Ming You chuckled. "Come to think of it, this was the first time us old fellows had seen an advancement thunder tribulation and Heaven's Punishment Lightning descend together. Fortunately, all of you had already broken through to the Mahayana stage by then. Otherwise, it really would have been hard to say."
Lan Yue, wearing the face of a young girl, stood nearby and smiled as she watched Yunxi. This was her first time meeting Yunxi. She had already learned how Yin Yue had hit a soft nail at Haoran Sect. This time, she had accepted the task on behalf of the Demon Realm, partly because she wanted to meet Yunxi face-to-face.
The moment Yunxi entered her sight, she sensed spatial-temporal fluctuations around her. That only strengthened her suspicions, though proving them would likely take time. For now, all she needed was to make herself familiar.
Yuan Shuang, who stood a head taller than Lan Yue, was more concerned with another matter. "Ranxi, I heard Xiang Sizi can refine poison to deal with Evil Insects. Was it you who helped her?"
This topic also drew Chen Yebai's attention. As the Old Ancestor of the Medicine Immortal Sect, he turned his gaze toward Yunxi as well.
Yunxi admitted it openly. "Yes. Back then, the evil creatures of Wuwang Ruins would always self-destruct on the battlefield when least expected. Afterward, the Evil Insects within them would burrow into cultivators' bodies at top speed, catching everyone off guard. People became so wary that they held back at every turn, fighting a thoroughly stifled battle.
"Xiang Sizi is a poison cultivator, so she used the Evil Insects we had extracted from our bodies for experiments and concocted a poison. But her cultivation was limited, and the poison was not potent enough, so she came looking