One Sword Divides the Sea

True Lord Yue Xuan straightened her somewhat tattered moon-white robes before speaking. "This man is the master of West Heaven Pavilion. He reached the great completion of the Nascent Soul Realm many years ago, and his mana is as vast as the sea. Though he follows the art of dual cultivation and energy siphoning, his methods are exceptionally vicious."

"Please be careful, Fellow Daoist. I will face the enemy alongside you."

She did not refuse Li Qing's help. In her words, she treated Li Qing as an equal and did not assume the airs of an elder.

After hearing True Lord Yue Xuan's explanation, Li Qing turned his gaze toward the master of West Heaven Pavilion and chuckled. "Come to think of it, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to pay West Heaven Pavilion a visit, but I never had the chance."

"I did not expect to encounter the famed master of West Heaven Pavilion directly today. This is quite an unexpected delight."

Over the years, he had been gathering Fiery Gold Marks both openly and in secret, even mobilizing the power of Lingyun Sect.

Unfortunately, the results had been meager. Completely restoring the missing Fiery Gold Marks on the inner wall of the Black Furnace would likely be an exceedingly difficult task.

In his early years, he had learned from a Core Formation-stage poison master skilled in the Dao of poison refining that West Heaven Pavilion in the Cloud Marsh Region had once gathered large quantities of similar golden flame insignias.

Yet later, the matter had simply fizzled out. Perhaps they, too, had concluded that it was an impossible task.

Thus, Li Qing had always wanted to find an opportunity to visit West Heaven Pavilion. Now that his cultivation and strength were sufficient, he happened to encounter