CHAPTER 1371: CHAPTER 491: SOARING 90,000 MILES!

The grey-robed elder self-destructed, although not directly dead, he paid a considerable price, and seems to have fallen into slumber.

Yet he has already become part of the Heavenly Dao.

Li Ping’an’s earlier words weren’t too definitive; many speculated assumptions were left unsaid.

For instance, this grey-robed elder is Hongjun’s Evil Corpse. Using the inner Heavenly Dao as a foundation, Hongjun’s Evil Corpse polluted the Heavenly Dao. His plot today likely aims to let his Evil Corpse take full control over the Heavenly Dao.

Using the Heavenly Dao as his own Three Corpses.

This is far more ingenious and challenging than fully merging with the Dao.

Li Ping’an indeed has a question here.

Whether it’s the inner Heavenly Dao or Hongjun’s Evil Corpse, they are merely parts of the Heavenly Dao, not its entirety. How can they control the whole Heavenly Dao?

Hongjun wants the inner Heavenly Dao to swallow his father; the motivation is clear.

This move relies on the ’prestige’ generated by Li Dazhi’s lectures for the Heavenly Dao, to increase the inner Heavenly Dao’s influence over the Heavenly Dao.

Why does Hongjun urge Houtu to establish the Six Paths of Reincarnation?

Is it merely to cover up his true intentions?

Houtu merges herself into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, becoming one with the Heavenly Dao, ranking among the top five or even top three in the current Heavenly Dao sequence.

If Hongjun wants to use the Evil Corpse to control the Heavenly Dao, then he must reduce ’competitors.’

The Six Paths of Reincarnation will become the ballast of the Heavenly Dao and the primary means by which the Heavenly Dao controls living beings — reincarnation, judgment of good and evil, recording of a being’s life, and planning the being’s future destiny.

At first glance, this seems contradictory.

But if Hongjun has the means and the confidence to control the Heavenly Dao that includes the Six Paths of Reincarnation, then...

Li Ping’an did not continue speaking at this moment.

Previously, while he seemed able to suppress Hongjun, it was actually due to borrowing the aura of the Transcender Teacher, and his own teacher also intentionally discredited Hongjun.

Essentially, it’s a showdown between the Transcender and Hongjun, which doesn’t resolve the fundamental problem at hand.

He has temporarily protected his father; the next step is to take his father out of the illusion of inner Heavenly Dao and find a way to complain to Taiqing Lao Ye to thwart Hongjun’s plans.

The key point lies in the Taiqing who has already become a saint.

At this moment, tremors occurred outside the heavens as Kunpeng, along with all the great demons he controlled, rushed into the breach of the Heaven and Earth Array — Xuan Capital City was forced back to the interior gap that appeared within heaven and earth, and Li Ping’an realized that Hongjun seemed confident of victory.

An expression of ’I’m done pretending’ was evident on the face of Hongjun’s phantom visage.

Li Ping’an could not help but understand that Kunpeng was indeed Hongjun’s fallback plan.

In a short time, he consolidated the information he obtained from both the Transcender and Hongjun.

Primordial Phoenix battle body, Nirvana Divine Power, technique of the second Primordial Spirit controlling innate gods and demons.

These elements combined, Li Ping’an suddenly realized the severity of Kunpeng’s issue.

Kunpeng was initially positioned as a chess piece by the Transcender with a casual hand, aimed at fishing innate gods and demons to fill the Source of Heaven and Earth, for the Transcender’s final extraction.

Judging by Hongjun’s current behavior, he must have done something to Kunpeng.

Meanwhile, Kunpeng, being plotted against by these two old foxes, is causing the innate great demons under his control to enter the world, oppressed by heaven and earth, attacked by the Daoist Celestial, almost as if sending them to their deaths.

Two possibilities are likely to occur afterward.

The first possibility, if there’s an innate great demon with Kunpeng’s second Primordial Spirit, it will be reborn through Nirvana Divine Power. Enjoying the divine skills recognized by heaven and earth, it will become a Daluo Golden Immortal in the Desolate Era, no longer oppressed by heaven and earth.

The second possibility...

Kunpeng attempts to achieve sainthood through brute strength!

Regardless of which possibility, Li Ping’an absolutely cannot bear to see this, as it would trigger a great disaster in the world.

Thus he hastily spoke out, saying ’Let Daoist Celestials retreat.’

This is merely to delay Kunpeng achieving these possibilities, allowing more strategic space for his side.

Following this, Li Ping’an suddenly discovered a rather serious issue.

In the direction of Xuan Capital City, the entire universe appeared to have a layer of barrier formed by the Heavenly Dao’s power, preventing his shouts from transmitting through the Heavenly Dao!

Surely, Hongjun’s Evil Corpse is obstructing things here!

Li Ping’an’s Dao Heart chilled halfway.

Though he is the Heavenly Emperor, Hongjun has manipulated the Heavenly Dao for far too long, and Hongjun’s Evil Corpse has deeply embedded itself within the Heavenly Dao, becoming a part of it. This part of the Heavenly Dao has its own ideas, not following the commands of the Heavenly Dao’s top sequence.

Li Ping’an:...

"Ping’an, Ping’an!"

Li Dazhi pulled Li Ping’an aside, urgently saying:

"Everyone is waiting for your explanation, don’t just stand there in a daze."

Li Ping’an’s Adam’s apple trembled a few times. He looked up to see dozens of ’spectators’ watching him intently, eyes filled with confusion.

Rumble—

The Heavenly Court still trembled.

This is the vibration from the battle at the edge of the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth, affecting the Three Thousand Great Dao, connecting points like the Heavenly Court and Undying Volcano.

Li Ping’an glanced at his Transcender Teacher;

The latter’s eyes showed a trace of annoyance and disapproval.

He looked towards the phantom of Hongjun in the pavilion.

Hongjun wore a faint, almost imperceptible smile, confident of victory.

Meanwhile, Xuanyuan Huangdi, Shennong Shi, Zhenyuanzi, and dozens of other experts were full of confusion, not understanding why Kunpeng suddenly made a move, nor why Li Ping’an didn’t want the Daoist Celestial to take action.

Just as Li Ping’an was about to speak.

Hongjun’s phantom chuckled softly, speaking calmly:

"It’s quite remarkable for Ping’an to identify so many unusual aspects, though there are some misunderstandings regarding this Poor Daoist, I bear no grudge against him."

"His youthful vigor makes him susceptible to being misled by those with intentions, but as long as he can rectify his errors, it is indeed a great benevolence."

"Allow this Poor Daoist to show you all what the ultimate winner from other heavens, a Transcender escaping the Tangible Realm, intends to do today, and this is also the sole reason for this Poor Daoist’s haste to complete the Heavenly Dao, urgently urging Houtu to establish the Six Paths of Reincarnation."