"Ancestral Vein, you flatter this junior far too much." Chu Mo looked at Tai Shao of Myriad Desires, who was deliberately putting on an "I'm so curious" expression. The corner of his eye twitched, and he promptly offered a compliment:
"Your majesty is born of nature itself, Ancestral Vein. How could a mere Dao Integration junior like me dare pass judgment on your beauty?"
"Hehe~"
Tai Shao caught every little movement of his. She smiled without teasing him further, then returned to their earlier discussion:
"Radiant Splendor Heaven is, after all, a Greater Realm that once had a Heavenly Venerable presiding over it. Its foundations run deep. Digging out a few benefits is one thing, but if you dig up its roots... be careful you don't draw the Heavenly Venerable back."
"Draw the Heavenly Venerable back?"
Everyone in the hall froze. Did the current situation not already count as digging up its roots?
Seemingly discerning their confusion, Qingxu stepped forward without waiting for Tai Shao's instructions and addressed them:
"I once heard that old bastard Qingxiao say that, after leaving Radiant Splendor Heaven, the Heavenly Venerable left behind certain measures capable of sensing its condition.
"If this realm is truly destroyed, the Heavenly Venerable will reappear here, remake heaven and earth, and bring the cosmos back into order. Moreover..."
He paused. "Even setting aside the Heavenly Venerable himself, he also left those old fellows a few measures. If they're truly driven into a corner, they'll certainly use them.
"So the more critical the moment, the more cautious we must be." Qingxu spoke with heartfelt sincerity, considering everyone's interests from beginning to end and sharing everything he knew. He looked every inch a loyal servant of Fuli and a vanguard of Tribulation Deliverance.
As Chu Mo listened, the corner of his