In truth, Juju knew very well that unless this cave abode was broken open by force, only the person designated by Venerable Muling could enter.

That alone was enough to make it take this seriously.

That old fellow Muling had always had a few real tricks up his sleeve. Someone he had set his hopes on might be worth expecting something from.

He Lingchuan continued, “If I can break the array eye, I’ll need you to strike Star-Plucking Tower and help me seize the treasure. What do you say?”

The heavenly gods’ wrath was no small matter. Would Juju be willing to bear it?

Sure enough, the rock-fire aberrant creature sank into thought.

It was different from He Lingchuan. Once He Lingchuan finished causing trouble, he could pat his backside and leave. Juju, however, could not leave Mount Xu. It still had to live alongside Lingxu City for a long time to come.

Once the Grand Spirit-Gathering Array was broken, its relationship with Lingxu City would plunge straight to freezing point.

As if hearing what was in its heart, He Lingchuan said, “Breaking this array would only be returning things to how they were ten-odd years ago. Back then, without the array binding you, was your life so terrible? You were...