The Attack

The reason Lu Chong had even taken out a mid-grade Dao Seed was, of course, not to show off before Leaning Jade Great Sage.

"Senior Sister, I also need to refine the Dao Seed as soon as possible," Lu Chong said, looking at the mid-grade Dao Seed in his hand. "If we encounter a force we can't resist, I'll have a Dharma Manifestation carry it away as a decoy."

With that, Lu Chong placed the mid-grade Dao Seed on one of his Dharma Manifestation projections.

Lu Chong's Dharma Manifestation projections differed somewhat from those of other Great Sages: they possessed the same Time Acceleration ability, allowing their escape speed to surpass that of the vast majority of Great Sages.

That would be enough to lure trouble away.

Naturally, Leaning Jade Great Sage's protection was also indispensable.

After all, the same method would not necessarily work every time.

Only now did Leaning Jade Great Sage recover from the shock of Lu Chong producing Dao Seeds one after another, her feelings extraordinarily complicated.

Had she not seen it with her own eyes, she never would have imagined that Lu Chong had already gathered high-, mid-, and low-grade Dao Seeds.

Picked them up?

Who was he trying to fool? If these things could be picked up, they would not be so fiercely contested.

But she did recall how Lu Chong had repeatedly left the vicinity of the Dao Stele along with Dao Seeds before returning with a disappointed look on his face.

Thinking back on it now, this Junior Brother Lu had probably gained something every single time. He had plainly just been putting on an act for those people.

And when she recalled the strength Lu Chong had displayed earlier, Leaning Jade Great Sage found it much less unbelievable.

With his strength,