Balance
Titus looked around as though he hadn't heard the demands, his brows furrowing for a moment.
This point should be a region of connection between the two Planes. There should be an entrance to the Ethereal Plane somewhere, but there wasn't actually any obvious opening.
He wasn't really looking to go to the Ethereal Plane, honestly. He would much rather ascend to the Ninth Heaven… after he finished wiping the Sect that had chased him for so long off the map.
However, this Ethereal Qi had helped him to break into the Dao Lord Realms earlier than he had thought he would be able to.
The Rebirths of a Phoenix were exceptionally valuable and most wouldn't even be able to unlock one, let alone the full slate of nine. Using them just to break through a Realm was a complete waste, even if it was a Realm as great as the Dao Lord Realm.