The Beast Taming Holy Deity activated Myriad-Colored Splendor, seeking to intercept the Golden Thread.
But it was useless.
The profound workings of Xin Metal seemed not to exist at all. Untouchable, they passed straight through its body.
Just as the opponent was about to use those profound workings to pluck the Myriad Spirits Fruit and change the ownership of heaven and earth, a gentle laugh came from the void.
"Daoist Mu, merely saying you'll consider it is not enough. Daoists Yue, Qi, and Jiang are Great Dao Venerables of Great Evolution, after all. Even I wouldn't dare take them lightly."
Clang!
Clear sword light illuminated the void, as pure and flawless as a thought. Ancestor Yue's Dao of Xin Metal was formless and insubstantial, acting directly upon the Myriad Spirits Fruit. No divine ability could obstruct it, no Dao art could harm it.
Yet somehow, that sword light struck the formless power directly, severing the five elements and extinguishing Geng-Xin in an instant, preventing him from taking the fruit.
Ancestor Yue frowned and looked toward the white-robed youth who had arrived with the sword light. "Huangfu Zhi, what is the meaning of this? Myriad Spirits is about to become part of Fuli. Aren't you afraid Heaven's Will will reject you for obstructing me here?"
"Heh." Huangfu Zhi chuckled softly and gestured toward Mu Xian. "Daoist Mu, for the sake of one word from you, I've offended Great Evolution. So please give me an answer as soon as possible."
A thought stirred in Mu Xian's mind. Conflict surfaced on his face, and then, as though making an agonizing decision, he said reluctantly, "As long as the Myriad Spirits Dao Path is preserved, I am willing to bring Myriad Spirits into Heaven's Will."
"Naturally." Huangfu Zhi nodded with a smile. "A path