Gu An had only intended to eavesdrop, but the Purple-Skirted Woman had probed him with her divine sense and even developed hostility toward him. The prompt said she wanted to tear him limb from limb.
Could he tolerate that?
Gu An captured her directly!
Before killing her, he would first search for information on the Epiphyllum Sect. This woman's identity was clearly far from ordinary; perhaps he could obtain useful intelligence.
The Purple-Skirted Woman was named Su Shan. She had originally been an elder of Thousand Autumn Pavilion, but two hundred years ago, she joined the Epiphyllum Sect. After the Epiphyllum Sect was defeated, she had remained hidden within Thousand Autumn Pavilion.
Yang Ni had personally been recruited into the sect by her. Yang Ni had joined because Su Shan promised to help her find the murderer who had killed her elder sister.
Su Shan had recruited Yang Ni to keep watch over Li Xuandao and Li Ya. Li Ya had inherited the Heavenly Abode Sword, leading Su Shan to believe he might become the heir apparent. Thus, she had Yang Ni monitor the father and son first, waiting for the Epiphyllum Sect to make a comeback.
Yang Ni had not completely trusted Su Shan either. She merely wanted another channel through which to seek the truth.
Little did she know, the person who had killed her sister was Su Shan herself!
The Epiphyllum Sect's power structure was extremely complicated, with many branches. Every Void Crossing Realm elder sought merit for themselves. So long as their achievements were great enough, they could step onto the Path of Nine Serenities and pursue the Immortal Path.
As for the Path of Nine Serenities, Su Shan had only heard of it and had never seen it herself. It was said that the Path