Chapter 1864: The Prerogative of Victory Comes First
Fang Jinglin sat aboard the golden vessel, glancing ahead from time to time. Yet the Grand Platform was screened by the treasure that suppressed the Dao, and this time he could see nothing at all.
Although the golden vessel had remained motionless here, since the Profound Court had sent him to this place, they would naturally have him advance when the right moment came.
A flash of golden light flickered within the vessel. Daoist Ming Zhou appeared at his side and gave him a bow of greeting. "True cultivator Fang." As he spoke, he handed over a golden talisman. "Zhang Tingzhi asked Ming Zhou to deliver this to True cultivator Fang."
Fang Jinglin accepted it and sent his intent inside. What it recorded was an inference concerning a certain fundamental Dao technique. As he considered it, Daoist Ming Zhou said, "All those sent forth ahead have already perished."
"Is that so?"
Fang Jinglin nodded. He immediately understood that those people must have died at the hands of a cultivator who wielded that Dao technique.
He thought to himself, I had assumed those people possessed only mediocre magical power. Even if they went, they would achieve nothing and would be unable to draw out the person on the other side who sought completeness. Yet not only did they lure him out, they also uncovered the Dao technique of the one who acted. They were not entirely useless after all.
As for how the Profound Court had investigated it, he was curious as well, but he knew that even if he pressed for an answer now, he would not receive one.
At that moment, magical power surged from his body, dissolving the golden talisman. He then said to Daoist Ming Zhou, "Go back and