Chapter 146 — A Vicious Scheme
The Sword Questions the Heavens · Page 9 of 9
Mr. Ghost shook his head and said, "Has Sect Master forgotten that our Holy Cult still has the Holy Hall in the wild northwest? Once we unify the Holy Cult, we need only take the remaining core of the Ghost King Sect to the wilds, and there consolidate the Cult's power. However rampant the beasts and demons, for a time they will still ravage the Central Plains and cannot pursue us into the wilds. And afterward, will it not be time for those righteous men of the Central Plains to be put to use?"
The Ghost King was at last wholly at ease; he let out a long breath and sighed, "Sir, you are truly a good teacher and friend bestowed on me by Heaven!"
Mr. Ghost smiled and said, "After that, those so-called righteous ones and the beasts and demons will fight, and whoever wins, both sides will surely have bitter suffering to endure. However rampant the beasts and demons, I observe that the righteous of the world gather at Qingyun. Surely Sect Master still remembers the might of Qingyun's 'Immortal-Slaying Sword Array' of ten years ago?"
The Ghost King nodded and said, "Indeed. Fearsome beyond words!"
Mr. Ghost smiled and said, "So it will not be so easy for the beasts and demons to win lightly. We, meanwhile, will nurse our strength in the wilds, and once the Four Spirits Blood Array is cultivated to completion, then looking across the world, who will be able to withstand the divine might of our Holy Cult?"
The Ghost King started and said, "What? Has word of the other two spirit beasts come to you as well, sir?"
Mr. Ghost said, "Indeed. After the Coiling Dragon Cauldron fully subdued the divine beast 'Yellow Bird' and the spirit beast 'Kui Ox,' new writing appeared afresh upon the cauldron's inscription. The next is none other than the beast that guards our Holy Cult's Holy Hall in the wilds—the 'Candle Dragon.' Once we return to the Holy Hall and subdue it, only the southern dire beast 'Taotie' will remain. When Taotie is found, will the world not lie entirely in your hands, Sect Master?"
The Ghost King stepped forward and gazed down at the blood pool below. The thick bloody air of the chamber enveloped him, and in a daze he felt as though the whole world were held in his grasp.
He could not restrain a great laugh toward the heavens, ringing and bright, and the joy in it was wild beyond measure!