On the other side, a flicker of surprise crossed Ji Yan's eyes. He seemed shocked by the Primordial Dao Court's ruthlessness and their understanding of Chen Xun. This scheme clearly had not been laid only in recent years.
"Insolence!" Tian Li drew his blade with fierce force, murderous intent surging as he shouted, "Primordial Dao Court, I will surely raze your lineage to the ground!"
"Tian Li."
Ji Yan's voice turned somewhat colder. "Do not sow the seeds of unrest. They do not merely seek to destroy Chen Xun's Great Dao; they also want to drag the Six Domains into the mire. The remnants of the Great World Heavenly Dao still have not abandoned their ambition to destroy the Immortal Realm."
Qian Shan glanced sideways, his heart jolting.
"Ji Yan, are we afraid of them?!" Tian Li's expression twisted savagely. "The Primordial Dao Court acted unjustly first!"
"Think of the long term."
Ji Yan remained calm, soothing Tian Li's restless heart. "I believe in World-Crosser. I will personally sweep away the remnants of the Great World Heavenly Dao one by one. There is no need for a great war. Set your sights farther ahead."
The Primordial Dao Court had made such wild proclamations to draw them here. First, they sought to destroy Chen Xun's Dao; second, they merely sought to ignite a war across the Six Domains, believing the Five Aggregates Immortal Domain to be no different from the Great World's Overlord Clans.
And Tian Li's words were steadily heading down precisely that path, so Ji Yan stopped him.
"I'll go help Lord World-Crosser."
"Mm."
This time, Ji Yan did not stop him.
Tian Li stepped into the air, intending to cross the Nine-Directions Dao Pillars and charge directly into the Primordial Dao Court. Yet the laws of heaven and