After using an incarnation to send word, Ying Chong waited within the main celestial domain of Upper Firmament Heaven. Before long, he saw a streak of light cross into that celestial domain.
He knew Daoist Jiao had set out, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that only his Primordial Spirit had entered, while his true body remained where it had been.
He merely shook his head at this.
He had long known that, given Daoist Jiao's temperament, he would not commit himself fully.
But so long as the man was willing to act, that was enough.
Given Daoist Jiao's cultivation and attainment, the magical power and divine abilities possessed by his Primordial Spirit differed little from those of his true body. Even if it were destroyed, with his ability to let emptiness and reality give rise to one another, he would not need to return and re-form himself like other Profound Venerables. He could gather himself anew in an instant.
That was the formidable aspect of cultivators like this. I need not appear in person at all—my Primordial Spirit alone can crush you to death. How could you possibly contend with me?
Though this did not entirely accord with his wishes, from the standpoint of strategy, it was instead more prudent and reliable.
Yet at that moment, he suddenly frowned. Instinctively, he sensed something was amiss, though for the moment he did not know where the problem lay.
But after another moment, when he silently calculated, he found that the heavenly secrets had become clear. The heavenly secrets that Celestial Xia had disrupted had already recovered!
His gaze sharpened. Celestial Xia's sudden move at this time was most likely intended to locate that celestial domain.
It was not as if he had failed to consider this possibility. But just as