I nodded. Our opponent really was the Nine Heavens Annihilator, so the danger was absolutely no less than what Black Robe posed. Even though the Patriarch had killed the Nine Heavens Annihilator's avatar once, there were still countless Dao Calamities left. If they truly gathered their forces to besiege me, I was afraid I wouldn't even have a chance to surrender.
All the immortals present were deeply worried about the situation, and they kept asking questions along the way. I explained everything one by one, but apart from bringing panic to all the immortals, it hadn't done them any good. Asking them to fight their own Founding Dao Patriarch was no different from asking them to throw away their lives. It was hard to say how many of them would willingly do so.
As we headed toward the Black Sun Immortal Gate, I wasn't idle either. To guard against the unexpected, I found some time to weep bitterly and fused all eight Star Seeds into the Tear of Creation.
That way, I no longer needed to control the Star Seeds externally. Of course, there were side effects. For example, the sword had become much harder to control. But as long as I swung and wielded it, its power was far greater than before. After all, it already possessed the power of the Star Seeds!
The most crucial point was that the nine veins of the Tear of Creation would help me control the Star Seeds. For the Nine Heavens Annihilator to control them, remote manipulation was practically impossible now.
Once all these preparations were complete, we soon arrived near the Black Sun Immortal Gate.
The Black Sun Immortal Gate stood where plains and forests intertwined. The land stretched as far as the eye could see, yet it looked neat and