There were very few branches among the Celestial Venerables.
Branches weakened the main branch's power, so whenever a Celestial Venerable discovered the emergence of a branch Celestial Venerable, they would eradicate it at the first sign.
But many years ago.
There were still some heaven-defying prodigies who seized opportunities, escaped the woven net, and achieved the status of branch Celestial Venerables!
Although they were branches, they were so heaven-defying that even the main-branch Celestial Venerables could no longer kill them. In the end, after other Celestial Venerables mediated between them, they could only accept these Celestial Venerables.
There were quite a few Celestial Venerables like this.
Youquan Blood Demon knew of many.
It was only because the first-generation Celestial Venerables had been bestowed their statuses by Heaven that they were inferior to some second-generation Celestial Venerables in areas such as defying the heavens and fighting.
Moreover, the first-generation Celestial Venerables restrained one another, and quite a few of them were enemies.
Thus, many second-, third-, and fourth-generation Celestial Venerables appeared.
Youquan Blood Demon had chosen to continue lying low.
That was because he knew.
He also had hope of becoming a Blood Path Celestial Venerable!
As long as he became a Blood Path Celestial Venerable, with tens of thousands of lives at his disposal, he could grind the Demonic Path Celestial Venerable to death!
He had this confidence.
Unfortunately.
He had encountered Ding Ling and been slaughtered. His entire Creation Realm cultivation had all gone to Ding Ling.
Ding Ling also knew these secrets clearly.
That was why he had not been in a hurry to break through the planar barrier and step into the Heavenly Venerable's Gate. Without receiving the approval of some Celestial Venerables, rushing into the Heavenly Venerable's Gate would ultimately result in all the Celestial Venerables