"The world really is dangerous..."
Jiang Ding murmured.
Even someone as honest, well-behaved, innocent, and adorable as him, someone who had never caused trouble, could suddenly suffer an unexpected calamity for no reason at all.
If not for the Immortal Sect backing him, his soul might already have been inhabited without his knowledge. He might not die, but becoming another's chess piece, another's slave, with life and death no longer in his own hands, would be inevitable.
Jiang Ding released Hundred Legged Heavenly Monarch's carapace and that segment of storage limb, letting them fall into the sea, sink to the seabed, and bury themselves deep in the mud.
Those things were worth at least several trillion Low-grade Spirit Stones, but they were no longer safe.
A trace of hatred surfaced in Jiang Ding's heart, then vanished.
"It's fine, it's fine."
"I'm not angry at all. Senior merely cared for me and gave me a little guidance."
"This is esteem. This is an honor..."
Jiang Ding continuously hypnotized himself, making his resentment disperse.
The weak truly should not harbor resentment.
To cultivators who were overly powerful, it was obvious at a glance. It was far too dangerous and could easily lead to death.
"I am an exceptionally magnanimous person... an exceptionally kind person..."
"So kind, so pure—how could I possibly hold a grudge? Absolutely impossible..."
Thinking this over and over, Jiang Ding soon forgot about the matter and became cheerful again.
Space Runes emerged one after another around him. The teleportation activated—this was an ability of the Great Sun Boundary Setting Array. By spending several hundred million Low-grade Spirit Stones, one could teleport freely within the realm.
It seemed like a great deal, but to a Heavenly Monarch, it was only one percent of yearly income.
Moreover, Heavenly Monarchs often measured