At the time, Qing Chen had thought it was some evil thing seeking to possess him. Alarm bells had immediately rung in his heart, and he had braced himself as though facing a formidable enemy.
Yet no matter what spells he cast or how he directed his Divine Sense, the meditation cushion seemed to be asleep, showing no response over the next several days.
Strangely, however, Qing Chen faintly sensed an affection from the meditation cushion within his divine soul, as though the thing already shared some inexplicable connection with him.
As though it had belonged to him all along.
Though puzzled, he had still cautiously laid down some restrictions, just in case.
But the meditation cushion had shown no reaction at all. It remained peacefully within his sea of qi, looking as though it intended to settle in and never leave.
Seeing how harmless the meditation cushion appeared, Qing Chen had thought to himself:
This thing doesn't seem to be some supreme treasure, and for now, it bears me no ill will. Forget it. I'll take things one step at a time.
After hearing Xu Jiuling's words, Qing Chen shook his head and said, "This great battle won't happen. Several months ago, the moment Dian Cang True Person of the Dian Cang Sect stepped forward to mediate, the fighting died down just like that.
"The way I see it, the Impermanence Sect and Blackwood Island were clearly green-eyed over the treasures in the Blood Jiangshi Legacy Mansion. That's why they deliberately stirred up trouble. The Third-Tier Peak Spirit Stone Mine on Mysterious Dawn Island was merely a pretext for war.
"Even if there won't be a battle, we can't let our presence weaken. If they really meant to fight, they would have done it long ago. Why wait until