Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 564 There are always unavoidable troubles

The agenda of the meeting attended by the heads of state was destined to be short. Although the report materials of Gurihama were thick, the summary report was actually quite brief. After the heads of state stopped raising new questions, the meeting quickly voted to reach a resolution: to speed up along the original path.

At first glance, this seemed to be another strong proof that "the Immortal Alliance belongs to her, Lu Youyou, alone", but only the parties involved knew how much hard work the convener had to put in private in order to make this meeting at the country level brief and smooth.

“Do you find it troublesome?”

Above the fortress, on a suspended attic that belonged to the owner of this place, Lu Youyou sat down lightly, and then handed an exquisite porcelain bottle to Wang Luo.

"The newly refined elixir from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which can calm the mind and return to the origin, is just right for you."

Wang Luo waved his hand to refuse: "I'm not very tired, nor do I find it troublesome."

Lu Youyou smiled and said, "Really? Even I sometimes feel a little impatient. I didn't expect that you have better patience than me... But now patience is necessary. Even after many rounds of preliminary communication and the presentation of evidence, it is still difficult to make those kings completely believe the current situation in Jingzhou. Gao Heng did not intend to provoke today. It was really that the distrust in his heart had reached a point where it was difficult to suppress..."

As he spoke, the petite humanoid spirit deer suddenly became a little stuck, and his eyes became blurry like fog in an instant.

"Sorry, I seemed a little sleepy just now." Lu Youyou lowered her head apologetically, then reached out to open the stopper of the porcelain bottle, extracted a pink pill from the bottle and swallowed it... After a moment, she let out a low moan of relief, and the light in her eyes returned to its crystal clear state.

"Huh, the Danchengfang newly established by Mo Yu has indeed gathered a group of alchemy masters... Let's talk about Gao Heng. He has the greatest pressure in governing the country among the leaders. The last time he attended an emergency meeting, a fire broke out in his backyard and he almost couldn't leave as a leader. The reason used by those who attacked him was that he was 'too accommodating to Zhu Wang in terms of national strategy and failed to uphold the interests of his own country'."

Wang Luo couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard this reason. A few years ago, Gao Heng dared to impeach Lu Youyou in public at the Immortal Alliance meeting. At that time, he was criticized by thousands of people, and the infamy he carried was that he questioned the great leader. Now he was opposed again because he didn't question enough. Such an absurd contrast can only mean one thing.

"I'm afraid Gao Heng is really not suitable for the position of Lord Bu Tian. He lacks both skills, qualifications and courage."

Lu Youyou sighed, "If there was a more suitable candidate, he should have stepped down two years ago. In the final analysis, there is no better candidate, and the current Immortal Alliance cannot afford the intense political turmoil in Yuezhong, one of the five major powers. So..."

Wang Luo said: "I know, I will not blame him for his incompetence. After all, you don't have to worry about me on this issue. From the beginning when I decided to tell the truth to the kings, I had already expected the troubles today, but we have no choice."

Lu Youyou said: "Yes, such a major event that requires the collective mobilization of the Immortal Alliance cannot be kept secret. Moreover, excessive secrecy is equivalent to ignoring the power of the group, which directly violates the basic principles of the great law established by the Lord. Therefore, even if it is troublesome and tiring, we can only cheer up and deal with mediocre people one by one, convincing them to stand on our side. And in many cases, the support of mediocre people is also crucial."

Wang Luo agreed, "Yes, the results of Lingkong Pavilion also proved our previous speculation. The observation of Tianzun itself contains meaning. The more we see, the greater the chance of winning the decisive battle in the future. So even if it is just the sight of mediocre people, the more the better, try to guide them to Tianzun's immortal body..."

Before he finished speaking, a white light suddenly lit up in front of the two of them. A silver bell swayed gently in the light, making a pleasant urging sound.

Lu Youyou was a little surprised, but still reached out to pick up the silver bell and whispered, "It's okay, come in."

A moment later, Mo Yu, dressed in purple, gracefully appeared outside the attic. After asking silently and respectfully, he walked in and went straight to the point.

"Guanghan Palace just sent a message that someone lost the training match."

Lu Youyou stood up immediately: "Really?! Who is it?"

