Chapter 2145: The Dao Turns, Riding the Tide
Facing Primordial Unity Celestial Palace's first move, Zhang Yu already had several ideas in mind.
First, while excavating the supreme qi, he could devote part of his attention to wielding the power of chaos as cover. That would allow him to continue with his own work.
This method had certain flaws. In principle, no matter what arrangements Primordial Unity Celestial Palace employed, they could not obtain information through the concealment of the Great Chaos. But in reality, no one knew how the Great Chaos might change. Under his impetus, it might conceal things successfully, yet it might also be discovered. There were simply too many uncertain factors.
Moreover, once it was used, it would have to be sustained continuously. Until he achieved his aim, he would have to maintain the expenditure of this portion of power. Though he did not fear such consumption, losing a portion of his strength would be detrimental when confronting external enemies.
So even if he were to use it, he would need to choose carefully. This was merely one temporary backup consideration.
There was another path, an exceedingly obvious one laid out before everyone's eyes: slaughter every ancient sage and supreme god, annihilate all existence, and restore Origin Void to what it had been.
This was in fact the Huanyang Dao Lineage's way of invasion and devouring. On the surface, it seemed almost the sole path of rising against the current. If this path were taken, there would be no need for concealment or lying low.
This path appeared capable of reaching the Final Dao, but in truth it was impassable. Before you could accomplish it, the ancient sages and supreme gods would have already destroyed you. The Huanyang Dao Lineage's fate had been sealed the instant