CHAPTER 932: CHAPTER 21: THE MISSING SEVENTH_3

This remark made Shen Jizi snort coldly, but he didn’t say anything further.

Xiao Jie, however, continued his efforts. The greater the threat posed by the Wuming Taoist, the more Shen Jizi would need to rely on him, and the greater his chances of obtaining Shen Jizi’s help.

Thus, he naturally exaggerated the Wuming Taoist’s prowess.

"This person’s schemes are far-reaching, influencing all major events in the world from behind the scenes. The Foolish Taoist, Mad Taoist, and Evil Man who roam the world are all avatars of this person.

He considers the world’s heroes as chess pieces, the Jiuzhou World as the chessboard, and the plans he’s concocted likely go beyond imagination.

That Wang Xie was merely one of his avatars and nearly disrupted the world’s grand affairs. However, despite our arduous efforts to defeat him, we discovered that Wang Xie was just a piece of the chess game. Wang Xie did everything he could to escape being just a pawn, yet upon his death, he coincidentally left the Earth Dao Chapter of the Unnamed Taoist Scripture to me."

"Let me inform you, Immortal, that before this, I had already obtained the True Word Chapter and the Human Dao Chapter. It seems that all of this was just part of the Wuming Taoist’s plan."

"In other words, Wang Xie’s rebellion was also within the Wuming Taoist’s calculations."

"His manipulation and control over the Heavenly Mandate have reached an unfathomable level. This unimaginable power—Immortal, can you achieve such feats?"

"According to what is said on the stele, only the person with Heavenly Destiny can acquire the Three Heavenly Books, become an Immortal and God, and save the world. Yet, Wang Xie died at my hands, so it seems I am the chosen one, the Heavenly Destiny."

"I am destined to gather the Three Heavenly Books and ascend to immortality."

Shen Jizi sneered, "Since you are certainly going to become an Immortal, why do you need me? Just go find the Heavenly Dao Chapter."

Xiao Jie sighed, "Because I really don’t want to follow his plan. This person is enigmatic and probably not a good person. If everything proceeds smoothly, then his scheme is bound to succeed, and by then, who knows if it will be a blessing or a curse for this world?"

"I suppose the Immortal wouldn’t want this person’s success either? Since this person may have included all of you Immortals in his calculations, if his plan succeeds, it might also endanger all of you."

"Now, to disrupt this person’s conspiracy is simple. My sole goal is becoming an Immortal. If the Immortal could help me become an Immortal, then I would not need to search for the Heavenly Dao Chapter, which would mess up this person’s plan."

Shen Jizi couldn’t help but laugh, "Haha, that last sentence is probably what you really wanted to say, isn’t it? After all, you still want me to help you become an Immortal. That’s quite a clever little scheme, and your acting was indeed quite good."

Xiao Jie said earnestly, "Immortal, why mock me? After all, this is just going with the flow. I didn’t make up this Wuming Taoist. The threat of this person is imminent. If the Immortal could lend me a hand, not only could I become an Immortal quickly, but it would also help the Immortal disrupt the Wuming Taoist’s scheme. Isn’t this the best of both worlds?"

Shen Jizi pondered for a moment but then shook his head.

"No matter what scheme the Wuming Taoist is devising, the fact that he doesn’t dare let us Immortals know shows he may not be that strong. We do not involve ourselves in worldly matters, so we don’t need to consider what he’s planning."

"Even if he intends to destroy the Jiuzhou World, it does not concern us. Why fight him?"

"Your plan might end up in vain."

Xiao Jie was speechless. Damn, this Shen Jizi is really stubborn. He clearly wants to remain uninvolved, which makes it really difficult. It seems I’ll need to increase the pressure.

Xiao Jie gathered his emotions and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, you said I could act. But your acting is equally brilliant, Immortal. It seems you don’t want to contend but rather dare not contend."

"This person is so enigmatic. If you disrupt his plans and bring disaster, that wouldn’t be good, would it?"

Without waiting for Shen Jizi to answer, he continued, "Of course, there’s another possibility—the Immortal is afraid of becoming the second Wang Xie. That Wang Xie fought desperately to escape the fate arranged by the Wuming Taoist, yet in the end, he could not escape being a pawn."

"Could it be that the Immortal fears that your own destiny has long been arranged by the Wuming Taoist? It might be that helping me become an Immortal is also part of the Wuming Taoist’s plan, and no matter what you do, you cannot avoid becoming a pawn in the end."

"So you might as well remain uninvolved."

"After all, with the name of Shen Jizi, if you were repeatedly schemed against and ended up as someone’s pawn, that would be truly disappointing."

Shen Jizi’s eyes glinted coldly: "Haha, your imagination is quite vivid—I’ve suddenly thought, if I were to kill you, the ’Heavenly Destiny,’ wouldn’t that also disrupt their plan?"