Gains and Losses, Ambitions and Desires (Part 1)

That woman... no matter what she was planning, Yu Ci greatly admired her, even felt a bit of affinity toward her. The gap between Jian Ziyu and him now was like the gap between him and those formidable enemies of years ago—worlds apart—yet she still came charging in regardless of the consequences, overestimating herself. Mm, if he were in her position, what would he do? Fine, he definitely would not kneel... The more it was like this, the more curious he became about what Jian Ziyu would say. Jian Ziyu disappointed him slightly. The female cultivator did not immediately state her plan, instead continuing her earlier analysis. "If I am not mistaken, when Master was driven into a desperate situation and forcibly summoned her avatar back, her first purpose was to use external force to break Old Crow's Seal Aperture Lock. If that failed, her next step should have been a strategy of shifting forms and swapping one thing for another." Hongchen slightly lowered her eyes, her face becoming as still as an ancient well. No matter what Jian Ziyu said, she showed no reaction—or rather, she remained utterly indifferent. From beginning to end, Jian Ziyu and Hongchen had not exchanged a single glance. Yu Ci took in both their expressions and felt that, whether in favorable circumstances or adversity, their outward manner truly bore the inheritance of master and disciple. It was rather interesting. Though slightly distracted, he still understood Jian Ziyu's meaning. "You mean, have the avatar receive the Devil Master's true intent?" He glanced at Hongchen but discovered nothing unusual. Madam Huanyong's greatest problem now was that Old Crow's Seal Aperture Lock had restrained her. When the true intents of the four Devil Masters gathered in the Cave Dwelling Palace, she could not bring them together in