"Brother, the fact that you can condense immortal spirit with cultivation below that of a Five-Complete Sage is a miracle in itself. That is your stake in this gambit."
Xue Kuangye spoke with utmost seriousness.
Xu Yi nodded. "I want to know what your gambit is."
Xue Kuangye then explained it in detail.
After listening, Xu Yi was stunned for more than ten breaths. "This is far too crude. It can't even be called a gambit—just an idea."
Though he said that, his heart was already stirred.
Coming up with an original idea was no small feat. If he hadn't met Xue Kuangye, he could have racked his brains until he had three heads and still never come up with such a startling plan.
"Wait. How do I know you aren't deceiving me? You must have something extraordinary about you to earn the Black and White Emperor Lords' trust. They're no fools. Why would they choose a traitor like you for such an important position?"
Even with Xue Kuangye's corpse pill in his grasp, Xu Yi still wasn't entirely reassured.
As the sect's covert night commander, Xu Yi knew all too well that truly devout believers existed. Even after reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, they remained unwavering in their faith.
When you encountered someone like that, no countermeasure would work. They didn't regard their life as anything worth protecting. They'd gladly use it to lure you into a trap, and no amount of caution would help.
Xue Kuangye said, "I didn't reach my current position for nothing. I served the two Emperor Lords for three hundred years without the slightest negligence. The tests I went through during that time were beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Even now, I remain loyal to them. I simply don't agree with the path