The Stone Giant's features were identical to those of the [Demon-Summoning Response Incarnation] in Heaven-Reaching City in the Boundless Southern Heaven Realm.
"So soon?"
Zhang Yuan's expression shifted slightly.
Qin Tianyi gritted his teeth, finally understanding why this Stone Giant had become a variable in his true-seeking dao attainment.
The instant the Stone Giant appeared, his already completed Truth-Seeking Rite suddenly changed again. The Thunder Gate under his control locked onto the Stone Giant, evidently identifying him as a new evil ghost or demon.
Only by slaying this Stone Giant could he restore the Truth-Seeking Rite to its completed state and continue seeking truth.
The First God Cult was a demonic dao cult from the Boundless Southern Heaven Realm, and as the object of its worship, the "First God" was undoubtedly a demon fiend. The revival of such a demon fiend from the Primordial Era naturally made him a new target of the Truth-Seeking Rite. This was not a choice Qin Tianyi could make.
It was the golden position [Thunder Gate Pivot] that had chosen.
Fortune and calamity lean on one another. If I can slay this thing, not only will I complete the Truth-Seeking Rite, I'll also win the favor of the [Thunder Gate Pivot], giving me an even better chance of ascending to the position of True Lord...
Qin Tianyi quickly steadied his heart-mind.
Since he had dared to cooperate with the First God Cult Master, he had long anticipated a sudden betrayal by the First God Cult. Though the current situation was somewhat unexpected, it could not shake his resolve to attain the Dao through seeking truth today.
If an unexpected complication arose, he would simply resolve it.
He refused to believe that, after killing or driving back a Nether Bureau Ghost Deity and a host of