Six Paths Treasure Trove?!
Rumble!
Several equally vast and majestic powers collided in torrents. A stretch of void collapsed, stars scattered like rain, and countless shards of space shattered like stardust. The streams of power immediately dispersed in every direction.
Wu Yousheng, dressed like a scholar, stood atop a sheer cliff with a bamboo flute in hand, gazing up at the heavens.
"Your fine disciple has truly done something extraordinary, managing to break free while under siege from so many experts."
A strange shadow drifted over and took the form of Shadow Venerable.
"No matter."
A line of narration-like text descended.
"It will not have much impact on the plan."
The green-robed Wu Yousheng replied, "He Ping was never a particularly crucial link in the arrangements to come. His existence is like the most unpredictable piece on a chessboard—wherever he lands, he complicates the situation."
"The troublesome thing about He Ping is precisely this. The more deliberately one targets him, the more likely one is to suffer his backlash. The most suitable approach is to avoid him as much as possible, or squeeze him off the board altogether."
"Ying Wuji's approach was correct. It is unwise to waste too much time on He Ping. The best policy is to push him out of the game. So long as he cannot influence the greater situation, or is no longer within the game, many problems become much easier to resolve."
The scholar stroked the tassel hanging from his bamboo flute.
"Haha, you make that sound easy," Shadow Venerable sneered. "Take this time, for instance. Had several parties not joined forces and formed an effective restraint, that brat would nearly have overturned the chessboard and ruined all our plans."
He added, "Buddha Mother, Five-Passes Devil Lord, and I acted together, yet we still