Although the five Immortal Lords' true bodies had died and their origins had fallen into his hands, they would certainly have left behind contingencies such as incarnations.
If their positions were reversed, and he had been one of the five Immortal Lords, he too would have left an incarnation somewhere exceedingly well hidden.
Beyond that, he would also have left behind sufficient cultivation resources.
Once anything happened to the true body, the incarnation could cultivate slowly in that secret location.
Though its origin would be greatly diminished, it had once been an Immortal Lord after all.
Its comprehension of the Heavenly Dao, as well as the Heavenly Dao River Tributary, would remain.
Given enough time, it truly might be able to recover the cultivation of its prime.
No matter how slim that chance was, it did exist.
With five cultivators capable of breaking through to the Immortal Lord realm at any time hiding in the shadows, he would not dare leave the Immortal Realm casually in the future.
Even if their contingencies were not within the Immortal Realm, he still had to guard against them.
What if they underwent reincarnation, recovered the memories of their past lives, and encountered some fortuitous opportunity?
Who knew when they might cultivate back to the Immortal Lord realm and return to the Immortal Realm to trouble him?
To eliminate future troubles, he had to pull up the weeds by the roots.
Great Virtue Immortal Lord cupped his hands. "Rest assured, my lord. We have fought those five for several million years and know them like the backs of our hands.
"As long as they have left behind contingencies in the Immortal Realm, we will certainly drag them out."
Wang Daoyuan nodded slightly. "I'll leave matters here to you. I'm going to hunt down Heavenly