Chapter 243: Discussing the Grand Plan for Fishing

While Zhang Xuan was busy envisioning a wonderful life in the future, Gai Jiuyou had already stepped inside.

Before he had truly arrived, the smile on Gai Jiuyou's face had already blossomed.

"It is handled!"

"So fast? Was the acting really that good?"

"Of course. The Old Madman was tottering, fighting while bathed in blood, and was even grazed by an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon; he nearly perished. It looked as if the other side only needed to exert a little more effort to defeat us..."

Gai Jiuyou was in a good mood for conversation; he even took the initiative to project the situation of the recent great battle before Zhang Xuan and offered him pointers.

"Before I attained the Dao back then, I also had a very long period of weakness. When facing a powerful enemy, even if your strength and realm have already surpassed theirs,

"to lure them all into a trap, you must first show weakness to give the opponent strong confidence in victory. Let them feel that if they just add a little more force, it will be the final straw that breaks the camel's back, and they will continuously increase their power.

"You possess all kinds of treasures and the best cultivation environment, so you might have experienced these things less. You need to increase your experience; you cannot act recklessly. You still need to grow in this aspect of experience..."

Gai Jiuyou spoke with great logic, and Zhang Xuan listened very strangely, feeling as if he were listening to an autobiography of Ye Fan again.

Well, one can only say that from ancient times to the present, any cultivator who can reach an extremely profound realm and has hopes of attaining the Dao is not a simple person. Having lived for thousands of years, their eyebrows are hollow, and they have far too many tricks up their sleeves.

If one were to face them in a direct, one-on-one duel, and the opponent also dueled you fairly, it would be one thing; but if you were to play tricks and calculate against each other, it is not certain who would outmaneuver whom.

"Since this side is handled well, then there is no problem. Next, I actually have some other plans I want to discuss with you. At the same time, I seem to have recalled some more things that require you to go with me to handle, and perhaps even require more people."

Gai Jiuyou was taken aback; he did not refuse, but instead, a look of contemplation appeared on his face.

"That is, of course, no problem. If you have a need, I will certainly help you as much as possible. We are friends, standing on the same side."

Gai Jiuyou's words were very calm and plain, but anyone who truly knew him would be incomparably shocked to hear such words.

What kind of person was Gai Jiuyou?

His talent and aptitude were considered the absolute top from ancient times to the present. In the most impossible years to attain the Dao, during the Post-Desolate Ancient Era when the Heavenly Dao was suppressed, he was still able to struggle forward all the way.

Without any peers to contend with, he cultivated to the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm and even attempted to attain the Dao against the heavens.

If not for the Heavenly Dao of Qingdi being in the way, Gai Jiuyou would very likely have become a Nine Netherworlds Emperor.

And now, after his life force had returned to a youthful state, Gai Jiuyou had the ability to cross that threshold at any time, even going so far as to say he would actively wait for Zhang Xuan for a hundred years.

Judging from this state, Gai Jiuyou was truly, at any moment, capable of crossing that threshold that billions of people longed to cross.

Ning Fei and Chuan Ying both had the potential to become Great Emperors, but they both had inner knots, whereas Gai Jiuyou, apart from his decaying life force, had no inner knots at all.

With his ability, strength, and condition, it would truly not be surprising if he crossed that threshold at any time or place.

And because he regarded Zhang Xuan as a friend and believed he should have a hand in Zhang Xuan's affairs, this was a true, genuine acceptance of Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan was slightly surprised, but a moment later, he smiled.

Reaching his current status was entirely due to Zhang Xuan's own efforts, bit by bit.

Allowing Gai Jiuyou to extend his peak years, helping the Great Saint Body recover his youth, bringing out the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid...

Any one of these things was earth-shattering, incomparably special, and magnificent. Theoretically speaking, only an Ancient Great Emperor would have the ability to do such things.

Even an ordinary Great Emperor would have no way to do so many things all at once; only the Emperor of the Mythological Era had managed to complete so many things in that period.

Zhang Xuan's strength and realm had not yet reached a truly profound level.

But the things he had done could be recorded in history; once they erupted, they would absolutely be earth-shattering.

"Is it another top-tier secret location?"

Gai Jiuyou was not even surprised, and even asked Zhang Xuan with interest.

After all, the strength accumulated in this area where they were currently living was also quite terrifying, with several Great Saints and the ability to borrow three or four Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons at any time.

Under such conditions, even facing a single Ancient Imperial Clan alone, they could beat that Ancient Imperial Clan into submission.

