Daochen frowned slightly. "You mean this thing formed naturally, and there's no mastermind behind it at all?"
The Heavenly Dao Kun shook its head awkwardly. "We can't be certain. But if I were the mastermind, I would have found a way to kill you as soon as you barged in here."
"Instead of letting you go wherever you pleased without any resistance."
"Or, knowing how powerful you are, simply fleeing would have been an excellent choice. Why wait for you to come knocking?"
Hearing this, Daochen thought it seemed to make sense.
But on closer consideration, something still didn't add up.
"Who knows whether this is some scheme of yours, deliberately framing someone else?"
Daochen snorted coldly, his brows tightly furrowed.
He was pondering what to do.
Although these three were powerful, they hadn't reached the Heavenly Dao Realm. Neither side could do anything to the other.
That was also why they were being so accommodating.
"Fine. Take me to see how those Resentment Ghosts form! Besides, thousands of Resentment Ghosts gathered just now, and they were coming straight for me. How do you explain that?"
Daochen looked at them doubtfully.
He wouldn't be satisfied without getting to the bottom of this, but even if he did, he still wouldn't be entirely satisfied.
He was certain there was a mastermind behind all this, a cunning one lurking in a dark corner, constantly waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Just then, the Heavenly Dao Kun suddenly pointed to the side. One Resentment Ghost after another slowly began to gather, spontaneously clustering together, huddling for warmth like the weakest of lambs.
"Here, beings of resentment are among the weakest existences. They're often hunted by others, so naturally, they've developed an instinct to gather together."
"There weren't that many Resentment Ghosts originally, but