"Thank you, Master!"
Wang Wu kowtowed with utmost respect, even though the old geezer had not given him so much as a welcoming gift.
To his surprise, the old geezer actually asked.
"Do you harbor resentment in your heart?"
"Reporting to Master, this disciple would not dare."
"You would not dare, which means you do. But that is no matter. Of the methods I displayed to you earlier, how much do you think you saw through?"
"Reporting to Master, only twenty percent."
Wang Wu answered honestly. Yes, that scene had looked simple, but in truth, he had not grasped it at all. Claiming to have seen through twenty percent of it was already flattering himself.
In reality, he would dare wager that if any Grand Unity made a move against him, he would have no chance of survival. The only difference was whether those Grand Unities were willing to act.
Even now, these Grand Unities could not possibly kill a Half-step Grand Unity who had voluntarily come to the Heavens Immortal World under such circumstances. How would that differ from a certain Luoshui Dharma Master Sima clan?
But not killing him now did not mean they would not kill him later.
Killing the donkey once it had turned the millstone, tearing down the bridge after crossing the river, settling accounts after autumn—any of those could happen.
Thus, Wang Wu was also seeking an opportunity to cling to a powerful thigh and join the establishment.
That was why he had come to the Heavens Immortal World.
After all, no matter what, he had no chance of successfully advancing into Grand Unity within the next several hundred thousand years. Yet the Sole Great Dao he cultivated could not be separated from the vortex-like structure of this Great Cultivation World. He could not