Even within his heart, he began to weigh whether there had been any obvious actions that could have been seen as offensive, feeling anxious and nervous.
What Chen Dengming wanted was exactly this kind of deterrent effect.
While he considered himself to have a sense of chivalry, he was by no means completely altruistic and dedicated to sacrifice; he could commit himself wholeheartedly to protecting the Ancient Realm because in doing so, he also protected himself and those he wanted to guard.
However, he was unwilling to see that after he had exerted all his efforts, there would still be those within the Ancient Realm who harbored duplicity, bearing the thought of stabbing him in the back or kicking him while he was down, even if it was just a fleeting thought.
The deterrence formed from this battle's achievements was also his way of telling the many cultivators within the Ancient Realm that we ancient practitioners fear not a fight.
