Old Ancestor Creation's first thought had actually been to fight for the Heart of Life.
But the moment that thought arose, his heart frantically warned him.
If he left the Primordial Wilderness, he would absolutely miss his greatest opportunity and lose his chance to pursue the Great Dao.
And once he extinguished that thought, the warning sensation vanished as well.
After testing it several times, Old Ancestor Creation decided not to fight for the Heart of Life.
After some deliberation, Five Elements, Yin Yang, Qiankun, Xuanhuang, and Soul all decided not to contend for the Heart of Life.
In the end, only the five Hunyuan Celestial Venerables—Chaos, Devour, Darkness, Destruction, and Plague—left the Primordial Wilderness to fight for the Heart of Life.
As for why Five Elements, Yin Yang, Qiankun, Xuanhuang, and Soul had all decided not to fight for the Heart of Life—
Naturally, it was because they too had a faint sense that their Dao lay within the Primordial Wilderness.
If they left the Primordial Wilderness, they would very likely lose their Dao essence and their Path of Dao.
"Poor Daoist respects the choices of the five fellow Daoists.
"The opportunity lies right before us. If you can obtain the Heart of Life, it may offset the losses you suffer in the Primordial Wilderness.
"If you are truly blocked by the Heavenly Dao and cannot return to the Primordial Wilderness, do not lose heart, fellow Daoists.
"We may yet attack the Heavenly Dao from both within and without.
"Take care, fellow Daoists. Poor Daoist wishes you all great prosperity on the Great Dao."
Having made their choice, Chaos, Darkness, Devour, Destruction, and Plague immediately decided to enter Chaos.
Ancestor Reincarnation earnestly pulled the five aside to speak with them.
He was already certain that this was the Heavenly