Azure Realm Venerate's Residence!!
The next day!
The sky was just beginning to brighten.
Azure Realm Venerate and Dugu Qiubai stood outside the main hall, their brows tightly furrowed.
"Senior Dugu, do you think Qiqi might have left the Azure Realm?"
"..."
Their fruitless search last night had forced Azure Realm Venerate to wonder.
If Su Qi had not left the Azure Realm, it was impossible for them not to have found her.
Hearing this, Dugu Qiubai narrowed his eyes. "Azure Realm Venerate, are you certain you searched everywhere?"
"..."
Azure Realm Venerate fell into thought. "Senior Dugu, the entire Azure Realm has not..."
"Wait!"
Just as his words were about to fall, his expression suddenly shifted.
But!
Azure Realm Venerate immediately shook his head. "That shouldn't be possible. Qiqi couldn't have gone there."
"..."
Dugu Qiubai frowned upon hearing this. "Azure Realm Venerate... what do you mean? Could there be somewhere you overlooked?"
"There is indeed one place." Puzzled, Azure Realm Venerate slowly said, "It is called Scorpion Abyss. By all reason, last night should have been the day that Ancient Demonic Scorpion faced its Lightning Tribulation. Hardly anyone ever ventures there... after all, the slightest carelessness could get one struck by heavenly lightning."
"Why would Qiqi go there?"
"She wouldn't!"
Azure Realm Venerate spoke as he shook his head.
After all, Ancient Demonic Scorpion's strength was right there. With Su Qi's mere Divine Profound Realm cultivation, how could she possibly go there to smash an egg against a stone?
That was what Azure Realm Venerate thought, but it deeply shocked Dugu Qiubai.
Ancient Demonic Scorpion?
Lightning Tribulation?
Dugu Qiubai seemed to think of something, and his expression abruptly darkened.
"It must be... it must be so... Su Qi must have wanted the Inner Core of that Ancient Demonic