But then again, with the Ziwei Treasure Body coming into being, the Ziwei Star Power had effectively gained a master. Those who cultivated the acquired Ziwei martial path would have to act according to another's expression, facing obstacle after obstacle. It was hardly incomprehensible that they might seek another path.
Even this young man himself—if not for a Daoist innate divine talisman that could channel the power of Ziwei—would likely have already found some way to eliminate this hidden danger.
"I have heard a little of this matter. The birth of the Ziwei Treasure Body and the descent of the Star Destiny are indeed a hidden danger and threat to those cultivating the Ziwei martial path, but it is not absolute.
"So long as the Ziwei Treasure Body can be found—whether killed or used—and the Ziwei Star Destiny gradually stripped away into the hands of the imperial clan, it would instead become an immense benefit to those cultivating the Ziwei martial path.
"Ninth Master was presumably unsettled after being assassinated by the Demonic Path, which was why such thoughts arose. That is not particularly strange."
Old Daoist Liu had no wish to involve himself in such matters. He could only probe the young man's thoughts while saying,
"No, it is not only that. Other imperial clansmen are one thing, but Imperial Father's sons all cultivate the Ziwei World-Shining Art passed down by the Great Ancestor, containing a strand of supreme Ziwei Qi. This is an indispensable martial art for bearing Great Yong's mandate of Heaven.
"Now that Ninth Brother has sought another path, to be honest, it truly comes as a surprise. Does he not know what this means?"
Old Daoist Liu pondered inwardly. How could he not know?
The Beitang Imperial Clan's succession to the throne actually rested upon