The people of the Origin Sect.
Not a moment went by when they were not thinking about how to reclaim the position of Sacred Lord.
And yet—
Although the Origin Sect was no weaker than the Nine Palaces Sect, it fell far short of Qin Yuanbai.
Even after Zheng Fang broke through to become a True Immortal, that remained the case.
"If I want to compete for the position of Sacred Lord, I need enough strength to subdue the entire Qianyuan Sacred Ground. An ordinary True Immortal wouldn't stand a chance, but if I attain immortality through the Origin Return Ancestral Canon and follow the Heaven-Evolving Path, I'll have a real shot."
Zhang Ergou silently mulled this over.
The Heaven-Evolving Path was the strongest of all cultivation systems.
Others might not be certain, but he was absolutely sure that this was the system Qin Shujian followed.
In other words.
Apart from the Heavenly Emperor, only two people currently followed the Heaven-Evolving Path.
One was Ning Xuan, who had already joined the Celestial Court as an official.
The other was himself.
Zhang Ergou had little contact with Ning Xuan and knew little about this disciple of the Heavenly Emperor.
As he saw it.
Even if Ning Xuan had joined the Celestial Court as an official and gained tremendous opportunities, he might not necessarily measure up to him.
Besides.
Ning Xuan had joined the Origin Sect midway through its rise and left soon afterward. He had little sense of belonging to the sect, unlike Zhang Ergou, who had watched it grow step by step into what it was today.
So.
Even if nobody else said anything, Zhang Ergou would definitely compete for the position of Sacred Lord.
Not for any other reason.
Only to uphold the Origin Sect's dignity.
Sensing Zhang Ergou's