After Zhang Yu withdrew, his Fate Seal incarnation remained at the forefront, directing the overall situation. Seeing Primordial Unity Celestial Palace's response, he knew it was an ingenious move. This would separate the changes of the Heavenly Dao, preventing them from merging with their own side any longer.
Yet he did not mind. At the root of it, the changes of the Heavenly Dao had been forced by Primordial Unity Celestial Palace's pressure into making this choice; it was a passive transformation. Given a choice, it naturally would not continue to submit as a subject.
But even if the Heavenly Dao stood apart, it was still joining them in dealing with Primordial Unity Celestial Palace. It was only that the great momentum they had gathered was no longer as mighty as before.
Yet they no longer needed that much. With each person taking him as the central pillar of their Dao methods, the power they gathered remained, and they still held a great advantage.
Now it was Primordial Unity Celestial Palace's turn to find a way to scatter them. Otherwise, for a short while, they could only be pressed down and beaten by them.
As for that precious lotus, before they had clarified its exact nature, there was no need to fear it too much or let it affect them overly. They would fight as they should fight.
The five Yuan Sages had successfully severed the convergence between the Heavenly Dao's changes and Golden Court, and immediately felt far less pressure than before. Yet the situation on the field remained far from encouraging.
Though they believed they occupied the true higher Dao, strength was strength and weakness was weakness. Power was the truest thing. The gathered power before them was stronger than they were at present, and so they found