Behind Lu Yao, the Fusang Wood emitted a warm golden light, but Old Man Bai and the others felt a chill in their hearts.

They looked at Lu Yao, at the Earth Emperor, and finally shifted their expectant gaze to Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa also stared at the Fusang Wood, sensing slightly—within this once obedient Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root, there was a foreign and hostile consciousness.

Lu Yao seemed to have sensed his action and grinned, "Fusang is my companion Spirit Root, now it’s simply returning to its original owner."

Zheng Fa was silently stunned.

"Even your world... also came from me." Lu Yao looked at Zheng Fa, "You have always hindered me, but have you ever thought that most of your opportunities came from me? How could you think there is no cost?"

He certainly had doubts.

But he didn’t have the time.

Since his initiation, Zheng Fa had cultivated for hundreds of years, facing enemies like Lu Yao and even the Emperor, he could only absorb all resources as much as possible, ignoring many things.

Zheng Fa no longer looked at Lu Yao, but glanced at Maitreya beside him, stirring his heart, and activated the One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones divine skill, intending to annihilate this avatar that was possessed by the Heavenly Emperor’s corpse.

Maitreya, no, the Heavenly Emperor’s corpse trembled, and the whole person shattered into a cluster of Spirit Talismans, seemingly to scatter with the wind.

Old Man Bai was delighted inside.

The Earth Emperor had painstakingly tried to possess Maitreya, surely with bigger plans, if it can be...

Lu Yao acted.

"Gather!"

He pointed at the Fusang Wood, the Fusang Wood released a stream of light, which fell into that cluster of Spirit Talismans.

The form of the Heavenly Emperor’s corpse again condensed from the rune.

"So that’s it." Zheng Fa murmured, looking at Lu Yao, "Is this your goal?"

Lu Yao remained silent, but the Earth Emperor laughed, "I said, my aim has always been you."

Zheng Fa finally understood the opponent’s scheme:

In short, the ultimate goal was still to let the Heavenly Emperor’s corpse possess Maitreya.

But the problem was that Maitreya was Zheng Fa’s avatar, controlled by Zheng Fa, not safe.

Thus, Lu Yao was secretly controlling the Fusang Wood—because Fusang Wood was Zheng Fa’s Taoist Body, also able to control Maitreya.

Or to say, Lu Yao controlled a part of "Zheng Fa."

Zheng Fa asked Lu Yao, "You weren’t controlled by the Earth Emperor... you were with the Emperor from the start?"

Lu Yao shook his head, lightly tapping his finger on the Fusang Wood, and spoke, "I just knew the grand trend is unstoppable."

The Earth Emperor laughed lightly on the side, "Compared to Thunder Sound, he is a smart man."

Liuli Buddha was enlightened upon hearing, when he went to the Pure Land before, he didn’t see the World-Honored One, only Thunder Sound Buddha and all the great Dharma Images, he didn’t think much at the time.

Now thinking back, the World-Honored One was working for His Majesty in secret at that time.

Zheng Fa’s tone hinted at irony, "I just didn’t expect that a fellow Daoist like Lu, so proud, would also be willing to be subordinate."

"Subordinate?" Lu Yao was not bothered at all, "I’m just willing to admit defeat."

"And Mr. Zheng, are you willing to admit defeat now?"

Lu Yao smiled at Zheng Fa, while the Earth Emperor and Maitreya beside also looked at him with leisure, their eyes full of confidence in the settled situation.

They indeed have reason for confidence.

After Maitreya proved Daluo, since the Fusang Wood was occupied by Lu Yao, Zheng Fa himself was incomplete and couldn’t yet break through the Golden Immortal restriction.

Calculating this, the Earth Emperor’s side has Lu Yao, Maitreya, the Earth Emperor, the Human Emperor, four forces at Taiyi Daluo level.

While Jiushan’s side, even counting Daoist Venerable, only has Daoist Venerable and Nine Nether Emperor.

Among them, Nine Nether Emperor isn’t even a complete Taiyi.

The power disparity is extremely vast.

"Zheng Fa, are you willing to submit to me?"

Seeing him seemingly recognize the situation, the Earth Emperor spoke in a high and mighty tone, "You are the most outstanding among my juniors, I give you a chance."

Qingnv opened her mouth slightly on the side.

Old Man Bai and Tang Lingwu’s eyes flickered.

"Submit?" Zheng Fa asked back, "What do you want to do?"

"Naturally, to restore the Three Sovereigns of the ancient times and reconstruct Primordial." The Earth Emperor said, "Your "Yellow Court Scripture" is quite good."

"This method encompasses ten thousand laws, as long as I can control the ’Yellow Court Scripture,’ beings of Ten Thousand Worlds can never betray me again."

"If I reconstruct Primordial, you and Lu Yao will be my left and right arms..." Thinking of this, the Earth Emperor said, "You can be Heavenly Master."

Is this to close the source of "Yellow Court Scripture"?

Zheng Fa finally understood why the Earth Emperor valued him so much.

"Yellow Court Scripture" in terms of combat power, of course, cannot compare to the Emperor’s own cultivation technique.

But the most important thing about this method is that it’s the foundation of ten thousand laws, to exaggerate, in the Primordial Era, the owner of such a technique... was called Hong Jun.

Even Lu Yao couldn’t help but show a trace of envy towards Zheng Fa.

Yet Zheng Fa remained silent.

The Earth Emperor seemed unsurprised as well, "It seems you still don’t give up."

He spread his hand, Zheng Fa felt a force wrapping around him, his sight filled with colorful lights, disorienting scenery, like passing through a neon-filled tunnel.

When he came to senses, he found himself seated in the Grand Treasure Hall of Leiyin Temple, unable to move.

All his immortal power was bound, the Earth Emperor seemed to prevent him from committing suicide.

The figures of Old Man Bai and the others before him disappeared as well.

Only Maitreya remained seated at the center lotus seat of the hall, absorbing incense from the West Continent.

...

Underworld.

Nine Nether Emperor stood atop Yin Mountain, looking at the Earth Emperor walking slowly across Naihe Bridge, his expression solemn.

Seemingly sensing his gaze, the Earth Emperor lightly glanced up at Nine Nether Emperor, his expression indifferent, "Are you worthy to be the lord of the underworld?"

Nine Nether Emperor’s eyes flashed with a trace of anger, just to see the Earth Emperor open his arms and slowly rise into the sky.

The entire underworld roared, ghosts in Wangsi City tremblingly knelt on the ground.