Once cultivators truly entered the Way, whether or not they had practiced the arts of calculation before, they would more or less gain such abilities.
Fiends, ghost kings, and their ilk could casually grasp the art of scheming against the human heart.
But when it came to divining the secrets of Heaven, they were inferior to both Daoism and Buddhism.
After all, they were fiends. Every thought they had was a fiendish thought, leaving them to struggle against their own thoughts at every moment.
Thus, when divining Heaven's secrets, their thoughts would inevitably be obscured, causing them to arrive at wrong answers.
After seeing into Lin Lingsu's intentions, Cai Jing was unable to make up his mind for a time, so he summoned Tong Guan, Yang Jian, Gao Qiu, and the others to discuss the matter.
Before long, the fiends all arrived at Cai Jing's residence.
Regardless of how profound their cultivation had been in the Nine Netherworlds, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Yang Jian were now the strongest among those present.
All three were comparable to Earth Immortals of the Three Tribulations realm.
Among the fiends, Cai Jing occupied the seat of honor, with Tong Guan and Yang Jian seated to his left and right.
Gao Qiu headed those seated below.
Cai Jing took out the invitation and passed it around for the fiends to read, then asked, "What do you all think?"
Tong Guan immediately said, "Since he has already revealed this method, we can simply establish a sect of our own and seize it. Why bother discussing anything with them?"
"Lord Tong, that is not so." Yang Jian waved his hand. "Even if the emperor is a descendant of the Nether Viper and bears its bloodline, he is still no more than an ordinary mortal.
"We are