HCB #2686 - Who should I ask for help?
#2686 - Who should I ask for help?
Faced with his own troubling matters,
The Primeval Lord of Heaven fully demonstrated what it meant to, when in doubt, call upon your beloved disciple!
Jade Tripod True Man, who was playing chess with Yang Jian, wore a troubled expression.
Yang Jian asked with puzzlement, "Master, what has happened?"
Jade Tripod True Man said, "Your grand-master is calling for me..."
Yang Jian said, "If grand-master calls for you, then you should go!"
Jade Tripod True Man shook his head, "You don't understand the intricacies involved; I really don't want to go!"
Yang Jian's voice was faint as he said, "You can choose not to go, but I think grand-master will personally come to invite you."
Jade Tripod True Man thought about everything that would happen after being invited, and finally decided to go himself.
Before leaving, he looked at his chess game, which was on the verge of a checkmate.
He lightly waved his sleeve, directly scattering the chessboard.
"Disciple, we will play again when I return. Let's consider this game a draw for now!"
Yang Jian was speechless as he watched Jade Tripod True Man's figure disappear.
Why consider it a draw for now? That's just nonsense.
If the Primeval Lord of Heaven hadn't called, he would have won before long!
"Oh well, what can I do since he's the master and I'm the disciple!" Yang Jian set up the chessboard, patiently waiting for the Primeval Lord of Heaven to return.
For matters discussed between such big shots, the fastest would take decades, and the slower ones... basically have no fixed time!
Fortunately, having broken free from lifespan limitations and with their cultivation increasing daily,
beings who have reached a certain level of cultivation have long since adapted to the passage of time.
After Jade Tripod True Man met the Primeval Lord of Heaven, he said, "Greetings, Master!"
The Primeval Lord of Heaven said, "Do you know why I've called you here?"
Jade Tripod True Man: "......"
His master's words were truly unexpected.
He really wanted to say, how would he know the reason.
As a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, wouldn't it be a bit terrifying to know what a Sage was thinking?
Seeing that his beloved disciple didn't speak, the Primeval Lord of Heaven told him everything that had happened at Lion Ridge.
Jade Tripod True Man's eyes widened as he listened!
His inner thoughts were now similar to those of the Primeval Lord of Heaven earlier.
He knew that the Western Sect might retaliate because of this matter, but he didn't expect the final result to be so dreamlike.
They even produced a Quasi-Sage; the Western Sect is declaring war!
After pondering for a few seconds, he tentatively asked, "What are your thoughts, Master?"
Jade Tripod True Man didn't dare to speak carelessly about this kind of matter.
With one wrong word, he might invite considerable trouble!
It's better to let the Primeval Lord of Heaven decide for himself.
That way, no matter what the final result is, at least the fire won't burn him.
The Primeval Lord of Heaven said, "The Western Sect sent out three famous demon beasts, but their intentions are not so simple."
"They simply want to see our reaction."
"If we don't react to this matter, these three demon beasts will target Marshal Tian Peng and others."
"At that time, we will naturally lose face..."
The difficulty lies here!
The opponent has already made a move; how should they retaliate?
To put it bluntly, it is especially important to retaliate within what kind of rules and scale!
Jade Tripod True Man said, "Master, I suggest you discuss this matter with the Heavenly Emperor."
"It's far more effective for you Sages to discuss this matter than to discuss it with me, isn't it!"
The Primeval Lord of Heaven nodded, "You have a point. I will go find Haotian now."
Before leaving, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "How is Yang Jian's cultivation now?"
Jade Tripod True Man's mind turned slightly, and he understood what the Primeval Lord of Heaven wanted to do.
He was asking about Yang Jian's cultivation because he wanted Yang Jian to take action on behalf of the Chan Sect this time.
Jade Tripod True Man thought this was normal.
As the number one third-generation disciple of the Chan Sect, if Yang Jian doesn't take action, would he, a true Grand Luo Golden Immortal, have to do it?
"Reporting to Master, Yang Jian's current cultivation is close to that of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal..."
After hearing this answer, the Primeval Lord of Heaven couldn't help but sigh, "He truly is a trendsetter of the Investiture of the Gods calamity!"
"His cultivation is improving so quickly!"
Jade Tripod True Man offered flattery at a very appropriate time.
"This is all thanks to Master's excellent guidance!"
The Primeval Lord of Heaven smiled, obviously enjoying this flattery very much.
His figure disappeared from the spot, heading towards the Heavenly Court.
Inside the Hall of Universal Brightness.
Haotian noticed the scene at Lion Ridge, and his eyes flickered slightly.
Since the Western Sect made such a move, they definitely had to retaliate.
He currently had two ideas in mind regarding how to retaliate.
One was to have Li Jing and his son lead the heavenly soldiers and generals to conquer, and the other was to send a favored minister like Taibai Jinxing.
After thinking it over, Haotian finally rejected the latter and decided to have Li Jing and his son lead the heavenly soldiers and generals to do this.
Taibai Jinxing, as a favored minister, has decent cultivation and combat power.
But as a civil official, it's a bit inappropriate to have him do these fighting and killing things.
Having Li Jing go would provide face and other aspects.
Not long after making his decision, the Primeval Lord of Heaven arrived.
Haotian said with a smile, "I've been waiting for you; your arrival isn't too late."
The Primeval Lord of Heaven didn't waste words and directly got to the point:
"What do you plan to do about the Lion Ridge matter?"
He didn't believe that Haotian, who manages all things in the primordial world, hadn't noticed the anomaly at Lion Ridge.
If he were truly so obtuse, the position of Heavenly Emperor... wouldn't have been unshakeable for so many years!
Haotian pondered for a moment and explained his decision.
The Primeval Lord of Heaven said, "I plan to send Yang Jian, and you plan to send Li Jing and his son along with heavenly soldiers and generals. Now we're missing one more..."
The Western Sect sent out three demon beasts, and they only had two forces on their side.
The third force naturally had to be chosen from the Supreme Old Lord and the Master of the Tongtian Sect.
Haotian asked in return, "Who do you think is more suitable, Old Lord or Tongtian?"
The Primeval Lord of Heaven: "...Let's choose Tongtian."
The reason for not choosing the Supreme Old Lord was simple.
The configuration of members in the Human Sect was simply too small.
Old Lord, Grand Master Xuandu, Little Gold, Little Silver, and Green Ox.
That's only five people in total.
Green Ox, Little Gold, and Little Silver have already appeared as a tribulation in the Journey to the West plan.
It can be said that the Human Sect has mobilized three-fifths of its power for the Journey to the West plan!
If they were to disturb them again for this matter, it would be somewhat inappropriate.
Between Old Lord and Grand Master Xuandu, they couldn't possibly have Old Lord take action, right?
Grand Master Xuandu naturally dislikes conflict.
He was involved in the Investiture of the Gods calamity only because he had no choice.
Didn't you see that not a single member of the Human Sect was on the Investiture of the Gods list during the Investiture of the Gods calamity?
Mainly because they were embarrassed... they only had so few people in total.
If any one of them was placed on the Investiture of the Gods list, the Old Lord would definitely use the Taiji Diagram to reason with them.
Or perhaps it was because they weren't on the Investiture of the Gods list during the Investiture of the Gods calamity that the Old Lord felt a little embarrassed.
That's why he personally entered the Heavenly Court!