Haha, a reader mentioned that I used "suddenly" a little too often in some chapters.
Sometimes I really did overuse it without noticing.
I'll pay more attention from now on and use it where appropriate.
Thank you all for the reminders and support.
Everyone happily put away their elixirs. Dong Santong handed the green Jade Plaque to Du Chengfeng, and they flew in the direction the Blazing Flame Daoist had indicated.
Meanwhile, the Icy Daoist and the Blazing Flame Daoist flew back to the snowy summit.
"What do you think, old friend?" the Blazing Flame Daoist asked first.
"Hmm..." The Icy Daoist stroked his long beard and pondered for a while. "His temperament and Divine Abilities are both of the highest caliber. But I don't think Li Xiaoya will be easy to control. If he really belongs to that side, I doubt we have any hope of recruiting him."
"Hmm, I agree. That boy is as slippery as an eel," the Blazing Flame Daoist said gravely.
"Still, even if he belongs to that side, he should be one of our Righteous Path cultivators. Asking him to lend us a hand should be feasible," the Icy Daoist continued.
"Ah, how enviable, having someone so gifted," the Blazing Flame Daoist sighed. After a pause, he continued, "Oh, right, that boy's Body Tempering technique is astonishingly powerful. Neither the righteous nor the demonic paths have anything that formidable. Could he have stumbled upon some extraordinary opportunity?"
"I imagine so." The Icy Daoist nodded repeatedly. "That single move he used to crush the Steel-Mouthed Fish King was truly devastating. I scanned it with my Divine Sense just now. Every bone and internal organ inside its body had been shattered."
"Hmm. The Golden Fire Bead is an ancient artifact. Even if one survived to this