Asura Mad Emperor-Chapter 717: Planning

In the Underworld, in a deep underground location.

There lay a spacious hall, and above the hall, a dazzling flow of light ebbed and flowed continuously. From afar, spiritual energy could be seen swirling within this cluster of light.

But upon closer inspection, there was only emptiness inside; nothing truly existed there.

"Sovereign, it's terrible!"

At that moment, a Ghost Race warrior with a profound aura rushed into the hall, exclaiming aloud.

He was clad in bronze battle armor, a great general among the Ghost Race.

The colorful cluster of light kept churning, its rays refracting endlessly, and soon it formed a strange, immense face.

Although the features were indistinct, one could be certain that it was not the face of a Ghost Race Cultivator.

Instead, it bore a closer resemblance to the face of a Human Cultivator!

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"What is there to panic about!"

The giant face spoke, its voice booming and shaking the subterranean palace incessantly as if it might collapse at any moment.

"Ghost Word... Ghost Word... Ghost Word... he's dead!"

The Ghost Race general, seeing the giant face, managed to suppress his panic and spoke with composure and respect.

"I know!"

The enormous face expressed neither sorrow nor joy, answering in an even tone, as if it had already anticipated such a scenario.

"Huh?"

The Ghost Race general was startled by the Sovereign's reaction and was momentarily at a loss.

"If Ghost Word is dead, then doesn't that mean our tribe's scheme has been foiled..."

The Ghost Race general tentatively spoke.

"Hmph, you surely don't think that with the will of a few minor ghosts and a struggle against a few weaklings, you could shatter an Ancient Realm?"

The giant face replied indifferently.

"You should know that the Ancient Realm is the Companion Realm of the Divine Wilderness Continent. Even if the Ancient Four Races were resurrected, they could not cause that Ancient Realm to completely explode."

"Ah?!"

The Ghost Race general was taken aback, utterly astonished. The Sovereign's words were entirely different from before.

Releasing the will of two great Ghost Race spirits to engage in a grand battle with an Ancient Divine Corpse, shattering that Ancient Realm.

This scheme was originally proposed by this very Sovereign.

The entire Ghost Race had believed in it without doubt.

But now the Sovereign was telling him that it would never be possible to make the Ancient Realm explode.

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This was undoubtedly another shattering of the Ghost Race's dream to return to the Divine Wilderness.

"Honored One, since you already knew we could not break through the Ancient Realm, why did you deceive us by saying we could return to the Divine Wilderness!"

The Ghost Race general felt greatly deceived, and his tone, which had always been extremely respectful towards the Honored One, unconsciously changed as he asked, filled with resentment.

"I have said that there is a way for you to return to the Divine Wilderness, and naturally, I would not deceive you," the giant face spoke again, its voice booming and deep, continuing, "The fall of Guici was already anticipated by me; I just chose not to inform you!"

"What?!"

"Honored One, you knew all along. Could it be that the death of Guici was also part of your plan?"

The Ghost Race general suddenly thought of a possibility, and his heart was hit by a storm of shock.

His thoughts were all in disarray when he heard the giant face speak again: "Do you know where the barrier sealing your race in this Underworld comes from?"

"This... according to the accounts of our ancestors, our race angered the Heavenly Dao in the great war against the god, demon, and monster races. It was the Heavenly Dao that descended its laws to seal our race here!"

The Ghost Race general recalled this distant rumor and murmured softly.

"Correct, the barrier is an evolution of the Heavenly Dao Laws. Although initially it was somewhat incomplete, over time, this barrier has become incredibly firm and increasingly difficult to open. Do you really think you can deceive the Heavenly Dao and open the barrier with just a stratagem? Aren't you underestimating the majesty of the Heavenly Dao?"

That ball of light continued to refract and change, shooting out green and red lights from the eyes of the giant face.

He continued to speak.

"Myriad Heavens and Worlds, Six Paths of Reincarnation, all of these cannot escape the perception of the Heavenly Dao. Even our current conversation is governed by the Heavenly Dao. Do you understand why I didn't share the prophecy of Guici's downfall with you?"

"This..."

The Ghost Race general finally understood.

"So all of this was a lie! Or rather, from the beginning, the plan that the Ghost Race knew was a false one, and the true plan to break the barrier was never shared with them by the Honored One."

"The so-called plan to use the Ghost Race's will to shatter the Ancient Realm was entirely a facade. Guici and the others entering the Ancient Realm were merely a part of the Honored One's activation mechanism for the barrier between the two realms.

As for what objectives Guici and the others achieved in the Ancient Realm, it seems that only the Honored One would know."

All things, all under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Dao, every word and deed can be constrained by the Heavenly Dao.

Beneath the Heavenly Dao, nothing can hide, yet the human heart is difficult to predict, hence why the Honored One never shared the true strategy with them.

At the same time, the waves in the heart of the Ghost Race general grew even larger.

"In that case, is this Honored One not opposing the Heavenly Dao with the power of one individual?"

This was different from cultivating to sense the Heavenly Dao.

Cultivators can sense the Heavenly Dao in their journey of cultivation, but no matter how one trains, cultivation is always in accordance with the Heavenly Dao.

Even if one fully comprehends the Heavenly Dao, no cultivator can defy and oppose the Heavenly Dao.

"But Honored One, since you say the barrier is unbreakable, then where do those fissures between the two realms come from?"

The Ghost Race general asked, puzzled.

"Do not ask about what you should not. When it is time for you to know, I will naturally tell you," the giant face said indifferently and did not directly answer the Ghost Race general's question.

"Yes, yes!" The Ghost Race general was fearful.

"Honored One, since Guici is dead, what should we do next?"

Ultimately, the Ghost Race general chose to believe the Honored One unconditionally.

They had been imprisoned for hundreds of millions of years and had no choice but to believe.

"The next step requires you to do it personally!"

As he spoke, the ball of light that was the giant face shot a blazing light from its eyes towards the Ghost Race general.

The divine light was flourishing as it entered the latter's Divine Sense.

After reading the information within his Divine Sense, the Ghost Race general stood there stunned, "This... this... could it be..."

"Remember, you must do this personally!" the giant face admonished once more.

With that, the flowing radiance ebbed away, and the giant face disappeared without a trace.