"Who injured me, you should have guessed."

Nangong Duanjian sat on the central throne, even though he was severely injured, his aura was undiminished, "Indeed, it was the Supreme Taoist. He sought me out a day ago, and we fought at the border of Xuanzhou. The result was that he got lightly injured..."

Nangong Duanjian lifted his half-broken right hand to indicate below, "I was seriously injured."

"Why did the Supreme Taoist seek you out?" Qing Yu asked.

This was the question he most wanted to know. The Supreme Taoist had not acted for so long, and when he did, he severely injured the Sword God, making everyone curious.

"The Supreme...," Nangong Duanjian paused, "his reason for acting was that our progress was too fast, so he needed to stop it. Changing Heaven, do you know why?"

This was Nangong Duanjian's most curious question at the moment.

When battling with him, the Supreme Taoist always said it was not enough and that the time was not right. 'Not enough' should refer to his strength, but what was the matter with the time being not right?

Elder Shiming, the initiator of Nine Heavens, also foresaw the existence of a great calamity, leading everyone toward one goal. Yet now, the Supreme Taoist says the time is not yet right, and no one knows why.

"I also do not know what intentions the Supreme Taoist holds," Elder Shiming shook his head, "According to Jun Heaven, the Supreme Taoist seems to understand the inside story. If he supports our plan, he should not attack Jun Heaven. But if he does not support it, then why did he injure but not kill? This, I do not understand either.

The Supreme Taoist Sect has been passed down for millennia, with countless classical texts within the sect. Perhaps the Supreme Taoist knows something unknown to us, leading to the blockade."

"So what should our next plan be? Jun Heaven was seriously injured, You Tian has just ascended to a supreme warrior, and the balance of power between the Nine Heavens and Daqian may reverse," Hao Tian asked.

"A reversal is unlikely, but until Jun Heaven's injuries heal, we will likely have to focus on defense," Ji Chengtian said.

"Jun Heaven, how long will it take for your injuries to heal?" Elder Shiming asked Nangong Duanjian.

"At least three years," Nangong Duanjian replied, "With my Realm, medicine will not be very effective; it mostly relies on self-healing. The Xuan Yuan One Qi left by the Supreme Taoist on me, I need at least three years to eliminate it, as for the physical injuries, they aren't as serious."

Nangong Duanjian's blade energy is too domineering; even taking Heavenly materials and earth treasures effective for supreme warriors would first face an attack from the blade energy. To make the heavenly materials and earth treasures work, Nangong Duanjian would have to suppress the blade energy first.

But given his current condition, if he suppresses the blade energy, the Xuan Yuan One Qi will spread faster. Unless someone helps to first suppress the Xuan Yuan One Qi, heavenly materials and earth treasures are best not considered.

"Three years."

"Three years..."

Everyone murmured.

Three years, at least three more years, it truly is...

Too good!

Even Ji Chengtian, who has already become a supreme warrior, felt fortunate for the extra three years.

As the peak among supreme warriors, the Sword God has basically reached the end of Divinity Realm, only the Tao Realm above can make the Sword God desire. But the Nine Heavens' people aren't quite like the Sword God, who have already reached the end.

Except for a few who are not interested in the supreme strength and only seek long life like salted fish, everyone else hopes for more time. They may not necessarily compete with the Sword God to break through the Tao Realm, but they definitely don't want to fall behind others.

The Sword God is actually very pure, won't kill others just because he first achieved the Tao Realm, but others may not be the same.

Therefore, three years is quite important to them.

Among everyone, Qing Yu is the most excited.

'Three years, the Nine Heavens will likely only begin again after three years. This truly is—heaven's help for me!'

To be honest, it's the best news of the year, Qing Yu even wants to hug the Supreme Taoist and kiss him twice.

Of course, if three years leads to another three years, that would be even more wonderful.

For a moment, the solemn atmosphere within the Heavenly Vault eased slightly.

Elder Shiming also felt this shift in the atmosphere, secretly lamenting that the group is becoming less cohesive and people's hearts are scattered. Perhaps the Supreme Taoist has seen through this, which is why he directly struck and severely injured the Sword God, delaying the Nine Heavens' plans.

"Everyone," said Elder Shiming, "The attitude of the Supreme Taoist is ambiguous, we must be cautious. Aside from defending against Daqian's attacks, we must also investigate the purpose of the Supreme Taoist. The matter of him saying the time is not yet right, we still do not understand thoroughly. This matter is urgent, you all must be careful."

Hearing this, everyone put away their previous relaxed attitude and nodded seriously.

Determining the Supreme Taoist's stance truly is urgent, even life-or-death. Even the Sword God was severely injured by the opponent, if they were to truly confront the Supreme Taoist, they might not even have the privilege of being severely injured, instead needing to prepare for their end.

If the Supreme Taoist's stance is determined to be hostile...

Then they might as well consider defecting first, if they can't win.

'This may be some people's most straightforward thought,' Qing Yu speculated.

Confidence comes from strength; if their strength pales compared to the Supreme Taoist, they wouldn't mind being cowardly for a moment.

Thirty years on the east of the river, thirty years on the west, feng shui shifts. This is a basic rule for a veteran in worldly society; if you can't win, lie low for a while, maybe in thirty years the opportunity will come.

If thirty years isn't enough, then another thirty years. After all, the Divinity Realm lifespan is long, and except for Elder Shiming, the others should survive at least five of those thirty years.

As far as Qing Yu is concerned, as long as one thirty years, feng shui will surely shift to his side. Honestly, if being a fence-sitter wasn't too hateful, Qing Yu would already be swaying with the wind on the fence.

"This concludes the meeting, everyone, disperse," Elder Shiming stated.

The lights flickered, primordial spirit projections disappeared, leaving only Elder Shiming and Nangong Duanjian in the Heavenly Vault.

"Sword God, are you okay?" Elder Shiming asked with concern.

Among the present, only he most understands the Sword God's injuries. Xuan Yuan One Qi even penetrates the primordial spirit, manifesting with the primordial spirit projection in the Heavenly Vault, making these injuries far more severe than Cangtian's previous injuries.

"I am fine," Nangong Duanjian showed no sign of worrying about his injuries, leaning back comfortably on the throne, "although the Supreme hindered my recovery with Xuan Yuan One Qi, I can use this Xuan Yuan One Qi to hone my blade energy. When I recover, my blade might be able to cleave the Supreme's Xuan Yuan One Qi."

Nangong Duanjian's face bore no hint of defeat or derision; instead, his domineering nature remained unchanged, only more confident. The blade, with one edge sharpened, moves forward relentlessly, never retreating, and those who wield the blade never retreat; the Sword God is no exception.

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