Chapter 844 - 842: The Weight of Karma
He once worked so hard to enhance his bloodline and achieve Tao...
All for the sake of entering the Heavens and becoming a true member of the True Martial Clan; for this, he sacrificed so much.
Yet he never imagined that years later, he would enter here as a failure, meet this lord, who in turn would grant him a Great Opportunity to verify the Tao.
Oh heavens!
For a moment, Yun Lian was moved, speechless, staring at King Luo with the eyes one would have for reborn parents.
Especially when recalling the face of Chen Pingping.
At the end of the God Grid war, he endlessly provoked him.
From that moment, Yun Lian clenched his fists, vowing in his heart to verify the Tao and to kill Chen Pingping.
Now the opportunity had come.
Yun Lian took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart: "Thank you, my lord, for your generosity."
"If you can kill him, follow me in the future!" King Luo spoke, and then said, "Aqi, take him to the Spirit Pool to cleanse his body, then enter the Enlightenment Field."
Upon hearing these words, everyone present was shocked.
The Spirit Pool was secondary, where ordinary members of the Divine Clan could enter.
But the Enlightenment Field was different.
That place was not accessible to everyone, filled with the Power of Order, Great Tao Principles, and divinity. If one could grasp just a bit, let alone verifying the Tao, even entering the Heaven Emperor Realm would be just around the corner!
Yun Lian did not understand what this meant, but from the expressions of others, he could judge that the opportunity the lord was giving him was of great significance.
After Yun Lian left.
An elderly man walked out: "My lord!"
King Luo's face was expressionless: "Speak!"
"This person's bloodline power is thin, his spiritual roots dim; even if he enters the Enlightenment Field, his achievements will be limited…"
The old man's words were interrupted by King Luo: "You participated in that slaughter, witnessed the Human Dynasty's glory. What do you think of that person back then?"
The old man replied: "Very strong."
"Strong in what way?" King Luo asked again.
"..."
Wenliang was very strong.
This was the consensus of the entire Divine Realm, much stronger than the Human Emperor, and Wenliang had great ambition and drive, different from the usual Human Emperors.
He founded the Immortal Dynasty, established order in the mortal realm, created the power of faith.
Many people did not understand what this meant. In the eyes of most Divine Clan experts, Wenliang just wanted to unify the Human Clan and resist the Divine Clan.
But little did they know, Wenliang's strength lay in the power of faith.
This was a force that could overturn the Divine Realm, even the first Gods, the Order Gods, were immensely afraid.
Once it appeared, the Heavenly Dao would inevitably bring down a catastrophe to obliterate it.
But Wenliang allowed the power of faith to exist for an era.
In that era, he almost succeeded; if given more time, he would surely invade the Divine Realm, overturn the entire Divine Realm, and rewrite the fate of the Divine Clan.
This was Wenliang's terrifying aspect.
So when Yun Lian mentioned the Six Tao's reappearance, he first thought of this point.
A recent slaughter in the Netherworld... it seems... that Human was the Six Tao cultivator Yun Lian mentioned.
Is he related to Wenliang?
Who is Wenliang to him?
Has he inherited the legacy of the power of faith?
All of this remains unknown.
The reappearance of the Six Tao, changing heavens and earth, is not a rumor; on the contrary... it is an issue that must be taken seriously, also a message that cannot be spread.
It must be strangled in the cradle.
Moreover, the karma of the power of faith is immense, embodying the collective belief of the Human Clan.
Rashly taking action would surely bring catastrophe upon oneself.
In that great battle, although the Divine Clan side achieved victory, the Gods returning from the mortal realm either perished, were tormented by fear, or lived in nightmares for the rest of their lives.
They all met with ill ends.
Thus, he needed an outsider to act, to accomplish this task, to strangle it in the cradle.
Yun Lian is undoubtedly a very good choice.
If he fails, then... King Luo can choose another method without delay.
"I am more concerned with the Power of Void." His eyes gleamed with intense light.
That was a brand new Power of Order.
