"I lost!"
In the end, Dai Xun had not dared to carry on with this gamble.
The so-called Dao Heart, so-called perseverance, and so-called fearlessness had their limits even in the cultivation world. They were not as simple as saying a few words or shouting a few slogans.
When something touched a cultivator's true core, even perseverance would give way.
For Dai Xun, his techniques had a very narrow focus: the Dragon Mountain Beast-Roaming Diagram and furnace-forging star sand. Ninety percent of his strength came from them, accumulated over decades of unchanging effort. Just like a Sword Cultivator's Flying Sword, all his glory depended on them. How could he bear to lose everything in a single day?
Yes, Good Man might have been bluffing, but he might also have possessed genuine strength. The point was that Dai Xun had already gambled several rounds. He had started gambling when the first tenth of his star sand was taken, all so he would have no regrets, all for that so-called Dao Heart. The result was that his Dao Heart remained, but half his star sand was gone...
If he kept gambling, his Dao Heart might remain while his star sand and beasts were all lost, leaving nothing but conviction to sustain him. Could he fight others on conviction alone?
If he no longer even dared to fight, what Dao Heart could he speak of amid the continent's shifting winds and clouds?
So, for him now, his star sand and beasts were his Dao Heart. If they were all gone, his Dao Heart would be gone too.
Hou Niao could see his pain. "We're all gambling! What matters is whether it's worth it! If I stop all of you in the end and the Constellation True Disciple Position remains vacant, you'll still have