Just as Tian Heng and the others made their move, Fang Qianyuan, who was about to defeat Nether Heaven in the void, sensed something and turned his gaze toward the distant depths of darkness.
His Dharma Eye blazed like a torch, and his special connection to the Spirit-Taming Heavenly Dao allowed him to discover immediately what Tian Heng and the others were doing.
So you have finally taken this step...
Fang Qianyuan sighed inwardly.
Defying heaven, defying heaven...
Heaven gives life to all things to nourish mankind, yet mankind has nothing to offer heaven in return!
I became Azure Heaven to establish the Immortal Dao and usher in peace for all ages. What have I done wrong, that you should defy me like this?
Even so, he understood that this was the choice Tian Heng and the others had made as mighty powerhouses.
Even in the mortal world, the lords and magnates who held power had their own ideas when dynasties changed and a new emperor ascended the throne. How much more so for powerhouses like them?
Their choice did not shock or surprise him in the slightest. If anything surprised him, it was how they had evaded his Eye of the Future, his methods of manipulating fate, and his perception that spread its net across the Heavenly Realms.
Quite a few of them have already severed the Heavenly Dao's restraints and become carefree true immortals. This is a loophole I left twenty years ago, when I was trying to win their support...
Fang Qianyuan understood at once.
Back then, he had been far less powerful and perfect than he was now. To stabilize the situation and soothe people's hearts, he had inevitably needed to make concessions.
The most basic condition had been to admit those who had already reached