How certain was the tone of Woro's voice.

It was as if he already knew in advance that Tian Chou's background was unusual!

But if Tianchou really isn't from the Tenghai tribe...

Even worse, if the ultimate truth about his background reveals that he has been "recognizing a thief as his father" all along...

That Tian Chou's life... was just too tragic!

It's not just his upbringing in the Tenghai tribe that makes his loyalty to them seem so tragic...

More importantly, after the Teng Hai tribe was wiped out, his frantic struggle like a stray dog, and everything he had experienced and sacrificed over the past 100,000 years...

All of this will make him seem even more pathetic!

In psychology, there is a term called "sunk cost".

For Tianchou, what he has paid is no longer just a matter of "sunk costs"!

It's no exaggeration to say that he has almost given up his entire life!

If, at this point in life, you're nearing its end, and you're truly certain that your entire life has been "sinking," or even going in the opposite direction...

Such a truth must be far too cruel for him!

That was almost a cruel way of completely destroying faith.

Faced with reassuring lies and despairing truths...

Some people might not choose the latter.

So what if we go in the opposite direction?

Heading north will never lead you to your destination.

So why not just change your destination and keep going down the wrong path?

Just like the saying "the victor is king, the loser is villain," perhaps the winner can revise the so-called "truth"?

In Jiang Yi's view...

If it were any other player facing Tianchou's current predicament...

Perhaps they will truly reject the so-called "truth" and continue down a potentially wrong path, never looking back.

But Tianchou...

He is clearly not the type to deceive himself.

In his mind, right is right, and wrong is wrong...

He cannot abandon the search for the truth in order to maintain a false belief.

Moreover, his life was filled with peaks and valleys, pride and depravity, madness and struggle...

Great ups and downs, great joy and great sorrow...

What hasn't he experienced?

Even if the truth is so cruel that it leads to despair and causes his faith to crumble, so what?

At worst, it's just a dramatic ups and downs that can completely upend your life.

No matter how crazy or seemingly mentally unstable he appeared...

But Tianchou knew better than anyone else—

The madness and struggle of the past tens of thousands of years have long since tempered his heart to be tough enough!

Faith collapsed? Then let new faith bloom anew from the ruins!

He... has nothing to be afraid of!

Tian Chou's gaze, hidden in the shadows, was almost constantly fixed on the bottle of [Tracing Light Dust] in Woruo's hand.

He could certainly tell that Woro's trade of this entire bottle of [Tracing the Dust] to him was practically an open conspiracy.

But it seems he really couldn't refuse...

Tianchou is not the kind of person who hesitates and looks back.

Ultimately, he made his decision with unwavering certainty, just as he had when he said he would not regret it.

"Having reached this point in life, there's really nothing to regret..."

"Ha, haha... hahahahaha..."

Tianchou seemed to have fallen ill again, and suddenly burst into wild laughter.

After his self-absorbed, maniacal laughter subtly tinged his voice with a hint of wistfulness:

"It seems like I've lived my whole life for others..."

"The first half of my life was spent living for the Tenghai tribe..."

"In the latter half of my life, because of Chi Su's promise to revive the Teng Hai tribe, I lived again in Chi Su..."

"So now... I deserve to live for myself!"

"To get to the bottom of things... I must figure out who I really am!"

"I agree to this deal—"

"The Realm Battlefield is yours. And this bottle of [Tracing Light Dust] is mine!"

This final sentence concludes the story of this inevitable transaction.

Woruo, holding the bottle of [Tracing the Light Dust], showed no surprise whatsoever.

He continued to gaze calmly at the darkness, and slowly said in a deep voice, "Since that's the case, then you should put down the core of this camp first."

"Once I refine it, I will erase the self-destruct inscription on the bottom of this glass bottle."

"Of course, if you are still not at ease, I can make a vow of my Dao heart to ensure that this transaction will proceed smoothly."

However, upon hearing this, Tianchou scoffed, "I don't believe in any oath of Dao heart."

"I want a very simple transaction process—"

"First, we each set up a causal domain in this giant pit, and then we step into the double causal domain together."

"Then, put your son Ji Chen into that glass bottle and go refine the core of the camp."

"After you have completely refined the core of the faction, erase the self-destruct inscription on the bottom of the bottle and hand it over to me."

"At that time, I'll release your son with one hand, and you'll let me leave with the other!"

Tian Chou's tone was resolute and left no room for doubt.

Woruo tightened his grip on the glass bottle slightly and glanced in Ji Chen's direction.

In that one glance, his eyes met Ji Chen's, and it seemed as if they were having a silent exchange.

After a moment, Woro withdrew his gaze, looked at the black sky again, and replied, "Alright! We'll do as you say!"

After quickly finalizing the transaction process...

Sure enough, a dark cube exuding an eerie aura shot out from within the black curtain.

The cube landed precisely in the giant pit, quickly forming the first causal boundary within the entire pit area.

Woruo looked at the causal boundary and confirmed that there was no problem.

Then, he gave a wink to a powerful figure standing in mid-air.

Then, a dark cube suddenly shot out from the direction of that powerful figure and fell into the giant pit.

Soon, the second causal boundary formed in the giant pit.

Woro glanced towards the direction of the black sky.

Then, in a flash, he appeared in the giant pit that covered the dual causal domains.

He looked up at the darkness from the bottom of the pit and said, "It's your turn."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark curtain swept across the sky.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a figure in a black robe and appeared in the giant pit.

Then, Ji Chen also flashed into the giant pit.

He glanced at Tian Qiu with a dark look in his eyes, then turned to look at Wo Ruo.

The father and son did not exchange a single word.

A single glance was enough to achieve their understanding.

Woruo opened the glass bottle.

The next second, Ji Chen transformed into a tiny speck of dust and flashed into the glass bottle filled with [Tracing Light Dust].

After showing the glass bottle to Tianchou for a moment, Woruo looked towards the floating island that housed the core of the faction...

At this point, everything is going smoothly.