Buddha's True Scripture—Xiao Heng must have seen through it.
The reason Xiao Heng had suddenly broken his previous promise not to intervene and used genjutsu to control everyone present was to give Shi Jin time to refine pills, allowing the special white light emanating from Lin Chuan's Buddha's True Scripture to be converted into ordinary blood-red vital energy radiance.
Lin Chuan's Sharingan swept across everyone present. When he saw that none of them showed any surprise at the crimson glow seeping from beneath his skin, he could almost conclude that Xiao Heng had even used genjutsu to overwrite their original memories, making them believe that the light beneath his skin had always been blood-red.
Lin Chuan's breathing quickened slightly. He did not know whether he should be grateful for Xiao Heng's help or afraid of the power Xiao Heng had displayed.
Why... was this person always helping me...?
"The price for my intervention is high. Once you're done here, we'll discuss how you'll repay me!"
Just as Lin Chuan was uneasily pondering that question, Xiao Heng's calm voice drifted over and echoed by his ears.
"Alright," Lin Chuan replied.
After exchanging several more moves with Jiang Feng and thoroughly defeating the Body Tempering cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, Jiang Yue's figure happened to rush out from the mountain gate and arrive at Lin Chuan's side.
"What happened? Why did you start fighting?" Jiang Yue asked with an ugly expression. "Didn't I give you my token?"
"They said you had no sense of propriety, that your token was useless, and they wouldn't let us in!" Shi Jin said from the side, sounding deliberately provocative.
Jiang Yue's face instantly darkened at those words. She turned toward the surrounding guards. "Who was it?! Who said my token was useless? Step forward! I