A Hurdle Temporarily Cleared

Qiu Shou grew visibly more tense when he asked about the Three Pure Ones Dao Ancestor.

Amid his tension was also a trace of inexplicable curiosity and anticipation.

Su Han, Jin Jun, and the other deputy seal masters in the hall likewise pricked up their ears, all cut from the same cloth.

This question was crucial!

If Li Qingyun was sufficiently "frank" and dared reveal the identity of the Three Pure Ones Dao Ancestor, then in essence he would already be betraying the sect. In Qiu Shou Daoist's eyes, he would surely come to no good end.

Yet this would also preliminarily clear some of Li Qingyun's "suspicion," proving that his heart still leaned toward the Ancestral Temple.

If he dared deceive them, heh heh, did he truly think the Ancestral Temple was powerless? Though the Three Pure Ones Sect was secretive enough, once they had left the Mother River, and with so many disciples of the Three Pure Ones receiving investiture in Langtian Continent, how could the general situation possibly remain hidden from the Ancestral Temple!

What Qiu Shou, Jin Jun, and the others did not know was that what they considered the Three Pure Ones Sect's "crucial top secret" was nothing worth mentioning in Li Qingyun's eyes.

This poor Daoist, standing before you all, is the deepest-hidden top secret!

Li Qingyun hesitated. After pondering for a moment, he seemed to reach a decision and sighed softly. "This truly puts this poor Daoist in a difficult position!"

A look of schadenfreude appeared on Jin Jun's cold, sinister face.

In his view, whether Li Qingyun was frank or not, he would be caught between a rock and a hard place from now on. It would be difficult indeed!

Under everyone's fixed gaze, Li Qingyun slowly continued, "This poor Daoist joined