At that moment, within the vast Heavenly Origin Chessboard, in the Heavenly Origin Realm.
Chu Mu sat cross-legged on the phased-out Black Floating Raft. Within the mass of Heavenly Dao held between his hands, three wills were devouring, competing with, and slaughtering one another.
They belonged to the Demon Consort, the black-robed man from the Primordial Immortal Palace, and the primordial will of the Great World of Ten Thousand Immortals.
Chu Mu had no intention of squeezing into their midst and becoming a fourth will embroiled in that deadly struggle. Instead, he intended to cast the Dao Heart Demon Planting art on the mass of Heavenly Dao itself.
That way, whichever of the three opposing wills ultimately became the Heavenly Dao, he, Chu Mu, would become the Heavenly Dao Master.
But this process could not be accomplished in a single leap.
The three wills were not only fighting one another, but also resisting Chu Mu's Dao Heart Demon Planting art, making it difficult for him to truly plant that demon seed.
Even so, none of those three wills wanted Li Yang to kill Chu Mu.
They knew full well that, whoever prevailed, turning an enemy into a friend was not necessarily impossible.
But if it were Li Yang, he would not care who ultimately became the Heavenly Dao Will. He would cleave the Heavenly Dao apart with a single stroke regardless.
As long as he killed the Heavenly Dao, there would be no further trouble.
That was how Li Yang solved problems-by cutting down the problem itself.
"Demon Venerable of Symbiosis, forget those three sword cultivators for now. Kill this damned bastard and flee as far as you can with the Heavenly Dao. I, the Demon Consort, will owe you a favor, and so will my Dao companion!" the Demon