Outside the Great Luo Truth-Preserving Mystic Realm.
Banxia was still asleep.
Mo Chen quietly appeared. He glanced at him, smiled, and did not disturb him. Instead, with a light leap, he transformed into a streak of light and flew straight away from Heaven's Secrets Pavilion.
Two hours later, in a Sword Sect pavilion.
Zheng Qiufeng was leisurely savoring a cup of fragrant tea within the restricted grounds when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura drawing near.
He abruptly raised his head, his gaze landing squarely on Mo Chen, who had just stepped into the pavilion.
In an instant, the teacup in Zheng Qiufeng's hand trembled involuntarily. A little tea splashed out, wetting his sleeve.
Yet he was utterly unaware of it at that moment, his face filled with shock.
"Mo Chen, you... you've actually broken through to the Half-Step Immortal Emperor Realm?!"
Zheng Qiufeng's eyes widened as he stared at Mo Chen in disbelief, his voice trembling slightly with astonishment.
Faced with Zheng Qiufeng's shock, Mo Chen merely chuckled. "Senior Zheng, you misunderstand. I am not a Half-Step Immortal Emperor."
Hearing this, Zheng Qiufeng's expression eased somewhat. He gave a wry laugh and let out a long breath.
"So that's how it is. You truly scared me to death. I thought you had already broken through to the Half-Step Immortal Emperor Realm so quickly!"
Previously, Mo Chen had explained that he was neither a main god nor a demigod, but had merely mastered a secret technique that allowed him to capture Zheng Qiufeng within his inner universe.
As they grew more familiar, Zheng Qiufeng had also learned that both Mo Chen's true body and clone were only at the Mystic Realm, beyond all doubt.
But today—
When Mo Chen appeared before him again, the powerful aura emanating from him truly