The plan was simple: let Mu You contemplate for a few more days, then act once he had more or less comprehended the divine patterns here.
As for knocking Mu You unconscious and bringing him away, that was even simpler. All they needed to do was blend into the crowd.
The two waited outside for several days. Once they saw the surging Kunpeng manifestation around Mu You gradually fade, they prepared to make their move.
Li Dao slipped soundlessly onto the reef island where the Sacrificial Altar stood. People bustled around him, preparing to expand the altar so Mu You could better contemplate the divine patterns.
He approached a laborer and knocked him out, changed into his clothes, and altered his own appearance. With those steps complete, he blended straight into the crowd.
"All of you, come over here! Build the altar higher!" A man wearing the robes of the Yin-Yang Church directed the workers, with Li Dao among them.
Li Dao's eyes lit up, and he followed the crowd slowly toward the Sacrificial Altar.
As soon as he drew near Mu You, he sent a voice transmission to the Demoness. She had been waiting for some time and immediately made her move upon receiving his message.
Hum-
A terrifying pressure erupted in the void, accompanied by a languid, alluring voice that slowly rang out with the resonance of the Dao.
"Everyone from the Yin-Yang Church, come over here and meet your death!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! The moment the Demoness finished speaking, several cultivators charged toward her. The many cultivators below also turned their gazes in her direction.
On the Sacrificial Altar, Dao aura suffused Mu You's body, and he extended his divine sense toward the Demoness.
Just as everyone present was drawn to the Demoness, Li Dao stamped down