A dazzling Great Sun lit up the entire starry sky.
Every Dao Child instantly cast aside all stray thoughts.
Stabbing someone in the back, clinging to life out of fear of death—
Only great powers had the standing to do such things. They could not yet wield enough influence to steer the political situation. They could only obey their sects' rules. They could only fight to the death.
Especially in this age, when Dao Integration cultivators were about to emerge and Void Refining cultivators were no longer nearing the limits of their lifespans, the importance of Dao Children had already begun to decline.
As for that bastard's talk of disrespect and insults... heh. Influenced by the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect, that bastard was bound to find some excuse before trying to kill them.
After so many years, they were used to it.
"Nine Heavens!"
Tianji Daoist barked.
He pointed. In the real, substantial world around him, where order had already taken shape, a divination rod like a pillar holding up the heavens burst from the ground. Heavenly Secret order swirled around it, as though it would calculate every change among the countless stars and every rise, fall, and reincarnation in the mortal world. It stood at the center and united all four directions—an unmistakably mighty order, far beyond the order of force the Netherheaven Ancient Imperial Heir had only just begun to grasp.
Nearby, in a world dense with azure trees, an ancient emerald tree rose from the earth. The power of life order spread in every direction, carrying boundless vitality. In a single breath, it could revive the dead and grow flesh upon bare bones. Its life force was so tenacious that even if its body were shattered, a single scrap of flesh would let it recover instantly.
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