Chapter 903: Not One to Be Messed With

Dharma Hall.

Fa stood unmoving like a mountain, and when Su Yu entered, he too remained silent.

Playing at profundity?

What was there to pretend?

“Uncle Fa!”

“You saw her?”

Fa waited until Su Yu spoke before replying with a faint indifference.

Su Yu nodded. “I saw her!”

“How did the talk go?”

“Well enough!”

Su Yu smiled. “Though I suspect…”

“Suspect what?”

“I suspect she guessed we were deceiving her!”

Su Yu said calmly. “Do not underestimate Wen Yu’s wisdom. She chose, at the most perilous moment, to merge with heaven and earth to counter you, Uncle. She chose, after years of our deception, to forge a fake Time Scroll to fool us… Whoever underestimates Wen Yu is bound to suffer!”

Fa frowned slightly. After a long pause, he nodded. “In truth, I share that suspicion.”

Su Yu smiled. “Good. I was worried you might think I was talking nonsense. In fact, over the years, she never gave us any real benefit—that alone should have hinted at something. It’s just that everyone still clung to some illusions.”

“But today, when I met her and we talked for a while, we had a pleasant conversation… That is precisely the problem!”

Su Yu frowned. “A cultivator who has reached this level—would she, on a first meeting, happily chat with me at such length? Without a shred of doubt? Is this still the Time Master? She’d be an idiot!”

Fa looked at him.

“You mean it’s impossible to make her willingly surrender the core?”

“Absolutely!”

Su Yu nodded. “Almost a dream!”

“Then how do we devour her? Since you’ve come with such fanfare, is there no other way? If not, we can only wait for the Forbidden Ground Assembly to open…”

Su Yu frowned and spoke. “For someone like the Time Master, we must dangle a bait—it’s essential. So, after much thought, I think we may have to take a risk.”

“A risk?”

Su Yu nodded. “A risk!”

“How?”

Fa’s face was calm. He wanted to hear Su Yu’s opinion.

Su Yu looked at him, then thought for a moment. “Perhaps… we also need help—help from the Human Gate!”

Fa frowned slightly. “Don’t you detest the Human Gate?”

“No, I don’t detest the Human Gate!”

Su Yu shook his head. “I only detest that they want to snatch food from our mouths, to take you, Uncle Fa, away. If Uncle Fa himself makes a fair judgment, a fair choice… I know you still have your inclinations!”

Su Yu stared straight at Fa, then after a silence said, “The precondition is that the Human Gate can provide us with sufficient aid!”

“What do you need?”

Fa looked at him. Su Yu considered. “Six experts above the 30th Dao, or one expert of the 32nd Dao, or… even more!”

He looked at Fa, who frowned.

Fa said nothing. After a moment’s thought, he spoke. “Tell me your opinion!”

“Not an opinion—it’s a decision from the Holy Land!”

Su Yu corrected him. “The Ancestor asked me to bring you some methods, some means. Whether to use them is for you to decide, Uncle!”

“Speak!”

“Withdraw the power of heaven and earth, kill King Wen and King Wu, deliberately let the Time Master occupy heaven and earth—let her occupy it with thirty percent of her strength, unleashing her power, while also reducing her strength, forcing her to reveal her core, then kill her and devour her…”

Su Yu repeated what he had said before.

Fa’s eyes flickered. “False Extinction?”

“Yes!”

Su Yu nodded. “This is the answer from the Holy Land, and the best decision. Otherwise, any other method… killing Wen Yu is possible, but if you kill her, heaven and earth will be wounded. Unless a supreme being appears to forcibly strip her away, you and Wen Yu are one—if she is gravely wounded, you, Uncle, will also be gravely wounded!”

“Even if you, Uncle, join forces with other experts to kill Wen Yu, the final result will be mutual destruction, and you will never advance further!”

Su Yu said solemnly, “Thus, only by taking a risk—using your heaven-and-earth core to tempt her, making her heart stir, making her erupt at that moment, creating a false state of extinction for you, Uncle, even making her expend her strength to keep heaven and earth from collapsing!”

Fa sank into deep thought. After a long while, he said, “According to what you say, if the six vein masters join you, that should be enough to deal with her!”

“No!”

