Man is in the heavens, parasitic on the way

Chapter 132: Planning

Liu Shen's figure vanished like a dream bubble, and the golden Willow Tree also fell silent.

She needed to ponder her path forward, which was a matter of utmost importance.

After Liu Shen fell silent, Fang Ming cupped his hands towards the knuckle-sized bone pagoda and said, "Tower Brother, thank you for earlier in the Void God Realm."

Hearing this, Little Pagoda, still immersed in Fang Ming's words, awoke as if from a dream, feeling a sense of loss.

It currently only had four layers of its body and didn't know when it could recover. Although those words just now were equally important to it, they were useless to it at this moment.

For it, the most pressing matter was to find a way to recover completely and return to its peak.

Only then could it explore the path ahead. As it was now, it didn't have the qualifications to embark on the journey.

After Little Pagoda came back to its senses, it said nonchalantly, "This is only proper. Speaking of which, back in the Hundred Shattering Mountains, if Fellow Daoist hadn't invited me, I wouldn't have been able to obtain a portion of Pumo King's body. Counting it up, I owe Fellow Daoist a favor."

"Furthermore, the great secrets just now were immeasurably valuable, and Fellow Daoist didn't guard against me? If I were to quibble about the Void God Realm matter, that would be ungrateful," Little Pagoda said seriously.

"Speaking of which, I also owe Fellow Daoist an earth-shattering favor. How to repay it in the future is still a big problem," Little Pagoda said, somewhat troubled.

The things discussed just now were absolutely earth-shattering great secrets. Looking across the heavens, it was likely no one knew them.

If possible, those powerhouses who had been trapped in the Immortal King realm for hundreds of millions of years would definitely be willing to pay any price in exchange for the secrets just now.

For those people, that was the path upwards!

"That kind of thing can be discussed later; there's no rush for now," Fang Ming shook his head and said. "In short, I must thank Tower Brother this time. Otherwise, with my strength alone, it would have taken some effort to suppress it."

Half of his ten World Cave Heavens had not yet advanced into small worlds, and it would indeed take some effort to suppress that corner of the Reincarnation Disk.

"After some time, when the opportunity arises, I will help Tower Brother reclaim your pagoda body," Fang Ming continued.

Little Pagoda was silent for a moment, then said, "We caused such a big commotion, I'm afraid they might not come down."

In the Void God Realm, the commotion after they made their move was undeniably large, and related news would definitely be transmitted back to the Upper Realm.

By then, those people might not necessarily descend to the Lower Realm.

"Hehe~ That might not be the case!" Fang Ming smiled, saying meaningfully, "It's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons. If the benefits in the Lower Realm are large enough, will they be able to sit still?"

"Furthermore, the knowledge of the cultivators watching the battle in the Void God Realm earlier was completely unable to discern the level of power involved in that day's intense battle!" Fang Ming said with great certainty.

"Fellow Daoist is thinking too simply," the knuckle-sized bone pagoda trembled slightly and said, "People in the Lower Realm don't recognize the Reincarnation Disk, but the Old Leaders in the Upper Realm do. They are still aware of the Reincarnation Disk's power."

Few people in the Lower Realm recognized a supreme artifact like the Reincarnation Disk, but the Old Leaders in the Upper Realm did.

Someone even possessed two corners of the Reincarnation Disk!

"Tower Brother, isn't this even better? This way, it can attract those people down even better!" Fang Ming said with a smile.

"Tower Brother, suppose there is a Heavenly God who, relying on a renowned chaotic artifact, suppressed another renowned chaotic artifact, thus refining it and making it his own artifact," Fang Ming's avatar looked at the bone pagoda and slowly said, "May I ask, could those Old Leaders not be tempted? A Heavenly God holding such a supreme treasure is like a child carrying gold through a busy marketplace."

"Furthermore, that Heavenly God also intends to use the chaotic artifact in his hand to obtain the Immortal Medicine cultivated in the Lower Realm," Fang Ming chuckled, then continued, "Do you think the person who cultivated the spiritual root in the Lower Realm would be anxious? If he descends, how would others view it?"

