288: A plan within a plan, a plan within a plan

When the female cultivators looked at Gu Liangyuan with three heads and eight arms, they felt no sense of incongruity.

Instead, it gave Gu Liangyuan a peculiar sense of power.

The difference was that before, when they saw the scene of Gu Liangyuan Undergoing Tribulation to Soul Transformation, they would scream with excitement, but now they merely observed from afar.

The reason was simple: Gu Liangyuan was already too far beyond them.

Previously, in the hearts of many female cultivators, Gu Liangyuan's peerless appearance was his main draw, with his strength being a bonus.

Now, it seemed Gu Liangyuan's strength was Heaven-Defying, and his appearance was merely one of his many virtues.

They were like ants, while Gu Liangyuan stood high above, like a god.

How could they dare to hope?

"Kill!"

Gu Liangyuan roared, and the Slaughter Domain unfurled, spreading eight hundred li!

The onlookers, seeing the unfavorable situation, retreated further and further.

The Chess World followed closely, firmly protecting the Slaughter Domain.

Under the influence of the Slaughter Domain, the two Undergoing Tribulation cultivators felt their grasp of the Heavenly Law instantly weaken.

Under the control of the Chess World, the two also felt that the concepts of space and time around them had disappeared, as if only Slaughter existed between heaven and earth.

The great cultivators watching this scene secretly thought, "What a ruthless person!"

It was common for Divine Ability to trap people, but it was rare for someone to trap themselves along with others.

Gu Liangyuan's message was simple:

"Nobody leaves. Either you die, or I live!"

The two women also understood Gu Liangyuan's meaning, felt belittled, and their anger was fully ignited.

The three were on the verge of battle, and the great war began!

The commotion here was too great and had lasted for so long, naturally attracting the attention of all parties.

Within Taiyi Holy Land, Ditian, who had been living in seclusion, slowly opened his eyes.

He looked up and immediately saw the giant almost standing in the center of the Eastern Continent.

The fluctuations caused by the battle there could be faintly sensed even in the Taiyi Holy Land, located in the far east.

Undergoing Tribulation cultivators fighting—such a scene had not appeared in the Eastern Continent for several centuries.

At least not openly.

Ditian looked at this scene, but there was no surprise in his heart.

He had long guessed that Gu Liangyuan would definitely cause some stir during this Fu Long Court event.

"Make a fuss. The bigger the fuss, the more opportunities I'll have."

Leaving this murmur, Ditian lowered his gaze again and focused on his cultivation.

Judging by the commotion Ditian made during his cultivation, his cultivation had now reached Body Integration Fourth Level.

Compared to Lü Qingmei, who was from the same period as him and had stronger talent, his cultivation was still a small level higher.

Within Gu Mo Imperial Palace, Mo Emperor watched this scene through his Divine Ability.

Thinking of the Great Lu envoy's previous threat to him, a slight smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"Lü Emperor, oh Lü Emperor, now you know what it means to shoot yourself in the foot, don't you?"

"If Gu Liangyuan were so easy to deal with, would I have endured again and again?"

"Strategy is merely a temporary expedient when strength does not permit."

"If I had Loose Immortal cultivation, I would have long since forcibly taken down all the great aristocratic families and the Supreme Sacred Ground."

"Lü Emperor, you are still too young."

While Mo Emperor felt pleased, a warning bell also rang in his heart.

Although it was the Great Lu Princess who violated the rules first, no matter what, Azure Dragon Pass was broken in this manner.

Without the buffer of Great Lu, the next step would be his direct confrontation with Gu Liangyuan.

He needed to bring more offerings with him, just in case.

After pondering, Mo Emperor suddenly laughed, thinking of something:

"Speaking of which, Great Lu has really helped me a lot."

"Earlier, when Gu Liangyuan gathered everyone to emphasize the rules, I already felt he was up to something."

"Now it seems his confidence must have come from that Mahayana Realm Puppet."

"Fortunately, it was damaged by the people of Great Lu, otherwise if it suddenly appeared, it would have caught me off guard."

Just then, Che Hongzhou, who was beside Mo Emperor, spoke:

"Your Majesty, Gu Liangyuan likes to keep a trump card. Although Song Xianer's Mahayana Realm Puppet was passively exposed, it's not guaranteed he doesn't have another one."

