Secret Buyer

Chapter 632: Chapter 373: Self-Sealing with the Underworld

In the beginning, the Netherworld was probably a great opportunity the Three Pristine Ones prepared for themselves—although they couldn’t interfere or see through these hundred thousand years,

they still seemed to calculate that they would become the Central Pole Sect Leader.

However.

In the Netherworld, there seemed to be additional schemes from the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Yang Erlang, and even Tai Shang Laojun,

also planned for themselves—was it to counter the Three Pristine Ones, or even to counter the Supreme Ones?

This was merely Zhang Fusheng’s speculation, naturally impossible to ask aloud, but in his mind, it seemed very likely.

Therefore,

the Netherworld cannot be avoided, the Central Extreme City must be visited.

But there would also be a deadly trap there.

Heaven and Earth would jointly bring doom upon him.

After a long silence,

Zhang Fusheng asked:

"Laojun, is there a solution to this situation?"

Laojun shook his head:

"Difficult, difficult, difficult!"

He repeated the word "difficult" three times and then warmly said:

"I am not yet clear on what the deadly trap in the Netherworld will be, but from what I hear from you, the Different Dimension is highly likely to fully descend there."

After a pause,

Laojun kindly said:

"This is a good thing, for once the Different Dimension fully descends and completely overlaps and merges with the real universe, it means the old world is about to fully revive, and Wa Huang’s Stone is also going to prematurely fail."

This sentence, seemingly praising, actually served as a reminder.

Zhang Fusheng’s expression became stern.

He rubbed his chin and bluntly said:

"But I do not wish for Wa Huang’s Stone to fail so quickly. After all, at that time, all the Supreme Ones will return, and I may not be able to attain the Supreme."

"Even if the Three Pristine Ones support me, how can they fight against all the Supreme Ones?"

Tai Shang Laojun nodded:

"That’s the reasoning, so, Fellow Daoist Fusheng, you should indeed go to this Netherworld, but you can also consider a different approach."

Zhang Fusheng cupped his hands:

"I hope Fellow Daoist Tai Shang will enlighten me."

Tai Shang Laojun said in a deep voice:

"The Netherworld is independent of the present world and the Different Dimension. Therefore, the Different Dimension can directly descend there, and when the Netherworld merges with the real universe, they will unify as one."

After a pause,

Laojun continued:

"But similarly, if the Different Dimension descends into the Netherworld, and you seal the Netherworld, using your strength to self-seal the entire Netherworld and Different Dimension..."

Zhang Fusheng’s expression changed:

"In this way, not only will the Different Dimension be unable to merge with the real universe, even the significant event of the westward journey will be obstructed—the Different Dimension would be gone!"

"Indeed."

Tai Shang Laojun nodded deeply:

"And you don’t even need to self-seal the Netherworld for too long; ten thousand years would be nice, but a thousand or a hundred years is also possible."

"Even if only for a few decades, it can still significantly delay the failure of Wa Huang’s Stone, and you can continue cultivating during the self-sealing."

Zhang Fusheng paced back and forth, pondering Laojun’s suggestion, with furrowed brows:

"But how can I self-seal the Netherworld with me?"

"How can I face the deadly trap?"

"And after the self-sealing, if I can no longer intervene in the present world, wouldn’t that make me fall behind the True Spirits of the Old World?"

Three questions in quick succession echoed in this space.

Tai Shang Laojun took a deep breath, finally gave his horsetail whisk a flip, and said only:

"As for how to self-seal the Netherworld with you, didn’t you just obtain the Immortal Sinking Sword?"

"The emphasis of the Immortal Sinking Sword lies in the word ’sink’."

"And as for facing the deadly trap? At the moment the trap is triggered, when there’s no resistance, directly self-seal with those who set the trap and the Netherworld, naturally, they can’t harm you."

Listening to Laojun’s words, Zhang Fusheng smiled:

"What does it count as, self-destructing together with those who come to kill me?"

Laojun chuckled twice bitterly:

"Of course, this is a last resort... maybe, you have the capability to break the trap? As for your last question..."

Tai Shang Laojun suddenly became extremely solemn, his voice as loud as a bell, enunciating each word carefully.

"You worry that after the self-sealing, unable to interfere with the present world, you would fall behind the True Spirits of the Old World."

"But have you considered dragging all the True Spirits of the Old World along to self-seal?"

This statement reverberated like a wake-up call, enlightening and ear-shattering!

Zhang Fusheng suddenly realized.

He cupped his hands, asking one last question:

"But, may I ask Fellow Daoist Tai Shang, how should I ensure that all True Spirits of the Old World, and even some Great Divine Power Users, enter the Netherworld?"

Laojun gave his horsetail whisk a flip, his words resonating deeply, each word landing with weight:

"There is no other."

"Perhaps by using the Map of Mountains and Rivers."

"Or perhaps, by relying on Meng the Thirty-Fourth."

As his words concluded,

Tai Shang Laojun cupped his hands, sighed an ’end,’ and after performing the courtesy, his expression revealed a profound fatigue, shrinking back into a wisp of profound yellow energy,

then swirling back into the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Tower.

The enormous quiet room and the rear hall of the Eight Sceneries Palace plunged into a deathly silence.

Zhang Fusheng stood alone, his mind turned over a thousand times,

yet his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"What Laojun has said is indeed enlightening, indeed enlightening."

Zhang Fusheng took a deep breath, murmuring to himself:

"If I indeed pull all the True Spirits of the Old World, and perhaps a majority of the Great Divine Power Users, into self-sealing together..."

"I still have allies in High Heaven left in the present world, and I could also leave the Grim Skeletons and those I’ve enlightened to take refuge."

"They can set up the scenario for me, and during my self-sealing, transform the mother planet and the real universe into the shape I desire."

Zhang Fusheng’s heart pounded, this step was very risky, a single error would lead to destruction,

even a tiny mistake, leaving behind one or two True Spirits of the Old World outside,

by the time I return to the world, the entire grand universe may have been transformed into who knows what by those True Spirits of the Old World!

But it is necessary to gamble.

Having chosen to oppose the Supreme Ones, how could everything be smooth, how could one not gamble on difficulties and dangers?