Cao Jinxing had accomplished his goal. With a single blood pearl, he had successfully advanced to Tongyou Peak and formed a false Faxiang.
Bai Yunxiu took hers afterward, and the blood pearl likewise greatly enhanced her martial prowess, bringing her straight to Tongyou Peak.
Song Chengxi was in no hurry to absorb the Qilin Blood in the ice-perhaps seeing Cao Jinxing further demonstrate his strength and potential had made him even more important in Song Chengxi's eyes. He cut off another fifth of the solid ice and gave it to Cao Jinxing, saying, "Keep it in reserve."
"This..."
Cao Jinxing was just about to refuse when Song Chengxi stood up.
"We've been away from Miao territory too long. It's time we went back... Remember, I stole the Eight Desolations Sun-Shooting Bow, and I ordered the theft of the Wandering Immortal Coin. None of that has anything to do with you. If anyone calling themselves righteous comes looking for you, put it all on me... You have imperial authority behind you, so they won't dare make trouble for you, but you still need to watch out for schemes in the shadows."
"I understand."
Cao Jinxing nodded. "You should be careful too. I'm not a Faxiang practitioner. Being wounded by me or dying because of me won't sound good if word gets out. They might target me, but they won't do it openly. You're the main target of the major sects. Watch yourself."
"Haha."
Song Chengxi laughed. "I couldn't fight nine Faxiang practitioners alone. Claiming the other seven all died because of me would be the height of absurdity! They can't conceal their plot against a Divine Beast. Everyone saw the sequence of events. If Kuxing and Zhang Mingyan want to pin everything on me, they're dreaming! At most, they can muddy