In the depths of the Great Void, layers of dim light shimmered.
At a certain moment, a flash of lightning appeared, shattering the stillness.
Sensing the change, True Lord Xuanji, who had been waiting there, immediately revealed herself. After this period of recuperation, her injuries had largely stabilized.
"How are you?"
Her gaze swept over Jiang Chen, and worry flashed in her eyes. His Dao Body was covered in cracks. He was clearly gravely injured.
Meeting her gaze, Jiang Chen smiled faintly.
"Don't worry. It's nothing serious. These injuries are only meant to fool Ying Ling and Gu Lingxiao. Only then will they believe they succeeded in taking the Dao Artifact from me."
Primordial Unity Qi flowed through him. As he spoke, the cracks in his Dao Body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Though his injuries looked severe, he had deliberately kept them from reaching his foundation.
True Lord Xuanji's pupils contracted at the sight. Damage to a Dao Body was not something an ordinary healing ability could resolve so easily.
This junior brother of mine is frighteningly mysterious. If that's the case, perhaps we really can turn the tide.
With that thought, True Lord Xuanji set aside her worries for the moment.
"Now that we've sent out the Dao Artifact, what do we do next?"
Gathering herself, True Lord Xuanji voiced her question. After seeing what Jiang Chen could do, she had come to regard him as the one to rely on.
At her words, Jiang Chen looked into the distance. For an instant, it was as though he could see the eighth layer of the Thunder Sea.
"We've left ourselves a way out. Next, we need to focus on rescuing True Lord Xuan Qiong."
"According to what we've learned, the Wind-Thunder Demon Emperor used