As they approached the Western Pure Lands, Yan Zhaoge's group saw Nezha, the Taiyi Cultivated Deity, and the others.
"Thank you, fellow daoists, for coming here to assist me. I will never forget this favor." Nezha first thanked Yan Zhaoge and the others.
"You're being too courteous. However, the location of this battle is within the Western Pure Lands. The Dipankara Ancient Buddha was already strong to begin with. Now that he has the geographical advantage, it wouldn't be easy for him to deal with him," said Yan Zhaoge.
"Hey, why should I be afraid of him? It's just the Dinghai Pearl that's tricky, "Nezha sneered.
Yan Zhaoge nodded and looked at the Taiyi Cultivated Deity, "I heard that Daoist Yang would be coming?"
Perfected Taiyi smiled and answered, "I heard from Yang Jian that he will come after he finishes dealing with the matters at hand. He should be here soon."
The old Daoist asked again, "Little Friend Yan, will the three of you stay outside or enter with my disciple?"
"My wife will stay outside. I will enter with my father to spectate the battle." Yan Zhaoge answered.
Feng Yunsheng nodded.
Since Yang Jian was coming, he would definitely enter the Western Pure Lands when the time came. As such, she might as well stay outside and provide support.
After all, her presence outside the Western Pure Lands was a greater deterrent to all enemies.
As for Suo Mingzhang, he did not come. He was still in Great Peace Emperor Cliff Heaven.
His existence was also to ensure that the Daoist Heavens would not be empty and would not be taken advantage of by others to create chaos.
"I heard from Senior Brother South Pole and Yang Jian that Little Friend Yan can manifest the true body of the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal if he joins forces with his fellow disciples. I wonder if those Fellow Daoists are with him?" Perfected Taiyi asked again.
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Rest assured, Daoist."
Actually, it wasn't just Xue Fei who didn't come. Pan-Pan also didn't come. They were both still in the Sky Beyond Heaven.
Only Yan Zhaoge's North Ocean Clone had come along with the Ru Yi Golden Cudgel.
About three hundred years ago, in the battle for the Celestial Extermination Formation, the three Golden Bodies of the Great Sage merged into one, manifesting the true body of the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal. Finally, they merged with the Earth Essence Stone, which consumed a lot of energy.
To this day, although Xu Fei and the other two could manifest the Golden Body of the Great Sage separately, they were still not strong enough to manifest the true body of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, let alone carrying the Earth Essence Stone. They still needed to continue cultivating.
Everyone could guess that the Golden Body of the Great Sage had been greatly damaged, and it would take some time for it to recover.
However, the details were hard to estimate.
Still, only Yan Zhaoge and the others knew the specifics of the situation. Others had no way of knowing. Three hundred years had already passed at the very least. For the sake of prudence, everyone naturally had to be more careful.
After all, even without using the Earthly Essence Stone, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven True Body of the three Golden Bodies of the Great Sage would still be extremely terrifying. Back then, Daolord Lu Ya had been forced to flee at the mere sight of him.
Xue Fei and Pan-Pan remained in the Sky Beyond Heaven. They would not go out, nor would they show themselves easily.
As long as their positions were not confirmed, as long as they were not together with Yan Zhaoge, the opponent would have no choice but to be wary of them, constantly on guard.
Yan Zhaoge's empty fort strategy still held great deterrence.
However, there was no need to talk to Perfected Taiyi and the others.
It wasn't that he didn't trust the other party, but the fewer people who knew about the matter, the better.
"Since that's the case, it couldn't be better. Then, I and Senior Brother Nan Zang will stay outside as well." Perfected Taiyi smiled and said, "Daolord Lu Ya is ready now. It's hard to say if the demons will make a move."
Yan Zhaoge nodded.
While he was cultivating in seclusion, Nezha blocked the door, and the Buddha on the lamp pretended to be deaf and mute. Time passed, and the world was in chaos. However, there were many eye-catching incidents.
The first to bear the brunt was one of the Twelve Devilish Gods. One of the Six Extinct Devils, the Devil of Fire, had been successfully reborn!