Su Yu shook his head. “Are the six vein masters truly reliable? Not necessarily. Besides…”

Su Yu said flatly, “Among the six vein masters, who knows if any have secretly colluded with the Time Master? Even if not, perhaps some have ties with the Human Gate, or with us… Aren’t you afraid, Uncle?”

Su Yu’s tone carried a hint of mockery, quickly suppressed. “Moreover, fighting the Time Master might cost lives. Since the Human Gate wants to win you over, fine—let them send people!”

Su Yu chuckled. “If you succeed, Uncle, the method was brought by me, provided by the Ancestor. I wonder, Uncle, which side will you lean toward? And if you truly succeed… turning your back is simple enough, isn’t it?”

Fa fell into thought again.

“You mean to have the Human Gate send people too, partly to deal with Wen Yu, partly to maintain balance…”

Su Yu thought for a moment and nodded. “That too. After all, the six vein masters also have the Ten Thousand Dharma Domain. To put it bluntly… both your core and Wen Yu’s core are damaged. Someone might seize the opportunity to take them. Not to mention becoming a 36-Dao—for the vein masters, it might be their only chance to become lords of the Forbidden Grounds. Wealth moves the heart!”

Having said this, Su Yu added calmly, “It also prevents one thing: to keep you, Uncle, from suspecting that the Holy Land has any ulterior motives… Bringing in the Human Gate as a supervisor will make both sides wary. Otherwise, the danger will fall on you, Uncle!”

At this moment, Fa was slightly moved.

He looked at Su Yu and said after a long pause, “What if the people sent by the Human Gate set their eyes on my heaven-and-earth core?”

“If you fear wolves ahead and tigers behind, then there’s no way!”

Su Yu shook his head. “Fear this, fear that—then nothing can be done. Even if neither side does anything, you still worry that you might not overcome King Wen… Then I have nothing more to say!”

Fa said coolly, “This concerns my life—I must be cautious!”

Su Yu nodded, showing understanding. “You must weigh this yourself, Uncle. I can continue talking with the Time Master. Even if she knows I’m deceiving her, when the moment of your extinction comes, in order to rescue King Wen, she will have to erupt and shake heaven and earth to free him. The real fear is that you, with seventy percent of your strength, might be routed by King Wen and King Wu instead—that would be the greatest joke!”

Fa smiled. “Impossible!”

Su Yu shook his head. “No, it’s possible. Because when the Ancestor awakened, he said that three months ago, the Heavenly Gate trembled slightly, and someone’s heaven-and-earth power might have seeped in—ten to one, it was King Wen. King Wen has a hidden card, not as you think. About three months ago… around that time, a surge of heaven-and-earth power did seep in…”

Su Yu added, “So, Uncle, if you underestimate King Wen, and he actually kills you… that would be the greatest joke of all!”

Fa suddenly recalled something. Three months ago, when heaven-and-earth power seeped in… King Wen had been very confident then, taking the initiative to trouble him.

In an instant, he understood something.

A slight tremor in his heart!

He couldn’t help but look at Su Yu, and after a long pause, said in a low voice: “The Civil King may have truly extended his own world-force in here…”

Su Yu nodded: “If that’s the case, does the Civil King still fear you, Uncle? Not necessarily! Besides, there’s the Martial King to aid him!”

Su Yu smiled: “So, for this to succeed, both the internal and external battlefields must have absolute certainty of victory! Otherwise, failure on either side would be a huge trouble!”

“If Uncle has friends at the level of Forbidden Land Lords, you could invite them to help!”

Friends?

Nonsense—even if he had them, he couldn’t invite Forbidden Land Lords.

In this damned place, human hearts are the hardest to fathom.

Seeing you wounded, even a friend would be eager to devour you!

But those below the 32nd Dao, if there were enough of them, might still be possible.

And he had some confidence in controlling them, rather than being betrayed with no way to suppress it.

“False Extinction… luring out the World Core… actively exposing flaws… dealing with the Civil King, forcing Wen Yu to reveal the core’s location, even if she doesn’t want to…”

These thoughts flickered through Fa’s mind as he looked at Su Yu, and after a moment, he said: “After I withdraw my power, can a state of Extinction truly appear?”

