which of them lacked methods?
Even Dou Xuan had them.
The reason he could become a Dao Lord back then was by playing tricks, borrowing Sisui's power, and finally leaping to the top, severing the future paths of countless Spiritual Power Dao cultivators.
Therefore, the Primordial Saint's schemes and calculations were nothing to the Dao Lords. Although they were still terrifying, they were things that could be dealt with as long as one was cautious. However, the Primordial Saint's strength was another matter entirely. The strongest in the sea of light, number one in battles—this was a problem the Dao Lords could not avoid.
You are the strongest; if we don't gang up on you, who do we gang up on?
Thus, as Lu Yang's voice fell, fluctuations immediately appeared in the Dao Lords' auras. Evidently, they were touched in their hearts and felt somewhat tempted.
Lu Yang keenly noticed this change.
He immediately struck while the iron was hot—
"Doesn't the Primordial Saint think himself lofty and in control of everything? Since that's the case, we will deliberately lure him out, and then swarm him together!"
"Seniors, think clearly. This is likely the smallest gap between you and the Primordial Saint there will ever be. If so many of us cannot even probe his bottom line, then we must join forces. If we do probe it out and it's within a controllable range, then everyone can just turn hostile again when the time comes."
Lu Yang spoke very considerately.
He had considered both possibilities for the Dao Lords. Although everyone actually understood this logic, Lu Yang was the first to pierce the window paper.
"How about it?"
Lu Yang licked his lips and sneered: "Everyone, matters like Dao struggles are nothing more than strengthening oneself and weakening the enemy, both with the goal of winning."
"As for strengthening yourselves, you guys are out of luck."
"But weakening the enemy is highly promising. Otherwise, not even knowing the Primordial Saint's bottom line, what are you waiting for? Waiting for him to kick us to death with one foot?"
"Of course, this matter definitely carries risks."
Speaking of this, Lu Yang's tone was very calm: "The Primordial Saint is very strong, incredibly strong. At worst, he is at the level of Sisui back then, perhaps even the Ancestral Dragon's tier!"
From his life before last, Lu Yang still clearly remembered the scene of the Primordial Saint killing the World Honored One in a short period. Therefore, he would not underestimate the Primordial Saint's strength, estimating it as high as possible. At this moment, he also spoke frankly: "If it's the former, we can still fight. If it's the latter, there will definitely be casualties!"
"Of course, the result won't change."
"After all, whether it's the former or the latter, it's not like you Seniors haven't experienced it back then. Weren't they all suppressed in the end anyway?"
"So, are you afraid of death?"
Speaking to this point, Lu Yang even smiled.
On the other side, the Dao Lords also let out clear laughter. Even the weakest Spiritual Power Dao Lord, Dou Xuan, shook his head with some amusement at this moment.
Afraid of death? What a joke!
Take Dou Xuan, for instance. When he braved the risk to forcefully elevate his stature back then, gambling that Sisui would pull him up, did he have absolute certainty?
Impossible.
Human hearts are unpredictable, who would dare to be certain?
Regardless of the motive or the method, at least in that instant, Dou Xuan truly gambled his life. Everything was just to pursue a higher Dao!
Which of the other Dao Lords wasn't the same?
Perhaps their styles were different, and their ideologies varied. But undoubtedly, for the sake of seeking the Dao, for the sake of profit, they couldn't possibly be afraid of death.
This is what a Dao Lord is.
This is truly a Dao Lord!
'Creatures of pure self-interest. So long as it serves them, so long as it touches upon their own path, they can cast aside any grievance, never truly holding it in their hearts."
That was why the Primordial Saint's open scheme worked so well on them. Laying everything out in the open, they would naturally walk along the designed blueprint. After so many lifetimes, Lu Yang had long seen this clearly. Against Dao Lords, insidious plots and schemes were the most unpresentable things.
A slight misstep, and one might try to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it.
For example, the Primordial Saint's deity transformation and ascension plan. He hid it so deeply, and the result? Even without him, the Sword Lord and Cang Hao could still give him a huge eye-opener.
