Qin Yi had heard Liusu say that latter half before.
That had been when everyone had just come down from the mountain, when Liusu had used those very words to judge divination.
It seemed the saying had originated with Yao Guang.
Sure enough, all love and hatred had their roots.
At this time, Liusu and Yao Guang were probably still best friends—more precisely, the bizarre sort of best friends who both wanted to ride the other.
He wondered what Yao Guang's status had been among humanity. Logically, with two Great Purities among the human race, their positions should have stood shoulder to shoulder.
Yet those records constantly said, "the Emperor said," while Yao Guang was mentioned as "bringing Yao Guang along" or "Yao Guang replied," making her seem like a mere minister... That was not very scientific. Yet those records should all have been original records, not altered after they later became enemies.
That meant Yao Guang had originally possessed little presence. Why was that?
Qin Yi suddenly thought of the relationship between a "chieftain" and a "High Priest" in ancient tribes. It fit Liusu and Yao Guang's cultivation attributes as well—one was a combat type, the other a mystic charlatan type.
When such a relationship stood side by side, it depended on who was more forceful. Whoever was stronger had the louder voice. Whether it was the Emperor speaking or the pontiff speaking, the hidden intricacies were probably all there.
Judging from their division of labor and cultivation styles, Yao Guang should have spent more time at altars, holy halls, and such places, playing with the mysterious side of things. Few people had ever seen her; some had even guessed she was a man... In a world where everyone stood close to the Dao, people would not hold the