"I suppress my own strength? Why?" Fang Jian asked.

The editor said, "Because you and this enemy have fought countless battles before. Although both have won and lost, neither has been able to completely destroy the other. However, you are destined not to coexist. If you fail to completely eliminate the other before the next 'Supreme Dao' performance, you will be decreed by the Supreme Dao to return to the primordial chaos and vanish into thin air."

Fang Jian was horrified. "If that's the case, then I should recover my previous form. Why do I have to suppress my own strength?"

The editor said, "This is related to your bet, sir."

"Oath?" Fang Jian asked doubtfully.

The editor said, "Yes, because you and your enemy can't completely eliminate each other, your predecessor and that enemy made a bet before the 'Supreme Dao, Taiqing Daode Tianzun'. Whoever can sort out the Great Dao from bottom to top will be the winner. At that time, the Supreme Dao will command the loser to return to the primordial chaos. Therefore, if you directly restore your predecessor's strength, you will lose the bet. So the lower your strength, the more you can do, the more time you have, and the greater your chances of winning the bet."

"So, my enemy was reincarnated with me?" Fang Jian said.

The editor said, "What I can tell you, Master, is that your enemy's Dao power is recovering faster than yours, but he's also aware of this, so he's suppressed his own Dao power to a level second only to his predecessor's. So, what he can do is far less than what you can do, Master."

"Why is it that the stronger your Taoism is, the less you can do?" Fang Jian asked.

The editor said, "Because the more you do, the greater the impact on the laws of heaven and earth. The more your Dao Fa will be fed back by heaven and earth, the faster your Dao will recover, making it harder to suppress. If he recovers his original Dao before you do, he loses."

Fang Jian suddenly realized something and said, "That means if I didn't have your suppression, I might be able to recover faster than him?"

"You could say that," the Hongmeng Editor said, "but I'm your last resort, Master. If the bet is won, and your enemy is relegated to Hongmeng, that's fine. But if the bet is lost, or if something goes wrong with your enemy being relegated to Hongmeng, then I'll be needed. I hope that won't be the case."

Fang Jian was speechless for a long moment. Finally, he asked the editor, "Do my enemies know who I am now?"

The editor said, "Your enemies don't know who you are now, and you don't know who your enemies are. I know everything, but the 'Supreme Dao' doesn't know of my existence. Also, because of me, the 'Three Pure Ones' don't know who you will be after your reincarnation. So I'm very wary of the Xiantian Yuanshi Treasure Seal. It's very likely in the hands of your enemies. While I'm not afraid of the Xiantian Yuanshi Treasure Seal, I do fear the 'Supreme Dao Jade Purity Yuanshi Tianzun' behind it."

Fang Jian was surprised and asked, "Why? Wasn't the Xiantian Yuanshi Treasure Seal bestowed upon the Dao Court by the Three Pure Ones?"

The editor said, "No, the Xiantian Yuanshi Treasure Seal was accurately bestowed by the Supreme Dao, Jade Purity Yuanshi Tianzun. However, the Dao Court is the power that your enemy arranged to help him sort out the Dao from bottom to top, just as the Heaven Court is the power that you arranged to help you sort out the Dao."

Fang Jian was suddenly awakened from his dream when he heard this. He said, "You mean, my enemy planned the Great Dao Court and then directly reincarnated into the Xiantian Wuji Realm. And I planned the Heavenly Court and then reincarnated into the lower realm?"

"Yes," the editor said, "This explains why you, Master, are so obsessed with the 'Heavenly Laws' and the laws of Heaven. Because the laws of Heaven are the most important principle that helps you understand the Great Dao, so from the very beginning, Master, you have had a demonic obsession with the Heavenly Laws and the laws of Heaven!"

"I understand." Fang Jian suddenly realized.

At this time, the editor continued, "The birth of the Five Innate Tai is also related to your fight with that enemy, but your enemy is one step ahead of you in terms of the Five Innate Tai. After you and your enemy reincarnated, Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, and Taiji all became your enemy's disciples after weighing the pros and cons, and only Taisu became your disciple. So Taisu died together with the Great Dao Lord Taihuang Zhaoshi of the Dao Court in order to buy time for you, who was reincarnated into the lower realm. If you hadn't done that, I'm afraid your enemy, with the help of the Four Innate Tai, would have figured out the Dao before you. And Taisu alone couldn't fight against the Great Dao Lord Taihuang Zhaoshi and the Four Innate Tai, so he chose to die together with the Great Dao Lord Taihuang Zhaoshi to buy time for you, and to disrupt the layout of your enemy. Facts have proved that he was very successful."

Fang Jian sighed and said, "I see. Tai Su is truly loyal to me! If I win the bet in the future, I will definitely repay him well."

After saying that, Fang Jian asked the editor, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

The editor said, "No, sir, I will tell you who you are and who your enemies are after you recover to the Second Clarity Realm."

Fang Jian nodded and said, "Okay."

Afterwards, Fang Jian put away the editor, opened his eyes from his meditation, and rubbed his swollen head with his hand.

Fang Jian received too much important information today, especially the knowledge that he had a very powerful enemy, which put him under a lot of pressure.

However, the only consolation was that he had the Hongmeng Editor plug-in, but Fang Jian quickly realized that the editor still had something to say.

If the Heavenly Court represents the power that helps one clarify the Great Dao, and the Great Dao Court represents the power that helps one's enemies clarify the Great Dao, then does the bestowal of the Innate Primordial Seal by the Supreme Dao, Jade Purity, and Primordial Heavenly Venerable, mean that the Supreme Dao, Jade Purity, and Primordial Heavenly Venerable, is biased? In other words, it favors its enemies.

At this moment, Fang Jian recalled the editor's words: "If the bet is lost, or if your enemy encounters a problem during the process of being sent back to Hongmeng, then I will be needed. I hope this won't be the case."

This sentence further confirmed Fang Jian's guess. Although it was just Fang Jian's own guess, Fang Jian still felt a little heavy in his heart at this moment.

However, the editor also said that even the 'Three Pure Ones' were unaware of the editor's existence, which meant that the editor had the same power as the 'Three Pure Ones', but at that point, neither of them would be in a good position.

Thinking of this, Fang Jian relaxed a little. At least he was not completely unable to resist. For now, he should complete the "bet" first.

Since the Heavenly Court is the key layout for him to sort out the avenue from bottom to top, he must contact Daozu Haotian as soon as possible and reorganize the Heavenly Court in the Xiantian Wuji Realm.

Although the Dao Court has withdrawn its troops, this is most likely because the conferring of the title of Daoist Patriarch Haotian on him was too sudden. Once they have made all preparations, they will definitely attack the Heavenly Court again.

Time really doesn’t wait for us!

Fortunately, he now has the Hongmeng Editor plug-in to cover himself, and his Taoist strength is suppressed very well. Even the "Three Pure Ones" don't know that he is the reincarnation of "his predecessor", so he can go all out in the Heavenly Court.

I will definitely win this bet by clarifying the avenue from bottom to top. Even the Three Pure Ones cannot change it. I say that!