After finishing, Yi Shuyuan added.
"Though my cultivation is passable, I know the Untransformable Bone is a complicated matter, and I might overlook something if I acted alone. Since I intended to destroy it, I naturally thought of the True Lord. I went up to heaven to ask, and we hit it off at once!"
Hui Mian lay on Yi Shuyuan's shoulder with his head buried low, lest he fail to keep a strange expression off his face.
Master discussed it with himself. Of course they hit it off! No, they didn't even need to hit anything!
With these words, Yi Shuyuan had made his purpose clear.
"With the True Lord taking action, our chances improve greatly, and we can catch it even more off guard. I came here expressly to learn the position of this Heavenly Realm and avoid any misunderstanding. This was my invitation, which the True Lord accepted. He comes solely to slay a fiend, with no other intention!"
The Heavenly Emperor and the other great gods present finally understood.
For all Yi Daozi's ambiguous words, he was really informing the Heavenly Realm that he would certainly act against the Untransformable Bone, and had even invited the Manifest Holiness True Lord for that purpose. Of course, his way of putting it showed considerable regard for their Celestial Court's dignity.
The Bright Spirit Who Quells Calamity, Manifest Holiness True Lord, was a primordial deity. His existence might predate the formation of the present order of heaven and earth itself. His cultivation was unfathomable, and he certainly could not be measured by the usual standards of the Divine Dao.
Moreover, as a great fiend-slaying god, he naturally abhorred evil fiends, so accepting Yi Daozi's invitation to come here was perfectly reasonable.
Before the Heavenly Emperor could speak, a long-bearded