He briefly explained to Xiao Huating:

"You've already had contact with that guy, Hei Yao.

"Hasn't he become a bit obsessed, fully engrossed in the study of the Mechanical Dao?"

"Yes," Xiao Huating responded crisply.

Wang Jixuan snapped his fingers: "I saw this on him."

Mu Dan opened her right hand, and a projection emitted from her palm, revealing the sleeping form of Hei Yao within it.

Hei Yao was enveloped in a very faint black mist, which seemed to gather at his chest, or rather, spread out from it, with a 'bamboo stick insect' wriggling incessantly upwards from his chest.

Xiao Huating felt her scalp tingle.

It was because the bamboo stick insect was gradually gnawing away at Hei Yao's soul.

"This is what Mu Dan saw with her self-developed Divine Skill, the Heavenly Eye."

Wang Jixuan sighed:

"This guy used to cause trouble in the Forbidden Land, and I respected him for being a man.

"Although his ideal was to destroy other people's lives, he at least had some dream and drive.

"But now... he's just an empty shell.

"I spared his life to use him as my messenger in communication with the Heavenly Dao, to see if there's an opportunity to deceive Po Luo."

Xiao Huating asked: "Is the Heavenly Dao that strange? What is Po Luo?"

"The Heavenly Dao has already become a living entity."

Wang Jixuan explained slowly:

"I've been trapped here for seven thousand years, studying the Heavenly Dao for three thousand years, because Senior Bai Gu opened the Gate of Wonders for me, allowing me to freely explore the Sea of Dao Rules, where I discovered many unusual places.

"I even communicated simply with some now-extinct Daluo Golden Immortals through the Tao Seal they left behind.

"This life form born of the Heavenly Dao, named Po Luo by the residual spirits, was born in the Sea of Dao Rules.

"I've even sensed the general shape of this entity."

The projection shown by Mu Dan immediately changed.

It depicted a peculiar deity statue.

Xiao Huating felt dizzy and light-headed after just a glance at the statue, until Wang Jixuan placed a calming hand on her arm, transferring some warm Qi to prevent harm.

The statue had a thick serpent's tail, a human-like torso, but two heads connected at the neck, back to back.

The heads displayed male and female characteristics, with contrasting skin tones, one bright and one dark.

The entire statue was adorned with intricate and mysterious talisman imprints, with dense, tiny scales visible.

"Teacher, is this the appearance of the Heavenly Dao?"

"According to the lingering spirits of those Dao-seekers, this thing isn't the Heavenly Dao, but it was born from and now parasitizes the Heavenly Dao; it's a parasite of the Heavenly Dao."

The projection changed again.

The deity statue was concealed within a haze of gray Qi, rooted within it by its serpentine tail.

Above the gray Qi, a face without any expression emerged.

Relative to the face, the deity statue was like starlight to the sun, with a huge disparity in size; yet it clung securely to the chin of this face.

"This is the complete ecology of the Heavenly Dao.

"The Heavenly Dao itself is featureless, without gender or self, like a Law Code.

"The one causing chaos now is this ghostly thing."

Wang Jixuan spoke with great interest:

"My current life goal is to eliminate this thing, to avenge those innocent lives lost."

Xiao Huating nodded slightly: "Then, do these two heads represent Tianluo and the Dark Sect?"

"No," Mu Dan said quickly, "Po Luo is a Dao Spirit, essentially a part of the Heavenly Dao, which mutated and developed its own mind... I'm not entirely sure what its ultimate goal is yet, but it's probably trying to break free from the constraints of the Heavenly Dao."

"Break free from the constraints..."

"Yes."

Mu Dan continued the introduction:

"Tianluo and the Dark Sect were deliberately created by the left-headed woman.

"This woman is the main consciousness of Po Luo.

"The Dark Sect's widespread slaughter is either to suppress the power of living beings to prevent a catastrophe or to provoke the wrath of living beings, spreading this anger to the Heavenly Dao.

"The right-headed man's actions are less aggressive, secretly controlling some people with the Heavenly Dao Worm, quietly opposing the left-headed woman, like Hei Yao."

Mu Dan snorted with some disdain:

"According to my speculation, one of his purposes is to use external forces to shatter the Heavenly Dao and gain freedom for himself.

