The Sacred Sect Ancestor was still too ruthless.
At this moment, Lu Yang had thoroughly grasped the arrangements laid upon Mu Changsheng and his entire plan—even more clearly than Mu Changsheng himself.
After all, Mu Changsheng was merely a lower cultivator.
His plan extended only as far as Non-Existent Heaven. Though stunning, it remained limited by the perspective of a lower cultivator; there were arrangements he could neither see nor comprehend.
In Mu Changsheng's plan, the reincarnation of his soul was actually normal. After all, he was already dead. Thus, his goal was to use Long Flowing Water to nurture Non-Existent Heaven, seal away the True Lords of the world in the future, and seek an opportunity to reincarnate, Attain Gold and Ascend. Nothing wrong with that.
From a Foundation Establishment perspective, this was already the limit.
Yet from a higher perspective, one beyond that of ordinary True Lords—from the perspective of a Great True Lord—there was another layer of arrangements upon him.
The ritual within Long Flowing Water.
Under the arrangement of that person behind the scenes, Mu Changsheng's soul should not have reincarnated. It should have remained within Long Flowing Water and quietly developed.
And in the end, as Non-Existent Heaven emerged, Mu Changsheng should also have been able to attain Long Flowing Water and become the Sixth Dragon Lord. So long as things were handled properly, he could have sealed away the True Lords of the world, become the sole True Lord of the present age, and gain a perfect environment where almost no one could restrain him!
That was the thought of the person behind the scenes.
As for who that person was, Lu Yang had a guess as well. It was none other than the person he had sensed before, using the Heavenly Duke to