"Though she wasn't entirely blameless, this actually left her bearing the least responsibility," Li Tianming said. After a pause, he added gravely, "Of course, having a legitimate banner benefits us too. So this half-partnership can continue. She has her aims, and we have ours."
Through Wei Shendao, Li Tianming now had a fair idea of how the sect's powerful figures viewed him. Taisu and Hongyan probably had plans of their own, too.
Part of the reason he wasn't going to Illusory Heaven Imperial City was the attack on Huansheng. He still didn't know whether someone there had targeted Huansheng.
With the Realm Starball in hand, Li Tianming wasn't afraid of danger. But there was no need to invite trouble, so he decided not to see Taisu and Hongyan yet.
In truth, there was no hurry to see them anyway.
"Now, whenever anyone in the Heavenly Emperor Sect mentions me, they bring up Ling'er too. It's not good for so much attention to fall on her. Having Ling'er step in was a last resort after the Young Emperor tried to wriggle out of the fight," Li Tianming mused. "But what's done is done. Let's see whether the talent and strength I've shown can draw their attention back to me..."
That was one of his reasons for competing for a place in the Myriad Emperors Battle. If his talent dazzled them enough, he might at least eclipse some of Jiang Feiling's brilliance and draw attention away from her, a light-year Eonic God from outside the Heavenly Emperor Sect.
Before long, Li Tianming reached the Myriad Emperors Battlefield via the Line Source Skyway.
The moment he emerged, he strode into the Myriad Emperors Palace with the bearing of a dragon and the tread of a tiger. The palace loomed like a crouching