Rumble-
Twelve pearls fell one after another. With each thunderous crash, another story of the White Jade Capital's twelve-story tower exploded.
In the blink of an eye, the radiant tower collapsed. Thirteen objects wreathed in shimmering light fell with it: twelve kinds of weapons, including sabers, spears, swords, and halberds, plus a small, intricate Formation Diagram.
Wang Chengtian hurriedly reached out and caught the Formation Diagram and the twelve Artifact Treasures, overjoyed.
Xiao Yuanjun glanced at them and said flatly, "Borrowed power won't let you contend with a True Lord."
Wang Chengtian's expression stiffened. He cupped his hands and said, "I cannot compare to your peerless talent, Fellow Daoist [Perfect Self], transforming the effects of your Divine Ability into profound wonders at Foundation Establishment Early Stage. I cannot attain the rank of True Lord or seek a Golden Position. Borrowing external power is my only choice."
Xiao Yuanjun nodded, then said, "The inheritance."
Among the White Jade Capital's twelve Artifact Treasures, those of the bottom three stories were at the Qi Refining level, those of the middle three at the early Celestial Person level, and those of the upper three at the middle Celestial Person level. The Formation Diagram could combine their power. With Wang Chengtian's Celestial Person Perfection cultivation added to the mix, and his Dao Domain serving as the foundation, he might break through his shackles and push his tremendous Celestial Person power a step further-provided he disregarded any damage.
Wang Chengtian's purpose in doing so was likely to borrow external power for a fight to the death with [Jiguang Shixin True Lord].
Frankly, it was a little laughable.
Wang Chengtian was straightforward about it. He produced a Jade Slip and said, "This Jade Slip records my thousand years of cultivation, from Qi Refining to Celestial Person Perfection,