Hao Yan and Haoqing exchanged a glance, each seeing the seriousness in the other's eyes. If those words had come from someone else, there might have been some exaggeration in them. But they had come from Xiang Sizi, the "Five Poisons Hermit"—she would certainly do exactly as she said.
They had both seen the news of Xiang Sizi purging the evil cultivators who had infiltrated the Rogue Cultivator Alliance. Just as Old Ancestor Hao Yi had guessed, because the alliance was a mixed bag of dragons and snakes and far less restrictive than a sect, quite a number of suspicious cultivators had indeed slipped inside.
Xiang Sizi could not be bothered to investigate them one by one. She swept up all the suspicious cultivators in one net, then gave each of them a poison pill. Whatever she wanted to know, those people obediently answered. Afterward, those who should be killed were killed, those who should be released were released, and those whose cultivation should be crippled had their cultivation crippled. With thunderous methods, she cleansed the Rogue Cultivator Alliance of the Western Regions and stabilized its rogue cultivators.
For more than half a year, the Rogue Cultivator Alliance had been steeped in blood and slaughter. Many rogue cultivators feared being caught in the fallout. Some chose to leave the alliance, some chose to serve great clans, and some simply joined sects. The conflicts between rogue cultivators, sect disciples, and clan disciples became far less acute.
Xiang Sizi's beautiful eyes shifted, and she asked with a smile:
"Will Yuling's gifted disciple, Wei Yunxi, be participating in this Grand Competition of the Five Regions?"
The moment Hao Yan heard that, she knew the real point had arrived. Still, she answered truthfully:
"Ranxi has registered."
"Hao Yi praised her to the skies. I