"Merit?"
Wang Tie Zhu looked puzzled. "Countless Demonic Creatures and Ghosts and supernatural lackeys have died beneath my master's Light of Merit. They still dared to taint themselves with merit?"
"Extreme yin gave rise to yang; extreme yang gave rise to yin. Supernatural phenomena were suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. If one merely waited for that wisp of Immortal Destiny on the path to longevity, success would be absolutely impossible. Only by using boundless merit to wash away one's sins, turning yin into yang, could one seize that wisp of Immortal Destiny, deceive the Heavenly Dao, and smuggle one's way into immortality."
"This was exceedingly dangerous for supernatural phenomena, but it was their only path."
"Therefore, anyone carrying merit would certainly become a target of supernatural phenomena. The more merit they gathered, the bigger the target," Cui Yan said slowly.
"Since stealing merit is the last desperate gamble of supernatural phenomena, what are they waiting for? My master is growing stronger and stronger. Wouldn't their hopes grow slimmer the longer they wait?" Wang Tie Zhu frowned.
A secret concerning the final gamble of supernatural phenomena should still have been heavily veiled by heavenly secrets. Among all the information collected, there was no clear mention of merit.
There were all kinds of theories, a dazzling jumble of them, but not a single one matched.
With Cui Yan's explanation, Wang Tie Zhu was immediately shaken.
Extreme yin gave rise to yang; when things reached their limit, they reversed. If supernatural phenomena wished to pursue true longevity, they indeed needed to make a leap at the ultimate end, just like the immortal gate.
Whether they could make it across was another matter, but they had to try.
After all, supernatural phenomena could not truly live forever. It was more a ruthless method of