Unexpected events always happened when least expected.
The aura of the Dali Fire Qilin Saber had suddenly emerged from within the Heavenly Abyss, catching Jiang Dali off guard and temporarily putting the plan he and Guang Chengzi had discussed on hold.
Indeed, the plan Guang Chengzi had mentioned was also a difficult problem Jiang Dali currently had to face.
The two shared common interests and a basis for cooperation, but that did not mean he would immediately accept Guang Chengzi's invitation and join him in opposing the will of heaven.
Ultimately, it came down to trust built through personal ties.
Guang Chengzi might have been an ancient immortal master with a sterling reputation, but he had fallen into the Heavenly Abyss long ago and had endured for years the erosion of the black mist born from the resentment of heaven's will and earth's will within it. He was known as a fallen immortal—how could he truly be an easy man to deal with?
After all, anyone who fell into the Heavenly Abyss, even Chuan Ying and Ling Donglai, would eventually become Twisted Ones and meet a miserable end.
Although Chuan Ying had escaped, according to Guang Chengzi, he had paid an enormous price.
So why had Guang Chengzi remained unharmed? Was it merely because he had once been an expert of the Boundary Breaking Realm and had thus escaped disaster?
Though Jiang Dali looked like a rough brute, he was actually shrewd beneath the exterior, with a set of scales in his heart.
The overbearing attitudes displayed by Guang Chengzi's subordinates, along with the many signs of Guang Chengzi's ruthless actions, all showed that he was not as sage-like and kind-hearted as he appeared.
No matter how well he maintained his outward disguise, his actions had already revealed the coldness