At once, he opened the Jade Slip-
"Taiping, my brother, tomorrow is the full moon. You must prepare to come with me to ascend to heaven."
Just as Xu Taiping had expected, Feng Tianxing had come to hurry him along.
Xu Taiping immediately held the Jade Slip and sent Feng Tianxing a voice transmission:
"Brother Feng, let me finish preparing here. I'll leave the tower and come find you right away."
As he spoke, he rose, then looked toward the Xiaohei Hound lying on the ground beside him and said:
"Xiaohei, come with me to the outer perimeter to fetch the Dragon-Slaying Stele. Tomorrow, you'll accompany me to the Land of Chaos beyond the heavens."
Xiaohei immediately stood up and said in great excitement:
"In the Land of Chaos beyond the heavens, spiritual energy is extremely sparse in most regions, but the restrictions on us Yin Gods are also much weaker."
"When the time comes, Xiaohei's combat strength might even surpass yours, my lord."
Xu Taiping smiled.
"All the better!"
That night.
Beside the stone table in Cloudrise Manor's front courtyard.
Xu Tianping, Dongfang Yuejian, Master Xuanzhi, and Xu Taiping's Primordial Chaos Clone sat facing one another in pairs.
After sipping the clear tea Xu Taiping had poured, Dongfang Yuejian suddenly looked at him with a grave expression and said:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, are you truly going to leave this Primordial Chaos Clone of yours in the Lower Realm?"
Xu Taiping nodded lightly.
"Yes."
Somewhat puzzled, Xuanzhi asked:
"Brother Taiping, with this Primordial Chaos Clone, your combat strength is effectively more than doubled. Why not take him with you?"
Dongfang Yuejian continued as well:
"Eldest Brother Taiping, if you're thinking of refining another Primordial Chaos Clone, there's really no need!"
"This is the crucial moment before you head to