Within the white jade chessboard, Zhou Tieyi held the Rank 3 water god’s divine seal. He certainly had no intention of returning this seal to Baili. He was currently weighing his options: whether to merge the authority within the seal into himself, or to use the naming ritual to awaken this fallen Rank 3 water god and take him on as a subordinate.
"Too many variables. I will not awaken it for now."
Zhou Tieyi made his decision. The Tianyi Jade Disc was only at the Rank 3 level. When he had subdued Hong Yang, the Prison-Suppressing General of the Tianyi Dao lineage, Zhou Tieyi had been extremely cautious, not daring to grant Hong Yang any more power for the time being—let alone a Rank 3 water god. If he were to awaken this water god, return the artifact to him, and then allow him to participate in the struggle for the Dragon Vein, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t break free from the constraints of the Tianyi Jade Disc. Zhou Tieyi could not afford such a variable right now; it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Chapter 383