[You gazed at the [Devil Master] before you. After a moment of silence, you finally asked the question that even you found absurd:]
["Shall we... go through the motions, or just make this quick?"]
[[Demon Master]: "..."]
[The air seemed to freeze for an instant.]
[Watching his silent demeanor, as though he had seen through Everything, you felt that sense of absurdity grow ever stronger.]
[Now, you even began to suspect that the dying words of the lord of the [Burial Sky Pivot] had been part of a script meticulously arranged by this [Lord of the Immortal Palace] before you.]
[The situation had become clear: your talent was guiding you to inherit the [Dream Master]'s karma,]
[Senior Lin Feng was happy to see it happen, while the [Lord of the Immortal Palace] entrenched in the [Dream Realm] had been plotting for a long time, waiting for you to walk into his trap.]
[Since that was the case, why not sail with the current and see just how deep these waters ran?]
[A moment later, the [Devil Master] spoke calmly, his voice betraying neither sorrow nor joy:]
["Come find me at the [Immortal Palace]."]
[Before his words had faded, this overlord of the Northern Region performed Liberation by Violence on himself right before your eyes, dissipating between heaven and earth.]
["He can't even be bothered to keep up the disguise anymore? Just laying his cards on the table?"]
[You sighed inwardly, but hesitated no longer.]
[With a thought, you directed your "other self" to begin devouring the vast Fortune that had scattered after the destruction of the Northern Region's two great powers.]
[By now, you had gathered the Fortune of three factions. Only the [Buddhist Land] and the [Immortal Palace] remained before you could achieve unification.]
[Perhaps because it had merged