Within the Rotten Sword Sheath, the First Lifetime Heart Demon fell silent.
Only after a long while did he say, "Forcing a seedling to grow is profoundly unwise. Your Great Dao has yet to fathom the mysteries of fate. You are like a Dao Fruit that has not truly ripened—if it is plucked now, what will be destroyed... is the painstaking effort I poured into nine lifetimes of reincarnation!"
As he spoke, he pointed the spearhead at the Evil Sword Venerable. "Take this karmic abomination, for instance. With my main body absent, how could I truly settle things with him?"
The Evil Sword Venerable snorted coldly, clearly displeased at being called a karmic abomination by the First Lifetime Heart Demon.
Then, the First Lifetime Heart Demon spoke of Xiao Jian again. "And this fellow—he lives by stealing the mysteries of fate. The contest between you and him is not about the heights or strengths of your cultivation. It is about whether you can Establish the Dao World and bring an end to the chaotic order of the past, present life, and future."
"Only then can you truly settle things with him."
Hearing this, Xiao Jian raised his brows but, unusually, did not refute him.
Without question, the First Lifetime Heart Demon had struck at the root of the matter!
"As for the contest between you and me..."
The First Lifetime Heart Demon said, "It is not today, not upon the River of Destiny, nor does it lie in the difference between our strengths."
Su Yi said, "Then where does it lie?"
The First Lifetime Heart Demon said, "The first Chain of the Nine Hells Sword was left behind by me. Whenever you can fuse with the Dao karma within it, that will be the time for you and me to