Folding the Wings

"My royal father sends me a batch of cultivation resources every month. Since you're willing to follow me in a great undertaking, I won't treat you unfairly, junior brother. I'll give you half my share of those resources, and I'll keep requisitioning the cultivation supplies you need."

Only after seeing Zhang Xuezhou grimace as he chewed up and swallowed the strand of hair did Wu Chao offer him some gentle reassurance.

Hongku had cursed him from behind the scenes, he could curse Zhang Xuezhou, and Zhang Xuezhou had used the Technique Within the Clouds to launch a surprise assassination attempt on Hongku.

The relationship between the three formed a closed loop.

As long as none of them let go, the loop would remain unbroken.

With life and death at stake, Wu Chao did not fear a curse master like Hongku, whose very name struck terror into people's hearts, much less the Golden Toad Dharma King of another holy land.

Once he got through this ordeal, the sea would be wide enough for fish to leap and the sky high enough for birds to soar.

Moreover, his cultivation was steadily advancing, bringing him ever closer to the Consciousness Creation Realm.

This level of mastery could amplify the power of his Incantation Techniques and extend the distance over which he could control them, sparing him the vague impressions he now received when using the Snake Head Incantation to spy on Hongku's actions.

As long as he kept moving forward, his advantages would surely grow.

And if Hongku ever let his guard down, the strand of hair Wu Chao had left in his room would instantly turn into a venomous snake and burrow into his body, ending his life.

But Wu Chao would not pin all his hopes on that possibility.

He needed