Ao Qing, Late Demon Venerable.
Among the Demon Venerables of the Demon Race, he was an exceptionally powerful existence.
His strength was in no way inferior to Old Ancestor Fentian back then.
It might even have surpassed him.
Such an existence had personally entered the fray solely to capture and kill Jiang Shu.
"Since the war began, none of the sects can spare any manpower. The other seven great sects naturally will not confront a Late Demon Venerable for your sake."
Dao Venerable Tai Wu spoke.
"This matter can only be handled by our True Martial Sect. But I believe that, having emerged from seclusion with some insight, fighting Ao Qing will be the perfect way for you to temper yourself and further stabilize your Mid Primal Chaos Realm cultivation."
Dao Venerable Tai Wu's discernment was extraordinarily keen.
He knew full well that Jiang Shu had always fought opponents above his realm throughout his cultivation.
Though he was only at the Mid Primal Chaos Realm now, his accumulated foundation was immensely profound. He might not be able to defeat Ao Qing, but he could still protect himself.
Thus, keeping Ao Qing as a whetstone was precisely fitting.
Otherwise, given how highly he regarded Jiang Shu, even if his true body did not act, he would have sent out an avatar long ago.
"Ao Qing?"
Jiang Shu's eyes lit up.
Naturally, he knew who Ao Qing was from the records of the True Martial Sect.
Not to mention that after devouring Gold Horn's soul, he could clearly learn of Ao Qing's existence from Gold Horn's soul memories.
Within Gold Horn's lineage, Ao Qing was the undisputed patriarch. His realm had nearly reached the point where there was nowhere higher to climb.
Yet at the same time, this showed that Ao Qing's