After entertaining this thought, Qu E began to act on it, truly intending to do so. But before long, he could no longer proceed, because the other treasure he had obtained, the Twin Dragon Pendant, became highly uncooperative after witnessing Qu E's actions. This forced Qu E to stop. Though spirit beasts were quite good, treasures were ultimately more important.
Qu E himself did not comprehend the Life and Death Law, so his affinity with the Twin Dragon Pendant was very low, and he could not gain the Twin Dragon Origin Spirit's recognition at all. But he was fairly clever and set his sights on you, the former host. On the surface, he promised to avenge you should an opportunity arise in the future, and only then did the Twin Dragon Pendant's impression of him improve considerably.
That attitude improved further after Qu E took away your remnant soul. But if Qu E truly wished to enslave you as a spirit beast, the Twin Dragon Pendant naturally could not accept it. It was not as though Upper Court Heaven lacked methods to forcibly control you, but setting aside the steep price those methods demanded, most of them were like the Bracelet Ancient Treasure you had obtained—they could never unleash as much power as proper refinement.
Yet although your remnant soul seemed to have escaped this calamity, it was merely Qu E's stopgap measure. When it came to vile character and greed, he was even worse than Mogu. He would never leave a remnant soul of your caliber unused...
In the 35,183,167th year, Zuoju recovered smoothly under Mogu's deliberate guidance. He then began a plan he had thought of by chance, using the false body placed beside Bao Qiong as bait...
In the 35,531,947th year, because Bao Qiong had basically confirmed