Luo Yue looked straight into Chu Xingchen's eyes but found nothing unusual... at least, Chu Xingchen looked very confident, far better than Xie Lingyu beside him, whose expression was a little strange.
It took a deep breath, and its initially muddled divine sense cleared a little.
Having spent too long in confusion, its memories had grown somewhat hazy. It remembered only the most important things, making it seem rather foolish.
Thinking carefully... it was not impossible that all eighteen main spirit veins had been occupied.
They had remained unoccupied for thousands of years only because no one dared to brave universal condemnation.
But once someone started... there was no longer any question of daring.
What people loved most was staking little to win big. Even knowing that the chance of survival ahead was slim, as long as the rewards were great enough, they would carry it out regardless of the cost.
Besides, wasn't it the same?
Back then, hadn't it also seen the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect's plan as a long shot? Hadn't it ended up here precisely because it wanted to gamble on that sliver of a chance?
But the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect had succeeded, only to cast aside its promises.
Humans... cannot be trusted. Back then, I was merely bewitched by that somewhat unreachable dream and lost my sense of proportion.
Sure enough, since ancient times, anything one wanted had to be taken by one's own hands, rather than obtained by pinning hopes on others.
Watching Luo Yue apparently sink into thought, Chu Xingchen swiftly assessed the situation and squeezed Xie Lingyu's hand in his, reminding her to be ready to fight.
How could anyone who had participated in the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect's Rebellion Suppression War back then truly be someone easy to deal with?
Moreover,