"Yao Ji, you haven't... fallen to demonic corruption before, have you?"
Li Qi suddenly asked Yao Ji this.
Because after turning it over and over in his mind, this was the only possibility he could think of.
If they merely wanted to find someone formidable to watch over Yao Ji, then given Haotian's status, he could pick any second-rank cultivator he pleased. With a mere lift of his hand, he could find a whole crowd of them.
So Li Qi had definitely not been chosen for his status or strength.
Then what trait did Li Qi possess that could catch the eye of a first-rank being?
Without question, it was the fact that "Heavenly Demons absolutely would not interfere."
Heavenly Demons would not interfere with any of Li Qi's actions, so anything done through Li Qi was exceedingly safe on the demonic path's side.
Thus, Li Qi's deduction was...
Sending Yao Ji to his side was actually making use of that trait, hoping the Heavenly Demons would not stir up trouble around Yao Ji.
From this, Li Qi made a guess.
Perhaps... Yao Ji had once fallen to demonic corruption. It might even have been the reason she had reincarnated and cultivated anew?
"Yes, I have fallen to demonic corruption before." Yao Ji half-reclined on the stone bed, lazily eating pills. She showed not the slightest inclination to avoid the subject, as though it were no great matter to her.
Still, she waved a hand and unfolded some Dao resonance.
A portion of the Dao resonance that existed as Yao Ji's original self revealed itself.
It was terribly incomplete, to the point that the information it had once contained was nearly impossible to make out. It was clear that Yao Ji's "cultivation anew" had cost her enormously; she had almost