"If you can eliminate Emperor Yi from the Burial Sea, I’ll help you re-establish the Heavenly Court."

Dou Mu suddenly sneered, "So he’s indeed hidden in the Burial Sea within the Netherworld? Seems you weren’t lying. Since you chose to betray Emperor Yi, can I take this as your—offer to cooperate with me?"

She purposely emphasized the last part, its meaning was obvious.

Calling it an offer to cooperate, it was actually a "defection."

Betraying Emperor Yi and defecting to the Heavenly Court she held.

This gave Dou Mu an indescribable pleasure she hadn’t felt in a long time.

The pawn Emperor Yi painstakingly nurtured, deceiving even All Ancestors, now chose to turn against him under her pressure.

As for Ji Jingqiu’s sincerity, Dou Mu couldn’t care less, for she was generous enough, whatever Emperor Yi could offer Ji Jingqiu, she could offer too, even more!

In her view, merely the position of Underworld Lord would be enough to bind Ji Jingqiu, as long as he first tastes the benefits represented by this Fruit Position.

"Ji Jingqiu, do you know?"

To ensure Ji Jingqiu understood the true value of the benefits she promised, Dou Mu purposely spoke, reminding him,

"Heavenly Gods and Earthly Spirits, if you can truly integrate and take charge of this vast Netherworld Soil, your position in the Heavenly Court will be second only to mine, this is my greatest sincerity to you."

"Hope so." Ji Jingqiu said noncommittally, asked, "How do you plan to handle our ’cooperation,’ directly publicize it?"

"Certainly not." Dou Mu smiled, "Your ’World Venerable’ title is very useful, I won’t let it go to waste, I’ll arrange a grand performance to make your participation justified, at least untouchable to others."

Ji Jingqiu looked up at him and suddenly asked, "When will you deal with Emperor Yi? Did you know of his location before asking me?"

"I suspect it previously." Dou Mu said indifferently, "Emperor Yi can’t be moved now, the situation in the Netherworld is special, we must wait until the two among Time and Fate decide victory."

Ji Jingqiu’s gaze sharpened, "Is their victory really that crucial?"

"You’re considered half of my own now." Dou Mu looked deeply at him, "The two long rivers of the Netherworld, if they unite, it’s the fundamental Fruit Position of the Netherworld Lord, no one can resist its temptation, not even me."

Ji Jingqiu felt a sinking in his heart, this person indeed held the Great Dao Ancestor Fruit Position of the Divine Dao.

"If the condition is just uniting, then why not speed up the process?" Ji Jingqiu asked, "What if Emperor Yi seizes the chance to capture the fundamental Fruit Position of the Netherworld Lord, the situation would instantly be reversed."

Dou Mu shook her head, "No external forces can interfere, or everything will be wasted, requiring unknown years to redo. You need not worry about Emperor Yi bothering you after knowing your betrayal; I want to kill him more than you do, and he doesn’t dare appear directly before me now."

By the end, Dou Mu looked at Ji Jingqiu with a hint of amusement.

The significant pawn Emperor Yi personally laid down now wanted her more to eliminate it.

"About your joining the Heavenly Court, I’ve already devised a plan." Dou Mu smiled lightly, "Later, the ’Silent Extinction Tide’ suppressed by my Heavenly Court will erupt; you are to pre-select a few True Saints from the Palace. They will become victims under the catastrophe, shocking All Saints, and you and I will become the final ’Savior.’

"Silent Extinction Tide?" Ji Jingqiu frowned.

"This matter you needn’t understand for now."

Dou Mu decisively said.

Clearly, she told Ji Jingqiu even about the hidden Netherworld Lord’s Dao Fruit earlier, but showed no openness on this issue.

"All Spirits across the Sea of Realms should be grateful to the Heavenly Court." Dou Mu coldly said suddenly, "If it weren’t for the Heavenly Court, today’s Sea of Realms would have no idea how broken it would be."

"Must some True Saints die?" Ji Jingqiu asked.

"Without a few True Saints’ deaths, how can the hazard of the catastrophe be proven, and how can the importance of my Heavenly Court be demonstrated?" Dou Mu looked at him, hinting a smile, "And how can you join my Heavenly Court with legitimate reason to ’suppress catastrophe’ for the Sea of Realms?"

Ji Jingqiu realized this was not impromptu by the other, but well-prepared, along with Dou Mu’s mention of originally intending to use him to show All Saints—the Heavenly Court’s preparation was thorough.

"For now, that’s enough, I’ll start arranging soon."

Dou Mu glanced at Ji Jingqiu, meaningfully said,

"The fundamental authority of the Netherworld Soil, once True Saints in the Palace fall, I shall bestow it upon you, this affiliated God. As I said, I’m far more generous than Emperor Yi."

"As for what you’ll need to do later, that waits until you officially join the Heavenly Court."

"World Venerable Ji, I don’t need your loyalty, but I hope you can see the situation clearly. The depth of the Heavenly Court far exceeds your imagination."

Leaving these words, this current female Heavenly Emperor departed freely.

Cangqing said with a complex expression, "What do you plan to do?"

Ji Jingqiu was silent for a moment.

Dou Mu’s arrival and invitation were too sudden, completely disrupting his original rhythm, but he had to admit this might become a good opportunity.

Guiding Dou Mu’s attention towards the existence within the Burial Sea was to drive the wolf and swallow the tiger and to buy time.

Heading Dou Mu, letting her mistakenly believe he truly was a pawn arranged by Emperor Yi, was for him to penetrate the Heavenly Court.

At the same time, Dou Mu’s promised Netherworld Soil authority was very tempting, of course, Ji Jingqiu didn’t believe she wouldn’t keep an upper hand, it was just watching and taking each step.

And Dou Mu’s arrangement was just what he wished.

After mutual questioning in the Palace from both sides, "World Venerable" needs a reason to join Heavenly Court, otherwise All Saints would only think they reached some kind of alliance in private, how would All Saints view him?