Su Yu nodded: “It can!”

That was true—he wasn’t lying.

The plan wasn’t his; it came from the Heaven Gate.

In the eyes of Sun and Moon, a century had passed, the Heaven Gate had slumbered, and the plan seemed meaningless—but in reality, it was still useful, capable of creating a false Extinction without causing the world’s fluctuations to erupt violently.

Otherwise, withdrawing 70% of the world’s power from the world would inevitably lead to collapse and turmoil.

This was different from battle consumption!

Fa pondered, glanced at Su Yu, and suddenly said: “Aren’t you afraid that the Human Gate might contribute more, and in the end, I’ll choose the Human Gate?”

Su Yu smiled: “I believe Uncle is wise. If the Sacred Land were unwilling to contribute, Uncle might indeed choose the Human Gate! But now, the Sacred Land has offered a plan and is willing to assist Uncle—even the Ancestor will personally transmit some power to help Uncle achieve false Extinction… After all, this is within the Heaven Gate, not the Human Gate!”

“I can teach Uncle the method of false Extinction—it’s not difficult… The hard part is that without the Ancestor’s help, Uncle can hardly be fully sealed and severed from the world!”

“But if the battle that day is fierce enough, and Uncle forces out the Civil King’s or Martial King’s Heaven Gate—or even if the Civil King actively borrows the world’s power—then the Ancestor’s power will surely be able to transmit some!”

Fa closed his eyes and thought.

Take a risk?

He still had to take a risk!

Was the risk great?

Not too big, not too small—on the Civil King’s side, if he wanted to kill him, he would have done so long ago; he couldn’t before, and he couldn’t now.

The key lay within the world!

At that time, if he wasn’t there, who knew what might happen?

Dealing with the Time Master sounded simple—even with only 30% of his strength, she would likely have at least 30 Dao of power, the minimum, or even 31 Dao!

The Time Master had many tricks; if she had 31 Dao strength, an ordinary 31 Dao couldn’t match her!

Fa suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Su Yu, and said: “Will Wen Yu erupt at that moment?”

Su Yu nodded: “Yes! Because I said the Forbidden Land Assembly is about to begin, and this time Uncle is determined to resolve her trouble and the Civil King’s trouble! Before the Assembly starts, if she doesn’t choose to gamble once, she’ll have lost her chance forever!”

“This is an open scheme—even if she knows I might be forcing her to reveal the World Core, she still has to take the bait!”

Su Yu’s smile was radiant: “She has to take it!”

Fa glanced at him and suddenly said: “Black Moon!”

In an instant, a shadow appeared.

“Lord Fa, your orders?”

Fa was silent for a moment, then said calmly: “How many 30-Dao and 31-Dao cultivators can you mobilize on your side?”

Black Moon was somewhat shaken: “This… Lord Fa… are you preparing… for a forceful kill?”

“Answer me!”

Black Moon quickly calculated and soon said: “At most three! Lord Fa must understand that such experts, even if they don’t open a Forbidden Land, are the top echelons of Forbidden Lands! Some are even Forbidden Land Lords themselves! Three… is the limit!”

“Three?”

Fa fell into thought again, then said: “Can they come secretly to Eternal Life Mountain?”

“This… it’s hard to hide from the Civil King!”

“I can distract him, or they can wait on the outskirts!”

Black Moon hesitated: “Lord Fa wants these people to come… to join forces against the Civil King or against Wen Yu? After all, this is a risky matter.”

“Against Wen Yu!”

That was a bit better.

Wen Yu was still restricted, not as fearsome as the Civil King.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was secretly alarmed—the Human Gate had developed well within the Heaven Gate, able to mobilize three experts above 30 Dao. Crucially, what was Black Moon’s identity?

If his status wasn’t high, how could he mobilize them so easily?

Moreover, stationed beside Fa, who was the communication core between the myriad realms and the gates, the expert placed here couldn’t be of low rank.

He should have some decision-making authority!

And Fa, too, was filled with myriad thoughts—mobilizing outsiders for help might not be reliable.

If possible, he still wanted to handle it himself, guarding the Forbidden Land to ensure no mishap.

But if he didn’t leave the Forbidden Land, Wen Yu wouldn’t act; without action, the World Core couldn’t appear, and they’d be back to the old path.

