"Alas."
A faint sigh drifted away with the leisurely white clouds, vanishing into the distant heavens.
The skies within the Heavenly Palace never seemed low or cramped, yet all that filled Wood Duke's heart now was stifling gloom.
The moment he thought of how the Western Teachings might have set their sights on him, placed him on their list of targets, Wood Duke's Dao heart, which had already become fairly calm, could not help but ripple in every direction.
If there had been any other choice, who would want to become ash in a tribulation? Who would want to bury their Eternal Life Dao Fruit?
But in the Primordial World, Sages reigned supreme. If the Sages of the Western Teachings struck at him, what could he possibly do?
After hearing Grand White Gold Star analyze the developments to come in the Hall of Exalted Peace, Wood Duke's heart had simply...
Turned ice-cold.
It was as though a voice constantly echoed beside his ear:
There's no saving you. Just wait for death. Eat what you can, drink what you can.
Should I try to leave behind an heir?
If the Western Teachings scheme me to death, the Heavenly Court ought to treat my wives well, right?
Once you enter the Heavenly Court, it is as deep as the sea; from then on, Carefree becomes a stranger on the road.
After rising and sinking through the Heavenly Court for so many years, had he forgotten the joy of cultivation?
There was no way around it...
After turning the matter over and over in his mind, hesitating for half a month while forcing himself to endure, Wood Duke finally could not hold back any longer and appeared before Taibai Palace.
He adjusted his expression to make himself look utterly haggard. Then he paid