Nearly three hours after returning to Jade Camel Peak, Gong Niang began confirming Yang An's suspicions.
Yang An had indeed been right. Tian Fulai and Meng Jianglai had not been the first to come into contact with the source of the foul qi.
If foul qi were compared to a virus, the two of them could at most be considered infected bodies, not the original host.
Yet in the memories of the two brothers, they did not even know who the original host was.
"Tian Fulai came into contact with foul qi four years ago. The foul qi he obtained came from a secret organization called Southern Dipper Imperial Kui!"
Gong Niang's voice rang beside Yang An's ear, and he was immediately startled.
"Southern Dipper Imperial Kui? Southern Dipper... Imperial Kui..."
"You thought of it too—the Southern Dipper Heavenly Sect and the Twelve Instruments of the Imperial Kui."
Gong Niang was equally shocked. As she reached this crucial point, even her tone turned grave.
In her previous life, she had been the young sect master of the Southern Dipper Heavenly Sect—the daughter of its sect leader—but her soul had been divided into two parts.
Most of her soul had been refined, eventually becoming an imitation of Wei Dang Xie Arrow, one of the Twelve Instruments of the Imperial Kui. Together with the other artifacts, it had suppressed Kui until Kui completely awakened.
The remaining small portion of her soul had been refined into the bow she was now, and that was how she became Gong Niang.
Yang An had experienced these events through her memories before, so he knew them well.
But now, a secret organization called Southern Dipper Imperial Kui had inexplicably appeared in this world, spreading foul qi in the shadows. It was beyond both their expectations.
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