"How so? Is there something wrong?" Li Qing asked with a slight frown.
Upon hearing this, Old Daoist Chuyun immediately waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, naturally there is nothing wrong with it. It is simply that Fellow Daoist Wuji's arrival has come at quite a coincidental time."
"You may not know this, but the Elf Race's previous Elf Queen encountered an accident while exploring Storm Valley several years ago, causing the Elf Race's inherited treasure to fall within Storm Valley."
"It was a Sentient Scepter, ranked twenty-second on the Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure Ranking. Its power is exceptionally formidable, absolutely no worse than the Jade Firmament Divine Bell that you obtained in the Myriad Treasures Ancient Realm!"
"For the past few years, the Elf Race has continuously sent experts from their clan into Storm Valley in secret, hoping to recover the Sentient Scepter. Unfortunately, they all returned with feathers ruffled. Now that the news can no longer be concealed, it has finally spread."
"Many Integration Stage Experts from every race have now set out for Storm Valley, hoping to see whether they can obtain that Sentient Scepter. Why, Old Woman Wen headed there immediately after learning the news."
"Seeing you at such a juncture, I thought Fellow Daoist Wuji had also been drawn here by that Sentient Scepter."
After hearing all this, Li Qing merely shook his head and chuckled. "Then Brother Chuyun has truly misunderstood. I only happened to be passing through Xuanfeng Continent, and I likely will not remain long before leaving. If Brother Chuyun had not told me, I would still know nothing of this matter."
Yet a trace of regret flashed across Old Daoist Chuyun's face. In truth, he too had set his sights on the Sentient Scepter and had been hoping to