"And he was once schemed against by others. He doesn't understand the whole of Primordial Chaos very well, either."
"To influence a will at the Dao level, power at the Dao level alone would never be enough."
"There's only one explanation: Li Qing very likely controls some power on the level of an Infinite Mechanism."
"Only that could affect the minds of powerhouses at the level of Dao transmission."
"We must be on our guard now, or we could be the next to die."
The Lord of the Gapless Kingdom looked at him. "What should we do?"
"It's simple. First, we weave our Daos and Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Authority together to create an independent spacetime."
"We can place a portion of our fundamental wills within it and carve a stele formed from our Daos."
"On that stele, we must set down an ironclad rule and swear by our Daos never to break it."
"Never betray the Origin Universe for short-term gain."
"Unless every one of us agrees to sell out the universe."
"The power of this pact will shut out outside influences, while the stele will constantly remind us to beware of the Infinite Mechanism power in Li Qing's hands."
"Only with both safeguards might we withstand its influence."
They exchanged silent glances, then began.
Their Heavenly Dao Reincarnation power stirred and descended directly upon the Cosmic Origin.
An independent space appeared deep within the Cosmic Origin.
Thirteen figures descended there and wove their Daos together into a stele.
They swore an oath to the unseen, and the words of their pact appeared upon the Stone Stele.
A portion of each person's fundamental will would remain there forever, constantly watching for any wrong choice made by their main bodies.
The change in the unseen had already caught Li Qing's Past