At this point, Yuji True Person's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement as he said:
"I know what I'm doing! With this, I'll surely break through the bottleneck that has plagued me for years within the next few years. When that happens, I'll stand up for you and back you up.
"No matter how arrogant Qing Chen is, can someone at the Golden Core early stage really defy the gap in cultivation and slay someone at the late Golden Core stage?
"Put your mind at ease. Stop fretting over this matter. When the time comes, he'll have to show me some respect."
After a brief pause, Yuji True Person added solemnly, "While working for him this time, you absolutely must not venture out to those dangerous archipelagos.
"Within the sect's territory, I can still look after you and keep you safe. Just push all the errands outside onto that Spirit Crane True Person."
Hearing this, Xin Bairen was filled with mixed feelings.
Through this opportunity, his powerful backer was actually about to break through to the late Golden Core stage;
This should have been a joyous occasion beyond measure, yet when he thought of how this opportunity had originally belonged to him, he no longer knew whether to rejoice or worry.
Neither spoke along the way, each occupied with his own thoughts, with only the howling wind echoing in their ears.
Inside the Eight Serpent Hall, chilling winds blew in gusts, making the Eight Blood Serpent Lanterns sway;
Their light made the statue of the "Eight-Headed Bronze Serpent" in the hall look all the more sinister and terrifying, as though it might come alive at any moment.
Eight Serpent True Person sat upright on a throne formed from intertwined serpent heads;
His fingers, as thin as dry sticks, tapped