Though he was dazed for a moment, Lu Yang quickly regained his composure and smoothly shifted his train of thought, beginning to consider a response.
There was no other reason. He was numb to it.
Plans failing to keep up with change had long since become commonplace in his life. This unexpected development was nothing special in his eyes.
Besides, at this point, neither the Yellow Springs Road nor the Bridge of Forgetfulness truly mattered anymore. The Sacred Sect Ancestor had shot the arrow first and painted the target afterward—he had plainly set his sights on the Netherworld. Under such circumstances, no matter what methods Lu Yang used, it would be almost impossible to escape his Dharma Eye.
What should he do?
Giving up was not Lu Yang's style. Unless Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts shattered his Dao Heart, or the Sacred Sect Ancestor caught him, he would keep struggling.
What was more, he had an angel investor.
That was the World Honored One!
'Forcing me to accept Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts may have been an attempt to loot a burning house, but what I'm doing is itself the key reason he invested in me.'
'So Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts must be useful.'
'The World Honored One cannot be the sort of shortsighted person who discards the root to chase the branches. Compared to converting me, the realization of the Other Shore Collapse Plan is more important.'
In this regard, Lu Yang trusted the World Honored One.
'From this angle, the hope of breaking the deadlock may lie in this conversation with the First Generation Monster-Rearing Peak Master, which the World Honored One shared with me through Unity of Ten Thousand Hearts!'
With that thought, Lu Yang immediately calmed his mind and resumed eavesdropping on the conversation.
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