Chapter 2693

Mu Di fell silent for a long while: "What terms did Lingxu Shengzun offer Lingshan? To divide and rule, or to cooperate against Cangyan?"

"Don't worry, at this critical juncture, Lingshan will not help the Tianmo against Cangyan." Ling Yun Daoist gave him reassurance: "Cangyan is the vanguard against the Tianmo; we need it."

With Cangyan charging forward fearlessly, Lingshan can find a relatively comfortable position.

"Speaking of which, how much do you believe in Jiuyou? You're also several thousand years old, how..." Ling Yun Daoist looked at Mu Di, wanting to speak but hesitating: "I heard you two have been in close contact. Do you truly believe he can contend with the Lingxu gods?"

Since Cangyan was founded, Mu Di's resolve to resist the Tianmo seems to have grown ever firmer. Wu Huan Lao Zu is a famed True Immortal from ancient times, just like Ling Yun Daoist, with a pair of cold eyes that have seen all the world, what vast changes of sea and field have they not witnessed?

But Lingshan discovered that he had been influenced by Jiuyou, many of his governance ideas and policy directions resemble those of Cangyan!

This is not a judgment Lingshan made based on feeling, but rather many Lingshan officials serving in Mu Guo have deeply felt this.

How old is Jiuyou, how could it possibly sway Wu Huan Lao Zu and Lingshan to drift further apart?

"At least he has a direction." Jiuyou's goals, route, and decisions have always been very clear.

His conviction has always been firm.

All of Cangyan is also very clear about what it must do, having begun to sharpen its weapons and train its horses eighteen years ago.

"Unlike Lingshan and Lingxu City, which remain utterly unclear to this day."

What is the outline of their battle?

What strategic goal must ultimately be achieved?

To what extent must the resistance actions proceed?

These three points, these two major powers themselves cannot figure out, so how can they establish a true resistance front?

As for truly preparing for the next xian-mo great war, or rather ren-mo great war, so far only Cangyan has done so.

Mu Di's words were blunt: "Lingxu City has its own special reasons; a dog cannot bite its master unless someone provokes it, making it go mad. And as for Lingshan..."

Ling Yun Daoist countered: "First seek survival, then resist—how is that not a direction and goal?"

"Whether Jiuyou and Cangyan can ultimately contend is no longer important; the key is that there is no room for compromise in the human realm." Mu Di unwilling to dwell further on this topic, said with a cold face: "I absolutely do not believe Lingxu Shengzun can truly cooperate with Sharili Tian and Lingshan; these are merely delaying tactics."

"We will judge for ourselves." Ling Yun Daoist displeased, "Does Wu Huan Zhen really see us as naive three-year-olds? You underestimate Lingshan too much. Don't forget, you are also a part of Lingshan!"

"If only." Mu Di brought the topic back: "I know someone will inevitably go to Lingshan to stir up trouble, trying to get Cangyan back to the negotiation table. Meaningless!"

"That doesn't matter; just let Cangyan persevere. Your current focus is still to do your utmost to weaken the Tianmo's claws, Between Between Between Beijia."

"I know giving up fantasies is not easy, even if it's a bubble, only appearing beautiful." People and gods only believe what they are willing to believe, commonly called a lifeline, Mu Di reiterated: "Lingxu Shengzun is the Tianjie's longest-lived and most cunning great Tianmo; no matter how golden its past words and reputation, that is merely the past, not representing that it will certainly keep its promises in the future."

He took a deep breath: "Reputation is capital; accumulated again and again, it's merely for the sake of one day being able to use it well. This is the true essence I learned from two hundred years of training in the human realm."

"Understood." Ling Yun Daoist nodded: "We will consider it carefully."

Having spoken, the clouds and mist in the air dispersed, the wind blew without trace.

The conversation ended here.

Mu Di remained motionless, gazing out at the winter plum blossoms in a daze for a long while, before finally cursing:

"Fart!"

He knew Lingshan too well; Ling Yun Daoist's "careful consideration" was mostly just a perfunctory remark to appease him. Lingshan still leans toward negotiating with Lingxu Shengzun.

Once a person can no longer see any real hope of victory, they will think of many crooked schemes.

Mu Di let out a long sigh, unconsciously his clenched fist slowly relaxed.

He felt again, as he did two hundred years ago, a deep sense of resentment and disappointment.

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Night sky flashed with a startling thunderclap, crack, illuminating the Ju Cheng below.

He Lingchuan was attending to state affairs when palace attendants rushed in, presenting a document with both hands over their heads:

"Between Between Between Beijia urgent report."

It was a red-headed urgent report, indicating the matter was of great importance.

He Lingchuan set down his brush, casually opened it, and his gaze froze.

The soul-capturing mirror in his arms also clearly saw the content on the letter, and it screamed: "Oh dear, oh dear oh dear, terrible!"

"Making a mountain out of a molehill." The Blood Demon said scornfully: "Just two demon kings dead?"

"What do you mean by 'just'?" The soul-capturing mirror mocked it: "With your brain, do you understand the weight of a 'demon king'? Our emperor expended such great effort, made such meticulous deployments, was both the earth mother and commander of troops, finally slaying a Bolang King! Look again at this urgent report on the paper: Between Between Between Beijia lost two vassal demon kings! Is this not earth-shattering?"

The words had barely fallen when He Lingchuan slammed the table heavily:

"Good! Excellent! Marvelous!"

Yes, the paper contains just a few short characters, each weighing a thousand jin:

"Vassal demon kings of Between Between Between Beijia's Ye Gan and Bi Li states died suddenly, only three days apart, cause of death unknown!"

He Lingchuan only needed to see these two lines to imagine the storm they would stir up in the two vassal demon states and Between Between Between Beijia.

For the past nearly two hundred years, aside from the Yuan Wang, the vassal demon kings of Between Between Between Beijia have not met such an accident; only the former Shan Jun Wang was killed by his descendants, but that cause of death was very clear. Who would have thought that in these short few months, first the Bolang King died broken-backed in Wu Song Guo, then the rulers of Ye Gan and Bi Li states died suddenly for no reason.

Although the Bolang King's death was abrupt, it was indeed on a battlefield thousands of miles away, so not without cause. But how did these two come about?

They did not leave their vassal demon states, nor even leave the ducal city, just breathed their last?

The soul-capturing mirror wondered: "Could it be Lingshan's doing?"

He Lingchuan shook his head: "No. If Lingshan could do it, they would have acted long ago."

How difficult is it to kill a vassal demon king in his own territory and the ducal city? Even Mu Guo and Cangyan have never entertained the thought of assassinating them.

"Then...?"

If it wasn't Lingshan, Mu Guo, or Cangyan, who else in the world could accomplish this?

He Lingchuan pondered, closed the doors and windows, took out a small figurine and placed it by the eastern window, casually lit a stick of incense.

As the hazy smoke gradually gathered into a human face, He Lingchuan raised his cup and took a sip of tea:

"Two vassal demon kings died; was this your good deed?"

"We?" This was the voice of Naluo Tian: "We are in the Tianjie, how could we kill human realm demon kings?"

"Their cause of death was 'sudden and unexplained demise.'" He Lingchuan laughed, "I only want to ask you, is the demon who made a contract with these two barbarian demon kings still alive?"