Chapter 759 - 753: Soul Searching Method
“So, it seems that the True Spirit Wizard, both in terms of strength and influence, must not be too strong. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been halted for so many years by a top-level divine spirit!”
Chaotian Ancestor pondered and said, “A medium world can indeed give birth to beings at the Immortal Realm, but the depth of its world foundation is evident. Even if that Divine King from this world cultivates a unique Law and has a broad Dao, he is still limited by the level of the world, so he certainly can’t be ridiculously powerful at the moment of his advancement.
The fact that the infiltrating True Spirit Wizard didn’t kill him immediately when the Divine King had just advanced, besides being wary of the considerable support given by the World Will to the Divine King, the main reason is his insufficient strength.
Of course, it’s also not ruled out that he was injured, which led to his decision to bide his time.
But no matter what, if that Divine King truly wished to cooperate with us to deal with the Wizard, with the combined strength of us three Great Powers, even if the True Spirit Wizard is in the late stage of the Immortal Realm, we could suppress him.
As long as we make preparations in advance and prevent him from escaping, we don’t have to worry about the possibility of the Wizard Great World coming for revenge!”
“Hmm, this is true!”
Beimang Ancestor nodded but with a hint of hesitation in his tone, “However, whether that Divine King is truly willing to work with us is still uncertain.
After all, we have just entered this world and don’t have a comprehensive understanding of it yet. We can’t discern the truth from the falsehood in what they say.
If that Divine King has already succumbed to pressure and defected to the Wizards, possibly conspiring with the True Spirit Wizard against us, or if he plans to use us to drive a tiger to swallow a wolf, using us to deal with the Wizard and then betraying us at a critical moment, all these possibilities exist. We have traveled a long way for this crucial matter, so we must be cautious!”
“Daoist Fellow speaks wisely!”
Chaotian Ancestor gently nodded his head, greatly agreeing with Beimang Ancestor’s words.
“Then…”
Elder Liuling slightly furrowed his brow and asked, “Are we calling off this collaboration?”
“No!”
Beimang Ancestor said solemnly, “We can’t just let it go so easily. If this world’s Divine King indeed has the intention to join forces against the Wizard, it would be a pity to reject that now!”
“What does the Ancestor mean?”
“We know too little about this world, and we don’t know the truth or falsehood of what the divine spirits under the Divine King say. We don’t even know for sure if that Dandelion God is a subordinate of the Divine King. So what we need to do first is to gather as much information as possible, to clarify the situation of the Divine King Palace, and to see if the other party truly has the sincerity to cooperate!
If that Divine King wants to plot against us, I will suppress its soul in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave, using its soul to strengthen my Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave Grotto Heaven’s Origin.”
As he said this, a fierce light flashed in Beimang Ancestor’s eyes.
As a Golden Immortal who had lived through the Ancient Great Tribulation, he had fought countless battles with Great Powers of various worlds, gaining extensive experience in fighting, which couldn’t be matched by a top-level divine spirit from a medium world who had rarely even seen other Immortal Realm beings.
Thus, he was confident he could handle that Divine King!
Even with the support of the World Will and strong Qi Fortune, he, as a seasoned Great Power, had plenty of means to weaken the Qi Fortune on the Divine King and reduce the Heavenly Dao’s support for it.
Besides, he had the assistance of Chaotian Ancestor by his side!
However, Beimang Ancestor quickly suppressed the harshness in his eyes, and eased his tone slightly, “If they indeed have the intention to join forces, then I don’t mind giving it a chance to live.
When the Five Domains Alliance was first established, Grandmaster Ancestor Taixuan and the others had already instructed us that there are many strong forces across the Ten Thousand Worlds, and it’s not possible for us to kill all beings in the Immortal Realm and above when taking over their worlds. Not to mention whether it’s achievable, just the counterattacks from those strong forces could possibly inflict massive losses on us, which would be highly unprofitable!
If one sustains injuries from the Dao during battle, it would take thousands or even tens of thousands of years of recuperation, and such delays could greatly hinder important matters!
