Heavenly Secrets Dao Child was locked in a contest of deduction and counter-deduction with a young man in hemp robes. Sweat beaded on his forehead; he was already nearing his limit.
Still, he could answer Jiang Ding's questions normally.
"A victor can be decided."
"Righteous sects also have cold competition, though they do not advocate physical extermination."
Heavenly Secrets Dao Child explained, "Take the Azure Wood Immortal Sect. If Liu Yuezi loses a struggle and is about to die, she can choose to relinquish her title as Dao Child and submit to the victor. Generally, she can survive that way."
"After submitting, the essence of the trunk within her Destiny Magical Treasure, the Azure Divine Wood, will flow to the victor. It would be equivalent to the fruits of her thousands of years of refinement being made into a wedding dress for another."
"Cruel indeed."
"Yet compared to the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace's savage acts of wiping out entire clans at every turn, it is already quite good."
"Our Heavenly Secrets Immortal Palace is similar. The difference is that we place enormous importance on the Dao of Heavenly Secrets Deduction. If my Heavenly Secrets Deduction is stronger than his, I will hold a tremendous advantage in battle. I can often foresee the enemy's moves and predict most attacks in advance. Defeating the strong with the weak becomes very easy."
"So that was it."
Jiang Ding came to a realization.
Not long after, Ji Liuyue and Qinggu Dao Child exchanged impeccably formal bows. Then, wearing a defeated expression, she withdrew.
Next came the struggle between the Dao Child of the Myriad Beast Immortal Sect and the Dao Child of the Qiongqi Immortal Sect, followed by Soil-Calming Sage of the Five Elements Heavenly Sect against the Dao Child of the Five Qi