Above the River of Time.
Great waves surged, the muddy water carrying golden grains of sand.
"What exactly do you intend, Immortal Lord? Please tell us plainly!" Liu Zhou said respectfully. "If we need not risk our lives, we will cooperate with all our strength!"
"It is simple!" Immortal Lord Xuan'e said. "I will invite the Goddess who destroyed Su'nan Commandery City to draw that Luo River King into the trap. You need not act personally. You need only return to your respective traditions, draw upon your reserves, and dispatch heavenly soldiers and generals."
"You mean..." Liu Zhou began. "To deploy the Heavenly Net Formation?"
"Precisely!" Immortal Lord Xuan'e said. "One heavenly general commanding ten heavenly soldiers forms the Heavenly Net Formation Minor Formation. Ten heavenly generals commanding a hundred heavenly soldiers form the Heavenly Net Formation Major Formation! Assembling a major formation now would be difficult, but if you all return and pool the resources of your respective traditions, assembling a minor formation should not be hard!"
Then Immortal Lord Xuan'e continued, "I know you dare not believe that person has already passed away, but we cannot let the Luo River King keep growing, either. The Heavenly Net Formation Minor Formation will be enough to kill Jiang Ning. We can also use this opportunity to see whether that person is still alive."
"I support your proposal, Immortal Lord!" Xuanzhen, dressed in white robes, responded before continuing, "There is no need to return and consult my eldest senior brother, the sect master. I can make this decision myself. Our Four Directions Heaven can provide three heavenly soldiers and an Immortal-Binding Rope."
"Good! Excellent!" A note of delight rose in Immortal Lord Xuan'e's voice. "With an Immortal-Binding Rope, our chances of success will increase by twenty percent."
"Since Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen