Chapter 1152: Planing.
Shi Lang and Amelia headed back to the Human Realm after Nishan sealed their consciousness once more. This time they didn’t use any clones, Shi Lang had Nishan carry Raksha and the sword spirit handled the monitoring. She was strong enough to slay Nishan and his cronies if they were to try anything funny. However, this time Nishan didn’t cross the border himself, he simply let the people carry the cargo, and then one of his trusted aides crossed the border in his stead.
When the seal on the consciousness came off, the two people moved back to the Asura Hall with a rather low-key presence. In the pavilion of their courtyard, Shi Lang had left behind a couple of clones and they were both sitting down with their legs crossed, as if in meditation. As the real people walked in the pavilion, Shi Lang waved his hand and dispelled the clones and asked, "Amy, do you want some tea? I found that the air in that place was rather dry."
Amelia nodded with a faint smile, none of them were in any hurry to act and handle things quickly. The goal had been achieved and now what was left for them was to regroup and strategize slowly.
Shi Lang prepared the Tea and then served it to Amelia, at this time, all the big shots of the Asura Hall had come over, and Hao Mei took over the serving from Shi Lang and fetched tea for everyone with Xiao Meng. The people showed no hurry, it was as if they have gathered for a weekly square dancing gathering, and after a few minutes, the young man said, "The meeting had a rough start but it was smoothened out by the elder of the Sun Archers, the people all took an oath that if they were to betray the alliance or try to reach out to the realm lord by any means they would die.
The method used for this was a secret (he just didn’t want to tell them about it) and the oath is going to extend to you all, if you choose to sit down and listen to the content."
The people showed no change on their faces, they had already made the decision that they would go ahead to face the realm lord and they would not stop because that guy was stronger than them. It appeared to be something that was reckless but no, it was the determination of the Terran race, and the survival instinct of the humans that have ascended the heavens before the Terrans came into the picture.
Tian Long placed the tea cup down and asked, "Tell us, what is this about?"
Shi Lang nodded and replied, "Well, so, I went into the meeting to discuss the initial agreement that was needed by the elders. All the representatives are now going to convey this to the conclave of saints of their races, and in the meantime, I had Amelia try to connect with the World Consciousness of the Sun archer realm, and she seems to have succeeded in that venture."
The gazes shifted and they landed over Amelia, who sighed and said, "Well, it is not an easy think, the task that the world consciousness have asked for would take a big toll on you."
The people were shocked and Tong Bai asked, "What do you mean Amy?"
The young lady said, "The world consciousness has asked for Lang to create a vessel that is made up from the five elements and is harmonious. The vessel should be different based on the characteristics of the people located in the various myriad races, the vessels will then contain a trace of the world consciousness and then they would converge the energy of the world to one point and fuse it together, that is the only way the scattered planes would fuse together."
Shi Lang heard all this nonchalantly and then he said, "I will not reveal this secret to anyone, apart from the Asura Hall, the rest of the world thinks that we managed to resurrect you with the help of some high level pill that we discovered in the western shores after defeating Supreme Zhen."
The people felt the air grew heavy, and just when someone wanted to say something, Shi Lang said, "I have another way of handling this situation."
Amelia raised her brow and asked, "What is it?"
She didn’t show doubt, nor did she question his audacity to try and best the world consciousness. Shi Lang thought for a bit and said, "The vessel to redirect and fuse the energy of the world consciousness would need a wisp of the world consciousness to start the initial resonance, the whole situation will probably take place in the Dao Plain. That is the only place from where all these wisps could resonate with the wills of their worlds. So, how about I reveal the information of this situation to the several races, and ask them to find me the material that are needed for this task?"
Tian Long shook his head and asked, "Do you think these people would even be able to pass the hurdles in the way to the temple of the five elements? Where are they going to find that place?"
Shi Lang rolled his eyes and said, "How come this mission is about saving the entire world and I have to do all the hard work? My ass!"
Amelia smiled and the rest of the people knew that Shi Lang was just throwing a tantrum to make the atmosphere lighten up the tension. Just then Yu Xeidi asked, "Shall I go to the temple of the five elements?"
Amelia and Shi Lang replied in unison, "NO!"
Yu Xeidi was surprised and Shi Lang said, "You have yet to master the conversion of the elements."
The things that Shi Lang knew, he had told them all about it, the resonance of the elements and how it all worked, yet these people have not mastered these things completely. Amelia looked at Shi Lang and said, "I can go to the temples and because I have a wisp of world consciousness in my mind I will not have to bother with the traps and the hurdles and get in."
Shi Lang smiled and asked, "What do you think about handling the four holy dao beasts?"
The people were stunned and Prince Beiming asked, "You, what do you mean by that?"
Shi Lang shrugged his shoulder and said, "After I handled the Supreme Zhen and headed to the central continent where the temple is, I was greeted with the four beasts and had to pass their trial and no joking those guys don’t joke when they carry out their duties. Specially the Azure Dragon, that guy doesn’t hold back. His punch almost killed me."
The people were shocked to hear as Shi Lang narrated the story and Raksha nodded beside him as she said, "Well, it is not even one percent. You should have seen that fight, I almost cracked my blade."
Amelia asked, "So do you think that I am afraid of fighting the Dao Beasts or am I weak?"
Shi Lang shook his head and replied, "I never said any of those things. You want to go ahead, please do it, but don’t think that just because you have a wisp of world consciousness in your mind, it would give you a free ticket. The things inside the temple are not the hurdles, they never were, the only thing that you should handle with care and determination is the trials of the four guardians."
Amelia nodded and said, "So, where shall we go first?"
Shi Lang thought and replied, "Before going, shall we consult with people and see what they have to say, after all, we will need to form a team. The sun archers to seal the consciousness, and then also various other people who would cover the tracks and provide travel routes. Another thing is that I am not sure if the consciousness seal is a process that can be repeated unlimited times."
He laid down various facts that could prove hindering in their future plans, thinking about it, Amelia nodded and said, "Yes, we should invite the representatives from the various clans to hold a meeting here and also we need to rally the human race as well. After the last upheaval with the evil cultivators the factions have been in distress."
The people nodded and agreed to this proposal, they began to formulate an even better plan with the prolonged discussion. Yu Xeidi and Hao Mei also made great contribution when it came to managing the resources they had at hand. Shi Lang was gratified to see this, he smiled at his daughters and then he looked at Shi Tao who said, "I have somewhat mastered the element convergence art that you taught us, so I can be of help in this process, and I can serve as your assistant during the forging."
Shi Lang thought and then he nodded as he said, "Since everything else is set, let’s get going, we are running short on time."
