Such was the terrifying weight a Divine Realm True Person carried!
At that thought, Qin Han composed himself slightly. After hastily returning the fallen White Piece to its place on the board, he brought out the explanation he had prepared earlier.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Lu, have you ever heard of the Heavenly Demon Palace?"
"I have."
Lu Yuan said calmly:
"Not only have I heard of it, I also know that an elder of the Azure Jade Palace named Shen Chong was a direct disciple of a Divine Realm True Person from the Heavenly Demon Palace."
"You knew?"
The unexpected answer visibly stunned Qin Han, and he hurriedly asked:
"Then this Elder Shen Chong you mentioned, where is she now...?"
"I already killed her."
"And I previously came face-to-face with the Golden Roc True Person backing her, too."
As he spoke, Lu Yuan casually placed his fourth black stone. A faint smile unconsciously appeared on his face before he looked up at the Four Seasons Pavilion Master opposite him:
"Other than that, do you have anything else to say?"
"No."
By now, Qin Han was so shocked that he had fallen into a daze.
He had assumed Lu Yuan was an outsider rogue cultivator who knew nothing of the depths involved, someone who had destroyed the entire Azure Jade Palace without understanding the situation, utterly unaware of what sort of existence he had provoked.
Thus, he had intended to draw upon his knowledge of the Heavenly Pivot Star Domain to explain just how frightening the Heavenly Demon Palace was, then introduce its current state of affairs.
That way, he could take advantage of Lu Yuan's panic to smoothly bring him into Shenzhou's fold.
Although this involved a certain amount of manipulation, it would ultimately preserve his life against a