Mm, openly stepping on the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord's head to climb even higher would surely make his reputation soar. After all, he was not only eliminating demons and defending the Dao, but had done so in spectacular fashion.
According to the information passed along by Meng Zhao and Zhao Rulíng, the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord was a Celestial martial artist whose Primordial Spirit had reached great accomplishment. Meng Zhao, meanwhile, was a Great Grandmaster who had cultivated a Primordial Spirit but had not yet entrusted it to the Heavenly Dao.
In the eyes of ordinary people, it simply meant that Meng Zhao, with the cultivation of a Great Grandmaster, had forcefully confronted the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord of the Celestial realm. He was ferocious beyond belief.
Truthfully speaking, it was rather shameless. If Meng Zhao had relied on pure martial strength alone, it would have been nearly impossible for him to deal with the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord at the Great Grandmaster realm. He might have had some confidence in protecting himself, but mutual destruction was nothing but a pipe dream.
But if neither he nor anyone else boasted about it, how could Meng Zhao have the best of both worlds—pretend to be injured and leave Yu Changkong for Xie Wanzhi to handle, while not only preserving his reputation but elevating it even further?
That was why such rumors had emerged. Meng Zhao had Liang Muqiu mobilize every connection under his command to spread and trumpet them with all their strength. The goal was to create an established fact, to give people a preconceived impression. Even if other news emerged later, people might not believe it once they had been primed beforehand.
And by borrowing the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord's formidable background and status, he raised the value of