At the mountain summit.
Bai Jun's imposing aura gradually subsided. His [Altar Service Edict] had been eradicated and could not be reconstituted anytime soon, but his fighting strength had suffered little. If they truly continued fighting, victory remained uncertain.
As the nominal master of the Great Li's Divine Dao, he now faced someone who could genuinely threaten his position, and his mood shifted slightly.
"The Thunder Department."
Of the Li Kingdom's several Divine Departments, only the Mountain and Thunder Departments had Dharma Treasures to anchor them. Even the Fire Department lacked such an honor, which spoke volumes about those two departments' standing.
"I have that Wenyáo suppressed beneath the temple. He cannot be moved lightly. You have only a quarter of an hour to question him."
Bai Jun acted decisively, turning to leave. In an instant, he dissolved into the Wu Light and vanished.
Xu Xuan sheathed his sword and descended on the wind, still pondering their earlier exchange of spells.
He had seen it clearly: the wound on the white qilin's neck had also been partitioned off by the Wu Light, leaving his Inner Scenery untouched. Thus, it could not threaten his life and had swiftly been peeled away.
"Wu can pass through tribulations, but cannot avert calamities."
Xu Xuan's thoughts stirred. Within the Thunder Palace's lineage, calamities and tribulations were clearly distinguished. Certain lineages were better at averting calamities but lacked the means to pass through tribulations, such as true qi and taboo wood. Wu earth was the reverse.
The [Inner Principles of the Three Calamities Walking the World] still lacks a Ding Fire artifact. If nothing else works, I can only ask around in Dousing Flame.
His mind settled, but then he saw a treasure-light of gen earth pierce the sky and land before him.
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