"It's him again—Five Declines of Heaven and Man!"
On the First Viewing Platform of Wind Clan City, Dao Qiongchang, who was still watching the battle at Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain, saw that uninvited guest turn to look his way. A rare flicker disturbed his eyes.
To speak from the bottom of his heart, Dao Qiongchang was deeply wary of this man.
This "wariness" did not mean fear or terror.
Whether in terms of background, combat strength, strategy, resources, or any other aspect, Dao Qiongchang should never have regarded Five Declines of Heaven and Man as an opponent on his level.
Yet it was precisely this fellow, inferior to him in every regard—even inferior to who Dao Qiongchang had been thirty years ago—whose abilities made one feel deeply uncomfortable.
After serving as Hall Master for so many years, Dao Qiongchang had not suffered many setbacks.
Void Island counted as one. Ba Zunan had gained the upper hand, but that had been a case of each taking what they needed. It had been a battle he was meant to lose in the first place, and he had done his utmost to exchange it for the many benefits he deserved.
The Relics of the Gods and Xu Xiaoshou afterward counted as another. Yet through their many clashes, Dao Qiongchang had successfully gone from being Xu Xiaoshou's natural adversary to standing at his side.
In truth, every time Dao Qiongchang suffered a setback, he could afterward "exchange at equal value" with the person involved or elsewhere, recovering the concrete and hidden benefits he wanted.
Five Declines of Heaven and Man alone...
After receiving that man's bow on Qingyuan Mountain that night, Dao Qiongchang still did not know whether the curse upon him had truly been completely resolved.
Objectively speaking, after employing the cicada-shedding method, the