Emperor Donghua and Yuanshi Tianzun had not dealt much with Mirror, but that did not mean they knew nothing of Taiqing Immortal Emperor. They had originally not believed the claim that he bore the Dao Source Universe's favor upon himself. Yet Yuanshi Tianzun differed from Emperor Donghua. As Taiqing Immortal Emperor's blood brother, he knew all too well about the "sliver of survival."
The Dao Source Universe's favor that the Witch Emperor had heard of from Mirror was extremely similar to the sliver of survival itself. It was highly possible that they were one and the same! The moment he guessed this possibility, Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes filled with bloodshot veins, but in the end, he restrained himself.
Although his elder brother, Taiqing Immortal Emperor, had developed the Imperial Tribulation Demonic Obstruction after losing "One," thinking of it that way was putting the cart before the horse. The true reason was that Taiqing Immortal Emperor had been too aggressive. Had he not chosen that radical cultivation technique, he would never have fallen into such a state. Under normal cultivation, whether one lost One or not, one would not follow in Taiyi Immortal Emperor's footsteps and develop the Imperial Tribulation Demonic Obstruction.
Of course, Yuanshi Tianzun did not know why his elder brother had chosen a technique with so many hidden dangers. It was like Taiyi Immortal Emperor back then—perhaps there had been some unspeakable hardship.
Moreover, no one had ever said that the sliver of survival would protect only one person. It was never something you could choose for yourself. The Dao Source Universe chose to favor you; you did not choose it. So no matter how one looked at it, Taiqing Immortal Emperor's development of the Imperial Tribulation Demonic Obstruction could not be blamed on you. Even without you, there