"Even if I take Lu Ren back and the Immortal Lord rewards me, that reward won't come close to the Chaos True Origin. And that old bastard has a point!"
"Even if I take Lu Ren back, I might not get the Taixu Immortal Bone!"
Heiming Tian's thoughts raced.
"But I need to watch that old bastard. He may want the Chaos True Origin for himself!"
At that thought, Heiming Tian smiled faintly and looked at Lu Ren. "Lu Ren, if you can bring the Chaos True Origin back from the painting, I'll let you go!"
Immortal Ancestor Wan Yan looked at Lu Ren. "Your name is Lu Ren, right? What do you think of his offer?"
"Do I have another choice?"
Lu Ren gave a bitter smile. "But I'd like to know what the Chaos True Origin is."
Immortal Ancestor Wan Yan said, "The Chaos True Origin comes from a mighty cultivator of the Chaos Dao—one who cultivated it to the Flawless Stage and stood on the verge of Dao Birth and Dao Death, of opening up the Chaos Great Dao. When such a cultivator condenses a lifetime of insight into the Chaos Dao into a single true origin, that is the Chaos True Origin!"
"Anyone who refines the Chaos True Origin and absorbs its insights can bring their Chaos Dao into the Flawless Realm. Someone exceptionally gifted might absorb even more insights and reach the Immaculate Realm, though the odds are extremely low!"
Lu Ren was stunned. He had never imagined such a treasure existed.
Heiming Tian said, "Lu Ren, I can swear on my Immortal Path Origin: if you bring back the Chaos True Origin and place it in my hands, I'll let you go. The condition is that you place it in my hands!"
He knew