Compared to Xuan Bing and the ice-element laws behind him and the Frost Demon Clan, Su Bai's foremost desire at present remained the yin-yang laws essential to perfecting his Great Five Elements Yin-Yang Sword Array.
The Law of Ice was good, but it was not what he needed most right now.
With his mind made up, Su Bai no longer hesitated.
His gaze swept past the other Demon Cultivators still lingering nearby, seemingly looking for a chance to strike up a conversation, and his feet shifted lightly.
He silently passed through several small circles of lively conversation in the venue and headed straight for a relatively quiet, dimly lit corner.
There, Blood Eye still stood alone in the shadow of a carved corridor pillar, as though utterly out of place amid the surrounding clamor.
When Su Bai stopped three feet away from him, a trace of nearly imperceptible surprise flashed through Blood Eye's eyes.
Su Bai halted, composed in bearing, and cupped his hands slightly toward the figure in the shadows. "Senior, forgive my presumptuous interruption. If I am not mistaken, are you Senior Blood Eye of the Mystic Yin Bat Demon Clan from the Thousand Caverns Grotto-Heaven?"
Blood Eye did not respond at once. He merely watched Su Bai quietly with those blood-red pupils.
After a moment, he gave an almost imperceptible nod. "That is correct."
Thoughts raced through Su Bai's mind as the words he had prepared flowed forth. "Senior Blood Eye, to be honest, my master knew I would be coming to the Buddhist Capital this time. He expected the Buddha Patriarch's enthronement ceremony to gather heroes from every quarter, with all manner of rare treasures possibly changing hands as well. Thus, before I departed, he specifically entrusted me with a task."
He paused slightly, observing Blood