Chapter 497: Twelve
Chen Qing returned to Myriad Techniques Peak in the early afternoon.
He stood alone before the Cliff Pavilion at the peak's summit, gazing out at the towering Tianbao Peak among the Outer Twenty-Seven Peaks, his brow furrowing almost without his noticing.
Who could have imagined that a thread of the Founding Patriarch's intent would still linger within the Tianbao Tower?
And that the conditions for truly gaining control of this Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure would be this demanding.
"Thirteenth refinement at its peak, combined with certain powers of the Tianbao Tower. I need to reach at least the thirteenth refinement before I have any chance of putting up a real fight."
Chen Qing turned this over quietly in his heart, his gaze deepening.
The battle within the tower today had lasted only a single exchange, yet it had given him a genuine and visceral sense of the pressure that stood between him and that goal.
The phantom patriarch's single palm combined with the miniature tower had appeared simple, yet it had contained within it an absolute mastery of power, along with a portion of the Tianbao Tower's authority.
He had unleashed twelve spear intents simultaneously, and still been sent flying in a single blow.