A piece of news spread through the Immortal Court: Jiang Xishan had been punched hard enough to vomit blood by the newly appointed Star Mansion Pavilion Master of the Central Sky Star Region Star God Palace.
When the news first began to spread, many people thought it was nothing but a rumor.
A person like Jiang Xishan— even if the Great God Official came, they might not be able to do much to him.
A Star Mansion Pavilion Master promoted by exception, who was himself only a Six-Star God Official, had beaten Jiang Xishan until he vomited blood? Was that not a joke?
It was not until someone released video footage of Jiang Xishan falling to the ground and vomiting blood that the entire Immortal Court erupted in uproar.
Lin Shen had originally made up his mind that once the pavilion masters from the other star regions arrived, he would simply admit defeat if necessary. He had never expected Jiang Xishan to pull such a stunt. Even now, Lin Shen still could not figure out what Jiang Xishan was trying to do.
With Jiang Xishan's abilities, if he wanted to deal with Lin Shen, he could have done it himself. There had been no need to make such a spectacle of it.
Yet he had done exactly that, even at the cost of sacrificing his own reputation.
Unable to understand it, Lin Shen could only seek Shi Zhongqing's advice. Shi Zhongqing merely said calmly, "There are some matters you must resolve yourself. I can protect you now, but once you become the Great God Official, no one will be able to protect you. You will be the one protecting others."
Hearing Shi Zhongqing say that, Lin Shen felt more at ease instead.
If this had truly been a conspiracy capable