At this moment, Daoist Taiyi also sensed that something was wrong. If things had truly gone as Tengshe had said before,
such a powerful upheaval of heaven and earth would never have been triggered. Moreover, the thunder in the sky contained the might to destroy the world, and under such peril, all of them seemed to be shrouded within it.
He then lowered his head to look at that heavenly treasure. Where was it? It had long since vanished.
Seeing the scene before him, Daoist Taiyi felt that something was seriously amiss and roared angrily.
"Tengshe, you actually dared to deceive us! Do you know that such actions will enrage Master?"
"Once Master punishes you, you will die without even a burial ground!"
Upon hearing Daoist Taiyi's words, Tengshe's figure swiftly vanished from where he stood.
When Tengshe reappeared, he was already high in the air. A pitch-black glow flickered around his body.
Within that glow, surging demonic qi continuously coiled out from his body.
Only then did Li Changsheng fully understand. Tengshe had never intended to return with them to the Great Emperor Zhenwu's main hall to meet Great Emperor Zhenwu.
Instead, he intended to use this demon grass to strengthen himself and push his power to its peak.
He even sought to stand above the world, summoning world-destroying thunder in preparation to stop the few of them.
Such intentions were undeniably vicious. Realizing this, Li Changsheng spoke.
"Daoist Taiyi, do you see now just how vicious this thing's intentions are?"
"He actually used his own power to summon heavenly lightning, then make all of us help him survive the lightning tribulation."
"That way, he can complete his transformation himself. And his body is filled with demonic qi."
"He was originally of the Demon Race, yet now demonic qi