Ever since his battle in Gambling on Stones against the eight members of the Source King Lineage, Lu Chen had not enjoyed a moment of peace in the Holy City. Banquets came day after day, with invitations from the heirs of major powers. Some wanted to draw him closer, while many others hoped to buy his rare treasures.
After all, Lu Chen possessed far too many treasures, enough to make even Holy Lord-level experts green with envy: the Phoenix Stone, a supreme weapon soul, the corpse of a dragon-shaped member of the Primordial Royal Clan, a fragment of Dragon-Pattern Black Gold, and vast quantities of divine source. He was practically a peerless Divine Treasury on legs.
Had he not been backed by a terrifying existence suspected of being a Saint, the various holy lands would have attacked him long ago.
Even with the Divine Silkworm Princess acting as a deterrent, people still plotted behind his back, waiting for a chance to seize his many divine treasures. After all, the Extreme Dao Immortal Material reserved for Great Emperors was far too tempting. Many pinnacle experts could not bear to let it slip away.
No one dared act openly, but who would know if they struck in secret?
When the stakes were high enough, there were always people willing to take risks, even at the cost of their lives.
During this time, the aftershocks of Lu Chen's battle in Gambling on Stones spread throughout the Northern Region, becoming a favorite topic of conversation.
Yet another major event-the various holy lands' third assault on Purple Mountain-had shown no sign of movement for a long time, as though it had hit a deadlock.
The few major powers in the Eastern Wasteland that possessed Emperor Weapons used their Extreme Dao Weapons to suppress their so-called