True Martial seized the opportunity and began his push for Attainment of the Dao, seeking to attain the Illusory Dao Fruit. The news sent another tremendous shock through the Great Divine Ability Users across the Myriad Heavens and Worlds.
Maitreya felt it most keenly. His feelings were too tangled to put into words. As True Martial pushed toward the Other Shore, Maitreya nearly gave in to an impulse to do the same.
But Maitreya hesitated in the end. That moment's hesitation made him understand what he truly wanted—and what he should do.
This was not his chance after all.
Meanwhile, Meng Qi had already traced partway back through his past. Every Other Shore Being could see that his accumulated power and understanding of the Other Shore were sufficient.
That meant he could attain the Other Shore, provided no outside force interfered.
But Seven-Kills Daoist and the Nethersea Sword could never hold out against the Golden Emperor. She was the outside force capable of interfering with Meng Qi's Attainment of the Dao.
At that moment, Gu Xiaosang revealed her final contingency.
Holding the Demonic Blood Peach, she prepared to use it as a link to merge with the Heavenly Dao Monster hidden in the shadows and become part of it.
The price would be steep, but she could briefly influence the Heavenly Dao Monster's will and make it help Meng Qi.
Wang Siyuan stopped her, then took the task upon himself.
The Jiangdong Wang Family had always been connected to the Heavenly Dao Monster. Wang Siyuan had laid his plans for a long time and had already become half a Heavenly Dao Monster himself.
The Heavenly Dao Monster was a Weak Other Shore existence. For a short time, it could unleash the combat power of a true Other Shore Being, though