Dijun's words left Bai Ze even more puzzled!
Bai Ze was clever, and a capable strategist.
But many hidden truths still eluded him. Hearing Dijun speak this way, he could not help asking, "Your Majesty... You know Ren repaired the three shattered layers by sacrificing the quality of the Heavenly Dipper for quantity. Ren must know that too! He has complete control of the Heavenly Dipper Layers. If he knows how to repair them, he must understand the connection between quality and quantity. So why would he still do it?"
Dijun offered little explanation. He merely clasped his hands behind his back and said with imposing authority, "There is a difference between being whole and being incomplete."
With that, Dijun turned and left without watching any further.
Dijun's parting words made a spark of understanding flash in Bai Ze's thoughtful eyes.
As the shattered Heavenly Dipper was repaired, not only did many Great Powers see what was happening, but many Loose Cultivators did too. Ren was sacrificing its quality to restore its quantity—and make it whole!
That was precisely why so many found it strange. Cultivation was a process of qualitative change, not merely piling up quantity!
Naturally, Ren's decision to trade quality for quantity left them puzzled.
Some exceptional Great Powers, however, saw it differently.
In the Demon Land, inside the Demon Empress Hall...
The Demon Empress watched the Heavenly Dipper being repaired and said, "Shadow Fiend... What do you make of Ren's decision?"
She knew the Shadow Fiend had been around far longer than she had and knew far more. When she was uncertain, or suspected some hidden truth, she asked him directly.
The Shadow Fiend did not disappoint her. His aged eyes carried a trace of reflection. "Trading quality for quantity... Ren has grand ambitions. Living