"Was he set up?"
Ye Yuan's gaze sharpened.
Even back when he had been a Dao Lord, he had despised such schemes most of all. He could not control what happened to others, but if it had happened to Void Gazing True Monarch, then once he attained the Dao, he would have to go slash a few swords at those responsible.
He would let those old schemers know that this world was not without people.
Ji Fan shook his head. "Daoist Void Gazing is a member of the Three Purities Sect. Who would dare scheme against him? He simply could not enter the gate of the Dao and had no choice but to retreat."
"Alas."
Ye Yuan sighed softly. "Seeking the Dao is hard—harder than climbing to the blue heavens."
Ji Fan had put it tactfully.
But breaking through to the Dao Lord Realm was like rowing against the current. How could there be any retreat? Clearly, he had been unable to attain the Dao and could only disperse his Dao and reincarnate.
There would be no more Void Gazing True Monarch in this world.
Even as a Dao Lord Reincarnation, he could not claim with certainty that he would return to his former heights.
Looking around, of the five people from the Three Lives Altar back then, only three remained. One had died after attaining the Dao, another had died on the road to attaining it, and of the old-timers from those days, only he remained. It was hard not to sigh at the passing of time.
A rare bitterness appeared on Ji Fan's face. "It is time for our altar to find new people as well."
"If either of you has a suitable candidate, feel free to recommend them to me. Also, if I should one day fall,