"All living beings under Heaven."
After hearing Lu Yang's words, Heaven's Gatekeeper's expression turned exceedingly strange. You weren't even a Nascent Soul Dao Lord—what gave you the right to speak of all living beings under Heaven?
Seeing that he did not believe him, Lu Yang did not mind. Smiling, he said:
"For the sake of all living beings under Heaven, there are two matters in which I need your help this time, Fellow Daoist."
Now that sounds more like it!
Heaven's Gatekeeper immediately perked up at this and hurriedly cupped his hands. "Please speak freely, Senior."
At this point, Lu Yang raised two fingers. "First, I need Fellow Daoist to serve my purposes. There is a major undertaking in which I need your assistance."
This had also been a concept Lu Yang had held since his life before last.
After gathering the consciousness of all living beings, could he build an enormous collective consciousness within the Light Sea's Dark Side, then use it to contend against a Dao Lord's Primordial Spirit?
Lu Yang had never tried it, but he knew Si Sui had once experimented with it—and had even succeeded to a certain extent. Pan Huang and eleven other Great True Lords of the Dharma Body Path formed an array, and with the [Dao-Seeking Heavenly Gate Diagram], they could link their Dao Hearts together. In his life before last, they had once used this to interfere with the Sword Lord's actions.
"Just that?"
Heaven's Gatekeeper blinked, then immediately nodded. "So long as Senior can pass the trial my master left behind, I am naturally willing to be at your command."
So that was it. You wanted my body.
*Nothing strange about that, really. I am a supreme treasure, after all. It is only human nature to desire me. Besides, I