"Before my husband entered seclusion, he made arrangements for whatever might follow. This time, he went into it resolved to succeed or die trying."
"With his abilities, twenty years of contemplating the Heavenly Dao had already brought him some measure of attainment. Had he lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, when the Dharma Dao flourished, he would already have attained immortality through Dao attestation. In remote antiquity, he would have had the makings of an Immortal King."
"Sadly, he was born in the wrong age. In this Age of Declining Dharma, the road to heaven has been severed, leaving him forever trapped at the Heaven Tier peak."
"He not only wanted to see the scenery at greater heights for himself, but also to reverse the Dharma-Ending Age, restore the vitality of this era, and bring hope to cultivators everywhere."
"We ought to support him."
A glimmer of tears shone in Wen Qingfei's eyes, but she did not let her grief or worry show as she spoke with her back to the others.
Her voice was cool and clear. To those listening, it carried the unquestionable authority of the mistress of the household.
Wang Ran and the others all bowed their heads and said respectfully, "We are willing to serve the Exalted One and his lady unto death!"
Wang Ran and the others were all figures capable of holding their own under Fang Qianyuan's command, and each occupied an important place in his arrangements. That very day, they departed to oversee the forces under their respective commands.
This could not be hidden from those paying attention. Soon, the various parties learned one after another that Fang Qianyuan had entered seclusion to contemplate the Dao and sealed the Central Preservation Palace in ice.
"No wonder he's been so quiet these past