Taiyuan Xuanshui's expression was as dark as still water.
Beside him, Lingtu Yuming remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking. "That Youxuan has come into his own. If you wish to reclaim the River and Rain Sources, Dao brother, I fear you will have to pay an even greater price.
"Moreover, I have heard that this fellow avenges even the slightest grievance. After this battle, he will likely make trouble for Great Evolution. Do you have a plan to deal with him?"
Taiyuan remained silent for a long time before saying slowly, "Let us set aside the matter of the River and Rain Sources for now. We can reconsider when he embarks on the Heaven and Earth Dao."
"The Heaven and Earth Dao..." Lingtu looked thoughtful. After a moment, he said mildly, "Judging by the momentum of this Netherworld Great Dao today, it is indeed extraordinary. I fear it has the potential to ascend to the Mahayana Realm."
Taiyuan shook his head at that. "Though the Netherworld Great Dao can nurture a Mahayana Realm cultivator, that cultivator may not be this Youxuan... this Guide of the Departed and Warden of the Netherworld."
After all, a Great Dao could be passed down.
To pursue the All Beings Dao, one had to bestow one's Root Origin upon others. Once the Three Sources reunited, that meant that if something happened to the [Guide of the Departed and Warden of the Netherworld], a Source Holder could inherit the Great Dao.
"True." Lingtu nodded slightly. "Until the very end, no one can say for certain. Take the clan progenitor Jiang Zun, for instance. He retraced a predecessor's Great Dao before he could nurture a Dao Fruit and attain Mahayana."
Taiyuan did not reply. Gazing at the gradually quieting battlefield, he sank into thought.
"Let