"What are you thanking me for?"
"The battles and the merits were only rightfully yours to begin with."
Jiang Ding shook his head slightly, then nodded. "The upper realm is where prodigies from countless minor and intermediate worlds gather. Even I sometimes feel the loneliness of standing alone beneath the vast heavens."
"Now that you're here, that's changed."
"At long last, there are one or two familiar faces from my past beneath these vast heavens. I no longer have to look at everyone as a stranger."
"But the timing isn't good. You may be in danger..."
Jiang Ding sighed softly.
"Danger?"
Han Lin's heart jolted, and he instantly went on guard.
If even Jiang Ding called it dangerous, then it had to be deadly.
"Fellow Daoist Great Love,"
"Do you know what the danger is?"
Jiang Ding asked.
This fellow Daoist's divination was said to be unmatched under heaven. At least, he had said so himself.
Since he had not violated the Tu Shan Code, Jiang Ding believed him and would not pry into anyone's secrets.
"Heavenly Lord,"
"May you win your very first clash!"
The Great Love Celestial Lord did not play dumb this time. He bowed again, deeply. "May you slay the Immortal Order's successor, advance another step along the path of the sword and the road to immortality, and widen your path to eternal life."
There was some genuine feeling behind his words.
The Great Sun Sword Lord had not treated him well.
He had received none of the favors the Great Sun Sword Lord showed the Azure Cloud Celestial Lord. The difference was obvious: the Great Sun Sword Lord did not particularly like him, and there was even a faint hint of hostility.
But the Great Sun Sword Lord followed the rules.
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