51: Yang Mei, feeling guilty

It was precisely because he encountered an unexpected accident that he was delayed on the road.

Thus, Hongjun set off a step ahead, yet it was Yin Yang and Five Elements who arrived first at Ancestor Yang Mei's Daoist field.

"What are these two fellows up to? Why have they come to my Daoist field?"

"That fellow Hongjun invited the two of them this time, didn't he?"

"What a pity; you two shouldn't have gotten involved in this so-called Dao-Demon Conflict."

"It is nothing more than doing the hard work for Hongjun's benefit, needlessly throwing away your lives and futures."

"If you had settled down and cultivated properly, what difficulty would there be in attaining the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable?"

"Alas, even I cannot change your fate and Karma."

Looking at Yin and Yang and Five Elements appearing outside his Daoist field, Yang Mei sighed and muttered to himself.

It was not hard to see that Yang Mei had some understanding of the schemes of the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun within the Dao-Demon Conflict.

At the very least, he knew that Ancestor Yin Yang and Ancestor Five Elements would be schemed to death in the Dao-Demon Conflict.

However, what Yang Mei knew was only what had been calculated long ago.

He was unaware of the current changes in Five Elements and Yin and Yang.

"Two Fellow Daoists, since you are here, why linger outside the Daoist field? Why not enter my field for a chat?"

Seeing that Ancestor Five Elements and Ancestor Yin Yang did not enter immediately, Ancestor Yang Mei took the initiative to invite Yin Yang and Five Elements.

Five Elements and Yin and Yang exchanged a glance and both stepped into Yang Mei's Daoist field.

As soon as they entered, the active Space Law rushed toward them.

Within Yang Mei's Daoist field, one could even see wonders like space storms and clusters of space shards, which were unseen in the Honghuang World.

The reason they weren't seen in the Honghuang World was that its space was far too stable.

It was so stable that even though Ancestor Yang Mei had already attained the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal Realm and was the Reincarnation of the Space Chaos Demon God...

...he still could not manage to tear through space within the Honghuang World.

"Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, we haven't met for over a dozen long periods of time. I trust you have been well."

Meeting an old friend, Yin and Yang and Five Elements were also quite happy.

At the same time, the two of them scrutinized Yang Mei. Seeing that he was still at the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm, they couldn't help but frown.

"This shouldn't be. How can Fellow Daoist Yang Mei still be at the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm?"

"With his talent, he shouldn't still be at the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm after more than a dozen long periods of time."

"Could it be that the suppression of the Heavenly Dao is too strong?"

"Is that why even he, as the Space Demon God, cannot easily attain the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable?"

Ancestor Yin Yang was filled with doubt.

Logically speaking, Yang Mei should have attained the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable long ago.

Furthermore, more than a dozen long periods of time ago, they had sensed that the Heavenly Dao's suppression on them had decreased significantly.

To this day, the Heavenly Dao's suppression had not increased.

Yang Mei shouldn't still be stuck at the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm.

In contrast to Ancestor Yin Yang's confusion, Ancestor Five Elements gave Ancestor Yang Mei a meaningful smile.

"Good heavens, it has to be you, Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, attaining the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable so silently."

"You even silently concealed the pressure of your attainment, completely hiding your Realm."

"If I hadn't observed carefully, I really would have been fooled by you."

It turned out that Ancestor Five Elements, like Ancestor Yin Yang, had almost been deceived by Yang Mei's methods.

However, in the end, Five Elements noticed the change in the Rank of Ancestor Yang Mei's Daoist field.

Yang Mei's Daoist field had already been promoted from a Minor Thousand Worlds to a Middle Thousand Worlds.

As someone who also possessed a Minor Thousand Worlds as his Daoist field...

...Five Elements was quite familiar with the mechanism of Daoist field promotion.

For a Daoist field to increase in Rank, it was impossible through any means other than the owner's major Realm increasing.

No matter how many resources you poured in, it was impossible to promote a Daoist field from a Minor Thousand Worlds to a Middle Thousand Worlds.

At most, one could make it a top-tier Minor Thousand Worlds with a massive accumulation of foundation.

This was the unique nature of their Daoist fields.

Ancestor Five Elements had indeed discovered the anomaly in Yang Mei's Daoist field.

This confirmed the thought in his mind.

"Two Fellow Daoists, we haven't met for many years. I trust you have been well."

"I have probably guessed a bit of your purpose for coming."

Taking in the expressions of Fellow Daoists Five Elements and Yin and Yang...

...Yang Mei still hadn't figured out why Five Elements was wearing such a meaningful smile.

However, this did not stop Yang Mei from speaking first.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Yang Mei already knows our purpose?"

"Then why don't you tell us, for what matter have I and Fellow Daoist Yin and Yang come?"

Five Elements was a bit puzzled; were he and Ancestor Yin Yang acting that obviously?

To think Ancestor Yang Mei had seen through them directly.

"You two have come, first, to see if I have attained the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable."

"As you can see, I am still at the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm."

"I have not yet attained the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable."

"The suppression of the Heavenly Dao is too strong; I might still need several long periods of time before I can attain the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable."

"The Heavenly Dao's suppression is still so strong?"

"With your talent as the third Space Chaos Demon God, you still haven't attained the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable!"

Yin and Yang sighed; if even Yang Mei needed several more long periods of time to attain it, wouldn't they need twenty or thirty?

Unlike Yin and Yang's sighing, Five Elements once again looked at Yang Mei with a meaningful smile.

This smile of Five Elements' made Yang Mei feel guilty.

"What is with that expression of Five Elements? Could he have discovered that I have already attained the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal Realm?"

"That shouldn't be possible. I hid it so perfectly; could this guy be bluffing?"

With his heart pounding, Yang Mei stopped dwelling on this issue, lest he really be bluffed by Ancestor Five Elements into showing his hand.

"As for the second reason, I presume both of you have received Fellow Daoist Hongjun's invitation."

"You two must have decided to help Fellow Daoist Hongjun and participate in the Dao-Demon Conflict, right?"

"Your visit here is likely to act as lobbyists for Fellow Daoist Hongjun in advance."

"You wish to persuade me to participate in the Dao-Demon Conflict and help Fellow Daoist Hongjun fight Luo Hou together."

"Am I correct?"

Yang Mei wore an expression of being in full control, as if he had calculated everything long ago.

This time, even Ancestor Yin Yang looked at Yang Mei with a meaningful smile, just like Ancestor Five Elements.

"W-what? Fellow Daoists, was I wrong?"

Being watched like this by Yin and Yang and Five Elements, Yang Mei felt like a clown being observed by the two of them.

Yin and Yang and Five Elements exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, you have calculated this point wrongly—completely wrong."

"It seems your art of calculation still has massive room for improvement."

Ancestor Yin Yang spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"How can that be? It's not?"

Yang Mei hurriedly began to calculate with his fingers; his previous expression of being in full control was simply the behavior of a clown.

"There's no need to waste your energy on calculations, Fellow Daoist. Let me tell you."

Five Elements stopped Yang Mei's calculation and began to explain on his own.

"You are going to be disappointed. Not only did I not accept Old Thief Hongjun's invitation..."

...but I also stopped Fellow Daoist Yin and Yang from agreeing to Old Thief Hongjun's request."

"Neither I nor Fellow Daoist Yin and Yang agreed to Old Thief Hongjun's request to participate in the Dao-Demon Conflict."