At the Immortal Estate, an Immortal Estate Person; at the Sword Gate, a Sword Gate Disciple!

Boom!

The Sword Boat rocked.

Chen Zhuo looked out the window. The Sword Boat's protective formation had activated, and in the distant clouds, seven-colored light blazed as Sword Qi surged!

A battle between Golden Core cultivators!

Chen Zhuo's heart stirred.

Clearly, he had played his part as bait to perfection. A Golden Core cultivator really had come to assassinate him.

But his would-be killer plainly hadn't expected him to have so many "guardians" at his side.

Chen Zhuo could make out five figures from their silhouettes alone!

"So many Golden Core True Persons have been roaming Whale Waves Ten Thousand Fathoms these past few days."

Chen Zhuo couldn't help sighing. A Heavenly Spiritual Root... If only mine were real.

Alas.

At this point, he absolutely could not tell anyone that he did not have a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Chen Zhuo dared not imagine what would happen if word got out!

And so, for the prosperity and stability of the Ancient Immortal Realm, Chen Zhuo decided to shoulder this secret alone.

Ah.

If there were any resources or Spirit Treasures to spare, heap them all on him!

To keep this secret, he was willing to endure the endless suffering of having too many Spirit Stones!

Chen Zhuo smacked his lips, gathered himself, and resumed Cultivation, taking the opportunity to study Escape Arts as well.

A Golden Core battle was rare. Chen Zhuo had never seen one.

But watching it would do him no good.

It was too far away. All Chen Zhuo could see were clouds flashing with light. Anyone who knew better would realize they were fighting with spells; anyone who didn't might think a crowd had gathered for a rave.

Rather than waste time watching a battle he couldn't see, he might as well work on increasing his Immortal