He found Qing Wei and instructed:
"I'm going to the West Pole Country. Guard the sect well and do not open the Mountain Protection Array no matter what happens!"
Upon hearing this, Qing Wei's face changed:
"Uncle Master, are you going to ally with the Buddhists?"
He didn't know that the decisive battle had already started in the West Pole Country and thought Tai Yu was going there to negotiate cooperation with Buddha Jingheng in person.
Tai Yu also didn't answer him, but instead advised:
"If anything happens to on this trip, you will take over as the Master of the Daluo Sect. If things turn dire, you may escape alone. When you have broken through and beco a True Monarch, you can restore our Daluo Sect."
Qing Wei was extrely anxious and quickly said:
"If you have already made the decision, our Daluo Sect will certainly go all out. Please take with you!"
Tai Yu shook his head and gently sent a wave of soft strength to keep Qing Wei in place.
Turning around, he flew out towards the direction outside the array, leaving only one sentence:
"Rember what I said."
Flying out of the Great Heavenly Cloud Forbidden True Thunder Array, Tai Yu sped towards the direction of the West Pole Country.
"Uncle Master?"
Qing Ding asked sowhat uneasily.
Tai Yu: "The Buddhists have already started the war."
Qing Ding: "What?"
Tai Yu: "The Buddhists chose to initiate the decisive battle today."
Qing Ding was very puzzled: "Why? What confidence do they have?"
Tai Yu: "Do you know what River Guardian Heavenly King said to when we sparred before?"
Qing Ding knew this must be a critical piece of information because it was the Buddhists' final bargaining chip to draw the Daluo Sect in.
"What was it?"
"He said the Buddhists have another Martial Saint."
"How is that possible!"
"I don't believe it either, but the Buddhists daring to initiate war today suggests they have a trump card."
"The Buddhist Establishing Dao Realm Grandmasters are only a few, and none can prove the Dao with power. All these require borrowing montum to prove the Dao. What 'montum' do the Buddhists have to lend them?"
Qing Ding simply did not believe it.
Tai Yu was sowhat surprised: "You are so knowledgeable about the matter of proving the Dao?"
Qing Ding chuckled: "Just learned a lot by staying around Li Fei."
Tai Yu: "I also don't know who in the Buddhists could beco a Martial Saint so quickly, but River Guardian Heavenly King wouldn't risk coming to deceive with an easily exposed lie."
Qing Ding fell silent upon hearing this.
Indeed, if this were the Buddhists' last trump card, it shouldn't be a lie.
"Moreover, this new Martial Saint might not be all the Buddhists have up their sleeves."
Tai Yu hesitated for a mont and then spoke.
Qing Ding was suddenly startled: "What else do the Buddhists have as a trump card?"
"River Guardian Heavenly King suggested that if I kill just one person, the world would be at peace."
"Who are we supposed to kill?"
"Li Fei!"
"..."
Qing Ding's first reaction was disbelief.
Can Li Fei's death really bring peace to the world?
But soon he understood.
"Could it be..."
Tai Yu flew swiftly over the Cloud Sea, looking toward the direction of West Pole Country, his eyes deep:
"Why does everyone think Da Lan Dynasty has such a great chance in the future? Because they have Li Fei. Once Li Fei reaches the peak, the current balance will completely shatter!
Without Li Fei, Da Lan Dynasty, West Pole Country, and the Taoists could all form a tripartite stand-off, maintaining balance for a long ti."
Qing Ding's heart and spirit shook: "So the River Guardian Heavenly King wasn't actually asking you to ally with the Buddhists to deal with Da Lan Dynasty together, but rely suggested you join forces to kill Li Fei?"
Tai Yu: "...Yes."
This ti, Da Lan Dynasty's strategy anticipated the Buddhists' actions precisely. Everything was interconnected, eventually leading to trapping Qing Ding—truly a 'checkmate'!
But the Buddhists were not powerless fools either.
You have your strategy, and I have my sches.
The Buddhists and Taoists have no foundation of trust and have long held grudges. The Buddhists knew from the beginning that forming an alliance would be difficult.
So they simply changed their approach—
No need for an alliance; as long as the Taoists kill one person to help, balance can be achieved.
Without Li Fei, Da Lan Dynasty still has Wenren Zheng and the Four Imperial Camp Armies.
With the Northern Barbarians, Grassland, and Two Desert Countries resolved now, even if they can't destroy West Pole Country, self-preservation is more than enough.
Similarly, without Li Fei, West Pole Country would find it hard to beat Da Lan Dynasty, but they wouldn't need to worry about being wiped out in a few years either.
The most crucial point is that without Li Fei, the Taoists beco an indispensable combat power.
Once the Taoists decide to support one side, that side will surely win, so neither side would dare beco enemies with the Taoists.
Thus, the tripartite situation is ford.
The Daluo Sect also need not worry about being exploited and betrayed afterward.
The more Qing Ding thought, the more shocked he beca.
He suddenly realized that if Ye Ze'an hadn't anticipated the Buddhists' actions in advance and arranged for soone to disrupt this operation so that River Guardian Heavenly King never had the chance to sit down and negotiate with Tai Yu properly, also forcing Tai Yu to act to save people and thereby deepening the 'rift' between the two sides—
He might not have had the chance to appear and persuade Tai Yu, and Tai Yu would have been swayed by the Buddhists!
"Uncle Master previously inviting Li Fei into the mountain gate probably harbored the intention to kill...."
Qing Ding thought secretly.
At that ti, Li Fei was within the Great Heavenly Cloud Forbidden True Thunder Array, and the River Guardian Heavenly King could return at any mont.
By that ti, with one being the third and the other the fourth in the world, joining hands to besiege and kill Li Fei within the array, Li Fei would have hardly stood a chance!
"But...Uncle Master, you ultimately didn't act against Li Fei and let him go."
Qing Ding said, "At that ti, I hadn't revealed myself yet. What were you thinking?"
Tai Yu did not hide anything and truthfully shared his concerns:
"First, I still ultimately didn't trust the Buddhists and dared not let the River Guardian Heavenly King enter my Mountain Protection Array.
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