Fairy Lingyue gave a helpless smile and said:
"You're right."
Xu Taiping suddenly grew a little curious and asked Fairy Lingyue:
"Sister Lingyue, you told me before that this Heaven-Treading Contest was the first step toward resolving the Great Void Calamity."
"Why is that?"
Fairy Lingyue said solemnly:
"Because as long as we win the Heaven-Treading Contest, the Shangqing Realm can ascend in rank, and the power of vitality released when a realm ascends happens to be able to hold back the Great Void Calamity."
"Though it can only hold it back for a hundred years at most, that would at least buy Shangqing a hundred years to prepare a response."
Understanding immediately dawned on Xu Taiping's face as he said:
"So that's why."
Beside him, Lin Buyu said thoughtfully:
"If we can make Shangqing ascend to Yujitian within those hundred years, would we be able to continue driving back the Great Void Calamity?"
Fairy Lingyue nodded and said:
"Of course!"
Xu Taiping immediately felt as though a stone had been lifted from his heart. He nodded and said thoughtfully:
"No wonder you said this Heaven-Treading journey was such an important step, Sister Lingyue."
Lingyue said gravely:
"That may be so, but with how powerful Taiqing Paradise is now, our chances of winning this Heaven-Treading Contest aren't great."
Xu Taiping shook his head:
"Having a chance is still better than having none at all."
Something suddenly occurred to Lin Buyu, and she immediately asked Fairy Lingyue another question:
"Fairy Lingyue, why did the Immortal Officials of old know nothing about these things?"
Though she had only obtained part of this Immortal Official Remnant's memories, under normal circumstances, she should not have been completely unaware of this.
Moreover, it was not just her. The other Immortal Officials knew nothing about it