To be honest, the instant he realized it, Lu Yang had almost thought the Dao Lord was about to fountain-camp him again, ending his grand endeavor before it could succeed.
But he quickly came to his senses.
Wait. That's not right!
It's no secret that I have De Chongfu. True Lord Flying Snow gave it to me personally—others might not know, but how could the World Honored One not?
What's more, for some reason, this Jade Slip even bears that distinctive karmic Dharma light of the World Honored One. Clearly, he knows all of this. And since he even gave me the Dao Fruit Secret Art for City-Wall Earth, how could he possibly let the Sacred Sect's Old Immortal fountain-camp me like this?
Wait. So that's why he came to see me first?
Imagine it: if he had not met the World Honored One first, but had entered De Chongfu and obtained the Jade Slip before that, what would have happened?
The answer is obvious.
The moment I came out, I'd probably receive Mu Changsheng's treatment—the Sacred Sect Ancestor's giant hand would come crashing down and refine me in an instant...
But things were different now.
Since the World Honored One had come to see him one step ahead of time, he would surely need to settle this matter properly for him. Otherwise, wouldn't all his prior investment go down the drain?
In an instant, Lu Yang's breathing quickened.
World Honored One... what nerve!
He was playing a game of chess against the Sacred Sect Ancestor.
When all is said and done, what does it matter if I enter De Chongfu? When I defeated True Lord Flying Snow, I hadn't even gone to challenge Responding King yet.
*And the Heavenly Remnant Consciousness can isolate the Dao Lord's influence, so the