Fang Qianyuan's voice echoed through the cold, empty hall like a chill wind sweeping through the mountains.
Bai Aoxue answered earnestly, "As far as I know, the Spirit Creature he controls is an inherited treasure from the Heavenly Saint Church-a Wild Spirit known as the 'God of Zhong Mountain,' Great Sage Torch Dragon!"
"This spirit is actually a demon god, possessing powers of the Space Dao, Time Dao, Light and Darkness, Yin-Yang, and other Daos. Even in the age of Ancient Cultivators, when mighty cultivators were everywhere, it ranked among the very strongest."
"But of its many abilities, its powers over the Time Dao and Dark Dao are the strongest."
Fang Qianyuan said, "I've witnessed that firsthand."
Bai Aoxue said, "There is also the Constant Time Transformation cultivation method that fell into his hands back then. Considering that he has already made secret contact with the Night King, he might even possess the complete Demon God Nine Transformations."
"Beyond those, there is the Warrior legacy he obtained from Wu Lianyi's faction. Originally, obtaining the Torch Dragon Spirit was already an extraordinary stroke of fortune for him. Even with a unique method for controlling this spirit, he had no way to unleash its full power. But after benefiting from the Warrior Method of Wu Lianyi's faction, he evidently became capable of controlling it. That was probably what allowed him to advance to Heaven Tier as well."
Fang Qianyuan said, "However unwilling we may be to admit it, we must acknowledge that everything Wu Lianyi did truly created a simple, accessible Ladder to Heaven for the world's Rogue Cultivators. The irony is that this Ladder to Heaven was also bought with the flesh and blood of countless Rogue Cultivators, and even innocent commoners!"
"The matter of Ye Tianming is the matter of