"What do you mean, whether it was necessary or not?"
Heavenly Monarch Mie Ri was somewhat baffled.
"This..."
Jiang Ding pointed at the fleets of hundreds of millions spread across the Immortal Sect's orbit, as well as the Immortal Sect, which had already entered full-scale war mobilization.
"This?"
"What are you thinking, kid!"
Heavenly Monarch Mie Ri suddenly understood and smacked Jiang Ding on the forehead. "These are measures to protect Yuan. The Eight Great Immortal Sects Great Powers may very well be unwilling to let the Immortal Sect produce a Void Refinement cultivator. Though we face the threat of the Jiao Ming Domain, who knows whether some old bastard might lose his head and join hands to come kill us, crushing the Immortal Sect's hope of transcendence."
"This possibility had to be guarded against."
"Every last one of those old bastards is shameless and treacherous, crafty beyond measure. We absolutely cannot lower our guard against them. We must remain vigilant at every moment."
"In theory, even if the Immortal Sect's newly born Void Refinement cultivator is killed by the Eight Great Immortal Sects, we will still have no choice but to compromise for the sake of survival. After all, the Horned Demon Tribe simply does not look like an ally we can form an alliance with."
Heavenly Monarch Mie Ri said.
"Under survival, any hatred must be temporarily set aside."
"If we truly end up in that situation, with our teeth knocked out and swallowed into our bellies, yet still forced to smile and curry favor with others, that would be far too tragic."
"So that was it!"
Jiang Ding came to a sudden realization.
"Wait, is Elder Yuan advancing to Void Refinement?"
Jiang Ding instantly seized upon the key point.
"It's him. His foundation is simply too profound;