Of course, talk of pushing someone up to their death was merely a joke. Let alone Yao Wan, none of the elders took it seriously.
After the joking came the serious matter.
At the summit of the Divine Mountain, Yao Dan saw Yao Wan off all the way. Along the way, they spoke quite a bit about the Yao Clan's recent situation. All in all, there was nothing major to report.
"Becoming a Dou Di is of the utmost importance. But at this point, the Yao Clan truly cannot help you much more. Perhaps this time, you will have to face it yourself..."
Looking at his granddaughter, now long since grown, Yao Dan's gaze held both gratification and unavoidable guilt. He was gratified because Yao Wan had indeed fulfilled every expectation he had once held for her. But he also felt guilty because the clan was powerless; by now, it could no longer offer her much help.
The road ahead would have to be walked by her alone.
After all, let alone a Dou Di, even a Nine Star Dou Sheng had not appeared in the Yao Clan for many years.
Besides, he was only a Seven Star Dou Sheng now, with cultivation inferior even to that of his descendant... How could he possibly help?
"It's fine. You and the Yao Clan have already done more than enough. Leave the rest to me."
Yao Wan gently shook her head. Over the years, her sense of belonging to the Yao Clan had only grown stronger. Naturally, she did not wish for the world that had raised her to become a barren, scorched wasteland.
"Mm... Go. So that you may successfully break through to Dou Di, no matter what happens to the Yao Clan during this time, we will fight to the