During his long association with Jin Chang Geng, Mu Sui had discovered that although Jin Chang Geng seemed cold and detached, he was actually warm-hearted beneath that icy exterior. Mu Sui had truly come to regard Jin Chang Geng as a close friend.
Mu Sui could more or less guess why Jin Chang Geng was willing to pay such a price to kill Fan Tongwen. It should have been to avenge the previous Tian Kui. Tian Kui stood at the head of the Thirty-six Heavenly Stems and governed the Thirty-six Heavenly Stems on behalf of the Star Palace Lord, but those who knew the truth understood that the previous Tian Kui had been half a master and half a father to Jin Chang Geng, protecting and raising him with his own hands when Jin Chang Geng had been weak.
Yet in the end, this respected elder of the Star Palace had met his end before his natural lifespan was exhausted. During the Change of All Heavens, when Chiming Heyang Heaven forcefully assaulted Zhenbei Immortal Mansion, Tian Kui had stepped forward to fend off Du Tian, another Quasi-Emperor besides Lord Yuyan.
Du Tian's strength had been far inferior to Lord Yuyan's, but he had still been a Quasi-Emperor at the Lifewalking stage, only slightly weaker than the Snow Emperor of that time.
How could facing such an opponent have been easy? Tian Kui had forcibly borrowed the power of the other thirty-five Star Lords and unleashed the Forbidden Technique Supernatural Power, Celestial Firmament Supreme Saint, barely managing to hold off that powerful enemy.
Not long after that battle, Tian Kui's lifespan had run out, and he had died.
Some might have wondered: if Jin Chang Geng truly sought revenge, should he not have gone after Du Tian? What grudge did he