"You're too kind, Senior. It's only right to be cautious." Hearing Chang Xiwen's words, Chen Fei smiled, his tone sincere.
Treasures containing fifteenth order mysteries were immensely precious. Caution was only natural; Chen Fei would have made the same decision in their place.
"The Illusionary Gate would be just as cautious with such treasures. After all, many are one of a kind. Every one used is one fewer left." Le Boyang smiled as he chimed in, his voice filled with understanding and agreement.
Le Boyang's gaze swept over the Lightning Domain Stone hovering before Chen Fei, radiating a majestic ancient charm, and countless emotions stirred in his heart.
Even in the Tianxuan Sect, the foremost sect of the Xuan Yu Realm, such a divine treasure had to be a strategic reserve kept at the very bottom of its coffers. Bringing it out now already demonstrated the sect's commitment to the greater good and its wholehearted support.
Such generosity and responsibility deserved respect. Neither he nor Chen Fei had any cause for dissatisfaction.
"Hahaha! Let's dispense with these courtesies!"
Chang Xiwen waved a broad hand, his hearty laughter dispelling the faintly awkward atmosphere. His bell-like eyes fixed brightly on Chen Fei as he said expectantly:
"Chen Fei, hurry and cultivate. Use this Lightning Domain Stone to advance Eternal Calamity Undying another step. That's our most pressing task!"
"Yes!"
Chen Fei's expression turned solemn. He respectfully cupped his hands to Chang Xiwen and his own patriarch, Le Boyang. Then, with a slight stirring of his will, he vanished on the spot and entered the depths of the Void Return Realm's void.
Only Chang Xiwen and Le Boyang remained in the Heart Casting Residence.
Looking at where Chen Fei had disappeared, Chang Xiwen turned his hand over. An enormous wine jar, half a