Mo Yu whispered, "It was Wenwen. She was... very disappointed because she didn't expect that she would be the first to lose among the sisters in the palace. She was the one who took the competition most seriously... and from her feedback, she undoubtedly tried her best in the training match. She didn't underestimate the enemy, nor did she let down her guard, but she still lost."

As he spoke, Mo Yu also handed a Guanghan cold jade symbolizing the highest level of secrecy to Lu Youyou. After the latter read the information in it with a secret method, he confirmed that there was no ambiguity in Mo Yu's report, and a look of joy gradually appeared on his face.

"It is indeed an undoubted defeat. Even though it is just an unpopular project like "Pushing Girls Battle", losing is losing. With the blessing of the Heavenly Master, we are still defeated by a mere civilian practitioner. It is obvious that the blessing itself has been weakened to below the threshold! The progress of the Heavenly Master's pollution is faster than expected..."

Mo Yu reminded: "This also means that the day when Tianzun fully awakens may be earlier than expected."

The joy on Lu Youyou's face subsided a little, and he murmured in a low voice: "Tianzun has been almost undefeated throughout his life. Even in the Taixu Painting Scroll, he has incredible calculation power. During the time when the instructors guided the national teams of various countries, the Guanghan maids who held the blessing never lost a game, so..."

Mo Yu said: "One defeat may not be enough to disturb Tianzun, but I am worried that the thresholds of other events are about to be broken. Luo Xiao himself is not a talented player. In comparison, even Li Mo, who has passed his peak, has more significant talents. And if they defeat Tianzun's Blessing in an event like Dinghuang Glory, I am afraid..."

“I’m afraid that the Heavenly Venerable will immediately realize that the thousands of training matches that had repeatedly triggered the blessing, as well as the entire Nine Venerables Competition that swept across the Immortal Alliance, were essentially just a way to taint his immortal wisdom…”

Seeing Lu Youyou was silent for a moment, as if he was at a loss for words, Wang Luo prompted, "A manure pit?"

Lu Youyou said helplessly: "I wanted to say it was a blasphemous festival... but your wording may be more accurate."

Afterwards, she couldn't help but sigh and said, "To use human hearts to resonate with the heart of heaven is essentially just to tarnish the heart of heaven... Did the Lord have already planned this when he wove the Great Law?"

Mo Yu was speechless, while Wang Luo gave his own understanding.

"A Heavenly Dao that openly does not allow humans to break through to the Divine Transformation stage is already lowering its status and waiting for others to taint it. In order to maintain the stability of the Great Law, Senior Sister did not hesitate to abandon her True Immortal cultivation. Then, as an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Venerable should naturally condescend to understand the thoughts of humans... even if this understanding itself means degeneration and degradation."

Lu Youyou sighed again: "That's the truth... I'm afraid Tianzun himself may not be willing to accept it."

Mo Yu reminded, "There is another problem. Judging from the monitoring results of Guanghan Guangmu, the truth about Tianzun has begun to spread in a small range in some countries... and the process of spreading is accompanied by a lot of information distortion and conspiracy theories." Lu Youyou said, "As expected... the moment the truth is told to others, it is destined to spread out of control in one way or another. The rulers of the Xianku Forest may be able to keep the secret strictly, but they also need the support of their confidants to govern the country and organize the national strength, and they always have to tell a few secrets when arranging work and assigning tasks. In this process, leaks are inevitable."

Mo Yu reminded again: "So, do we need to initiate the next plan, have the authorities inform all citizens of the truth, and then..."

"Not yet." Lu Youyou quickly rejected it, "It could easily backfire."

Mo Yu asked again: "Then, do we need to warn the leaders of all countries to crack down on the spread of rumors at this stage?"

Lu Youyou pondered for a moment and looked at Wang Luo.

Wang Luo's reply was: "This kind of warning is likely to backfire. It is better to let the rumors ferment. Let the bizarre imagination give rise to rumors that grow wildly. Then the rational people who can no longer tolerate it and the people who are just looking for trouble will inevitably argue everywhere, and the final result will inevitably be a mess."

Lu Youyou couldn't help but smile upon hearing this and said, "As expected of you, you are the Master's junior brother. You are indeed professional when it comes to this kind of issue."

Wang Luo shook his head and did not answer.

