Zhao De gave Yang Ling a somewhat helpless look.
"Don't be so curious. If you don't intend to agree to the Grand Ancestor's request, what does any of this have to do with you?"
Yang Ling chuckled awkwardly. "I was just asking. As for that Dao Lord... with my cultivation, I probably really can't deal with him. Even becoming a Land Immortal is who knows how far off."
"My young friend, the matter of the Dao Lord doesn't concern me alone.
You can ask Brother Zhao and Brother Wubao about that."
The Grand Ancestor spoke patiently.
Yang Ling's expression shifted, and he looked toward Zhao De.
Zhao De said thoughtfully, "The forces on the Shura Path have indeed been coveting this place all along. They simply don't have enough confidence to start a war themselves."
"If we let that Dao Lord keep growing stronger in Youluo City, once he makes a breakthrough, he'll appear on the lands of the Great Dream Dynasty the very next day."
The Grand Ancestor said gravely, "When that happens, never mind the Great Dream Dynasty-even your Zhao State, Rong State, You State, and all the other territories guarded by Land Immortals will be bloodily purged by the Dao Lord."
"The only reason he hasn't acted yet is his lack of confidence, as Brother Zhao said. But as long as he has Youluo City, the day will certainly come when he has enough!"
"So the Dao Lord will attack us first?"
Yang Ling frowned slightly.
Zhao De said, "There's a certain possibility, though we can't rule out the Grand Ancestor exaggerating."
The Grand Ancestor said solemnly, "Brother Zhao, I'm a man of standing. How could I exaggerate about something like this?"
Yang Ling was still judging how much self-interest lay behind the Grand Ancestor's words when