As long as someone descends, others would definitely not just watch that person descend. Either they wouldn't descend, or they would use some means to quietly descend unnoticed.

Alternatively, at the appropriate time, they would descend together and compete for opportunities based on their own abilities.

"If such news spreads upwards, it is indeed possible that it will make them risk descending to the Lower Realm," Little Pagoda trembled slightly, acknowledging Fang Ming's statement.

As for whether it would lead to the Upper Realm's Old Leaders joining forces and cooperating more closely.

Little Pagoda hadn't considered this possibility. It also understood those people; there were already considerable conflicts among them, and it would be good enough if they didn't devolve into a chaotic free-for-all.

"If that's not enough, we'll release some more explosive news, such as the middle volume of the Original True Understanding, the inheritance of the Supreme Hall, the descendants of the True Dragon, and the appearance of the World Immortal Tree. With such news, I don't believe they can still hold back!" Fang Ming sneered.

Humans die for wealth, and birds die for food. They were all people whose lifespans were nearing their end. Fang Ming didn't believe they could sit still.

His main goal was definitely not those Old Leaders at the Self-Severing and One-Escape realms; those Old Leaders were just extras.

The real goal was the other one-third of the Reincarnation Disk and the bell body of Wu Zhong Immortal King.

These two things were Fang Ming's targets. The former could further complete the recovery of the Reincarnation Disk in Fang Ming's hand.

Although the latter didn't have a bell soul, it was also an Immortal King artifact. Although it was also incomplete, and severely so, the reason it couldn't display its power was because the user was incapable, not because the artifact was incapable.

Of course, helping Little Pagoda reclaim its pagoda body was also one of the goals.

He would make some plans to lure the people holding these three artifacts down to the Lower Realm, take these things, and save the trouble of searching for them one by one later.

If they were determined to flee and hide, finding them would still take some effort, and he didn't want to waste energy searching for people.

"In that case, it's feasible. There are already many opportunities in the Lower Realm, and they don't have much lifespan left, so they probably won't be able to sit still," Little Pagoda said, clearly agreeing with Fang Ming's scheme.

"Then it's settled," Fang Ming nodded and said, "How to proceed then will depend on the situation. If they use artifacts to probe, we will directly make our move."

"So be it," Little Pagoda swayed up and down, agreeing with Fang Ming's suggestion.

"Since we're going to pretend, let's make it convincing. After some time, once I've obliterated the Divine Spirit of this corner of the Reincarnation Disk, I'll go to Medicine Capital to seize the Immortal Medicine fruit," Fang Ming continued.

"Fellow Daoist may proceed," Little Pagoda had no objection.

For the scheme Fang Ming proposed, it only needed to assist from the side.

Space rippled, and the corner of the Reincarnation Disk was put away by Fang Ming. He was preparing to try refining the Divine Spirit within it.

Just as he was about to disperse his avatar, Little Pagoda's voice came again: "Fellow Daoist has vast knowledge, could you perhaps know how beings like me can break through the so-called Immortal King shackles?"

Little Pagoda was originally an artifact. After years passed, it advanced further and became a special cultivator.

However, because its former body was an artifact, its cultivation path was more difficult and bumpy compared to ordinary cultivators.

After all, it was refined by cultivators later on, which was quite different from beings born naturally.

It was naturally powerful, but also limited by this, finding it difficult to break through its original great dao shackles and could only continue to evolve and sublimate based on this.

Unlike ordinary cultivators who can advance one realm after another and become stronger.

It was very difficult for it to become stronger, requiring the consumption of various divine metals and immortal materials. However, even doing this, it felt it couldn't see the hope of breaking the Immortal King shackles.

Little Pagoda was naturally unwilling to sink into oblivion like this, especially after seeing what seemed to be a scene from the future earlier.

