"Fellow Daoist Bai—"
"At this moment, Liu can still call you fellow Daoist. Did you think that resolving the Ancient God Incense would mean you could resolve Liu as well?"
"Did you think—"
"—that being infinitely close to the Third Refinement of the Divine Embryo meant you stood at the same realm as Liu?"
"You and I are already on the verge of smoothly completing this expedition."
"And yet, at this moment, you insist on stirring up another complication."
"Why go through such trouble?"
At those words.
Not much rippled through Bai Jianqing's cold, clear eyes.
She did not even spend much time thinking before speaking directly.
"Yes. Why go through such trouble?"
"I also know that the Mysteries Dao Lord Myriad Laws Elucidating's achievements run deep and mysterious. They cannot be compared to Ancient God Incense, much less accurately measured by the realm of the Third Refinement of the Divine Embryo."
"But in this world, whenever one asks why go through such trouble, there is always some helpless grievance hidden between the lines, some bitter reason concealed beneath it all."
"Who told me I was a cultivator of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect?"
"And who told us that our sect's Uncle-Master Clear Cosmos Grand Script Dao Lord died at the hands of Cult Leader Liu?"
"Then I must create this complication."
"I must seek out Dao Lord Liu and demand an explanation!"
"I know."
"I know that whether it is a life-and-death duel or a Dao struggle, with me only barely standing upon the threshold of the Third Refinement of the Divine Embryo, I am no match for you."
"But I do not need to win."
"You and I can both sense the time when the Sumeru Passage will exist."
"There is not much time left for us to