Zong Huatian gave a cold snort. "Although our ideals differ from Li Xuzhong's, he would never be foolish enough to stake his entire fortune and life on seizing Heaven's Mandate. There are only two possibilities for Li Qingxian obtaining Heaven's Mandate."
Everyone leaned toward Zong Huatian.
"First, Li Qingxian came from the Upper Realm, bears the Great Fate Mold of Fortune-Swallowing Life-Seizing, and possesses Immortal-God Godhood, suppressing the local Child of Heaven's Mandate by sheer force. Second... Heaven's Mandate in this world changed itself."
The elders' faces twitched slightly.
Either possibility was a fatal blow to the Heaven's Mandate Sect.
If it was the first, it would prove that Li Qingxian's backing was not some reclusive sect, but the Upper Realm. Had the Heaven's Mandate Sect been opposing an immortal of the Upper Realm all these years?
If it was the second, it sounded somewhat better, but upon careful analysis, did it not mean that the Heaven's Mandate Sect was standing against Heaven's Mandate itself?
The elders sank into contemplation.
"Could Li Qingxian's Above Beyond-Rank cultivation method truly have come from the Upper Realm..."
Silence reigned.
After a long while, Zong Huatian sighed. "Failure is not frightening. What is frightening is suffering defeat after defeat without realizing it. Since Ye Han is already dead, we must change our strategy."
The expressions of some elders eased.
"Support Li Qingxian?"
The eyes of some elders brightened far more than before.
Zong Huatian said, "Use the dragon to test Heaven."
The elders stood dumbstruck, unable to respond for a time.
Zong Huatian slowly said, "The hatred between our sect and Li Qingxian runs deep. He is also a Fate Arts Master. Once he grows into the Heaven's Mandate True Son, our Heaven's Mandate Sect will surely face a catastrophe that topples mountains and