Chapter 973: 968: Deceiving Heaven to Cross the Sea, Bhagavat’s Scheme!

Chapter 973: Chapter 968: Deceiving Heaven to Cross the Sea, Bhagavat’s Scheme!

Although dazed for a moment, Lü Yang quickly regained his composure. He seamlessly shifted his mindset and began pondering countermeasures. Simply put, he was numb to it. Plans never catching up with changes had long become the norm in his life, so this current unexpected situation seemed rather ordinary to him.

Besides, at this point, neither the Road to the Underworld nor the Naihe Bridge actually mattered. Since the Saint Sect Ancestral Master was shooting the arrow first and drawing the target later, he had clearly fixed his sights on the Netherworld. Under these circumstances, no matter what tricks Lü Yang played, it would be almost impossible to escape his Dharma Eye.

What should he do?

Giving up was not in Lü Yang’s nature. Unless his Dao Heart collapsed from Unity or he was caught by the Saint Sect Ancestral Master, he would continue to struggle. Not to mention, he still had an angel investor.

That was the Bhagavat!

“Forcing me to accept Unity is undoubtedly an attempt to take advantage of my vulnerability, but the very thing I am trying to accomplish is the key reason he invested in me,” he analyzed inwardly. “Therefore, Unity must be useful. The Bhagavat cannot be the kind of shortsighted person who sacrifices the fundamental for the trivial. Compared to my Enlightenment, the realization of the Plan for the Collapse of the Other Shore is much more important.”

In this regard, Lü Yang trusted the Bhagavat.

“Looking at it from this angle, the hope of breaking this deadlock might just lie in this conversation with the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master that the Bhagavat shared with me through Unity!”

With this in mind, Lü Yang immediately focused his mind, calmed his breath, and continued to eavesdrop on the conversation.

Meanwhile, inside the monk’s room, the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master took out a Jade Scroll. With a light flick of his fingers, he projected a scene into the void.

Lü Yang recognized the object. “It’s the Netherworld’s blueprint… However, compared to the one in the De-Chong Talisman, it is far from complete. There are even errors and omissions in some details,” he noted.

Immediately after, the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master asked, “Senior Brother Wan Bao, what do you think?”

Hearing this, the Bhagavat remained silent for a moment before saying quietly, “The design of the Naihe Bridge itself is fine. The problem likely lies in its pairing. You did not pair the Road to the Underworld and the Naihe Bridge together. The two do not interact and fail to form a unified whole, which is why problems arise. As for the method of integration… it is actually quite simple. You only need a piece of forbidden knowledge, forbidden knowledge related to the Other Shore…”

The voice came to an abrupt halt.

The visual and audio of the conversation were cut off, plunging Lü Yang’s vision into sudden darkness. It took a moment for his sight to finally recover.

“Damn it!” Lü Yang cursed in his heart. “What a stingy Bhagavat!”

Lü Yang, who had thought he could freeload a piece of forbidden knowledge, immediately grumbled in his head—even though he actually understood that the Bhagavat didn’t do this out of stinginess. Rather, if this forbidden knowledge were leaked and he heard it, he would inevitably reveal a flaw. That would allow the Saint Sect Ancestral Master, who was constantly watching this place, to notice the anomaly. That was why the connection had to be cut.

However, understanding the reasoning didn’t stop Lü Yang from mentally cursing the Bhagavat. After all, he had no other outlet. If he didn’t hurl a few curses in his mind, he worried he might actually groan out loud. In fact, he was even starting to feel that the Bhagavat looked rather pleasant and was quite a kind-hearted person.

“My condition is worsening…” he realized.

Although his Dao Heart Perfection was still functioning, maintaining the state of Unity for a prolonged period meant that the high concentration of the Bhagavat’s corruption was still affecting him. Lü Yang braced his Heart Spirit and continued to listen in.

“I see. I understand now! Thank you, Senior Brother Wan Bao!” The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master looked incredibly excited. He clapped his hands and laughed, “With this forbidden knowledge, I can fuse all the components of the Netherworld into a single entity!

