The Ling Xiao Pavilion Master instantly identified the ring as a magic artifact capable of summoning the Gate of Life. He had previously snatched a similar ring from the Beigong War God.
What he hadn't anticipated was that the Jade-faced Judge would also possess such a ring. While the Jade-faced Judge had summoned the Gate of Life to rescue the Second Elder before, he later heard that the Jade-faced Judge had forcefully summoned it by depleting his own power, resulting in the need for a lengthy period of recuperation.
Thus, he had always assumed the Jade-faced Judge didn't have such an artifact, which was why he hadn't been particularly concerned about it.
Now, however, the Jade-faced Judge actually did possess such a magic artifact, catching him completely off guard.
