Counterattack System appeared when I'm already At The Mahayana Realm

Immortal Realm, Kunlun Hill.

A colossal creature, bearing nine tails, nestled atop the mountain, its brow slightly furrowed as the heavens mirrored its mood, becoming gloomy.

“I can’t contact the Ba?”

Immortal Lu Wu muttered to himself, unable to understand.

Immortal Lu Wu was a dignified fairy tiger with nine tails. Among magical beasts, his status was the highest, and all others held him in high regard.

“If I try to contact the Ba, they cannot dare to not answer. Does this mean that something unforeseen has happened to the Ba?”

“How is this possible? I have already sent four Earth Immortals to assist them. The overall strength of the Ba is equivalent to that of a Heavenly Immortal, so they should have no difficulties facing the isolated and helpless Nine Provinces.”

“The White Night Immortal is a subordinate of Golden Immortal Minghuo, his acceleration of the formation of the Heavenly Dao Protoform was a severe mistake, and Golden Immortal Minghuo, as his superior, bears direct responsibility.”

“I had intended to take advantage of the situation and oust Golden Immortal Minghuo, but his swift action to execute White Night Immortal and hang him at the South Heaven Gate, under the pretext of warning others, was clearly meant as a show for the Immortal Emperor.”

“Immortal Emperor Minghuo governs the Nine Provinces. This is a prime opportunity to overthrow him, and I should not fail to seize it.”

Immortal Lu Wu is from the Immortal Emperor’s faction. His duties are distinct from most Golden Immortals. He obeys the Immortal Emperor’s command, takes up regulatory responsibilities, and monitors whether any Golden Immortals have neglected their duties or made mistakes that accelerate the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao protoform.

The Ba are one of his tools for monitoring. They randomly collide with the world, not caring which Immortal is responsible for certain regions, they simply strike.

If the world hasn’t given birth to a Heavenly Dao protoform, then that world is to be destroyed. If a protoform indeed emerges, it’s reported back to him.

Of course, the Ba wouldn’t survive. At the end of the grand cleansing, when the Ba cease to serve their purpose, they can simply be annihilated.

If a Heavenly Dao protoform emerges in the Ba, it doesn’t matter as exterminating a nascent protoform in front of a Golden Immortal is not a difficult task.

Apart from the Ba, he has other means to inspect worlds. He’s already found two worlds where work blunders led to the emergence of a Heavenly Dao protoform.

Some Immortals indeed play with fire out of greed for quick results. After all, the will of beings at the brink of death might generate a Heavenly Dao protoform, but it’s not an absolute certainty. These Immortals gamble on destroying the world, only to be found out by him, causing both themselves and their Golden Immortal superiors to fall into misfortune.

Two Golden Immortals have already been punished for this, but it’s still not enough.

Of all the Golden Immortals, he is most wary of Immortal Minghuo.

There are two particularly prominent individuals amongst the Golden Immortals, one is Minghuo, the other is the War Immortal.

Both are celestial geniuses seen once in tens or even hundreds of millions of years. In only a few tens of thousands of years, they ascended from being Earth Immortals to Golden Immortals, and their foundations are extremely stable, on par with those of veteran Golden Immortals.

War Immortal is fine. He belongs to the Consortium faction and has a head full of battle strategies, posing no threat to his own position.

On the other hand, Golden Immortal Minghuo is like him, someone from the Imperial line. The careful observer would discern from Minghuo’s front-row position in the court that the Immortal Emperor greatly favors him.

This does not bode well. If the Immortal Emperor was to give him a share of his power, wouldn’t it mean a reduction in his own power and a decline in his prestige amongst the Golden Immortals?

Among the Golden Immortals, more than a few bear grievances against him.

But Minghuo is in charge of too many worlds, making it impossible to check them all thoroughly. Therefore, Immortal Lu Wu merely focusses his efforts on Minghuo and doesn’t direct all his attention towards him.

Just as the Ba were reporting to him that something called the earth veins, resembling a Heavenly Dao protoform, was appearing in the Nine Provinces. They also described the features of the earth veins to him, an occurrence that greatly delighted Lu Wu.

