Divine Daoist Tianxi knelt. The great powers wore pained expressions; now, in this isolated and helpless place, all that remained in their hearts was utter desolation.
The Azure Cloud Li Family showed no mockery. They simply had never expected to face the kneeling of a great power.
Li Kuangren knew Divine Daoist Tianxi's background, as well as the circumstances of many great powers present. Divine Daoist Tianxi was kneeling for the Eastern Yi behind him. This old Daoist was not truly an evil man. Aside from reclusive great powers like Armybreaker, during their long years, many of those behind him had bestowed grace upon the living beings of Eastern Yi.
Even the mortal world had benefited greatly from them; some families even possessed cultivation arts they had passed down through the ages.
It seemed... he truly was repenting?
"Get up." Li Kuangren sighed.
Yet Divine Daoist Tianxi did not rise. His head remained bowed, and his kneeling was devout. That devotion stemmed from the kindness in his heart. He was already advanced in years, with only a tenth of his lifespan's path remaining. In order to secure a path to survival for the Eastern Yi Daoist friends behind him, he cast aside his life along with his dignity. What did it matter if he placed his face beneath the feet of the world?
"Everyone of the Li Family, this old man... sincerely begs you to leave my many Daoist friends behind me a path to live. If you wish to fight Daochu, or battle the Immortal Court, this old man is willing to serve as the Li Family's vanguard. I can swear a blood oath."
The great powers were grief-stricken. They had not expected Divine Daoist Tianxi to be willing to offer his life in aid.
But then their faces