"Fellow Daoist, do you realize that you may already have caught the eye of other fellow Daoists with designs of their own?"
As Primordial Beginning said this, Meng Chuan felt pressure bearing down on him, and his heart sank.
Meng Chuan was not surprised by Primordial Beginning's admission that he had asked Meng Qi to invite him here.
After all, Meng Chuan had suspected as much before he came. He had more or less figured it out.
But once the pleasantries were over and they turned to business, Primordial Beginning's very first words struck him like a blow.
Caught the eye of others with designs of their own...
Meng Chuan doubted that the "other fellow Daoists" Primordial Beginning spoke of were Near-Limitless Beings.
After Meng Chuan's battle with the Dharma-Ending Heavenly Demon, his strength had been proven beyond doubt. Even sitting alone in Yuxu Palace, Primordial Beginning must have sensed it.
A Near-Limitless Being, whatever his intentions, posed little threat to Meng Chuan unless three or more joined forces and threw everything they had into hunting him down.
But assembling such a formidable lineup would require at least three of the Great Powers to agree on it.
The odds were too small. How could Meng Chuan have offended three Great Powers so badly at once?
Besides, if Primordial Beginning thought these other fellow Daoists worth warning him about, he was plainly referring to other Limitless Ones.
Had a Limitless One with designs of his own set his sights on me after my battle with the Dharma-Ending Heavenly Demon?
Meng Chuan sorted through the possibilities.
Of course, this was only Primordial Beginning's word. Meng Chuan would not dismiss it; Primordial Beginning had been friendly toward them so far.
But neither would he accept it without question. He did not know what