Immortal Father
Chapter 730 - 730 255 Isn't This Coincidental Third Update Vote Request

730: Chapter 255 Isn’t This Coincidental [Third Update, Vote Request] 730: Chapter 255 Isn’t This Coincidental [Third Update, Vote Request] Xuan Ming fell, and it was the ninth day after Mother Earth had purged the demonic Qi.

In Dong’an City, inside a newly renovated ‘Spiritual Spring Bathhouse and Enlightenment Pool’ that had yet to open for business, Li Ping’an stepped out of the changing room wearing only large shorts and, like an ordinary person, climbed up the tiers of steps to the topmost pool.

Swish, swish.

Li Ping’an sat in the bath, feeling the refreshing sensation of the Spiritual Spring, and gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling his Taoist heart ease slightly.

The feeling of sneaking in relaxation amidst busyness was truly nice.

Although he was a bit curious about the scenery in the ‘Kun Path Enlightenment Pool’ next door, separated by a Formation,

as the Heavenly Emperor, he of course could not casually use the power of the Heavenly Dao to peek.

“But to go for a steam in the Spiritual Medicine sauna?”

Li Dazhi walked over with his hands behind his back, calmly entered the pool, untied his bath towel, and said with a chuckle:

“I just added three millennium-old Spiritual Roots in there, now steaming them will yield the best effect.”

“No thanks, Dad,” Li Ping’an took a towel to cover his eyes and lay by the edge of the Spiritual Pool, “why did you make it into tiers like this, with a dozen pools stacked up so high from top to bottom?”

“You don’t understand.”

Li Dazhi grinned with a twinkle in his eye:

“The lowest pool, three Spirit Stones per hour, that’s called ‘wealth throughout the years,’ and the higher the pool, the more expensive the fee; the Spirit Stones underneath are of better quality, and the medicinal herbs used are also more prestigious.”

“The pool that you and I are soaking in costs three hundred Spirit Stones per hour.”

“What the heck?”

Li Ping’an almost blurted out: “Isn’t this just daylight robbery?”

“What robbery,” Li Dazhi clicked his tongue lightly, “the pools below are pretty cheap, it’s just the top three pools that are expensive.

This one is called the Enlightenment Pool, it can help people break through bottlenecks, you know.”

“You’re turning more and more into a ruthless capitalist.”

“Isn’t this all for earning Spirit Stones for your Heavenly Court?”

Li Dazhi lay in the pool comfortably, leisurely said, “I’ve seen you being down when no one’s around these past few days, got something on your mind?

Want to confess to someone but don’t know how to say it?”

“Nothing much, just thinking about some things…

Dad, let’s speak in our dialect.”

Li Ping’an leaned against the pool’s edge, summoned two red fruits with a wave of his hand, and put them in his mouth to chew slowly.

“I’m wondering why it was necessary for Xuan Ming to die over the Witch Clan’s affair.”

“Stop thinking about it.

Wasn’t Xuan Ming forced to death by the Great Sect Leader from the West?” said Li Dazhi languidly.

“But,” Li Ping’an frowned, “that Sect Leader was lurking in the shadows.”

Li Dazhi blinked, then chuckled with a lost smile, “Are you wondering why that Sect Leader didn’t make a full effort to save Xuan Ming?”

“Not exactly…

well, if Xuan Ming could have pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Court, it would have been a rare help to the Heavenly Court.”

Li Ping’an gave himself a reason.

Li Dazhi casually splashed some water up towards Li Ping’an’s face, scolded with a laugh, “Look at this clueless look of yours, how are you fit to be the Heavenly Emperor?”

“I’ve already started to get on the right track,” Li Ping’an retorted, mouth twisting.

“Then please the Father of the Heavenly Emperor, enlighten me and teach me.”

“There’s nothing to enlighten.”

Li Dazhi floated leisurely around:

“You must always remember three principles.”

“First, the experts who temporarily stand by your side may not always stay by your side.”

“Second, the people gathered around you may not necessarily resonate emotionally with you, sometimes your goals may also deviate; it’s up to you to maintain overall control.”

“Third, you are not yet the one controlling the game; you have just developed your own consciousness and can intervene in the game to a certain degree, or to say, you’ve completed the evolution from a soldier to a significant chess piece with the role of an old general.”

“Then think about it, and you may be able to understand,” Li Dazhi continued.

Li Ping’an pondered slightly, “Dad, I understand the principles, I’m just a bit frustrated.”

Li Dazhi said, “Didn’t you say before, the Second Pure Sect Hierarch has always been in the shadows, what is the goal of this Sect Hierarch?”

“To protect and support the disciples of Chan Teaching, help me, a disciple of the Chan Sect designated as the presumptive Heavenly Emperor, so that the Chan Sect can receive the first batch of Heavenly Dao merits…

these things?”

Li Ping’an clicked his tongue:

“I mean, why couldn’t it directly destroy the Divine Banner when it appeared, but instead let the Divine Banner successfully absorb so many masters.”

“Since the ancestor has taken action, then why not simply destroy the Divine Banner?”

“Ping’an, you’re still not seeing the whole picture,” Li Dazhi shook his head.

“The conflict in the Northern Continent this time, by the second half, had already become a struggle for interests between Chan Teaching and the Western Sect.”

“You’ve actually accomplished quite a lot, because of your overall planning; the subsequent move to jump into the abyss to suppress the Demonic Qi secured the result of the new Heavenly Court subduing Mother Earth and the majority of the Witch Clan tribes during the first half of the conflict.”

“Half of the Witch Clan’s cake was already yours; you snatched it from the jaws of the Western Sect, who had been eyeing this fat piece for seventy to eighty thousand years and wanted to dominate the Witch Clan’s remaining pride.”

“At this time, the Great Sect Leader from the West couldn’t hold back any longer.

If he didn’t take action, they would lose everything.

The moment he acted, he directly captured Xuan Ming and six to seven hundred battle witches, taking the other half of the cake.”

“If that’s the outcome, Chan Sect helped you achieve your goal, and the Western Sect didn’t lose out.”

After a few murmurs of contemplation, Li Ping’an said, “What you’ve said made it clear to me…

the fundamental reason is that Chan Sect has not broken with the Western Sect.”

“Why should they become enemies when they’re not to begin with?

What would be the benefit of breaking ties?” Li Dazhi smiled:

“It’s you and the Human Race who detest the Western Sect, not Chan Sect.”

“For Chan Sect, there’s also the Dao Immortal Tribulation to consider, which predicts that the Heavenly Dao will bring down a calamity upon the Taoist Sect, created by the concerted efforts of the three Hierarchs.

“Haven’t we already discussed this very many times?”