"Fellow Daoists, Tian Heng has joined the fray as well. Though this was within our expectations, judging by his demeanor, hasn't he already reached an agreement with Fang Qianyuan?"
Among the gathered cultivators, the Earth Baleful Gate's Dream Elder pondered for a moment before pointing out this crucial detail.
The timing of Tian Heng's appearance was simply too perfect. The moment he arrived, he openly supported Fang Qianyuan and the Azure Cloud Sect. It was hard to believe there had been no secret deal behind this.
"It certainly appears so."
Yin Zheluo also spoke through voice transmission.
"Tian Heng has always been a devout believer in the Supreme Heaven tradition. That was already evident when he joined our sect and studied its scriptures. Compared with him, we lean more toward the spirit of the Heavenly Realms, emphasizing shared benefits and standing together in all things..."
The Supreme Heaven and Heavenly Realms Two Sects did not pass down their traditions through bloodlines, nor did they concern themselves with birth, background, race, or affiliation.
The key to their traditions and central teachings lay in the ideals and beliefs held by those who joined them.
The Supreme Heaven Sect advocated supreme transcendence of emotion and the supremacy of the strong. Its followers believed that a supreme sovereign could use unparalleled means to unite the Heavenly Realms, bring the scattered forces beneath a single banner, and establish a unified alliance, or even an Immortal Kingdom!
The ancient Immortal Sects and Immortal Alliance had been born of this ideal.
Yet the great tides of the world dictated that what had long been divided must unite, and what had long been united must divide. Where there was an all-powerful supreme sovereign, there would inevitably be heroes throughout the Heavenly Realms.
The Heavenly Saint Church was the