"And now, we are also a part of his leverage.

"The Heavenly Dao consciousness entities we contacted twice before should be this man, the vice consciousness entity of Po Luo."

Wang Jixuan: "Mainly Senior Bai Gu."

"Yes, only a Daluo Golden Immortal can have the potential to harm the Heavenly Dao."

Xiao Huating rubbed her temples: "So, our real enemy is this ghostly thing named Po Luo. It controls the Dark Sect and Tianluo; it also has a companion consciousness trying to stop it, this companion consciousness has control over Hei Yao."

Master Wang praised: "Basically correct."

"Then, what should we do next?"

"Wait."

Wang Jixuan, seemingly confident:

"We and they, whoever gets anxious first becomes passive.

"We have our trump cards, like the fleet assembled by Mu Dan, which can swiftly wipe out Tianluo and the Dark Sect in each True Realm, disrupting some of this ghostly thing's plans.

"They have their advantages; Po Luo has control over too many Heavenly Immortal and Golden Immortal experts, whereas we are lacking in strength in that aspect.

"Don't worry about the escape routes; I can take you all out anytime."

"But for now, an opportunity is before us."

Xiao Huating's eyes lit up: "Many experts have gathered at the Land of Sunrise, with representatives from the Eight Great Immortal Palaces and hundreds of Heavenly Immortals from the Dark Sect! Find a way to make them fight!"

"Exactly."

Master Wang raised an eyebrow leisurely:

"If we can make use of their conflict, that would be ideal.

"Mu Dan has updated the weapon systems over sixteen thousand years; presently, we have fully matured conditions to produce antimatter bombs, which are over three times more potent than the strongest nuclear bombs per unit volume.

"We've been preparing for over a decade, just waiting for them to discover this place, and we're currently preparing some spectacles to make them believe a strange treasure has appeared here, attracting more people to swarm in and engage in battle with the Dark Sect Immortals."

"That sounds great," Xiao Huating swung a fist, "let them bite each other!"

"Eh, you can't quite say it like that."

Wang Jixuan corrected seriously:

"In future conflicts, we must strive to unite all possible allies.

"Handle the Dark Sect and Tianluo—Po Luo's left and right hands first, and then discuss other matters."

Mu Dan said: "I had initially drafted a more aggressive combat strategy, but the boss thought it would harm too many innocent lives and didn't let me do it."

Xiao Huating blinked: "Isn't the current plan aggressive enough?"

"I'm a gentle conservative."

Master Wang seriously continued, helping Xiao Huating with more dishes:

"Rest for a few days, I'll guide you in cultivation later."

"No need to worry about Red Snake," Mu Dan explained, "the Evil Qi is dense over there, which few cultivators visit, and the Dark Sect's Heavenly Dao Stele hasn't specifically targeted anyone there."

Xiao Huating: "Okay, just tell me what you need me to do!"

Mu Dan smiled: "I'll take you for a tour of the Second Base later; I've recently developed a large batch of bionic mechanical bodies, a bunch of handsome guys and pretty girls, and there's a karaoke hall with fantastic sound effects!"

Xiao Huating's eyes immediately sparkled.

Master Wang smiled and shook his head beside her.

He had long left such low tastes behind.

...

Setting traps like this is easy to say but hard to do.

In the Immortal Realm, those who have managed to become Heavenly Immortals are, unless backed by powerful forces, well-informed and ruthless individuals.

They are hard to deceive.

Especially those experts of the Dark Sect, with Po Luo standing behind them;

Although Po Luo is just a part of the Heavenly Dao, it is the only complete consciousness entity within it, capable of utilizing most of the Heavenly Dao's abilities.

Both Wang Jixuan and Mu Dan had been preparing for over a decade, yet they remained anxious.

But it didn't matter, Xiao Huating had arrived.

Hei Yao never would have imagined that his envoy, Xiao Huating, sent with intentions to negotiate and curry favor with Wang Jixuan, would end up being a powerful aid for Wang Jixuan.

No other reason.

Xiao Huating loved singing, and when practicing her vocals, a withered Fusang Wood branch nearby unexpectedly sprouted, growing into lush branches at a visible speed.

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