"Hard work."
Inside Tianluo Palace, Sun Moon Dao Ancestor gave a faint acknowledgment. Sun Moon Divine Lord did not leave, however, and instead cupped his hands slightly toward the three Dao Ancestors once more.
"There is something I must inform the three Dao Ancestors of," Sun Moon Divine Lord said.
A flicker of surprise passed through the depths of the three Dao Ancestors' eyes. The word "inform" indicated that Sun Moon Divine Lord before them had already made his decision and was merely notifying them out of certain considerations.
Of course, given Sun Moon Divine Lord's status and capabilities, there was nothing improper about putting it that way.
The three Dao Ancestors nodded slightly, and Sun Moon Divine Lord said, "In this age of great contention and great change, there may be a chance for a breakthrough. I intend to open the Xuantian Sun Moon Palace, and felt the three Dao Ancestors should know."
The moment those words fell, even the expressions of the three Dao Ancestors, who had witnessed countless calamities and upheavals, changed slightly.
"You are about to take that step?" Qingli Dao Ancestor asked.
"Difficult!"
Sun Moon Divine Lord shook his head. "The path I walk makes taking that step exceedingly difficult to begin with. Yet after more than a hundred thousand years of wasted struggle and tempering, I have gained a little. Now that this age of great contention and great change has arrived, there may be a sliver of opportunity. Naturally, I must contend for it."
Lightning Prison Dao Ancestor nodded. "The Great Dao is supremely arduous. If you contend, there may be a sliver of opportunity. If you do not, you can only waste away. You must contend!"
Sun Moon Divine Lord nodded and looked toward Sun Moon Dao Ancestor.
"Are you truly going