Yet Zhang Xuan still requested his help; this was due to both Zhang Xuan's cautious mindset and the fact that the area was quite dangerous, and ordinary people had no way to enter.

"Yes, it is indeed quite dangerous. And to open that world in this period, perhaps only you have the ability."

Zhang Xuan thought of the Heavenly Soldier Ancient Star, thought of the vast cosmic galaxy formed after the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao passed away, and the Four Immortal Swords and the Array Diagram hidden within that cosmic galaxy, and his gaze could not help but brighten, becoming very brilliant.

After explaining the general situation to Gai Jiuyou, Gai Jiuyou indeed became interested at once.

He no longer asked Zhang Xuan how he knew so many secrets.

Zhang Xuan displayed too many special traits; now, the whole group felt that Zhang Xuan's understanding of the many things in the world was a matter of course, and it was only things he did not understand that would be worth being surprised about.

"One of the Nine Great Heavenly Venerables of the Mythological Era, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao? I wonder if the Word Secret he left behind is still in the human world?"

"Any one of the Immortal Swords is not inferior to an ordinary Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, and the four Immortal Swords combined are even more transcendent than an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon; it is rumored they can slay Immortals. I wonder if that is truly the case?"

"We will know if it is true once we open that ancient secret treasure. As for slaying Immortals, in the records, there do not seem to be any true Immortals; the Immortal Path is hidden within our bodies, not in the outside world."

Zhang Xuan was quite calm about all this and was not overly excited.

He merely reminded Gai Jiuyou: "The killing intent and power of the four Immortal Swords are too strong, too terrifying. If possible, obtain those four Immortal Swords as low-key as possible, and stir up the Heavenly Secret in advance to make it chaotic, so that others have no way to deduce or predict it."

Gai Jiuyou nodded: "The Heavenly Secret no longer needs to be stirred up. The Immortal Path is about to open, and the eyes of everyone in the entire Universe are focused here. They do not care about any external objects between heaven and earth; all Heavenly Secret calculations are concentrated on Beidou, concentrated on the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land."

"Moreover, he is not without helpers; I will also help him stabilize the situation together. I think our joint effort should be able to stifle a small portion of the Dark Turmoil."

A magnificent and vast voice suddenly rang out again, which made Zhang Xuan pause in surprise.

He turned his head to look and discovered a man with a tall stature, a square face, broad ears, and sword-like eyebrows that went straight into his temples walking over. As soon as he walked over, thoughts of masculinity, magnificence, and indestructibility naturally arose in one's heart.

His appearance was heroic, his steps were firm, and he carried a special charm. Walking here, the heavens and earth seemed to be trembling faintly, making people want to kneel down and pay homage to him.

Thoughts raced through Zhang Xuan's mind, and he soon arrived at a guess.

"Great Saint Body?"

The young man nodded. Facing Zhang Xuan, this Great Saint Body's gaze revealed a peculiar expression, as if he had not expected that the person secretly stirring up the Wind and Cloud of the world was someone still at the Saint stage.

And Zhang Xuan's heart stirred; he had not expected that the Great Saint Body would silently walk out of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and even come to this place.

Gai Jiuyou's face did not reveal any surprise; it was clear that when the Great Saint Body arrived, Gai Jiuyou had already sensed it.

"Yes, I have come to assist you!"

The Great Saint Body was direct and did not hide too much.

"Between heaven and earth, the Heavenly Secret has changed. I do not care about becoming an Immortal, so I sensed the subtle clues in this and deduced the Heavenly Secret step by step to come here..."

Seeing the look of doubt and seriousness on Zhang Xuan's face, the Great Completion Saint Body continued: "I have proactively masked the heavenly secrets you disturbed; those old immortals in the Forbidden Zones should not be able to perceive it. Their attention is mostly focused on the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, and they won't pay much attention to the outside world."

Zhang Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, then felt that he had been a bit imprudent during this period.

He had not expected that the subtle loopholes would actually be patched up by this Great Completion Saint Body; one could only say he was worthy of being a figure who had lived for long, long years.

"I wonder what plans you have now?"

The Great Completion Saint Body was very straightforward; his goals were direct, and his words and actions were just like his fists—firm, fierce, and overbearing.

Gai Jiuyou pondered for a moment, looked at Zhang Xuan, and they nodded to each other. They then briefly explained the matter of Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, which made the eyes of the Great Completion Saint Body shine with brilliance.

