Chapter 577
Chapter 577
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 577
>Chapter Title: Plan
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Chapter 577: Plan
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> Just as the Ao Jing followers were about to cause trouble, Xuanyin lightly raised his hand, and the hall instantly fell silent.
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> “Enough! Don’t forget, Dice has taken the Great Liang dragon vein with him right now!”
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> Facing the others, the Celestial Supervisor’s tone softened a bit as he continued, “Dice may have escaped, but don’t panic. I can find his location.”
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> The next moment, Shangguan Yuting poked her head out from the State Preceptor’s sleeve, made a funny face at Li Huowang, then burrowed into the Celestial Supervisor’s body.
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> The State Preceptor, clutching his wound, twitched his beard slightly, his gaze toward the Celestial Supervisor flickering evasively.
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> At that moment, Zheng Boqiao picked up the conversation. “Xuanyin, finding him isn’t hard, and killing Dice isn’t hard either. But killing Dice while rescuing the final emperor intact? That’s far more difficult.”
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> “After all, he’s the last emperor left. If he dies, Great Liang is finished. With the greatest of Great Liang gone, the rest doesn’t even need mentioning—the grass in Qingqiu has all turned yellow.”
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> With that, Zheng Boqiao glanced at the Ao Jing Cult and Bai Lingmiao. “Besides, it looks like only Ba Hui and the Mother of No Birth have clearly sided with us. Sigh~ With great calamity looming, everyone harbors their own schemes.”
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> Li Huowang suddenly thought of something and reminded him. “Can’t we have the Military School help us? Great Liang’s Military School has so many people—binding Dice would be a piece of cake.”
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> At this point, the Great Liang State Preceptor had recovered a bit of strength. “Easier said than done. Do we have command tallies to mobilize the Military School? Under what pretext?”
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> “The Military School is the emperor’s blade. Don’t forget, Dice has ascended the throne—he’s the legitimate emperor of Great Liang now. And not only is he the dragon vein, he’s a Sitting Oblivion Dao dice, extremely skilled at bewitching hearts. If you drag the Military School into this, aren’t you afraid they’ll turn against us?”
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> Hearing this, everyone’s faces grew much graver. Indeed, Dice was now the rightful emperor of Great Liang, having truly ascended before the civil and military officials.
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> No matter how fake the emperor seemed to them, if the court saw them banding together against Great Liang’s emperor, it would be treason and rebellion.
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> Li Huowang glanced up at him, then quickly pondered something. After a moment, he spoke.
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> “Celestial Supervisor, there’s a dice in Gao Zhijian’s head—that must be where Dice is. Since you can find him, we just need to control him and dig the dice out of his brain.”
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> Since they were joining forces against Dice, Li Huowang shared what he knew.
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> “Easier said than done. It’s the same problem as before—splitting his skull is simple, but how do we keep him alive?”
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> After hesitating for a moment, Li Huowang slowly said, “That’s simple. We can find a way to implant an artifact in him that lets him revive after death, like one made from a Heart Elemental’s skin. I saw Ren Wang use one when I tried to assassinate him.”
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> Li Huowang had once given Gao Zhijian a piece of skin he’d refined himself. But he wasn’t sure if Dice had discovered it.
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> Li Huowang’s words received no response from the Celestial Supervisor. As he looked toward him, he saw both their bodies shrinking at extreme speed, until they were the size of ants on the bench.
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> Li Huowang looked up to see Bai Lingmiao, now mountainously huge, listening intently to the others without noticing anything amiss.
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> He didn’t panic—this had to be the Celestial Supervisor’s illusion technique.
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> “There are some things I need to discuss with you alone.” The shrunken Celestial Supervisor slowly spoke.
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> At those words, Li Huowang inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity toward the Celestial Supervisor before him, though he couldn’t pinpoint why.
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> “Who exactly are you?” Li Huowang couldn’t help but ask, addressing the black void inside the wide red robe.
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> “I am Xuanyin, the Great Liang Celestial Supervisor. But I can also be anyone. Who I am doesn’t matter—what matters is that I need you to survive the coming crisis. This concerns not just you, but also the late Zhuge Yuan.”
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> Li Huowang’s brows furrowed slightly as he looked up at the others, now towering like mountains. “I can handle it alone? Why not tell the others?”
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> “Because it requires using your Heart Elemental identity.”
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> Hearing this, Li Huowang’s hair stood on end—everything about him felt stripped bare before this figure.
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> “You cultivate truth, right? I can help you. Use your Heart Elemental power to deal with Dice.”
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> Steadying himself slightly, Li Huowang suppressed his unease and said, “Why must it be my Heart Elemental power? Isn’t my earlier idea workable?”
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> “It won’t work. Because he’s Dice—such petty tricks can’t touch him. We shouldn’t follow his path; that leaves us passive no matter what. Let him scheme his way, and we’ll do ours.”
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> After a moment’s grave thought, Li Huowang slowly nodded. “Alright then. Tell me your plan.”
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> “Once we find Dice again, you go first. Whatever he says to you—treat every word as truth and cultivate it into reality! Leave everything else to me.”
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> “Huh?!” Li Huowang was momentarily stunned; he hadn’t expected this method.
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> “My truth-cultivation isn’t that strong. I might not pull it off.”
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> “Don’t worry—I’ll assist you. Just follow my instructions.”
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> Li Huowang pondered silently, and the Celestial Supervisor waited patiently.
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> “Fine, Celestial Supervisor. But remember, this involves Great Liang’s dragon vein. I don’t want Great Liang to end up like Great Qi.”
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> “Naturally. In dealing with Dice, you and I are on the same side.”
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> As soon as the Celestial Supervisor finished speaking, their bodies began growing rapidly, returning to normal size without anyone around noticing.
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> “I’ve come up with a plan. Go make your preparations—I need to fetch something. In one hour, we reclaim Great Liang’s dragon vein.” With that, the Celestial Supervisor’s body crumbled away like sand.
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> With the decision-maker settled, the others left the table one by one to prepare for the encirclement.
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> Li Huowang pulled Bai Lingmiao along as they left the hall. The moment they stepped out, a figure pounced onto him.
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> Li Huowang quickly lifted Li Sui’s skirt, revealing the tentacles and dog skull below, and hurriedly explained to Bai Lingmiao, “She’s not a stranger—it’s just Li Sui.”
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> “Oh.” Bai Lingmiao nodded gently.
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> “Miaomiao, what’s really wrong with you?” With a deeply serious expression, Li Huowang set Li Sui down, stepped in front of her, and gripped her arms as he asked.
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