"The other four must sense the enormous danger, don't they?"
"If they focus their fire on us, the consequences will be severe."
"Once one of us dies, the balance will return."
"We've already sounded out the Demon Emperor Who Upends All Living Beings."
"He rejected the proposal to surround and kill the Yama Son of Heaven."
"The situation carries risks for us too. We must strike first."
The Myriad Treasures Undying Dao Lord nodded slightly. "Indeed. We must make the first move. If we let them unite, disaster will be upon us."
"One of the seven immortals must die before the original balance can be restored."
"And we must act quickly. If I'm right, the five Wisdom Logic Anomalies have probably spotted the problem too."
"They may use it to split us apart again and surround us one by one."
"Everyone is suspicious of everyone else now, each harboring their own schemes."
The Eternal Night Lifeless Dao Lord, who had remained silent until now, spoke slowly. "The best target is the Nether River Yama Son of Heaven."
"We can approach the Confucian Dao sage and appeal to both his feelings and his reason. There's a chance we can persuade him."
"With four against one, we can deal with the Nether River Yama Son of Heaven as quickly as possible."
Hearing this, the Chaos Yin-Yang Dao Lord nodded. "I'll handle it."
"He happens to have an incarnation active in the lower realm."
Beyond the Nine Provinces Four Regions, the Nether River Yama Son of Heaven expressionlessly cleared away the anomalies coming toward him.
All the while, his mind turned over one question after another.
"Something is wrong with what happened this time."
"With the Demonic Path immortal dead, the balance between the Nine Provinces and the four regions has been broken.