Yaochi's gaze fell upon the mirror's surface. Watching the brutal slaughter and those transcendent mighty figures, her delicate brows furrowed slightly before she spoke.
"Your Majesty, I do not think this choice is difficult."
"Oh?" Haotian was intrigued. "What insight does my beloved wife have?"
Yaochi walked to Haotian's side and analyzed the situation in a clear voice. "Your Majesty, although the Primordial Heavenly Demon appears powerful, he is ultimately a demon from the previous era. His methods are cruel and merciless; he will stop at nothing to achieve his goals."
"Look at the fate of the Clarify Teachings. Primordial Heavenly Venerate was devoured, while his disciples were either demonized or reduced to cannon fodder. Following him would be like seeking the skin of a tiger—we would be the next Clarify Teachings if we made even the slightest mistake."
Hearing this, Haotian nodded in deep agreement.
A being like the Primordial Heavenly Demon had no allies, only tools he could use.
Yaochi continued, "But Fellow Daoist Qin Mu is entirely different."
She paused, her eyes gleaming with an unusual light.
"Look at everyone who has allied with him or befriended him—they have all received tremendous benefits. Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi and Old Ancestor Ming He both attained sainthood because of him. The Dragon Race broke free from suppression and reemerged in the Primordial Wilderness. The Wu Clan has also grown vastly stronger because of him."
"Most importantly, Fellow Daoist Qin Mu is a native being of this era. Everything he has done has strengthened this world rather than plundering and destroying it."
Yaochi's words were like a bolt of lightning, cleaving through the fog in Haotian's heart.
Yes!
How had he gotten himself so hopelessly stuck?
Although Qin Mu acted domineeringly, he had always been fiercely protective of his own