When Xuan Chen saw Zhang Yuan charging at him to kill him, his eyes widened. He could not understand why Zhang Yuan wanted him dead.
There didn't seem to be any grudge between us, did there?
Seeing the Primordial Form-Converging Sword, charged with two Top-Tier Slaughter Divine Abilities, about to shred him to pieces, Xuan Chen had no time to think. He hurriedly expended his essence as the Profound Ancestor Evil Spirit to conjure two defensive talismans, attempting to block Zhang Yuan's attack.
Both defensive talismans were spells at the level of a Grand Immortal Art. Since Xuan Chen had taken the threat seriously enough to expend a considerable amount of essence, they did indeed block both the Three Calamities Returning to Origin Divine Radiance and the Fivefold Body-Rending Qi.
However, after they blocked the qi light, the residual force shattered and flung away the First God Cult Black Robe Xuan Chen wore, exposing the true face beneath it to everyone.
He was a seemingly unremarkable middle-aged Daoist.
Yet despite his unremarkable appearance, no one underestimated Xuan Chen. Whether it was the fact that he had prompted Zhang Yuan to attack, the karma surrounding him, or his appearance, all of it made the spectating True Lords and Celestial Persons narrow their eyes.
"This man seems to have quite a background..."
"He looks exactly like the founding ancestor of the Mysterious Court. Is this Daoist his reincarnation?"
"The founding ancestor of the Mysterious Court? That Great Immortal Lord? But I heard that the founding ancestor died beyond all hope of recovery back in the Primordial Era. How could he have left a reincarnation behind?"
"That, I don't know. But it isn't important. What matters is why Zhang Yuan is trying so ruthlessly to kill this Daoist."
The Lords of Heaven and