"Xia Yitian! Stop! You're cheating! You deceived me! You! You! You can't do this! This Immortal Venerable waited countless ages for this day! How could you deprive me of my ascension to the Dao like this? How could you!" Immortal Lord Wanqi's veins bulged across his forehead as his face twisted savagely, and he lunged at me with his claws bared!
"Wanqi, victory makes a king and defeat makes a bandit. Calm down. Think about it—you're merely a Primal Chaos Immortal who clung to life in this world for countless millions of years, yet left behind little kindness for the world. What use was there in keeping you around? Now you've made a great contribution, allowing Fellow Daoist Li to successfully ascend to the Dao of Qiongtian Jade. You can consider it a perfect offering." I gave a cold laugh, and in an instant, my vein patterns rapidly evaporated and temporarily merged into Li Poxiao's world.
"Xia Yitian! Let me ascend to the Dao! Immortal Venerable Xia! Please, I beg you! Once Wanqi obtains the Qiongtian Dao, I'll obey everything you say! I absolutely won't take the Nine Heavens away! From now on, I'll do whatever you want! Immortal Venerable Xia! Immortal Venerable Xia..."
Even as I vanished, Immortal Lord Wanqi was still wailing. After all, countless ages had passed just to exchange for one chance to ascend to the Dao of the Seven Extremes. What an opportunity that was! Moreover, it had clearly seemed flawless, almost a foregone conclusion. Who could have known that I would turn the tables against the wind with one move? This was far more than merely capsizing in a ditch!
But forget about giving him a chance. Even for Li Poxiao's sake, I wouldn't allow him the slightest possibility of turning things around. So