Sensing the change in his attitude, the Angler hurried to press his advantage. "You don't have Penglai's secret arts, and you don't have a Sage's techniques either. That pavilion is a True Artifact. Without the proper techniques, you won't be able to use even half of its abilities. You can't isolate it from the surrounding spirit energy, and you can't freely alter its size. Carrying something that conspicuous around will only draw trouble. So why keep it?"

Luo Chen looked up. "And you have a Sage's techniques?"

"Yes!"

The answer came too quickly. The instant the words left his mouth, the Angler realized he had misspoken. He immediately tensed, expecting Luo Chen to strike, but no attack came. Luo Chen merely fell silent for a moment before waving a hand dismissively. "Go. For the sake of our past acquaintance, I won't pursue this matter any further."

The Angler's expression changed. "But…"

"GEEET LOOOST!"

The furious shout rolled forth together with surging mana. The resulting gale slammed into the Angler and sent his gray-white hair whipping wildly behind him. His...