"So Lord Saint Yang has Dan Ding Valley behind him, which is why he dares to act so recklessly. However..." Yun Wan thought carefully before asking, "Does Dan Ding Valley have the ability to eradicate You Di?"
"Heh!"
Lotus Granny chuckled. "Although many Ancestral Patriarchs of Dan Ding Valley have awakened and returned in this Present-Ancient Era...
To say they can eradicate You Di? Hehe, they likely lack that capability. Not just them—even the Three Thousand Great Daos, with their respective origins already revived and their own Ancestral Patriarchs returned, who among them dares claim they can definitely eradicate You Di?
If they truly had the confidence to eradicate You Di, the Immortal Dao wouldn't have remained silent until now."
After speaking, Lotus Granny added, "If the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao doesn't step forward, Dan Ding Valley absolutely wouldn't dare act rashly either."
Yun Wan frowned. "But the problem is, the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao currently shows no intention of stepping forward, and Dan Ding Valley must know the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao's stance."
"Wan'er, now do you finally understand why Lord Saint Yang is making such a grand show of searching everywhere for You Di's whereabouts?"
Yun Wan's heart stirred. "Lotus Granny, do you mean Dan Ding Valley is using Lord Saint Yang to force the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao to step forward!"
"Exactly!"
Lotus Granny nodded. "Dan Ding Valley wants to eradicate You Di, but they themselves lack confidence and even more lack the courage. Only if the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao steps forward would they dare to act. And the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao, fearing the chaos in the Great Wilderness, currently doesn't want to confront You Di. Therefore, Dan Ding Valley found Lord Saint Yang, having him mobilize all immortals in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain under the banner of the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao to exterminate You Di. Lord Saint Yang fans the flames here; once You Di appears, the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao would be forced to step forward due to pressure, even if they don't want to."
"Does Lord Saint Yang not know Dan Ding Valley is using him?"
"How could that old, cunning, hypocritical Lord Saint Yang not know Dan Ding Valley is using him? It's just...
Dan Ding Valley is using his influence, and he is also using Dan Ding Valley's power. Put nicely, they are jointly cooperating; put bluntly, they are simply using each other. After all, they both harbor deep hatred for You Di and would spare no cost to eradicate him."
"The Nine Heavens Immortal Dao should know about the game Dan Ding Valley and Lord Saint Yang are playing, right?"
"Of course the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao knows. But so what if they know?
Could the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao come out and stop it?
How could they stop it?
Lord Saint Yang has been entrenched in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain for hundreds of thousands of years, wielding immense power, with disciples and former subordinates spread throughout the heavenly domain—truly able to rally hundreds with a single call. Most importantly, the slogan Lord Saint Yang shouts is 'for the immortals and the people, for the common mortals of the Great Dao,' placing him squarely on the absolute moral high ground. How could the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao stop that?
Moreover...
Once the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao steps forward, Dan Ding Valley would immediately stand up and question them."
As she spoke, Lotus Granny shook her head and sighed. "With Dan Ding Valley as his backing, even if the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao wanted to secretly eliminate Lord Saint Yang, they couldn't do it. Besides, it's not just Dan Ding Valley trying to force the Nine Heavens Immortal Dao to step forward now—there are many, many other entities."
With another sigh, Lotus Granny said, "This matter's waters run too deep. If it were just Lord Saint Yang, it wouldn't amount to much. But behind Lord Saint Yang happens to be Dan Ding Valley, and behind Dan Ding Valley likely...
lies another existence."
"The Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands—none are easy to deal with. One could even say none of them want to watch idly as the Immortal Dao monopolizes power. Everyone knows the Immortal Dao monopolizing power brings them only harm and no benefit. They all want to use this opportunity to suppress the Immortal Dao—some want to install their own Great Dao into power, some may have already reached consensus with other Great Daos...
Regardless, they all have their own little schemes."
After hearing Lotus Granny's words, Yun Wan was at a loss for what to say. She originally thought this matter was simple—just You Di's identity being exposed, causing chaos in the Great Wilderness. She never imagined that behind You Di's exposed identity lay such complex affairs. Not to mention the Great Dao prodigies and Great Dao Mandate holders wanting to make their names known throughout heaven and earth, even the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens, Seventy-Two Blessed Lands, and the Three Thousand Great Daos all had their own little schemes.
Suddenly.
She seemed to realize something and couldn't help but glance at Lotus Granny.
Lotus Granny didn't appear early or late, but precisely at this critical juncture. Could it be the Heavenly Dao also...
And Lotus Granny seemed to discern Yun Wan's thoughts. She didn't deliberately conceal anything, speaking frankly: "Our Heavenly Dao has been dormant for far too long...
So long that we're almost forgotten by the Myriad Heavens and Worlds of this Great Wilderness..."
"Granny, does our Heavenly Dao also want to achieve some goal by seizing this opportunity?"
Lotus Granny nodded, gazing intently at Yun Wan, her tone serious. "Wan'er, do you want to know the Heavenly Dao's plan?
If you want to know, this old woman will tell you."
"No!"
Yun Wan shook her head without hesitation. "I don't want to know."
"It's best you don't want to know. Before coming, the Female Sect Master specifically instructed this old woman—she also doesn't want you involved in Heavenly Dao matters."
"Granny, may I ask you one thing?"
"Of course."
"The Heavenly Dao...
Does it intend to eradicate You Di this time?"
"Hehe."
Lotus Granny smiled faintly. "This old woman just said that in all heaven and earth, none of the Three Thousand Great Daos have absolute confidence they can eradicate You Di. The Immortal Dao is like this, the Buddhist Dao is like this, and our Heavenly Dao is no exception. Moreover, before having absolute confidence to eradicate You Di, none of the Three Thousand Great Daos dare act rashly, and none can bear the consequences."
Closing her eyes, a smile flickered across Lotus Granny's face—a smile that seemed tinged with irony. "Wan'er, do you know?
There's something quite laughable."
"Laughable? What thing?"
"The Three Thousand Great Daos all want to eradicate You Di, but now they all hope You Di remains alive."
"Why?"
"Because judging from the current situation in the Great Wilderness, only with You Di alive do the Three Thousand Great Daos dare not start war. Only with You Di alive do the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands dare not act rashly. Only with You Di alive do those terrifying existences from the Guixu dare not run amok. Only with You Di alive are the Nine Heavens the bright Nine Heavens, and the Nine Nethers the dark Nine Nethers. Only with You Di alive is the Great Wilderness Heaven and Earth the peaceful Great Wilderness, and the Myriad Heavens and Worlds the prosperous Myriad Heavens and Worlds. Only with You Di alive is the Present-Ancient Era the era of all things reviving."
"One could say, if You Di had truly perished completely back then on Mount Wudao...
Then the Myriad Heavens and Worlds would have long been drenched in blood and littered with corpses due to the Three Thousand Great Daos' war. This Great Wilderness would have long been dyed crimson with blood..."
"Everyone says You Di is the Sinful True Lord recorded in the Book of Fate. Everyone fears he will slaughter the Great Daos and end the Present-Ancient Era. Ironically, it's precisely because of this Sinful True Lord that the Present-Ancient Era has remained peaceful until now. Don't you think that's laughable?"