If it could be obtained, consolidating the God Grid would be imminent.
As for the Nether Emperor's anger...
At this point, King Luo's face darkened: "Issue a decree and knock some sense into that old fellow of the Nether Emperor."
He had moved with killing intent.
The elder was shaken and nodded, silently exiting the scene.
Yun Lian was taken into the Spirit Pool to undergo cleansing.
...
Netherworld.
Chen Pingping awakened Qi and shared his plan with him.
Qi, upon hearing, remained silent.
After a long time, he uttered a sentence: "Have you ever met the Nether Emperor?"
Chen Pingping's plan seemed simple, but... the process was too difficult, breaking into Luo Feng Mountain, diving deep to confront Lord Nether Emperor, persuading him, or perhaps subduing him.
As for how to persuade, Chen Pingping did not say.
But these words and the plan had different meanings when heard by others.
If the Nether Emperor could be persuaded or had compassion, today's Netherworld would not be in its current state.
Unless he had met the Nether Emperor.
An elder of the Yuan Family couldn't help but speak: "The Nether Emperor won't make a move."
"Correct..." A strong figure of the Yuan Clan echoed: "Back then, the Empress entered the Netherworld, bringing the Blood Kirin Legion, founding Sky City, yet ultimately was betrayed by the Nether Emperor, leading to the tragic death of the legion, Sky City turning into a Land of Bitter Cold, the Empress being exiled to the Valley of Death, her fate unknown, the Crown Prince was suppressed and was heroically sacrificed not long ago, the Little Princess..."
At this point, the man glanced at Zi Ji and muttered: "The Little Princess was chased, had no choice but to flee into the mortal realm, enduring long years before returning here; if the Nether Emperor had any compassion, the situation in the Netherworld wouldn't be like this."
"He won't make a move."
"Rushing into Luo Feng Mountain is too much of a gamble."
"More than ten Soldier Kings, several generals, and the Undying King, such forces are terrifying..."
"Not to mention countless Qi Refiners of Luo Feng Mountain."
"We simply have no way to break in."
"In my opinion, it's better to assault the Valley of Death; if we could save the Moon God or the Empress, we would have some confidence when facing Luo Feng Mountain and the Divine Clan."
Members of the Yuan Clan spoke up, discussing fervently, expressing unanimous disapproval of Chen Pingping's plan.
At this moment, Jiang Ni'er suddenly spoke: "How confident are we against a Divine Clan expert descending?"
No one spoke up.
Because there was no confidence.
King Luo was simply too powerful; several times he had initiated dark turmoil, slaughtering and covering the Netherworld, killing countless Ming Tribe people, and annihilating many mighty races.
Actually, he was the least of their concerns.
The terrifying existence behind the True Martial Clan was the actual threat.
The real God.
Even if it was a newly formed God just consolidating the God Grid, a single slap would be enough to annihilate them all.
Fortunately, with the Boundary Force in place, it was difficult for Gods to cross over.
Forcing entry into the Netherworld required a huge price.
However, Jiang Ni'er's words also implied that even if Luo Feng Mountain did nothing, given their current strength, they couldn't contend with the Divine Clan.
So?
Once Luo Feng Mountain joined forces with the Divine Clan, their death would be inevitable.
Therefore, Chen Pingping's plan seemed feasible.
They needed a stance from Luo Feng Mountain, or perhaps they needed an alliance with the Nether Emperor, to persuade him and change the fate of the Netherworld.
To make the Nether Emperor believe they had this ability.
Crash!
Everyone turned to look at Zi Ji.
She fluttered her curved eyelashes: "I was born never having met the Nether Emperor, you wouldn't want me to call him out, would you?"
This possibility was practically zero.
Chen Pingping was very clear; the Nether Emperor wouldn't take the initiative because he had truly met the Nether Emperor, implying that you should come to Luo Feng Mountain to find me...
Moreover, from his conversations with the Nether Emperor, he could almost determine one thing: the Nether Emperor could not leave Luo Feng Mountain, nor could he control Luo Feng Mountain.