Chapter 1458

Old Nine!

You don't understand!

The Dragon Clan's Dao Yuan Wang Shixiong stopped laughing, placed his hands behind his back, looked at his junior brother, and said meaningfully: "I'm doing this for your own good!"

"All along, we've focused our attention on that Buddhist holy maiden, Wen Bunian!"

"Actually, we overlooked He Pingsheng!"

"Now I ask you, who is He Pingsheng?"

Old Nine was stunned, then immediately replied: "Naturally, a dragon among men, a phoenix among people!"

"Hehehe..." the Wang Shixiong chuckled, shook his head, and said: "How could it be just that?"

"He is simply an unparalleled, peerless heavenly pride who defies eternity!"

"Have you seen anyone of the same level who can match him?"

"Hmm..." Old Nine pondered for a moment, then said: "Perhaps your Dragon Clan's outstanding Princess Ao Zhen could!"

"Ah..." the Wang Shixiong shook his head, saying: "At this point, there's no need to flatter our Dragon Clan!"

"In my view, among the countless beings of the Immortal Realm, only Han Houshi and Wang Dun can rival He Pingsheng!"

"And as for who among these three is superior, it remains uncertain!"

"Such a heaven-defying person—his own fortune must surely far surpass Wen Bunian's, wouldn't it?"

Having said that, the Wang Shixiong sighed.

Old Nine said: "I don't think it's necessarily as highly regarded as you claim."

Zhou Yiren ignored Old Nine and continued: "Back then, the thirty-one Dao Yuan of our Profound Gate besieged that Buddhist Bodhisattva. After the Bodhisattva fell, did you see any retaliation from the Fomen?"

Old Nine shook his head: "That didn't happen either!"

"The Fomen's power is limited—how could they possibly retaliate against our thirty-one Dao Yuan?"

"Good!" the Wang Shixiong asked again: "Then why did all thirty-one Dao Yuan perish within just ten thousand years?"

Old Nine said: "Who doesn't know this? Naturally, because the Floating Pagoda Bodhisattva was a person of great fortune, on the verge of enlightenment, and killing her incurred massive karmic debt—I understand... Wang Shixiong, you mean..."

Old Nine's expression shifted from sheer inevitability to shock, then to fear.

"Exactly!" the Wang Shixiong nodded heavily: "If we were to kill He Pingsheng without cause, we would also incur massive karmic debt—and in the end, it would be you who perishes!"

"Tell me, am I not doing this for your own good?"

"Hiss..." Old Nine suddenly sucked in a cold breath.

He should have realized this, but was blinded by the Buddhist holy maiden's identity.

He had only been thinking about how to destroy the Buddhist holy maiden and her fortune, never giving He Pingsheng careful thought.

But after a few breaths, Old Nine shook his head again: "Not necessarily—after all, He Pingsheng is only a Taiyi Golden Immortal now; killing him would hardly generate much karmic debt!"

"Besides, if we can't kill him, will the Buddhist holy maiden just be allowed to tread into the Mixed Yuan Great Realm?"

The Wang Shixiong did not respond to Old Nine's words or answer his question, but instead fell into thought, then said: "I previously saw our master!"

"Our master said a single sentence to me!"

"He said... if the fall of the Floating Pagoda Bodhisattva was our Profound Gate's scheme, that's correct. But this time, targeting the Buddhist holy maiden Wen Bunian, it's actually not a scheme!"

"Everything is merely pushing the waves, letting things take their natural course!"

"No one ever intended to slay that Buddhist holy maiden—it's just... our master saw her future!"

"Oh?" Old Nine suddenly became interested: "Her future? So you mean the Buddhist holy maiden's downfall is fated?"

"Hmm!" the Wang Shixiong nodded, continuing: "As for He Pingsheng, when our master observed the Buddhist holy maiden's past and future, he once vaguely glimpsed a shadow of him!"

Old Nine frowned tightly: "A shadow?"

"Yes!" the Wang Shixiong said solemnly: "If even our master cannot see clearly the past and future of someone, and I don't let you act personally—is that wrong?"

"So all these years, I've only dared to make minor arrangements on him, never truly strike!"

"And last time, when the Fomen tried to kill him, I, old man, at least saved his life—hehehe... speaking of which, I suppose I've also formed a good karmic bond with him!"

"Hiss..." Old Nine sucked in a cold breath for the second time.

He now felt relieved all over, as if he could scrape out two catties of relief.

Glad he had restrained himself earlier and not acted.

If he had ignored the elder's orders and acted directly, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.

"But... but but but..." Old Nine fell silent for a moment, then stammered: "That... things still need to be done, right?"

The Elder laughed and said: "From now on, you need not track He Pingsheng's whereabouts—even if you happen to bump into him, just pretend you don't know!"

"Today, Wang Shixiong will show you what 'borrowing a knife to kill' truly means!"

"Go... call Old Six Zhu Ran Yu over for me!"

"Ah?" Old Nine startled: "Old Six... Old Six this fellow has always defied you—you want him to wield the blade and slay He Pingsheng? That seems impossible!"

"That brat is sharp as a tack—he definitely won't fall for it!"

"Hahahaha..." the Wang Shixiong laughed loudly: "Old Nine... you just watch from the sidelines!"

"Good!" Old Nine nodded, walked out of the great hall!

After a full half-day, he returned with a tall man into the Wang Shixiong's great hall.

"Greetings, Wang Shixiong!" the two bowed to the Elder.

Zhou Yiren waved his sleeve: "No need... we're all brothers, no need for such grand ceremony!"

"Yes!" the two quickly lowered their sleeves.

That Zhu Ran Yu stepped forward first, then clasped his hands and said: "It's been years since I last saw Wang Shixiong—now I can ascend your Dao field, truly an honor beyond words. Originally, I should have come to visit you, but I've been so busy lately I couldn't free myself—hope you'll understand and not blame me!"

"Hmph..." Old Nine snorted coldly beside them, thinking: He hasn't even spoken yet, already claiming he's busy—probably laying a trap in advance for what's about to happen!

"Why is Sixth Brother so nervous?" Zhou Yiren said calmly: "I called you over not to assign you tasks—rest assured!"

Hearing this, both Zhu Ranyu and Old Nine were puzzled.

Zhou Yiren said, "Earlier I went to see Master, and Master instructed me to pass something on to you!"

Hearing this, Zhu Ranyu stirred and said, "Please speak, Wang Shixiong!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Yiren produced a white stone disc and pushed it before Old Six, saying, "Old Six, do you recognize this object?"

Seeing that white stone disc, Zhu Ranyu was first baffled, then turned deathly pale, and said, "Th-this this this... Wang Shixiong, this object is a Chaos Treasure surpassing Ninth-Grade Saint Artifacts, one of the five supreme treasures of the Immortal Realm, the Chaos Yin-Yang World-Grinding Disc?"

Wang Shixiong nodded and said, "Indeed!"

"Master said this object originally belonged to your Golden Crow clan as its supreme treasure; it has been in his hands for many years, and today he bestows it back to you!"