Jiang Ding returned to the Immortal Sect Home Planet.
He would hold the fort here, ensuring that things like the Ancient God Patriarch's Body Seizure would never happen again. At the same time, he convened a meeting.
"The Ancient God Patriarch's true body is still entangled with that unknown arm."
"He seems very weak right now, because my Great Sun Sword Dao instinct has stirred. This is an opponent who can be slain—or at least, there is a sliver of hope of slaying him."
Jiang Ding reported to the other Immortal Sect councilors, "However, an extremely terrifying Eighth-order Six Paths Formation Array has been set up in his lair. Even among Heavenly Beings, it is an exceedingly powerful formation. I can do nothing to him."
"The only good news now is that the Ancient God Patriarch does not dare take a single step beyond the formation."
"Otherwise, the Immortal Sect may be able to beat him to death."
"The bad news is that if the Ancient God Patriarch wins his struggle against the unknown arm, he will very likely recover his Heavenly Being strength. At that point, we will undoubtedly die."
"The process of determining victory or defeat may take several thousand years, several tens of thousands of years, or perhaps merely several hundred years. I cannot judge."
"The situation there involves Eighth-order knowledge related to Heavenly Beings. Right now, I cannot see through it."
Jiang Ding delivered his report to the Immortal Sect councilors, transmitting data after data, everything he had seen and heard, as well as his own understanding. Then he quietly waited for them to digest this knowledge.
Several days later.
"In other words, we are now racing against time."
"Whichever side gains Heavenly Being Grade strength sooner will seize absolute hegemony over the Ancient God Domain