So Ren had not been lying when he said he would give the Lord of Vast Righteousness a boundless future!
The Lord of Vast Righteousness did not yet understand what that future meant. Even so, he said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Ren. From now on, you need only give the order!"
Ren smiled faintly and swept his sleeve. A mass of resources flew out and entered the Lord of Vast Righteousness's body. "Refine these and recover from your injuries as soon as you can! Before long, you'll realize you'll never regret the decision you made today!"
The Lord of Vast Righteousness felt the pure energy of those resources within him, along with a peculiar Dao Rhyme. Astonishment flashed in his eyes, and he said in a daze, "I will obey, Lord Ren!"
With that, the Lord of Vast Righteousness turned and entered the strange passage to recover.
A moment later, the Lord of Vast Righteousness was gone!
With him gone, the Mythical Elder moved closer to the Creation Immortal King and watched Ren and Daoist Hongmeng's group warily!
Meanwhile, the sealed Yuanshi Lord continued to hammer at the seal. He would likely break free soon!
Sensing all this, the Creation Immortal King looked at Ren and said gravely, "Congratulations on winning over the Lord of Vast Righteousness, Lord Ren! With his support, alongside Daoist Hongmeng, the Ancestor Dragon, and the Freedom King, all will defer to you from now on, save the Gate of Eternal Life! And when you said that cultivation was, at its heart, simply the pursuit of the Dao... I imagine even the Gate of Eternal Life will become a stepping stone for you one day!"
The words carried both praise and caution!
Whatever else he thought, the Creation Immortal King remained wary of the mysterious