“Ah, however…” At this point, the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master suddenly changed the subject. “Aside from the Naihe Bridge, there is one more thing I want to consult you about, Senior Brother.”

“Speak freely,” the Bhagavat said with a smile.

“Actually, the suggestion previously raised by the Masters of Dao to overlay the Netherworld onto the Current World as a way to temporarily alleviate the collapse of the Other Shore is quite good. But I have a new plan.”

The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master’s expression grew incredibly eager as he continued, “I feel that overlaying it on the Current World can only delay the collapse of the Other Shore for a short time. This won’t solve the core issue; it merely postpones it. But I have a method… If we overlay the Netherworld beneath the Current World, creating an inverted Position, and pair it with my design, I believe I might be able to completely eradicate the problem of the Other Shore!”

The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master explained enthusiastically.

Opposite him, the Bhagavat listened with a smile. Yet, behind that compassionate face and deep within his eyes overflowing with Buddha Light, lay endless coldness.

“You shouldn’t have said that.

“Why did you have to speak? Cultivated Demon, do you really think the First Saint, do you really think our Stain Sect is some benevolent faction that cares for the masses of the Sea of Light?

“Utterly foolish.

“Incurable,” the Bhagavat thought.

He stared fixedly at the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master, only opening his mouth at the very end to say, “A good idea. But what does that have to do with me?”

“Of course it has something to do with you!” the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master said forcefully. “Although I want to overlay the Netherworld beneath the Current World, my skill level is limited. I truly have no way to implement it. But you are different, Senior Brother.”

At this point, a look of reverence even surfaced on his face. “Back then, wasn’t the Foundation Establishment Realm created by you, Senior Brother?”

The words struck like a thunderbolt.

This single sentence nearly caused the secretly eavesdropping Lü Yang to lose his composure. “The Foundation Establishment Realm, a dimension above the Current World… was actually created by the Bhagavat!?”

Meanwhile, the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master continued his praise. “Once the Foundation Establishment Realm was established, any Cultivator in the world seeking Entering the Dao no longer had to step directly from the Current World into the Sea of Suffering. Instead, they could first head to the Foundation Establishment Realm before entering the Sea of Suffering. The difficulty of Sensing Fruit Position and the Great Dao was drastically reduced.

“Beyond that, the Foundation Establishment Realm also reinforced the Current World and prevented the Other Shore from collapsing. It’s been a full sixty thousand years now, hasn’t it? Your Merit is truly boundless, Senior Brother Wan Bao.

“It is simply a monumental achievement!”

Finally, the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master smiled. “At the time you accomplished this, Senior Brother Wan Bao, you even astounded the Masters of Dao.”

“…It’s nothing spectacular,” the Bhagavat replied in an indifferent tone. “Given enough time, you could have comprehended it yourself.”

“But we are out of time, aren’t we?” The First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master shook his head. “In short, I want to ask you, Senior Brother Wan Bao, to teach me the method of forging the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Plane Creation Technique.”

After speaking, he stood up and bowed solemnly.

Meanwhile, outside the monk’s room.

Lü Yang, who had heard the entire exchange through Unity, fell into deep thought. He knew the outcome very well: the Bhagavat definitely handed it over in the end. After all, the Netherworld had been successfully established.

“The Plane Creation Technique… A plane, as in a plane of Position? The Foundation Establishment Realm… To think such a thing exists. Is it also used to reinforce the Current World?” he pondered.

Suddenly, it dawned on him. “The Netherworld is just one option. The Foundation Establishment Realm… is also a cornerstone stabilizing the Current World. Tearing it down would yield the exact same result as tearing down the Netherworld!”

The ultimate deception!

With this thought, Lü Yang finally figured out the Bhagavat’s scheme. “The Netherworld is just a smokescreen, designed to mislead the Saint Sect Ancestral Master into drawing the wrong conclusion!

“Telling me earlier not to go near the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master was also a subtle hint. He was warning me that the Netherworld wasn’t a viable path. I need to abandon it and find another way!”

A masterful bait-and-switch! To tamper with the Foundation Establishment Realm while the Saint Sect Ancestral Master’s attention was focused on the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master and the Netherworld—this was the true hope of breaking the deadlock!