Heavenly Tribulation, the great hall.
Darkness filled the hall, baleful energy surging through it. Only scattered points of murky yellow light gleamed as a pitch-black pearl slowly rose, gathering all the surrounding baleful qi. Within it, the image of a black corpse and dark sun grew ever more uncanny.
[Baleful Sun] wore baleful energy as its robe. It was the inverse of Greater Yang, an omen of eclipse, and shared its origin with the [Great Sun Baleful-Mara Radiant Body]. Wen Guang had requisitioned this precious armor for Xu Fayan to study.
"You're Earth Essence, and I'm Fire Essence. One of us is the sect master's true disciple, and the other is the deputy envoy of artifact refining. Naturally, we ought to get closer."
Recalling Wen Guang's words, Xu Fayan found them amusing. Whenever he visited the Forge Rectitude Chamber, Wen Guang was unfailingly attentive, showering him with compliments. He wondered how the man behaved when he met the sect master.
With [Baleful Sun] assisting him, his [Great Sun Baleful-Mara Radiant Body] progressed rapidly. Once activated, it brought down layer upon layer of darkness, suppressing all magical light, with earth baleful qi following in its wake.
He silently rose. After these days of arduous cultivation, his mind had gradually grown restless. It was time to go out for a walk.
Rising on the wind, he spotted a streak of silver lightning soaring into the sky, its might shaking the Green Peaks and Plainlands regions. His gaze sharpened. Recognizing his master's handiwork, he rode higher and saw three people approaching from the south. One of them was the burly Qi Zhengyi, whose aura was now feeble.
His master was still nowhere in sight. After a moment's thought, Xu Fayan rode the wind and sand down beside the three.
"Greetings, senior brother."
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