He truly had methods.
Above the sky curtain, not a trace of lightning remained. There was only a single patch of dark clouds, and the World Honored One—or rather, the First Generation Myriad Treasure Peak Master, Shi Tianyi—stood amid the clouds with his hands clasped behind his back.
His gaze swept downward.
His eyes met those of True Lord Imperial Ultimate Life Steward. No words were needed for him to know that the other man had already seen through the fact that he was not merely a lingering trace or projection.
Or rather, from the moment he discovered that Lu Yang had not set his sights on Jiangdong but had instead come to Jiangbei, he had known that Chongguang's identity and his own had most likely been exposed. The other side had discovered his scheme. Though he had been mentally prepared for this, being exposed so quickly still came as something of a surprise.
But this was even better.
He has a mind for schemes and methods. But if he could see through my arrangements, there must be a Dao Lord behind him guiding him.
Si Sui!
That was what truly moved the World Honored One to sigh. This was clearly someone who should have been profoundly shrewd and calculating, yet he had actually won Si Sui's approval.
That changed everything.
To win Si Sui's approval means that although he excels at calculation, he still retains a measure of sincerity in his heart. He is different from people like Chu Sheng and the Sword Lord.
That was the foundation for cooperation.
Only with that did the World Honored One become willing to gamble—to bet that this mysterious cultivator he favored and was about to place his stake on was not another damned Chu Sheng.
Yet that alone was not enough.