Fang Qianyuan naturally knew what was happening in the various regions, as well as the difficulties Sun Zhuo faced.
But in contending with Mystic Heaven, many hardships were inevitable. In the end, he could not escape the demands of the Dao Path and the hearts of the people; he had to become the one to whom all hopes turned.
He now understood that the will of all living beings and the Heavenly Dao Spirit could resonate with one another in extraordinary ways. This was the best route to wresting the Spirit-Taming World back from Mystic Heaven.
Mystic Heaven's foundations were beyond anything he could match. For now, he could only sacrifice the small for the great and abandon simplicity for complexity.
Just then, in the great stone hall of the Imperial Capital on the Lower Hill Plain in the Demon Realm, the Heavenly Pivot Holy Envoy, Yellow Venerable, and the others had gathered, their expressions solemn.
They had just discussed the earlier battle at Tin Mountain and reviewed the reasons for their defeat, but however they reckoned it, the fault lay elsewhere than their fighting.
They could not blame Tai Huang or Opener of Light for lacking strength, nor complain that Lianshan and the others had made inadequate preparations. Rather, Fang Qianyuan had intervened with his Lifebound Spirit Creature, and his Heavenly Dao Realm combat power had crushed every arrangement they had made.
"Our strength is gradually recovering, but even if we reach our former peaks, we still cannot fight Fang Qianyuan head-on."
"Only by joining forces and receiving the empowerment of Heavenly Dao power can we gain some measure of strength to contend with him."
The Heavenly Pivot Holy Envoy spoke slowly. Whenever Fang Qianyuan came up, his former ease vanished from his face, replaced by utter gravity.
"You