Liu Taiheng's speaking speed remained unchanged throughout:
"Rage cannot be relied upon, and breath cannot be sustained for long. Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu's anger will eventually dissipate. It's just that the Three Origins Secret Array serves as the foundation of our existence, and moreover concerns the safety of thousands of fellow practitioners. If mistakes are made, repairing it will be exceedingly difficult. To court long-term disaster for the sake of momentary anger is something a wise person will not do. Therefore, negotiation is necessary. Presumably, even Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu himself does not wish to go too far. Ah, young people, there always needs to be a way to back down with grace..."
Hearing these words during the deliberation of the array, Divine Lord Cold Bamboo sneered inwardly:
Why doesn't your old self go in person? Presumably Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu would give you some face!
He even maliciously thought: could it be that this old immortal threw out too many spearheads today and couldn't pull them back for a moment, which is why he has to personally step forward to pacify the hearts of the people?
From the very beginning, Divine Lord Cold Bamboo believed that this old immortal and Zhao Xiangshan were birds of a feather.
Originally, he had still managed to cover it up fairly well, but as Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu deployed one method after another, the chess pieces laid out by both Zhao Xiangshan and Liu Taiheng were swept clean across the ground. By now, they were each full of misgivings and no longer as easy to order about as before.
Now that Liu Taiheng had spoken up and stated his position evasively, nine times out of ten it was out of helplessness.
No matter what, some things could be beaten right back into Chu Yuanxiang's face when spoken