Chapter 993: Rebellion

Jiu You and Wujiu remained silent, but their grim expressions already spoke volumes.

These tactics made no distinction between friend and foe, which was enough to explain everything.

They could even foresee that it wouldn’t be long before the lower-level cultivators would be completely exhausted.

When that time comes, only a few of them would remain, and their end might not be any better.

“Do we still need to kill Han Yu?”

Wujiu’s grim face suddenly showed a trace of confusion, as if no matter what they did, there would be no good outcome.

No matter how well they did, they could still be silenced.

The same could be said for the Celestial Dao Sect on the other side.

Even if… even if Central Continent won in the end, they would still have to die.

For a moment, Wujiu realized there was no path to survival.

No matter which of the three sides won, they would all be done for.

It was so absurd.

Especially after falling from a higher status to this current situation where there was no way forward or back, even if it hasn’t happened yet, it ultimately will.

Jiu You was equally pale, he glanced at Yin Wang and spoke in a low voice, “What’s your opinion?”

Yin Wang gritted his teeth, they asked him, but whom should he ask?

It was all just speculation, as long as it hasn’t happened, what can they do?

Rebel?

Where could they rebel to?

Just as Wujiu thought, the three of them actually had no way out anymore.

If their master didn’t give them a way out, they were destined to die.

But can such things be validated?

By the time it could be validated, it might already be too late to save the situation.

“Let me think it over.”

Wujiu opened his mouth and couldn’t help but ask again, “Do we still kill Han Yu?”

Yes!

At this point, do they still kill or not?

If they killed, would that person appreciate their service?

If they didn’t kill, would that person come down and kill them first?

The more they thought about it, the more it gave them a headache.

“Don’t kill, just maneuver for now.”

Yin Wang suddenly spoke, lost in thought.

Central Continent could let them maneuver with the Celestial Dao Sect, and they could also let the three sides keep maneuvering, to delay time.

As long as no decisive victory is reached, they will definitely not be in trouble.

Ironically, the humble tactics once used by Central Continent are now the same ones they have to use.

However, by doing so, this matter absolutely cannot be exposed.

If their deeds are exposed, the three of them will definitely die without a place for burial!

…

“You’re crazy! Don’t you know doing this could lead to a terrible death?”

Shang Wanfeng also exclaimed, looking extremely horrified, as if hearing something terrible.

Jiang Xinyuan was already too scared to make a sound.

Wuxian’s plan was truly terrifying.

“I’m not crazy. If all three sides could maintain a balance, perhaps we could find a retreat for survival.”

Wuxian watched the battlefield in front of him with a gloomy face, where the battle between Dharma Aspects and Faceless ones was raging, indiscriminately affecting all cultivators.

This was what truly terrified them, as if that person no longer cared about their own cultivators.

Doesn’t this indirectly show that they were useless?

Even their previous speculations were gradually being confirmed.

They truly didn’t plan to leave any witnesses!

Wuxian’s heart grew cold; such behavior was truly disheartening.

That mindset of self-superiority, treating all things in the world as mere tools, was a realm he confessed he could not reach.

Perhaps Fifth Brother was right; they weren’t Celestial Beings and were merely imitating without truly understanding.

Even what they had learned was now becoming a restraint.

Their Mental Realm crumbled repeatedly, and if they suffered another heavy blow, it might be completely uncontrollable.

He believed his decision would not be wrong.

Only through the struggle of the three sides could they have a chance to breathe.

“So do we still go back?”

Jiang Xinyuan looked utterly defeated, speaking dejectedly.

Go back?

This too was a dilemma; knowing that person’s mind, going back might mean being eliminated one day.

If they didn’t go back, once the other side advanced on Central Continent, they would still be eliminated.

He was waiting for the decisions of the other two.

Shang Wanfeng furrowed his brows and abruptly spoke, “How about not going back?”

He had it clearly thought out; if they went back, and once their intentions were revealed or detected, they might be directly crushed on the stone platform.

If they didn’t go back, the other side likely wouldn’t spend the effort to first deal with their type once they advanced on Central Continent since the Heavenly Dao was their goal.

As long as no victory was decided, they wouldn’t die.

“Go on with your idea.”

Wuxian pondered for a long time after hearing this, then remained silent for a while before speaking to Shang Wanfeng.

Shang Wanfeng’s expression shifted complexly, then he gritted his teeth, “Boss, do you think we have a way to seize control over all the Celestial Dao Sect cultivators?”

Naturally, he didn’t mean those Dharma Aspect cultivators; he meant control over the lower-level cultivators.

He couldn’t be sure, between the Celestial Beings and them, who those cultivators would choose.

Most likely, they would choose the Celestial Beings!

This assumption didn’t even need much thought to figure out.

“What if we slowly spread the news out?”

Shang Wanfeng suddenly gritted his teeth and continued.

The two of them both showed a change in expression, looking at him in shock.

Because he was the one who just said Wuxian was crazy, and now he was even crazier than Wuxian.

Wuxian at most wanted to maintain balance or buy time with a facade of compliance.

Yet, Shang Wanfeng directly wanted to rebel.

Taking those cultivators away—how does that differ from rebellion?

“Will this directly trigger his wrath?”

The first consideration for Wuxian was whether doing so would truly direct all the wrath towards their small group.

“Probably not, take a look!”

Shang Wanfeng pointed to the battlefield and spoke coldly, “If he really cared, he wouldn’t let them die so worthlessly.”

In that case, it’s better for them to take it.

