The news was this.
On the day the Three Emperors attacked the city, Wen Haishan had forcibly seized Dao Peak Mountain's Divine Artifact, the Flying Cloud Ship, in an attempt to rescue Xiao Chen. This enraged Xuan Yuan Haoran, who cast down the Soul Binding Life-Stealing Chains and beat him into a crippled state.
For three months, Wen Haishan would endure the inhuman agony of having his soul and spirit ripped away day and night, before finally suffering the destruction of both body and soul.
Upon hearing this news, Xiao Chen first froze, then his expression grew complicated. He stood there in a daze, silent.
Wen Haishan had actually gone this far for him?
Though he did not know what the Flying Cloud Ship was, Wen Haishan was Xuan Yuan Haoran's most favored disciple. The latter had always treated the former like a true son. Yet now, the two had fallen out completely over this matter and torn all pretense apart. That was enough to show just how important this Divine Artifact was to Dao Peak Mountain!
Then, Xiao Chen learned from Che Jun that Xuan Yuan Haoran had once given Wen Haishan a chance. As long as he killed Xiao Chen and the rest of the Mortal World bloodline, he would be forgiven for the past. Yet Wen Haishan had refused without a moment's hesitation.
Xiao Chen stood in the secret chamber as though petrified, saying nothing for a long time. The expression on his face kept shifting, as if he were deeply conflicted and locked in an inner struggle.
To be fair, aside from initially believing Wen Wanrong and Xiao Lingtian's slander and wanting to seize him and force him to kneel before Xiao Lingtian to confess his sins, Wen Haishan had treated him rather well the rest