After their exchange, Li Chen returned to his Materialized Heaven, his expression gradually turning cold.
"What did those grandmasters want with you?" Mei Xuan came to the Main Nest Hall and asked curiously.
Unwilling to discuss it further, Li Chen shook his head slightly, but pointed a finger at her and transmitted part of his memories directly to her.
Mei Xuan was startled. Only then did she learn what the grandmasters had sought Li Chen out to discuss.
Li Chen said, "Those who share my aspirations need no further explanation. Those who follow different paths cannot make plans together; talking is pointless. It amounts to proposing that we tear down a wall just to barely get them to agree to open a window."
"I have already mastered the power of Dharma's Decline. How I use it is entirely up to me. Explaining things to them was merely a delaying tactic."
"What we should truly be watching now is the Immortal Alliance's movements. Those Great Powers of the Immortal Alliance did not even make a fuss over Hong An's and Zong Yiyang's deaths. That is highly abnormal. They are the ones secretly plotting something."
Mei Xuan's expression shifted slightly at his words. "Everything you told those grandmasters was just to appease them? Still, that makes sense. With change imminent across the Myriad Heavens, strength will ultimately decide who truly leads the tide."
"And given the nature of the mortal pathway, its greatest foundation lies not with Great Powers and experts, but with the common people..."
"Securing their support would naturally be a good thing, but failing to do so would not matter either."
Mei Xuan then asked, "What do you plan to do next?"
Li Chen said, "I have gradually grown familiar with the Dao Fruit I attained. Once I confirm