His explanation was within Yue Qianchou's expectations, but he had actually misunderstood Yue Qianchou's meaning. What Yue Qianchou had been asking himself was: why not the fourteen Immortal Lords? Since the silver orb given to Crocodile Immortal Lord was already in the Immortal Realm, then Crocodile Immortal Lord had clearly returned to the Immortal Realm as well...
"I seem to have heard that a Crocodile Immortal Lord returned alongside Ji Wu Immortal Lord? Could I have heard wrong..." Yue Qianchou asked slowly and calmly.
The moment those words came out, Huo Yunlong and Du Feng exchanged surprised looks. Neither had expected a Rogue Cultivator to know such a secret. Tao Zhong's gaze flickered even more, and he became increasingly convinced that Yue Qianchou was the son of a wealthy family. Otherwise, how could an ordinary person hear news from such lofty circles?
Du Feng gave a faint sigh. "Back then, Crocodile Immortal Lord had been one of the foremost figures in the Immortal Realm. Who would have thought that after returning with Ji Wu Immortal Lord this time, his cultivation had already been beaten down by Myriad Sword Demon Lord to the late High Immortal stage? With his current cultivation, how could he still be qualified to rank among the Immortal Lords? If Ji Wu Immortal Lord had not done everything in her power to protect him, he likely would not even have kept his life this time." "Oh!" Yue Qianchou's eyes flashed and his heart churned, though he outwardly asked with suspicion, "He was one of the Twelve Great Immortal Lords back then. Could it be that someone wanted to kill him..."
Du Feng turned his gaze toward Huo Yunlong. After a pause, Huo Yunlong slowly said, "One of the Immortal Lords newly promoted by the Immortal Emperor was