The truth was indeed just as Lu Tianyao and the others had guessed. Tian Heng had long since detected their plans for a blood sacrifice, but he had feigned ignorance and even fanned the flames, intending to draw out the Azure and White Venerables and deal with them in one stroke.
Given his position, he could not leave such enormous threats as the Two Venerables lurking in the shadows unchecked. If, like Venerable Scarlet, they cultivated the Spirit Command Dao anew and developed it to the Heaven Tier peak of the present age, they would become even harder to handle.
Yet he had never imagined that the mighty Ancient Cultivators' contingency measures would prove so effective. Through this blood sacrifice, they had truly returned temporarily to their prime, regaining enough strength to put up a fight.
These two venerables were formally appointed Grand Elders of the Supreme Heaven and Heavenly Realms Two Sects, and had also been granted the title of Five Elements Venerable. In their respective eras, each had stood at the summit of the world and reigned supreme for a time.
Figures such as these, whether in temperament, cultivation, wisdom, realm, combat experience, or their many other qualities, were at least dragons and phoenixes among mortals, even if they had not surpassed everyone of their age.
Upon awakening, they had swiftly grasped the characteristics of the present age's Heavenly Dao laws and deftly used the essence-blood vital energy at their disposal to contend with him, a performance fully worthy of their standing as mighty experts.
In their brief exchange, Venerable Azure had already detected the weakness in Tian Heng's spirit creature.
To many, this would hardly even count as a weakness. Even if they knew that Taotie's greatest strength lay in its mouth and belly, while it could