"Perhaps only those ranked in the top three could steadily suppress him?"
Countless beings were shaken to the core.
High in the heavens, strange glints also flashed through the eyes of the three helmsmen of the top Dao lineages suspended above the Sun Moon Divine Hall.
"Yun Che Qianren, back then, perhaps even you were separated from him by mountains and seas?"
Moon God's eyes were full of teasing amusement.
They had been geniuses of the same generation. Back then, Yun Che Qianren had basked in unrivaled glory, but now, compared with Lin Xuan, he was far inferior.
Yun Che Qianren's old face darkened slightly. "I am no freak. At times, I even suspect he is some old monster reincarnated. Yet even his soul aura is extremely young, not that of some old fossil."
"He carries an extraordinary secret, perhaps one that far surpasses our world," Wu Zhao Xue said softly.
Moon God and Yun Che Qianren both narrowed their eyes, their expressions turning somewhat grave.
"Heavenly Dao... now that I think about it, he was not so hateful after all. Though he blocked the way, he did indeed form a shelter."
Yun Che Qianren suddenly sighed.
"Heh..." Moon God sneered. "He did it only for himself. The Upper Realm originally had no division between the Nine Provinces and the Dark Forest; he deliberately created it merely to strengthen himself."
"That is true!" Yun Che Qianren nodded, his gaze clear.
"Make preparations as soon as possible. Once the Heavenly Dao collapses, those fellows will rise again like a dead fire rekindled. Aside from balance, we need at least one more Venerable Rank to protect a patch of pure land."
Wu Zhao Xue gazed into the firmament, her eyes seeming to pierce through endless time and space.
No outsiders knew of