Besides, would the Human Gate and Heaven Gate truly help him master the world without ulterior motives?

That wasn’t certain either!

Would this Sun and Moon before him, this Black Moon, choose to replace him at that moment?

One thought after another surfaced in Fa’s mind, and he suddenly said: “Black Moon, contact them and have them come!”

Black Moon hesitated: “Lord Fa…”

Fa said calmly: “If, under unity, you’re unwilling to mobilize a few to help… then I see no sincerity from the Human Gate. Black Moon, the cooperation ends here!”

Black Moon couldn’t help but glance at Su Yu—aren’t you going to object?

Su Yu looked at him and said coolly: “What are you looking at? Look again, and your Human Gate is just icing on the cake, while my Heaven Gate is the charcoal in the snow!”

Black Moon pondered again for a moment, then spoke: “Fine, I’ll do it as soon as possible…”

“How long will it take?”

Fa asked. Black Moon calculated: “These three—some may not arrive in time. For all of them to come… at least ten days!”

“Too late!”

Fa slightly frowned and said, "In fifteen days, the Forbidden Ground assembly will open. If it takes them ten days to arrive... that would be a bit late. I'll give you seven days! If you can't manage it, then forget it!"

"Agreed!"

Black Moon nodded, accepting the terms.

At that moment, Black Moon added, "Lord Fa, are you certain this will succeed? I fear someone might be scheming against you. If it fails, there could be trouble. It might be better to wait until our side is fully prepared, or even until the Forbidden Ground assembly opens, when everyone can drive away or kill King Wen and his group—that would give us a better chance!"

The "someone" he referred to was clearly Su Yu.

Su Yu sneered coldly but did not argue.

Fa, lost in thought, said nothing and did not reprimand him. With a sidelong glance at the two, he closed his eyes again.

The message to leave was clear!

Su Yu said no more and departed directly.

The shadowy figure also left swiftly.

As Su Yu walked out, he fell into deep thought. Fa had agreed far too readily—was he planning something else, or did he truly believe this was the best choice?

Su Yu hadn't needed to persuade much; Fa's decision was astonishingly decisive.

He agreed almost immediately.

What was he thinking?

Countless thoughts swirled in Su Yu's mind. In his view, Fa was a cautious man who wouldn't rashly take risks.

...

Shortly after Su Yu and the others left, a figure suddenly emerged behind Fa. The figure was ethereal, speaking with a hint of reverence: "Father!"

Fa opened his eyes and said softly, "In this world, in this filthy era, no one—masters, disciples, sects, subordinates, forbidden grounds, or friends—is trustworthy. Even between father and son, trust is often misplaced."

Fa continued gently, "Whether it's the Human Gate or the Heavenly Gate, in their eyes, I am merely a pawn. Without me, there would be others. I am not indispensable. What they need is strength—enough strength to serve their purposes."

"Sun and Moon, and Black Moon—once they truly witness my false nirvana, once Wen Yu is defeated and the core of heaven and earth merges—will they not be tempted?"

Fa smiled. "If they harbor such thoughts... that would be a great trouble. I would rather be schemed against and let my own son benefit than let outsiders gain anything, even if my son might not be grateful."

"Father, I..."

The figure behind him tried to protest, but Fa waved a hand dismissively and said flatly, "You may not be willing to be a shadow, but in this era, those who do not exist are actually safer than those who do."

"You heard Sun and Moon's words. I don't know if he has other intentions... perhaps he doesn't, but I must be cautious."

Behind him, his son hesitated and said, "Would the Holy Land scheme against Father? There's no need for that. Even if something happens to Father, whoever inherits your heaven and earth core cannot become a 36-path..."

"Greed moves hearts. Who knows?"

Fa smiled. "But it doesn't matter. That day, I will have Black Moon and Sun and Moon accompany me."

Fa's eyes suddenly brightened. "And after they leave, with no leader, you will take command. Lead the others against Wen Yu. If you think you can bear this burden, you may seize my heaven and earth core while I am away... I won't mind."

"Better you than these outsiders."

Behind him, the shadowy figure said solemnly, "Father, I will guard your heaven and earth core with my life. Anyone who tries to take it will have to cross my corpse."

