A Review of His Arsenal, Changes in the Thunder Nest! The Time for the Dragon Hunt, Two Paths

Inside a cave abode beside the [Blackwater River], in the [Eighth Heaven] of the Luminous Jade Immortal Palace.

Lin Changheng had left the seat of honor in the main hall and begun pacing, a jade slip pinched between his fingers.

Another jade slip lay beside the teacup on the table at his side.

Each carried a message.

Both came from the same source, True Lord Qingwei, but had arrived roughly half a month apart.

Looking closely at Lin Changheng now, one could see clear hesitation flickering across his face. As time passed, however, that hesitation slowly faded into resolve.

"I have to leave the palace!"

Lin Changheng's eyes narrowed as he made his final decision.

He would waver no more.

Of these two messages, the first concerned [True Lord Jinyue].

The man had indeed taken the battered corpse of a nascent soul middle stage demonic cultivator, along with his controlled primordial spirit, to the [Great Hall of Military Merit] to register his merit.

One kill counted as three, earning him three military merits outright-only half a merit fewer than Lin Changheng possessed.

He, too, wanted to exchange them for the [Origin Sea Spirit Lychee], a precious treasure that could assist in breaking through to the nascent soul middle stage.

He now posed a threat to Lin Changheng. One more merit would bring his total to four, surpassing Lin Changheng's "bid."

In truth, Lin Changheng had considered this long ago. Even if he held four full military merits, the other man's four would include "killing a nascent soul middle stage Devil Lord or fourth-tier middle stage demon cultivator," allowing him to edge out Lin Changheng anyway.

With equal merit, he would receive priority.

Thus, that half merit would not decide victory or defeat. Better to spend it on those three masses