Therefore, Grandmaster Ancestor Taixuan’s intention is that we could also recruit if possible.
Select some strong forces to join the Biluo Cultivator Alliance, granting them a certain status. However, they must swear oaths on the fundamental Dao that they will not betray us and must participate in wars when we need them, united against powerful enemies!”
In fact, this is a common developmental path for many Great Worlds.
Absorbing external strong forces into an alliance becomes immensely beneficial when colliding or even waging war with other Great Worlds.
At bare minimum, the massed armies from so many worlds could serve as cannon fodder and wreak havoc on the opponent, just like during the Ancient Great Tribulation, where aside from the Heavenly Demons and other Great Worlds, many vassal worlds under their command also joined the attack on Biluo.
For instance, the Giant Spirit Sect’s ancestor from those days targeted the Giant Spirit Divine Realm, which is a high-rank world vassal to the Heavenly God Great World!
Apart from countless ordinary troops, if there were also over a hundred Immortal Realm experts, deploying them all into battle would create an incredibly powerful force capable of influencing the outcome between Great Worlds!
As for worlds like the Light God Realm, which are extremely domineering and tolerate no power other than the Light, they are ultimately in the minority.
And places like the Abyss that only draw beings in for combat and never let them out are even scarcer amongst the few!
Hence, forming alliances with strong forces from various worlds is most appropriate.
However, if it’s overdone, it’s also not good.
For example, the Natural Divine Realm is a divine system that heads an alliance formed with divine beings from numerous worlds. Due to the excessive number of joined worlds, the dispersion of strong forces, and the relatively unique temperament of Nature God System’s divine beings, the system, despite its vastness, is quite loose. Unless facing a war capable of wiping out the entire Nature God System, those divine beings are essentially scattered, internally divided into various factions each ruling their own!
The few ancestors of the Biluo Great World possess profound insight and, combining the intelligence gathered from various Great Worlds, chose a relatively balanced approach.
For those capable and willing to be recruited, they would be absorbed into the troops of the Biluo Cultivator Alliance, brought to participate in battles at critical moments. This could provide extra formidable fighters and save much effort and casualties during expeditions, killing two birds with one stone.
As long as control over their numbers is asserted and ensuring those strong forces would not dare to rebel, that’s all that’s needed!
Therefore, Beimang Ancestor then uttered these words!
Based on the Cultivation World’s understanding of the Dao and according to the elders’ requirements, the oaths of the Dao issued to those who chose to surrender or form an alliance left absolutely no chance for regret!
Otherwise, would the Dao oaths in the Cultivation World be taken as a joke?
In fact, cultivators disdain to endlessly manipulate like the devils of Hell, otherwise, by creating various contracts and oaths, they could equally be dreaded devils!
“So, the Ancestor means that regarding the matter of joining forces against the wizards, we are not in a rush. Instead, we should first gather intelligence to see if things are indeed as that Dandelion God claims,” Elder Liuling turned to the two ancestors and said so!
“Correct!”
Beimang Ancestor said, “Although we’ve captured many plant spirits before, none of them are significant figures. Their strength and status are insufficient, and they simply can’t possibly know the secrets among the higher-ranking divine beings.”
“Understood!”
Elder Liuling nodded decisively, “When I return to the front lines, I’ll personally capture a few divine beings!”
“Elders!”
Qin Feng stepped forward and spoke, “I don’t have any divine beings, but I did capture a few ordinary wizards. Why not interrogate these wizards first and see if we can learn anything?”
“Oh? There are wizards still alive?”
Beimang Ancestor’s eyes suddenly brightened upon hearing this.
“Indeed, I casually captured a few wizards earlier, but their strength isn’t great, so they might not know many secrets.”
As he spoke, Qin Feng waved his sleeve and released the wizards.
“Mmm, mmm, mmm…”
The wizards were only sealed by Qin Feng’s magic, but were conscious, and instinctively struggled when they appeared in an unknown grand hall!
“So these are wizards?”
