Lin Chuan's expression froze slightly, then he suddenly smiled. In the end, Akatsuki had still surpassed the other factions and gained the upper hand in the matter of the Immortal Bone Children.
"Alright, cultivate for now. We'll act together when the time comes," Lin Chuan simply transmitted.
"Fine." Kong Chen did not waste words. After agreeing, he resumed cultivating.
"What is it?" Mu Li asked curiously as he looked at his younger brother.
"Kong Chen also obtained a black jade pendant, so Akatsuki now has two Immortal Bone Children. Actually, according to my calculations, everyone in Akatsuki should have been qualified to obtain an Immortal Bone Jade Pendant. However, improvements in ninjutsu probably weren't considered by the Immortal Bone. Besides, the Immortal Bone's purpose this time isn't to pass down an inheritance, but to oppose Crown Prince Hai. Cultivators like Shi Jin and Xiao Heng, whose abilities lean toward support, could only be passed over," Lin Chuan said with a light smile.
Mu Li thought about it and realized that really was the case. The Immortal Bone was like a clay bodhisattva crossing a river—it could barely save itself. At a time like this, it certainly would not be thinking about passing on an inheritance. Instead, it had to find those with the strongest combat abilities in the Immortal Bone Realm to fight Crown Prince Hai. If it gave an Immortal Bone Jade Pendant to Shi Jin, was Shi Jin supposed to smash Crown Prince Hai with an alchemy furnace? Or compete with him in pill refining? Neither seemed right.
Judging from the news coming in from outside, the holders of the Immortal Bone Jade Pendants were all exceptionally powerful fighters: the assassin Mars, Mu Bai, the sword fanatic of the Heaven One Sword Sect, and that mysterious sword cultivator,