Chapter 576: Plan

As the Ao Jing sect disciples were about to erupt, Xuan Pin subtly raised a hand, and the hall immediately quieted down.

"Enough. Don't forget, Dice has taken the Great Liang Dragon Vein with him!" Speaking to the others, the Supervisor of the Heavens continued in a slightly gentler tone: "Though Dice has escaped, don't panic. I can find a way to locate him."

The next moment, Shangguan Yuting emerged from the Grand Mentor's sleeve, made a playful face at Li Huowang, and then slipped into the Supervisor of the Heavens' body.

The Grand Mentor, clutching his wound, his beard quivered slightly, and his eyes darted away when he looked at the Supervisor of the Heavens.

At this point, Zheng Boqiao interjected. "It's not difficult for Xuan Pin to find someone, nor is it difficult to kill Dice. However, killing Dice while also ensuring the last emperor is rescued completely unharmed—that's an immense challenge."

"After all, he's the only emperor left. If he dies, Great Liang will cease to exist. If the core of Great Liang is gone, other regions will surely follow. Even the grass in Qingqiu is already yellow." At this point, Zheng Boqiao glanced at the Ao Jing Sect and Bai Lingmiao. "Moreover, it seems only Bahui and the Unborn Old Mother have explicitly offered to help us. Alas, disaster is approaching, and everyone harbors their own hidden agendas."

Li Huowang suddenly recalled something and prompted him, "Can't the military strategists help us? With so many military strategists in Great Liang, restraining Dice should be easy."

At this moment, the Grand Mentor of Great Liang had regained a little strength. "That's easy to say, but do we have the military tallies to mobilize the strategists? Under what pretense would we do it?"

"The military strategists are the emperor's blade. Don't forget, Dice has already ascended the throne; he is the true, legitimate emperor of Great Liang. Moreover, he is not only the Dragon Vein but also the Sitting-Forgotten Path Dice, highly skilled at manipulating minds. If you dare involve the military strategists, aren't you afraid they'll turn against us instead?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions grew much more somber. Indeed, Dice was now the rightful emperor of Great Liang, having genuinely ascended the throne in front of all civil and military officials. Regardless of whether they viewed Dice as a false emperor, if court officials saw them conspiring against the Great Liang emperor, it would be deemed treason and rebellion.

Li Huowang looked up at him, then quickly fell into thought. After a moment, he spoke. "Supervisor of the Heavens, there's a dice in Gao Zhijian's head; that's likely where Dice is located. Since you can find him, we just need to control him and find a way to extract the dice from his brain."

As they were all working together against Dice, Li Huowang shared the information he possessed.

"Easily said, but it's still the same problem. Opening his head is simple, but how do we keep him alive afterwards?"

After a brief hesitation, Li Huowang slowly spoke again: "That's simple. We can find a way to imbue him with a magical artifact that allows him to revive after death, such as one crafted from the skin of a Xin Su. I once saw him use something similar during the assassination of King Ren."

Li Huowang had once given Gao Zhijian a piece of skin he had personally refined. However, he was unsure if Dice had already discovered it.

Li Huowang's words were met with no response from the Supervisor of the Heavens. As he looked towards the Supervisor, he noticed that both their bodies were rapidly shrinking, eventually becoming no larger than ants on the stool. Li Huowang looked up and saw the colossal Bai Lingmiao, as large as a mountain, listening intently to the others, seemingly oblivious to any changes. He didn't panic, understanding this must be the Supervisor of the Heavens' illusion technique.

"There are some matters I need to discuss with you alone," the Supervisor of the Heavens said slowly, having shrunk alongside Li Huowang.

As these words were uttered, Li Huowang felt an unexplainable sense of familiarity with the Supervisor of the Heavens before him, yet he couldn't quite place where it came from. "Who are you?" Li Huowang couldn't help but ask, addressing the dark void within the wide red robe.

"I am Xuan Pin, the Supervisor of the Heavens of Great Liang, but I can be anyone. My identity isn't important; what matters is that I need you to navigate this impending crisis. It concerns not only you but also the late Zhuge Yuan."

Li Huowang's brows furrowed slightly as he looked up at the others, who now appeared as immense as mountains around them. "Just me? Why can't others be told?"

"Because it necessitates leveraging your Xin Su identity."

Hearing this, Li Huowang felt a sudden chill, as if every secret about him had been completely exposed before this entity. "You are cultivating, aren't you? I can help you use your Xin Su abilities to resolve the issue with Dice."

After steadying himself, Li Huowang suppressed his unease and asked, "Why must we use my Xin Su abilities? Was the method I just proposed ineffective?"

"It's useless. Because he is Dice, these petty tricks won't work against him. We shouldn't follow his lead; that would always leave us at a disadvantage. So, let him scheme his way, and we'll proceed with ours."

With a solemn expression, Li Huowang pondered for a moment before slowly nodding. "Then tell me your method."

"Once Dice is located again, you go first. During that time, no matter what Dice says to you, listen as if it's true and cultivate everything he speaks into reality! Leave all other matters to me."

"Huh?!" Li Huowang paused, surprised that this was the other party's proposed method. "My cultivation technique isn't powerful enough; I'm afraid I can't achieve that."

"Don't worry, I will help you with this. You merely need to follow my instructions."

Li Huowang fell into silent thought, while the Supervisor of the Heavens waited patiently.

"Very well, Supervisor of the Heavens. However, please understand that this involves the Great Liang Dragon Vein. I do not wish for Great Liang to suffer the same fate as Great Qi."

"That is understood. When it comes to dealing with Dice, you and I are inherently on the same side."

As the Supervisor of the Heavens finished speaking, their bodies rapidly expanded, returning to their original size. Yet, no one else in the vicinity noticed any change.

"I've devised a plan. You all should go prepare. I need to retrieve something. We will reclaim the Great Liang Dragon Vein in one hour." After saying this, the Supervisor of the Heavens' body slowly disintegrated like sand.

With the Supervisor of the Heavens' plan set, the others departed from the table one by one to prepare for the impending siege.

Li Huowang led Bai Lingmiao away. Just as he exited the hall, a body directly pounced on him. Li Huowang quickly lifted Li Sui's skirt, revealing her tentacles and dog skull, and hastily explained to Bai Lingmiao, "She's no one else; it's just Li Sui."

"Oh," Bai Lingmiao nodded softly.

"Miaomiao, what's wrong?" Li Huowang, his expression very grave, put down Li Sui, walked up to Bai Lingmiao, and gripping her arms, asked.