Xu Xuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I heard that Taboo Wood once had a technique called [Withered Spring's Return], perfectly suited to Wood Virtue, finding life within death. Now it has become [Chamber Chestnut Bud]... It had something to do with a great lord of Shock Thunder. Was it seized?"
"Venerated Deity, do you mean Upper Successive Union?"
Seeing him bring this up, Wei Suhua immediately replied, "I met that lord once, too. He was the venerable lord of Shock-Altar, whose Dao lay in life and death. But he did not seize it; he helped Penglai preserve Taboo Wood. Had he not emerged, I fear Taboo Wood would already have suffered execution by lightning..."
She sighed. "If that lord were still here, reincarnation and resurrection would be rather simpler-"
These words struck precisely at what Xu Xuan wanted, almost making him cry out. He forced himself to remain composed.
His assistance in the war between Wood and Fire was only a beginning. It might indirectly persuade Eastern Azure to lend Shock Thunder a hand, but it could not make them commit their full strength.
But if a Dao companion was involved, the current True Lord Qi would surely not stand idly by. There might even be a chance to reveal the plans for the Dragon Body!
Mu Youdu reverting his Divine Ability to seek proof of Union of Preservation would inevitably draw attention from many quarters. If anyone among them did not wish Roaming Union to attain proof, they might slaughter the Dragon Body in an instant.
Xu Xuan wanted someone to safeguard him as he attained proof of Union of Preservation, not Lightning Flash. He could not keep concealing this most essential point.
A True Lord could not be deceived!
"If there were a chance to let