Future

He could bring Qishen Temple back into the river of time, exploring other timelines.

In more stable timelines, where stronger beings held sway, he refused to believe that the prophecy of the Senior would truly cause the River of Time to run dry.

If all else failed, he would activate Qishen Temple, investigating the Senior's causality.

Though the Senior was powerful, there was a deep connection between him and Xuan One.

Sacrificing Xuan One's blood, he would trace the Senior's location, and wherever he went, Qishen Temple would follow.

Let's see who would perish first.

The weight of the prophecy hung over him. The reason Qishen Temple sought influence far and wide was to restore the glory of the Qishen lineage.

Yet, the senior warned them that reopening Qishen Temple would inevitably attract a formidable future presence, causing the entire timeline to wither, allowing that presence to ascend to its peak.