Great Luo Heaven, Eight Scenic Palace!
At that moment, watching the Witch Clan fall into a "hopeless predicament," Laozi smiled.
"Heh, marvelous... marvelous..."
"Gu Changqing, this time, your cleverness truly has outsmarted itself."
Laozi murmured to himself in an odd tone.
Hearing this, Xuandu looked puzzled beside him.
Cleverness outsmarting itself?!
What did that mean?!
Confused, he immediately asked.
"Master, what do you mean?!"
At his question, Laozi shot Xuandu an irritated glare.
Only then did he continue to explain:
"Do you remember? The Dragon Race serves as the totem of the Human Lineage. They rise together in glory and fall together in ruin."
"In the past, the Witch Clan also proclaimed to Heaven and Earth that they would protect humanity."
"Yet today, the Witch Clan and Dragon Race have both entered the war, only to meet their destruction together."
"With that, won't our Human Sect be able to regain control of humanity's fortune?"
As he spoke, Laozi looked proud and thoroughly pleased with himself.
Only then did understanding dawn on Xuandu.
Of course!
On the surface, today's events seemed to be a great war between the Witch and Demon Clans, or rather, one that also involved the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans.
In truth, however, it would also bring enormous benefits to the Human Sect.
Once the Witch Clan and Dragon Race were destroyed, humanity would lose every source of support and protection.
After that, even Gu Changqing would find it difficult to gather humanity's fortune.
When that time came, if Laozi struck with overwhelming force, would there be any fear that humanity would refuse to obey his every word?
From the Witch Clan's "decline," Laozi and Xuandu seemed to have already glimpsed the hope of the Human Sect flourishing once more.
At that thought, both grew even more