Lu Yang naturally could not possibly stake his entire Nascent Soul Dao Path on some so-called "Nascent Soul Pill." Who knew whether the thing was real or fake?
A crafty rabbit needed three burrows. That was the ironclad truth.
And [Northern Exorcism Institute] was the second path he had prepared for himself. To put it bluntly, this broken place was too rotten—he wanted to build a new Other Shore!
"The key lies in cultivators and the Dao lineage."
With a serious expression, Lu Yang laid out his plan. "The Dao lineage will let me remain connected to the Present World even as I raise my status, so I won't lose myself."
"Cultivators can help me climb to a higher status."
"So, like the Netherworld, I need to establish a Dao lineage inheritance capable of resonating with the [Northern Exorcism Institute], then spread it far and wide."
"Under this design, mortals and low-level cultivators will become extremely important, because they determine whether the [Northern Exorcism Institute] loses its way. At the same time, cultivators' path of advancement will no longer be restricted, because the more cultivators there are, the higher the [Northern Exorcism Institute]'s status will become."
As soon as he said this, True Person Demon-Sweeping's eyes lit up.
"So under this design, cultivators' actions will try their best to avoid harming mortals, and even conflicts between cultivators will lessen because of it?"
"Exactly."
Lu Yang grinned. "Though it can't possibly be eliminated completely, it will certainly be far better than the state of this broken place now."
"Master, do you remember?"
"What I told you back then: Heaven never bars a man's path. This world truly is an undeniably broken place, but it will not remain so forever!"
When his words fell, True Person Demon-Sweeping froze. In an instant, he