Wu Shattered Star River

Lu Xingyu sent someone out and, after a moment, invited Xu Lu, Zhao Wuchen, and a few young masters and ladies over.

Those invited were all from the Qing Emperor's faction. They were very enthusiastic upon seeing Fairy Yinghuo and Jiang Han, and when they heard about joining forces, they all said it was no problem.

However, one young master raised a question. He learned that the Eighth Princess had invited Wei Wushen and Luqiu Pi over, presumably also to join forces.

If the Eighth Princess sent someone to invite them to join forces, what should they do?

"Absolutely not!"

Jiang Han immediately refused, saying, "I am irreconcilable with the Luqiu family. I don't trust them. If anyone wants to join forces with them, then leave our team."

Fairy Yinghuo nodded and said, "If we have to walk with them, we'd rather go alone!"

Jiang Han was extremely firm. He wasn't afraid of enemies, but he was afraid of being backstabbed.

If he was in a bloody battle with the Gods and Demons, and the Humans suddenly backstabbed him, attacking Jiang Li, Fairy Yinghuo, and Hua Xun'er, it would make him very upset.

Jiang Jiuye and Lu Xingyu exchanged glances, feeling somewhat embarrassed. After all, they belonged to the Heavenly Court, and if the Eighth Princess issued a decree, they would be in a dilemma.

Fairy Jiuxuan smiled and said, "We can secretly spread the word that we have already joined forces with Jiang Han. After the Eighth Princess hears this, she probably won't come looking for us. The Eighth Princess cares about her reputation..."

"Good!"

Jiang Jiuye winked at a young master, instructing him to secretly spread the word.

Jiang Han was, after all, the son of a rebel. The Eighth Princess, as the Jade Emperor's granddaughter, couldn't possibly associate with the son of a rebel.

If they had already joined forces with Jiang Han, the Eighth Princess might be displeased, but she wouldn't force them to join her. After all, if their hearts weren't together, forcing them together would only ruin things.

After spreading the word, the group began to discuss how to proceed after entering the Nalanda Secret Realm.

Lu Xingyu took out a map and placed it on the table in the hall, inviting everyone to gather around. He said, "This is a map I prepared before coming. Although it's not detailed, it marks the approximate areas within the Nalanda Secret Realm."

"Amazing!"

The group's eyes lit up, and they all gave a thumbs up.

The Nalanda Secret Realm wasn't often open, and even when it was, it was only open internally, never externally. They didn't expect Lu Xingyu to actually obtain a map of the Nalanda Secret Realm.

Lu Xingyu took out two pens of different colors and circled areas on the map. Then, he said, "The eight white areas I marked are ordinary dangerous areas, and the five red areas are extremely dangerous areas. Finally, this Mount Nalanda is said to be connected to the Asura Hell, and it's the most dangerous area."

"I think after we go in, we should first go to the five red areas, where the probability of finding Buddhist treasures is highest. Finally, we'll go to Mount Nalanda. The Bianhua either won't appear, or if it does, it's likely to appear on Mount Nalanda."

Xu Lu frowned and said, "Buddhist treasures are irrelevant. After we go in, why not go directly to Mount Nalanda? If the Bianhua appears, we'll rely on our own abilities, and whoever gets it, gets it?"

Jiang Jiuye nodded and said, "Yes, what's the use of ordinary Buddhist treasures? I think going directly to Mount Nalanda to snatch the Bianhua is the kingly way."

Zhao Wuchen shook his head and said, "The Bianhua may not necessarily appear on Mount Nalanda. I think it's more appropriate to go to these five areas first."

The group argued incessantly. Lu Xingyu looked at Jiang Han and asked, "Brother Jiang, what do you think?"

"Don't go to Mount Nalanda first!"

