Only cultivators in lofty positions, such as Heavenly Lord Shihu, knew anything of the secrets of ultimate Dao power.
And the upper ranks of the Shangqing Cultivation World shared a tacit understanding about keeping this secret.
Thus, even the people of Ningchan Cave merely watched in silence this time, without calling out through the Spirit Mirror to expose it.
Precisely because of this, when the Spectating Cultivators discovered that Xu Taiping was actually preparing to attempt another breakthrough into the Heaven Shocking Realm, their first thought was-
"A snake whose greed knows no bounds tries to swallow an elephant."
However, some cultivators in the teahouse also speculated:
"This Xu Taiping is most likely pretending to break through, hoping to draw in Otherworldly Heavenly Demons again and have them fight the people of Jiaye Temple and the surrounding Yin Gods until both sides are grievously wounded."
Although this speculation sounded somewhat absurd,
quite a few cultivators who harbored resentment toward Xu Taiping still took it to heart.
For a time, both the teahouse and the Spirit Mirror were filled with voices berating Xu Taiping.
As Xiahou You listened to the abuse around her and thought of the truth-that Xu Taiping was gambling with his life for a thread of survival for everyone in Jiaye Temple-her clenched fists cracked audibly.
Had Heavenly Lord Shihu not laid restrictions around their table beforehand, her killing intent would likely have frightened away all the guests on that floor.
Rumble...
However, the attention of everyone in the teahouse was soon drawn to the battle in the projected image between Ancient Buddha Kasyapa's golden body Dharma Aspect and the Sky Demons.
Bang!
With another tremendous crash, the hundred-zhang Sky Demon was actually sent flying backward by a palm strike from Ancient Buddha Kasyapa's golden body Dharma Aspect.