Fa truly did not care. He said calmly, "As you wish. I must be in one of two places. I cannot entrust this place to anyone. Right now, Sun and Moon and Black Moon may think I will leave them behind... but I won't. These two could cause trouble if they stay. Taking them away means newcomers, no matter how strong, will not dare make rash decisions until they reach unity."

Su Yu had proposed the idea, and Fa agreed readily because he knew it might be the only choice, the best choice. There was no need to hesitate.

But Sun and Moon might have their own schemes, and Fa had to guard against them.

Fa thought for a moment and then smiled again. "Remember this: trust no one. In this era where order and rules have collapsed, the only one you can truly trust is yourself."

He said flatly, "Remember these words. Even I am not someone you need to fully trust or believe. When I created your bloodline and hid you, it was partly for protection and partly to leave some contingency. You don't need to thank me, and I don't need such things..."

"Father..."

"Withdraw!"

The shadowy figure struggled for a moment but quickly retreated.

After he left, Fa stood up, walked out of the hall, and gazed down at the world, at Su Yu, at Black Moon.

Whatever your thoughts, this is my domain.

Whether it's the Heavenly Gate or the Human Gate, we are all just using each other.

What trust is there to speak of?

...

At that moment, Black Moon approached Su Yu with a smile, appearing beside him in an instant. He said lightly, "Fellow Daoist Sun and Moon, why such hostility toward me? Strictly speaking, we are allies."

Su Yu smiled. "Is that so? Then let me ask you a question: Are you a being from the Human Gate, or merely a lackey of the Human Gate? The Human Gate side probably can't send anyone here, right? I'm curious. Of course, the Human Gate predates the Heavenly Gate, so perhaps you once opened the Human Gate and had some contact with the beings inside?"

The Heavenly Gate would only open in Su Yu's era. The beings sealed within the Heavenly Gate couldn't be released—nonsense, there was no Heavenly Gate back then, so how could it be opened?

But the Human Gate and the Earth Gate both existed before the Heavenly Gate. It was possible that someone had opened the Human Gate and Earth Gate in the past. This shadowy figure was most likely not a native of the Human Gate.

Black Moon smiled. "Does it matter?"

"Not really," Su Yu nodded slightly. "Just curious. You managed to summon three 30-path or above experts. I can't quite gauge your strength. Would you mind telling me?"

"28-path."

"So impressive?" Su Yu smiled. "A 28-path can command 30-path or above experts? That means you're either the opener of the Human Gate or a direct descendant of a major figure. Is there a powerful being in this Heavenly Gate who is a lackey of the Human Gate?"

"Lackey... that's an ugly word." Black Moon smiled but didn't seem bothered. Instead, he asked, "After meeting Wen Yu, do you think you can take him down?"

"Do my best and leave the rest to fate."

"Lord Fa suddenly asked me to gather reinforcements. What exactly are your plans? I'm still in the dark."

Su Yu shrugged. "Plans? From start to finish, there's only one goal: deal with Wen Yu and strengthen Master Fa. Does the process matter?"

Black Moon's lips were sealed tight—he wasn't giving anything away.

"Fellow Daoist has now entered the 25-path, but you're still far from the 32-path, and the Heavenly Gate is about to open..."

Su Yu cut him off directly. "No need to goad me, trick me, or tempt me."

At that moment, Su Yu suddenly became devout. "In this dark era, this filthy era, as a human, I still have faith. And my faith—you don't understand it. People like you only know profit and selfishness. I am different."

Su Yu now seemed almost sacred, with a cold, defiant air. "I have pursuits, dreams, and faith. I know what I need to do, how to do it, and how to save this era, save humanity!"

"Master Uncle may have forgotten these things, but I will not—because... I am different from him!"

"You can win over Master Uncle, but count me out!"

Black Moon looked at him, and at that moment, felt a sudden pang of shame.

Because this one might truly possess a powerful faith!

A powerful conviction!

Though he was not exceptionally strong, people like him were far more troublesome than those who only cared about profit.

At that moment, Black Shadow chose to give up.

Forget it!

He was not really willing to deal with such a person. Manipulating hearts and trading interests could win the support of many, but dealing with someone of firm faith was extremely difficult!

