591 The Plan (2/2)

Unlike the nearly perfect image of Qiong Hua which was fully supported by Shengjing Sect, Wang Lu's reputation was based on successive victories using unconventional methods. Since his debut, he had been controversial. For example, winning the title of Lead Disciple by trickery over Liu Li in the sect competition had made countless people in the world who have pity and love especially for beautiful young girls unable to hold their anger on Wang Lu.

Coupled with Wang Lu's unruly character as well as the unparalleled and as sharp as knife mouth, after the several days of the Management Committee meetings, too many people had seen the elegant demeanor of this Jindan Stage disciple who dared to stand on equal terms with Supreme level leaders. Thus, under this great reputation, Wang Lu also had another nickname, which was Spirit Sword Mad Dog.

”But He Tu and the other old guys also know very well how to take advantage of the situation. During this period, I was able to speak bluntly in the meeting hall more or less due to the tacit consent of He Tu, Tian Lun, and the others. Their pursuit is slightly different than that of Spirit Sword Sect, but everyone wants to form the contest plan in the shortest possible time, so it could be considered as each takes what he needs. At present, the plan has taken into account of Spirit Sword Sect to the greatest extent, and is also most likely to be accepted by the Earth Immortals… Although it has not yet been finalized, we might as well make some preparations in advance in accordance with the plan.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Wu curiously asked, ”What exactly is this plan?”

”... You, this guy, are obviously currently in Plentiful City, yet you don't know about the situation? There should be a lot of gossips in the city these past few days… Simply put, the main key in the competition plan against the Earth Immortal is that it's fighting a duel.”

”A duel? Are you guys crazy?”

Wang Lu explained, ”According to common sense, the advantage of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals is that it has a large population and possessed the resources of the entire Nine Regions. And the advantage of the ancient Earth Immortals is that they have high enough stage, and they have dozens of Earth Immortals level experts. Moreover, they also mastered a lot of secret techniques that have been lost. Therefore, for us, the most advantageous plan is not to limit the number of people, while the most disadvantageous is to fight alone.

”But this is, in fact, a trap. The number of Earth Immortals seemed to be just a few, but they hold the group of immortal tombs. Any of them has their own huge immortal dreamland or even a group of immortal dreams. For example, that Xuan Mo, who controls the entire country of women alone. Aside from being the master of the immortal dreamland where we pierced Heaven, there are also seven or eight branches of immortal dreamland. If the cultivators in these immortal dreamlands are stacked up, their number would be terrifying. If the immortal dreamlands of the dozens of Earth Immortals are added, their sum of power can even surpass the entire Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. After all, the foundation of the group of immortal tombs is the Feng Shui Line of the Nine Regions, and compared to cultivators, the power of the Feng Shui Line of the Nine Regions could be regarded as infinite.”

Wang Wu said, ”That analysis is reasonable, but compared to a duel, the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals does not have any advantage either.”

”Mm, from the previous situation, the power of Xuan Mo alone is not below the sect leader of the Five Uniques. As for the most powerful ones amongst them, for example, that Bai Ze who has put all his attribute points on brain damage is probably superior to anyone… So the way to do the duel is not to stupidly rely on strength, but pay attention a bit to the skill.”

”Hm… are you planning to set restrictions on the duel? For example, suppressing the stage?”

Wang Lu said, ”Yes, that's the basic idea. After the Age of Chaos, because of the thinning of the surrounding spiritual energy, it is difficult for the present day cultivators to compare with their predecessors in term of stage. For example, there is no Mahayana Stage cultivator in the present day Nine Regions, but because of this thin surrounding spiritual energy, we would be more desperate in our use of the scarce resource. Therefore, within the same stage, our strength might be stronger. If we can limit the duel to the same stage, we will have a chance of winning. Of course, without the actual comparison, no one knows whether the result will be achieved or not. Perhaps for these Earth Immortals, the abundance of surrounding spiritual energy in their cultivation will allow them to carry out more experiments to improve their cultivation system…”

Wang Wu pondered for a moment. ”Do you think they will accept this restriction scheme?”

”There's no reason for them to refuse. As long as they admit and are clearly aware that cooperation is the premise, then the nature of this duel is competition and not killing until death. And for any competition, it must be always under enough restrictions.

”In addition, one of the purposes of this duel is for the competition of the real inheritance hidden by the Earth Immortals in the group of immortal tombs. For example, the five blood spirit crown, or Xuan Mo's Rouge Tears. These are the treasures that could not be automatically synthesized by the group of immortal tombs. Their number is limited, and their significance is great. The next is the leadership in the future war. In theory, even those who self-proclaimed as the Earth Immortals are still weak in the face of the True Immortal who descended to earth. Therefore, simply pursuing power is a wrong direction, and how to make use of existing resources is more important. Competitive duel in different limited levels can undoubtedly better measure this ability.”

After he finished speaking, Wang Lu took a deep breath and then said with a smile, ”What do you think? Could these arguments convince the Earth Immortals?”

Wang Wu thought for a moment. ”It's useless if you just rely on argument alone. Even if the unfavorable factors are just a little bit, they have no reason to accept it. So it's better to add a little stimulation so that they have to accept it.”

Wang Lu nodded. ”Do you mean 'inciting people to action is more effective than request'? That's a good idea. When I negotiate with the Earth Immortals later on, I will provoke them that no one could break your defense in Jindan Stage or lower. No, even in Yuanying Stage. When the time comes, as long as they have the pride of being an Earth Immortal, they would definitely take up my challenge. And after losing, they would no longer have the initiative in this matter.”

”The hell, don't just push me that arbitrarily out to be the target of people!”

”Rest assured, I would apply a special budget for you.”

”Then no problem. But, if you want to use this trick, it's better for you to bet with them that nobody can beat you in shouting abuse on the street using Nine Regions language.”

Wang Lu laughed and said, ”This has actually been included as a necessary option in the plan by me. This time, the competition with Earth Immortal would be a battle to test and compare the full range qualities of the two generations of cultivators, so I will not miss any detail. Let alone the skill of shouting abuse on the street, in the preparation for the implementation, mahjong, writing, singing, and even the skill in bed are also included in the plan… In a sense, this also could be counted as playing the numerical advantage of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals.”

”Alright then, I look forward to the day the competition officially begins.”

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[1] (it means the concubines who have lost the favor from the Emperor and get demoted into a palace that people hardly would go to)