Because the real master's junior brother is not professional in this kind of problem. In the few days in Jingzhou, he had several long talks with the Lord of Heaven and heard his complaints. The most common point was that Lu Zhiyao always used the precious time of cultivation guidance to instill some inexplicable knowledge and skills, such as the painting method of picture books, and the means of manipulating people's hearts and governing a country were also mentioned by Lu Zhiyao repeatedly, and sometimes even insisted on strict examination.

Unfortunately, in the Lingshan era, no matter how Lu Zhiyao taught by words and deeds, the Lord of Heaven always found it difficult to learn the essence, because in essence, Lu Zhiyao's knowledge of the classics was nothing more than dragon-slaying skills in a classical era of immortal cultivation. And dragon-slaying skills are actually the most difficult to learn.

"God knows where she learned all that nonsense. Is there really anyone in this world who is born with knowledge?"

The Lord of Heaven's talent and understanding are at a level that is only seen once in a thousand years, and is definitely not inferior to the Immortal Ancestor. However, in front of Lu Zhiyao, he always feels that he appears clumsy and slow.

As for Wang Luo, he did not have this psychological burden, because in his memory of the Lingshan era, any knowledge and skills, as long as they were taught by his senior sister, he would always understand them immediately and master them once he learned them… Now it seems that this was obviously because his senior sister secretly gave him some conveniences when she created humans in the Jingyi Pool of Taiqing Sect, some conveniences that made the imitation better than the original.

However, Wang Luo couldn't help but have the same question in his mind.

If his knowledge came from Lu Zhiyao's complete indoctrination, then from whom did Lu Zhiyao's knowledge come?
There is no such thing as a person who is born with knowledge. Even the powerful Immortal Ancestor Chi Cheng grew up step by step in the wild land of Jingzhou. The theory of the immortal way that created the world was also pieced together by Chi Cheng over hundreds of years. Only Lu Zhiyao, when her master Song Yijing saw her, she had already become very different from anyone else in the world.

Of course, Lu Zhiyao has never concealed her identity: a time traveler from another world. This is how she positioned herself.

However, today, after traveling all over the world and witnessing many secrets that are close to the creation of the world, Wang Luo knows one thing very well.

There are no time travelers in this world.

Because there is no other world that can accommodate travelers. Whether it is the starry sea in the sky or the dark soil underground, it has long been full of explorers' footprints. As for the Chaos Fog Sea in the west and the Dark Sea in the east, although no one has ever experienced the depths, people have already had a full understanding of these two places through the use of fairy arts and deduction.

Even if you can't reach it or see it, you can guess it.

And to this day, no matter how you look through any books or ask any wise man, you will not get any clues about the "other world".

The concept of another world has always existed only in Lu Zhiyao's mind.

Of course, strictly speaking, in the current Immortal Alliance world, after Lu Zhiyao's own cultural promotion, the concepts of traveling to another world and rebirth are no longer new words. Even in the field of story creation, a large number of masterpieces by masters whose level is higher than Lu Zhiyao's have emerged. However, even if we search through the cultural products of countless people's wisdom over the past few hundred years, we still can't find the slightest secret of Lu Zhiyao's origin.

Lu Zhiyao, where did she come from?
This was not the first time Wang Luo had thought about this question. Of course, since Lu Zhiyao was in seclusion, he could not get an answer. But as the day of the decisive battle approached, this question appeared in Wang Luo's mind more and more frequently.

“Wang Luo…Wang Luo?!”

The gradually louder calling voice pulled Wang Luo back from his thoughts.

"Sorry, I was distracted... What were you discussing?"

Lu Youyou looked at him with some concern: "We are discussing the matter of merging with Taichu in advance... Since Jiuzun's progress is faster than expected, and Jingzhou's illusion has also arrived in Xinheng in advance, I think we should be prepared for an early meeting with Tianzun. But there is no rush. You don't look very well now. Go and rest for a while. As for Xinheng's matter, I will let Han Guming take over temporarily."

Wang Luo wanted to say something, but Lu Youyou suddenly stood up and said without hesitation: "Okay, this is the order of the king, you should take a short vacation... Mo Yu, do you still have the elixir from Danchengfang?"

Mo Yu looked a little strange: "Yes, there is, but it is designed for you, the Lord. If a man takes it rashly, I'm afraid..."

Lu Youyou was speechless for a moment and had nothing to say.

Wang Luo stopped arguing and stood up, clasping his hands: "Then I will respectfully obey your command and take a short vacation first."

(End of this chapter)