He wasn't favoring any particular path, he was simply stating a fact.
The second path, which seemed to have the least potential, could actually be a good option; it just required the backing of a powerful force.
If it were a time of peace, he probably wouldn't have promised to grant the Tri-Eyed Emperor a top-grade piece of Godhood in the future, because Divine Realm Practitioners at the Peak were extremely rare among countless cultivators.
Years might pass without the fall of a single one at that level, and even if one did perish, there was no guarantee he would acquire their Godhood. And even if he did, was he obliged to give it to the Tri-Eyed Emperor?
