Qingyuan looked at Hongjun's kindly smile and laughed heartily.
"Of course. Once I refine Yang Mei, I shall arrange things as you suggested."
"However, there is a harsh condition if I am to speed up the refinement."
"I wonder whether you would be willing to part with the Creation Jade Disk for a time."
As soon as those words were spoken.
The smile on Hongjun's face quickly vanished.
He calmly stared at Qingyuan for a long while.
Only after a long silence did he say, "In that case, let us proceed according to your plan."
"We can discuss this matter once Yang Mei has been refined."
"Today, congratulations on your great victory, Daoist Friend. You won many treasures. Since that is so, I shall not disturb you further."
Suddenly.
Hongjun rose to his feet.
Great Love Heavenly Venerate escorted him outside the hall and watched as Hongjun vanished from sight.
"What exactly is that old bastard trying to do?"
Watching Hongjun disappear.
Qingyuan withdrew his gaze.
With a thought, he carried this Primordial Ancient Star Domain across Chaos.
He randomly leaped to an unknown region within Chaos, then took out the Fragment of the Creation Jade Disk and other Chaos Exotic Treasures to conceal his traces.
Only then did he sit within the Great Dao Hall.
An Ancient Pagoda appeared in his hand.
This pagoda was the Nine Ancient Steles Pagoda. Its body was stone-brown, as though dust had obscured its radiance.
Its exterior resembled an unfinished stone pagoda.
It was exceedingly crude.
However.
In Qingyuan's eyes.
The base of this Ancient Pagoda—the very bottom floor—began undergoing an obvious transformation.
Through the windows of the lowest floor.
He could see that a stone stele inside had turned dark gold.
Faintly.
He could also see a savage and hideous Chaos Demon