Capítulo 1042: Chapter 75: Provoking Immortals Is Better Than Pleading with Them (Part 2)

“Without my existence?” Xiao Jie was taken aback.

“Exactly.” Miao Fa Yuanjun continued, her voice ethereal, “The apocalyptic end seems to be a foregone conclusion. No matter how we deduce or strive, we ultimately cannot change the world’s destruction. All struggles seem like futile annotations. But your appearance is a massive ‘variable’. Your destiny trajectory does not fall within the scope of the Heavenly Secret calculations. Your future is an unfathomable chaos; it is precisely this unpredictability that brings about… a tiny sliver of possibility.”

Xiao Jie suddenly realized in his heart: “So that’s it! It’s because I am a ‘player’!” The Immortals of this world deduce based on the inherent laws and creatures of this world. Players, however, connect from the real world through a ‘game’. Their soul essence differs from the lifeforms here and thus, naturally, they fall outside the ‘Heavenly Secret’ calculations of this world.

Thinking of this, a spiritual light flashed in his mind, and the current situation coincided with the persuasion strategy he had previously conceived.

This way, he was even more confident in persuading the three to distribute Immortal Fate to his friends.

“Haha, so that’s it.” Xiao Jie displayed a smile of a strategist holding all the aces, “To be honest, I do have some initial ideas on how to deal with this apocalyptic crisis, and perhaps… save the world.”

“Oh? Quickly, tell us!” The three perked up, urging him immediately.

Xiao Jie organized his thoughts and began to elaborate on the plan he conceived on the way: “After much deliberation, I believe saving the world is not a one-day or lone effort. We must gather all available forces, meticulously plan, start from the details, fight for every inch, and accumulate small victories for a great victory, eventually turning the tide!”

“Based on the current situation, I have drafted a three-step plan.”

“The first step is naturally to stabilize the Netherworld! The Netherworld is the foundation of the reincarnation of the three realms and the pivot of the Yin-Yang order. If the Netherworld falls into complete chaos, reincarnation collapses, and the Yin-Yang is disrupted, the three realms will be in trouble. We wouldn’t even need to wait for the so-called apocalypse, the world would collapse first. Therefore, we must immediately assist Yama, sweep away the rebellious Ghost Kings, especially that Netherworld Emperor!”

“As for the millions of Ghost Army, there is no need to worry excessively. Before leaving, I offered Yama three strategies that might turn his disadvantage.” Then, he explained the three strategies of ‘Driving the Tiger to Swallow the Wolf’, ‘Drawing a Plum to Quench Thirst’, and ‘Removing the Firewood from Under the Cauldron’ in detail to the three.

The three listened with glowing eyes and couldn’t help but applaud!

“A perfect ‘Driving the Tiger to Swallow the Wolf’! Using merit to entice, causing countless wandering souls to kill each other, marvelous!”

“‘Drawing a Plum to Quench Thirst’, though a small trick, can settle people’s heart and stabilize the bigger picture, indispensable!”

“‘Removing the Firewood from Under the Cauldron’, hitting the root! The mortal world’s population is the key to solving everything! Daoist truly has great talent!” Lin Xuance was excited, “Hearing Daoist’s planning, there might really be a glimmer of hope in this plan to save the world!”

“Haha, fellow Daoists overpraise me.” Xiao Jie humbly said, continuing, “The second step is to implement ‘Removing the Firewood from Under the Cauldron’ strategy! We need to help my friends in the Mortal World—Dragon Soaring Country’s King Dragon Soaring, to quickly unify the Nine States, establish a unified and strong Human Dao Dynasty order! And we must greatly encourage childbirth, develop population, and prosper civilization!

This is the foundation of all plans! You must know, no matter what crisis we face in the future, we cannot do without the strength of mortals. The stronger the mortal forces, the greater the base, the more manpower and resources we can mobilize, and naturally, the stronger our ability to respond to crises! Conversely, if all people died, what’s the point of saving the world?”

The three immortals nodded in agreement: “Indeed, that’s the truth! Mortals are the foundation of the world, indispensable. However, whether Dragon Soaring is a suitable king must be investigated.”

