Seeing Song Shuhang's carefree expression, Daozi nodded inwardly.
Tyrant Song's face could not lie!
After he brought up the possibility of "transcending the Heavenly Dao and saving the members of the Jadewater Pavilion," determination had appeared on Tyrant Song's face. Then, as he worked things out, it had given way to a carefree look.
Tyrant Song's desire to become the Heavenly Dao +1, Tyrant Song's motivation to transcend the Heavenly Dao +1.
This was exactly the result Daozi wanted!
He wanted to use every means available to increase Tyrant Song's motivation to attain proof of immortality.
—Ever since he had started spending time with Tyrant Song, Daozi had vaguely sensed that Tyrant Song lacked the intense drive other cultivators had to "attain proof of immortality."
This might have been because Tyrant Song knew too many of the Heavenly Dao's secrets and had come into contact with too many Heavenly Daos and Netherworld Rulers.
There were some things people desperately wanted before they obtained them.
But once they had them, a contrary attitude would arise.
The Heavenly Dao and immortality were just such things.
Without any outside interference, Tyrant Song would probably become a salted fish after attaining longevity, lazing around in the Myriad Heavens and Realms as the saltiest fish king of all.
But now, with "freeing the members of the Jadewater Pavilion" and "preventing the Pitch-Black Sun from destroying the Myriad Heavens and Realms" driving him forward, Tyrant Song had found his motivation to "attain proof of immortality"!
It was just like Daozi himself. Without the motivation to "resolve the aftereffects of resurrection for his junior brothers and sisters," he would never have come to take the position of the 8.5th Heavenly Dao.
*The more motivations like these, the better. Tyrant Song wanting to become the Heavenly Dao of