After the Devil of Aged Metal's rebirth, the Grand Exalted and Formless Heavenly Devil's authorities were reclaimed by the Nine Underworlds. A new generation of Fire Devil had also returned to the Nine Underworlds.
Within the heavens and earth, there seemed to be a trend of Daoism weakening and Devils growing.
However, what Yan Zhaoge and the others truly cared about was that the reincarnation of the Devil of Fire and the reincarnation of a new generation of Fire Devil came from the Demon Race.
Generally speaking, there were successes and failures when a Great Devil was reborn.
After a few eras, strictly speaking, failures were the majority.
Due to the Devil Dao's hatred, even if a Great Devil found a suitable reincarnation body, he would be easily eliminated.
If one's cultivation was low after being reborn, they would be even weaker. It would be hard for them to leave the environment and return to the Nine Underworlds to recuperate.
Although it was a little cruel, most of the Great Devils' reincarnation bodies were executed as soon as they were discovered.
People like Chen Xuanzong, Chu Lili, and Ying Yuzhen were extremely rare.
This time, the Devil of Fire's rebirth seemed to be rather easy.
"In the past, the Nine Underworlds helped the Demon Race to defile the Green Lotus Flag and snatch the Buddha's Sarira in exchange for the Devil of Fire's safe rebirth." Yan Di said, "However, Daoist Lu Ya must've obtained what he wanted."
Although he was secretly indulging the Nine Underworlds, he still had the Devil Race's weakness in his hands. Naturally, Daoist Lu Ya had to obtain benefits for himself and the Demon Race.
Fattening the Nine Underworlds was for the convenience of harvesting. It wasn't because Daoist Lu Ya wanted the Nine Underworlds to grow stronger.
This was basically the same thought shared by the Dipankara Ancient Buddha, the Great Daoist Xuandu, and the others.
While indulging the Nine Underworlds, they were also making their own arrangements so that they could restrict the Nine Underworlds to a certain extent when the opportunity presented itself.
Even if Yan Zhaoge used his knees to think, he would be able to guess that this new generation Devil of Fire's return to the Nine Underworlds.
In fact, he couldn't help but wonder if Daolord Lu Ya had already taken over his body.
As the Earlier Heaven Li Fire Essence, Daoist Lu Ya planned meticulously. Moreover, he took advantage of the gap after the Devil of Fire's reincarnation. It wasn't like he didn't have the chance to do anything.
Of course, while such actions could be hidden from others, it wouldn't be hidden from the Primordial Heart Devil. Even if it was hidden from the Primordial Heart Devil, it wouldn't be hidden from the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil.
However, even if the Nine Underworlds knew about it, it was highly likely that he would turn a blind eye to it.
The Nine Underworlds Devils were well aware of Daoist Lu Ya, the Dipankara Ancient Buddha, and the others' plans.
Just like how they indulged the Nine Underworlds in secret, even if the Nine Underworlds discovered their tricks, they would also temporarily endure it.
Mutual compromise and tacit understanding.
Everyone was waiting for the final moment to decide the winner.
For the matter regarding the Devil of Fire, the Nine Underworlds' priority was for the Devil of Fire to be reborn and return to the Nine Underworlds. Everything else was secondary.
Thinking back to how Daoist Lu Ya used the Fuxi Remnant Zither to exchange for the Fire Seed Devil Spirit from the Daoism's Jade Illusory Glazed Lamp, Yan Zhaoge and the others could naturally deduce that Daoist Lu Ya had already completed his preparations for plotting against the Devils.
With that, he should be like the Dipankara Ancient Buddha and the Great Daoist Xuandu. Everything was prepared, and he only needed the east wind.
"Compared to the Demon Race, the Western Pure Lands lost the Green Lotus Flag and didn't obtain the Buddha's Śarīra. The Dipankara Ancient Buddha should be more anxious." After thinking for a while, Yan Zhaoge said to the Taiyi Cultivated Deity.
The Taiyi Cultivated Deity stroked his beard and nodded slightly.
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