Heavenly Thunder Tempers the Spirit

In the Southern Wilderness, immortals and gods flourished side by side, and incense offerings prospered.

Within the secret realm, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought as he read the news sent from the Impermanence Sect.

"Gu Lingxiao has returned, and he brought back a Dao artifact as well."

"The Wu-Earth Mountain-Suppressing Bowl, a low-grade earth-element Dao artifact. It specializes in defense and is also quite effective against attacks targeting the divine soul."

As he toyed with the fire feather in his hand, Jiang Chen's Yang Spirit thoughts collided endlessly.

"It seems that when the Mist Flood Dragon underwent its tribulation, the one secretly spying on the Southern Wilderness was most likely him. I sensed something unusual at the time and tried to trace it back, but was ultimately blocked by some force. Now that I think about it, it did resemble the Wu-Earth Mountain-Suppressing Bowl somewhat."

Having guessed at a possibility, Jiang Chen's hand suddenly stilled around the fire feather.

"It seems Gu Lingxiao really has his sights set on me. This Wu-Earth Mountain-Suppressing Bowl was likely something he retrieved specifically to deal with me. Unfortunately, he held himself back this time and did not strike directly. Otherwise, I could have gone along with the flow and seen exactly what methods he possesses."

A sharp glint flashed through Jiang Chen's eyes as he inwardly lamented the missed opportunity.

His grudge with Gu Lingxiao had endured for a long time. By now, there was little room for reconciliation between them. Yet as the Impermanence Sect's acknowledged seventh True Lord, he also knew that the sect's upper echelons valued Gu Lingxiao greatly. If he wanted to move against Gu Lingxiao openly, it would be anything but easy.

After all, the Impermanence Sect's True Lords all wished to obtain opportunities from Gu Lingxiao