"Boss, is that really true?!"
"Of course!"
Di Jiang had said it himself.
"Father Emperor, you're awesome!" You Wen had picked that up from Liu Mang.
You Wen pumped his fist, his eyes shining with excitement as he paced around Ling Xiao Palace.
Tai Yi had seen too many schemes to believe it so easily. "If my brother was attaining the Dao, why did his life lamp shatter? Why did his physical body perish?"
Tai Yi searched Liu Mang's eyes for a hint of panic, but found none.
"Because someone plotted against him, and he became tainted with Calamity Qi."
Liu Mang did not tell Tai Yi that Di Jun had become tainted with Calamity Qi because he had saved the Wu Clan.
If Tai Yi learned that the Wu Clan was involved, a fight between the two sides would bring the Wu-Yao Tribulation dangerously close. After all, the Wu Clan killing Di Jun was far more serious than killing a Golden Crow Prince.
"Calamity Qi?" Tai Yi's voice rose sharply. "Why would my brother get tainted with that?"
As soon as he spoke, Tai Yi seemed to realize something. He snapped his head toward Liu Mang, his golden slit pupils wide with disbelief.
"Most likely."
At Liu Mang's answer, Tai Yi slumped into his seat as though all the strength had been drained from him.
You Wen looked between them in confusion. He did not understand, but he knew this was no small matter.
Tai Yi was torn. Why had Di Jun's physical body perished? Because he had been tainted with Calamity Qi. Death was inevitable.
Yet Liu Mang had told him Di Jun was still alive.
For a moment, Tai Yi could not tell which of Liu Mang's words were true and which were false.
Liu Mang saw