Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant-Chapter 2317 - 173: Breaking the Boundaries

"Bai Lechan is the sect leader of a prestigious order, and even the uncrowned master of the Cloud Sky Realm. So why would he retreat when encountering difficulties?"

Wang Ba sat in the immortal cave that Cloud Sky Sect had specially arranged for him, his heart filled with unconcealed confusion.

Beside him, Hui Yunzi couldn’t help but frown slightly:

"Perhaps this time the attack from the Supreme True Buddha exceeds those before. Even Sect Leader Bai and the others have no confidence to withstand it..."

"If they have no confidence to resist, why is the celebration banquet outside so lively?"

Wang Ba nodded towards the outside, shaking his head as he said:

"If it were me, unable to match force, yet unable to flee due to the domain here, I would undoubtedly try every method to enhance the strength of all cultivators, hoping to inflict maximum damage to the enemy, making them cautious and not daring to take even half a step over the Thunder Pool."

"However, Cloud Sky Sect celebrates after every victory. If the earlier celebrations were to boost morale, then now, by inviting so many cultivators again to celebrate so rampantly, it seems almost as if they fear the Supreme True Buddha would remain unaware. Anomaly implies mystery; could Cloud Sky Sect perhaps lack confidence that simply?"

Hui Yunzi, hearing this, could not help but show a trace of astonishment:

"You mean, Cloud Sky Sect has set up a plan within the realm, luring the Supreme True Buddha into a trap?"

Wang Ba frowned and said:

"I am only speculating such circumstances; it might be like this, or it could just be an empty city strategy. The purpose of Cloud Sky Sect is unknown, so no one can be certain... If indeed they intend to lure the Supreme True Buddha forces into the realm, there must be a prior condition—that Cloud Sky Sect is confident in swallowing the forces of the Supreme True Buddha along with us!"

"Otherwise, it would be inviting the wolf into the house rather than enticing the enemy into the urn."

"The problem is, does Cloud Sky Realm possess such strength?"

Hui Yunzi slowly shook his head.

The answer was self-evident, if the Cloud Sky Realm truly had that strength, they wouldn’t be besieged by the Supreme True Buddha, nor would they resort to such a gambit to lure the enemy in.

This kind of tactic, though clever in speech, is actually a risky move and slight negligence could lead to the destruction of the realm and the death of its people.

"Then excluding this answer, why would Cloud Sky Realm deliberately put on such a display?"

Wang Ba contemplated and said:

"Sect Leader Bai of the Cloud Sky Sect is by no means someone who only knows internal affairs and is assuredly trusted by True Man Gai to manage the Cloud Sky Sect. Such a person would not make such a simple mistake, and he remains vigilant and is genuinely ambitious..."

"Could it be relying on the three Mahayana cultivators?"

Hui Yunzi suddenly remembered something and spoke out.

"Mahayana cultivators..."

Wang Ba’s eyes displayed contemplation.

Mahayana cultivators, indeed, are the greatest variable in this confrontation between the Supreme True Buddha and the Cloud Sky Realm.

The forces of the Supreme True Buddha have been slow to attack due to fear of the three Mahayana cultivators within the Cloud Sky Realm.

Figures like these, unless caught off guard or ambushed in advance, are virtually impossible to capture in a major battle with such extensive impact.

And once they escape, it would pose immense trouble for the Supreme True Buddha’s forces as well.

Hence, the Supreme True Buddha continues to shrink the perimeter of the siege, but always maintains restraint, never launching a full-scale attack, merely applying pressure through repeated challenges until a critical point is reached to force out the three Mahayana.

Cloud Sky Realm obviously knows the opponent’s intentions, but due to a huge disparity in strength, they are forced to sync with the opponent’s rhythm, maneuvering strategically to buy the three Mahayana some time.

Yet pondering it over and over, Wang Ba still felt something off:

"Though that may be the case, many aspects still don’t add up... If war breaks out, all three Mahayana will inevitably make a move, engaging in a fight to the death. But telling me to flee as the situation takes a wrong turn... makes me suspect that this battle might be even more perilous than imagined."

"But what could be more perilous than the current situation?"

For a moment, he couldn’t figure it out either.

But then he came to a sudden realization, turning to look at Hui Yunzi:

"Grandmaster, with changes imminent, regardless of Cloud Sky Sect’s arrangements, it’s evident that inside the realm is far more dangerous than the Taoist Field, no, perhaps this Taoist Field might be the safest place. It’s best for you to inform the Patriarch as early as possible to let them come here to the Taoist Field... but do so discreetly."

Upon hearing this, Hui Yunzi also had a slight shift in countenance:

"I will go now."

Wang Ba nodded.

Although the situation may not be as perilous as he imagined, taking more precautions is certainly not a bad thing.

At the moment, Hui Yunzi hurriedly left the immortal cave.

Outside, the jubilant atmosphere of having repelled the Supreme True Buddha’s challenge once again still lingered, and preparations for the banquet continued, Wang Ba contemplated for a moment, making the excuse of needing recovery due to depletion, borrowing a secluded cultivation chamber, he briefly refined various Dao Treasures acquired, then released the black rhinoceros captured earlier from Wisdom Truth’s hands.

The black rhinoceros appeared expressionless, seemingly devoid of spiritual wisdom.

Yet Wang Ba, highly skilled in The Way of Beast Tamer, quickly discovered within the primordial spirit of the black rhinoceros, a dense array of mysterious golden patterns, a completely unfamiliar field to him.

It was precisely these mysterious golden patterns that transformed this black rhinoceros into something akin to those Sea of Chaos Realm cultivators whose temperament had been tainted by the Six Paths Pond Water.

Wang Ba pondered for a moment and then released a cultivator from the Sea of Chaos Realm.

After being doused by the Six Paths Pond Water, his disposition had drastically changed. Although imprisoned in Wang Ba’s sleeve for many years, once released he still showed no traces of joy or sorrow, his face bearing a contented smile and calm expression.

Allowing Wang Ba to stroke his head, probing his primordial spirit, the cultivator offered no resistance at all.