"I remember there are two in the Ancient Mo treasury as well, why not send them out to be safe?"

Mo Emperor looked Che Hongzhou up and down: "Not bad, you've become more nimble after staying in the Eastern Continent for a few years."

"But that's not enough. Also, take out all the Puppets in the treasury and give them to the soldiers for temporary use."

"I'll let Gu Liangyuan know what it means to use his own methods against him."

Che Hongzhou nodded: "This old subject will have Zhao Sidu handle it immediately."

Mo Emperor glared: "Just now I said you became nimble, now you're foolish again?"

"This matter must be carried out secretly. I will draft an imperial decree for you, and you will go personally."

Che Hongzhou accepted the decree and withdrew.

After Che Hongzhou withdrew, Mo Emperor was in a great mood, gazing at the distant mountains, vaguely seeming to already see the scene of Gu Liangyuan being crippled of his cultivation and kneeling before him...

As for Che Hongzhou, after receiving the Puppets, he headed east, leaving the capital.

When he arrived at a desolate mountain, he transformed, taking on the appearance of Sun Anjian.

Zhang Mingqiang quickly greeted him:

"How was it? Did you get them?"

Sun Anjian patted his Storage Pouch at his waist:

"Two Mahayana, eighteen Body Integration, sixty Void Refining."

"I have to say, it truly lives up to its name as a ten-thousand-year Dynasty; it really has a deep foundation."

Zhang Mingqiang's attention, however, was not on this, but rather he sighed:

"The Cult Master's Spell is truly remarkable; no one in Ancient Mo discovered your presence."

Sun Anjian looked towards the Eastern Continent:

"The most remarkable thing is not the Divine Ability, but the calculation."

"First, he had Junior Sister Xian'er deliberately expose the Puppet, and then he drew the attention of everyone in the world to himself."

"I've been an undercover agent for a month, and only today did I get the opportunity."

"Everything, absolutely everything, is within the Cult Master's grasp."

Zhang Mingqiang took out a teleportation jade:

"Alright, let's stop sighing and hurry back."

"Go."

The two crushed the teleportation jade and left the Ancient Ink Dynasty's territory.

But Mo Emperor was completely unaware of all this.

He was still immersed in the scene of the Puppet army sweeping across the Eastern Continent.

Looking back at Gu Liangyuan's side, the battle was in full swing.

The two Undergoing Tribulation cultivators were trapped by the Chess World and the Slaughter Domain, only able to use sixty to seventy percent of their abilities.

While fighting Gu Liangyuan, chess pieces formed by Yin and Yang Qi constantly fell from the sky, suppressing the two.

On the other hand, Gu Liangyuan, with three heads and six arms, changed in size, sometimes moving with space Law, sometimes freezing the two with time Law.

Nine Kill Sword injured people, Supreme whisk injured souls.

Various Divine Ability and Spell were used effortlessly.

The two appeared like ants in front of Gu Liangyuan; every strike Gu Liangyuan made seemed capable of shattering them with just the force of the wind.

Yet, these two ants were able to withstand Gu Liangyuan's various Moves.

This strong contrast caused by one large and two small figures created a visual impact for everyone!

The two did have opportunities to counterattack during the battle, but each time they were blocked by the light barrier formed by the Nielong Armor.

For a time, Gu Liangyuan actually gained the upper hand, almost completely suppressing the two Undergoing Tribulation cultivators.

Everyone watching this scene clicked their tongues in wonder.

Fighting above one's Realm is for a Prodigy, but those who can cultivate above Soul Transformation are all Prodigies among Prodigies.

Therefore, fighting above one's Realm was often heard of when one's cultivation was lower.

However, above Soul Transformation, fighting above one's Realm was very rare, not to mention above Mahayana.

Among Great Divine Power users, there is a saying: 'A little higher in magical power, and it's infinitely higher.'

After reaching a certain Realm, it becomes extremely difficult for cultivation to advance even an inch.

If the opponent has even a slightly higher method, that slight advantage can take one's life.

Yet, Gu Liangyuan was able to suppress two Undergoing Tribulation cultivators with his Mahayana combat power, which was truly rare.