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Red Maple Valley, inside the Portable Space.

After returning from Water Immortal Peak, Xu Changqing decisively entered it.

With a wave of his hand, a wisp of Prison Mirage's remnant soul drifted before him.

Perhaps because its strength was too feeble, it possessed little consciousness. It looked as though a gust of wind could scatter it, incomparably fragile.

"Why did it appear in the Dongting Immortal Sect?"

"It just so happened that Lao Zhao was making a breakthrough."

"Could it be that this bastard followed Lao Zhao into the Dongting Immortal Sect?"

Xu Changqing observed it while stroking his chin.

Suddenly, several scenes flashed through his mind, all related to Lao Zhao.

From the first time he had discovered the man's fortuitous encounter to all their later interactions.

Gradually, Xu Changqing understood. Realization dawned on him. "I get it. Lao Zhao's so-called fortuitous encounter was not the Dragonfish in the water or that black water snake at all. He had picked up Prison Mirage's Dragon Pearl in the Azuretide Sea Region."

In an instant, everything became crystal clear.

But what exactly had Prison Mirage experienced, that it would rather abandon the Dragon Pearl containing the power of its origin and end up in such a miserable state?

And what was its relationship with Lao Zhao?

Unfortunately, though Xu Changqing was curious, he had no intention of asking.

After all, everyone had secrets. No matter how close they were, he could not go prying around blindly.

What Xu Changqing needed to consider now was how to deal with this shattered remnant dragon soul before him.

Rather than watch it dissipate helplessly, he might as well put this "waste" to use and squeeze out its final shred of value.

Speaking of which, Prison Mirage and Little Linglong were related—by blood, even.

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