"With such a treasure, if we find two more like-minded people, it is truly possible for you and me to fight to the death and quell the Dark Turmoil. At the very least, we could force the opponents into Extreme Sublimation and perish together. In that case, you and I would have no regrets toward the heavens, the earth, and all living beings."

Zhang Xuan was stunned; he had not expected the Great Completion Saint Body to say such things.

He had originally thought about suppressing the Supremes without injury, but the Great Completion Saint Body spoke of perishing together with Gai Jiuyou and two others when the Dark Turmoil occurred; this was simply too sorrowful.

Speaking of this, the Great Completion Saint Body was not finished, and he turned his gaze to Zhang Xuan.

"The cultivation technique you practice is the same as the Ruthless Great Emperor. If we die, you can absorb the remaining Origin; perhaps that will allow you to truly reach Great Completion and walk out a Divine Fetus."

"At that time, perhaps there will be a chance to truly quell a Forbidden Zone. If you succeed, remember to burn a few sheets of paper before my grave and tell me the news."

Once these words were spoken, Zhang Xuan was somewhat moved.

He thought of how, under normal circumstances, when the Immortal Path opened, this Great Completion Saint Body had no intention of entering it at all, only waiting on the periphery of the Immortal Path.

Then, in the most difficult and impossible-to-quell Dark Turmoil, he perished together with Changsheng Tianzun, using his last drop of blood to suppress a small portion of the Dark Turmoil.

Even when his life force was completely severed, he still thought of using his own essence blood for the Tyrant Body to absorb, so as to quell a portion of the Dark Turmoil.

It could be said that the nine Great Completion Saint Bodies of the ancient times were truly pure people.

That pure character made others feel ashamed of their own inferiority.

But now, this Great Completion Saint Body clearly did not have a very clear understanding of the overall situation, and he likely held little hope for the future.

He only thought of doing his best to quell the Dark Turmoil and quell a portion of the Forbidden Zones, so that future generations would suffer less.

"Perhaps we will have a better way."

Zhang Xuan shrugged.

"If it is necessary to risk our lives, I have no doubt about the will and intent of you two, but we have not reached that point yet. I think there are other better ways to face the Forbidden Zones and the Dark Turmoil; for example, fishing for the Forbidden Zone Supremes."

"There are many lowly figures in the Forbidden Zones; they hide inside humbly and have lived for long, long years. But there are also many great figures between heaven and earth, and they have existed throughout the ages. If we unite the power of many figures, perhaps the final outcome will not be a tragedy."

The Great Completion Saint Body was puzzled, and then listened as Gai Jiuyou explained the method of the Feathered Great Emperor living out a second life.

Hearing this, the Great Completion Saint Body's eyes shone with constant divine light.

"You have spent your whole life fighting against the powerful existences in the Forbidden Zones and are quite familiar with them. From your perspective, can such a method lure out the Supremes in the Forbidden Zones?"

After pondering for a while, the Great Completion Saint Body shook his head.

"If it were in a normal period, such a method would certainly interest the Supremes in the Forbidden Zones; perhaps one or two would come out to understand such a method in detail."

"But now, as the time for the opening of the Immortal Path approaches, the eyes of all the ancient Supremes in the Forbidden Zones are fixed on the Immortal Path. They would be interested in such a method, but they would not act now."

"Perhaps they will wait until after the Immortal Path opens and they have recovered to their true peak state before attempting to obtain such a method."

Zhang Xuan nodded, acknowledging what the Great Completion Saint Body said; after all, the Great Completion Saint Body was a true expert in dealing with the Forbidden Zones.

"Then what if we add the secret of the Undying Emperor?"

"The Undying Emperor?"

A strange look appeared on the face of the Great Completion Saint Body, and his expression became serious.

"If it were ordinary information about the Undying Emperor, it would not be enough to make the Supremes in the Forbidden Zones take action. Only secrets truly involving Chang Sheng and the Immortal Path could possibly stir them."

"Whether the Undying Emperor truly exists is a question in itself. Relying solely on this name to lure out the Supremes in the Forbidden Zones is, I fear, extremely difficult."

Hearing this, Gai Jiuyou was slightly disappointed, but Zhang Xuan was not; instead, he smiled and took a stone egg out of the Shenheng Purple Gold Pagoda.

"Then what if I say that I not only have ordinary news about the Undying Emperor, but also the secret that the Undying Emperor has lived from the Mythological Era to the present and is living in a peak state—would the Supremes in the Forbidden Zones truly walk out then?"

"This egg?"

Golden light, a zhang long, erupted from the eyes of the Great Completion Saint Body.

(End of this chapter)