Lu Yin once again grew excited as he thought of the Nine Clones Secret Technique, and he looked upwards at the imprisoned jiao. Was there any way for him to get the secret technique?

At that moment, Lu Yin remembered that Xia Xing had relied on Progenitor Chen's blood to start drawing the broken saber. Could Lu Yin copy that? He still had two bottles of Progenitor Chen's blood in his cosmic ring, so could he try it? Xia Xing had absorbed Progenitor Chen's blood, which was impossible for Lu Yin, but was there another way?

***

On the rear battlefield, a young man approached Grandmaster Gu Yan’s residence. He accepted tea from Xiao Cui after a full tea ceremony. She took a full half an hour to brew a single cup of tea.

The young man showed no hint of impatience. He walked across the floor that was paved with star essence, and the soft light of the room was produced by a sourcebox array. He occasionally took a bite of another glowing delicacy that had been served as a snack. They were truly delicious.

"Grandmaster Mu, would you care for another cup of tea?" Xiao Cui asked.

The young man who was visiting was indeed Mu Shang. He had decided to pay Grandmaster Gu Yan a visit after he had returned to the rear battlefield from his trip to the Higher Realm.

Grandmaster Gu Yan had spent decades teaching his apprentice, and he had given the young man the confidence to challenge Mu Shang himself. Naturally, Mu...