Preventing Trouble Before It Happens, Garrison Duty Concludes (4K)

Zhang Jian turned his gaze toward Longevity Dao Lord, a subtle look in his eyes.

Longevity Dao Lord had been able to invite the Three Sovereigns to descend?

Zhang Jian promptly suppressed the thought.

If Longevity Dao Lord had reached some sort of consensus with the Three Sovereigns Holy Court, he could not possibly have lingered in the Longevity True Realm for more than a dozen cosmic eras without making any progress.

Presumably, Zhang Jian's arrival had given Longevity Dao Lord a certain bargaining chip, allowing him to negotiate terms with the Three Sovereigns Holy Court.

Yet Longevity Dao Lord was likely incapable of bringing this about on his own.

A figure flashed through Zhang Jian's mind.

The Great Celestial Venerable?

Zhang Jian's eyes shifted. That was entirely possible.

King Pan Ancestor was hailed as a peerless powerhouse among the unorthodox paths, the one most likely to become the fifth Ancestor of the unorthodox paths.

He had most likely long since drawn the attention of the Three Sovereigns Holy Court and the Heavenly Court.

If they could seize this chance to lay a trap and eliminate—or even merely severely wound—King Pan Ancestor, it would be a good thing.

Whether for the human race or for the Heavenly Court, which claimed to govern the order of the heavens and the void.

Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the Earth Sovereign Furnace in his hand, and he sighed faintly.

The feeling of being kept in the dark, of learning everything only after the fact, diluted the joy in his heart.

Yet he was not discouraged in the slightest.

Within a single cosmic era, he had already come into contact with a gameboard involving figures at the level of the Three Sovereigns and the Heavenly Emperor. That alone demonstrated his growth.

Moreover, Zhang Jian