...

At this moment, Fa was also silently watching.

For an instant, he felt dazed.

Faith...

Once upon a time, he too had it. But when he stepped out, saw too much darkness, and saw through the darkness, he understood that faith could not be eaten!

Sun and Moon were still too young!

Yet, the firmness of his faith was felt even by Fa.

"Fine," Fa murmured. The young always need something to pursue.

...

The next day, Su Yu went to the confinement center again.

Inside and outside the restraints, Su Yu said nothing this time, only continued to beg for food.

To be fair, Time Master's cooking was really good.

After eating for a while, Su Yu finally spoke: "Fa agreed, but he agreed too readily, without much hesitation or struggle. I think he might have some plans!"

Time Master was also eating, her mouth greasy, and said nonchalantly: "Plans or no plans, it makes no difference."

"That's hard to say!"

Su Yu thought for a moment and said: "I'll give you one more chance to choose again. If you don't want to devour the heavens and earth anymore, I'll save you now, and even find a way to kill Fa. That would be safer!"

He was indeed a bit worried.

Moreover, Su Yu thought again and said: "If I'm here, no matter what plans he has, I'm not afraid. Even if another Lord of the Forbidden Zone comes, I dare to fight and kill. What I fear is that he won't trust me and will insist on taking me with him to fight King Wen!"

That was the biggest trouble!

Once he left, Time Master would have to fight alone—and that would be dangerous!

With him here, with his 32-path power, he feared even Fa, let alone others.

"He's taking you away?" Wen Yu asked curiously. "You only have 25-path power, at least that's what you show. If he takes you away, isn't he afraid the Human Path Holy Land will misunderstand that he deliberately wants to kill you?"

"Do you think someone at his level still cares about that?"

Su Yu frowned slightly: "Other things are easy to handle, but if he wants to take me away... then I'll explode. Even if I can't kill him, even if I have to strip away your heaven-earth power, I'll take you away!"

Survival was what mattered!

Whether his strength could improve was actually irrelevant.

Wen Yu ate and thought for a moment, then said: "No, I want to try."

"You want to die, more like!" Su Yu said irritably. "I even specially brought several strong ones from the Human Gate, originally thinking to catch them all in one net and add some benefits to my heaven and earth. But now... it might not be a good thing! If I were Fa, I might take myself and Black Moon away, leaving the group leaderless—that would be more reassuring! I'm just curious, if he takes us away, how will they organize to deal with you? Without organization, killing one might cause a collapse... Would Fa be so foolish?"

As for letting a certain Pulse Master take the lead, the Pulse Masters might not be able to command the others. Su Yu and Black Moon, one as the Human Gate envoy and the other as the Heaven Gate envoy, actually held high status. Even the people from the Human Gate might obey Su Yu, and the exclusion might not be that great.

But Wen Yu insisted: "I want to try! I don't want my brother, Brother Taishan, and the others to have spent countless time, and you to have paid countless costs, only to save a useless person!"

Time Master grinned: "A useless person, in this era... is the most worthless! With such a huge price paid, if I can succeed, then everyone is happy. I think it's not a loss. My brother and the others think it's not a loss. You won't think it's too much of a loss either... But if what you save is a useless person, why bother saving me?"

She ate as she spoke, smiling: "You said you were so pitiful... If I get out, I'll protect you! If you save a useless person, wouldn't that be a burden?"

She wanted to gamble once!

In fact, Su Yu could take her away right now, give up the heaven-earth power, give up all previous accumulation, and just connect to Su Yu's heaven-earth path. Her insights were still there, and she could quickly become a 20-path or even 30-path powerhouse...

But there would be no future after that!

Her Time Book was gone, everything was gone. She would have to start from scratch, and who knew how many years it would take to reach the Super Level!

"If I forcibly kill Fa, maybe you can take control of the heaven and earth..."

"Impossible!" Wen Yu shook her head. "He and I are entangled with the heaven and earth. If you forcibly kill him without seizing the heaven-earth core, the heaven and earth will collapse! If killing him meant winning, he would have killed me long ago! I'm no match for him!"

She then said curiously: "Why are you being so hesitant?"

Su Yu fell silent.

Hesitant?

