After returning from the Outer Battlefield.
Qin Shujian did not return to the Celestial Court, but headed toward the Otherworldly Void instead.
He had returned from the Otherworldly Void earlier only because the Investiture of the Gods List could not hold any more stars.
Since he had already come to the Outer Battlefield, there was no need to return straight to the Celestial Court. He simply headed into the Otherworldly Void again to find more stars, as well as Star Cores for refining the Heavenly Cycle Star Chart.
In the void.
Qin Shujian walked with his hands clasped behind his back.
With every step, endless expanses of void slipped past him.
Behind him.
The Godslayer Saber manifested a body and followed.
"Heavenly Emperor, is there any chance that man will go back on his word?"
Naturally, he was referring to Fu Moyan.
When it came to players.
The Godslayer Saber instinctively harbored a certain distrust.
A faint smile rested on Qin Shujian's face as he continued walking. "Don't worry. Since he accepted this task, there's no chance of him betraying us. At least, he won't betray us lightly before he gets the benefits he wants.
"I also left a contingency in the Heavenly Jade within his Sea of Consciousness.
"If he truly tries to betray us, the Heavenly Jade will take his life immediately."
Having said that.
Qin Shujian silently added something in his heart.
Even if Fu Moyan truly betrayed him, it would have no effect on him.
To put it bluntly.
Fu Moyan was a pawn he had planted in the Real World. His primary purpose was to weaken the Real World's strength indirectly.
The strength of a world's Heavenly Dao was closely tied to the living beings within it.
The stronger its living beings were.
The stronger