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With everyone harboring ulterior motives, most of what they dragged out was nothing but empty drivel. Besides, with Toad Immortal advancing to the Nine Tribulations and becoming Tianyi Dao's undisputed supreme guardian, everyone tacitly kept the matter of Tianyi Dao's ownership buried in their hearts. As for reckless fools like Zhang Yang, who wanted to drive Tianyi Dao away, I never saw another one in the end. Not only that—even Zhang Yang's affair was deliberately ignored by everyone.
In this Ancient God Realm, strength was supreme as well. No matter how tough you acted, you still needed enough capital to back it up. You might be in the right, but if you caused trouble and got killed, a powerful backer might stand up for you. But what if the other side had an equally powerful backer?
Then you could only swallow the loss and suffer in silence.
After a discussion in the Sect Master's Hall, Ye Yunqiu led the righteous cultivators to the guest quarters under the arrangements of Tianyi Dao's disciples, waiting for the backers invited by Jinxian Dao to arrive.
It was not until early the next morning that the Third Sect Master finally brought three fellow rescuers, arriving late enough to be ridiculous. If not for Toad Immortal, everyone would have been sleeping out in the wilderness by now.
He Suoneng immediately gave the Third Sect Master a harsh scolding to his face. The Third Sect Master, however, wore an expressionless look, willingly taking the abuse without talking back. After all, he had already achieved his goal. It was merely that his plan had failed to keep pace with events—Toad Immortal's advancement to the Nine Tribulations had ruined everything. That was what truly frustrated him.
But the matter of Jinxian Dao would ultimately be handled within