Fang Ming paused, thought for a moment, and said, "That depends on how Tower Brother chooses and decides."

"Oh? Is there a way?" Little Pagoda was delighted.

"There isn't anything particularly special to say," Fang Ming shook his head and said, "Essentially, it's still those methods we discussed just now: either relying on external force or carving out your own path."

"For Tower Brother, relying on external force might be simpler," Fang Ming paused, then said, "For Tower Brother, relying on external force would mean sacrificing a certain degree of freedom."

"I understand what 'external force' means in Fellow Daoist's words," Little Pagoda felt a little down.

The so-called relying on force meant being refined anew by someone else's hands, which would naturally allow it to advance.

It possessed this potential; it was already an extremely powerful artifact with deep foundations, and with the blessing of a Quasi Immortal Emperor dao fruit, breaking through the shackles wouldn't be a problem.

Of course, doing this would cause it to lose its potential for upward progress and would only be able to continue advancing by relying on external force.

The most stable method was naturally to combine with its own great dao, forge a path, and push it to the extreme.

"If Tower Brother is confident, you can also jump out of your current body and start over," Fang Ming continued.

The knuckle-sized bone pagoda swayed slightly, and Little Pagoda said with a wry smile, "In that case, it would be better to directly use the current body to carve out a completely new path. Why start over? In essence, the difficulty isn't far off."

"That's true too," Fang Ming nodded and said, "Perhaps Tower Brother can also draw inspiration from the current system, re-enact its mysteries with your own dao, and perhaps achieve a breakthrough."

Thinking of this, inspiration suddenly surged in Fang Ming's heart, and he immediately continued, "I actually think the Engraving and Array Formation realms of the current system are very suitable for Tower Brother. If you were to push their evolution to the extreme based on this, it might not be impossible to tread a path."

Engraving and Array Formation, these two great realms held extraordinary potential for artifact cultivators like Little Pagoda.

"I have also researched these two great realms quite a bit, but in the end, I still haven't found the right method," Little Pagoda sighed lightly, feeling somewhat helpless.

In fact, it had thoroughly researched the several major realms before the Venerable realm in the current system and had achieved a certain level of mastery.

Fang Ming smiled and said, "There's no need to rush. Tower Brother hasn't recovered your strength yet. After you recover your strength in the future, your perspective on problems will naturally be different, and perhaps you will find the answer then."

"That's true!" Little Pagoda regained its composure.

Patience, it still had it!

In the inner world, within the World Cave Heaven containing the World Immortal Tree, Fang Ming sat cross-legged on the ground, holding a corner of the Reincarnation Disk.

Chains of great order and laws transformed from the World Great Dao surged out from the void, carrying blazing great dao flames, and submerged into the Reincarnation Disk.

He was fully refining the Divine Spirit within the Reincarnation Disk.

An Immortal King's artifact, containing a Divine Spirit within, naturally possessed power at the Immortal King level.

Upon reaching the Immortal King level, even among Immortal Kings, killing another Immortal King was not easy.

If it were truly the original Divine Spirit, even if Fang Ming used all his methods, it would be impossible to obliterate it.

It was precisely because the current Divine Spirit was not the original Divine Spirit that Fang Ming was able to refine it little by little.

As the Divine Spirit inside the corner of the Reincarnation Disk was refined little by little by Fang Ming, the profound mysteries of the Reincarnation Great Dao fragments contained within emerged and were devoured by the World Cave Heaven.

Instantly, the origin of the World Great Dao of the small world began to grow stronger again, and the entire world slowly expanded along with it.

"Although it's not the original artifact spirit Divine Spirit, the Reincarnation Great Dao laws it contains are quite good," Fang Ming carefully savored the profound dao mysteries that emerged in his mind and couldn't help but slowly nod his head.

To obtain the great dao profound mysteries of the Divine Spirit contained within this corner of the Reincarnation Disk, he naturally couldn't violently kill it, but rather slowly refine it and gradually acquire the great dao profoundness.