I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

Chapter 3439: Chapter 1703: Daoist’s Scheme Harms Five Sages, Stairway to Heaven Sets the Boundary and Secures Both Sides_2

“Even if he successfully withstands the influence and becomes a high-level Holy Emperor, facing four adversaries, you said the others have plenty of trump cards. Can he hold up?” Xu Xiaoshou held a skeptical attitude.

“He cannot.”

“Then why are you sending him to his death?” Xu Xiaoshou was taken aback, realizing his intuition was correct.

“But he can hold for a while.” Dao Qiongcang evidently had other plans.

“How can you say that?”

“Qianshi Emperor Realm won’t act first, Bei Huai is constrained, Cold Palace Emperor has to consider if it’s worth coming out, and Hua Changdeng acts on his mood… All things considered, the upcoming battle in the Holy Emperor’s secret realm can be stalled for quite a while.”

“What about after that?”

“After that, it depends on you.”

Me?

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned, then realized Dao Qiongcang had plotted against the five sages, diverting attention from the Shengshen Continent!

Even if the sky were to break here, it couldn’t compare to the allure of Elder Yu’s Holy Emperor position.

Even without mentioning ‘exchange,’ if Xu Xiaoshou wanted to rescue Elder Sang, only Ai Cangsheng would stand in his way.

Dao Qiongcang understood Xu Xiaoshou well; no more explanation was needed, and he continued:

“I’ll be the bad guy, I’ll do the dirty work of setting Elder Yu up.”

“But afterwards, whether you can defeat Ai Cangsheng, break through the sky, regain attention atop the Stairway to Heaven, and rescue Elder Yu, causing Little Yu to be enamored, is up to you.”

Relieve the besieged by attacking the base of the besieger, and then counterattack?

You’ve completely figured this out!

Also…

Making Little Yu enamored, what kind of nonsense is that?

You’re Daoist, not the old matchmaker; don’t arbitrarily tie red strings!

Xu Xiaoshou shivered slightly, instinctively scanning the people around with his peripheral vision; no one was paying attention.

He then calmed down, pondered, and nitpicked:

“There’s a problem!”

“Where is the problem?” Dao Qiongcang’s Spirit Rhinoceros Technique communicated telepathically, leisurely and confident.

In this world, what perfect method satisfies both the Great Path and one’s beloved?

There is. If I, Dao Qiongcang, say there is, then there is.

If you want to compromise, it’s not impossible.

He never minded being bound with Xu Xiaoshou, even going backwards to advance, trying to deepen their bond.

After all, being friends with Xu Xiaoshou is far more beneficial than being enemies.

If he could sacrifice a Little Yu to establish good relations with Xu Dao, strengthening their ties, Dao Qiongcang had no objection.

He didn’t need to sacrifice anything at all.

Yu Zhiwen shouldn’t lose anything either.

After all, in Dao Qiongcang’s eyes, there are no young talents in the five regions capable of surpassing Xu You.

Xu Xiaoshou, unaware of Elder Dao the Flamboyant’s intentions towards his emotional line, frowned, and communicated:

“There’s still a loophole in my story.”

“As long as Cold Palace Emperor emerges and inquires about Li Zi.”

“He’ll find out that while Cursed Yin was indeed defeated, the relationships between us three are not that amicable.”

“Most importantly, he’ll know that Elder Yu’s Holy Emperor position isn’t Rao Wangze’s.”

Dao Qiongcang’s laughter came timely, slightly regretful: “You don’t understand kinship.”

“You do?”

Dao Qiongcang had indeed studied, Xuxu said: “Father of the superior, rarely proactively cares about his offspring’s private matters, especially when both their essences are considered reclusive.”

“Even if he asks, it’s through others, not face to face, but in the Divine Relics, where are others?”

A pause, not giving Xu Xiaoshou a chance to speak, Dao Qiongcang continued:

“Even if he proactively asks, and Yue Gongli reveals everything.”

“What do you think ‘Li Zi’ would say?”

He intentionally emphasized his tone.

Not in sight, but judging by that confident tone, Xu Xiaoshou vaguely saw Dao Qiongcang’s cheeky smile.

This time, he surprisingly didn’t mock.

Because, with just a little deep thinking about Daoist’s words, the hairs on Xu Xiaoshou’s arms stood up unnaturally.

Yue Gongli might speak.

But Yue Gongli wouldn’t tell the “facts” of the Divine Relics, only follow his own “story” down?

“Why?”

Xu Xiaoshou shivered suddenly, remembering that in the Divine Relics, Yue Gongli’s physique was recreated by Dao Qiongcang.

Li Zi, you’re tainted, go self-destruct!

Wait, Yue Gongli, is he self-destructing now?

The key is, if I can think of it, and Yue Gongli is doing it, proves self-destruction is certainly useless, he should cleanse that ‘memory.’

How to cleanse memory?

Xu Xiaoshou was stuck here.

Yet Dao Qiongcang seemingly capable of Intent Stripping, even remotely, chuckled:

“In the secret realm of the Holy Land, there’s a ‘Heart-washing Pond,’ those who pass the Truth-seeking checkpoint must wash away the ‘dust’ there.”

“He won’t go, right?” Xu Xiaoshou said seriously.

“No!” Dao Qiongcang actually shook his head, “That’s too absolute, my Xu, you still don’t understand ‘detour,’ he’ll just take a bit longer to realize, a bit longer to reach the Heart-washing Pond… He’ll realize he received my guidance, but that’s after his understanding.”

Xu Xiaoshou fell into deep thought.

This plan was too malicious.

Once Yue Gongli is delayed, the time in between is the opportunity?

Just like relieving the besieged, counterattacking, and using delays for strategic gains?

But isn’t this robbing the White Wolf with empty hands?

Oh, not really, Dao Qiongcang sacrificed a Holy Emperor position.

Yet this seemed more advanced than robbing the White Wolf, he’s just moving pieces but gaining more ‘energy’ through maneuvering.

And let everything, including the more powerful Cold Palace Emperor, follow the path he wanted.

At least now, Shengshen Continent belongs to Shengshen Continent, Stairway to Heaven belongs to the Stairway to Heaven, there’s no immediate concern of ‘intersecting chess games.’