Who is the Prey

Divine Mechanism Guest's conversation with Venerable Subduing Dragon King—especially Divine Mechanism Guest's scheme—had all fallen upon the ears of He Ping and Great Sage Lieyun.

He Ping analyzed it in secret. Divine Mechanism Guest's plan had fairly high odds of success. With the Taichen Divine Weapon in hand, he could use it as "bait" to lure He Ping into the void abyss where the Soul-Burying Crystal Platform was located.

Once he reached the vicinity of the void abyss, Venerable Subduing Dragon King would strike, shatter his "physical body," force out his Primordial Spirit dharma body, and trap it within the abyss. Then, using the Soul-Burying Crystal Platform to grievously injure his Primordial Spirit, they could easily capture him.

"If I knew nothing of these two men's plotting, with the prepared calculating against the unprepared, I really might have fallen into their trap. No—rather, into Ying Wuji's trap..."

At the same time, Great Sage Lieyun looked at He Ping. "I never expected this matter to take such twists and turns. What do you plan to do next?"

"This Divine Mechanism Guest should be connected to Wu Yousheng. After all, the identity of the previous generation's true successor of the Hemp-Robe Dao Palace was usurped by Wu Yousheng. He has come this time to plot against me."

After pondering for a moment, He Ping said, "In that case, we shall play along with their plan. I'll have to trouble you, Senior, to make a trip to the Soul-Burying Crystal Platform first and arrange things there."

Having said this, he handed the "live puppet" he had painstakingly refined to Great Sage Lieyun, while he himself switched into a freshly refined temporary puppet shell.

Great Sage Lieyun smiled faintly and pushed with the back of her hand, sending the live puppet back with a