Outside Jade Void Palace, clouds churned like ink. Primordial Heavenly Venerate stood among them, the dharma form condensed from purple qi around him trembling faintly. For the first time, the clear arrogance once etched between his brows as he looked down upon all living beings was stained with undisguised hesitation.
He had to admit that every word spoken by Zhunti and Jieyin had struck at the cruelest truth of the Prehistoric Era.
Jie Sect's current power had long surpassed that of the Chan Sect and Western Teach.
Master Tongtian wielded the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and laid down the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Ten thousand immortals paid homage at Golden Ao Island in the East Sea, while his disciples spread throughout the Four Seas. From mighty experts at the Saint realm to wandering immortals and demon cultivators, all regarded Jie Sect as supreme.
If such a force were allowed to develop unchecked, then once the Investiture Killing Tribulation ended, Jie Sect would undoubtedly become the sole supreme power of the Prehistoric Era. At that point, even Heavenly Dao would have to take notice, while the other sects would likely be squeezed until they had nowhere left to survive.
What chilled Yuanshi even more was Jie Sect's decision to defy Heavenly Dao.
Heavenly Dao had decreed, "Let Xiqi rise and Shang Tang fall," yet Master Tongtian openly declared, "Shang Tang's auspicious qi has not yet run out. Jie Sect disciples should comply with Heaven and respond to man, but they should also defy Heaven and change their fate."
Core disciples such as Duobao Daoist and Holy Mother Jin Ling had descended the mountain to assist Shang Zhou, confronting Xiqi, Heavenly Dao's chess piece, head-on.
Such actions had already enraged the core rules of Heavenly Dao and made every sect reliant