Immediately afterward, Gong Shisan had actually comprehended the Primal Magnetism Divine Light to Minor Achievement, and his combat strength had soared accordingly.
It truly was as though he had shed his old body and been reborn.
Moreover, Gong Shisan genuinely had not obtained that Magnetic Origin Rule Thread.
Had he truly acquired it, with his current status as a Nascent Soul True Lord, he would have had no need to conceal it.
He could have calmly refined it before everyone, reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Stage in no more than several dozen years.
Since Gong Shisan had not laid a finger on it, the greatest suspicion naturally fell once again on Qing Chen, the only one who had not been verified.
Infuriatingly, he had sent people to investigate many times, even going so far as to enlist his clan's influence;
yet because Qing Chen was in the military camp, with the Iron Household also discreetly protecting him, it had remained difficult to investigate further and obtain conclusive evidence.
As for himself, his last attempt to form a Nascent Soul had failed, wasting the precious Spirit Items provided by the Infinite Extremity Devil Palace.
As a result, his standing in the palace had plummeted, and his supply of resources was far inferior to before. His former glory was long gone.
Gong Shisan, by contrast, had become unrivaled in prominence within the Devil Palace after successfully undergoing Nascent Soul Formation;
he had completely overshadowed him, leaving him unable to hold his head up before everyone in the Devil Palace.
This time, he had pinned almost all his hopes of turning the tables on finding Qing Chen and forcing him to reveal the whereabouts of the Magnetic Origin Rule Thread.
As long as he obtained it, he would have tremendous confidence in successfully