Of course, there was a strong chance this was merely a possibility you had imagined. After all, Jian's standing was still insufficient, and the information you could use for analysis was limited. Even so, you committed this possibility to memory in advance, doing your utmost to consider every possibility and the worst-case scenario. Only by thinking this way could you anticipate what the other side's next move might be, and what they wanted to do.
Thus, you employed the perspective-shifting thought process you excelled at. If you were Bao Qiong at this moment, why would he want to see you... There were only a few possibilities. Either it was revenge, seeking vengeance for Ming's death, or he believed he had already formed an enmity with you and wished to nip you, this threat, in the bud.
Yet when you entered the Chaotic Five Elements Domain, you had already changed your appearance. For the time being, he could not find you, nor could he fathom your identity. And aside from your fighting habits, the only lead Bao Qiong could possibly follow to find you was Lingbao Immortal Emperor...
Lingbao Immortal Emperor... The moment the matter shifted onto him, all your previous conjectures and the many strange orders Jian had received suddenly gained a new explanation!
If you remembered correctly, Tuo and the others of Xuanqiong had all held an extremely subtle attitude toward the three Heavenly Venerates, believing them highly likely to be involved in the calamity tribulation. It was also because of this that, in order to avoid becoming entangled with those people, Xuanqiong had only sent Tuo alone to seek the Primordial Qi of Time Sequence. According to Tuo, the Primordial Qi of Time Sequence was of immense value; even a True Supreme Treasure could not be mentioned in