Whatever else happened, Qiu Wuji could still tell that Chu Tiange was truly the protagonist among protagonists. The entire core of the subsequent plot rested on him; all that remained was to see how he performed. Her own storyline and Little Flame's were actually already halfway wrapped up.
The Emperors of the North and South were effectively established. As long as they did not expand aggressively and openly set themselves against the Heavenly Emperor, he would most likely turn a blind eye. His next target was clearly the Dao Venerable, not these North and South Poles who had only just ascended and already claimed to form a three-way balance of power.
Judging by the Buddha Kingdom's makeup, it had countless Profound Immortals and several Golden Immortals, making its overall strength formidable. Even with the Buddha Ancestor dead, the Heavenly Emperor did not dare press it too hard, fearing the losses would outweigh the gains. Neither she nor Little Flame had forces like that. Perhaps they might after everyone had a few years to develop, but for now, they could essentially only lie low and build their strength.
But as a novel, Chu Ge's latest "ensemble cast" treatment should have been quite impressive. Qiu Wuji could practically imagine the readers praising it in their reviews.
He had accounted for every faction in both the Heavenly Realm and the Mortal World, subdued the Vermilion Bird, broken into the Buddha Kingdom, reclaimed the White Tiger, and propped up Dabei. While executing his strategy flawlessly, he had also taken into account how readers would view the novel. Qiu Wuji truly thought her husband was incredible.
Looking back on when they first met, it felt like a dream.
But Qiu Wuji also knew how exhausted he was.
The burns the Vermilion Bird had inflicted on