Compared to Yu Ci casting his thoughts across the grand chessboard of heaven and earth, Xue Pingzhi's ideas were much more practical.
Right now, her train of thought was clear. With the strength of her single person, she had no qualifications whatsoever to square off against the Sword Discussion Pavilion, but if she added the Profound Sect forces led by the Eight Sceneries Palace, it was naturally another matter entirely. Yet for negotiations of that tier, even as a grand calamity law grandmaster she lacked the wherewithal to play the lead role; it was better to temporarily lie low and wait for an opportunity to rise.
Furthermore, the Rakshasa Ghost King's side held genuine practical value for her.
Rather than thinking about finding the Sword Discussion Pavilion to demand an explanation, she might as well think about how to utilize this layer of change to borrow a fraction of external force for her upcoming grand plan of revenge.
Mentioning this idea to Yu Ci also pulled Yu Ci's line of thought toward a more practical level.
Yu Ci actually shared a similar view with Xue Pingzhi.
In truth, he had no choice but to think this way.
Judging by the current situation, the Xi Yu Lake—which enshrouded the Taixiao Divine Court and connected to the "water world"—had already become the center of the vortex. As the Flying Soul City's "lake sacrifice" ritual proceeded, the focus of all parties grew even more concentrated.
By comparison, things like the reconstruction of the Shangqing, the Purple Extreme Yellow Diagram, and the Heaven-Measuring and Yuan-Stabilizing all paled into insignificance.
If they could not maintain their balance and borrow power within this vortex, or if there were any missteps during the process, a small faction like theirs would only be torn to shreds by the