Ouyang Xing and Zong Hedong had little choice themselves. Under He Ping's coercion, how much room for choice did two mere Dao Entry experts have? Both had been planted with demon seeds—where was there any chance to bargain? Even if he told Ouyang Xing and Zong Hedong to eat shit, they could only eat it!
What was more, both men were seasoned old hands. Even if they turned against Guo Ding now, they would not feel much psychological pressure. The only thing that gave them some pause was entering the Divine Passage.
In their eyes, the risks of this matter were far graver than betraying Guo Ding. Where exactly the altar led was an unknown. As for turning their blades against Guo Ding, given Ouyang Xing and Zong Hedong's "moral standards," it was not a problem at all.
"You two, move faster. Don't waste my time!"
He urged them on as well.
He Ping had plans of his own. From Ouyang Xing and Zong Hedong's memories, he had discovered that Guo Ding's identity as the "Seven-Manifestation Dragon King" was far from simple.
Although this man had entered the Dao through the Buddhist orthodox method, the Five Aspects of the Silent Wheel, he had also cultivated another technique. He was not a Buddhist disciple, and his sect likely had ties to the Ancient Lotus Sect. Tracing its roots, it should share the same origin as both the Sibi Sect and the Mud Sect.
The Desire Evil Green Lotus in Guo Jing'an's possession had been bestowed by an expert called Daoist Desire Evil.
That evil lotus had formed from deathly filth and wicked qi. Its mysteries were unfathomable and its uses inexhaustible, but in the hands of Guo Jing'an, who had yet to enter the Dao, it was a pearl cast into