The Path to Immortality in the Investiture of the Gods
Chapter 696

Fur as Proof

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"True Lord!"

When he saw Lu Chuan arrive, Li Jing let out a breath of relief, but immediately grew a little tense again.

He and Lu Chuan had crossed paths early on at Chentang Pass, but later, because several of his sons had taken masters under the Exposition Sect, he had resigned from his post as commander of Chentang Pass and gone into seclusion with his wife.

Afterward, under Randeng's guidance, he had followed Heaven's mandate and joined Xiqi's camp, facing Great Shang and Lu Chuan several times, but basically suffering defeat every time.

Later, when they met in the Heavenly Court, Li Jing felt rather awkward whenever he saw Lu Chuan. Fortunately, because of Nezha, there was someone to bridge the gap between them, and they had smiled away their grudges.

But no matter how strong Lu Chuan was, he was still only a True Immortal. This Great Peng was already at the Taiyi High Immortal realm, with deep cultivation; the gap in strength between them was like heaven and earth.

To be honest, after the first surge of excitement, he felt that Lu Chuan's coming would serve no purpose besides adding another head to the count.

Lu Chuan nodded lightly, then turned his head and said, "Old Li, the Jade Emperor sent me to receive you and Great Emperor Gouchen... Right, where is Great Emperor Gouchen?"

Li Jing said with grief and indignation, "He was cruelly killed by this Peng Demon."

"What?!"

Lord Lu looked utterly shocked, while inwardly curling his lip. Killed was killed, so why add "cruelly"? As if the people Lei Zhenzi had beaten until their brains burst out back then hadn't died cruelly.

If you came out to make trouble, sooner or later, you had to pay it back.

"You do have some cultivation,

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