Chapter 452: Great Yu's Plan

Wu Youdao gritted his teeth, struggling in his heart. He was the dignified sixth Xia Di, the revivalist who would destroy Great Xia and reshape the glory of Great Yu in the future. How could he reveal everything just because of a little threat!

He was also an emperor who had experienced great storms and waves, killed people, and seen blood. Being refined into an artifact spirit simply couldn't scare him!

Just as Wu Youdao was about to speak, he heard Lu Yang say thoughtfully from the side: "They say history is written by the victors. The Congwendao Sect and the imperial court have always been on good terms. We can discuss with the official historian to perform some artistic processing on you."

"If you confess honestly, we will let the historian write that after you were captured by us, you remained unyielding, and despite all kinds of torture, you still didn't reveal a single bit of information, showing unyielding integrity."

"Even the Xia Di evaluated you as a wise ruler with the potential to become an immortal. It's a pity you were born in the wrong era. If you had continued to be emperor in the Great Yu Dynasty, you could have pushed the Great Yu Dynasty to a higher prosperity. Your talent is no less than your ancestor, the first Xia Di."

"Conversely, if you say nothing, we will let the historian write that after you were captured by us, you wailed and begged us to spare your life, that you admitted Great Xia is the orthodox ruler, that the Great Yu Dynasty is inferior to the Great Xia Dynasty, and so on. Or else, we will write that we in Great Xia treat prisoners well, and you are served with good wine and meat in the Congwendao Sect every day, living happily without thinking of Yu..."

"I'll confess everything."

Wu Youdao said immediately, cold sweat dripping down upon hearing Lu Yang say this.

In any case, he had already failed and been captured; his life and death were no longer his own to decide, and becoming an immortal was even more impossible. The only thing he cared about now was his reputation. According to Lu Yang's words, this was even more painful than having his soul scattered; he would be mocked, despised, and leave a bad name for ten thousand years.

Wu Youdao glared at Lu Yang with hatred, but Lu Yang had no psychological burden and ignored him.

The Senior Sister looked at Lu Yang in surprise, not expecting there to be such a method. She was just preparing to use the old method of interrogation to make the two confess.

The Senior Sister stretched out her jade hand, the golden bell on her wrist jingling, raising a light curtain that separated Wu Youdao and Venerable Xuan Lei, intending to interrogate them separately.

"What was your plan in Huangzhou?"

"The State Preceptor and I... I mean, the Great Xia's power of national destiny is the key to preventing their rise. He needed to study the influence of the national destiny on Great Xia clearly, so he formulated a plan to seize the power of the national destiny in Huangzhou. After studying it clearly, he would use the power of the national destiny as nourishment for my Dragon-Tiger Qi, so that my chance of becoming an immortal in the future would increase by one point."

"How does your Great Yu intend to rise?"

"The full picture of the rise plan is only known to the first State Preceptor. Both I and the second State Preceptor only know a part. However, ever since I woke up, I have never seen that legendary first State Preceptor; it has always been the second State Preceptor and I planning together."

The first State Preceptor had already disappeared before Wu Youdao was born. For Wu Youdao, the first State Preceptor was also a legendary existence.

"The plan that the State Preceptor and I made was to unite the Demon Domain, the Sea Clan, and the Demon Sect. When the great era truly arrives, we will coordinate from inside and outside against Great Xia, seize political power in one fell swoop, and I will become the Xia Di."

The Immortal Fairy always felt that the first half of the plan Wu Youdao mentioned was very familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

Lu Yang pondered. Wu Youdao's plan was formulated very crudely; it was just a keynote. It seemed the true formulators of the plan were the two State Preceptors.

This also conformed to historical records: in the early Great Yu Dynasty, the Xia Di and the State Preceptor had a close relationship. The State Preceptor had the talent to govern the world, offering advice to the Xia Di, and the Xia Di followed good advice. The two complemented each other, jointly promoting the prosperity of the Great Yu Dynasty.

Not every Xia Di could be a talent for governing the world; for example, Wu Youdao only had high cultivation talent and no talent for governing the country.

"You become the Xia Di? Then what about the first Xia Di?"

The first Xia Di was the strongest person in the Great Yu Dynasty. According to historical records, he fought in all directions, finally overthrew Great Gan, unified the world, and established the Great Yu Dynasty. He reigned for three thousand years, and then, due to years of fighting, his internal hidden injuries erupted, and he died of illness.

Lu Yang remained skeptical of this statement. He wasn't someone who hadn't come into contact with powerhouses; as the strongest person in the Great Yu Dynasty, how could the first Xia Di have died so simply?

"The ancestor really died. After I succeeded as Xia Di, I even went to worship his corpse." Wu Youdao said firmly. If the first Xia Di hadn't died, he wouldn't have agreed to the State Preceptor's plan.

After all, with the first Xia Di around, it would never be his turn to be the new Xia Di and obtain the opportunity to become an immortal.

"How many of you have awakened so far, and what are your cultivation bases?"

"There are a total of thirty-two Integration stage cultivators and seven Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators."

Lu Yang frowned. This was far more than the number Venerable Tianzai had confessed; Venerable Tianzai had only confessed to two Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators.

It seemed that Venerable Tianzai, this Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator, was not important in the Great Yu Dynasty's plan and was in a marginal position.

An early Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator was in a marginal position; the strength Great Yu was hiding in the dark was quite terrifying.

"What are the specific realms of the seven Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators?"

"Three early Tribulation Transcendence stage, two mid Tribulation Transcendence stage, two late Tribulation Transcendence stage. The latter four are still sleeping. As for whether there are other Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators, I don't know."

Lu Yang calculated the Great Yu Dynasty Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators he had encountered: Venerable Tianzai, Venerable Xuan Lei, and Venerable Wu Ji—exactly three early Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators.

"Where are these four mid-to-late Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators sleeping?"

"The State Preceptor knows; I don't."

"What realm are the two State Preceptors?"

"No one knows the realm of the first State Preceptor. I asked several powerhouses who had seen the first State Preceptor. Some said he was only half a step away from becoming an immortal, and others said he had already attained the Dao Fruit and achieved the position of an immortal. The second State Preceptor is a half-immortal level powerhouse."

When Wu Youdao mentioned that the first State Preceptor was at the immortal realm, an expression of worship appeared in his eyes.

Lu Yang was much calmer. Now when mentioning immortals, his mind was full of the Immortal Fairy and the four unlucky ones.

He couldn't feel any worship for immortals at all.

The so-called half-immortal level powerhouse was a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator with a prototype of a Dao Fruit.

Lu Yang only knew one half-immortal level cultivator, the third-in-command of the Immortal lineage, the Immortal.

"If the Huangzhou plan succeeds, what is your next plan?"

"The Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators will make a move, using rules to cover a certain city in Jizhou, to see if they can use the power of rules to turn these people into subjects of Great Yu."

"Which city?"

"Randomly selected."

The Senior Sister asked Venerable Xuan Lei again. Venerable Xuan Lei knew much less information than Wu Youdao, but as testimony to corroborate each other, it was enough.

The Senior Sister felt it was necessary to share the information Wu Youdao had confessed with the imperial court and the other four major immortal sects, especially regarding Jizhou, to be fully prepared.

She bound the cleansed Venerable Wu Ji with a chain and handed the other end of the chain to Lu Yang.

"I will send these two to Prison Peak, and then I will go to the Imperial City. You hand this person's soul over to the Fifth Elder."

Looking at the Senior Sister's departing back, the Immortal Fairy woke up as if from a dream.

"Ah, I forgot to ask for contribution points!"

The second update will be before eleven o'clock.

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