"But no one has reached that step in many years. Every road is difficult to walk. Divine Heart has plotted for so long and built up an immensely solid foundation. If we do not kill him, he will ascend sooner or later."
"Forget ascension—even a Half-Step Ascension would be our nightmare."
Lin Xuan's heart surged. "When one whale falls, myriad lives are born. So we need to refine Ascension Divine Fire and share it out?"
"That is roughly the idea. Martial Uncle has already made his preparations. Now we are only waiting for the great battle."
Wang Xuanfeng nodded at Lin Xuan.
"Will that old Heavenly Secrets fellow really make a move?"
Lin Xuan was still somewhat worried.
"Does he not want a share of the Ascension Divine Fire? Even if it cannot ignite his essence, qi, and spirit and let him ride the rosy clouds away, it can still mend his foundation and allow him to climb a hundred-foot pole and advance another step."
"Have you not yet experienced that old Heavenly Secrets fellow's habit of being moved by profit? Even we have suffered several stifling losses because of him."
Wang Xuanfeng smiled faintly, as though he had already seen through everything.
Lin Xuan could not help rolling his eyes. Stifling losses, my ass. Whenever that old man was moved by profit, did he not always end up losing everything?
Lin Xuan felt that the old Heavenly Secrets fellow was going to fall flat on his face again this time. Whether he could gain any benefits would depend on whether Old Wang and Old Luo could make Divine Heart bleed a little more.
"Enough. Stop thinking about such nonsense. Every man for himself, or heaven and earth will destroy him."
Wang Xuanfeng seemed to have seen through Lin Xuan's