The Azure Wood Dao Child and the others fell silent.
This coldness and silence even affected the Immortal Sect afterglows. Some asked in puzzlement, "An invitation from a Fourth Step Dao Child is a tremendous blessing. What is wrong with you?"
"No matter what the future holds, discussing the mysteries of the Dao is always beneficial at this moment."
"Could he possibly kill you here? Is it really necessary to be this afraid?"
The Lingbao Realm afterglow said, caught between laughter and tears.
The surrounding Dao Children exchanged cold, faintly horrified glances, as though each could see the thoughts in the others' hearts.
"He really could?"
The Heavenly Secrets Immortal Palace Afterglow froze.
Over the past two thousand years or so, they had met that Fourth Step Dao Child many times, all during prison labor reform. They had collaborated on many projects, especially the paramount Planar Channel restoration project, jointly driving the great advances in World Cluster Immortal Dao Science over the past several thousand years.
In their eyes, aside from being somewhat vicious on the battlefield, that Fourth Step Dao Child was ordinarily a complete gentleman—modest and eager to learn, respectful toward elders, deeply mindful of old bonds, and strict in observing etiquette. He was nothing like the many abnormal sword cultivators, and they could not help but admire him.
He was clearly a model Dharma-cultivator Dao Child!
As for how he was on the battlefield, life-and-death combat meant mutual hostility. That was perfectly normal, and in the past, the disciples had also gotten along well with this Fourth Step Dao Child.
Why were these disciples different now?
"Patriarch,"
"It is different. It has changed."
Facing the doubts of the sect afterglows, the Azure Wood Dao Child, Ji Liuyue, lowered her voice. "We have now reached the threshold of