Lu Yunxiao had kept this secret a little too well.
"My husband had long known the location of the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling and had visited it some time ago."
"This Emperor-grade Nascent Pill was obtained from within the cave dwelling."
"But an Emperor-grade Nascent Pill was ultimately only a nascent pill, not a complete Emperor Pill."
"It could not allow a Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng Expert to advance completely."
"Only a Half-Emperor expert like Moon Worship could use this Emperor-grade Nascent Pill to advance to Dou Di."
"At that time, the only Half-Emperors in Cloud Gate were Moon Worship and Xiao Xuan."
"Xiao Xuan arrived late, while Moon Worship had always protected everyone and made great contributions. Thus, my husband gave the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill to Moon Worship."
"Moon Worship immediately entered seclusion to break through to Dou Di. By now, he should have succeeded."
Qing Yanjing explained in detail.
The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill was no trivial matter. If it was not explained clearly, it could easily cause some undesirable repercussions.
She did not want these people to think that Lu Yunxiao handled matters unfairly.
"So that was it. No wonder Moon Worship entered seclusion after the sect master met with him back then. That was the reason."
The Lord of Devouring suddenly understood.
His expression remained as usual. He had always been a free-spirited person.
There had been no problem with Lu Yunxiao's decision either.
If it had been him, he would also have given the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill to the Sect Master of Moon Worship.
Because the Sect Master of Moon Worship truly was the most suitable candidate.
"Yes, this was also one of Yunxiao's contingencies. It was meant to ensure that Cloud Gate would have Dou Di-level strength holding the fort while he was away."
"Now,