"Very good. Nether River has become my pawn."
With the Blank System on the gourd fragment, Old Ancestor Nether River had completely fallen into Li Yu's hands. Even if he found the Primordial Violet Qi, he could only work for Li Yu.
A faint smile rose at the corner of Li Yu's mouth. He turned to look toward the center of Southern Jambudvipa and saw an enormous city.
That place... was Chaoge.
"King Zhou is still a wise and capable ruler at this moment, but... he will soon be finished."
The Investiture of the Gods War was a "cleansing" initiated by the Saints to eliminate the Heaven and Earth killing tribulation.
Heaven unleashes killing intent, Earth unleashes killing intent, Man unleashes killing intent. When all three erupted together, they dispelled the Heaven and Earth tribulation Qi.
Thus, the Saints had King Wu launch his campaign against Zhou, using the killing intent of a dynastic change as the fuse for this great tribulation.
"The Investiture of the Gods War will certainly divide the Saints' attention. If I want to obtain the Primordial Violet Qi, I can only do so when the Saints are too occupied to intervene."
No matter how formidable Old Ancestor Nether River was, even if Li Yu himself risked everything and fought for his life, they still could not possibly defeat eight Saints joining forces.
The only way was to wait for the Investiture of the Gods War to begin, when the Saints fought one another and could not spare a hand. Only then could he fish chestnuts from the fire and have a chance to obtain the Primordial Violet Qi.
"So... this Investiture of the Gods War needs to be even more brutal."
Li Yu had already made his plans. He was prepared to stir things up