Chapter 390: Everything was an illusion (2/2)
All he could do was wait and wait for another opportunity. Then, when the news of Zhou Bao possessing the Yin and Yang Dust Formation reached his ears. Master could not wait any longer.
In comparison to his Mountain-protecting Sword Formation and Seven Stars Facing the Moon, the Yin and Yang Dust Formation was much more powerful. Most importantly, he knew the most crucial element of the Yin and Yang Dust Formation--the Innate Qi Talisman. This could be extracted from the Innate Green Lotus Seed and he, coincidentally, knew of the way to do so.
He could imagine himself possessing the Yin and Yang Dust Formation. This would mean that Qianyuan Mountain's Golden Lights Cave would finally be strong and impregnable. Even if it could not immediately be as big a sect as the Mingyi School, with time it would slowly accumulate strengths, develop depth and become more powerful. He was in the level of the immortals, he would live a long life and would definitely get to see the brightest days of the Golden Lights Cave.
The only thing that made him hesitate was news of the defeat of Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple. With the protection of the Yin and Yang Dust Formation, he was definitely no match for Zhou Bao. To attack without strategy would only result in one ending--he would be bombarded to pieces by Zhou Bao.
What should he do?
He thought of Mingyi School and then thought of the School of Five Virtues right behind it--the Divine Wind Palace!
He knew Mingyi School in great depth. He knew that for the School of Five Virtues, for the Divine Wind Palace, the Yin and Yang Dust Formation was tremendously tempting. This resulted in a series of actions and moves from him which eventually amounted to today.
It was not that he did not expect Zhou Bao to attack directly, but like everyone else, he thought Zhou Bao managed to defeat the Bigwheel Temple solely based on his Yin and Yang Dust Formation. Skills of formation are good for defense, but stands nowhere if used for offense. This is especially so for strong formations like the Yin and Yang Dust Formation. It was impossible to bring it around and be mobile. It was the defense formation that protected his old nest Qianyuan Mountain. Although this formation is not as powerful as the Yin and Yang Dust Formation, it had the ability to lock and seal off the earth vein and spiritual qi within miles. Once released, it would have formidable power. Plus, with the cultivation of the Mysterious Realm he had attained with his own ability. Even if a Genuine Immortal attacked him, Zhou Bao would have the capability to inflict serious injuries and defeat them.
Master never thought Zhou Bao would really come, never thought that Zhou Bao would have such a strong force and never thought that Zhou Bao would have a fairy weapon that would crush him till grounds of no return!
”Pfuuuu!” Zhou Bao exhaled deeply as he finished analyzing and breaking down the mind of the Master of Golden Lights Cave.
”Didn't think he was already plotting against me from so long ago. This shows that what I've done is right. Crushing him and destroying his sect were unavoidable. Otherwise, to ignore would only mean that this tumor will continue to grow. Now it's perfect. He's dead. Besides getting his Pure Yang Flying Sword, I also got his heritage of the Medieval Sword Deity. What a fruitful harvest!”
He sighed that everything was only an illusion. The Master of Golden Lights Cave's dreams, ambitions, and duties all became dust in front of his strength. They had become shapeless clouds. At the same time he continued to recount what he had benefitted from the Master of Golden Lights Cave.
While he recalled the good stuff he got, an eccentric smile appeared on Zhou Bao's face. ”I already have the Blue Sword, why would I need the Green Rapier? The two Pure Yang Flying Swords are of not much use to me. Li Xiu, that rascal, isn't he focusing on swordsmanship recently? Then, I'll hand these two swords down to him. Hmm, I wonder what he would bring to exchange? The largest bit of the Master of Golden Lights Cave.”
Zhou Bao and Li Xiu could be considered to be somewhat good friends. However, there is a saying that goes, even true brothers of the same blood should make sure their accounts are calculated correctly. This meant that no matter how good of a friend they were to each other, it was not possible to be completely honest with each other. He was focused on supporting Li Xiu not because of any friendship ties, but because he wanted to make use of the power of the Li Family of Pingzhou. This was just like how the Master of Golden Lights Cave wanted to use the power of the Mingyi School. In the world, it is not possible to survive with only strength and without ”friends”.
Now he held the Anyuan Store. Plus, he had relations with the Sect of Flame in the South, the Wu Family and Tian Long Taoism in the North and his own power in the Northwest--in the Jin imperial court, he was the emperor's son-in-law. These were all the roots of his power and strength. He was not solely relying on his own powers!
No matter how powerful he was, he was only a human being. In this world, there would definitely be a presence stronger than him. So to only rely on his own power to take down the world, it would not possible. In fact, more than often, relations would play an extremely important role.
While Zhou Bao was strengthening his own skills, he also paid attention to build his net of relationships. This was how the Wuyang Region got to where they were today.
The Li Family of Pingzhou was the key to building his relations with the millennium family.
Even though the Tian Long Taoism and the well-known families of the world had ambiguous relationships, these were indirect links. He could not make use of any of them. He had to build his own.
Hence, he gave great support to Li Xiu. Once Li Xiu gained power of the Li Family, he could then have a closer partnership with the Li Family. Zhou Bao believed that within a few years, his Wuyang Region would finally truly be the strongest vassal state in Northwest. This also meant that he would be relieved of some stress in the future.
”This time I trashed the Golden Lights Cave and made the School of Five Virtues lose face. I wonder what kind of reaction the School of Five Virtues would have. Hehe. Divine Wind Palace, ah, Divine Wind Palace, this time you guys didn't even protect the closest ally you had. Scheming to get my formation map? You've got a long way to go!” His fierce thoughts continued, ”You all have always schemed against me. I will also scheme against you. This is only the first step. Wait till the Azure Secret Area, I'll give you all a bigger surprise!”