Li Qingyun suddenly recalled that rumor.
The Patrol Cosmos Department's nine newly appointed Deputy Directors would most likely each take overall command of the military affairs of a giant stellar body!
Coupled with this talk of a fated sacrificial master and converging fortunes, if one thought more deeply, these nine people were far more than merely the nine Deputy Directors!
They were more like nine Sons of the Cosmos who had been chosen!
And they had become crucial figures in some unknown sacrificial ritual.
As his thoughts raced, the Heng Qi Talisman in Li Qingyun's hand swiftly vanished, leaving only a faint mark in his palm resembling a vertical eye, half-open and half-closed.
He immediately mobilized his power and tried to dispel it, only to discover that the faint vertical-eye mark seemed not to exist at all, causing all his attempts to come to nothing.
"This method is not on the same level as my current realm!"
"Does this mean this poor Daoist has been confirmed as a sacrificial master? Or will this faint mark only disappear after I lose the coming battle?"
Li Qingyun was shaken.
Even with his Creator/Innovator status, though he could faintly sense the level at which the vertical eye existed, he was still powerless to destroy or dispel it.
In his heart, he felt a chilling reverence for the creator of these Eighteen Eternal Qi Talismans, or whatever other source lay behind them!
Since he could not remove it, he could only accept it.
Having already come this far, he had no way to turn back!
"Xia Gao, Xia Ying, Ji Ruyue, and the other imperial bloodlines are among them. For now, this poor Daoist need not worry so much..."
Li Qingyun raised his head slightly and narrowed his eyes at the two contenders in