He suddenly realized that the Li Tian before him was no longer the rule-abiding Sect Master of the Jie Sect from his memories. It was as though Li Tian were veiled in mist—his outline remained, yet the depths within had become impossible to fathom.
"Ha ha, what's the point of thinking so much?"
"Having an extra powerful ally fall into our laps—isn't that a heaven-sent opportunity?"
He threw back his head and laughed, and the gloom in his heart was swept away.
The Underworld returned to silence, with only the ghostly wind murmuring low.
Above the Great Desolation Continent, the void suddenly split open. A gateway quietly opened, and Li Tian stepped out.
After the previous battle, the Three Great Saints had suffered greatly and would certainly not dare to cause trouble again anytime soon. Moreover, he had only just achieved a breakthrough, so there was no need for him to rush into Closed Door Meditation.
As he rode the wind at full speed, he traveled while repeatedly pondering the matter of forming an alliance with Houtu.
The term Houtu had pointed out—"Mystic Gate"—was like a wedge driven deep into his heart.
Taishang, Yuanshi, and himself all came from the same lineage; their Master was Hongjun.
By all rights, the Jie Sect, Ren Teachings, and Chan Teachings should have been one family.
Yet during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, when had Hongjun ever spared the Jie Sect so much as a glance? Not only had he stood by and watched his disciples be slaughtered and wounded to the last, he had even personally handed the two supreme treasures—the God-Beating Whip and the Investiture of the Gods List—over to Chan Teachings!
Anyone with eyes could see it: he had been helping Yuanshi and screwing over the Jie Sect!
Perhaps he