At that thought, Qing Chen sighed inwardly.
Fortuitous opportunities linked together like rings in a chain, yet every single link was fraught with danger.
The Yinghuo Grand Void Dream Seal was in Emperor Jingtai's hands, the Void Refinement demon-heart essence lay hidden deep within Immortal-Burying Valley, the authority over the Grand Void was concealed within the Nine-Colored Pearl, and the node beyond the realm was in his own hands.
Each was a heaven-sent opportunity, and each was a heaven-swallowing vortex.
One careless step, and not only Nascent Soul experts on the Heavenly Gang Ranking, but even Spirit Transformation Venerables might be swept in without so much as their bones remaining.
The more this was so, the less he could afford to rush.
The impatient died, the greedy died, and the foolish died all the more surely. He, Qing Chen, could be greedy, but he could not be foolish.
"Everyone is here." Just then, an even voice suddenly came from deep within the hall.
Gao Wuyong immediately lowered his head and bowed.
Yuan Guanxing slowly rose, while Lu Zhaobi put away the silver compass behind him, his expression solemn.
Qing Chen's heart tightened, and he immediately cupped his hands in salute. "Your subject Qing Chen greets Your Majesty."
Clouds and mist silently appeared. The figure's true appearance remained indistinct; all that could be seen was that he stood with his hands behind his back.
Qing Chen felt an inexplicable uncertainty. After nine years apart, Emperor Jingtai felt even stranger to him, as though he had grown weaker.
Emperor Jingtai paid no heed to their postures. His gaze merely swept over Yuan Guanxing, Lu Zhaobi, and Qing Chen before finally settling on the other side of the hall.
Only then did Qing Chen discover that another person was hidden in the shadows