Chaotian Ancestor’s eyes twinkled with divine light as he observed the little wizards for a moment, unable to help but click his tongue in amazement, “Indeed somewhat strange, especially the one on the left, who has transformed his arms into tentacles and his body with the clattering of mechanical gears—a mechanical wizard! Despite such an abnormal form, he can still cultivate normally; quite a rarity!”
“Long had I heard that the wizards of the Wizard Great World have extremely peculiar cultivation methods; who would have thought they possessed such radical techniques to alter their physical bodies?”
Beimang Ancestor also curiously took a few glances.
For them, Golden Immortal Great Powers, seeing through a few insignificant wizards was of course no issue.
“Since there are a few wizards on hand, that saves quite a bit of trouble!”
Beimang Ancestor lightly flicked his sleeve, and with an effortless wave of invisible force, he undid the seal on one of the wizards, asking in the common language of this star domain, “Speak of your strength as wizards and your purpose for coming to this realm.”
“Hmph!”
The wizard raised his head with a proud expression, “Which world are you from? Knowing we are wizards, you should already know the might of the Wizard World and that we are not to be trifled with. Better hurry up and release us, or when the Truth Wizard comes…”
“Hmph!”
Beimang Ancestor raised an eyebrow and immediately lost interest in further questioning, “Enough with your ignorance. I gave you a way out, but you insist on making me use the Soul Searching Method!”
As he spoke, he reached out, and in a moment, the wizard fell before him.
His fingers clasped the wizard’s head, and thread after thread of somber black qi entered deep into the wizard’s skull through his palm.
“Aaah…”
The wizard being soul-searched cried out, but even as his cry was released, it was stifled back by an invisible force!
Beimang Ancestor gently closed his eyes and carefully probed the deepest memories within the wizard’s soul. After a long while, he finally released his grip.
“Useless creature, all this cultivation, and you’re only a second-level wizard. You don’t even know the hiding place of the Netherworld Fire Truth Wizard; what a waste!”
He then glanced over the remaining wizards with a slight frown, calling over the oldest and strongest wizard, and again employed the Soul Searching Method.
Moments later, he loosened his grip and, with a wave of his sleeve, swept the two unlucky souls who had fainted on the floor away, landing them next to the other wizards.
Such a direct method of soul searching terrified the other wizards, who suspected that their two companions might have been turned into imbeciles!
The soul is different from the physical body; even if the physical body is dissected, they had means to recover, but once the ethereal soul suffered damage, even if the soul body could be restored, the loss of memories was irrevocable!
More importantly, from Beimang Ancestor’s words, they heard disdain for the Truth Wizard.
They actually wanted to find the hiding place of the Netherworld Fire Truth Wizard, which indicated they had plans to deal with the Truth Wizard!
As this thought arose, these little wizards lost all their pride. The Wizard World might be strong, but it wasn’t invincible everywhere!
When faced with beings unafraid of them, only through conflict could superiority be determined, and at such times, these little wizards were truly inconsequential. Without the exterior of a wizard, they were left with only their feeble bodies.
“That’s enough, take them away!”
Beimang Ancestor waved his hand: “Although I’ve learned some things through probing, most of it is related to their daily practice, and they know very little about schemes or such matters. In fact, these fellows have never even been to the Wizard World; they are instead descendants of wizards born after arriving in this realm!
Hmph, it seems I’ll have to capture some fourth-level wizards or above to find out some solid plans.
However, there is still some useful information in the memories of these two little wizards, at the very least, I’ve learned about quite a few places where wizards dwell!”
He turned his gaze towards Elder Liuling, “Liuling, Chaotian Daoist Fellow and I are not suited to move about; please go to these places yourself, capture a couple of wizards and divine beings!
The wizards and divine beings know definitely more; once we understand the true situation, then we can talk about whether to cooperate with the Divine King Palace!”
As he spoke, he pointed, and a map appeared in the hall, showing several shining points, indicating the hiding places of the wizards, and some areas where a green glow emerged, indicating the regions inhabited by plant spirits!
“Rest assured, Elder, I will personally make the trip!”
Elder Liuling looked up and memorized the terrain, then transformed into a beam of spirit light and fled away, disappearing from sight!