“But what’s the use of taking it?”

Jiang Xinyuan didn’t understand. These cultivators were now of little use. Even if they took them, what could they possibly do with such meager power to protect themselves?

He didn’t understand, but Wuxian did, his expression turning somewhat strange.

“Are you planning to use these people as bargaining chips to join the Central Continent?”

“Exactly.”

Shang Wanfeng spoke openly.

Nowadays, neither side’s Celestial Beings would notice this bit of strength, but the Central Continent would definitely be interested.

“But not now, first withdraw these people. We can talk once we have them in hand; after all, the Central Continent might not be willing now.”

Shang Wanfeng furrowed his brows and continued to speak.

All the recent events were orchestrated by them, the Central Continent had every reason to want them skinned alive. Until the right time, there would be no chance of a peaceful negotiation.

“As for the decision, it’s up to you, boss.”

Shang Wanfeng handed the final decision over to Wuxian. He had already put forward the idea, whether to do it or not depended on Wuxian’s willingness.

The three of them fell silent for a moment, and finally, Wuxian spoke coldly.

“Then let’s first extract this batch of people, as many as we can.”

By saying this, he naturally agreed with Shang Wanfeng’s idea.

In a moment, the three of them acted simultaneously, their dharma aspects surged as they stormed into the battlefield.

“Don’t linger in battle, just pull these cultivators out and leave.”

Wuxian especially instructed.

As for the ghosts from both sides, let them continue fighting as they want.

Ignore it!

They planned to ignore both sides entirely!

At the same time!

Han Yu was also shuttling across the Central Continent, coming and going like the wind.

In particular, wherever he passed, no matter which side’s cultivators or traps, he would strike with an uplifted hand, seize with a swing of his blade, and after fighting and robbing, he would also conveniently take some rules.

However, the more he fought, the uglier his face became.

Whether it was the number of faceless ones or dharma aspect monsters, it was constantly decreasing, and several battles involved only three or two from each side.

Although he didn’t count how many he had killed, it was somewhere close to five hundred, which couldn’t possibly be so few.

So the thing he feared most happened: these guys really dispersed.

This was quite deadly.

Thus, the further he went, the less he dared to stop. By now, Han Yu hadn’t paused for two whole days and nights.

Yet, even so, he barely managed to seize a dozen rules, far removed from his target.

The only somewhat good news was that the Five Elements World was becoming more complete.

He now truly believed in Zhītóushǒu’s words. If these rules continued to integrate within him like this, he’d really have a complete world inside him.

At this thought, he was faintly anticipating the changes to come.

Aside from the number changes of the faceless ones and dharma aspect monsters, Han Yu had discovered something even stranger.

Several battlegrounds had not a single cultivator from either side, he wouldn’t believe they had all died.

But what was going on, where had these cultivators gone?

…

“Hahaha!”

In the Endless Sea Domain, the old man suddenly burst into laughter.

It was naturally Quan Xiaotong telling him these things that amused him.

Initially, Mu Zili had instructed Mo Xiuwen to continue improving and placing surveillance mechanisms in the Central Continent, which reported back with news.

Coincidentally, the positions of those mechanisms happened to coincide with Wuxian’s group extracting people, which naturally led to deductions of their actions.

“Those fools, now realizing the road leads to a dead end.”

The old man couldn’t stop laughing.

“So, are they planning to rebel?”

Quan Xiaotong wasn’t well-versed in the internal workings of the Celestial Dao Sect and could only guess based on his own judgment.

The old man nodded repeatedly, smiling as he spoke, “Not only rebellion, I can also confirm that the idea came from the Second Brother. This guy is timid yet the most restless; the most important part is, when these three get together, he likes coming up with ideas, while that fool Di Liuxin is the one wielding the knife.”

Mu Zili couldn’t help but chime in, “On the battlefield, neither side seems to care about their own cultivators’ lives, which means they truly don’t intend to leave any survivors.”

This was actually anticipated long ago, now it was merely corroborated.

“However, since they don’t want these people, their extraction will likely be of no use, Stopping Heavenly People is purely seeking death.”

Central Continent can do so because there’s Han Yu, and behind Han Yu is the Heavenly Dao.

So they can do it like this, just needing to do what they can, with Han Yu taking care of the rest. If Han Yu can’t, there’s the Heavenly Dao.

If even the Heavenly Dao can’t, then it’s a waiting game for death.

As for Wuxian and his group…

“They are worthless!”

The old man laughed out loud once again, perhaps the most freely he had laughed since his downfall.

Of course, he used to laugh like this when the four of them were suffering too.

“No, they may find those people useless, but we might find them useful.”

Quan Xiaotong’s expression was strange, not surprising given his fanciful ideas and bold imagination.

And the more he pondered it, the more plausible it seemed.

He could probably guess the plight of the three; the essence of Yama Hall and Celestial Dao Sect was close, their purposes similar, thus their ends would naturally be the same.

So those three practically had no retreat.

If there was one, the only possibility was the Central Continent.

“Do you want them?”

The old man couldn’t help but ask.

This really stumped Quan Xiaotong; the past deeds of Celestial Dao Sect were still fresh in his memory, truthfully, he didn’t really want them.

Especially since Han Yu could still seize people’s cultivation thereafter.

Seize all those people, and they could still create a new batch of cultivators.

“Observe for now, definitely not taking them now.”

Quan Xiaotong shook his head and sighed.

Unless absolutely necessary, he truly didn’t want to.