So if one must use a scheme, use an open scheme!
If the Primordial Saint can play this game, I also know a thing or two about it!
"If you truly do not fear death, then why not stake everything on a single decisive gamble? Draw the Primordial Saint out, force his hand—and then strike together, dealing him a crushing blow!"
Simply put—use yourselves as bait.
Lure the Primordial Saint into the open.
For a moment, the Dao Lords' expressions turned strange. How many years had it been? This was the first time anyone had dared to voice such a notion so plainly.
Until now, it had always been the Primordial Saint who set the bait and reeled others in.
And now, the roles were reversed. Like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, this suddenly emerged Primordial Spirit cultivator actually sought to rally them all into baiting the Primordial Saint together.
But then again.
'Is this matter feasible?'
Cang Hao shifted his gaze, glancing in the direction of the Sword Lord, while also meeting her beautiful, clear eyes. The two Dao Lords quickly reached an agreement.
Feasible!
However, there was still a problem. How to lure the Primordial Saint out? To strike a snake, hit it seven inches down. What could they do to force the Primordial Saint to proactively come out and fight them?
Just now, Cang Hao had directly spoken the pre-ancient secrets, thoroughly exposing the bottom line of the Primordial Saint's name. As a result, the Primordial Saint only cast a gaze over, showing absolutely no intention of truly fighting. It was evident that, up to now, one couldn't say he had no soft spots left, but they were definitely few in number.
Right at this moment, the World Honored One spoke.
"I already have a guess as to the location of [The Supreme Grandmaster]. The Great Karmic Net, the Long River of Time... Hmph! That old bastard will definitely not be able to hold back!"
The World Honored One directly voiced the secret of the Great Karmic Net.
Lu Yang had already told him this part of the information previously. And with the same intelligence, what Lu Yang could deduce, the World Honored One naturally could as well.
"The problem is, it cannot be taken out."
The World Honored One said in a deep voice: "After I attained [Karma], the Long River of Time was transformed into the Great Karmic Net by me. The two are essentially different now."
"Unless I die, it cannot revert."
Speaking of this, the World Honored One suddenly revealed a terrifying smile: "How about it? Do Fellow Daoists want to give it a try? I am willing to commit suicide right here!"
Astonishing words!
As his voice fell, Dao Tianqi was the first to look at the World Honored One. But soon, those eyes overflowing with the Light of Wisdom seemed to have deduced a result.
Thus, he said nothing.
Soon, the other Dao Lords also recovered from their astonishment, deducing the source of confidence behind the World Honored One's suicide: "The Past Body... your Three Lifetimes Bodies can be used like this?"
On the other side, Lu Yang also suddenly saw the light:
'The World Honored One's Three Lifetimes Bodies. The first-generation Myriad Treasure Peak Master attained [Karma], Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light ascended to [Paramita], and finally molded the current World Honored One.'
Past, present, future.
This set of Dao attainment secret methods was actually underestimated by many. It could be called the culmination of the World Honored One's lifelong cultivation and Dao comprehension!
'Now, as the Present Body, Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light proactively abandoned [Paramita]. The World Honored One wants his Past Body, the first-generation Myriad Treasure Peak Master, to self-destruct [Karma]. In this way, the Great Karmic Net will revert to the Long River of Time, and all the Primordial Saint's calculations will amount to nothing!'
Because he didn't personally slay the World Honored One.
Only by personally slaying him could the concepts link together and complete an ultimate sublimation. If the World Honored One committed suicide, it would be completely meaningless.
Of course, the price was equally massive.
Once he self-destructed [Karma], if nothing else, the World Honored One's strength would definitely plummet massively, reducing him to an empty shell possessing a Primordial Spirit but lacking mighty power.
Just like Xiu Zhen previously.
Crazy! Truly crazy!
For a time, the looks the Sword Lord, Cang Hao, Myriad Laws, and Dou Xuan gave the World Honored One completely changed. We misjudged you. Who would have thought you were the truly ruthless one!