The heavy stone doors opened, and the figures of two old men appeared. Their beards and hair were white, yet they showed not the slightest trace of age. Instead, they had an air of drifting beyond the dust of the mortal world, like immortals from legend.
The only difference was that the man on the left was dressed as a Daoist, while the old man on the right wore a blue robe.
"Disciple greets Martial Uncle." Sword Immortal Taibai and Ouyang Qinxin bowed respectfully at the same time.
The old men seemed not to notice.
The two Core Condensation experts showed not the slightest impatience on their faces, simply standing respectfully to one side.
A long while passed.
The old man on the left drew the mist coiling around his body into his stomach, then slowly opened his eyes. "You two did not bring back the Heaven Dust Pill?"
"Martial Uncle, please forgive us. Heavenly Sha Devil Lord was at the end of his rope and destroyed the spirit pill."
"Mm. Tell me in detail what happened at the time."
"Yes, Martial Uncle." Compared with the cold and proud Ouyang Qinxin, Sword Immortal Taibai was better with words. He immediately recounted in detail to the old man the scene that had unfolded in the Kui Yin Mountain Range.
"What? That fellow Supreme Demon of Extreme Evil went too?" Although the earlier parts had also been quite perilous, the old man's expression had remained very calm. Only when he heard of Supreme Demon of Extreme Evil did this old monster of the Nascent Soul Realm visibly stir. "It truly was that old monster? You are not mistaken?"
"Reporting to Martial Uncle, the Demon's appearance was different from the portrait, and his cultivation was only around the middle stage of Core Condensation.