Li Qingyun sensed the chaotic glimmer within the ring core and found it profoundly mysterious, perhaps the source of countless Great Daos.
When Chaos opened, the Great Dao was born.
Whether it was his Mortal Dao or the Great Daos of the five Outside Void beings nearby, they were all like rivers branching off from that faint glimmer of Chaos.
Thus, by drawing close to this Netherworld Void Chaos glimmer, his own Dao could continuously reap benefits.
The Dao had no end!
And the fact that he had elevated his own Dao to this point, standing shoulder to shoulder with the five great Saints beyond the Void, was the finest proof that Netherworld Void acknowledged him.
"Qualification? My standing here alongside you is qualification enough! Besides, what virtues or abilities does this Maitreya Peak possess, squatting in a corpse's place and drawing a salary?"
Facing the buzzing clamor of the five, Li Qingyun answered calmly, neither arrogant nor humble, treating them entirely as equals.
You looked down on me, but when had I ever thought highly of you?
You were merely a pack of twisted old monsters feeding on the Primordial Beginning!
His retort instantly silenced their buzzing. The five blurry phantoms actually found themselves at a loss for words.
Was that not the truth?
"A pack of laughable fools!"
Li Qingyun gave a scornful smile, then quietly faded away, withdrawing from the central region of Netherworld Void.
The roots, branches, and leaves of his Great Dao's trajectory had already burrowed deeply in, merging with the patch of Netherworld Void that belonged to him. His position was secured, so there was no longer any need to deliberately keep watch over it.
Even without his attention, the Mortal Dao would continue refining and perfecting itself beneath the empowerment of that chaotic