Neither possibility would have much impact on Gu Yuanqing.
Yet these details revealed a change in the Divine Court's attitude toward him and its understanding of him.
Previously, they might have regarded him as a True God with a few trump cards and worried that the Guixu Alliance would take him away. Now, however, they viewed him as a force at the god level.
After a great battle.
The Guixu Alliance's men withdrew, and Hong Kaiyuan did not pursue them.
He stood in midair, the Great Change Array Diagram spread beneath his feet. Holding his fly-whisk, he panted heavily and said, "Those Guixu Alliance fellows have no decency. Jiang Yunchuan only had one opponent, while I had two."
A mountaintop of the North Spring Realm manifested.
Hong Kaiyuan seemed to have known all along that Gu Yuanqing was watching nearby. He turned and smiled at him. "Daoist Friend Gu, what do you think of my strategy? I left a path open for them, but that only made them jump at shadows. They didn't dare take even half a step into the mountains."
Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly. "An excellent calculation indeed, Daoist Friend."
Hong Kaiyuan shook his head, seemingly having finally caught his breath. Looking into the distance, he said, "Rather than calling it a calculation, I'd say the Guixu Alliance's real objective simply isn't here. Otherwise, they would never have let that opportunity slip."
An avatar of Jiang Yunchuan stepped out of the void and said, "They might also have done it deliberately to make us lower our guard."
Hong Kaiyuan laughed heartily. "That's beyond my knowing. Send the information back to the Divine Court and let Qin Wentian judge. This old fellow only needs to do his own job properly."
"I've already sent the information back." Jiang Yunchuan nodded,