As soon as Irving and the others set foot in the Smith family mansion, the Shadow Celestial was already aware of their arrival. The Shadow Celestial had not only fabricated the ancestors of the Smith family but had also left behind more than one contingency within the mansion. In fact, Vicky herself could be influenced by the Shadow Celestial to some extent.
However, the Shadow Celestial did not plan to reveal all of its trump cards under the current circumstances. There were more pressing matters that required its attention. The Shadow Celestial was at the headquarters of the Night Blades, having just learned that certain elders were secretly conspiring against it.
"It seems those elders of the Night Blades are not planning to submit to me after all. Do you have any good ideas on how to make them yield quickly?" the Shadow Celestial asked the few members of the Night Blades standing before it.