The Human Emperor was chosen by the earth veins, didn’t that perfectly correspond to the Immortal Emperor being the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao?

There was a 90% probability that these things were Heavenly Dao protoforms.

Moreover, the earth veins had already been present for nine thousand years and Minghuo has remained oblivious to it the entire time. This constitutes negligence on his part.

“It’s not only negligence, it can be turned into shielding if things are manipulated properly”

“Immortal Minghuo has intentionally cultivated the White Marsh, and the Nine Provinces still has the White Marsh. Therefore, I can argue that Minghuo had been concealing the truth to protect the White Marsh.”

“And then the Honghu Messenger, it could be said that Minghuo killed him to deflect the responsibility. If someone were to investigate the matter of the earth veins in the Nine Provinces, he would simply claim that it was done by the Honghu Messenger.”

“That seems plausible.”

Coldness flashed in Lu Wu’s eyes. Of course, he knew Minghuo wasn’t aware of all this and that the Honghu Messenger wasn’t killed by him.

But does that matter? He would only report to the Emperor what he wanted to be true.

“However, why has there been no news from the Ba? Did the Nine Provinces destroy the Ba? This doesn’t make sense.”

At this moment, a majestic phantom appeared before Lu Wu.

“Your Majesty.” Lu Wu knelt and listened to the sacred decree.

Even though this was just the Emperor’s phantom and it could not relay what it saw back to the Emperor, Lu Wu still maintained a respectful demeanor.

“Come to Golden Que Cloud Palace and join me in a game of chess.”

“Absolutely.”

The Emperor’s order was of utmost importance and not to be taken lightly. Lu Wu immediately rose and flew towards the Golden Que Cloud Palace.

However, the issue regarding the Nine Provinces was related to his political rival and hence had to be thoroughly investigated as soon as possible.

“Ying Zhao, Xiang Liu, and Witch Han, the three of you go to the Nine Provinces to investigate the earth veins. Report back to me immediately if you find anything!”

“Remember, this operation must be conducted secretly. It absolutely can’t be discovered by others, especially Immortal Minghuo!”

On the way, he used a sound transmission spell to order three of his reliable subordinates.

“Yes.”

The three Heavenly Immortals all received their superior’s orders at the same time.

Once he had delegated all tasks, Lu Wu ceremoniously stood outside the Golden Que Cloud Palace, waiting for the Immortal Emperor’s summons.

“Why are you standing outside? Given our relationship, there’s no need for such formality, come in.” The Immortal Emperor’s languid voice sounded, indicating his satisfaction with Lu Wu’s demeanor.

“Absolutely.”

Immortal Lu Wu stepped into the main hall, maintaining his earnest and apprehensive appearance at a consistent pace.

He knew that if he had walked directly into the hall or showed impatience outside the hall, it was bound to upset the Immortal Emperor.

Even if the Immortal Emperor didn’t show any signs of displeasure on his face, he would definitely take note of it.

He’d been at the Emperor’s service for four hundred thousand years. He knew clearly the implications of every subtle expression and gesture of the Emperor.

After his ascension, he entered the Golden Que Cloud Palace as an ordinary attendant. Then, by being smart and observing the Emperor’s preferences and intentions, he finally won the Emperor’s favor and got promoted. Seeing that Lu Wu was obedient, the Immortal Emperor was inclined to allocate more resources to him. This greatly accelerated Lu Wu’s advancement to Golden Immortal and eventually he became Immortal Lu Wu, whose authority rivaled the Heavenly Court.

Now the Taoist Ancestor, who used to defy the Emperor’s command, was dead. Buddha and Confucius were engaged with Indra in the Great Luo Heaven, with no time to manage their disciples. The disciples of the Taoist, Buddha, and Confucian factions all fell under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court and obeyed the Emperor’s command. With the Heavenly Court at its peak of power, Lu Wu was also at his pinnacle of authority.

He, Lu Wu, had today’s status, having offended many Immortals, it was hard-won, and he certainly couldn’t let Golden Immortal Minghuo take it away!

Only by ostracizing, plotting against, and eliminating opponents can one find the opportunity to thrive. This was a truth he realized in his early years in the Ba.

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