Time Reveals the Heart (Two Chapters in One)

Almost at the very instant those words fell.

When Liu Dongqing swept his gaze over his surroundings once more.

In the direction of the Moral Immortal Sect.

Through repeated, cautious deliberation, the Pure Subtlety Spirit-Bearing Dao Lord seemed to have realized something. At the very least, he was almost certain that the Illuminating Truth, Upholding Clarity Dao Lord, whom he had regarded as his great rival in this struggle for the Dao, would most likely not be joining the exploration of this treasure ground of fortune and opportunity.

And so.

As someone whose cultivation progress strictly ranked among the top three of the present age, the Pure Subtlety Spirit-Bearing Dao Lord completely disregarded the momentum Dao Lord Shuhua Zhaosheng had stirred up with these terms imposed at the city gates.

Likewise, he completely disregarded the threats and risks he might have to face by accompanying Liu Dongqing.

He was the first to reveal himself, smiling.

As he crossed through the air toward the vicinity of the Illusory Marsh, he spoke slowly.

"Dao Lord Liu."

"This old man is willing to lend you a hand."

"Only—"

"According to what I sense through the power of my Heavenly Heart Dao fate, this Domain Fragment is probably beyond the strength of just the two of us!"

At those words.

Liu Dongqing nodded amiably toward the Pure Subtlety Spirit-Bearing Dao Lord.

Then he looked into the distant sky and spoke as calmly as before.

"That will depend on how many others are willing to lend their aid."

As his words fell.

Liu Dongqing sensed it with perfect clarity: in the direction of the Eastern Lands, the wavering emotion the Fivefold Splendor Cinnabar Scenery Dao Lord had previously radiated suddenly surged to its peak.

Then, in the next instant.

Whoosh—

It abruptly became a sound