If Li Qing chose to compromise, it would mean he had few trump cards left—at most, one.
That last card had to be reserved for the dozen or so Immortals who would join forces against him next.
If Li Qing stood firm, it would mean he probably still held several trump cards.
He had a way to kill the Radiant Emperor single-handedly!
And stop the Immortals of the Spiritual Essence World from joining forces at the same time!
He might even have a third and fourth card, enough to meet an attack from all of them at once.
Of course, there was one other possibility: Li Qing had no cards left!
In that case, he was doing everything he could to prevent their alliance, hoping to exploit their divisions and seize a sliver of hope. But that was the least likely possibility.
After witnessing Li Qing's many methods, the Haoran Sage would never believe a man like him would stake his hopes on other people's quarrels. Li Qing would take the initiative to break the deadlock and leave himself room to maneuver.
The moment the Demon Emperor Who Upends All Living Beings died flashed through the Haoran Sage's eyes.
That flash of sword light had undoubtedly reached the level of a Conceptual Logic Prototype. It might even have been a notch stronger!
Li Qing's gaze was cold. The Jade Tablet had already reconstructed the Haoran Sage's plan.
Just as he had predicted, the Haoran Sage had chosen the course that best served his needs.
All of it was within Li Qing's calculations as well.
Li Qing chuckled. "With the Sky Ghost and the Demon Emperor gone, you mean to enfeoff those six as Heavenly Emperors and Ghost Emperors."
"That means this world will have thirteen Immortal-level beings governing Heavenly Dao