Jiang Han said very affirmatively, "Just as Brother Zhao said, the Bianhua may not necessarily appear on Mount Nalanda. Also... the top experts of the Gods and Demons, as well as Luqiu Pi and the others, are likely to go to Mount Nalanda as soon as they enter. Let them go and explore first, and we'll follow behind."

Jiang Jiuye said anxiously, "Then if the Bianhua is really on Mount Nalanda, and we follow behind them, we'll be too late, and we'll get nothing."

"No!"

Jiang Han shook his head and said, "The Bianhua is known as the number one treasure of Buddhism, how can it be so easily obtained? Even if it appears, there will definitely be a long period of contention."

"Besides, Buddhism emphasizes fate in everything. If it's yours, you can't escape it, and if it's not yours, you can't force it."

Fairy Jiuxuan and Fairy Biyao were very trusting of Jiang Han. Fairy Jiuxuan nodded and said, "Jiang Han is right, listen to him!"

Fairy Biyao smiled sweetly and said, "It's right to listen to Brother Jiang, he's very powerful."

Xu Lu and Zhao Wuchen weren't very familiar with Jiang Han, and Jiang Han was just a pseudo-immortal with limited room for growth. They were still somewhat unconvinced in their hearts. Hearing Fairy Jiuxuan and Fairy Biyao say this, Xu Lu was obviously a little uncomfortable.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, let's do as you say, but since our team is together, we should choose a leader. Once the battle starts, it'll be good to have unified dispatch and command. What do you all think?"

Xu Lu was the oldest among the people present. He was the youngest son of the Southern Heavenly Emperor, and his combat power had reached the peak of the Immortal King realm. Jiang Jiuye, Lu Xingyu, and Zhao Wuchen were all a generation younger than him, so he obviously wanted to compete for the command of the team.

Xu Lu's combat power was unquestionable, but his personality was rather fiery. Jiang Jiuye, Lu Xingyu, and Zhao Wuchen exchanged glances, all feeling somewhat resistant in their hearts. But they couldn't say this openly, otherwise they would offend Xu Lu.

Xu Lu had a few followers around him. One young master immediately said, "Young Master Xu is the Cheqi General conferred by the Heavenly Court. He has commanded thousands of troops and horses, and has experienced hundreds of bloody battles. His combat power is also one of the strongest among us. I think we should let Young Master Xu command us, right?"

Jiang Jiuye and the others were speechless. Who among those present, except for Jiang Han, wasn't a general conferred by the Heavenly Court?

Xu Lu had been a commander in the God and Demon battlefield for a few years, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. He had cleared out some rebels and hunted down some scouts from the Gods and Demons, but was that called commanding thousands of troops and horses and experiencing hundreds of bloody battles?

Before Jiang Jiuye and the others could speak, Xu Lu waved his hand and said, "Those are all past events, don't mention them. It's fine for me to command, if we encounter enemies, I'll be the first to go up, but everyone must obey my command, is that okay?"

Xu Lu had already said this, so Jiang Jiuye, Lu Xingyu, and the others naturally couldn't say anything more.

Jiang Jiuye nodded and said, "Okay, we'll listen to your command. Let's work together to try to take down the Bianhua."

Jiang Han didn't care about the command at all. Everyone didn't understand him and didn't trust him, so he wouldn't compete for this command. If it caused internal discord, it would be meaningless.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Xu Lu became somewhat complacent and began to formulate various tactics with the group, deducing various possible battles.

He also listed the strong experts from the Gods and Demons side, and discussed how to deal with them if they encountered them. He began to make a series of deductions, seemingly really like a great general who knew how to arrange troops...

Jiang Han listened for a while, but felt somewhat speechless.

This Xu Lu was completely talking on paper. The battlefield was ever-changing, and all kinds of situations could occur.

Moreover, no one knew how many hidden tricks the enemy had, and how could they know their true strength without fighting? He was already assigning who would fight who...

After discussing for a while, everyone dispersed and agreed to enter the Nalanda Secret Realm together three days later to compete for the Bianhua!