Published at 9th of February 2026 7:22 am

Chapter 1754: The Winner

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The avatar frowned. This plan was truly dangerous and had many possibilities for something catastrophic to go wrong. What if the Infinite Divine Court found out about the Mortal Dao Art? With the Highest Sovereign’s ability, he could see the benefit to his people and would immediately use it, thus further consolidating his status in the people’s mind.

Besides them, the Tribunal Lords will definitely discover this information and might use it themselves. Although the merit received will pale in comparison to the original creator, it’s still merit, not to mention the possibility that these people might try to kill the original owner — Yu Yan — who is Wang Wei’s mother. In that scenario, what will they do if Wang Wei blames them? Although not responsible, no one can argue logic to a grieving man.

Lastly, there is also the issue of this information spreading to other worlds in this timeline. If the enemy starts using the Enlightened Temples to form a formidable force that affects the expedition, there is a 80% chance that Grand Dao will blame this failure on Kong. By then, their status as Destiny Chosen won’t be worth shit; on the contrary, it might even be detrimental to them.

"I understand you are worried," Emperor Kong said, noticing his avatar’s hesitation after laying out everything. "But the situation is not as dire as you think. The Infinite Divine Court should have already found out about the Mortal Dao Art."

"The invasion."

"That’s right. After breaking the History Lock, they should have already learned about it from Commander Wan Yanmei. As for the Tribunal Lords? Well, although they haven’t intervened in the affairs of our world, I doubt what is happening has escaped their sight. So, they have probably already used this idea, or they didn’t for some reason."

"What about Grand Dao and the consequences of this timeline?"

"As long as the world stealing plan succeeds, everything will be alright."

"You do realize all your so-called explanations are flimsy; you probably don’t even believe them yourselves."

"...That may be so, but the strings have been pulled, and there is no turning back."

"Even your analogy showed your lack of confidence," the avatar rolled his eyes. Any decent archer can control the release of their strings. Emperor Kong coughed with his fist covering his mouth and his slightly red face.

"Anyway, let’s think of a way to execute this plan."

The avatar exhaled. "If we want to steal this world, we must first cut contact with the outside world. We cannot allow other worlds or the Infinite Divine Court to send reinforcement or have any form of access."

"Cutting off the world will have many benefits," Emperor Kong nodded.

"Second, we..." The two planned and schemed for years before starting the execution. Now that the arrow has been fired, there is no turning back; they will either hit the target or miss and suffer the consequences.

...

"You’re all here," the avatar, who had now taken Kong or its original form, said, glancing at the four people present. His eyes stood on the Sage Glass Pen for a second before moving on. The five of them were all the Primals still alive in this world, and it took him a while to set up a meeting.

"Kong, what do you want?" Glass Pen directly asked.

"I have contacted you because our lives are in danger," Kong also did not beat around the bush. "I’ve received news that the Nine Council has successfully called for help. At any time, a Saint will descend into this world, and we will be doomed."

"Is your information reliable?" Nine Eyes, a humanoid race with nine eyes all over their bodies, asked.

"It is."

"Do you think we will only trust your words?" Sword Heart Sovereign sneered. Kong expected this from this proud and arrogant swordsman.

"Over the years, you’ve received a lot of secret information from the core of the Nine Council. Who do you think sent them?" Kong sneered.

"You’re the one behind the Shadow Pavilion?" Pure Yang Immortal — a handsome man dressed in blue, with his arms locked to another woman — asked.

"The one and only."

"We, husband and wife, owed you karma," Pure Yin Immortal smiled and bowed slowly. Her husband followed suit. If not for that news, they would have been ambushed. Kong accepted their bow. Although he did it only to prevent Zhu Zhong from becoming too powerful, he still saved their lives.

"Since you summoned us, you must have a plan?" Glass Pen asked. He was the only one not surprised by Kong’s information or identity. He had already guessed where that information came from.

"I’ve designed a formation that can isolate the entire world, and I need your help to secretly set it up." Kong projected the array for everybody to see.

"Isolating the world? Isn’t that useless?" Nine Eyes asked. "As long as a Saint arrives, they can tear through it with a snap of their finger."

"I’m aware," Emperor Kong nodded. "Which is why the second step of this plan is to fuse the array to the world’s core — to the World Source. Then, as long as the Saint destroys it, they will not only kill all the people, but they will also destroy the formation core."

"But we will also die," Sword Heart Sovereign frowned.

"We only need to kill ourselves to prevent being affected by the [Existence Hierarchy] and revive back in the base. Then, we only need to pay the revival fee and would have fulfilled our mission. If you consider not participating in the Inner Area mission a good, that’s another bonus."

’What a ruthless man,’ these Primals thought. Although Kong was the weakest person here, in a matter of minutes, he ensured no one could underestimate him.

"Moral Kidnapping?" Pure Yang Immortal smiled. "I’m fine with that, but are you sure you can get the information into the World Core? The Nine Council has complete and utter control over this world’s Heavenly Dao."

"To be honest, I’m not sure," Emperor Kong admitted. "But I’m not reconciled to die like that or run away and be labeled a deserter."

His words brought a looming silence to the room. Somehow, his lack of confidence made these people even more trusting of his words.

"Yes, we have no choice," Glass Pen said, giving Kong a deep look, who also gave him a subtle one. The following discussion was swift and efficient. Everyone had a role, and they discussed possible scenarios and failure. Once everything was set, Kong set off.

"Do you think we can trust him?" Pure Yin Immortal asked.

"He’s hiding some things, but so far, he should be trustworthy," her husband answered.

"The formation has many hidden nodes," Nine Eyes added.

"You mean there is an issue?"

"Not necessarily. Those nodes mean he left room to either secretly manipulate it or add things to it."

"Can you remove them?" Glass Pen asked.

"No," he shook his head. "It’s too well-designed. While I can find the problems, any attempt at modification will result in the formation collapsing."

"Then, what should we do?"

"Let’s keep an eye on things for now." With the threat of death looming over their heads, they cannot act rashly.

After the meeting, things proceeded as Emperor Kong envisioned. Rumors of the upcoming arrival of a Saint spread, further pressuring these Primals to cooperate. They then started acting out while secretly laying out the information. Then, one day, this terrifying formation was activated, plunging the entire world into a panic. Without access to the outside world, without backup from the Infinite Divine Court, things were looking bleak.

Luckily, fate was still smiling on the citizens of the Nine Path Realm. Great Sage Qi was enlightened while walking by a mortal village and created the Mortal Art of Way of Balance. By spreading Enlightened Temples throughout the Literary Realm, mortals can use their arts or skills to gain extraordinary powers.

Such an innovation was truly tailored for a world such as this — especially the Literary Realm. Mortals are the largest population in the world, and that’s an undisputed fact. With so many of them now having long lifespans and studying scripture, painting, chess, calligraphy, blacksmithing, cooking, dance, and so on, the Literary Realm entered a period that could be called a renaissance.

With this achievement, Kong or Great Sage Qi successfully establishes his status as an [Eternal Sage], someone who will forever be honored in the annals of history for their contribution to the Literary Path. With such a status, countless non-voters started following him. The hermits followed soon. These people only care about their reputation and leaving a lasting legacy; in other words, they also want to be an Eternal Sage. But since that was impossible, they settled for being associated with or followers of an Eternal Sage.

The selection result was obvious. Although the aristocratic clans tried desperate measures, in the face of the trend of Heaven and Earth, their efforts were akin to an ant trying to stop a chariot. Emperor Kong became this generation’s Literary Lord, thus ending the second step of his plan.

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