"Let's call that thing a door for now. Once opened, it would guide the Abyss in rapidly consuming the real world, ultimately causing the two worlds to completely overlap in an extremely short time."
"In a world like that, the disciples could wield the door's power without restraint and no longer worry about being devoured by it. And once their shackles were removed, the door's power would increase many times over."
"The entire world would be controlled by a group of people who bore doors. The old order would be broken, and they would establish new rules."
"Those who possessed doors would no longer be seen as dangerous and uncontrollable freaks. They would no longer be exploited by ordinary people while also being treated with suspicion."
"They would stand at the highest point in the city, looking down on all living things. They believed they would become the only gods in this world."
"The Deep Abyss Plan represented not only everything the Night Watch stood for but also the absolute interests of all disciples. That was why it had so many supporters."
"Oh, right." Lin Wan'er grew serious. "They call this world the New World."
Lin Wan'er explained in considerable detail. The benefits it offered the disciples even made Jiang Cheng feel tempted. Absolute interests led to utter madness, and the New World was far too alluring to the disciples.
"I understand. So the Lu Jianli who deceived the River Goddess back then wasn't me. It was the president. Is that how I should understand it?" Jiang Cheng asked.
"I'm not sure that's the case." After a pause, Lin Wan'er gave him an ambiguous answer.
When Jiang Cheng heard this, his expression seemed to relax a little. He didn't like owing anyone. There was no reason he should have to