He just hoped to take the living Time Master away, not a dead one!

He kept thinking about Fa's possible moves, and after a while said: "If I really leave, you'll be in danger! Unless I can quickly deal with Fa outside, but the prerequisite is that his heaven-earth core appears, otherwise it's meaningless!"

"But I'm worried you might not hold out!"

Time Master sneered disdainfully: "I've been through all kinds of storms! A bunch of small fry! Kill one, and the rest will be terrified!"

"Maybe!"

Wen Yu laughed: "Eat a bit more, eat well, and then hit the road. What's there to fear!"

"..."

That didn't sound auspicious at all!

Su Yu was speechless. This woman, he had to admit, was extremely optimistic, as if it were just a small matter.

...

Days passed one by one.

The Forbidden Zone Assembly was drawing closer.

These days, Su Yu went to the forbidden zone every day to chat with Time Master for a while. Of course, besides that, he wasn't idle. For example, he would have the six Pulse Masters go out for a stroll, and several times he called them to find Black Moon, saying nothing, just surrounding Black Moon without moving.

Su Yu had no other purpose—just to let the Pulse Masters get used to this state.

Let them form a fixed impression: when the Law is absent, he is the one who calls the shots!

If the Law does not take him to battle King Wen, that would be best—here, he would be the one in charge.

If the Law takes him away, the moment he returns, these people will instantly develop a consciousness: obey me!

Because I am the greatest here!

That was Su Yu’s purpose.

And all of this—the Law, Black Moon—they saw it clearly, yet they paid little heed, for it was of little use, because it all required one premise: the Law’s absence!

And Su Yu would be alone with these people only then, and only then would it be effective.

But the Law would not give Su Yu such an opportunity!

When Black Moon’s letter arrived and the man came, the Law knew that success or failure hinged on this single move!

…

In the great hall.

The Law looked at the two, and after a long pause said, “You two have been put to trouble. This time, you must accompany me to seek out King Wen and King Wu. You need not face the enemy head-on; just help me entangle King Wu, or surround them!”

Black Moon said nothing, but Su Yu’s expression shifted: “I only have 25 Dao!”

The Law smiled: “You can borrow the power of the Gate, can you not?”

Su Yu’s face darkened. “You don’t trust me? Uncle-Master, I only have the strength of 25 Dao. Here, I can play a greater role, and I have the ability to lead everyone in eliminating Wen Yu!”

The Law said calmly, “Sun and Moon—what difference does it make where you are?”

Su Yu said in a low voice, “Then why can’t I stay?”

“Black Moon has no objection at all!”

The Law’s voice turned much colder. “Or… do you wish to stay and observe my heaven and earth?”

Su Yu was silent for a long time, sighed, and with some helplessness, muttered, “Then I shall follow Uncle-Master’s wishes!”

Only then did the Law show a smile!

That was good!

…

A moment later.

More people filled the great hall. The next moment, a figure appeared. The Law smiled and looked at all the vein masters.

“I am going out to eliminate King Wen and the others. Here, Wen Yu may cause a riot… So, from now on, everyone’s arrangements will follow Fa Tian’s orders!”

Everyone turned to look at the newly appeared young man, their eyes strange.

Su Yu’s expression also changed—a 30-Dao strongman, and crucially… he seemed to be the Law’s descendant!

No one had ever mentioned this.

No one had said the Law had a descendant!

And the Law, at this moment, also showed a smile: “Indeed, Fa Tian is my bloodline. He has been in seclusion all along, and now he has emerged. If anyone has any trouble, they can let Fa Tian handle it!”

“Yes!”

“We obey the Law Lord’s command!”

Everyone responded in turn, while Su Yu breathed a sigh in his heart.

He would have to act according to circumstances!

As for Wen Yu’s side, it would likely be difficult to succeed. If not, he could only find a way to kill the Law first and return quickly, or simply ignore the Law and rescue Wen Yu first.

These old fellows—none of them were good-natured.

And the Law paid no heed to Su Yu and the others, nor gave them a chance to speak further. He smiled and said, “Black Moon, Sun and Moon, follow me!”

As the words fell, heaven and earth spun. Su Yu and the shadow were enveloped by him, entering his domain, and together they flew outward.