Xuan Qing swept a calm gaze over them. His words rang out, settling the matter once and for all:
"Since that is so, you may remain in the Azure Nether Sea Domain and devote yourselves to cultivation."
Master Tongtian shuddered inwardly. Joy surged through him, and he could not keep it from his face.
He knew all too well how wondrous the Azure Nether Sea Domain was!
It was one of the finest sacred cultivation grounds in the Prehistoric Era, rooted in the source of the world's Clear Qi. The rhythms of the Origin Great Dao flowed through it, while its Laws and Dao Resonance tempered all who cultivated there.
A thousand years of cultivation here could yield Dao Fruits and insights worth tens, even hundreds of thousands of years of arduous cultivation outside!
The supreme opportunity offered by the Investiture of the Gods was nothing but a place under the Heavenly Court's Shackles, a role as a pawn of the Heavenly Dao. It seemed to confer rank and reward, but in truth it subjected one to the heavens and bound one's Path of Dao.
Compared with the nourishment of the Origin Great Dao in the Azure Nether Sea Domain, that paltry opportunity on the Investiture of the Gods was worthless!
Master Tongtian hurried forward, bowed deeply, and spoke with heartfelt gratitude.
"Thank you for this generous gift, Dao Venerable!"
"That's enough!"
Xuan Qing raised a hand to stop him. His voice remained even, but it carried authority that brooked no argument:
"Go back and settle the remaining affairs of the Interception Sect. Then enter seclusion and consolidate what you've gained."
In the earlier battle, Extra-territorial Power had tainted Master Tongtian. He had forcibly burned his Saint Essence and overdrawn the foundations of his sainthood. His injuries had seemed grave,