“Naturally.” Xiao Jie didn’t expect his mere words could make the three help, anyway this opportunity has been provided, whether Dragon Soaring can seize it is up to him.

“As for the third step,” Xiao Jie raised his voice slightly, “is to cultivate a batch of our own top-tier forces—the unparalleled strong among mortals! Though the four of us have the power of Immortals, we are still too few. Facing a world-encompassing catastrophe, it’s hard not to miss anything. To save the world, relying on just the four of us is absolutely insufficient!”

“Since other Immortals are unwilling to exert themselves, we can only cultivate forces ourselves.”

“If under our banner, there are dozens or hundreds of unparalleled strong comparable to ‘Qingfeng’ and ‘Ming Yue’ under Daoist Xuanxuzi’s disciples back then, who can be commanded and assist together, then whether it is dealing with the Netherworld invasion or other possible future crises, the chances of success will undoubtedly be much greater!”

“And to cultivate such a large number of strong individuals requires a vast population base as support. The larger the population, the more likely talents with extraordinary roots and comprehension will emerge.”

“The plan is excellent!” The Martial Arts Immortal first praised, then raised a question, “But the apocalyptic crisis might be upon us shortly, if we wait for population growth and then slowly train talents, wouldn’t it be water far from quenching immediate fire?”

“You are right, fellow Daoist.” Xiao Jie smiled slightly, having prepared for this, “Therefore, I have already selected some excellent ‘seeds’ to be our plan’s first batch of trainees, regarded as an important experiment.”

Miao Fa Yuanjun suddenly smiled, eyes twinkling as if she had seen through everything: “Daoist Sui Feng, these excellent ‘seeds’ you mentioned, wouldn’t just be your friends who have just reincarnated?”

“Hahaha!” Xiao Jie laughed, candidly admitting, “Yuanjun indeed sees all. It is precisely so!”

But he immediately switched his tone, his expression becoming serious and sincere: “However, my choice was not simply because they are my friends! Selecting trainees must have strict standards! Not only must they have outstanding talent and excellent roots, but crucially they must possess hearts of benevolence, courage of loyalty, and spirit of valor! Wouldn’t you agree?”

The three immortals nodded, it made sense. In the Immortal Path, sometimes disposition is more important than talent.

“And these friends of mine were top-tier strong when alive, their level and cultivation were extraordinary, showing their tremendous talent and potential!”

“At that time, facing the mighty Red Dust Taoist, knowing that success was slim, they still dared to stand up and battle, showing their valor!”

“Later, when the Red Dust Taoist forcibly ascended and became a Half-step Immortal, the gap in strength was already vast. My friends, knowing they were doomed, still fought valiantly for loyalty to their friends and righteousness in their hearts, all eventually dying heroically! Such loyal and righteous hearts, even Heaven and Earth would witness!”

“Moreover, they were charitable while alive (earned a lot of Merit Points in the game), punishing evildoers (killed countless red names and evil Monsters), they are truly people with great benevolence, righteousness, courage, and wisdom! Such perfect seeds, if not used as our first batch of trainees, wouldn’t it be wasting precious resources and going against destiny?”

Xiao Jie’s words hammered home, well-argued, and convincing.

After much consideration, the three Immortals could not find a single flaw.

“Daoist Sui Feng speaks reasonably!” Lin Xuance was the first to express support.

The Martial Arts Immortal also laughed heartily: “Besides—even taking the worst scenario that their talent isn’t as expected, can’t our Immortal methods achieve anything? Even if they were mere woodblocks, we could train them into axes capable of chopping wood! Besides, with Daoist Sui Feng’s relationship, nurturing them is only natural!”

“Then there’s no time to lose!” Lin Xuance stood up suddenly, face restored with past vigor and decisiveness, “Let’s set off immediately! First, meet Yama in the Netherworld, understand the situation in detail, and discuss how to clear out the Netherworld’s lurking evil spirits, and reestablish the Reincarnation Order!”

Xiao Jie breathed a sigh of relief, seeing how smoothly things were going, not expecting it to progress so well.

“Absolutely! Fellow Daoists—please!” He gestured with his hand, inviting them to proceed.