Wei Zhao fell silent within the Heavenly Punishment once more, and within the Exquisite Realm Domain, Gu Yuanqing no longer had any rivals.
The only ones he remained wary of were the Demon Lord in the Ancient Realm and the Great Cultivator entangled with the Devil Venerable Soul.
Every so often, people still succumbed to demonic corruption in the Exquisite World.
Although the Taichu Holy Church was relentlessly hunted throughout the major boundary domains, and several sizable factions had even been uprooted entirely, it always rose again from the ashes to stir up trouble.
There was little anyone could do about that.
Overall, however, it was not enough to affect the greater situation, nor did Gu Yuanqing need to concern himself with it.
Gu Yuanqing had always kept a respectful distance from the Fa Yuan Realm. He had not even expended any effort deliberately cultivating the power of the Great Void Creation Wheel.
Yet the true talisman he had forged through his divine ability quietly grew on its own.
Gu Yuanqing did not find this strange. The North Spring Realm was connected to the Fa Yuan Realm and borrowed the power of its rules to perfect itself. The Great Dao power of the Primordial Creation Heaven Wheel was naturally woven into that process.
As Gu Yuanqing comprehended the North Spring Realm and the Way of Creation, he naturally nourished the Primordial Creation True Talisman as well.
He would not deliberately suppress the Creation True Talisman's changes, of course. Instead, he occasionally observed them, grasping their true meaning and comparing them against the Great Dao he cultivated.
Although the Creation True Talisman originated from the power of the Great Void Creation Wheel, its runes were themselves a tangible manifestation of the Way of Creation. Even for Gu Yuanqing now, it could