After moving far away from the Chaos Abyss, Jiang Ping'an stopped. Yang Guizong, Gu Yaoguang, and Shangguan Hong landed as well.
"I got the Chaos Stone. Thank you all," Jiang Ping'an said with a smile.
Yang Guizong waved his hand. "We practically did nothing. We don't deserve any credit."
"Jiang the Sacred Body, what was inside the Chaos Abyss?" Gu Yaoguang asked curiously.
"It was too chaotic inside," Jiang Ping'an said. "Once I entered, everything went black before my eyes. I could only use my Spiritual Sense to perceive an area three zhang around me. I had no way of making out its overall appearance."
"When you came out, I saw you turn around and strike something that was pursuing you," Shangguan Hong said.
Jiang Ping'an nodded. "That's right. That thing may have been a chaotic creature from within the Chaos Abyss. It possessed some awareness."
After chatting a little longer, Yang Guizong said, "Jiang the Sacred Body, I would like to invite you to stay at our sect for a few more days. We intend to invite the decision-makers of the Hunyuan Sect and Guiyi Sect to meet with you and discuss providing you with Chaos Dao Crystals. The Hunyuan Sect and Guiyi Sect are comparable to our sect in both strength and standing."
Collecting Chaos Dao Crystals with all their strength was a major undertaking that required paying an enormous price. If the decision-makers of the Hunyuan Sect and Guiyi Sect did not meet Jiang Ping'an, they would surely remain half-convinced and half-doubtful, and ultimately would not act together.
"Then I'll trouble your sect for a few more days," Jiang Ping'an said with a nod.
Yang Guizong said to Gu Yaoguang and Shangguan Hong, "Junior Sister Gu, you and I will each make a trip to the Hunyuan