"Luo Chen!"
A cold gaze. A detached voice.
And beneath them, fury!
The newcomer was Divine Origin True Person, Supreme Elder of the Five Elements Divine Sect!
Luo Chen calmly met his gaze.
"Divine Origin, what can I do for you?"
A black hat hid Divine Origin True Person's face, leaving only the faint outline of a grim smile. He held out a hand to Luo Chen.
"Return Jin Ling's remains to me!"
Luo Chen shook his head and said with an innocent air, "Everyone knows fellow Daoist Jin Ling died while rushing to aid the Heavenly Capital Sect. His body and soul were destroyed. What remains could there be? His Original Life Jin Ling survived, but the Thousand Locks Demon Emperor took it. You should seek Thousand Cables, not me."
Divine Origin True Person laughed in his fury. "Everyone knows, do they? Do you truly think I—"
A heavy cough cut him short.
"Cough, cough!"
A pale, haggard old man slowly entered the hall.
He said gravely, "Fellow Daoist Divine Origin, I know you're grieving a fallen sectmate, but this has nothing to do with the Pill Sect. Why take your anger out on him?"
"Heavenly Capital Child, that's easy for you to say. Jin Ling fell trying to break the siege of your sect!"
Divine Origin True Person turned and fixed the old man with a hard stare.
Heavenly Capital Child sighed. "I'll remember his sacrifice. But the elders of my sect sent word: nothing remains of Jin Ling. Let this go."
Divine Origin True Person seemed so surprised that, for a moment, he could not react.
Then Heavenly Capital Child walked over to Luo Chen and began speaking quietly with him.
Divine Origin True Person understood at once what that meant.
Luo Chen watched him from the