Overhead, daylight shone clear, filling the sky with countless brilliant colors amid the clouds.
Before his eyes lay magnificent peaks and graceful ridges, their strange, jagged shapes interlocking like uneven dogs' teeth, a landscape of exquisite wonder...
Chen Jade Pivot narrowed his eyes and brushed a hand lightly through the air. A gentle breeze rose from the ground, wiping away the traces of smoke and dust clinging to him.
With another hand seal, a crown, sash, and set of Daoist robes flew from Zhou Shiyuan's Sleeve Pouch and settled over him. In moments, he was fully dressed.
At the same time, every bone in his body began cracking, and his form started to change.
Before long, the sounds ceased.
Only a handsome Daoist in violet robes and a golden crown remained standing on the peak, his hands behind his back. His broad sleeves fluttered, a faint smile touched his lips, and his eyes held a disdain for all others that made people afraid to meet his gaze.
"Though I cannot remain long in this world, this little time should suffice to deal with that unfilial son."
Chen Jade Pivot looked up. Within his spiritual perception, a vast, terrifying might capable of piercing mountains and seas seemed to hang overhead, yet could not truly descend.
He knew that his true body within the Grotto-Heaven had brought out the Calamity-Deliverance Talisman Edict to resist it, producing this scene. He spoke slowly, his gaze unfathomable.
"If you need my assistance, Origin Master, I can find someone at random and seize his body to serve as your pawn!"
At that moment, not far from Chen Jade Pivot's side,
Zhou Shiyuan's Origin Spirit hovered in the air as he volunteered:
"With your wondrous methods, Origin Master, capturing and killing Chen Heng would naturally be as